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Student Activities and Programs
Teachers College, Columbia University

Student Activities and Programs

Current Student Organizations

There are about 28 recognized student organizations active at Teachers College for the 2011-2012 academic year. In addition, there are numerous other student organizations available to Teachers College students through Columbia University. The missions for these organizations range from professional networking, academic enrichment, to social advocacy.

Please review the information below regarding our active student organizations. Feel free to contact the officers of those organizations you are interested in joining. If you would like further information about starting a new organization or student activities in general, please email the Student Activities office at StudentOrgs@tc.columbia.edu.

African Studies Working Group (ASWG)

Officers
President: Emily Richardson
Committee Member: Evan Hendon
Committee Member: Tara Stafford

Group Information
Email: aswg.tc.columbia@gmail.com
Website: /site/tcstudentorgsaswg/


                         

Asian & Pacific Islanders in America (APIA)

Officers
Co-Chair: John Yi
Co-Chair: Alexandra Thomas
Treasurer: Jess Bertubin
Secretary: Jenny Fan

Contact Information
Website: Unknown

   

Association of Latin American Scholars (ALAS)

 

Officers
President:
Ana Cecilia Galindo Diego
Vice President:
Yumiko Locosol
Vice President:
Natalia Molina

Contact Information
Email: alas.tc.columbia@gmail.com
Website: http://www.teacherscollege.edu/students/alas/
   

Association of Multilingual Education Scholars (AMES)

Officers 
President: Lisbeth Woodington
Co-President: Margauex Pierre

Contact Information 
Email: amesattc@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

   

Black Student Network (BSN)

Officers
President: Jem Huges
Vice President of Academics: Alana Miles
Vice President of Social Programs: Carnisha Jobe
Vice President of Media/Communications: Deiana Jackson

Contact Information
Email: tcblackstudentnetwork@gmail.com  
Website: Unknown
   

Coalition of Latino/a Scholars (CLS)

Officers
Co-Chair: Osvaldo Avila
Co-Chair: Saul Martinez
Co-Chair: Melissa Monge
Co-Chair: Gloria Calderon
Contact Information
E-mail: cls.tccu@gmail.com
Website: Unavailable

Critical Management Studies Network (CMSN)

Officers
President: Nathan Gerard
Vice President: Rachel Fudman
Treasurer: Bradford Smith

Contact Information
E-mail: nathanmgerard@gmail.com



Development in South Asia (DISHA)

Officers
Co-President: Meg Whittenberger
Co-President: Mahreen Tahir

Contact Information
E-mail: tcdisha@gmail.com
Website: Unavailable

Friends of Japan

Officers
President: Maka Clifford
Vice President: Fred Tsutagawa

Contact Information
E-mail: fojofficers@googlegroups.com
Website: Unavailable

International Students Psychology Association (ISPA)



Officers
President: Fan Jiang 
VP of External Affairs: Min Chen 
VP of Program Development: Lijie Wang
VP of Publicity and Communication: Haofei Shen 
Senior Consultant: Seth Thompson, Ioanna Georgakopoulou, Sayaka Aoki 

Contact Information
Website: inpsy.info/

Kappa Delta Pi

Officers
President: Katrina Pierre
Vice President: Dominic Mentor
Secretary: Mary Chacko
Member: Cherie Glover
Member: Hae Won Jeong

Contact Information
Email: kappachaptertc@gmail.com
Website: http://kdp.pressible.org

Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA)

Officers
President: Christine Lee
Vice President: Eunseok Ro
Secretary: Jinha Kim

Contact Information
Email: tckgsa@gmail.com
Website: 'TC Korean Graduate Student Association' on Facebook
http://club.cyworld.com/TCKGSA

LEARNPLAY

Officers
President: Will Jordan-Cooley
Vice President: Christian De-Luna
Social Chair: Jenna Marks
Treasurer: Fran McGreever
Secretary: Kenay Sudler

Contact Information
Email: csj2109@tc.columbia.edu
Website: Unavailable

Mindfulness and Education Working Group (MEWG)

Officers
Co-Chair: Sarah Sherman
Co-Chair: Home Nguyen

Contact Information
E-mail: mindfulness@tc.columbia.edu
Website: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/mindfulness/

