Graduate Student Committee 2021-2022

Campus Organizations We're Involved In

Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC-UAW)

• GWC-UAW is the union for student workers at Columbia who teach and conduct research for the university. The union meets with Columbia University to reach collective bargaining agreements on wages, hours, and other working conditions.

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Students of Color Alliance (SoCA)

• Dedicated to fostering students of color (SoC) community, supporting professional development, engaging in community outreach, and advocating for students of color.

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Women in Science at Columbia (WISC)

• Hosts various events for outreach, networking, mentoring, and professional development to encourage more women to enter the STEM fields (including Girls' Science Day) and also provide support for individuals already in the STEM fields. 

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NENSIC: New-Era Network for Societally Integrated Climatology

• A cross-university, interdisciplinary network, events series, and platform for collaboration and open dialogue for young researchers and young professionals interested in climate and environmental issues. Started by Laurel DiSera and Kevin Schwarzwald (DEES graduate students). Sign up for their mailing list, join the Slack workspace, and see their calendar of events.

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Lamont Activities We're Involved In

Soccer (Mon/Wed/Fri)

• Listserv - soccer-l@ldeo.columbia.edu

• Signup doc - link

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Teaching Resources

DEES-specific resources from our CTL Fellows

• Workshop materials and results from DEES students who are Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Fellows

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Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

• Workshops for graduate students

• Inclusive Teaching Resources and Guides

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Lamont and Academic Resources

• LDEO Campus Services

• Academic Affairs & Diversity at Lamont

• Columbia GSAS Graduate Council - funding opportunities, student groups, social and cultural events, liaison between students and administration, newsletter

• Columbia GSAS Writing Studio - has workshops for writing an NSF proposal (every fall semester), and provides workshops and dissertation writing resources and help.

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International Students

• International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO)

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Campus Support Resources​

• Counseling and Psychological Services (Morningside) – Resources for creativity and resilience, coping with trauma, academic success, body positivity, relationship building skills, parenting, support spaces for different identity groups, and much more.

• Student Health on Haven (CUIMC) – Medical and Counseling Services.

• Religious Life – Spiritual counseling and religious resources.

• Coping Tools – crisis help, free mindfulness resources, and more.

• Collected student resources from the Office of University Life.

• Student Conduct and Community Standards (SCCS) - File a report, dealing with academic and gender-based misconduct, discrimination/harrassment, and other misconduct.