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Table)of)Contents) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )"

Council"Members....................................................................................................3"

Letter"from"the"President......................................................................................4"

Funding"Breakdown...............................................................................................5"

" Revenue........................................................................................................5"

" Broad"Expenses............................................................................................5"

" Fall"2014"Budget...........................................................................................6"

" Spring"2015"Projected"Budget......................................................................7"

" Macro"Event"Breakdown.............................................................................8"

Governing"Board"Allocation"Analysis..........................................................8"

Securities’"Fund"Analysis..............................................................................8"

Initiatives................................................................................................................9"

" Completed....................................................................................................9"

" Ongoing.......................................................................................................13"

" Upcoming....................................................................................................18"

Events....................................................................................................................20"

" Campus"Life................................................................................................20"

" Class"of"2015................................................................................................23"

Class"of"2016................................................................................................25"

Class"of"2017................................................................................................28"

Class"of"2018...............................................................................................29"

Attendance...........................................................................................................31"

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Elected)Council)Members) ) ) ) ) ) ) ))Executive)Board)Peter Bailinson, President Sejal Singh, VP Policy Michael Li, VP Finance Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life Abby Porter, VP Communications 2015)Class)Council)Kareem Caryl, President Jackson Tse, Vice President Lillian Chen, Representative Michael Fox-Moles, Representative Ryan Rivera, Representative )2016)Class)Council)Saaket Pradhan, President Anne Scotti, Vice President Sameer Mishra, Representative Richin Kabra, Representative Gabby Andrade, Representative

)))2017)Class)Council)Sean Ryan, President Adanma Raymond, Vice President Jeff Coby, Representative Justin Bleuel, Representative Marshall Bozeman, Representative 2018)Class)Council)Ezra Gontownik, President Lani Allen, Vice President Kaz Costello, Representative Millie Yang, Representative Nicole Allicock, Representative )))

)AtFLarge)Representatives)Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative Charles Sanky, Student Services Representative Chris Godshall, Student Services Representative Matt Forrest, Alumni Affairs Representative Chris George, Pre-Professional Representative Joshua Burton, Sandwich Ambassador Columbia)College)University)Senators)Jared Odessky Marc Heinrich Ramis Wadood

Appointed)Council)Members) ) ) ) ) ) ))Finance)Committee)Derek Li, Class of 2017 John Yang, Class of 2017 Campus)Life)Committee)Neil Parekh, Class of 2016 Boosik Choi, Class of 2016 Kara Kupferberg, Class of 2018 Raye Li, Class of 2018 Maddy Matthews, Class of 2018 2015)Class)Council)Allison Kammert, Representative Jane Wang, Representative Parida Tanti, Designer Meaghan Lueck, Designer Robbie Lyman, Designer

))2016)Class)Council)Anna Broadbent*, Secretary Ecem Senyuva*, Event Coordinator Roberta Barnett, Event Coordinator Cam Molis*, Event Coordinator Sarah Yee,* Event Coordinator Lily Liu-Krason, Photographer Janet Park, Graphic Designer Noah Swartz, Treasurer Gonzalo Paz-Soldan*, Treasurer Allie Lavine* Dakota Ross-Cabrera ))

)2017)Class)Council)Ravi Sinha*, Treasurer Doan Ho*, Representative Josh Sudman*, Representative Ned Brose*, Representative))2018)Class)Council)Heloise Taillet, Representative Samantha Rhoads, Secretary Lubna Kabir, Graphic Design Nathan Rosin, Graphic Design Amsal Lakhani, Social Media Michael Anagnos, Event Board Anna Chen, Event Board Liz Fredrickson, Event Board Sam Henick, Event Board )

*Appointed member who serves on both class councils and committees

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Letter)from)the)President)

Dear Columbia College, Over the past three years, I’ve been incredibly proud of the work that CCSC has accomplished. I’ve also realized that many students have no idea what it is that CCSC is accomplishing -- a product of our own limitations and failures at communication as much as it is a reflection of general apathy towards student government at Columbia. Since joining, I’ve seen CCSC advocate for students and take stances on everything from the cost of meal plans to the Arts Initiative, from mental health reforms to student space. At the same time, CCSC has planned massive campus-wide events including hackathons and concert festivals, as well as “micro­events” like Bagelpalooza. CCSC has certainly touched

the lives of students in ways beyond that weekly email in your inbox, even if many are not fully aware of it. Of course, CCSC is not immune from mistakes, and this report details several of them, ranging from planning far too large a Town Hall at the beginning of the semester to realizing there were more limitations than we expected on how outside scholarships can be used. This report is a critical opportunity for CCSC to document those failures, learn from them, and improve over time. And improve we have. Our events have gotten bigger and better, we’ve been able tackle more and more policy each year, and we've more effectively and efficiently allocated funding to student groups than ever before. Perhaps most importantly, we’ve also had groups feel more comfortable coming to us for help. From public demonstrations to meetings with administrators, we truly seek to allow groups to do the work they want with as few complications as possible. So please, take some time and skim through the following pages. Our report is broken down to a review of initiatives and events from Fall 2014, and it seeks to fulfill three purposes: support institutional memory as a way of allowing people to see both what we accomplished and what issues require more work to complete; provide accountability to demonstrate how CCSC spends its time and how we’re progressing on our campaign promises; and lastly, an evaluation of ourselves and our work processes. Happy reading, and as always, please reach out to us at ccsc@columbia.edu with any questions, concerns, ideas, complaints, or any other type of feedback. All the best, Peter Peter Bailinson Student Body President Columbia College Student Council

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Initiatives)!Completed" " " " " " " " " " " "!Financial)Aid)Policy)Reforms)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Peter Bailinson, President; Sejal Singh, VP Policy; Jared Odessky, CC University Senator Last Spring, President Peter Bailinson, VP of Policy Sejal Singh, and CC University Senator Jared Odessky began calling for the following changes, which are now being implemented by the Office of Financial Aid and Educational Financing:

1. Meeting Full Financial Need for Transfer Students Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science will meet the full financial need of all transfer students pursuing their first degree, eliminating the “gap” of unmet need that transfer students had previously faced.

2. Student and Parent Assets Reweighed Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science will be altering the way that they treat student assets, which will reduce the student contribution for many undergraduates, resulting in larger financial aid awards. This will especially reduce the financial burden on students who have worked and saved to support their families before and while attending Columbia.

3. Outside Scholarships Can Reduce Summer Work Expectation for Students. Students who have been awarded outside scholarships will be able to use those funds to reduce both their term-time work expectation and their summer work expectation. Previously only the term-time work expectation could be reduced by outside scholarships Importantly, students who fill their term-time work expectation with money from outside scholarships can still choose to apply for on-campus jobs during the semester to meet personal expenses.

