2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

three Greek councils: The Interfraternity
Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council,
and Multicutural Greek Council (MGC).
There are thirty-three recognized Greek
organizations whose membership totals
over one thousand undergraduates.
Fraternity and sorority members share
in service, scholastic, philanthropic,
cultural, and leadership experiences. This
active and vibrant community adds to
the diversity of the residential experience.
Office of Judicial Affairs
and Community Standards
The Office of Judicial Affairs and
Community Standards was created
to assist students in the maintenance
of a safe, honest, and responsible
campus community. To achieve this
goal, the Office of Judicial Affairs and
Community Standards partners with
administrators and faculty to create
programs designed to educate students
regarding the potential impact of their
actions on both their individual lives and
the community at large. In addition, the
Office of Judicial Affairs and Community
Standards works with student groups
to facilitate the development of skills
and processes students can use to
hold each other accountable when they
encounter inappropriate behavior. The
Office of Judicial Affairs and Community
Standards also holds students
accountable for inappropriate behavior
through the Dean’s Discipline process
when necessary.
Office of the
University Chaplain
Columbia is home to a community
of scholars, students, and staff from
many different religious backgrounds.
The Office of the University Chaplain
ministers to their individual faiths and
supports individual spirituality, while
promoting interreligious understanding.
The University Chaplain oversees the
work of the United Campus Ministries—a
fellowship of more than twenty religious
life advisers representing specific faith
traditions. The University Chaplain also
fosters learning through spiritual, ethical,
religious, political, and cultural exchanges
and hosts programs on matters of
justice, faith, and spirituality. Through
these and other means, the Office of the
University Chaplain cultivates interfaith
and intercultural awareness.
The University Chaplain is available
for confidential pastoral counseling to
individuals, couples, and families in the
Columbia University community. The
Office of the University Chaplain may
also assist with private ceremonies such
as weddings, christenings, and memorial
services. We warmly welcome your
interest, questions, and participation.
For more information, please call the
Earl Hall Center at 212-854-1474 or
212-854-6242 or visit www.columbia.
edu/cu/earl/.
Lerner Hall
Columbia’s student center, Lerner Hall,
officially opened in the fall of 1999.
Located on the southwest corner of
campus, this 225,000-square-foot
student center was designed by Bernard
Tschumi, the former Dean of Columbia’s
Graduate School of Architecture,
Planning and Preservation. Architectural
features of Lerner Hall, such as the glass
facade and ramps, allow the campus
to clearly view the activities within the
building, and offer those within Lerner
scenic views of the campus.
Undergraduate students are likely to
visit Lerner to check the mail from the
7,000 student mailboxes located along
the ramps. Students may check their
e-mail in Lerner’s computer center or
by plugging in their laptop computers
at one of Lerner’s Ethernet-outfitted
lounges. Students will also visit Lerner
to interact with one another in various
ways. They may strategize and plan
events with their student organizations in
one of the student club offices, or in the
meeting rooms designated for student
club usage. Students may also meet
friends in one of Lerner’s two dining
locations, for an event in the auditorium,
in various lounges, or in one of the
building’s multipurpose spaces that are
ideal for exercise classes.
In addition to providing spaces for
student interaction, Lerner is home to
the Columbia University Bookstore.
Lerner also features retail services,
including a travel agency, a copy center,
and an electronic banking center.
Included in the building are orchestra/
band rehearsal and art exhibition spaces,
and various administrative offices (Dean
of Student Affairs, Student Services,
Residential Programs, Judicial Affairs,
Multicultural Affairs, Office of Civic Action
and Engagement, Center for Student
Advising, Financial Aid, and Educational
Financing). These offices also include
Student Development and Activities,
the Double Discovery Center, Columbia
TV, WKCR, Disability Services, and
Counseling and Psychological Services.
Office of Graduate
Student Services
The Office of Graduate Student
Services at The Fu Foundation School
of Engineering and Applied Science
is integral to the School’s teaching,
research, and service mission, and
works to enhance the educational
opportunities available to students.
This Office provides leadership for the
integration of educational programs
and services that enhance recruitment,
retention, and quality of campus life
for graduate students at Columbia
Engineering. It strives to demonstrate
sensitivity and concern in addressing the
needs of the School’s population. The
Office is dedicated to providing service
to prospective, new, and continuing
students pursuing a graduate education
in engineering or applied science.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Program
Columbia has a long tradition of success
in intercollegiate athletics, and The Fu
Foundation School of Engineering and
Applied Science has always been an
active participant in these programs.
While Columbia’s intercollegiate athletics
program is governed by Ivy League
regulations, Columbia is also a member
of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association. Columbia sponsors men’s
varsity teams in baseball, basketball,
cross-country, fencing, football, golf,
rowing (heavyweight and lightweight),
soccer, squash, swimming and diving,
tennis, track and field (indoor and
outdoor), and wrestling.
Women in all undergraduate divisions
of Columbia and in Barnard College
compete together as members of
University-wide athletic teams. The
arrangement, called a consortium under
NCAA rules, is one of only three in the
nation and the only one on a Division
I level. Currently, there are women’s
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