Columbia College Fall 2014 TODAY Columbians know it’s all about … Location, Location, Location Contents LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 18 Majesty and Humanity Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus provides a distinctive urban oasis for teaching, learning and discovery. You Can Go Home Again BY JAMIE KATZ ’72, BUS’80 For decades, Homecoming has drawn Columbians to Baker Athletics Complex 24 Scenes from a Bygone Era for football and fun, and this year promises more of the same when the Lions take on Ivy League rival Dartmouth on Saturday, October 25. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. Archival photos show how the College and the neighborhood but be sure to come early for a gourmet barbecue under the Big Tent and a carnival used to look. with games and play areas for the youngsters. For more information, contact Jonathan Whitford, alumni affairs,
[email protected] or 212-851-4488. 26 On the Heights PHOTOS: TOP, EILEEN BARROSO; BOTTOM, CCT ARCHIVES Columbia’s neighborhood, captured through the camera lens. PHOTOS BY LEslIE JEAN-BART ’76, JRN’77 32 Only in New York Alumni, faculty and students on their favorite sites and memorable experiences. BY SHIRA BOss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98 COVER: EILEEN BARROSO; ABOVE: COLIN SULLIVAN ’11 MESSAGE FROM DEAN JAMES J. VALENTINI How NYC Enriches the College Experience 10 48 83 ou have probably heard me refer to Columbia Our location in New York City means that students can take College as “the greatest college in the greatest advantage of Columbia-run career development programs such 5 Minutes with Robert Friedman Claire Shipman ’86, SIPA’94 and Katty Kay Erica Easley ’00 university in the greatest city in the world.” as the Columbia Arts Experience, Columbia Communities in I truly believe that.