Every single one of these was top priorities for CCSC’s Executive Board and Senate partners. These changes are the result of a close and productive partnership among student representatives, the Office of Financial Aid & Educational Financing, and the Office of the Dean. Note: While students had originally attempted to reclassify outside scholarships as a student asset so as to split the breakdown of those scholarships 50/50 between the University and the student, strict regulations proved a barrier to this type of classification. )Reformed)CC)Medical)Leave)Policy)to)Allow)Single)Semester)Leaves)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Sejal Singh, VP Policy; Ramis Wadood, CC University Senator Students experiencing physical or mental health challenges have the option of taking a Medical Leave of Absence from Columbia, meaning they can leave the University and return home, seek full-time care, or work elsewhere. Last year, many concerns were raised with the MLoA policy; CCSC members supported efforts reform this policy through the Columbia Mental Health Task Force. Previously, the policy stated that medical leaves were a minimum of one year. Many students wanted to instead take a one-semester leave, but weren't able to do so without penalties. VP of

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Policy Sejal Singh and University Senator Ramis Wadood worked with community partners from the Engineering Student Council, Student Wellness Project, and Active Minds and administrators in the Center for Student Advising ensure that CC students who wish to take a single semester leave are able to do so. !Guaranteed)Funding)for)ADD/LD)Testing)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Sejal Singh, VP Policy; Ramis Wadood, CC University Senator; Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative CCSC representatives to the Columbia Mental Health Task Force helped ensure that students who can't afford diagnostic testing for attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities can receive funding from Columbia. Many students don't realize they may have learning disabilities or attention disorders until they arrive at college and may need treatment to continue as students. However, students can't receive treatment without a diagnosis -- and testing is an expensive process covered by few insurance plans. VP of Policy Sejal Singh, University Senator Ramis Wadood, and Academic Affairs Rep. Grayson Warrick worked with Health Services to ensure that at-need students can apply to Columbia Health's Special Healthcare Needs Fund to fund ADD/LD testing. )Mental)Health)Advocacy)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Sejal Singh, VP Policy; Ramis Wadood, CC University Senator; Abby Porter, VP Communications; Sean Ryan, 2017 President; Marshall Bozeman, 2017 Representative The Mental Health Task Force organized two public forums in the fall semester. These forums sought to share the Task Force's priorities with the student body, and to elicit concerns from the audience that the Task Force could address. The forums were successful, attracting students of all backgrounds and experiences. Thanks to these forums, the Task Force was able to identify and understand important concerns that hadn't yet been (but are now being) addressed, such as the intersectionality of mental health and drug abuse. A key priority for the Mental Health Task Force is to ensure that minority groups and marginalized communities on campus are provided with exceptional counseling and psychological care. Oftentimes, students need specialized care and counseling, and they work with identity-based groups around campus (such as Proud Colors, Columbia Queer Alliance, Black Students Organization, and Muslim Students Association) to advocate for more targeted staff training, better services, and more awareness among counselors. In addition, the Task Force released an identity-based concerns survey that will help gauge the student body's satisfaction with identity-based psychological care. The results of this survey will be shared with the public soon, and will drive our agenda moving forward. !Increase)Student)Activities)Fee)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Michael Li, VP Finance Over the past several years, the 4 undergraduate student councils have seen tremendous growth amongst new and existing student groups that they fund. This has resulted in higher student group allocations on aggregate and in higher costs for facilities and public safety for events. Recently, these rising costs have reduced the councils' ability to fully support student groups and so CCSC and ESC voted to recommend an increase of the Student Activities Fee portion of the Student Life

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Fee by $4.50/student/semester. This recommendation will be reviewed by the Board of Trustees and be rejected, reduced or fully implemented in the Fall 2015 semester. !)CCSC)Additional)Surplus)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Michael Li, VP Finance This past semester, CCSC had a larger than expected surplus due to (1) the late cancellation of Fall Bacchanal, (2) a reduction in costs for the Student Government Office in Lerner, (3) rollover funds from CCSC legacy accounts and (4) a slight increase in enrollment. As a result, CCSC decided to make these funds available to student groups via their governing boards. ABC, CI, IGC and SGB applied for funding, citing a variety of needs. ABC received $10,000 for their co-sponsorship program, which is intended to be spread across multiple years. SGB received $5,000 for their co-sponsorship program, which is intended to be spread across multiple years, $5,000 for their surplus, which is intended to be spread across multiple years, and $2,500 for Postcrypt Coffee House which was judged to be in dire financial need. !Expanded)Student)Input)in)Academic)Policy)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Sejal Singh, VP Policy VP of Policy Sejal Singh worked with Dean Valentini to ensure that students were represented on two academic committees: the Committee on the Global Core (CoGC) and the Committee on Science Instruction (CoSI). CoSI is responsible for all matters relating to the science requirement and providing leadership on matters related to undergraduate science education and the CoGC is responsible for overseeing all matters relating to the Global Core requirement, including determining the list of courses approved for the requirement. Starting this year, there will be one CC student on each committee. CCSC appointed Daniel Garisto as the student representative to the CoSI and Hallie Swanson to the CoGC. !Library)Chargers)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative Academic Affairs Representative Grayson Warrick ‘16 (together with President Emeritus Daphne Chen ‘14) finalized a project this semester to implement a laptop charger checkout system in Butler. Through this pilot program, students can borrow chargers from Butler’s Reserves Desk to charge their computers if they’ve happened to leave theirs at home, which may come as a help most to students who live far from Columbia campus. !Online)Academic)Resource)Database!Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative Due to a lack of institutional memory regarding any unofficial online academic resources available to students, Academic Affairs Representative Grayson Warrick ‘16 created a document containing the websites most useful for students’ academic lives at Columbia. This site will be updated by Academic Affairs Representatives for generations to come, and is accessible here: http://goo.gl/aSt9me )

