Past Events

Past Events at Columbia SPS
Date Range

January 2026

Learn About Columbia University's M.S. in Sustainability Management Program

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Steve Cohen Steven Cohen, Ph.D. Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies; Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
  • Chandler Precht Director of External Affairs & Communications, Graduate Programs in Sustainability Management & Science, Academic Affairs, Columbia Climate School; Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
  • Ali Speede, MBA Senior Admissions Counselor

M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Information Session & Alumni Panel

M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Information Session & Alumni Panel Play
What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Peter Dixon Program Director, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution; Associate Professor of Practice
  • David Taylor-Tumilty Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions
  • Sarah Farber Long-Term Care Ombudsman Advocate, New York State
  • Jack Gao Principal, Vantage Partners
  • Aya Nay Haddad Legal Advisor
  • Sami Salloum Senior Investigator, Sanctions and Export Controls

Online Office Hour (Non-Degree)

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Joel Gorveatte Assistant Director, Recruitment
  • Summer Brown Admissions Counselor
  • Tiffaney Palmer Senior Admissions Counselor

Columbia University's Narrative Medicine M.S. and CPA Virtual Information Session

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Mary E. Sormanti Program Director & Lecturer, Narrative Medicine; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia School of Social Work
  • Cindy K. Smalletz, M.S., OTR/L Program Director, Narrative Medicine CPA and Associate Faculty, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics and Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Sayantani DasGupta Senior Lecturer in Discipline, Narrative Medicine
  • Stacey Quartaro Director, Administration, Narrative Medicine
  • Jenna Lefkowitz Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

Virtual Office Hour - Online Master's Degrees

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • H.S. Bob Kostakopoulos Deputy Program Director and Part-Time Lecturer, Enterprise Risk 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
  • Charlene Perilla-Iqbal Deputy Program Director, Strategic Communication
  • Lonni Ryan Deputy Program Director, Lecturer & Alumna, Nonprofit Management
  • Viorel Popescu Lecturer in the Discipline of Biodiversity Data Analytics
  • Michael Karbowiak Associate Director of Administration, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)
  • Christoph Meinrenken Professor of Professional Practice; IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute
  • Kjerstin Pugh Deputy Program Director, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Katherine Mendis Deputy Program Director, Bioethics

M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) Admissions Drop-in Session

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Christoph Meinrenken Professor of Professional Practice; IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute
  • Michael Karbowiak Associate Director of Administration, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)

Online Information Session: M.S. in Actuarial Science

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Regina Dolgoarshinnykh Program Director, M.S. in Actuarial Science
  • Lina Xu Deputy Director, Actuarial Science; Senior Director, Career Services (ACTU, APAN, and ERM)
  • Yubo Wang Lecturer, Actuarial Science
  • Mark Manansala Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

M.S. in Human Capital Management: How Do I Advance My Career?

What
In-Person Info Session
Where
New York City
Who
  • Karen Acampado Associate Director, Career Design Lab, Columbia SPS
  • Nabeel Ahmad Lecturer; Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, changeforce.ai
  • Angela Blum-Finlay Lecturer; Chief Human Capital Strategist, Windward
  • Solange Charas Professor of Practice
  • Steve Safier Program Director and Lecturer, Human Capital Management

Columbia Nonprofit Management Online Student Experience

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Basil Smikle, Ph.D. Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program
  • Lonni Ryan Deputy Program Director, Lecturer & Alumna, Nonprofit Management
  • Emma Vittori Admissions Counselor