September 2009

IN THIS ISSUE
Awards & Honors
Global Iniatives
Student Profile
Career Resources
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New Alumni Center Opens
More than 285,000 Columbia University alumni have a new place to call home. The newly opened Columbia Alumni Center on W. 113th Street offers Columbia's growing alumni community access to University resources and a healthy dose of hospitality. MORE
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SEAS in the News

Prof. Lackner's Synthetic Trees Can Counter Climate Change, The London Times, Aug. 27

Professor Somasundaran Joins Modular Genetics Scientific Board, The Journal of New England Technology, Aug. 17

Wild Randomness: Professor Cont on Financial Markets, Forbes, Aug. 4
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Café Science
Informal discussions about pressing scientific questions of our day, led by Columbia experts:
The Day Before Yesterday: An Evolutionary Guide to Preserving Species
Prof. Don Melnick
Sept. 14, 6-7 p.m. at Picnic Market Cafe, 2665 Broadway (between 101st and 102nd)
Space is limited; $10 cover (cash only) includes one drink
First Come, First Served
NO RSVP Necessary
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Contact us
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
510 Mudd Building, MC 4718
500 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027

Feniosky Peña-Mora, Dean
dean@seas.columbia.edu

Engineering Development and Alumni Relations
Phone: 212-854-4472
Fax: 212-864-0104
seasalumni@columbia.edu
seasnews@columbia.edu
seas.annual.fund@columbia.edu

http://engineering.columbia.edu

Columbia Homecoming Oct. 17

SEAS Alumni registration has begun for Homecoming, scheduled for Oct. 17 against Penn at the Baker Athletics Complex. Festivities include a pre-game alumni picnic, a carnival, the game and a post-game Engineering reception. MORE

AWARDS & HONORS

Bergman Chairs National Conference

EE Professor Keren Bergman recently chaired a national conference that for the first time was hosted outside California’s Silicon Valley. MORE


Prof. Anastassiou Wins NIH Award

EE Professor Dimitris Anastassiou has won an $800,000 award from the NIH to discover biological mechanisms responsible for psychiatric disorders. MORE

GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Dual MS Launches With Bologna Univ.

Columbia SEAS has taken an historic step in its globalization initiatives by signing a dual certification agreement with the University of Bologna that provides an opportunity for students from both universities to obtain a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from each institution with only one additional year of study. MORE

STUDENT PROFILE

Maritza Johnson MS'08 PhD'11 CS

Maritza Johnson began college as a math major when she was an undergraduate at the University of San Diego. She soon found her true interests lay elsewhere. MORE

CAREER RESOURCES

Tele-Seminar: Navigating Successfully
Through Corporate Change

Thursday, Sept. 24, 12-1 p.m. (EST)

With Maggie Mistal, Career Consultant and Career Coach on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, www.maggiemistal.com.

Do you feel frustrated in your corporate career? With all that's going on in the economy, downsizing, mergers, reorganizations, even day-to-day job demands can be daunting. Join Career Coach Maggie Mistal as she shares her insights and tips about how to navigate successfully through corporate change. Maggie will cover not only the common myths about change but also a process for you to leverage these shifts to move your career forward.
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Career Change Webinar for Alumni:
What’s Your Next Journey?

Wednesdays, Sept. 23 through Nov. 4, 12-1 p.m. (EST)

Do you feel it may be time for a career change but are not sure what you would do? In this workshop, participants assess their values, skills, interests, talents, and personality traits through helpful discussions, exercises, and career tools, including the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and consider how results apply to the working world. Alumni will leave with a clearer sense of their career options and an action plan with next steps to take.
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