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March 22, 2011 - A Romanian Evening with the Romanian Ambassador H.E. Adrian Vieriţa
Join us for a discussion on Romania's strategic partnership with the United States, Romania's role in the European Union and in the Black Sea region, and current economic developments in Romania. The discussion is followed by a buffet dinner reception with traditional Romanian cuisine and wine. Use Dupont Circle Metro as parking is very limited.
Business attire required.
Hosted By: Columbia University Club of Washington, DC
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: The Embassy of Romania, 1607 23rd Street NW, Washington DC
For more information or to RSVP, please visit the Columbia University Club of Washington, DC website.
March 23, 2011 - Malaysia Alumni Event
Samantha Lu, TC's Director of International Student Services, is coming to Malaysia in March, and she will be hosting an evening reception for TC alumni on Wednesday, March 23, in or near Kuala Lumpur. This will be a wonderful opportunity for alumni to reunite with old friends, meet new ones, hear what's new at TC, and build the TC International Alumni Network in Malaysia.
The details of time and place have not yet been decided, but if you would like to receive further information on the event, please email Samantha directly at slu@tc.edu.
Please forward this email to any and all TC alumni living in Malaysia, so that they may receive this special invitation.
 March 24, 2011 - The Maxine Greene Society Presents "Ahead of Time", an Exclusive Documentary Film Screening
Please join Maxine Greene and the Maxine Greene Society for an exclusive film screening of the award-winning documentary "Ahead of Time" produced by TC alumna Patti Kenner. An audience discussion with Patti Kenner will take place immediately following the film.
The film chronicles the life of Ruth Gruber, international foreign correspondent and photojournalist and the youngest Ph.D. in the world. For more information on the film, please visit http://ruthgruberthemovie.com/.
Hosted By: The Maxine Greene Society
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Teachers College, Cowin Center Auditorium
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=9122. For more information contact Kawana S. Bullock at (212) 678-8147.
March 28, 2011 - Teachers College, Columbia University
Alumni Reception in Thailand
Please join fellow TC and CU alumni,
as well as TC administrators and faculty:
Dr. Cheng Davis, Special Advisor to the President for International Affairs;
Dr. Portia Williams, Director of International Affairs and an Assistant Professor of International and Transcultural Studies; Dr. Thomas Corcoran, Co-director of the Consortium for Policy Research, and
Dr. Thomas Bailey, Professor of Economics and Education and Director of the Community College Research Center
for this wonderful opportunity to connect with TC Community members. Teachers College will be in Bangkok to participate in the fifth Thailand-US Education Roundtable
March 29-30, 2011 at
Assumption University.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time:6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Peninsula Hotel, Bangkok,
Kusuma Room,
333 Charoennakorn Road,
Klongton-sai, Klongsan,
Bangkok 1060
Thailand
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosella Garcia, Director of Alumni Relations at garcia@tc.edu.
 March 31, 2011 - Tisch Lecture featuring Dr. Priscilla Wohlstetter
Please join us for the 2011 Tisch Lecture featuring
Dr. Priscilla Wohlstetter,
Diane and MacDonald Becket Professor in Education Policy at
University of Southern California & Distinguished Tisch Lecturer and
Visiting Professor at Teachers College, for "
A Welcome Earthquake:
Shifting Responsibilities for Public Education." Dr. Priscilla "Penny" Wohlstetter's research interests include accountability in education, the policies and politics of education reform, and organizational innovations in education. She has written extensively on charter schools and strategic alliances in education. Her work in the area of accountability includes an annual report (now in its sixth year) on the academic and financial performance of charter schools in California, and online stakeholder satisfaction surveys for parents, students and staff in K-12 public schools.
Hosted By: TC Office of the Provost
Time: 6:00 p.m. Reception immediately following the lecture.
Location: Teachers College, Milbank Chapel (125 ZB)
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=9294. For more information contact Kawana S. Bullock at (212) 678-8147.
April 1, 2011 - Baltimore Alumni Reception
Join us for an alumni event for Baltimore Area alumni and Music
alumni, featuring TC Faculty member Dr. Dwight Manning. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. The reception is held in conjunction with the National Association for Music Education (MENC) conference.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 in room 340
For more information, please visit http://www3.tc.columbia.edu/events/index.asp?eventID=9429.
