Past Events

Past Events at Columbia SPS
Date Range

March 2026

Learn About Columbia University's M.S. in Project Management

What
Online Info Session
Where
Online
Who
  • Evangelia Ieronymaki Program Director and Senior Lecturer in Discipline, M.S. Project Management, M.S. Construction Administration
  • Michele Trizzino Associate Director of Administration and Associate Instructor, M.S. Project Management, M.S. Construction Administration
  • Ali Speede, MBA Senior Admissions Counselor
  • Alexander Hiller Admissions Counselor

Bioethics Virtual Office Hour

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Jenna Lefkowitz Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

Political Analytics Virtual Office Hour

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Mark Manansala Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

Narrative Medicine Virtual Office Hour

What
Admissions Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Jenna Lefkowitz Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

Online Office Hour (Non-Degree)

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

In-Person Information Session & Meet and Greet

What
Admissions Event
Where
New York City
Who
  • Kristine Billmyer Dean Emerita, Professor of Professional Practice, Program Director, Strategic Communication
  • Charlene Perilla-Iqbal Deputy Program Director, Strategic Communication
  • Jesse Scinto Deputy Program Director and Lecturer, Strategic Communication; Ph.D. Candidate in Organizational Communication; CEO of Public Sphere
  • Emma Vittori Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions

February 2026

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

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

Learn About Columbia University's M.S. in Sustainability Management Program: Info Session and Alumni Panel

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