CUSP’s Beyond the Classroom series focuses on professional development, including marketing oneself for the job market, navigating the transition from academic to professional life, and strengthening leadership and presentation skills.
Beyond the Classroom Events
Signature Talk Framework Communications Workshop
Do you worry about communicating your ideas to others in such a way that they will understand and agree with you? Do you wish you had a simple system in place that you could always depend upon to build bridges between yourself and others, no matter the content of what you are trying to communicate? If so, we hope you will attend our first Beyond the Classroom event this year, our Signature Talk Framework Communications Workshop! At this workshop, renowned communications specialist Michelle Miller will help CUSP students establish a dependable system so that they can consistently speak to the heart of their listener and connect big ideas to a larger purpose -- through intuitive and strategic storytelling.
Annual GSM Panel
This panel discussion is led by CUSP’s graduate student mentors (GSMs), a group of five PhD candidates at Columbia who have been assisting CUSP admin with curriculum development for the academic year. GSMs will shared their own academic and personal experiences with CUSP scholars, with specific focus on their life trajectories and the choices they made that brought them to pursue a PhD at Columbia. This event is offered every year, and it grants CUSP undergraduate scholars the opportunity to ask specific questions about the GSMs’ journeys from students to PhD scholars, as well as get an insider view on what it takes to succeed in graduate school.
Interview Like a Rockstar!
Step into the spotlight and elevate your interview game with Interview like a Rockstar. This interactive session will equip you with the skills to craft compelling narratives, articulate your achievements, and navigate interview challenges with ease. Benefit from practical tips and personalized feedback from a seasoned professional. Empower yourself to stand out in a competitive market. Sign up for this event and become the rockstar candidate interviewers are looking for!
Pitchprov
If we are not willing to look foolish, we will never reach our full potential. In her book, The Confident Body, Minna Taylor explores a somatic approach to initiating the embodiment of confidence. She breaks this down into a series of intuitive behaviors that can be practiced and authentically expressed, namely a body free of tension, deep and easy breath, and a free and flowing voice. The action that brings these behaviors to life to satisfy the perception of confidence is play, the intangible space of unpredictability and aliveness. After nearly 20 years, 5,000 leaders, and well over 10,000 hours, it has been determined that the willingness to play is essential to success.
In this session, we will randomly select from the pool of interested parties, six people to bravely take the stage and, with the support of a topic offered by the audience, present a powerpoint presentation site unseen. There is no such thing as perfection in this process. There is only play, presence, and purpose....and good old fashioned fun.
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a one-of-a-kind ecosystem housing 500+ businesses over 300 acres! We will be going on tours of two business facilities there, Tarform and Duggal Visual Solutions, and we will also learn about the yard itself. Come find out more about the pivotal role the Navy Yard has played in shaping American history, from its origins as a naval shipyard to its transformation into a dynamic industrial park!