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The calendar below lists events for alumni of all schools of Columbia University, followed by links to the events calendars of individual schools. For more information on University-wide events, call the Office of University Alumni Relations at (212) 870-2530.

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October 07, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
Columbia Business School Asian Alumni Club Panel Discussion: What I wish I knew before I started my business!

The Harvard Club of NY, West Room, 3rd floor, 35 W 44th Street, (between Park and 6th Ave.), New York, NY, 10036

Columbia Business School Asian Alumni Club and State Farm present: What I wish I knew before I started my business!

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October 07, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm EDT
“6 Passionate Speakers about the 2008 US Presidential Election”

Hart House
Debates Room
7 Hart House Circle

What: good food, good drink, good talk.

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October 07, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm CDT
Wine Tasting Mixer

Tastings | 909 South Main Street Suite 110 | Grapevine, TX 76051 (817) 421-9463

Ahh, the cool breeze of fall, leaves on the ground,

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October 10, 2008 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Practical Infection Control for the Dental Office

Columbia University Medical Center

Practical Infection Control for the Dental Office

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October 11, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 11:55 pm EDT
Fall 2008 Columbia University Club Kick-Off Dinner

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami 3221 Enterprise Way Miramar, FL 33025

Join CU alumni at TropiBleu Restaurant for an evening of exquisite cuisine prepared by four chef instructors that highlight the range of flavors and cultures of the hemisphere. A seven course tasting menu will be accompanied by an educational lecture and culinary demonstration. Only 80 seats available.

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October 12, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
China's economic and political outlook post-Olympics

D-22 (http://d22beijing.cn/about.php?lang=en) Beijing 242, Cheng Fu Lu

Join the Columbia University Alumni Association of Beijing and the Columbia Alumni Association in enjoying a night of intellectual and sensory stimulation: first welcome two distinguished scholars on China, Professor Michale Pettis and Professor Xiaobo Lu, in a panel discussion entitled "China's outlook post-Olympics and within the current global financial environment, from an economic and political perspective." A Q-and-A session with the audience will follow the program.

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October 13, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT
Cafe Science

PicNic Cafe 2665 Broadway (between 101st and 102nd) Take #1 Train Subway to 103rd Street

EAT. DRINK. TALK SCIENCE WITH COLUMBIA SCIENTISTS.

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October 14, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT
ELECTIONS 2008: “IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!” REDUX?

Williams Club, 24 E. 39th St., between Park & Madison Avenues, New York

Political luminaries breakdown the presidential elections focusing on the hottest topics – the economy, entitlement programs, combating global warming, the future of the Iraq war and the global war on terrorism, and more.

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October 15, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
Columbia University Club of Northern New Jersey Welcomes Richard Pious and Robert Shapiro

Hanover Marriott Whippany, NJ 07981

We are pleased to welcome back two outstanding Presidential Scholars who will discuss the Presidential Election.

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October 17, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm BST
Columbia Law School’s Global Reunion Cocktail Reception

Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR, Tube: Green Park

You’re Invited – Columbia Law School’s Global Reunion Cocktail Reception

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October 17, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm EDT
CAA presents: Exploring Global Possibilities for Our University, Our Alumni, and Our Alumni Network

Joseph M. Proskauer Auditorium, Jerome L. Green Hall
Columbia University Morningside Campus
435 West 116th Street (Amsterdam Avenue)
New York, NY

CAA presents: Exploring Global Possibilities for Our University, Our Alumni, and Our Alumni Network

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October 17, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
Atlanta: Prof. Robert Shapiro on "The 2008 Election: Winners, Losers, and the Future of American Politics"

Rosa Mexicano at Atlantic Station, 245 18th St, Atlanta GA 30363, 404-347-4090

Join the Columbia University Club of Atlanta for dinner & discussion with one of Columbia's premier political science faculty.

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October 17, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm EDT
Columbia University Club North Texas LECTURE SERIES | Prof. Lloyd J. Dumas

Medical City | 7777 Forest Lane | Dallas, TX 75230 |

| Building E, 2nd Floor, City Hall Auditorium

A B S T R A C T

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October 18, 2008 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm EDT
COLUMBIA VS. PENN

University of Pennsylvania
Alumni and Friends tent will be located in Parking Lot #1-Walnut Street between 32nd and 33rd Streets.
Kick-off is 1:00 p.m.

Cost: $20 per person, which includes lunch, dessert, and beverages. No tailgate charge for children under 10.

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October 18, 2008 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
CAAL Night: Black Watch

St. Ann’s Warehouse 38 Water Street Brooklyn, NY 11201

See the searing soldier's-eye-view of the Iraq war that takes audiences to the battlefield with a poetic power beyond the grasp of journalism, film or TV.

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October 19, 2008 from 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm EDT
Columbia Literary Society

Columbia University, 6th floor, Lewisohn Hall Room 606

Columbia Literary Society

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October 19, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
Columbia in Dubai

Jumeirah Emirates Towers

Join fellow Columbia alumni and special guests from the arts and architecture for cocktails and conversation in Dubai.

