Are you an international CU faculty member, researcher, postdoc, staff or trainee? Are you looking to meet peers and make new friends across different schools and departments?
Please join ISSO as we build connections and community at a special start-of-semester social Happy Hour across the river at NJ’s famous Liberty Science Center! ISSO will provide roundtrip transportation via charter bus to/ from the museum's LSC After Dark event, plus venue admission, a planetarium show ticket, and 1 food and 1 drink ticket -- all for the discounted price of $10.00 per person!
This is a great opportunity to meet newly arrived international faculty, researchers, and postdocs in a fun, social setting!
Itinerary:
- 5:00PM Meet at 112th St. & Amsterdam Ave. to board the bus
- 5:20PM Depart
- ~6:45PM Arrive at LSC in Jersey City
- 7:00PM Space Talk by Dr. Huei Sears: "Hello, It's Me: Exploring the CMB With Help From Adele" (*optional)
- 8:30PM "Echoes of Creation" planetarium show
- 9:45PM Reboard the bus (10pm departure)
- ~11:00PM Arrive back at Morningside campus
This event is part of a series intended to promote organic community building amongst international scholars at all campuses of Columbia University. Due to capacity restrictions, this event is not open to students or to guests. We thank you for your understanding.
Discounted tickets are available to CU international researchers, faculty, postdocs, and staff for only $10.00 per ticket (NON-REFUNDABLE). Tickets include roundtrip transportation, admission, and a ticket to the planetarium show. Alcohol consumption is not required and ISSO encourages participants who do choose to drink to do so responsibly. All participants are responsible for their own food/ beverage purchases.
If you experience difficulty registering online or have any questions, please contact the ISSO Programming Team.
Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event at Columbia University, please contact Disability Services ([email protected] or 212-854-2388) at least 10 days in advance of the event. Requests for CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) or sign language interpretation require two weeks' notice.
ISSO reserves the right to capture and use images (including video, photo, audio) of participants at this event in its current or future marketing materials. These materials include but are not limited to: social media, digital and/or print posters, email and web-based materials. By attending and participating in this event, you are consenting to having your image captured for these purposes. If you have concerns about your likeness being used, please reach out to the ISSO Programming Team and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
