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26 Handshake colum.joinhandshake.com/login Handshake is an online career services and job search platform offered to students by the Career Center. Columbia students can log-in using their Office 365 credentials to search for full-time, part-time, internship, freelance, volunteer, and on-campus employment opportunities. In addition, students can use Handshake to book appointments with Career Center staff, review career development and industry resources, and register for events, workshops, and job fairs. Log-on to Handshake for appointment booking and event registration. Appointments are available for all types of career support-including job search, interview preparation, résumé and cover letter review, and portfolio advising. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES As a community of learners, we have social contracts with each other and, of course, official policies. Please take a minute to familiarize yourself with Columbia’s policies. Knowing the policies and procedures will help you protect yourself as a student. One great example is the add/drop policy, should you find yourself in a class that is not a good fit. Know the policies are there for you, should you need them. ACADEMIC ADVISING 623 S. Wabash Ave. | Suite 300 312-369-7645 www.colum.edu/advising collegeadvising@colum.edu To ensure that students are fulfilling degree requirements and on track towards the completion of their degree, they should meet regularly with their academic advisor. Students are responsible for their own success and progress toward the completion of their degree, and they should utilize both the services of faculty in their departments and their academic advisors to assist with this process. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY www.colum.edu/academicintegrity Students at Columbia enjoy significant freedom of artistic expression and are encouraged to stretch their scholarly and artistic boundaries. However, Columbia prohibits all forms of academic dishonesty. When such dishonesty is discovered, the consequences for the student can be severe. Students are responsible for reading and understanding the Academic Integrity Policy as it is outlined in the College Catalog each academic year. ACADEMIC POLICIES catalog.colum.edu Academic policies (for example: class standing, grading system, repeating courses, and academic grievance procedures) are published online each academic year in