Start your Class of 2026 journey to Morningside Heights at a Summer Send-Off — a gathering with local Columbia alumni, incoming students and families, and current students in your city! Check out the list of planned events below and click on an event to register.
You can attend one or more — it's your choice.
Registration Information
You are welcome to attend the event that is most convenient for you!
More events will be added below as they are confirmed.
Please Note: If possible, students and parents are encouraged to register separately.
Boston, MA
Tuesday, July 12, 6:30—8:30 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Douglas Wolf, CC’88 and Sherri P. Wolf, CC’90
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Saturday, July 16, 1:00 p.m.
Host: Columbia University Alumni Association of Malaysia
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Greenwich, CT
Wednesday, July 20, 6:00—8:00 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Michael Behringer CC’89 and Nisha Kumar
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San Francisco, CA (At Capacity)
Thursday, July 21, 6:00—8:00 p.m. PDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Sherman Chu CC’82 SEAS’83 and Huoy-Ming Yeh
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Chicago, IL
Sunday, July 24, 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. CDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Chris McGowan CC’92 and Sandy Wang CC’92
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New York City, NY (At Capacity)
Wednesday, July 27, 6:00—8:00 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Host: Kyra Tirana Barry CC’87
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Seattle, WA
Saturday, July 30, 1:00–3:00 p.m. PDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Po Bodin CC'18 and Jason Horowitz CC'86
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Los Angeles, CA (At Capacity)
Tuesday, August 2, 6:00—8:00 p.m. PDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: David Liebeskind SEAS’90 and Kira Liebeskind
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Virtual | Black Student Sendoff
Thursday, August 4, 6:00-7:30 p.m. EDT
Zoom information available upon registration.
Hosts: Riley Jones IV CC’17, President of the Black Alumni Council
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Atlanta, GA
Saturday, August 6, 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Roxann Smithers CC’99, LAW’02 and Amy Schroeder CC’93
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San Antonio, TX
Saturday, August 6, 2:30–4:30 p.m. CDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Simon Salas, CC’79, SIPA’83, Law’83 and Anita Vela-Johnson, BC’83
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Washington D.C. Area
Sunday, August 7, 6:00—8:00 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Host: Nairi Balian CC’88
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Virtual | First Generation/Low Income Students
Tuesday, August 8, 7:00–8:15 p.m. EDT
Zoom information shared upon registration.
Host: Alexandria Parkhurst CC'19
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St. Louis, MO
Thursday, August 11, 6:00—8:00 p.m. CDT
Event address available upon registration.
Host: Lisa Alderson CC’96, PS’00
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Houston, TX
Saturday, August 13, 4:00-6:00 p.m. CDT
Event address available upon registration.
Host: Charles Leykum CC’99 and Elizabeth Leykum
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Miami, FL
Sunday, August 14, 4:00—6:00 p.m. EDT
Event address available upon registration.
Hosts: Emilio Romano and Alisa Drijanski
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Virtual | Columbia College and Columbia Engineering Young Alumni
Tuesday, August 16, 5:30—7:00 p.m. EDT
Zoom information shared upon registration.
Host: Julian Richardson CC’14, BU’21, IA’21, President of Columbia College Young Alumni
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