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Fredrick Ochoa dreamed of becoming a doctor in high school, but fear set in just before he began college in New York City. Then, as COVID-19 began to develop around the world, he found himself returning to his dreams of becoming a doctor and turned to a friend who recommended Columbia University's Postbac Premed Program.
Global Columbia Collaboratory's fall program is now accepting applications for participation. After a successful summer pilot, the Collaboratory has a new opportunity for undergraduates and global experts to discuss and design solutions for challenges facing our world. Fall 2020 will focus on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which include issues such as climate action, reducing inequalities and clean water and sanitation.
This April, the GS Alumni Relations team launched “Alumni in Conversation,” a new event series aimed at bringing together students, alumni, and members of the wider Columbia community for engaging conversations led by alumni with diverse experiences and expertise.
Project STAY is offering free home HIV and STI testing to those who are interested. Project STAY is affiliated with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP).
The Justice and Pandemics Preparedness Academy is a partnership among the Columbia School of General Studies, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the Columbia School of Social Work that is open to students from all four undergraduate schools and provides students with the opportunity to learn, first-hand, about the intersection of pandemic preparedness and systemic racism. This fall, it welcomes 24 students into its first cohort.
Students are invited to Join Alice! Health Promotion for a three-week Wellness Series by registering for one or all events. The guided conversations and workshops will include topics on Developing Healthy Coping Skills, Time Management, Sleep Hygiene, and Reducing & Managing Stress.
Students are invited to connect with fellow GSers on the Columbia University School of General Studies official LinkedIn page.
After serving five years in prison, James Harvey Elliott discovered his passion: prison reform. As he begins his GS journey this fall, his drive to increase access to higher education in the American prison system continues to grow.
On Monday, August 31, 2020, more than 800 incoming School of General Studies (GS) undergraduate and Postbac Premed students along with their guests, GS staff, and Orientation Leaders, convened for the School’s first-ever virtual New Student Welcome event—streamed live on the School’s website—to celebrate the beginning of the fall 2020 semester.
On Thursday, September 3, the following message regarding the Justice and Pandemics Preparedness Academy was sent to all GS students.
The 2020-2021 LHM Board is asking for contributions for their first-ever magazine publication. The magazine seeks to celebrate the collective power of the Latinx community and beyond through the exploration of art, literature, fashion, food, and music. Virtual copies will be sold to fundraise for the Brooklyn non-profit MayDay Space.
Paola Cruz, raised in a small town in the Philippines by her grandmother, moved to New York City on her own at 19. After battling a crippling autoimmune disease and working various odd jobs to support herself, Cruz enrolled at La Guardia Community College. Never having dreamt about attending an Ivy League university as a first-generation, low-income student (FGLI), Cruz was proud to be admitted to GS and awarded a Program for Academic Leadership and Service (PALS) Scholarship. She began her first semester in Fall 2018, and has since become an advocate for other FGLI students like herself and focused on her studies in medicine, literature, and society.
The Office of Admissions and the University Visitors Center are looking for admissions ambassadors/tour guides to represent the nontraditional undergraduate student population at GS, the Dual BA degree programs, as well as the Postbac Premed Program.
Earlier today, Dean Rosen-Metsch sent the following message to GS students regarding the fall 2020 semester.
Columbia University is proud to welcome the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) back for the third consecutive year. WSP hosts immersive academic boot camps at America's top colleges and universities for enlisted military veterans who are transitioning from active duty military service to college.