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Join SIPA Students of Color for their annual Career Summit

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 
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From SIPA Students of Color:

SIPA Students of Color would like to extend an invitation to those of you who may be interested in attending next weeks 2nd Annual SIPA Students of Color Career Summit entitled, “A New Generation of Economic Empowerment and Political Activism.” This half-day seeks to highlight the entrepreneurs, activists and organizations on the front line of the fight to empower and uplift marginalized communities at home and abroad.

Also in attendance at the event will be members from our student org partners including Women in Leadership, Gender Policy Working Group, Spectrum, Technology and Innovation Student Association and the Human Rights Working Group. Please have a look at the Eventbrite for an updated schedule, a list of participating organizations and employers and more general information.

If you are interested in attending for the whole half-day, just for the luncheon or just one panel specifically, that is totally fine. We just ask that you respond to this email here so we can make sure that you are registered on the Eventbrite, free of charge. This will help us better anticipate capacity issues throughout the day.

 

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Students will report on Private Sector Forum on Migration and Refugees tomorrow

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Monday, September 19th, 2016 
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More than 200 UN leaders, government officials, and business and philanthropic executives will gather on September 20

Student rapporteurs including seven current SIPA enrollees will take part in this week’s Private Sector Forum on Migration and Refugees, a gathering of more than 200 UN leaders, government officials, and business and philanthropic executives who will discuss the private sector’s role and responsibility in helping to address global migration and refugee challenges.

Participating students will use SIPA’s Twitter and Facebook pages to extend the conversation to the larger SIPA community and beyond.

The September 20 program is a project of the Columbia Global Policy Initiative (CGPI) in partnership with the nonprofit organization Concordia, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, among others. It’s part of the 2016 Concordia Summit, an annual gathering of public, private, and nonprofit leaders in New York City.

It also complements the landmark UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, which will have convened more than 150 world leaders the previous day for consideration of related issues.

Participants in the private sector forum will discuss new approaches to private investment in refugee hosting areas as well as education initiatives, connectivity for refugees, the role of local governments in addressing migration, and other areas for fertile public-private partnerships that can make a difference in the lives of millions of forced migrants around the world. The discussions will culminate in new initiatives and commitments and will create a call to action for leadership across sectors.

Later this fall, CGPI will publish a report on the forum that draws on the student-authored reports.

Members of the student-run SIPA Migration Working Group are also planning a follow-up symposium to discuss the forum as well as the importance of engaging multiple stakeholders to address ongoing challenges. To be held on October 5, that symposium will also receive support from the CGPI.

Follow the student rapporteurs on Twitter at @ColumbiaSIPA

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1 month out and 4 reasons to say ‘yes’ to Spring 2017 admission

Posted by Kaitlyn Wells 
· Thursday, September 15th, 2016 
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The Spring 2017 application deadline is a month away, and there are plenty of reasons you should join us sooner rather than later.

1. The program starts sooner
This one is pretty obvious, but sometimes applicants forget how fast the turnaround is for our spring class. While the pressure to submit a completed application by the deadline is tighter compared to fall applicants, it means you can start at SIPA just three months after the deadline. So if you’re ready to start the next step in your life, then spring is the perfect time! After all, who really has time to wait?

2. You get, count ’em, two summers
Since you graduate at the end of your final fall semester (as opposed to your final spring semester), you’ll actually get to spend two summers as a SIPA student! You can enjoy your summers as a homework-free grad school in your hometown. Or take advantage of all that free time by pursuing two different internships (one each summer), as Andreas Maerki, MPA 2014, points out.

3. There are three snowball fight seasons
In addition to two summers, you’ll get three winters in the city! While some of you might find that fact chilling, it’s actually very beautiful in the city when the snow falls. Need some proof? Here’s a great video by Columbia University student, Kevin Chiu SEAS 2017, which he shot at last year’s first snowball fight of the season. (Can you feel the goosebumps?)

4. Your cohort gets a fun nickname
We affectionately (and unofficially) call them “J-termers,” with “J” standing for January, the term they initially join SIPA. As a J-termer, your entering cohort is smaller, with roughly 60 students, so that means you’ll really connect with all of your classmates in your first term.

If becoming a J-termer sounds good to you, there’s no better time than today to start your application.

So what are you waiting for? The Spring 2017 application deadline for the Master of International Affairs & Master of Public Administration programs is October 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. EST (UTC-4 hours).

APPLY NOW!

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Where Seeples study on campus

Posted by Kaitlyn Wells 
· Thursday, August 11th, 2016 
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If you’ve ever been to SIPA’s International Affairs Building (IAB), you may have been surprised to find a winding staircase leading into a graduate student’s literary dream world, known as the Lehman Social Sciences Library.

Lehman Library holds a contemporary collection of more than 330,000 volumes and approximately 1,700 current periodical titles. It includes materials acquired by Columbia libraries since 1974 in political science, sociology, social and cultural anthropology, political geography, journalism, environmental science, as well as a rich collection of materials on post-World-War-II international relations. Lehman Library also houses the following collections:

  • Digital Social Science Center (DSSC) (East Reading Room)
    The DSSC provides a wide range of information and technology assistance for students and faculty. DSSC brings together people, equipment, and information resources, including a Data Service.
  • U.S. Government Documents (housed off-site)
    The Columbia University Libraries currently receives approximately 50 percent of the items available through the United States Federal Depository Library Program. Print materials are processed for off-site storage, but most titles are available online via CLIO.
  • New York State Documents
    Lehman Library was a depository for New York State documents from 1983 to 1996. The documents are on microfiche in the Lehman Reference Room, and not cataloged on CLIO. For more information see the New York State Subject Guide.
  • Map Collection
    (213 International Affairs Building)
    The Map Room holds a general map collection covering a wide range of subjects, including geography, geology, economics, and international affairs. The collection houses more than 185,000 maps.

Our incoming students can take their look at Orientation Week in August when they get their Student ID cards. For any questions about the library, contact the department directly at [email protected].

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How alumni helped the lion roar on campus

Posted by Kaitlyn Wells 
· Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 
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I’m not going to lie. I LOVE lions. They are fierce, they have some great looking manes, and the females bring home the delicious bacon (antelope?). So it is probably kismet when I got my master’s degree from Columbia University, and joined its ranks a couple years thereafter. Why? Well the Columbia lion is a prevalent symbol on campus. There are plush versions found in the campus bookstore, blue-on-blue symbols donned on sportswear, a handful of stone and bronze sculptures planted across the grounds, and even a fight song all about encouraging the lion to roar. If you are fond of these giant felines and are curious to learn more about how the lion became so prominent on campus, then this blog post is for you.

Click on the link below to take a closer look at the different ways Columbia University has honored our mascot and king of the jungle, and helped him become the symbol we all know and love today.

Columbia’s King of the Jungle and the Columbia Alumni Who Crowned Him

h/t Lin Lan, Columbia Alumni Association

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