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Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

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{{Infobox school
|Name=School of Engineering and Applied Science
|Image=SEAS_new_logo.jpg
|Established=1863
|Dean=[[Mary Boyce|Mary Cunningham Boyce]]
|Degrees=[[BS]], [[MS]], [[Eng.Sc.D]], [[Prof. Degree]]
|Enrollment=1,531 Undergraduate; 1,652 Masters; 697 PhD (2012-2013)
|Website=[http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/ http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/]
}}

'''The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science''' (referred to for branding purposes as '''Columbia Engineering''' as of the late [[2000s]], but almost always informally referred to as '''SEAS'''), is the engineering school of Columbia. No one calls it Fu. Ever. It awards degrees in engineering, applied physics and applied mathematics.

The school maintains a close [[CC-SEAS Relationship|relationship]] with [[Columbia College]], and undergraduate students from both schools fall under the oversight of the [[Division of Student Affairs]] and live in the same dorms.

In [[2011]]-[[2012]], the School's research expenditure was $125 million.

== History ==

SEAS was founded in [[1863]] by [[Thomas Egleston Jr.]] as the '''School of Mines''' and then the '''School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry''' before becoming the '''School of Engineering and Applied Science'''. It was the country's first such institution. In [[1997]], the school was renamed in honor of Chinese businessman [[Z. Y. Fu]], who had donated $26 million.

Following Columbia's move to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], the school took residence in [[Lewisohn Hall]] and [[Mathematics Hall]], which were then known as Mines and Engineering Halls, respectively. The construction of the [[Seeley W. Mudd Building]] in the '60s allowed the school to move into more spacious (though more ugly) quarters on the northeast corner of the main campus. Due to the growth of the school in the past four decades, further expansion was determined necessary, leading to the planning of the [[Northwest Science Building]], which opened in the spring of 2011. SEAS will benefit greatly from the opening of the [[Manhattanville campus]], including 1,000,000 square feet of space being allocated for a new [[Institute for Data Science]].

== Departments and faculty members ==

SEAS is divided into nine departments with a total of 152 members of faculty as follows:
* [[Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Department]] (29)
* [[Biomedical Engineering Department]] (19)
* [[Chemical Engineering Department]] (10)
* [[Civil Engineering Department]] (13)
* [[Computer Science Department]] (35)
* [[Earth and Environmental Engineering Department]] (15) (formerly "Mining, Metallurgical, and Mineral Engineering (Henry Krumb School of Mines))
* [[Electrical Engineering Department]] (20)
* [[Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department]] (16)
* [[Mechanical Engineering Department]] (11)

Additional faculty unaccounted for in above departments:
* [[Computer Engineering]] (10)
* [[Material Science and Engineering]] (9)
* Other (1)

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Alex Yu

2018-03-26T05:06:20Z

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Also known as God, Alex (CC '18) has been confirmed to have completed the following feats:
1. Able to mentally play 6D chess
2. Quadruple Majoring in [[Computer Science]], [[Math]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Theatre]]
3. Defeated [[PrezBo]] in an arm wrestle to claim the title "Alpha" Of Columbia

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Ria Garg

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'''Ria Garg''' [[SEAS]] '[[2020|20]] is a Computer Science major! She was elected to the [[Engineering Student Council]] in her Sophomore year as the Vice President of Finance.
{{succession|preceded=[[Austen Paris]]|succeeded=?|office=ESC VP Finance|years=2017-18}}

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Richa Gode

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'''Richa Gode''' [[SEAS]] '[[2019|19]] is a Computer Science major! She was elected to the [[Engineering Student Council]] in her Junior year as the Vice President of Student Life.
{{succession|preceded=[[Ben Barton]]|succeeded=?|office=ESC VP Student Life|years=2018}}

[[Category:SEAS students]]
[[Category:Class of 2019]]
[[Category:Computer science majors]]

Julia Joern

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'''Julia Joern''' [[SEAS]] '[[2018|18]] is a Biomedical Engineering major! She was elected to the [[Engineering Student Council]] in her Junior year as the Vice President of Communications.
{{succession|preceded=[[Anthony Kim]]|succeeded=?|office=ESC VP Communications|years=2017-18}}

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[[Category:Class of 2018]]
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Zoha Qamar

2018-03-26T05:03:44Z

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'''Zoha Qamar''' [[SEAS]] '[[2019|19]] is a Computer Science major! She was elected to the [[Engineering Student Council]] in her Sophomore year as the Vice President of Policy.
{{succession|preceded=[[Sidney Perkins]]|succeeded=?|office=ESC VP Policy|years=2017-18}}

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[[Category:Class of 2019]]
[[Category:Computer science majors]]

Ben Barton

2018-03-26T05:03:20Z

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'''Ben Barton''' [[SEAS]] '[[2018|18]] is a Computer Science major. He is currently the [[president]] of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He was first elected in his Sophomore year as the Campus Affairs rep, before being elected the following year as VP Student Life.
{{succession|preceded=[[Aida Lu]]|succeeded=?|office=ESC President|years=2018}}

[[Category:SEAS students]]
[[Category:Class of 2018]]
[[Category:Computer science majors]]
[[Category:ESC presidents]]

Whitney Green

2018-03-26T05:02:41Z

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'''Whitney Green''' '[[2010|10]][[SEAS]], '[[2013|13]][[Teachers College|TC]] was the President of the [[Engineering Student Council]] for 2009-10. She was elected in spring [[2009]] by the ESC. She was an [[IEOR]] major originally from New Jersey. Prior to serving as president, Whitney served as secretary of the council, as well as official liaison to [[GSSC]].

During her time as president, Green worked on the academic calendar issue, presenting a joint resolution with [[CCSC]] President [[Sue Yang]] to the [[University Senate]] that proposed starting the fall semester a week earlier in years where Labor Day falls later in the calendar. She also worked to create more efficiency between CCSC and ESC, drawing the two often separate councils closer in terms of policy and programming than they had ever been.

Outside of ESC, Green was known for her beatboxing with campus [[a capella]] group [[Nonsequitur]].

After graduation, she worked as an admissions officer for [[CC]] and [[SEAS]], then took a stint running [[w:HackNY|HackNY]]. She is a former president of the [[Columbia Engineering Young Alumni]]. In [[2018]], she was awarded the [[Le Marteleur Award]] for distinguished service to Columbia Engineering young alumni.

{{succession|preceded=[[Peter Valeiras]]|succeeded=[[Chris Elizondo]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2009-2010}}

{{succession|preceded=[[Jonathan Lung]]|succeeded=[[Jessica Aspis]]|office=President of [[CEYA]]|years=2013-2015}}

==External Links==
[http://bwog.net/2010/05/09/senior-wisdom-whitney-green| Bwog Senior Wisdom]

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Green]]
[[Category:Class of 2010|Green]]
[[Category:ESC presidents|Green]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Green]]
[[Category:Teachers College alumni|Green]]
[[Category:CEYA presidents|Green]]

Whitney Green

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'''Whitney Green''' '[[2010|10]][[SEAS]], '[[2013|13]][[Teachers College|TC]] was the President of the [[Engineering Student Council]] for 2009-10. She was elected in spring [[2009]] by the ESC. She was an [[IEOR]] major originally from New Jersey. Prior to serving as president, Whitney served as secretary of the council, as well as official liaison to [[GSSC]].

During her time as president, Green worked on the academic calendar issue, presenting a joint resolution with [[CCSC]] President [[Sue Yang]] to the [[University Senate]] that proposed starting the fall semester a week earlier in years where Labor Day falls later in the calendar. She also worked to create more efficiency between CCSC and ESC, drawing the two often separate councils closer in terms of policy and programming than they had ever been.

Outside of ESC, Green was known for her beatboxing with campus [[a capella]] group [[Nonsequitur]].

After graduation, she worked as an admissions officer for [[CC]] and [[SEAS]], then took a stint running [[w:HackNY|HackNY]]. She is a former president of the [[Columbia Engineering Young Alumni]]. In [[2018]], she was awarded the [[Le Marteleur Award]] for distinguished service to Columbia Engineering young alumni.

