Morningside Campus/Limited Access

Effective immediately, access to the Morningside campus has been limited to students residing in residential buildings on campus (Carman, Furnald, John Jay, Hartley, Wallach, East Campus and Wien) and employees who provide essential services to campus buildings, labs and residential student life (for example, Dining, Public Safety, and building maintenance staff). Read More.

Renée Russas

Administrative Manager, Division of Narrative Medicine, MHE, CUIMC

Renée Russas, MM, is excited to integrate her theatrical performance experience and non-profit management with her administrative work here at Columbia Narrative Medicine. Here, Renée serves as administrator to all division events through the department of Medical Humanities & Ethics as well as academic coordinator for both the MS and CPA programs within the School of Professional Studies. Prior to joining the Columbia Narrative Medicine team, Renee served as Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT and Office Manager at Reviewed.com, a division of USA Today Tech. Additionally, Renee volunteers as a consultant for several non-profit organizations and Front of House manager for Poor Mouth Theatre Company.

Education

  • Graduate Performance Diploma in Opera, Longy School of Music, Bard College
  • MM, Music Theater, Oklahoma City University
  • BA Music, BS Theater, Murray State University

Programs