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Fire)Bell)Test)Notifications)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Sean Ryan, 2017 President Several council members met with Housing administrators to discuss the possibility of notifying student-residents by email before a mandatory fire bell in their residence hall. While flyering was already happening, the addition of the new notification allows students to be better aware of and to better plan for these instances. The new policy has been implemented with fantastic cooperation from Housing. )Package)Center)Lines)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Charles Sanky, Student Services Representative At the beginning of the year, lines at the Lerner package center reached record highs. Sanky met with Vice President of Campus Services Scott Wright to discuss the package center and mail services in general. In 2012 under the recommendation of Student Council, Mr. Wright developed a plan in collaboration with Ricoh, the vendor used for Mail Services, in order to enhance service and expedite the process of delivering packages to students. Particularly during the first five weeks of classes, the volume package is so high that it is difficult to manage it all. However, this year, the plan was completely disregarded, leading to long lines. Mr. Wright apologized at the meeting as well as when he visited a CCSC board meeting. By the time of Sanky’s meeting, Mr. Wright already met with Ricoh and plans were put into effect to sustain the high volume of packages. )Columbia)Libraries)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Charles Sanky, Student Services Representative Many students brought to Sanky’s attention the lack of clean bathroom facilities in Butler Library, especially on the second floor. Under the direction of VP Policy Sejal Singh, he also examined lighting across all of Butler Library, including all rooms, stairwells, and the stacks areas. His survey revealed many areas that had little to no lighting, presenting both safety and security concerns. He met with Anice Mills, Butler Library Undergraduate Librarian, and the issues were addressed. !!SPG)Resource)Library)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: John Yang, 2017 Finance Committee Member The Resource Library was a Student Project Grant from the 2013-14 school year which was continued this semester and is close to completion. The grant provides funds for common resources such as cameras, cables and other things that student groups commonly draw upon, but do not need to use on a daily basis. This will establish a sharing community and reduce costs for student groups who are able to check out the items for free, compared to renting them for short-term use. !!)))

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Polling)Committee: Communications Council Member Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications The Communications Committee aided in many policy initiatives this year by polling the student body. This was typically done through a Google form which was distributed both through class Facebook groups, on council members’ personal pages, and in person by members of the committee in public places. Initiatives on which the committee polled are as follows:

1. Which new developments students would like to see in Lerner; this information was given to the Lerner Space Advisory Committee.

2. Whether or not an Alumni Air Miles program would be useful, and how much the similar program run by the Office of Financial Aid was being used.

3. Extensive polling which contributed to the ongoing initiative to push back the CC drop deadline. The committee, in conjunction with members of the policy committee, received over four hundred responses.

!!!Ongoing" " " " " " " " " " " "!Pushing)Back)the)Drop)Deadline!Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative; Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Nicole Allicock, 2018 Representative; Josh Burton, Sandwich Ambassador The Drop Deadline committee has been focused on assessing student approval and current placement of the Columbia College drop deadline. They began by creating a survey assessing students’ usage of and relation to the current drop deadline, Pass/D/Fail and Withdrawal policies. By publicizing this survey extensive online and in-person, the committee was able to secure roughly 460 responses to the survey. Analytics have been performed on these responses. In the spring semester, the committee plans to acquire better quantitative information on the timing of dropped classes from the Registrar, analyze the efficacy of comparable policies from peer institutions, and write a resolution for presentation to the Columbia College and Academic Affairs Deans. !OffFCampus)Swipe)Access)Council Members Responsible: Peter Bailinson, President; Grayson Warrick, Academic Affairs Representative; Brian Wu, Engineering Student Council President Last year, students living in off-campus housing had their access to campus residences removed; now, they must be signed in by residents, which may cause unneeded damage to the social lives of commuters as repeated sign-ins may become onerous for campus residents. Believing this new policy to be misguided and detrimental to campus life, the Off-Campus Swipe Access task force met with Residential Programs to present to them an argument for the restoration of off-campus students’ swipe access and to debate potential compromises regarding the new swipe access policy. Future Action: Understand the level of on-campus amenities usage by commuting students, and follow up with Residential Programs, Housing, Public Safety and the Official of Judicial Affairs to ensure all departments agree to policy revision. !

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)Dean’s)Discipline)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Sean Ryan, 2017 President; Marc Heinrich, CC University Senator; Peter Bailinson, President Several council members have met with the Office of Judicial Affairs to discuss student involvement in the Dean’s Discipline process. As the process currently stands, the same administrative body accusing a student of a policy violation hears a student’s case and then decides a punishment. We look forward to continuing to work with administrators in the Office of Judicial Affairs to determine the best way forward in getting students involved, especially in cases where separation from the University (suspension or expulsion) is on the table. President Bollinger has expressed his support of student involvement in Dean’s Discipline in a recent interview with the Columbia Spectator. !International)Alumni)List)Committee: Policy Council Member Responsible: Matt Forrest, Alumni Affairs Representative Forrest worked on connecting students going abroad to alumni currently living abroad in order to ease the potentially difficult transition for students and to keep international alumni engaged with the student body. Thus far, the Columbia College Alumni Association and international alumni clubs have been receptive to the idea, and Forrest has been in discussion with the alumni association on how to best implement the program. A proposal has been sent to the Alumni Association and he is waiting on their response. Navigate)Columbia)Committee: Communications Council Members Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Adanma Raymond, 2017 Vice President; Kaz Costello, 2018 Representative Navigate Columbia is a semester-long project on which the committee worked in conjunction with the Engineering Student Council Communications Committee. It is a project to map the Columbia administration to make it more accessible to students and student groups. CCSC’s role in the project was to produce the raw information which was then conveyed to the ESC Communications Committee who then will transform the information into a D3 animation. !Alumni)Giving)to)Student)Groups)Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Ryan Rivera, 2015 Representative; Millie Yang, 2018 Representative; Jackson Tse, 2015 Vice President To meet the needs of students groups looking to solicit alumni donations, the Finance Committee has been in collaboration with Alumni Affairs and Development to put together an alumni-giving guidebook. The guidebook outlines the procedures and timeline for working with the Office to contact donors. They are collaborating with Student Engagement on this effort to include a section in the guidebook outlining the Gift Account system and the 10% administration fee. The need for this guidebook was identified through historical data on alumni giving to student groups and conversation with student leaders. The guidebook will be release in the Spring Semester in time for the first round of alumni donations in June. !