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October 21, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm EDT
Homosexuality in Islam

The Cornell Club 6 E 44th St New York, NY 10017

The Columbia Alumni Association, Columbia Pride, and the School of General Studies present "Homosexuality in Islam: A Lecture and Reception with Dean Peter Awn"

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October 22, 2008 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Management of the Cleft Lip/Palate Patient

Columbia University Medical Center

Management of the Cleft Lip/Palate Patient

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October 22, 2008 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Center for Career Education Tele-seminar: Writing a 3-page Business Plan that Sizzles

Tele-seminar (access by phone) for Alumni

Speaker: Karyn Greenstreet, Small Business Coach and owner of Passion for Business, www.passionforbusiness.com

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October 22, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
“Your Columbia Education: Surviving Financial Turmoil and Building Success”

Columbia University Morningside Campus Philosophy Hall, Room 301

Miles Freedman CC’69 BUS ’72 talks about how Columbia students may successfully navigate their careers through the current financial climate.

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October 23, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
Society of Columbia Graduates - 60th Annual Great Teachers Award

Columbia University Morningside Campus Low Library Rotunda

The Annual Great Teachers Award will be presented to Professor Mercer and Professor Polvani at the Society of Columbia Graduates Awards Dinner.

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October 23, 2008 from 6:15 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
The 2008 Election: Winners, Losers, and the Future of American Politics

The Water's Edge - Giovanni II Restaurant
2748 Post Rd., Darien, CT

Robert Y. Shapiro is a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, and acting director of Columbia Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP). He was 2006-2007 Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Shapiro specializes in American politics with research and teaching interests in public opinion, policymaking, political leadership, the mass media, and the applications of statistical methods. He is co-author of the award-winning books, The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans' Policy Preferences (with Benjamin Page, University of Chicago Press, 1992), and Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness (with Lawrence Jacobs, University of Chicago Press, 2000). He is also coauthor or coeditor of several other books and has published numerous articles in major academic journals, including his recent work on partisan polarization and American politics. He has been editor of Public Opinion Quarterly "The Polls--Trends" section, is a member of the editorial boards of Political Science Quarterly and Presidential Studies Quarterly, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. He recently served as President of the New York Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NYAAPOR) and Councilor-at-Large in national AAPOR.

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October 23, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm EDT
Reception and Program with Professor Bruce Greenwald

Auditorium, UBS AG
Two International Financial Centre
52/F, 8 Finance Street
Central, Hong Kong

Join the Columbia University Club of Hong Kong and Columbia Alumni Association in welcoming Professor Bruce Greenwald.

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October 24, 2008 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm MDT
Columbia Club of Southern Arizona Luncheon & Program

Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, (520) 325-1541, www.arizonainn.com

FALL LUNCHEON FEATURES TOHONO O'ODHAM CULTURE AND HISTORY

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October 24, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
CAAL Night: Big Band Bash

Rose Theater 60th Street at Broadway New York, NY 10023

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton journeys east from Los Angeles to match wits, reeds and riffs with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. It’s the Savoy Ballroom on Columbus Circle as two blazing big bands face-off on one swinging stage!

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October 28, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
CAAL Night: Andras Schiff; Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Carnegie Hall 57th Street and 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019

See the acclaimed pianist András Schiff perform four Beethoven sonatas as part of his Beethoven Sonata Project, where he has explored, performed, and recorded all 32 sonatas. Before the concert, enjoy 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary appetizers at Flûte with fellow CAAL Members.

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October 28, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
CAAL Night: Andras Schiff; Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Carnegie Hall 57th Street and 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019

See the acclaimed pianist András Schiff perform four Beethoven sonatas as part of his Beethoven Sonata Project, where he has explored, performed, and recorded all 32 sonatas. Before the concert, enjoy 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary appetizers at Flûte with fellow CAAL Members.

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October 28, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm EDT
Center for Career Education: Job Search Techniques for Alumni: How to Make Yourself Stand Out in the Crowd

The Center for Career Education at Columbia University East Campus Building, Lower Level Conference Room http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/location

A workshop for alumni on the latest job search techniques

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October 30, 2008 from 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm EDT
IGERT Joint Program Fall Colloquium: On the Cause of Double Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in Coupled Atmosphere-ocean General Circulation Models

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Seeley W. Mudd Building, Room 214

Speaker: Minghua Zhang, SUNY Stonybrook

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October 30, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT
Welcome to Austin for Columbia and Barnard

McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100
Austin, Tx

Please save the date to join us on October 30th for the second annual

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November 01, 2008 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm EDT
COLUMBIA VS. YALE

YALE UNIVERSITY
Alumni and Friends tent will be located in Yale Hospitality Village- adjacent to the Yale Bowl. Free parking is on Central Avenue in Lot D
Kick-off is 12:30 p.m.

Cost: $20 per person, which includes lunch, dessert, and beverages. No charge for children under 10.

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November 06, 2008 from 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm EST
Launch of Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life

Rotunda, Low Memorial Library

Launch of Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life

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November 08, 2008 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
COLUMBIA VS. HARVARD

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Alumni and Friends tent will be located at McCurdy Outdoor Track
Parking is in Gate 14 for $10 per vehicle.

