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Upcoming Events
Date:
Feb 27, 2013 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:
TBA
A panel of admissions directors from Columbia’s varied schools, including the School of Continuing Education, Columbia Business School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs, will discuss the attributes they seek in successful applicants to their top-tier programs. Topics include academic requirements, advice on writing stand-out personal essays, and creating a desirable application package.
Sponsored by the Columbia University School of Continuing Education Postbaccalaureate Studies and Graduate Programs.
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Past Events
Date:
Oct 03, 2012 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
A panel of admissions staff from Columbia’s varied schools, including the Business School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the school of Journalism, and the School of Continuing Education, will discuss the attributes they seek in successful applicants to these top-tier programs. Topics include academic requirements, advice on writing stand-out personal essays, and creating a desirable application package.
Sponsored by the Columbia University School of Continuing Education Postbaccalaureate Studies and Graduate Programs
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Date:
Apr 11, 2012 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Richard Louv
Richard Louv delivers a powerful call to action to reconnect people, especially children, with nature. Society has an outsized faith in technology, but has not fully realized or even adequately studied how human capacities are enhanced through the power of nature, he maintains.
Richard Louv is the author of The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder and 8 books about the connections between family, nature and community. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, and other major publications.
Presented by the Columbia University Landscape Design Graduate program and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, this event is free and open to the public.
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Date:
Apr 20, 2011 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Disponzio
As you are preparing your application, you may have questions about work you want to submit in your portfolio. Joe Disponzio, director of the M.S. in Landscape Design program, will be conducting two informal portfolio review sessions:
Saturday, April 16, 11 a.m. - noon
Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Please stop by with your materials and questions. The sessions are free, and open on a first come, first serve basis.
Directions to Columbia Campus:
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/directions.html
Columbia Campus Map (to Lewisohn Hall):
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/lewisohn.html
Date:
Mar 03, 2011 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location:
Columbia University Lewisohn Hall, Room 212A
Speaker(s):
Chris Heiler
Columbia University’s Master of Science program in Landscape Design and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers of New York will host a seminar, Marketing Strategies for Landscape Professionals, on March 3, 2011.
Knowing and understanding your audience intimately is critical to the success of green industry professionals. During this seminar, Chris Heiler, a green industry writer, author, speaker, and consultant with extensive social media marketing experience will cover topics from his book: The Little Green Book of Big Marketing Tips and Tactics for Landscape Professionals. These include:
• Earning client loyalty
• Building a brand
• How to become an expert
• Networking and building relationships
• Community involvement
• Internet marketing and social media
• Different ways to use a portfolio effectively
Heiler will also share case studies from other landscape professionals around the country and provide ideas to immediately implement into a business.
To RSVP, visit www.apldny.org before February 28, 2011.
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Date:
Oct 06, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Disponzio
If you are considering applying to the Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design program, two portfolio review sessions will be held to discuss the portfolio requirement. The sessions are free, open on a first come, first serve basis.
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Date:
Sep 25, 2010 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Disponzio
If you are considering applying to the Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design program, two portfolio review sessions will be held to discuss the portfolio requirement. The sessions are free, open on a first come, first serve basis.
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Date:
Jun 30, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Ken Smith
Landscape designer and public artist Ken Smith will discuss his parallel approach to contemporary urban projects on two scales: the large scale of conceptual ideas and the small scale of tectonics, materiality and craft. He will also sign his book, Ken Smith: Landscape Architect (The Monacelli Press).
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Date:
Apr 10, 2010 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Disponzio
If you are considering applying to the Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design program, two portfolio review sessions will be held to discuss the portfolio requirement. The sessions are free, open on a first come, first serve basis.
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Date:
Apr 07, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Disponzio
If you are considering applying to the Columbia M.S. in Landscape Design program, two portfolio review sessions will be held to discuss the portfolio requirement. The sessions are free, open on a first come, first serve basis.
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Date:
May 22, 2008 - 6:30 PM
Speaker(s):
William F. Foley, Amy Norquist
Green roofs offer many benefits in urban areas, from aesthetic to environmental to practical. They help minimize the effects of pollution, reduce the urban heat island effect, improve energy efficiency, and provide a natural oasis in the urban jungle.
Speaker Bios
William F. Foley, CSI, CCPR, has been directly involved with green roof specification, consulting, installation assistance, and project oversight for five years. Most recently, Foley has taken a new position as NE sustainable technologies specialist with Tremco Roofing Division. His responsibilities include green roofing systems, photovoltaic systems, and reflective roof system alternatives. In addition, Foley has been an instructor for "Green Roofs for Healthy Cities," teaching classes across the U.S. For more information: www.tremcoroofing.com.
Amy Norquist is a green building entrepreneur, specializing in the design and installation of green roofs and living walls. Her company, Greensulate LLC, is based in New York City and has offices on Long Island and on the west coast. Norquist has over 20 years of experience in environmental conservation/protection and has worked with green buildings for over five years. Greensulate’s clients range from large corporations to the individual brownstone owner or co-op building.
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Wednesday, Feb 27, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
A panel of admissions directors from Columbia’s varied schools, including the School of Continuing Education, Columbia Business School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs, will discuss the attributes they seek in successful applicants to their top-tier programs. Topics include academic requirements, advice on writing stand-out personal essays, and creating a desirable application package.