GS Team was #4 fundraiser out of 65 at the CU Relay for Life last Saturday, April 12th, 2008.

GS Junior Classwoman and team captain, Julia Murphy, lead our first ever GS team in a great success!!!!

We surpassed our team goal of $3,000 raising $3,163. Julia raised $2,010 alone!

Because we were in the top 5, we had a tent on college walk. We mixed and mingled with all students, we relayed, we represented General Studies, and had a great time.

Team Members: Julia Murphy, Jimmy Hang, Melissa Lefkowitz, Ashley Forman, Sarah Naylor, Scott Jurkowski, Elizabeth Alonzo-Halifax, Joel Pichardo, and Karly Curcio.

Thanks to those who supported the team in spirit or with contributions: Allen Settle, Chikodi Chima, Colleen Drozd, Alex Katz, Yong Park, Melissa Van, and many others.   

Thank you, Julia, for all your hard work to make the first ever GS team, "Hootin' for a Cure," such a success!

The Secret Spots have now been posted from the Secret Spots around CU campus tour.

Now is the time to find that study nook no one knows about!

 http://gslounge.com/files/u1/secret_spots.pdf

Also check out other helpful information links posted to the junior class webpage http://gslounge.com/juniors under the right hand side column titled "Helpful Information for Juniors"

Hope this has been helpful.! Please email suggestions and feedback to Karly at kc2370@columbia.edu.

The Secret Spots tour was lots of fun! It was an unbelievable collection of spots. The program from the tour will be posted under "helpful Information" on the Junior webpage as soon as possible. Check back! Here are a few photos from the tour. To see them all please see the Juniors page: http://gslounge.com/juniors.

Thank you very much to Allen Settle for helping to design the tour and serving as an excellent co-guide! Your assistance and leadership were invaluable. Thank you also to those who contributed intellectual properties.

Success Series Luncheon #3 on Finances

Our first two monthly luncheons have focused on finding and securing internships and jobs. We had over 30 people in attendance at our last luncheon. See photos and follow-ups from the series here: Luncheon #1 and luncheon #2.

This final luncheon will focus on FINANCES.

Yes, both private and educational. We are in the final stages of working with someone at Merrill Lynch to discuss various aspects of managing private finances such as credit reports, credit cards, paying off loans, savings, and investing. We will also have the Director of Educational Finance, Skip Bailey, available to you to answer questions and hand out materials. Finally, we will be sharing a few tips on how to save money while a student at Columbia.

Tentative time and date:

Friday April 18^th

12p-130p

GS Lounge in Lewisohn

To reserve a place or ask questions please contact Karly at kc2370@columbia.edu or Evan at ecm2128@columbia.edu

Update from this event:

It was a great succes with over 30 in attendence. Many insights were shared and helpful information was made available by Niamh O'Brien from the CCE. Check out the pictures below to get a better idea of the event. Also check out the "helpful information" links on the right column of the junior class webpage at http://gslounge.com/juniors  as well as the follow up posting from the first luncheon:http://gslounge.com/node/346.

Thanks to all who attended and made this an enriching and vibrant event. Especially thank you to Niamh O'brien from the CCE, Amali Tower, Eli Ariav and Melissa Van for their contributions. 

Hello everyone, 

Come and get involved, be a voice, or just listen and stay informed.....most importantly make friends and have fun. Please not the time change for our first meeting

7p THURS March 27th. GS Lounge.

We will be posting our members soon!

The Junior Class Ad Hoc (you are committed to nothing) Council Other Great Upcoming Events

         1st Mtg. Thurs, March 27, 7p-7:30p in the GS lounge in Lewisohn.

Initially we were going to call this the "you don't have to do J#*&, just be a voice and help create a network council." The point of the council is to hear a well rounded collection of voices and to start creating a larger Junior Class network, so that when we are Seniors, we don't turn around and say, "My gosh, I'm about to leave, I know very few people, and wish I would have gotten out and involved a litle bit more." This is also a good chance to serve and give back how and when you want. Please contact us if you are interested and can or cannot make the meetings. kc2370@columbia.edu

Sponsored by the GSSC Junior Class OPEN TO ALL

Success Series Luncheon: Internships

For those who’ve secured internships and those searching.

 Do you still have questions on internships? We hear that many of you do...

This second in our Junior Success Series Luncheons will introduce you your peers who have already found or completed internships and what they went through, as well as insights into their experience. Niamh O'Brien, the Director of Undergraduate Career Development from the Center of Career Education will also be in attendance to answer specific questions on how the CCE can help you land the internship you need. Please come, eat great food (we will never serve you pizza), and ask some questions. If you have completed an internship or just secured one of your own for this summer and are willing to share your experience, please come as well. This will be a fun, welcoming, tasty, and informative event.

In attendance students with current/completed internships with: 

MTV networks-Comedy Central (GS)

Metropolitan Museum (GS) 

Lehman Brothers (CC)

Merrill Lynch (SEAS)

NYC NOGs (GS)

Peace Action (GS)

Humanitarian Outreach in Palestine (SIPA)

This Friday

 March 28^th 12p-1:30p

Lewisohn Lounge

To see a follow up and pictures from our last luncheon please go to: http://gslounge.com/node/346 To RSVP email kc2370@columbia.edu