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Baked)Goods)student)group)"Vendor)List”)Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Marshall Bozeman, 2017 Representative; Richin Kabra, 2016 Representative; Sameer Mishra, 2016 Representative In order that we may increase the visibility of groups trying to raise funds through baked goods that may be of use to other student groups at events, we are in the process of establishing a "Baked Goods Vendor List." Student groups in need of baked goods for their events may look to the list to find student groups selling baked goods, thereby keeping more funds within the Columbia community. !Securities)and)Facilities)Funds)analysis)Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Michael Li, VP Finance; Sameer Mishra, 2016 Representative In order that we may increase the visibility of groups trying to raise funds through baked goods that may be of use to other student groups at events, we are in the process of establishing a "Baked Goods Vendor List." Student groups in need of baked goods for their events may look to the list to find student groups selling baked goods, thereby keeping more funds within the Columbia community. )Residential)Hall)New)York)Times)Audit)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Ezra Gontownik, 2018 President CCSC currently covers one third of the costs of the NY Times newspapers in Lerner and select residence halls. We are working with Residential Life to evaluate this program and to see if we should move from a hardcopy to digital subscription. )Joint)Council)CoFSponsorship)Committee)(JCCC))Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Michael Li, VP Finance; Ryan Rivera, 2015 Representative; John Yang, 2017 Finance Committee Member; Sameer Mishra, 2016 Representative; Richin Kabra, 2016 Representative; Ravi Sinha, 2017 Appointed Council The goal of the JCCC is the enrichment of student life through financial support of student groups, and the streamlining of the bureaucratic processes for accessing such funds. Specifically, the JCCC aims to fund groups with new programming, emergency funding requests and unforeseen travel costs. The JCCC is funded and managed by the four undergraduate student councils. In Fall 2014-15, the JCCC funded 15 groups for $21,511.79; the CCSC portion of this was $11,000. Fruit Paunch - $133.68 Ballroom and Latin Dance - $3172.3 Chinese Student Club - $446.57 First Year Class Councils (BC/CC/SEAS) - $1043.38 Columbia University Environmental Biology Society - $98.24 Japan Society - $66.99 BSO - $524.05 CORE - Ignite @ CU - $669.85 Ivy Council - $200.96

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Club Zamana - $109.57 Columbia Political Union - $714.5 Chess Club - $1332.8 CQA - Creating Change Conference - $1399.54 Por Colombia - $306.79 Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers - $781.49 !JCCC)Initiatives)Funding)Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Sameer Mishra, 2016 Representative; Jackson Tse, 2015 Vice President Currently, the JCCC funds groups with new programming, emergency funding requests and unforeseen travel costs. This semester, we've worked to expand that to also cover groups that seek to improve the policies in the Barnard College Student Handbook and the Essential Policies for the Columbia Community. Hopefully, this will support a wider range of student-driven initiatives. !Capital)Investments)Fund)(CIF))Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Sameer Mishra, 2016 Representative The Capital Investment Fund exists to address the need of student groups who have difficulties securing funding for large-scale overhauls of equipment or supplies. The fund is capped at $10,000 per semester and all recognized student groups are able to apply. This semester, CCSC contributed over $4,400 to the fund. Raas - $585 Table Tennis - $750.17 Club Zamana - $178.63 Sewa - $817.22 Women's Rugby - $446.57 Columbia eSports - $156.48 Wushu - $579.94 Columbia University Society for Hip Hop - $462.1 Intervarsity Christian Fellowship - $479.57 !CCSC)Student)Project)Grants)(SPG))Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Richin Kabra, 2016 Representative; Derek Li, 2017 Finance Committee Member; Ezra Gontownik, 2018 President Student Project Grants are aimed at promoting university spirit through student projects created and executed by groups of individual students. Compared to the funding that CCSC provides student groups, these project grants give students who may not otherwise have access to the funds, to do something beneficial to Columbia's campus. U - Haul Art Project - $1998.51 Project Identity - $1113.48 Aware Mobile - $1101.7 Outdoor Art Project - $967.8

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Columbia Tidbits - $239 Ghostwriter - $159.49 !)President's)and)Provost's)Fund)(P&P))Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Michael Li, VP Finance The President's and Provost's Fund is a $12,500 semesterly fund which is administered through the University Event Management office. Along with the other student councils finance committees, SGB and ABC, the CCSC finance committee reviews P&P apps and selects the recipients. After the fall round of funding, the CCSC finance committee worked with UEM to increase the size of the fund by 20% to $15,000. !!Regularly)Meeting)with)Different)Student)Groups)and)Governing)Boards)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Marshall Bozeman, 2017 Representative In order that we may increase communication with the governing boards and student groups we allocate funds to, thereby helping them to solve funding problems they may have, we have been meeting regularly with the leadership of various governing boards and student groups. !Discount)Cards)to)Local)Businesses)Committee: Finance Council Member Responsible: Josh Burton, Sandwich Ambassador The finance committee is working with the Sandwich Ambassador and College Discount Cards to provide Columbia students with discounts to local restaurants. The discounts will be available via an app, to be released in the spring semester. !WTFColumbia.com)Redesign)Committee: Communications Council Member(s) Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications In an effort to reduce costs of maintaining the Ideascale website which WTFColumbia.com is hosted on, VP Communications Abby Porter reached out to three student designers, two of whom are CC/SEAS students, Gary Lin ’17 and Justin Chang ’17. The website will be more accessible for students, cheaper to operate, and will include a polling section to collect information in a more central location for the Communications committee. !!! !

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Upcoming" " " " " " " " " " " "!Food)Insecurity)Committee: Policy Council Members Responsible: Sejal Singh, VP Policy; Abby Porter, VP Communications After a discussion between the CCSC Executive Board and the student group, First-Generation, Low Income Partnership (FLIP), Singh and Porter began to brainstorm ideas of how to help the huge issue of food insecurity on campus. It is not uncommon for a student on Columbia’s campus to not know from where his/her/their next meal is coming. Singh and Porter will work with Dining and the Financial Aid office next semester to attempt to use money from unused meal swipes to go towards feeding Columbia students. !CCSC)Historical)Spending)Analysis)Committee: Finance Council Members Responsible: Lillian Chen, 2015 Representative; Ravi Sinha, 2017 Appointed Council Member The historical spending analysis will have two components. The first will be to review where CCSC has put its funds in the past couple years and determine if these allocations were spent effectively and responsibly. The second component is to review CCSC's class council and campus life events, and establish a baseline of spending for events which occur every year. )Wikithon!Committee: Communications Council Members Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Adanma Raymond, 2017 Vice President; Kaz Costello, 2018 Representative; Cam Molis, 2016 Appointed Council The CCSC and ESC Communications committees will be working together to plan a Wikithon. This will be an event to help update the WikiCU website to keep it consistent with current Columbia culture. !Student)Group)Meetings)Committee: Communications Council Members Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Adanma Raymond, 2017 Vice President; Kaz Costello, 2018 Representative; Cam Molis, 2016 Appointed Council The committee will reach out to different student groups to get feedback on a range of issues, as well as listening to any concerns they might have about funding, space, or other issues. !CCSC)Website)Redesign)Committee: Communications Council Members Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Adanma Raymond, 2017 Vice President; Kaz Costello, 2018 Representative; Cam Molis, 2016 Appointed Council Because of the success of the WTFColumbia redesign, the committee will work on redesigning the main CCSC website and making it more navigable for students. !)

