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Student affairs news, events & deadlines

January 31, 2022

Deadlines

Digital Forms are open on LawNet until Tues. 2/1 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Please review the Handbook -- Chapter 2: Spring 2022 Add/Drop on our Resources page.

The Delaware Court of Chancery is currently accepting applications for 2023-24 term clerkships. Applications are due by Feb. 13. Click here for more information and how to apply.

Racial and Social Justice Fellowships: Applications Due Feb. 25: Funding for 2Ls who intend to pursue racial justice legal work after graduation and/or 2Ls who are from racially underrepresented groups and intend to pursue other social justice legal work after graduation.

Tamer Center for Social Enterprise Summer Fellowships - Applications accepted beginning March 1.

Student Services

- Free Professional Headshots - Fri. Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Big Warren 1st Floor Feldberg Lounge This opportunity is only for students who missed the chace to get their headshots - please do not participate if you already received a headshot. Reservations not required (but social distancing rules will be enforced).

Contact Student Services

Public Interest Fellows sitting in a seminar room

Social Justice Initiatives

- Recently updated: Spreadsheet of Financial Resources for Students

- Today at 12:10: Intro to Postgraduate Fellowships

- Get help choosing public interest classes and activities with our new Public Interest/Public Service Curricular Guidelines

- Full SJI Newsletter

Judicial Clerkships

- The Class of 2023 will gain access to OSCAR at 8:00 a.m. EST on Feb. 2. Review the latest updates to OSCAR here.

- Review OJC's Judge List and Clerkships 201 webinars to learn about the nuts and bolts of the application process and crafting your judge list.

- OJC will be hosting a virtual event, Clerkships 201 for 2Ls and 3Ls, on Feb. 2, 12:10 - 1:10 pm. (Zoom link)

- Last week, OJC hosted Judge Jenny Rivera, '93 LL.M. of the New York Court of Appeals for a lecture about Latinos in the Law. Judge Rivera has spent her entire career in public service, including having clerked for then-Judge Sotomayor of the Southern District of New York. Click here to watch a recording of the event.

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

Career Services

- Spring OCI: The Virtual Spring On-Campus Interview Program has started and the 'Add' period is open for employers with open slots on their schedules. Please check Symplicity for employers, dates and instructions.

Contact the Office of Career Services

Events

Weds. 2/2, 12:10 p.m.	Careers in Law Teaching Workshop - Going into Law Teaching: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was in Law School (Zoom) The first CILT workshop of the spring features faculty panelists Amber Baylor, Jamal Greene, and Kathryn Judge. Open to all CLS students and alums interested in law teaching as a potential career. Zoom link (Meeting ID: 947 4196 4467; Passcode: 939361)
Mon. 2/7, 6:00 p.m.	Building Your "Leadership User Manual": A workshop facilitated by Adam Bryant, managing director at The ExCo Group and senior advisor to the Reuben Mark Initiative at Columbia Business School. Gain greater self-awareness, a productive framework for sharing your particular work style and preferences with colleagues, and practical tools for building more cohesive teams. Register

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 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!

Safety Awareness Opportunities

Public Safety periodically hosts 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