From: CLS Student Affairs Digest
Date: February 28, 2022
Subject: The Gavel: Your Weekly Student Affairs Newsletter (LL.M. Edition)


Student affairs news, events & deadlines February 28, 2022
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Deadlines

 
Graduation Deadlines: March 7 at 3:00 p.m.
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Failure to comply prohibits you from ordering cap and gown during the Graduation Fair and may result in a fee.
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Student Services


- Graduation Information Session - Tues. March 1, 12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. in JG 104 & 106 This in-person meeting will be recorded.

- LCI: Russian Invasion of the Ukraine - March 2, 12:10-1:10 p.m. in JG 103 CLS professors will discuss the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. Check your email for additional details. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first served basis.

- Graduation Headshots/Portraits - March 8-10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in WJW Feldberg Lobby Lounge w/GradImages. No appointment needed. Payment is due only if you decide to purchase a photo.

- Graduation Fair - March 8-10, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. at the University Bookstore, Lerner Hall. Cap and gown fitting and ordering and graduation vendors (rings, announcements, diploma frames, etc.). 

Contact Student Services
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Social Justice Initiatives


- Due Tomorrow: Global Public Service, Leebron, Haas Fellowship applications 

- Mar. 7: SJI Monday: Careers in Human Rights 

- Read the full SJI Newsletter for additional information about public interest/public service programs, deadlines, and events! 
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Judicial Clerkships


- Didn't make it to the Faculty Clerkships Panel? Watch a recording of the event here!

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships
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Graduate Programs


- Call for Guest Moot Judges: Delyan Dimitrov, who teaches the advocacy class for international moot courts, is looking for LLM students who have experience with either the EU law moot or European Union law to join as guest moot judges for a practice moot session for the Columbia Law 1L team that will be competing in the EU law moot regional finals in two weeks. If you have the relevant experience and are interested in participating, please email Delyan.

- Event: LLM Human Rights Fellows: Advocacy Beyond the Classroom - March 1, 12:10-1:10 PM in JG 105 HRI and LLM Human Rights Fellows will discuss their high-impact work within the human rights field as researchers, advocates, and writers. Fellows will speak about their hands-on experiences utilizing media to address complex human rights issues, investigating US air strikes, and strengthening national human rights mechanisms.

Visit Office of Graduate Degree Programs

Registration Services


- The Exam Reschedule Request form is now open. The form closes on Thur. 3/10 at 3:00 p.m. (EST). You no longer need to fill out the form to reschedule same day and back to back exams. Our office now automatically makes those adjustments. However please email us if you do not want your same day and back to back exams rescheduled. More information on the Law School’s rescheduling policies here under the second accordion: Rescheduling a Law School Examination.

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Career Services


- Be sure to check CLS Symplicity's "Job Postings" for new positions. Please note that all new positions will be posted only on the CLS Symplicity site rather than on the LLM Symplicity site.

Contact the Office of Career Services

Lawyers, Community, and Impact


This semester, the Law School is hosting a series of LCI events to discuss our country's criminal justice systems, the presence of structural racism in the application of criminal laws, and the important work that lawyers and community activists are undertaking to reform these systems. 

- Lawyering with Movements: A Conversation with Soffiyah Elijah and Derecka Purnell - March 9, 12:10- 1:10 pm in JG 103 Soffiyah Elijah, Executive Director of Alliance of Families for Justice, and Derecka Purnell, CLS Scholar in Residence and author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom will discuss lawyering with communities and movements to transform the justice system in New York City and the nation. Prof. Amber Baylor and Omavi Shukur, Practitioner-in-Residence at the Initiative for a Just Society, will co-moderate.

- America on Fire - March 31, 12:10 - 1:10 pm in JG 103 Prof. Elizabeth Hinton and Prof. Sarah Seo will discuss Prof. Hinton's newest book, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. What began in spring 2020 as local protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police quickly exploded into a massive nationwide movement. To many observers, the protests appeared to be without precedent in their scale and persistence. Yet the events of 2020 had clear precursors—and any attempt to understand our current crisis requires a reckoning with the recent past.

- Conversation with Damian Williams, US Attorney for the SDNY - April 20, 12:10 - 1:10 pm in JG 103 Event description forthcoming.

Questions? 

More Events
 

Thurs. 3/3,
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.


 		 Reparations for Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Join the Holder Initiative and The Amendment Project (TAP) for a discussion on the current reparations movement in the U.S. (Zoom link will be provided to registrants 2 hours prior to the event.) Register Now 
 
Weds. 3/2,
12;15 p.m.
 		 Virtual Lunchtime Meditation Session Led by Dr. Christopher Willard  RSVP at this link. Live-stream accessible at this link.
 
Mon. 3/7, 
1 - 4 p.m. in 
Butler 208B
 		 Alice! Health Promotion is hosting an open Friend2Friend session. This skills-based program trains Columbia students to effectively recognize and respond to others exhibiting distress. You can be a helper and connect peers to resources on and off campus. Register. Questions?

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.

Support Groups

Coordinated by Columbia Health

Schedule a COVID Test

Please note that the voluntary testing program is suspended as of March 1.

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

An on-demand, point-to-point Public Safety Evening Shuttle by Via. Additionally, the Intercampus Shuttle runs Monday to Saturday, excluding University holidays. Safety Escorts are also available 7 p.m.-3 a.m. 7 nights/week.

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.


 
Columbia Health Resources

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. The hotline is available 24/7: 212.302.5787.
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.

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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