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WTFColumbia.com)Publicizing)Committee: Communications Council Members Responsible: Abby Porter, VP Communications; Kareem Caryl, 2015 President; Adanma Raymond, 2017 Vice President; Kaz Costello, 2018 Representative; Cam Molis, 2016 Appointed Council In order to make the most effective use of the new WTFColumbia.com website, the committee will publicize the website itself, especially to first-years and new students who might not know about the website previously.

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Events !Campus"Life" " " " " " " " " " "!Passport)to)Columbia)Date: September 7, 2014 Expected Attendance: 300 Actual Attendance: 500 Purpose: The event’s purpose is to showcase various performance groups and culture groups that are recognized on campus. The event serves as a fall semester kick off for over 20 groups and is an annual tradition of song, music, dance, and food. The event is especially popular for first-years. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Caroline Park, ESC VP Student Life Successes: Seating arrangement (30 round tables with 10 seats each) were completely filled. The event took place on the first week of school, which was perfect for attendance purposes. Changing profile pictures/cover photos for advertising went really well Things to improve: Don’t put an intermission in the middle since people leave. Get more food! The event was super successful and food ran out fast!

Bagelpalooza)–)Fall)Semester)Date: Biweekly on Monday or Tuesday Expected Attendance: Average of 200 per event Actual Attendance: 200 per event Purpose: Bagelpalooza was started last year with a simple goal: to give Columbia students breakfast! Throughout the semester, CLC will be making bi-weekly rotations across campus residence halls to provide, fresh Nussbaum bagels, coffee, and tea. We hope to make every student’s day better! Event Organizers: Anne Scotti, 2016 Vice President; Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life Successes: Bagelpalooza was extremely well received in terms of attendance, with all bagels being eaten in the first 2.5 hours and over 1,200 ordered and consumed. It was also a budgetary success. The total cost for 200 bagels is $174.50, which comes out to less than $1.00 per bagel. It was very important to allowing CCSC to interact with students in a more casual environment. CCSC Representatives were able to meet, greet, and poll attendees. Things to improve: Bagels go extremely quickly and often run out before the scheduled time. To this end, we will begin to advertise that bagels are first come first serve more proactively. Sometimes attendees who had 8:40 a.m. classes missed bagels because we had just finished setting up when their classes started. We are aiming to have everything set up by 8:30 a.m. at each event. Ferris)Reel)–)Ghostbusters)Screening)Date: October 23, 2014 Expected Attendance: 100 Actual Attendance: 40 Purpose: This screening was the first in a series of co-sponsored film screenings held in Lerner Cinema in conjunction with Ferris Reel Film Society. The goal of the event is to provide a movie for students to enjoy in time for the Holidays. The Campus Life committee met with Ferris Reel in advance to decide on monetary co-sponsorship amount and time of event. For this semester, we co-sponsored financially for $100 per movie. Ferris Reel books the space and obtains the movie rights (if applicable). Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Ferris Reel Film Society

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Successes: Movie screenings are not frequently done as events and the event format shows a lot of potential. Those who showed up at the event had a good time. Things to improve: We chose films that did not need rights to be purchased, limiting the pool of movies we are able to show. Movie screening costs can be hundreds of dollars. Attendance at the events was less than anticipated, which may be a function of advertising and the choice of film. In the future, we will want to advertise much earlier and try to show films that will generate much higher attendance, even if costs may go up. Homecoming)Week)–)Snapchat)Submissions,)Photo)Contest,)Away)Game)Screening,)and)Pep)Rally)Date: October 17, 2014 – October 25, 2014 Actual Attendance: 600 (Pep Rally) Purpose: The purpose of Homecoming week activities is to energize the Columbia community for the week before the game, provide students with apparel, and increase attendance at the game. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Caroline Park, ESC VP Student Life; Melody Yeung, GSSC VP Campus Life; Margaux Charmey, SGA Representative for College Relations Successes: Attendance at the Pep Rally, Snapchat submissions, and photo submissions exceeded expectations. All prizes and giveaways were given to students. According to Athletics, attendance at the Homecoming game was the highest in recent memory. The shirts that were designed were very well received by students. Logistics for the Pep Rally were smoother than anticipated, as the dual lines were a efficient and orderly way to hand out giveaways. Things to improve: The Away Game Screening had lower attendance than anticipated. For future events, we would want to promote this activity more actively. The photo submission contest prizes were too costly by budget. In future years, the photo submission contest should have more prizes that are of lower value. At the Pep Rally, after the giveaways ran out and the cheerleaders and band performed, students gradually left the event. In future years, we would seek to fill the entire time of the event with performances, or stagger giveaways so that students were more incentivized to stay at the event. Ferris)Reel)–)Charade)and))Night)of)the)Living)Dead)Screening)Double)Feature)Date: November 2, 2014 Expected Attendance: 30 Actual Attendance 15 Purpose: The purpose of this co-sponsored event was to provide an entertainment option for those on campus over Fall Break. It is a continued partnership with our colleagues at Ferris Reel. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Ferris Reel Film Society Successes: The event was a success in realizing that Fall Break is a time where some students are on campus but there is not much programming. Things to improve: Attendance at this event was very low. Because the event took place during a break, was not heavily advertised, and had delays in starting, attendance was not high. For future partnerships, we will work to more proactively have a role in choosing films and coordinating publicity ahead of schedule. Basketball)Mania)Date: November 6, 2014 Expected Attendance: 1000 Actual Attendance: 900

