Career Support

Date: 5/1/2008 12:22 PM to 5/15/2008 For graduating students, the real world is only weeks away. To help with networking, Columbia is offering another opportunity for graduating and graduate students to show off their work to professionals. The Portfolio Center will be hosting its first Industry Night through five campuswide receptions on May 15 as a means of networking students into their professions.  ... read the complete entry

Date: 4/29/2008 4:02 PM to 5/19/2008 We realize that you may not know exactly where to begin when it comes time to build your portfolio. Quick word of advice: Start with your content. Does any of your work need to be documented? If so, there are several services that the Portfolio Center offers to help seniors and grad students capture their work. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/16/2008 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Free workshop on the fundamentals of writing a business plan. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/21/2008 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM You wrote the book—now what? To help in your quest to get published, Chicago native Iris Waichler, a freelance writer and one of the authors of the highly acclaimed book A Book is Born: 24 Authors Tell All, will offer advice on how to assemble a publishing team and attract a publisher. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/22/2008 5:00 PM Financial planner, Suji Park Martens will guide us to the foundation of a secure and confident financial future. ... read the complete entry

Date: 10/22/2008 Columbia's annual Graduating Student Block Party will offer all students preparing to graduate a one-stop shop opportunity to begin the graduation application process, make commencement ceremony arrangements and begin planning their life after Columbia. ... read the complete entry