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Columbia Increases Services to Alumni
Prompted by widespread alumni interest in the University’s 250th anniversary website, University Alumni Relations, in partnership with Digital Knowledge Ventures (DKV), has launched a new alumni site, Columbia Connection, at http://alumni.columbia.edu. The site provides quick access for University alumni to the latest news, events, and features at Columbia. “We’ve created a user friendly website that allows our alumni to reconnect with each other and with Columbia, to find out more about the services offered by the University and to become a leader in Columbia Clubs in their own communities,” said Eric Furda, Vice President for University Alumni Relations. “Right now we are rebuilding clubs in Colorado, Hawaii, Houston, Nassau County and Palm Beach. SEAS alumni can help by filling out our survey on the website,” he said. A second new alumni service is for engineers. Dean Zvi Galil has recognized the need to provide continuing career guidance to alumni and is supporting the Alumni Career Development Department of the Center for Career Education. The Department’s director, Deborah Rothstein, a 10-year veteran with the Center, said, “Alumni Career Development continues the relationship between Columbia and alumni in developing and managing the lifelong career education process.” Through one-on-one counseling, alumni publications, and targeted alumni programs and workshops, the Alumni Career Development office will help alumni with career transitions, self-assessment, job search skills and tools, and career planning. Additional resources include job postings through Columbiatrak, resume and interview assistance, career fairs, and access to the Career Resource Center. To meet with a counselor, please call 212- 854-5498. “We also need alumni volunteers as panelists, to participate in networking events, post job and internship opportunities, provide shadowing and other experiential education opportunities, or serve as a Columbia champion at their organization,” said Ms. Rothstein. To volunteer for any of these programs, contact Ms. Rothstein at der6@columbia.edu. A third initiative to connect alumni with each other is under the sponsorship of the Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association (CESAA). Last month, the Alumni Association began a pilot program to identify alumni in the financial services industry. Once alumni are identified and join, they will become part of Financial Services Industry Group (FSIG). The purpose of the group is to enhance networking, mentoring, career education, and recruiting opportunities. Mindful of concerns about privacy with respect to personal information, Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association President K. Daniel Libby ’82, ’84 has said that CESAA will not use any information provided by alumni for any non-FSIG-related communications. The purpose for having alumni identify themselves as affiliated with specific industries means that the Alumni Association will be able to send information on specific industry-based programming to the appropriate alumni audience. If this initial effort to work with the financial services industry group is successful, the Alumni Association will form similar groups with a specific-industry focus. You can register by going to: http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/alumni/events/index.php#4218. For more information on the FSIG, contact Alessandra Garber at
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