After a difficult few weeks at Columbia, it’s more important than ever to connect with the campus community. Share your concerns by joining a student-led conversation, or let loose at student-hosted social events.

Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you have a correction or addition, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

Student Spotlight:

TASA Benefit Concert + Dinner Banquet

  • Sunday, March 30, 5:30 to 9 pm, Lerner Hall, Wang Pavilion.
  • Join the Taiwanese American Students Association for a concert and banquet! Musicians across the Columbia community will perform song duets, chamber music, and jazz. The dinner will include Taiwanese food from Din Tai Fung and 886, dessert from Grace Street, and boba from HeyTea. Tickets are $27 to attend both the concert and dinner, but you can purchase an $8 ticket for just the concert or a $24 ticket for just the dinner.
  • Register here.

Q-Splash

  • Sunday, April 6, 2 to 4 pm, Dodge Fitness Center, Uris Pool.
  • LGBTQ@Columbia is hosting QSplash, a queer, trans, and body-positive undergraduate pool party and CC swim test event. Take this opportunity to finally complete your swim test requirement—proctors for the test will be attending! (All undergraduate students are welcome, regardless of swim test obligations.)
  • Register here.

Recommended:

Self-Care Fair

  • Tuesday, April 1, 12 to 3 pm, Lerner Hall, Room 555.
  • Pop into the Self-Care fair to unwind and improve your mindfulness. Hosted by Columbia Health Sexual Violence Response (SVR), the event is part of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming. At the fair you can assemble a personalized self-care kit, play with LEGOs, create a painting, win prizes from quiz games, craft a friendship bracelet, and indulge in various snacks (including ice cream). 
  • No registration required.

Hungary: The Worst of Both Worlds?

  • Tuesday, April 1, 6 to 8 pm, International Affairs Building, Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room (Room 1219).
  • Hosted by the East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute, this event will feature political journalist Iván L. Nagy in conversation with Sándor Ésik, one of Hungary’s most influential political bloggers. The discussion will explore Hungary’s difficult geopolitics, focusing on Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s controversial leadership.
  • Register here.

DIALOGUE IN CRISIS: Pathways to New Conversation

  • Friday, April 4, 1 to 3 pm, Heyman Center for the Humanities.
  • In this student-led conversation, you can share your thoughts on our current campus culture. The event will represent part of the UCGT’s year-long exploration of how to enable meaningful discussion in times of crisis.
  • No registration required.

CPR Training

  • Thursday, April 3, 7 to 9 pm, Kent Hall, Room 522C.
  • Get CPR trained for free! Columbia University Emergency Medical Service and Columbia Health are piloting a no-cost CPR training to all currently enrolled Columbia students. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate.
  • Register here.

The Rise, Decline & Return of Standardized Testing

  • Friday, April 4, 1 to 3 pm, Heyman Center for the Humanities.
  • In this student-led conversation, you can share your thoughts on our current campus culture. The event will represent part of the UCGT’s year-long exploration of how to enable meaningful discussion in times of crisis.
  • Register here.

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