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2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report The Class of 2017 The Year in Our Incoming First-Year Students 1,094 15% 48 new College students are the first-generation in their U.S. states represented Numbers families to attend college 46% male 54% female Top Majors Top Concentrations Economics Psychology Ethnic Diversity as self-reported Academic Diversity by first choice major on application 4,525 White (42%) Social sciences (28%) College students Political Science Mathematics African-American (13%) Arts and humanities (20%) Psychology Political Science Biological Sciences History Native- English Philosophy American (3%) 46% Other (2%) of students declared two or more Languages (7%) programs of study Latino (13%) Undecided (4%) 117 >100 272 Asian/Asian-American (27%) Sciences (41%) students received departmental student advising visits per day made student clubs and organizations Top countries represented outside the United States honors by College students 38 performance 36 cultural 47 34 religious/faith-based/spiritual countries represented 31 Greek organizations by citizenship or place of schooling >50 1,514 30 activism students were awarded fellowships career counseling sessions attended 23 service by College students 19 publications South Korea 18 special interest China 16% 16 international United Kingdom international students 13 academic/pre-professional Canada by citizenship or place of schooling 11 2,218 9 politics 5 philanthropy India students became Fulbright Scholars students attended a Career Fair, networking event or workshop 2 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 3 Financial Aid The Class of 2013 Making Columbia Affordable Career Education and Post-Graduation Total cost of education 2012–2013 $45,028 + $2,220 + $11,496 + $2,898 + $521 = $62,163 19,995 195 469 tuition fees room and board books and personal new student expenses fees Center for Career Education (CCE) employers conducted on-campus employers participated in CCE Career job postings interviews through CCE Fairs Post-graduation plans as of six months post-graduation $38,580 48% >$92M 77.3% Employed (58.7%) Graduate school (18.6%) Average financial aid award2012–2013 of College students in scholarships awarded to College employed or attending graduate received a financial aid students school award Top employer choice Global Programs TEACH FOR Columbia College Around the World AMERICA Seeking employment (9.8%) Top study abroad destinations Top graduate school choice 290 France 21.0% COLUMBIA United Kingdom 16.2% College students participated in UNIVERSITY Other (7.3%) study abroad programs China 10.3% Spain 7.2% Top languages studied abroad Argentina 5.9% French Spanish Chinese Italian German 4 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 5 Giving to Columbia College Fiscal Year 2012–2013 $1.28 million 914 raised for Columbia College on Columbia Giving Day donors gave on Columbia Giving Day $17.3 million >11,900 raised for the Columbia College Fund donors gave to the Columbia College Fund $32.7 million >17,000 donated to Columbia College donors gave to Columbia College Columbia College Fund Allocation Core Curriculum (14%) 1,086 Student services (30%) alumni/students made their first gift 1,748 total Columbia College affiliates made their first gift Internship stipends (1%) Financial aid (55%) 6 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 7 Faculty Accolades Columbia faculty members are recognized within the University and across the world for their Accolades outstanding scholarship and cutting-edge research, which they bring into the classroom so students can gain new perspectives and learn from leaders in the field. Below are just some of the awards and honors that our faculty received in 2012–2013. Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for Cinema du Reel Grand Prize Special Mention and a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies Intangible Heritage Award cross campus and around the world, Columbia College Awarded annually by the Modern Language Association of America to an author Awarded by the Cinema du Reel, the international film festival of visual anthropol- of an outstanding manuscript dealing with any aspect of the languages and lit- ogy and social documentation that was established by the Bibliotheque Publique eratures of Italy, including Medieval Latin and comparative studies, or intellectual d’Information de Centre Pompidou together with the Centre for Scientific Research students, alumni and faculty are recognized for their history if the work’s main thrust is clearly related to the humanities. and the Ethnographic Film Committee to promote documentary cinema. A Teodolinda Barolini, the Lorenzo Da Ponte Professor of Italian, for Shelly Silver, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Visual scholarly pursuits. Among their achievements in 2012–2013 her manuscript Dante’s Lyrics: Poems of Youth and the Vita Nuova Arts, for her film Touch American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission Internationale de Diplomatique The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest and most Awarded by the international society, which is dedicated to the study of docu- were receiving Fulbright Grants, being awarded MacArthur prestigious honorary societies and is a leading center for independent policy mentary records. research in the United States. Election to the academy is considered one of the Adam Kosto, Professor of History nation’s highest honors. “genius” grants and being named great teachers. Students Donald Hood, the James F. Bender Professor of Psychology Dido Sotiriou Award John Huber, Professor of Political Science The award, established by the Hellenic Authors Society, is presented to a foreign Herve Jacquet, the Adrain Professor Emeritus of Mathematics or Greek author whose writing highlights the interaction between people and also excelled in their academic departments, in the Core cultures through cultural diversity. Duong Phong, Professor of Mathematics Mark Mazower, the Ira D. Wallach Professor of World Order Studies; Curriculum and as campus leaders. American Association for the Advancement of Chair of the Department of History Science Fellow French-American Foundation and Florence The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international nonprofit dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. Gould Foundation’s 25th Annual Translation Prize Awarded annually to three people to reward their superior English translation of David Madigan, E.V.P. for Arts and Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of French works. Arts and Sciences; Professor of Statistics Richard Howard ’51, the Professor of Professional Practice of Writing American Mathematical Society in the Faculty of the Arts, for his translation of When the World Spoke French by Marc Fumaroli The fellows program recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contri- butions to the field. French Légion D’Honneur Dorian Goldfeld, Professor of Mathematics The order is the highest decoration in France and is given to foreign nationals Herve Jacquet, the Adrain Professor Emeritus of Mathematics who have served France or the ideals it upholds. Chiu-Chu “Melissa” Liu, Professor of Mathematics Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor Mu-Tao Wang, Professor of Mathematics Golden Goose Award Association for Humanist Sociology Book Award Awarded by a coalition of lawmakers and science, business and education lead- This annual award is given for books in sociology or an interdisciplinary social ers to honor scientists whose oddball research leads to public benefits. science that approach their subjects from a humanist perspective. Martin Chalfie, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Alondra Nelson, Professor of Sociology, for her book Body and Soul: The Sciences, for his Nobel Prize-winning work on green fluorescent Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination protein, a tracking tool that comes from jellyfish. C. Wright Mills Award Graduate Student Mentoring Award Awarded by the Society for the Study of Social Problems to a book that best This award, a student initiative, is given by the Graduate Student Advisory Council exemplifies outstanding social science research and a great understanding of the to commemorate excellence in the mentoring of Ph.D. students. individual and society in the tradition of distinguished sociologist C. Wright Mills. Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History; Professor of Shamus Khan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for his book Privilege: East Asian Languages and Cultures The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School 8 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 Columbia College Annual Report 2012–2013 9 Faculty Accolades Faculty Accolades Great Teacher Award Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards Nature’s “Five to Watch in 2013” Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Established in 1949 and given annually by the Society of Columbia Graduates to These awards, established in 2005 by the University, are given annually to rec- Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed Each year, the Russell Sage Foundation invites a number of scholars to its New two outstanding teachers, one from the College and one from Engineering, as ognize and reward faculty members for attributes beyond their scholarship and research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, York headquarters to investigate topics in social
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