{{succession|preceded=[[Peter Valeiras]]|succeeded=[[Chris Elizondo]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2009-2010}}

{{succession|preceded=[[Jonathan Lung]]|succeeded=Incumbent|office=President of [[CEYA]]|years=2013-2015}}

==External Links==
[http://bwog.net/2010/05/09/senior-wisdom-whitney-green| Bwog Senior Wisdom]

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Green]]
[[Category:Class of 2010|Green]]
[[Category:ESC presidents|Green]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Green]]
[[Category:Teachers College alumni|Green]]
[[Category:CEYA presidents|Green]]

Whitney Green

2018-03-26T05:01:24Z

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[[Image:Whitgreen.jpeg|thumb|Whitney Green]]
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'''Whitney Green''' '[[2010|10]][[SEAS]], '[[2013|13]][[Teachers College|TC]] was the President of the [[Engineering Student Council]] for 2009-10. She was elected in spring [[2009]] by the ESC. She was an [[IEOR]] major originally from New Jersey. Prior to serving as president, Whitney served as secretary of the council, as well as official liaison to [[GSSC]].

During her time as president, Green worked on the academic calendar issue, presenting a joint resolution with [[CCSC]] President [[Sue Yang]] to the [[University Senate]] that proposed starting the fall semester a week earlier in years where Labor Day falls later in the calendar. She also worked to create more efficiency between CCSC and ESC, drawing the two often separate councils closer in terms of policy and programming than they had ever been.

Outside of ESC, Green was known for her beatboxing with campus [[a capella]] group [[Nonsequitur]].

After graduation, she worked as an admissions officer for [[CC]] and [[SEAS]], then took a stint running [[w:HackNY|HackNY]]. She is a former president of the [[Columbia Engineering Young Alumni]]. In [[2018]], she was awarded the [[Le Marteleur Award]] for distinguished service to Columbia Engineering young alumni.

{{succession|preceded=[[Peter Valeiras]]|succeeded=[[Chris Elizondo]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2009-2010}}

{{succession|preceded=[[Jonathan Lung]]|succeeded=Incumbent|office=President of [[CEYA]]|years=2013-Present}}

==External Links==
[http://bwog.net/2010/05/09/senior-wisdom-whitney-green| Bwog Senior Wisdom]

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Green]]
[[Category:Class of 2010|Green]]
[[Category:ESC presidents|Green]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Green]]
[[Category:Teachers College alumni|Green]]
[[Category:CEYA presidents|Green]]

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== CAA Cards ==

The most recent edit about the CAA-associated credit cards is not true. The University doesn't lease out anyone's information. Alumni can apply for a Bank of America credit card through a deal CAA has with the bank (as do many, many other universities). [http://alumni.columbia.edu/alumni-discounts]
:You'd know better than me, Cliff. But are you sure? My alumnus friend got this mailing: [http://i.imgur.com/ZBdDSvx.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/W4v2F3d.jpg] [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 11:07, 13 February 2014 (EST)
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Columbia Alumni Association

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[[Image:CAAweblogo.jpg|240px|thumb|One of the rotating logos on the CAA website]]
The '''Columbia Alumni Association''' (CAA) is an umbrella association for all university alumni that was formed in [[2005]]-[[2006]]. You automatically become a member of the CAA upon graduation. It is not to be confused with the [[Columbia College Alumni Association]] or other individual school alumni associations.

The CAA was launched as a successor to the [[Columbia University Alumni Federation|Alumni Federation]]. Its goal is to create a unified alumni association to forge a "sustainable, ongoing program of alumni relations," according to [[Eric Furda]], VP of [[Alumni Relations]]. Whereas individual schools have had [[alumni associations]] of their own, no univeristy-wide organization dedicated planning events to bring together students from all schools had existed.

Since its launch, CAA has launched a [[University Alumni Newsletter]], a University-wide Alumni Directory, and embarked on a blitz of events. In its first year the CAA hosted 150 events around the world that were attended by 11,000 alumni and guests. In summer [[2007]], it hosted a particularly glittering and star-studded alumni event in Paris.

Also in the summer of 2007, the CAA took over the [[Columbia Connections]] website.

== Email ==
CAA offers @caa.columbia.edu email addresses to Columbia alumni, provided through Google Accounts. Once you sign up, you get two accounts, one is your [[UNI]], and the other is customizable. So if you were Joe Bloggs, you might for example get jb2112@caa.columbia.edu and joe@caa.columbia.edu. According to a Bwog tipster lee.bollinger@caa.columbia.edu is already taken.<ref>http://www.bwog.net/articles/the_latest_in_vanity_email_addresses</ref> Sign up soon if you want your customizable alias to be your first name!