April 1, 2011 - Los Angeles Admitted Student Reception
Join the Office of Admissions and fellow alumni in Southern California in welcoming newly admitted students. Teachers College Admissions representatives will present a panel featuring alumni who will share their TC experiences. Alumni are encouraged to attend to meet and network with fellow area alumni and admitted students during the reception.
Hosted By: TC Office of Admissions
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Skirball Cultural Center 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
For more information, please visit www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/events.asp?EventID=8365.
April 2, 2011 - Save the Date
Columbia Leaders Forum: A Day with
President Lee C. Bollinger and the CAA
Join the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), President Lee C. Bollinger '71LAW, and faculty, alumni, and students for a lively and enlightening conversation about what's next for global press, health care policy, and Columbia.
The keynote address will be delivered by United States Attorney General Eric Holder '73CC, '76LAW. Click here for the full schedule.
Hosted By: Columbia University Club of Washington, DC
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
For more information or to RSVP, please visit the Columbia University Club of Washington, DC website. For questions, please email
alumni-events@columbia.edu.
April 3, 2011 - San Francisco Admitted Student Reception
Join the Office of Admissions and fellow Bay Area alumni in welcoming newly admitted students. Teachers College Admissions representatives will present a panel featuring alumni who will share their TC experiences. Alumni are encouraged to attend to meet and network with fellow area alumni and admitted students during the reception.
Hosted By: TC Office of Admissions
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
For more information, please visit www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/events.asp?EventID=8366.
 April 6, 2011 - International Week - A Celebration of World Cultures: Transforming Lives through the Arts - Student & Alumni Mixer
Join the Office of International Student Services (OISS) in celebrating TC's international and cultural diversity during International Week 2011 (April 3-8). International Week brings together individuals, cultural groups, and student associations to present the TC community with a week-long series of social and cultural events including film screenings, music and craft demonstrations, food tables, language and calligraphy lessons and more.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Teachers College
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=8589.
April 9, 2011 - San Juan, PR, Alumni Reception
Join us for an alumni event for San Juan Area alumni, featuring TC alumnus and Alumni Council member Dr. Patrick McGuire. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: TBD
Location: San Juan, PR Venue TBD
More information coming soon!
 April 10, 2011 - New Orleans TC Alumni & Faculty Reception
Join fellow AERA and New Orleans area alumni for this annual reception with faculty, students and alumni planned in conjunction with the AERA Conference.
Hosted By: TC President Susan Fuhrman & TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Antoine's Restaurant, 713 Rue Saint Louis, New Orleans, LA 70130
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=8590.
 April 13, 2011 - Ladder to the Moon Book Talk
Come hear debut author, Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Barack Obama, present a lyrical story relaying the loving wisdom of her late mother to a young granddaughter she never met.
Maya Soetoro-Ng was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is a writer and educator with a PhD in international comparative education. She says Ladder to the Moon was inspired by her young daughter Suhaila's questions about her grandmother Ann Dunham. Ann Dunham is mother to Maya as well as our forty-fourth president, Barack Obama.
Hosted By: The Reading and Writing Project
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Teachers College
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.readingandwritingproject.com/mayasoetorong. To view the invitation itself, please visit Ladder to the Moon.
 April 16, 2011 - Academic Festival - Learn to Live Well: Bringing Education to the Table
Academic Festival 2011, our annual homecoming, is a true celebration of the rich intellectual traditions, past and present, which make TC the nation's leading school of education. Academic Festival features a star-studded lineup of faculty and alumni speakers from all disciplines during concurrent break-out sessions, as well as a plenary Keynote Address by Ian K. Smith, MD -- all with an eye towards wellness. The Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients will also be honored during the Luncheon and there will be countless opportunities for alumni networking throughout the day. More information is coming soon. If you have questions about Academic Festival 2011, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at tcalumni@tc.edu.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Teachers College
For more information or to request an official invitation with the full schedule of sessions and speakers, please go to www.tc.edu/festival.
 April 29, 2011 - 48th Annual Isabel Maitland Stewart Conference on Research in Nursing
Join the Nursing Education Alumni Association for their annual conference that will explore "Practice, Education and Leadership Transformation: Preparing for the Care Continuum." The TC Office of Alumni Relations is happy to partner with the NEAA to sponsor the annual Awards Luncheon. For more information about the conference and how you can earn continuing education credits by attending, please visit the NEAA website.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Teachers College
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit http://www.tcneaa.org/stewartconference/registration.html .