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Purpose: Basketball Mania is a Columbia tradition that is co-sponsored with all four undergraduate councils and Athletics. The goal of the event is to build excitement for the upcoming Basketball season. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Sarah Yee, 2016 Campus Life Committee Member; ESC, GSSC, SGA, Athletics Representatives Successes: Basketball Mania was successful in that attendees generally had positive feedback to the event. A special highlight of the feedback was the performances throughout the rally, including Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Onyx, Venom Step, Voltage, and Raw Elementz. Giveaways were more numerous because we decided to order a smaller number of T-Shirts and headbands, which are cheaper than T-Shirts. Therefore, more attendees were able to walk away from the game with something. Things to improve: Attendance was not as high as we anticipated. This event took place directly after the Fall Break so the normal promotional week was cut short. In the future, if timing of the event is right after the break, more emphasis should be placed on advertising the event. Tree)Lighting)Date: December 4, 2014 Expected Attendance: 1500 Actual Attendance: 2000 Purpose: Tree Lighting is an annual Columbia tradition that is programmed by the student councils of all four undergraduate schools. The event is a ceremony culminating in the lighting of the trees on College Walk. The event aims to celebrate and entertain over 1500 students by providing food, hot chocolate, performances and giveaways. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Caroline Park, ESC VP Student Life; Melody Yeung, GSSC VP Campus Life; Shivani Vikuntam, SGA VP Campus Life Successes: Tree Lighting had record attendance this year, with the entire area on and behind College Walk being filled for the ceremony. Giveaways were very well received. Providing 600 long-sleeved shirts alongside 600 mugs was successful in diversifying our mix and separating crowds via two separate lines. Ordering more food and drink was successful and lasted the duration of the event. Having the screen on the steps prevented crowds when moving towards the Yule Log Ceremony. Performances, speeches, and the lighting of the tree itself went smoothly; we also stayed on schedule. Things to improve: While the ceremony was extremely successful, the costs for the event were very high. Costs for technology, catering, and giveaways all increased. In future years, cost-cutting strategies should be investigated. State)of)the)Sandwich)Date: December 8, 2014 Expected Attendance: 40 Actual Attendance: 15 Purpose: The State of the Sandwich, presented by the CCSC Sandwich Ambassador, is an event mandated by our constitution to take place every semester. The goal of the event is for the Sandwich Ambassador to provide a speech on the current state of the sandwich. Sandwiches were provided. Event Organizers: Joshua Burton, Sandwich Ambassador; Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life Successes: The event was successful in pioneering a new tradition. The State of the Sandwich allowed for a new, lighthearted event with pertinent applications to local costs.

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Things to improve: The attendance at the event was not as high as we would have liked. Because the event took place in the evening during class times, some possible attendees were likely to have time conflicts. Lerner)Hall)Study)Hall)Date: December 12-13 Expected Attendance: 50 throughout each day Actual Attendance: 50 throughout each day Purpose: Lerner Hall Study Hall aims to provide bagels and coffee in Lerner Hall to help students de-stress during reading and finals week. The event is co-sponsored with ESC. Event Organizers: Andrew Ren, VP Campus Life; Anne Scotti, 2016 Vice President; Caroline Park, ESC VP Student Life; Yih-Jen Ku, ESC Member Successes: Students who attended the event enjoyed the coffee and bagels, so the content was successful. Things to improve: The location of the event in the West Ramp Lounge is not central to campus, decreasing possible reach for the event. For future events, one should consider relocating within Lerner to the Ramp Tables or perhaps to an outdoors location. Upcoming)Events)Glass House Rocks College Days Bagelpalooza Class"of"2015" " " " " " " " " " " From)Transfer)to)Transfer)(co-sponsored with CCSC 2016 & 2017, ESC 2016) Date: Friday, September 5th, 2014 Expected Attendance: 70 Actual Attendance: 100 Purpose: This is an informal “meet and greet” between new and old transfer students. The goal of this event is to allow new students to have their questions answered by students and to have a shared experience. Successes: This is the second year CCSC 2015 has held this event, and it remained a success. Timing this event at the very beginning of the semester is one of the driving factors behind its success. Additionally, we worked with the Center of Student Advising to email the information to the members of the transfer community. Things to improve: Eventually, this event should be moved over to the Center of Student Advising to hold to avoid student life fees being used for the event. Lerner)Pub (co-sponsored with ESC, SGA, and GSSC 2015) Date: September 11, October 2, and November 6 Expected Attendance: 400 Actual Attendance: Varied, but often around 400 students Purpose: Lerner Pub is a traditional free event for seniors to come together and celebrate their final year at Columbia on the second Thursday of each month.

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Successes: While Lerner Pub has traditionally been a successful event for seniors, previous years have often experience a slight drop in attendance. This year, in collaboration with our other council counterparts, we’ve maintained high attendance through popular giveaways people line up early to receive. Additionally, people have commented that the food, alcohol, music, and general ambiance met their expectations. **Special Thanks to DJs Henry Murphy (September), Mitchell Veith (October), and Devansh Pasumarty (November). We would like to also a few folks for the mug designs – Grace Kim (October) and, Adam Sherman and Joshua Boggs (November). Things to improve: During the fall semester, we faced quite a few logistical issues, which included long lines blocking exits and staircases, reports of people skipping others. While the physical capacity of Lerner Party Space is only 250 people, we have worked to developed new strategies beginning this semester to make the waiting experience easier for everyone. Rob)the)Mob)Movie)Screening)and)Talk)Back (co-sponsored with Columbia College Alumni Association) Date: September 30, 2014 Expected Attendance: 100 Actual Attendance: 20 Purpose: The purpose of the event was to bring seniors and alumni together in a more casual environment. Successes: The event was not a success based on attendance, both on the student and alumni side. Things to improve: Consider other events that can meaningfully bring together students and alumni. This is help to foster the relationship between the two groups.

Oktoberfest (co-sponsored with ESC 2015) Date: Sunday, October 12, 2014 Expected Attendance: 350 Actual Attendance: 100 Purpose: The purpose of the event was to build community within the Class of 2015. Successes: The event was not successful from an attendance perspective, as we expected around 350 people and only 100 attended. One possible cause of the low attendance was that the event was rescheduled to a Sunday due to weather. Given other events that month, which included Homecoming and Family Weekend, moving it to Sunday was our only option. We were able to use leftover beer at a subsequent Lerner Pub. Things to improve: Additional giveaways would be fun. On the Columbia College side, it may be helpful to work with the Alumni Association more to get some senior specific giveaways.

Apply)for)the)Degree! (co-sponsored with ESC 2015 and the Center for Student Advising) Date: Friday, November 7th, 2014 Expected Attendance: 500 Actual Attendance: 818 Purpose: Graduating seniors must formally apply for the degree. This event is meant to help seniors do this in an easy, fun, and timely way. Successes: We were pleased with the event. In years past, we were told there were often many students who would go to the event for free gifts and not apply for their degrees. This year, we switched the location and implemented a ticket system that encouraged students to submit their paperwork. Additionally, There were representatives from CSA, the 2015 CC and SEAS Senior Funds, and CCE. Students were able to purchase class rings at a significant discount. We also had

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student brand representatives who brought free items from Red Bull, Victoria’s Secret, and more. Lastly, the tanks were extremely popular. Things to improve: Some last names categories had much longer lines than others, which slowed the process quite a bit. It may be worth bringing in more staff from CSA to help divide the line better.

