AROUND THE QUADS
Be a Student for a Day
at Dean’s Day 2006
By Alex Sachare ’71
Dean Austin Quigley (right) will be celebrated on the occasion of his 10th anniversary as dean of the College
at the Dean’s Day closing reception on April 1.
Photo: Eileen Barroso
Alumni and parents have a chance to relive the classroom experience and get a taste of what College
students experience today by attending lectures by some of Columbia’s most outstanding and popular
faculty at Dean’s Day 2006 on Saturday, April 1, on campus.
Come and hear Brian Greene talk about space, time, the big bang and unified theories, or listen to
Darcy Kelley explain the thinking behind the latest addition to the Core Curriculum, “Frontiers
of Science.” Michael Rosenthal and Andrew Delbanco will discuss their latest biographies, of Nicholas
Murray Butler (Class of 1882) and Herman Melville, respectively, and Farah Jasmine Griffin and Robert
O’Meally will offer their perspectives on jazz singing and jazz as an art form. For something
completely different, Peter Bearman will look at doormen from a sociological standpoint, and Dana Hoey
will examine the female action figure in staged narrative photography.
In addition to 16 lectures by distinguished faculty members, two sessions will focus on career education.
The Center for Career Education’s Kavita Sharma and Deborah Rothstein will examine successful
interviewing techniques and how to prepare for a career transition, respectively.
Brian Greene, a popular speaker at Dean’s Day in 2000, once again will explain some
of the complexities of modern-day physics to a lay audience.
Photo: Joe Pineiro
Dean’s Day, which is free to students and offered at a nominal cost to alumni and parents,
will be highlighted this year by a closing reception celebrating Dean Austin Quigley’s 10th anniversary
as dean of the College. “The College has experienced unprecedented growth during Dean Quigley’s
tenure,” notes Alumni Association President Bob Berne ’60.
Quigley will open the Dean’s Day activities with a continental breakfast and opening address
in Alfred Lerner Hall’s Roone Arledge Auditorium. The three-lecture series begins with one in
the morning, followed by lunch in Roone Arledge Auditorium and two lectures in the afternoon.
For alumni who can’t make it to campus, the Alumni Office coordinates similar College Days
throughout the year, bringing faculty and deans to cities around the country. Upcoming College Days
are scheduled for San Francisco on March 18 and Los Angeles on March 19.
For further information on Dean’s Day or College Days or to register, please refer to the brochures
mailed by the Alumni Office, visit the Dean’s Day website or
contact Sharen Medrano, assistant director of Alumni Affairs: 212-870-2742 or so290@columbia.edu.
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