From: CLS Student Affairs Digest
Date: October 18, 2021
Subject: The Gavel: Your Weekly Student Affairs Newsletter (2L Edition)



Student affairs news, events & deadlines
2L Edition
October 18, 2021
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Important Deadlines

 
For Transfer Students:
All new Columbia students are required to complete both the Sexual Respect Initiative and the Inclusion and Belonging Initiaive modules by Fri. Nov. 5. The Law School is promoting a series of events to help you satisfy your Sexual Respect Initiative requirement. You can find the series' flyer here. The modules ask Columbia students what it means to belong to this community and offer new skills for creating an inclusive campus culture. Check out CCI's website for the full schedule of workshops and other options. Required for new students; all students are welcome to participate.
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Social Justice Initiatives


- Today! SJI Monday: Legal Strategies for Criminal Justice Reform

- Wednesday: Public Sector Financial Conversations with Grads

Oct. 19: What's Law Got to Do with It? Law for Black Lives panel on lawyers who have used their legal skills and training to build the power of movement but not necessarily by pursuing a traditional legal career. 

Want to connect with a member of the Public Interest/Public Service Council? Contact Dean Smock.

Meet with an SJI adviser 

Get all the public interest, human rights, and government law news
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Judicial Clerkships


- Review OJC's Peer Mentor Checklist

- Save the Date: Judicial Conduct & Misconduct: A Review of Judicial Behavior from Sexting to Discrimination -
 Nov. 15, 2021, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m (CST). Register here.

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

University Events

 
Weds. 10/20,
3:30-5:00 p.m.



 
Linked Fates, Linked Futures? Re-envisioning African American and Asian American Relations
University Life hosts an important conversation in which we move beyond racial tropes to discuss the complexity of Black-Asian relations in the context of the new culture war on affirmative action and the rise of anti-Asian hate. Register here.

Davis Polk Leadership Initiative 2021-2022 Fellows & Grantees

The Davis Polk Leadership Initiative is delighted to announce their 2021-22 cohort of Fellows and Grantees. We extend our congratulations to the following students and look forward to sharing their projects with members of the Law School community soon:

Annah Akhoun-Murat (Grantee)
Sania Anwar (Grantee)
Zhuoran Chen (Fellow)
James Clinton Francis (Fellow)
Yashvi Ganeriwala (Fellow)
Maria de la Cruz Rodriguez Martinez (Fellow)
Onuoha H Odim (Grantee)
Roger Tejada (Grantee)
Simeon W. Toronto (Fellow)

The Davis Polk Leadership Initiative helps students become leaders in their careers and their lives. Through courses, fellowship and grant opportunities, co-curricular and extracurricular offerings, and coaching and mentorship, the Leadership Initiative enables students to exercise self-awareness, identify values and goals, tackle complex challenges, empower collaborative groups to achieve collective aims, and have meaningful impact in the public and private sectors. For more information, please visit the website.

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 Streets
ets)

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.

 

Child Care & Schooling








 

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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