CAA also offers email forwarding from your regular UNI account (@columbia.edu) once you graduate.

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://alumni.columbia.edu/ Columbia Alumni Association Website]
*[http://channels.dragonfly.com/columbia2/ Slide show of CAA's First Year]

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[[Category:Associations]]

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Electrical Engineering

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Sheila Misheni

2014-01-30T22:30:04Z

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'''Sheila Misheni''' [[SEAS]] '[[2014|14]] is from Mombasa, Kenya and majored in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Sustainable Engineering. She was an elected member of the [[Engineering Student Council]] for the first three years of her college career, starting as the Class of 2014 Vice President, and then serving as the Vice President of Student Life for two years. She has also been an active member of [[NSBE]], serving as their chapter senator. In addition, she was the president of the African Diaspora Literary Society.

== Student Council ==

Sheila was a treasured member of the Engineering Student Council during her tenure there. Aside from the enthusiasm and passion she brought to the team, she implemented several long-lasting student life changes that will benefit future generations of SEAS students.

The following is a list of accomplishments Sheila has achieved through her involvement in council:

* The Engineering Research Symposium
** In her words: "Basically it showcases all the research that goes on at Columbia"
* Homecoming Week
** With the help of the incomparable [[CCSC]] Vice President Campus Life Jasmine Senior, Sheila instituted a week of events to help raise school spirit and strengthen the Columbia community during the week before homecoming
** Some of the events include: Carnival on Low Steps (complete with bouncy houses), Spirit Day, and Homecoming Give Away Day
* Tis the SEASon
** Sheila created Tis the SEASon to spread holiday joy and offer a mirror event to SEAS the Day, which occurs in the Spring
** Tis the SEASon is now known for causing episodes of immense jealousy among college students who wish they could get the free scarves, ear muffs, etc. that have been known to be given out at this event
* Engineering Week
** Sheila conducted a complete revamp of engineering week in Spring 2013 by bringing together all the engineering groups in a huge school wide collaboration effort
** Some changes include: Laser Tag in Roone, Passport to SEAS, and four different EWeek shirts.
* Career Fair
** Working with other engineering student groups like NSBE, [[SWE]], and [[SHPE]], Sheila helped work to bring the first ever student led engineering career fair in the Spring of 2014.

Basically, Sheila is an awesome person who helped make campus a better place. Cheers!

{{succession|preceded=[[Santosh Balachandar]]|succeeded=[[Rushal Rege]]|office= ESC Vice President of Student Life|years=2011-2013}}

[[Category:SEAS students|Misheni]]
[[Category:Mechanical engineering majors|Misheni]]
[[Category:Class of 2014|Misheni]]
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Rushal Rege

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'''Rushal Rege''' [[SEAS]] '[[2014|14]] is from Closter, New Jersey and is a Mechanical Engineering Major. He is an active member of the South East Asian Community, and he was the President of Club Zamana in his junior year. In his senior year, Rushal ran with the Executive Board Party [[PSet 150]] and was elected as the [[Engineering Student Council]] Vice President of Student Life. He is also a member of the [[EWB]] Morocco team.

== Student Council ==
Despite it being his first year on council and having to manage the 150th anniversary of SEAS, Rushal rose to the challenge and planned an excellent year of events for the student body. This included:

* Passport to Columbia, in collaboration with CCSC
* Homecoming Weekend, in collaboration with CCSC, SGA, and GSSC
* Got Fu’d 2013
* Basketball Mania, hosted by the Columbia Athletics Department
* Engineering Icons Series: Ratan Tata, co-hosted by the Columbia Engineering Alumni Association
* Columbia’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, in collaboration with CCSC, SGA, and GSSC
* ‘Tis the SEASon
* CEAA-NY Outings
* Engineering Week
* SEAS the Day

{{succession|preceded=[[Sheila Misheni]]|succeeded=Incumbent|office=ESC Vice President of Student Life|years=2013-2014}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:SEAS students|Rege]]
[[Category:Mechanical engineering majors|Rege]]
[[Category:Class of 2014|Rege]]
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Robert A. McCaughey

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[[Image:RobertMcCaughey.jpg|thumb|200px|Robert McCaughey]]

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'''Robert McCaughey''' is a [[Barnard College|Barnard]] professor who studies the history of Columbia. Oh, and of the sea.

