2026 Winter Symposium

Join us at Faculty House on Friday, January 30!

Strategic Communication for Collective Action

Friday, January 30, 2026

Faculty House - Check-in on First Floor
Entry via Wien Gate at 411 West 116th Street

This year’s Winter Symposium focuses on the power of the people to solve collective problems. How do we organize for change? How do we inspire a movement? What technologies allow us to mobilize? These questions are relevant to strategic communicators, whether working toward social impact, democratic renewal, or the spread of innovative ideas. Learn how top communicators think about advocacy, influence, and shared leadership in troubled times.

Space is limited -- RSVP by January 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.

• SCOM Program Affiliates (Students, Faculty, Alumni, Administrators): Free
• Columbia University Affiliates (Students, Faculty, Alumni, Administrators): $50
• General Admission: $100

Please contact Charlene Perilla-Iqbal at cp2746 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu if you are a Columbia University affiliate for discounted tickets.
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Registered guests must enter campus at WIEN GATE at 411 West 116h Street and allow additional time for campus access and event check-in. Guests who have not registered in advance and do not have an active Columbia University ID (CUID) will not be permitted on campus. Upon arrival at the gate, all registered guests must show:

• Active CUID holders: a government-issued ID and active Columbia University ID
• Non-CUID holders (including all Alumni): a government-issued ID and the QR code issued by CU Guest Access prior to the event. This QR code is valid only for this event and the name must match that on the guest’s government-issued ID.
• Please email sps-events [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu with questions regarding campus access for this event.

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To obtain additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, please contact an Admissions Counselor at inquire [[at]] sps [[dot]] columbia [[dot]] edu.

If you require closed captioning, sign-language interpretation or any other disability accommodations, please contact Disability Services, disability [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu, at least 10 days in advance.

Please visit Columbia University’s Hub for Emergency Preparedness to stay up to date on the latest campus health and safety policies.

This event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex.