We ensure that all TC students are in compliance with New York State's immunization laws. We manage the enrollment process for both of the Health Service Program and the Columbia Student Medical Insurance Plans. Lastly, we provide general information and administrative support for both of these services.
The Graduate Writing Center (GWC) is a professional development consultancy for academic writing, which employs experienced scholarly writers and teachers of writing from a variety of disciplines. The GWC offers one-on-one consultations in scholarly writing for native and non-native speakers of English in all stages of the writing process.
Each organization's mission may include professional networking, academic enrichment, and social advocacy. Feel free to look at each organization's website if you are interested in joining. If you are interested in starting your own student organization, please email: studentorgs@tc.edu.
Each organization's mission may include professional networking, academic enrichment, and social advocacy. Feel free to look at each organization's website if you are interested in joining. If you are interested in starting your own student organization, please email: studentorgs@tc.edu.
Each organization's mission may include professional networking, academic enrichment, and social advocacy. Feel free to look at each organization's website if you are interested in joining. If you are interested in starting your own student organization, please email: studentorgs@tc.edu.
The Teachers College Pool is open to all TC and CU students and faculty as well as area neighbors. A nominal fee is charged for the use of the facility. The pool offers times for adult lap swim and family swim for parents and their children. Additional pool programming includes swimming lessons and pool rentals. For more information, please contact the pool directly at 212-678-3307.
The Teachers College Pool is open to all TC and CU students and faculty as well as area neighbors. A nominal fee is charged for the use of the facility. The pool offers times for adult lap swim and family swim for parents and their children. Additional pool programming includes swimming lessons and pool rentals. For more information, please contact the pool directly at 212-678-3307.
The Teachers College Pool is open to all TC and CU students and faculty as well as area neighbors. A nominal fee is charged for the use of the facility. The pool offers times for adult lap swim and family swim for parents and their children. Additional pool programming includes swimming lessons and pool rentals. For more information, please contact the pool directly at 212-678-3307.
The Teachers College Pool is open to all TC and CU students and faculty as well as area neighbors. A nominal fee is charged for the use of the facility. The pool offers times for adult lap swim and family swim for parents and their children. Additional pool programming includes swimming lessons and pool rentals. For more information, please contact the pool directly at 212-678-3307.
The Teachers College Pool is open to all TC and CU students and faculty as well as area neighbors. A nominal fee is charged for the use of the facility. The pool offers times for adult lap swim and family swim for parents and their children. Additional pool programming includes swimming lessons and pool rentals. For more information, please contact the pool directly at 212-678-3307.
The New Student Experience Orientation Program is one of several orientation events coordinated by the Office of Student Activities and Programs designed to complement the new student experience. Orientation programs take place in the fall and spring semesters for all new students. For a complete schedule of events for orientation, please refer to our website: www.tc.edu/nse.
For a nominal fee, students, staff, and community members can rent out a locker to store their books and belongings. Locker rentals are good for an 11-month period from September through the end of July. Students that are requesting a locker for only a semester may do so on a pro-rated basis. OSAP supplies the locks and distributes the combination to the student upon payment.
For a nominal fee, students, staff, and community members can rent out a locker to store their books and belongings. Locker rentals are good for an 11-month period from September through the end of July. Students that are requesting a locker for only a semester may do so on a pro-rated basis. OSAP supplies the locks and distributes the combination to the student upon payment.
This easy-to-read guide introduces you to Teachers College. Providing you with access to information about academic and non-academic offices, college policies, Academic calendar, and a TC directory.
This easy-to-read guide introduces you to Teachers College. Providing you with access to information about academic and non-academic offices, college policies, Academic calendar, and a TC directory.
This easy-to-read guide introduces you to Teachers College. Providing you with access to information about academic and non-academic offices, college policies, Academic calendar, and a TC directory.
This easy-to-read guide introduces you to Teachers College. Providing you with access to information about academic and non-academic offices, college policies, Academic calendar, and a TC directory.
This easy-to-read guide introduces you to Teachers College. Providing you with access to information about academic and non-academic offices, college policies, Academic calendar, and a TC directory.
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Betty Fairfax Professional Development Fund Grant
Teachers College, Columbia University
Request for Proposals and Application Process
Betty Fairfax, a TC student in the 1940's, along with her sister Jean, graciously donated $25,000 in the form of a challenge grant to Teachers College. Through the generosity of other alums and donors, TC successfully met their challenge. Collectively, these funds have established the "Betty Fairfax Professional Development Fund."
Betty Fairfax is fiercely devoted to helping disadvantaged young people. As a counselor at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona, she starts her day making wake-up calls to students with attendance problems. On Saturday mornings, she visits the homes of students who were not in school. She's been known to drive around low-income areas, looking for students who are truant or who are drop-outs to encourage them to return. Now at 85, she's still at school every day. Miss Fairfax has worked more than 50 years in the Phoenix Union High School District. She's had a lot of students under her watchful eye in that time.
Jean Fairfax, a former educator and civil rights activist, spent her lifetime pursuing racial and gender justice. Miss Fairfax has been active in philanthropy for the past 35 years, serving as a trustee of numerous foundations. For the past decade she has worked as a consultant on issues of Black philanthropy. Her work with the American Friends Service Committee, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has impacted many people and will continue on as part of her legacy.
Together, Betty and Jean give approximately $100,000 a year to charities championing the causes that exemplify their commitment to civil rights, social justice, and equal access.
The purpose of these awards is to give students the opportunity to "sharpen their skills and deepen their understanding of critical issues" in education. The Fund will facilitate the involvement of Teachers College students in all aspects of professional development (i.e. research for articles/projects, conferences, etc.), especially as it contributes to individuals and/or communities of color.
The following are activities for which funding may be requested:
Grant funds may not be used for:
To be considered for a Betty Fairfax Professional Development Fund Grant, an application with supporting documentation must be submitted online only to the Office of Student Activities and Programs at Teachers College.
A Selection Committee will review all applications. In selecting grant recipients, the Committee will consider the significance of the proposed activity in relation to educational equity and education.
Proposals should be concise and should include the following documents:
Each award carries a maximum stipend of $500 and will be given at the discretion of the Selection Committee. Only one award per academic year will be granted to each selected student. Awardees will be required to submit upon completion of project/conference a one page summary of how grant funds supported their career and/or education.
Applications will be reviewed on a semester basis and are due on October 1st for the Fall Semester and March 1st for the Spring Semester. Notification will be given approximately 4 weeks after the due respective dates.
For questions and/or additional information please contact Maria Terrana, Director of Student Activities and Programs, at terrana@tc.columbia.edu or stop by Thorndike Room 161.
