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'''2011''' in Columbia history: | '''2011''' in Columbia history: | ||
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| + | ==Spring== | ||
*18 January: Trial date for students arrested in the [[Operation Ivy League]] drug bust | *18 January: Trial date for students arrested in the [[Operation Ivy League]] drug bust | ||
| + | *February: [[Mike Purdy]] is named new [[EVP]] for research | ||
*March: [[Columbia Campaign]] surpasses $4bn fundraising initiative, announces new goal of $5bn. | *March: [[Columbia Campaign]] surpasses $4bn fundraising initiative, announces new goal of $5bn. | ||
| + | *26 May: [[PrezBo]] signed an agreement with the Secretary of the NAVY about the USS Iwo Jima to recognize the Naval [[ROTC]] and give it some resources on-campus. | ||
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| + | ==Summer== | ||
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*June 23: [[Claude Steele]] announces resignation to return to [[Stanford University]]. | *June 23: [[Claude Steele]] announces resignation to return to [[Stanford University]]. | ||
*August 21: [[Columbia College]] Dean [[Michelle Moody-Adams]] announces resignation over administrative changes that would alter the relationship between the College and the [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. The next day, the administration announces her resignation will be effective immediately. | *August 21: [[Columbia College]] Dean [[Michelle Moody-Adams]] announces resignation over administrative changes that would alter the relationship between the College and the [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. The next day, the administration announces her resignation will be effective immediately. | ||
| + | *[[McKinsey Arts and Sciences Report]] produced | ||
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| + | ==Fall== | ||
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| + | *Renewed [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] controversy as Iranian president invites students from [[CIRCA]] to dinner | ||
| + | *September 2: [[James Valentini]], Director of Undergraduate Studies in [[Chemistry Department|Chemistry]], is named the new interim dean of Columbia College. | ||
| + | *October: [[Terrace in the Sky]] restaurant forced to close due to bankruptcy after 36 years in business atop Columbia's [[Butler Hall]] | ||
| + | *December: [[Cornell]] and Technion formally win the [[2011 Applied Sciences NYC competition]], but Columbia's proposal would go on to win city funding the next year anyway | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[2010]]|succeeded=[[2012]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2011}} | {{succession|preceded=[[2010]]|succeeded=[[2012]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2011}} | ||
[[Category:21st century]] | [[Category:21st century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 8 December 2013
2011 in Columbia history:
Spring
- 18 January: Trial date for students arrested in the Operation Ivy League drug bust
- February: Mike Purdy is named new EVP for research
- March: Columbia Campaign surpasses $4bn fundraising initiative, announces new goal of $5bn.
- 26 May: PrezBo signed an agreement with the Secretary of the NAVY about the USS Iwo Jima to recognize the Naval ROTC and give it some resources on-campus.
Summer
- June 23: Claude Steele announces resignation to return to Stanford University.
- August 21: Columbia College Dean Michelle Moody-Adams announces resignation over administrative changes that would alter the relationship between the College and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The next day, the administration announces her resignation will be effective immediately.
- McKinsey Arts and Sciences Report produced
Fall
- Renewed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad controversy as Iranian president invites students from CIRCA to dinner
- September 2: James Valentini, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, is named the new interim dean of Columbia College.
- October: Terrace in the Sky restaurant forced to close due to bankruptcy after 36 years in business atop Columbia's Butler Hall
- December: Cornell and Technion formally win the 2011 Applied Sciences NYC competition, but Columbia's proposal would go on to win city funding the next year anyway
| Preceded by 2010 |
History of Columbia University 2011 |
Succeeded by 2012 |
