Past Events

Nature in the Numbers: Why Biodiversity Analytics Matters Now
Recent Events

Nature in Numbers: Why Biodiversity Analytics Matters Now

The program’s launch event featured a panel of distinguished experts in biodiversity conservation, data analytics and AI, business, and finance.
Watch the event recording here.

September 2026

September to

SPS Application Week 2026

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online

Game Changing Gear

What
Public Event
Where
New York City

QS Connect Master’s Event - NYC

What
Admissions Event
Who
  • Amanda Carlson Associate Dean, Admissions
  • David Taylor-Tumilty Associate Director, Recruitment and Admissions

QS Discover Master’s Event - Washington DC

What
Admissions Event
Who
  • Emma Vittori Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions
  • Amber McQueen Admissions Counselor

May 2026

M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics Information Session

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Viorel Popescu Lecturer in the Discipline of Biodiversity Data Analytics
  • Mark Manansala Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

April 2026

Virtual Office Hour - Online Master's Degrees

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • H.S. Bob Kostakopoulos Part-Time Lecturer, Enterprise Risk Management
  • Charlene Perilla-Iqbal Deputy Program Director, Strategic Communication
  • Cindy Smalletz Program Director, Narrative Medicine CPA and Associate Faculty, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics and Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • David Kreutter, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Applied Analytics; Associate Director, M.S. Applied Analytics
  • Jason Papier Lecturer, Managing Partner, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management LLC
  • Christoph Meinrenken Professor of Professional Practice; IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute
  • Katherine Mendis Deputy Program Director, Bioethics
  • Kjerstin Pugh Deputy Program Director, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Lonni Ryan Deputy Program Director, Lecturer & Alumna, Nonprofit Management
  • Shahryar  Shaghaghi Program Director, M.S. Technology Management; Professor of Professional Practice, Enterprise Risk Management; Technology, Risk Management and Cybersecurity Executive
  • Steve Safier Program Director and Lecturer, Human Capital Management
  • Teresa Chan Director, Master of Professional Studies in Insurance Management
  • Viorel Popescu Lecturer in the Discipline of Biodiversity Data Analytics

M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics Information Session

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Viorel Popescu Lecturer in the Discipline of Biodiversity Data Analytics
  • Mark Manansala Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

March 2026

Inside Columbia's Online Classroom: What It’s Really Like to Learn Virtually

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • H.S. Bob Kostakopoulos Part-Time Lecturer, Enterprise Risk Management
  • David Kreutter, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Applied Analytics; Associate Director, M.S. Applied Analytics
  • Christoph Meinrenken Professor of Professional Practice; IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute
  • Katherine Mendis Deputy Program Director, Bioethics
  • Charlene Perilla-Iqbal Deputy Program Director, Strategic Communication
  • Viorel Popescu Lecturer in the Discipline of Biodiversity Data Analytics
  • Kjerstin Pugh Deputy Program Director, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Lonni Ryan Deputy Program Director, Lecturer & Alumna, Nonprofit Management
  • Steve Safier Program Director and Lecturer, Human Capital Management
  • Tracy Schwartz Senior Program Director, Wealth Management
  • Shahryar  Shaghaghi Program Director, M.S. Technology Management; Professor of Professional Practice, Enterprise Risk Management; Technology, Risk Management and Cybersecurity Executive
  • Cindy Smalletz Program Director, Narrative Medicine CPA and Associate Faculty, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics and Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Mary Ann Susavidge Part-Time Lecturer, Insurance Management; Head of Environmental, Bowhead Specialty