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Welcome to the Student Handbook and Calendar! The Student Handbook and Planner is a practical guide to Columbia’s many resources on campus, online, and within our community. While this may seem overwhelming at first, your confidence and ability to navigate campus successfully will increase with persistence. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with every part of the college. Don’t wait until you are ready to graduate to find out there was a Digital Print Center (or a MakerSpace or a Student Organization) you needed the whole time! INDEX PHONE NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 HELPFUL WEBSITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ENGAGE COLUMBIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 ACADEMIC SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 SUPPORT AND SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CAREER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 COMMUNICATION AND NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 NAVIGATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 COLUMBIA HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND CELEBRATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 STUDENT CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 3