He wrote ''[[Books about Columbia|Stand, Columbia]]'', an interpretive one-volume history of the university written for its [[C250|250th anniversary]]. The book and his projects are an inspiration for much of the material on [[WikiCU]].

He's created a number of historic databases in collaboration with [[BEATL]], including a phenomenal resource on the [[1968 Protests]]. In [[2013]], he completed his book on the history of [[SEAS]] for the school's 150th anniversary.

== External links ==
* [http://www.barnard.edu/history/faculty/mccaughey.html Robert McCaughey] at Barnard History dept faculty website
* [http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/cudatabase/index.html Interactive History of Columbia University]
* [http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/beatldb/maritimedb/admin/index.asp Neptune's Needle: An Interactive Database of Maritime History]
* [http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/columbia68/ Columbia '68]
* [http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/stand_columbia/ Stand, Columbia: The Appendixes]

[[Category:History professors|McCaughey, Robert]]
[[Category:Barnard professors|McCaughey]]

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2014-01-30T22:27:28Z

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'''The Columbia Campaign''', launched in September [[2006]], was Columbia's most recent fundraising campaign.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/09/campaign.html Columbia Launches Major Fundraising Campaign]</ref> It was the fourth capital campaign in Columbia's history, and the first not to bear the "Campaign for Columbia" title. When it was announced, its initial target of $4 billion was the largest capital campaign ever mounted by an American university, and has since only been eclipsed by one, a $4.3bn campaign announced by [[Stanford]]. In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced a new goal of $5bn, to be completed in [[2013]].

By December 31, 2013, the Campaign had surpassed its extended goal of $5bn by raising a final total of $6,116,289,534. According to [[PrezBo]], this is the highest amount ever raised by an [[Ivy League]] university, and the second-highest ever raised by ''any'' university (damn you, [[Stanford]]).

==Launch==

The campaign launched with $1.6 billion already pledged during the "silent phase" of the campaign. The campaign's launch had been anticipated since the University's [[Columbia 250|250th anniversary celebrations]] in 2003-2004.

Kick-off gifts included $48 million from trustee [[Gerry Lenfest]] '58[[Law|LAW]] for a "challenge" matching fund for the endowment of faculty chairs in the arts and sciences and law, and $29 million from [[Robert Yik-Fong Tam]] '50[[Business|BUS]] and his sister Wun Tsun Tam for faculty positions and the [[Committee on Global Thought]].

==Strategy==

The University employed a variety of outreach tools to woo alumni donations, using a variety of media. The [[2005]] creation of the [[Columbia Alumni Association]] as an umbrella organization to reach out to alumni across the spectrum of CU's various schools was one of the centerpiece strategies of the campaign.

==Subsequent donations==

In April [[2007]] the University announced a $400 million pledge from [[John Kluge]] '37[[Columbia College|CC]], all of it slated for financial aid.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html John Kluge, CC'37, Pledges $400 Million for Financial Aid]</ref> It is the largest gift in University history, the fourth largest received by any university, and the largest financial aid gift in the country. In [[2012]], [[Gerry Lenfest]] announced a $30 million gift to help fund the new [[School of the Arts]] building in [[Manhattanville (neighborhood)|Manhattanville]].

==Sub-campaigns==

The Campaign features many sub-campaigns, including the $865 million [[Campaign for Undergraduate Education]], the $100 million [[Columbia Campaign for Athletics]], both formally launched in the fall of 2007, and the [[Second Century Campaign]] at the [[School of Journalism]], launched in 2006 with the goal of raising $100 million in time for the school's 100th anniversary in 2012. There is also a [[Campaign for Engineering]], which has an overall goal of $125 million.

In October [[2012]], [[Giving Day]] took place as a fundraising drive for the annual funds of the sixteen schools within the University. Since all dollars raised as part of that effort (over $6.8 million in one day) counted toward each school's annual fund, they were also included in the Campaign total. Giving Day was repeated again in [[2013]], raising over $7.5 million from nearly 10,000 donors.

==Progress to goal==

In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced that the Campaign had surpassed its $4 billion goal ahead of schedule, and that the Campaign would continue on with the new goal of $5 billion by December [[2013]]. In [[2012]], the Campaign again surpassed its goal early, with more than $5 billion raised almost 18 months ahead of schedule. It was announced the goal would not be extended further, but that the campaign would continue until December 2013. The final total raised was $6,116,289,534.