Cost: $20 per person, which includes lunch, dessert, and beverages. No charge for children under 10.

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November 10, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Cafe Science

PicNic Cafe 2665 Broadway (between 101st and 102nd) Take #1 Train Subway to 103rd Street

EAT. DRINK. TALK SCIENCE WITH COLUMBIA SCIENTISTS.

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November 12, 2008 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
Osteotome Sinus Elevation: Lecture and Live Patient Placement

Columbia University Medical Center

Osteotome Sinus Elevation: Lecture and Live Patient Surgery

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November 13, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm CET
All MBA Happy Hour Munich

Deloitte, Rosenheimer Platz 4, D-81669 Munich, +49 (89) 29036-0

The all MBA Happy Hour Munich in cooperation with the Chicago Graduate School of Business and Columbia Business School proudly invites you to the 4th annual all MBA ADL Keynote 2008, hosted by Deloitte: “Fossil Fuel and Climate Change ~ Challenges for the Automotive Industry in the 21st Century” by Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, MBA, Columbia Business School’88, former CEO Volkswagen Brand Group.

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November 14, 2008 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
A Practitioner’s Primer: Current Topics in Dental Medicine

CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street) New York, NY

A Practitioner’s Primer: Current Topics in Dental Medicine

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November 16, 2008 from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm EST
CAAL Night: Bernstein Festival: Dudamel and the Israel Philharmonic

Carnegie Hall 57th Street and 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019

Carnegie Hall presents Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic. On November 16th, hear two of Bernstein’s celebrated works played by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, and enjoy a brunch with fellow CAAL Members before the performance at Sarabeth’s.

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November 18, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm EST
Center for Career Education: Get Connected: Using Online Social Networks for Career Success

The Columbia Club (15 West 43rd Street, between 5th and 6th Ave)

Join us for a panel discussion on using online social networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, Doostang, Plaxo, etc.) to enhance your career and an opportunity to network with fellow Columbia University alumni.

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November 20, 2008 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Center for Career Education Tele-seminar: Open Career Counseling Call

Tele-seminar (access by phone) for Alumni

Beth Olson, Associate Director of Graduate Student Career Development, and Emily Seamone, Associate Director of Alumni Career Development at Columbia University's Center for Career Education

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November 20, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm EST
Dinner and Guided Tour of Hudson River Museum (Tentative)

Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York


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November 22, 2008 from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm EST
CAAL Night: Poem of Ecstasy

Baryshnikov Arts Center 450 W. 37th Street, Suite 501 New York, NY 10018

Poem of Ecstasy is a fully choreographed version of Scriabin’s masterpiece staged with an elaborate light show designed to bring to life the “synesthetic art” ideas of one of the 20th century’s most creative and intriguing composers who “heard” colors – and expressed them passionately in his music. In collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology, there will be a Scent of Ecstasy, and the audience will be able to “taste the ecstasy” during a post-show reception.

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November 23, 2008 from 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm EST
Columbia Literary Society

Columbia Literary Society

Columbia Literary Society

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December 06, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 6:00 pm CST
Nashville Predators Hockey Game

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Save the date to ice up your friends and family as the Columbia University Club of Nashville goes to a Predators game. More information coming soon.

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December 08, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Cafe Science

PicNic Cafe 2665 Broadway (between 101st and 102nd) Take #1 Subway to 103rd Street

EAT. DRINK. TALK SCIENCE WITH COLUMBIA SCIENTISTS.

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December 09, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST
Columbia Business School Asian Alumni Club Panel Discussion: Evolution of Investment in China

Ernst & Young, 5 Times Square, 23rd floor, (7th Ave. between 41st and 42nd Streets), New York, NY

The Columbia Business School Asian Alumni Club and Private Equity Program host a panel discussion on the Evolution of Investment in China

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December 11, 2008 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm EST
CAAL Night: Thaïs

Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, NY 10023

Massenet’s opera Thaïs, set in Roman Egypt is about a Cenobite monk, Athanaël, who attempts to convert Thaïs, a courtesan of Alexandria and devotée of Venus. The radiant Renée Fleming plays the Egyptian courtesan in search of spiritual sustenance, and Thomas Hampson is the monk who falls from grace.

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December 12, 2008 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am EST
Tobacco Cessation Intervention: The Role of the Dental Professional

The Columbia University Club 15 West 43rd Street New York, NY

Tobacco Cessation Intervention: The Role of the Dental Professional and

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December 16, 2008 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
Center for Career Education Tele-seminar: Self-Promotion for Introverts

Tele-seminar (access by phone) for Alumni

Speaker: Nancy Ancowitz, Business Communication Coach, www.nancyancowitz.com

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School-specific Events Calendars

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  Racial Injustice and Catholic Social Teaching

March 23, 2009, 7 p.m.
Florida

Listen in as Reverend Bryan Massingale, associate director of Undergraduate Studies and associate professor at Marquette University, discusses a critical issue. More

 
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