Senior)Winter)Gala:)All)of)the)Lights)(co-sponsored with ESC, SGA, and GSSC 2015) Date: December 4th, 2014 Expected Attendance: 500 Actual Attendance: 500 Purpose: The Winter Gala is one of the larger events on campus targeted to bring together the senior class in a semi-formal setting for an evening of good food, drinks, and music. Successes: We were quite pleased with the event. In the past the event was held in the spring semester, however, the four councils thought it would be better to hold the event in the fall semester to give seniors graduating in December an opportunity to participate in a large formal event with their peers before they depart. In regards to the theme, it was ice to tie in the gala into the larger Columbia Tree-Lighting tradition. This year, we also brought in a photo booth, which was definitely the most popular aspect of the event among the seniors. Special Thanks to Devansh Pasumarty for DJ-ing! Things to improve: At the beginning of the event, there were long lines by the food, alcohol, and the photo booth, but the dance floor was empty. Future classes should think of ways to create a better flow during the event. Additionally, while the food and drinks from Columbia Catering was enjoyed by all, it may be worth looking to other vendors to save money.

Other"Programs/Initiatives:""• Columbia)Senior)Sweaters: Together with the other senior class councils, we sold 674

sweaters. We will be following this with a second spring semester order as many people have expressed interest.

• Columbia)College)Class)Day)Speaker)Selection: During the semester, we conducted an extensive selection process to find a 2015 Class Day Speaker that would be appreciated by our class. We conducted surveys to hear suggestions directly from students. The Class Day Speaker will be announced during the Spring Semester.

• Class)of)2015)Career)Essentials)Series)with)Center)for)Career)Education)(September))• Ongoing:)Senior)Yearbook)Portraits))and)Senior)Class)Rings)• Appointment of Nicolle Lee and Michael Li as Senior Dinner Co-Chairs and Andrew Yu as

the Columbia College Senior Week Representative Class"of"2016" " " " " " " " " " " From)Transfer)to)Transfer (see description in Class of 2015)) CCSC)2016)Town)Hall))Date: September 8, 2014 Expected Attendance: 20 Actual Attendance: 7 Purpose: The purpose of the event was to hold a forum with the rest of the junior class to discuss what events and initiatives the junior class should pursue. By holding an open forum the idea was

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that CCSC could take input from students with a variety of different interests and tailor our policies and events to what the class of 2016 wants to see, rather than solely what the elected members thought was best. This was to show greater transparency and be more responsive to the needs of the student body. Successes: The Town Hall did provide useful feedback in terms of apparel for the entire year. After receiving feedback from several students about the direction they would like apparel to take this year, we changed our approach, and used a similar design to one that was suggested at the Town Hall. Things to improve: The main problem at the Town Hall was that we did not get the attendance that we had expected. One of the reasons could have been because we were the first council to hold the Town Hall, and had to hold the event between 6 pm – 7 pm, when many students were still in class—including half of our own council. Another reason is that the event was not as well advertised and targeted as we thought. To prevent the vague idea of a “town hall” next time, we would suggest that future councils target particular initiatives and events, instead of advertising for the entire year’s events. For example, if the Town Hall were targeted specifically to apparel or the formal, then students who have a particular interest in those initiatives would be more likely to attend. 2016)CCSC)&)ESC)MeetFandFGreet Date: September 25, 2014 Expected Attendance: 100 Actual Attendance: 120 Purpose: This event was meant to allow the entire class of 2016 to get to know their CCSC and ESC junior councils. Co-hosted with ESC 2016, the Meet-and-Greet had free burger sliders from Mel’s, cookies from Insomnia, a variety of drinks, music, as well as free t-shirts from both ESC and CCSC. Doing the event with ESC, we planned on having an informal setting in Lerner where students could mingle with each other as well as council members. Successes: This event was a great success, as people lined up in front of the doors more than ten minutes before the event started. In addition, we had more people attend than expected, and ran out of all the food we had ordered. All the attendees enjoyed the food, and many came to us and told us that they had fun stopping by. This was also our first collaboration with ESC 2016, and the partnership turned out very well and benefited both councils. Things to improve: While the event was a great success, we ran out of food very quickly. Though the only solution would seem to be to order more food, this would raise the price of the event tremendously. Instead, we could make participants have to earn the free giveaways by going on a scavenger hunt of sorts, which is what we did with the apparel. This, as well as ordering some cheaper food could allow the event to sustain itself longer. Fall)Apparel:)Long)Sleeve)TFShirts))Date: October Expected Attendance: 200 Actual Attendance: 330 Purpose: Our fall 2014 apparel was long sleeve t-shirts in light blue and navy blue colors. The design was a Columbia 2016 block print on the front with the Columbia College crown on the back. These shirts were very popular with the junior class, and we sold more than we were expecting. We tabled on the Lerner Ramps to distribute the shirts. Successes: The shirts were a big hit, and we far exceeded expectations. A good sign was that many people ordered multiple shirts, wanting to own a shirt in each color. In addition, we ordered extras,

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as there was a high demand for the shirts even after we ended the pre-order time period. The extra shirts were sold at a higher price, with these proceeds going to be donated to the charity Camp Kesem. In addition, we advertised apparel well, going door to door and dropping advertising pamphlets under all junior room doors. Things to improve: There were very few ways we could improve the apparel from this year, but one could be to order more extra shirts in a “large” size, as we only ordered small and medium sized extras. In addition, there were many people who did not come to pick up the shirts they ordered, and we had to painstakingly attempt to contact them multiple times. Perhaps next time we will think of a more efficient method for distribution. Grilled)Cheese)Delivery)Date: October 19, 2014 Expected Attendance: 200 Actual Attendance: 300 Purpose: The purpose of this event was to go around to all the junior dorms during midterm week to hand-deliver hot grilled cheese sandwiches and give students encouragement for their examinations. We purchased grilled cheese sandwiches and potato chips from JJ’s Place. We then went out in pairs to knock on all the doors in Schapiro, Wein, Ruggles, and Watt dormitories. Successes: This event was one of our most popular and anticipated ones, as almost everyone responded positively to free grilled cheese sandwiches being delivered directly to their dorm. Students were very excited whenever CCSC members walked into their dorms, and many were waiting at the door and by the elevators in anticipation to receive a sandwich. There were hugs, tears of joys, and too many compliments to count. We also managed to get a great price quote from JJs place, saving money in the process. This is an event, which after popular demand, we will be sure to repeat again in the spring. Things to improve: This event was highly successful, but one thing we might be able to do for next semester is to expand our delivery to more dorms such as Broadway and Claremont. Additionally, it would be helpful to organize and coordinate the delivery better so we can hand out sandwiches more quickly before they start to get cold. Computer)Science)Internship)Panel)Date: November 14, 2014 Expected Attendance: 30 Actual Attendance: 45 Purpose: This event was co-hosted with the Columbia Computer Science Pre-Professional Society (CCSPS), and brought together former interns in businesses in the technology and computer science field to talk about their experiences and answer questions from the audience. Successes: The event had a higher than expected turnout, and members enjoyed the free pizza from CCSC. The panelists even stayed longer than required for the event to answer additional questions and speak on-on-one with some audience members. Overall, the event brought together many interested students in an area that does not have many panel events: Computer Science. Things to improve: The event took place on a Friday afternoon, and there were some people who wanted to attend but were not able to for various reasons. As a result, for next year, CCSC should think about holding the event on a weekday evening, if possible. Management)Consulting)Panel)Date: November 20, 2014 Expected Attendance: 40