This progress moved Columbia up to consistently ranking in the top five universities for annual fundraising in the nation.

== External links ==
*[http://giving.columbia.edu/cucampaign/index.html The Columbia Campaign Homepage]

== References ==
<references/>

{{succession|office=University Capital Campaign|years=[[2006]]-[[2013]]|preceded=[[Campaign for Columbia (1990)]]|succeeded=Incumbent}}

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Columbia Campaign

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'''The Columbia Campaign''', launched in September [[2006]], was Columbia's most recent fundraising campaign.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/09/campaign.html Columbia Launches Major Fundraising Campaign]</ref> It was the fourth capital campaign in Columbia's history, and the first not to bear the "Campaign for Columbia" title. When it was announced, its initial target of $4 billion was the largest capital campaign ever mounted by an American university, and has since only been eclipsed by one, a $4.3bn campaign announced by [[Stanford]]. In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced a new goal of $5bn, to be completed in [[2013]].

By December 31, 2013, the Campaign had surpassed its extended goal of $5bn by raising a final total of $6,116,289,534.

==Launch==

The campaign launched with $1.6 billion already pledged during the "silent phase" of the campaign. The campaign's launch had been anticipated since the University's [[Columbia 250|250th anniversary celebrations]] in 2003-2004.

Kick-off gifts included $48 million from trustee [[Gerry Lenfest]] '58[[Law|LAW]] for a "challenge" matching fund for the endowment of faculty chairs in the arts and sciences and law, and $29 million from [[Robert Yik-Fong Tam]] '50[[Business|BUS]] and his sister Wun Tsun Tam for faculty positions and the [[Committee on Global Thought]].

==Strategy==

The University employed a variety of outreach tools to woo alumni donations, using a variety of media. The [[2005]] creation of the [[Columbia Alumni Association]] as an umbrella organization to reach out to alumni across the spectrum of CU's various schools was one of the centerpiece strategies of the campaign.

==Subsequent donations==

In April [[2007]] the University announced a $400 million pledge from [[John Kluge]] '37[[Columbia College|CC]], all of it slated for financial aid.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html John Kluge, CC'37, Pledges $400 Million for Financial Aid]</ref> It is the largest gift in University history, the fourth largest received by any university, and the largest financial aid gift in the country. In [[2012]], [[Gerry Lenfest]] announced a $30 million gift to help fund the new [[School of the Arts]] building in [[Manhattanville (neighborhood)|Manhattanville]].

==Sub-campaigns==

The Campaign features many sub-campaigns, including the $865 million [[Campaign for Undergraduate Education]], the $100 million [[Columbia Campaign for Athletics]], both formally launched in the fall of 2007, and the [[Second Century Campaign]] at the [[School of Journalism]], launched in 2006 with the goal of raising $100 million in time for the school's 100th anniversary in 2012. There is also a [[Campaign for Engineering]], which has an overall goal of $125 million.

In October [[2012]], [[Giving Day]] took place as a fundraising drive for the annual funds of the sixteen schools within the University. Since all dollars raised as part of that effort (over $6.8 million in one day) counted toward each school's annual fund, they were also included in the Campaign total. Giving Day was repeated again in [[2013]], raising over $7.5 million from nearly 10,000 donors.

==Progress to goal==

In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced that the Campaign had surpassed its $4 billion goal ahead of schedule, and that the Campaign would continue on with the new goal of $5 billion by December [[2013]]. In [[2012]], the Campaign again surpassed its goal early, with more than $5 billion raised almost 18 months ahead of schedule. It was announced the goal would not be extended further, but that the campaign would continue until December 2013. The final total raised was $6,116,289,534.

This progress moved Columbia up to consistently ranking in the top five universities for annual fundraising in the nation.

