From: CLS Student Affairs Digest
Date: November 22, 2021
Subject: The Gavel: Your Weekly Student Affairs Newsletter (1L Edition)


Student affairs news, events & deadlines
1L Edition		 November 22, 2021
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Deadlines

 
2021-2022 Law School Supplemental Grant - Application Deadline Dec. 10, 2021
For students currently not receiving institutional grants but whose financial circumstances have recently changed, a need-based process is available to reevaluate eligibility for this supplemental award. Complete details regarding the process and required documentation is available from the Financial Aid Office at the following webpage. 
Students chatting in JG lobby

Student Services


- Dean's Meet Up - Mon. 11/22 12:10 p.m. in JG 104 Please join Dean Gillian Lester for this informal forum open to all law students, where Dean Lester will share updates and answer questions that you may have. Feel free to submit a question using this form. 

- Pie Day! Stop by, grab a pie and say hello!
  • Mon. Nov. 22 - JG Gallery 1:00 - 2:00 pm
  • Tues. Nov. 23 - Big Warren, 5th Floor, Student Services 12:10 - 1:10 pm
  • Questions?
- Save the Date: Managing Stress to Enhance Performance as a Leader - Tues. 12/7 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Law School students are invited to this online workshop facilitated by Professor Modupe Akinola, Director of the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School.

Contact Student Services
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Social Justice Initiatives


- The Public Interest Legal Career (PILC) Fair will be held virtually Feb. 3-4, and registration/application opens Dec. 1! The deadline to apply for interviews with over 250+ employers at PILC is 5 p.m. Jan. 13. Keep an eye on for for more details in the coming weeks.

- Four Tips for Your 1L Summer Public Sector Job Search 

- Contact SJI

- Full SJI Newsletter
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Judicial Clerkships


- Judicial Perspectives on the Advancement of Women in Federal Practice - Thurs. 12/9, Noon - 1 p.m. RSVP by Mon. 12/6. A link will be emailed to those who RSVP to attend. Featured Panelists Include: Eleventh Circuit Judge, Robin S. Rosenbaum, Southern District of Florida Chief Judge, Cecilia M. Altonaga, Southern District of Florida Magistrate Judge, Jacqueline Becerra.

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

Registration Services


- Legal Methods II and 1L Electives If you wish to request a change to your Legal Methods II registration, please complete and submit the Legal Methods II Switch Request form. Requests must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m. EST on Tues. 11/30. You will be notified of our ability to grant your request to switch your Legal Methods II registration on or before Weds. 12/8. If you wish to request a change to your 1L Elective registration, please complete and submit the 1L Elective Switch Request form. Requests must be submitted no later than 3: 00 p.m. EST on Tues. 11/30. No change is guaranteed but all changes, if made, are final.

- Spring 2022 course schedules are now available on LawNet. Please review the updated Handbook -- Chapter 2: Spring 2022 Add/Drop on our Resources page.

- Exam4 Webinar - Weds. 12/1 at 12:10 p.m. Register Here

- Thurs. 11/25 and Fri. 11/26 are University Holidays. We will respond to emails upon our return on Mon. 11/29.

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Career Services


- Please click here to watch the recording of the Nov. 11 panel presentation: Presenting Yourself in a Private Sector Interview, featuring panelists from Akin Gump, Cleary Gottlieb, Davis & Gilbert, Milbank, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

- Please remember that you may begin to apply to private sector employers on or after Dec. 1. You may schedule an appointment with your OCS advisor on Symplicity.

- The following law firms are holding virtual programs in the coming weeks (additional details and RSVP information are listed under Events on Symplicity):
  • Jones Day
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Reed Smith
Contact the Office of Career Services

It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot


We have seen how effective vaccination is in protecting us from viruses such as COVID-19. To help keep Columbia healthy, please get your annual influenza (flu) vaccine. All students are required to get the flu vaccine by November 30, 2021, either through Columbia Health or by providing documentation of their vaccination in the Patient Portal.

Thank you helping make Columbia a fully vaccinated campus against COVID-19 and flu.

Click here for more information.

Student Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services

Open to any student, anywhere - click above for more. And CPS's Problem-Solving Drop-ins are an opportunity to talk with a mental health professional about a specific situation that is causing emotional stress.

Schedule a COVID Test

Voluntary testing will remain available through September 30 for asymptomatic vaccinated faculty, staff, and students up to once weekly.

 

Medical Appointments

Click above or call 212-854-7426 for appointments. Contact Alice! Health Promotion at 212-854-5453 or alice@columbia.edu
 

CU Food Pantry

Open Tuesdays & Fridays
3:00pm - 6:00pm
5th Floor Lerner Hall, 
2920 Broadway (Between 114th & 115th Streetsets)

Financial Wellness Resources

Students experiencing unexpected financial need, including food and housing insecurity, may be eligible for additional assistance. To apply for emergency assistance, complete the funding request form. 

Evening Shuttle

The on-demand, point-to-point Public Safety Evening Shuttle by Via has replaced the escort service at the Morningside campus. Additionally, the Intercampus Shuttle runs Monday to Saturday, excluding University holidays.

CU's Public Safety App - Lionsafe

This app not only connects users with quick access to Public Safety emergency services, it helps keep you updated with crime alerts, emergency protocols and critical campus safety protocols. Download it today!

Fall Safety Awareness Opportunities

Throughout September, Public Safety is hosting Security Awareness Days at each campus for students, faculty, and staff.

 
Back-up Child Care

Full-time enrolled Law School students can receive up to 60 hours of back-up care per academic year through Bright Horizons.

Child Care & Schooling Services

Care for adults, children, or yourself in situations when normal care arrangements are interrupted or when short-term care is required.

Lawyers Assistance Program

A free, confidential service available to law students and their family members in NYC who are struggling with alcohol or drug abuse, depression, anxiety and stress, as well as other addictions and mental health issues. LAP’s confidential hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 212.302.5787.

 

Emergency Resources

Emergency Text Messaging
Click above to sign up for emergency text updates to receive real-time notifications of emergency events on or near campus.

Emergency Phone #s
Columbia’s Public Safety is available at any time of day, every day. Please store these critical numbers in your phone:

Morningside Campus Emergency Line: 212-854-5555
Manhattanville Campus Emergency Line: 212-853-3333
Medical Center Campus Emergency Line: 212-305-7979

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