2008-2009 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES
The Columbia University Libraries system
is the nation’s sixth largest academic
library system, with 9.7 million volumes,
65,650 serials, as well as extensive collections
of electronic resources, manuscripts,
rare books, microforms and
other nonprint formats. The collections
and services are organized into 25
libraries, supporting specific academic
or professional disciplines. The Library’s
Web site at www.columbia.edu/ cu/lweb
is a gateway to the print and electronic
collections and services.
The Ambrose Monell Engineering
Library, located within the Engineering
School complex, has a collection of
more than 252,000 volumes and over
1 million technical reports on microform.
It currently subscribes to approximately
825 periodicals. Via LibraryWeb, the
Engineering Library provides access to
full-text electronic journals; a collection
of many specialized databases in
engineering and the sciences, e.g.,
Compendex, Inspec, Web of Science,
ACM Digital Library, and IEEE Electronic
Library; several handbooks and encyclopedias;
and e-book packages such as
Safari Tech Books Online, Books 24x7,
and NetLibrary. On site, the Library
offers access to SciFinder Scholar,
Gmelan, and Beilstein databases.
CENTER FOR CAREER
EDUCATION
Center for Career Education
Columbia University
East Campus, Lower Level
Mail Code 5727
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Delivery: 70–74 Morningside Drive
Phone: 212-854-5609
Fax: 212-854-5640
E-mail: cce@columbia.edu
www.careereducation.columbia.edu
The Columbia University Center for
Career Education helps students and
alumni develop the key competencies
necessary to make informed decisions
and take the necessary steps to achieve
their career goals. The Center establishes
connections and facilitates interaction
among undergraduate students, graduate
students, alumni, employers, and
organizations to generate opportunities
that help students pursue their personal
and professional objectives.
The Center for Career Education provides
career development opportunities
for students beginning with the first year
at Columbia and involving a series of
coordinated programs, a sequence of
workshops and seminars, and individual
one-to-one counseling. Career development
is a lifelong process that includes
self-assessment, curricular exploration
through choice of major, competency
development, networking, informational
interviewing, internships, summer work
experience, study abroad, preparation
for the job search and for the graduate/professional
school application
process, and planning for productive
careers. Above all else, it is a generative
process, which provides a foundation for
achieving goals throughout life.
The Center maintains a Web site
(www.careereducation.columbia.edu)
that contains information on career
search strategies and tools, upcoming
events, career fairs, full- and part-time
job listings, and internships. The Center
encourages both students and alumni
to visit the Center and register to use
Columbia’s job database early in order
to maximize the level of resources and
assistance they can receive.
Individual career counseling is available
to assist all students and alumni the
Center serve with a variety of interests,
including self-assessment, career exploration,
and career search tools and
strategies. Through the Career Resource
Center, students are able to research
employers, graduate schools, opportunities
abroad, and more.
The Center recognizes the special
interests of graduate students in the
University with programs and workshops
that focus on both academic and nonacademic
careers. The Center maintains
a dossier service, managed by Interfolio,
for graduate students and alumni who
hold graduate degrees. A dossier consists
of letters of reference and other
credentials that speak to a candidate’s
scholarship, research interests, and
teaching experience. A dossier is specifically
used in applying for teaching positions
at either the secondary level or
the college level and for graduate/
professional school and fellowship applications.
Students can register online for
the service at www.interfolio.com. It is
recommended that candidates for teaching
positions open a credentials file in
the late summer or early autumn of the
year preceding their availability for employment.
Undergraduate students or alumni
with undergraduate degrees from SEAS
should contact the Center for Student
Advising for dossier management.
The Center manages full-time, parttime,
and internship opportunities for
students throughout the year in two
capacities. On-campus recruiting is conducted
throughout the academic year
and allows students to submit their
resumes and cover letters online to any
of the opportunities from employers who
have chosen to recruit on campus. These
opportunities are listed in the online
recruiting database and are easily
searchable. There are also full-time,
part-time, and temporary on- and offcampus
employment opportunities
advertised year round through a general
job-posting database. While at Columbia,
students are encouraged to take advantage
of internships that offer opportunities
to gain first-hand knowledge of a
career field.
The Center offers international internship
opportunities through two programs,
Columbia Experience Overseas (CEO)
and Encouraging Dynamic Global
Entrepreneurs (EDGE). The CEO program
offers Columbia students high-quality
internship experiences in a diverse array
of industries in London and Hong Kong
through alumni and employer partnerships.
EDGE Scotland is a summer program
in entrepreneurship and enterprise
leadership offered in collaboration with
Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire and
the University of Glasgow, with support
from the European Union, the Scottish
Executive, and others. It takes place in
Dunbartonshire, an economically underdeveloped
area of Scotland. Student
consulting teams are challenged to solve
real-world business problems by analyzing
business climate, identifying opportunities
for innovation, and proposing
solutions and initiatives to create a more
entrepreneurial and economically vibrant
culture. The EDGE Guatemala program,
run in partnership with New Development
Solutions, focuses on social entrepre-
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