== External links ==
*[http://giving.columbia.edu/cucampaign/index.html The Columbia Campaign Homepage]

== References ==
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{{succession|office=University Capital Campaign|years=[[2006]]-[[2013]]|preceded=[[Campaign for Columbia (1990)]]|succeeded=Incumbent}}

[[Category:Fundraising campaigns]]

Columbia Campaign

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'''The Columbia Campaign''', launched in September [[2006]], was Columbia's most recent fundraising campaign.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/09/campaign.html Columbia Launches Major Fundraising Campaign]</ref> It was the fourth capital campaign in Columbia's history, and the first not to bear the "Campaign for Columbia" title. When it was announced, its initial target of $4 billion was the largest capital campaign ever mounted by an American university, and has since only been eclipsed by one, a $4.3bn campaign announced by [[Stanford]]. In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced a new goal of $5bn, to be completed in [[2013]].

By December 21, 2013, the Campaign had surpassed its extended goal of $5bn by raising a final total of $6,116,289,534.

==Launch==

The campaign launched with $1.6 billion already pledged during the "silent phase" of the campaign. The campaign's launch had been anticipated since the University's [[Columbia 250|250th anniversary celebrations]] in 2003-2004.

Kick-off gifts included $48 million from trustee [[Gerry Lenfest]] '58[[Law|LAW]] for a "challenge" matching fund for the endowment of faculty chairs in the arts and sciences and law, and $29 million from [[Robert Yik-Fong Tam]] '50[[Business|BUS]] and his sister Wun Tsun Tam for faculty positions and the [[Committee on Global Thought]].

==Strategy==

The University employed a variety of outreach tools to woo alumni donations, using a variety of media. The [[2005]] creation of the [[Columbia Alumni Association]] as an umbrella organization to reach out to alumni across the spectrum of CU's various schools was one of the centerpiece strategies of the campaign.

==Subsequent donations==

In April [[2007]] the University announced a $400 million pledge from [[John Kluge]] '37[[Columbia College|CC]], all of it slated for financial aid.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html John Kluge, CC'37, Pledges $400 Million for Financial Aid]</ref> It is the largest gift in University history, the fourth largest received by any university, and the largest financial aid gift in the country. In [[2012]], [[Gerry Lenfest]] announced a $30 million gift to help fund the new [[School of the Arts]] building in [[Manhattanville (neighborhood)|Manhattanville]].

==Sub-campaigns==

The Campaign features many sub-campaigns, including the $865 million [[Campaign for Undergraduate Education]], the $100 million [[Columbia Campaign for Athletics]], both formally launched in the fall of 2007, and the [[Second Century Campaign]] at the [[School of Journalism]], launched in 2006 with the goal of raising $100 million in time for the school's 100th anniversary in 2012. There is also a [[Campaign for Engineering]], which has an overall goal of $125 million.

In October [[2012]], [[Giving Day]] took place as a fundraising drive for the annual funds of the sixteen schools within the University. Since all dollars raised as part of that effort (over $6.8 million in one day) counted toward each school's annual fund, they were also included in the Campaign total. Giving Day was repeated again in [[2013]], raising over $7.5 million from nearly 10,000 donors.

==Progress to goal==

In [[2011]], the [[Office of Alumni and Development]] announced that the Campaign had surpassed its $4 billion goal ahead of schedule, and that the Campaign would continue on with the new goal of $5 billion by December [[2013]]. In [[2012]], the Campaign again surpassed its goal early, with more than $5 billion raised almost 18 months ahead of schedule. It was announced the goal would not be extended further, but that the campaign would continue until December 2013. The final total raised was $6,116,289,534.

This progress moved Columbia up to consistently ranking in the top five universities for annual fundraising in the nation.

== External links ==
*[http://giving.columbia.edu/cucampaign/index.html The Columbia Campaign Homepage]

== References ==
<references/>

{{succession|office=University Capital Campaign|years=[[2006]]-[[2013]]|preceded=[[Campaign for Columbia (1990)]]|succeeded=Incumbent}}

[[Category:Fundraising campaigns]]

Senior Night

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'''Senior Night''' is a well-established senior tradition, and perhaps one of the most successful. It's basically an excuse for seniors to start their drinking on Wednesday nights, instead of waiting until the customary Thursday like everyone else. Seniors gather at [[Havana Central]] for drinks, and there are usually drink specials or door prizes of some sort.

Officially, it is not a Columbia-organized event; it claims to be organized by the [[Senior Underground]]. Theories abound as to the identity of the Senior Underground, but remain as-of-yet unresolved. It's probably [[CCSC]].

[[Category:Traditions]]
[[Category:Weekly events]]