May 2, 2011 - Montreal Alumni Reception
Join TC faculty from the Comparative and International Education Program: Professor Lesley Bartlett, Professor Monisha Indu Bajaj, Dr. Carine Ezzedine Allaf, Professor Regina Cortina and Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi as well as alumni for this reception in conjunction with the Comparative & International Education Society Conference. The reception is held in conjunction with Comparative & International Education Society Conference. Our special guest will be Professor Emeritus Harold Noah.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Room Hochelaga 4
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=8595.
 May 5-6, 2011 - Blackman Book Talk, Reception & Lecture Series: "When Worlds Collide: Facing the Challenges of Special Education in the new Millennium"
Thursday, May 5 - Leonard Blackman, Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychology will read from his recent memoir, The Psychle of My Life, detailing his personal story and career (4:00-5:30 p.m.).
This will be followed by a special Alumni Reception (5:30-7:30 p.m.) to celebrate this event and bring together the large network of special education researchers, policy makers and practitioners who have called TC their "home."
Friday, May 6 - The 2011 Blackman Lecture Series features a full day of speakers and presenters who will speak to the day's theme: "When Worlds Collide: Facing the Challenges of Special Education in the new Millennium."
Hosted By: The Center for Opportunities and Outcomes for People with Disabilities, part of Health and Behavior Studies. Reception hosted by the Alumni Council in conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations.
Time: May 5: Book Talk: 4:00 - 5:30 pm; Reception: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.;
May 6: Blackman Lecture Series, all day
Location: Teachers College
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visitwww.tc.edu/whenworldscollide2011. There is no charge for any of the events; however, registration is required.
May 11, 2011 - TC COLA: Idea Café
Join TC and TC COLA alumni for an evening of inspiration, education and connection. The evening will provide you with the opportunity to network with fellow alumni and to share ideas in an exciting, unconventional format. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Hosted By: TC COLA and the Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia University Club of New York,
15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 in Prospect Lounge
More information coming soon!
May 28, 2011 - Adult Leadership Alumni Reception
Join TC Professor Victoria Marsick and fellow alumni from Adult Education and Greece for a networking reception in conjunction with the 9th Transformative Learning Conference.
Hosted By: TC Office of Alumni Relations
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Athens, Greece venue TBD
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit www.tc.edu/alumni/events.asp?eventID=8639.
 May 28, 2011 - TC in Asia: Working Together
Join TC President Susan Fuhrman and Host Committee Chair, TC Trustee, Edith Shih, in addition to TC faculty, alumni, students and friends for a global conference on education. Enjoy the opportunity to network with fellow TC community members while also attending sessions featuring TC's faculty and partners in educational institutions and governments from across the globe. Learn how together we creatively can shape and advance educational models for learning around the world.
Hosted By: TC President's Office, International Affairs and Office of Alumni Relations
Time: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Island Shangri-La, Central Hong Kong,
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please visit http://www3.tc.columbia.edu/events/index.asp?eventID=9299.
July 8, 2011 - Boston Admitted Student Reception
Join the Office of Admissions and fellow alumni in Boston in welcoming newly admitted students. Teachers College Admissions representatives present a panel featuring alumni to share more about the TC experience. Alumni are encouraged to attend to meet fellow area alumni and share their experiences with admitted students during the reception.
Hosted By: TC Office of Admissions
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Boston venue TBD
For additional
information on Alumni
Events and Programs, visit www.tc.edu/alumnievents or email tcalumni@tc.edu.
**Event times and locations are subject to change. Please check the website prior to the event for the most up-to-date information.
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March 25, 2011 -- ICCCR -- Cooperation and Conflict Resolution 
March 31, 2011 - Revolution, War, Reascendance
April 15-16, 2011 - Discussion as a Way of Teaching 
April 18-19, 2011 - Helping Adults Learn
June 28 - July 8, 2011 - Gifted Student Workshops
July 11-August 19, 2011 - MathCamp for Educators
Spring/Summer 2011 - Bilingual Extension Institute (BEI)