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Actual Attendance: 40 Purpose: This event was co-hosted with the Columbia University Consulting Club (CUCC) and brought together former summer interns in a variety of different management consulting companies to talk about their experiences and answer questions from the audience. Insomnia Cookies were provided by CCSC. Successes: This event had a good turnout rate, considering the fact that it took place on a Thursday evening. The panelists were very knowledgeable about their fields, and there were many interested attendees who attended. Things to improve: One thing we could consider is to hold the event on a day other than Thursday evening. Thursday evening is a difficult time to hold an event because many people are off campus or not interested in an informational session after a long week of classes. CCE)Internship)Session)Date: December 3, 2014 Expected Attendance: 30 Actual Attendance: 45 Purpose: This event, held in conjunction with the Columbia Center for Career Education (CCE) was meant to introduce students to summer internship programs run by CCE. These include the Columbia College Alumni Sponsored Student Internship Program (CCASSIP) and Columbia Experiences Overseas (CEO). Successes: The event was very well attended, as students from multiple years showed up. The event garnered many interested students and eventually we ran out of chairs. The CCE presenters were also very helpful, and answered a myriad of questions that students had about the programs. Things to improve: One thing we could do to increase attendance would be to hold the event in Lerner instead of the CCE conference room—which is out of the way for many students. Additionally, we could flyer more and help publicize the event in a more prudent manner. Class"of"2017" " " " " " " " " " " From)Transfer)to)Transfer)(see description in Class of 2015)) “Undeclared)No)More”)Major)Discovery)Event)Date: November 21, 2014 Expected attendance: 50 Actual attendance: 80 Successes: Sophomores and first-years were given the opportunity to mingle with upperclassmen from over 30 different majors and concentrations to learn about coursework and opportunities in particular departments as well as have questions answered on a more informal basis. Nametags were provided for both upper and underclassmen, with stickers corresponding to the type of declared major (sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc.). Several Directors of Undergraduate Study were in attendance. The event was hosted in conjunction with CSA, who provided information to students on the major declaration process (including a looped PowerPoint presentation) and CCE, who provided students with information on internships and other career opportunities. Food and drinks were served, and the event was held in the Carman lounge. Advertising was done through flyering and social media.

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Things to improve: Earlier and increased marketing and advertising. The location was familiar to both sophomores and first-years, but maybe a more central location in Lerner would have been more visible. Columbia)Spectator)Food)Expo)Expected attendance: 400 Actual attendance: 500 Purpose: CCSC 2017 cosponsored a Food Expo with the Columbia Spectator, showcasing to both new and returning students many of the eateries that the Morningside Heights neighborhood offers. Successes: The event at no point ran out of food, and there was great collaboration between Spectator and CCSC 2017, especially since unforeseeable issues with Facilities occurred an hour before the event. The event was, in the end, very successful with a high attendance. Things to improve: Going forward, similar events could include even more of our neighborhood restaurants, perhaps expanding a further north and east to showcase some of Harlem's food options. 2017)Apparel)Release)Event)Date: November 24, 2014 Expected attendance: 200 Actual attendance: 150 Successes: After ordering their class sweatshirts, pick up was arranged in a release-party format in the McBain Lounge. The event followed a very successful sale of class apparel. Food was served, and the event was advertised through social media. Things to improve: At times there was a long line for distribution. For future events of this kind, it would make sense to break up the sweatshirt distribution into several lines to expedite the process. Reading)Week)Relief)Event)Date: December 9, 2014 Expected attendance: 200 Actual attendance: 200 Successes: A highly attended study break during reading week for sophomores held in the McBain Lounge. We served a large amount pizza, chicken wings, and soda, all of which were a big hit. Students were able to take a breather during their finals studying. Advertising was done through social media. Students were given the opportunity to take pictures in a makeshift photo booth as well as participate in a number of other activities. Things to improve: While we ordered a very large amount of food, it could have been valuable to have ordered even more food. Class"of"2018" " " " " " " " " " " Insomnia)Cookies)Study)Break)Date: November 5, 2014 Expected Attendance: 250 Actual Attendance: 300

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Purpose: This study break meant to serve as a time for classmates to take a few moments off from studying to come together and relax. It was planned just after Fall Break so friends could catch up with one another. Successes: Our expected attendance was surpassed, and everyone was happy about the event. Things to improve: Give out the cookies instead of leaving them out for the taking; this will enable the cookies to last for longer and enable more people to enjoy them. Amsterdam)Lounge)Party)Date: November 13, 2014 Expected Attendance: 300 Actual Attendance: 350 Purpose: A four-school party for everyone in the Class of 2018. If someone does not usually go to parties, he or she was able to feel comfortable in this safe environment. Successes: The event was a revolving door and people kept coming in and out the entire night, which was great. It was always full but did not get too packed. Things to improve: We had two rounds of food. We should have served both rounds downstairs to keep everyone together, but instead served the first round upstairs. Happy)Holidays)Study)Break)Date: December 3, 2014 Expected Attendance: 300 Actual Attendance: 300 Purpose: This study break was planned just before finals season and around holiday season. We thought it would be a nice way to celebrate the holidays and prepare for finals. Successes: In the holiday spirit, we served hot cider in addition to the Insomnia Cookies and that was very well received. We were better prepared from the first study break and thus had assigned about a half dozen CCSC members to give out the cookies. Things to improve: Make sure the cookies and CCSC members are there with ample time to set up. CCE)Info)Session)Date: December 5, 2014 Expected Attendance: 50 Actual Attendance: 63 Purpose: Informing first-years about internship and externship opportunities available to them through The Center for Career Education. Successes: Everyone in attendance seems to have benefited from the workshop. We will host it again second semester. Things to improve: Make more first-years aware of the opportunities CCE is able to provide them with. Apparel)Sale)Date: November 2015 Expected Attendance: 150 Actual Attendance: 167 Purpose: Promote class pride. Successes: Around 90% of the orders were picked up on one day. Things to improve: Promoting the apparel for a longer period.