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

Officers
President: Elanna Seid
Vice President: Alexa Schuessler
Treasurer: Carly Weinreb
Secretary: Whitney Barnett

Contact Information
Email: tcnsslha@tc.columbia.edu
Website: Unknown

Organization and Human Development Consulting Club (OHDCC)

Officers
President: Laura Fisher
Vice President: Kristen Bakalar
Vice President: Alan Llobet
Vice President: Anna Denton
Vice President: Sony Mysore

Contact Information

Email: contactodhcc@gmail.com
Website: Unknown



Organizational Leadership Association (OLA)

Officers
President: Brian Long
VP Career and Leadership Development: Victoria Passarella
VP Learning and Development : Amy Lakusiewicz
VP Community Building: Nicole DeMarsh
VP Learning and Development: Jody Barto

Contact Information

Email: ola.tc.is@gmail.com
Website: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58180180299


Peace Education Network (PEN)

Officers
President: Joyce Maxwell
Co-President: Maka Akan Najin Clifford
Secretary: Diana Rodriguez-Gomez 

Contact Information

Email: peace.education.network@gmail.com
Website: Unknown


PSICHI

Officers
President: Curtis Boykin
Vice President: Anthony Caputo
Secretary: Ji Eun Shin
Treasurer: Duoc Nguyen

Contact Information

Email: cmb2218@tc.columbia.edu
Website: Unknown





Queer TC (QTC)

Officers
President: AJ Stachelek
Program Coordinator: Nick Martucci
Social Activities Coordinator: Dyan Ferraris
Outreach and Communications: Jennifer Chang

Contact Information
Email: cadenbutch@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

School Psychology Club

Officers
President: Samantha Shulman
Vice President: Tasha Storonsky
Rep/non-social events chair: Cara Fahey
Secretary: Daniella Phelan

Contact Information
Email: tcschoolpsychologyclub@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tc.edu/students/spc

Society for Anthropological Study (SAS)

Officers
President: Elaine Christian
Vice President: Cody Madsen
Treasurer: Jordan Wright

Group Information
E-mail: society.anthro.studies@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

Student Advocates for the Arts (SAA)

Mission
Student Advocates for the Arts works to educate, empower, and mobilize students to influence cultural policy and arts advocacy issues. To this end, we provide a platform for students to engage in open discussion on advancing the arts in the United States through the democratic process.



Officers
Position Name
President
Priya Sircar
Secretary/Treasurer
Robin Parks
Board Member
Eliza Lamb
Board Member
Helena McCarthy
   
   
   
   
   
Advisor
Department Name
Arts Administration
Joan Jeffri
 





Group Information
Email: studentartsadvocates@gmail.com
 
Website:
http://www.studentadvocatesforthearts.org
   
Meeting Times:

   
   
   
   
   
   

Society for Entrepreneurship and Education (SEAE)

Officers
Co-president: Robin Perenchio
Co-president: Melissa Hong
Vice President: Jade Le
Officer: Timothy Wolfe
Officer: Delia Hong

Contact Information
Email: S.E.A.E.Columbia@gmail.com
Website: /site/tcstudentorgsseae/

The Society for Sociology and Education (SSE)

Officers
President: Jonathan Dant
Secretary: Yu Fan
Treasurer: Makeeya Hazelton

Contact Information
Email: sociology.tc@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

Society for International Education (SIE)

Officers
President: Rebecca Spotts
Vice President (Events): Molly Hamm
Vice President (Events): Luke Yim
Vice President (Events): Michelle Hollet

Contact Information
Email: societyintled@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

Society of Economics and Education [SEE]

Officers
President: Miguel Martinez
Co-President: Sabine Zander
Treasurer: Alper Dincer 

Contact Information
Email: see.teacherscollege@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/students/see/

Students in Health (SIH)

Officers
President: Krista Gotcliffe

Contact Information
Email: tc.studentsinhealth@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

The Association for the Advancement of Learning Issues in the Middle East (TA'ALIM)

Officers
President: Sarah Brandt
Vice President: Juliana Hess
Events Chair: Emily Richardson

Contact Information
E-mail: tctaalim@gmail.com
Website: Unavailable

Future China Initiative (FCI; formerly known as TCCSSA)

Officers
Qin Cui, Mona Gao, Ellen Hu, Shijing Jiang (president 2012-13), Yuzhen Liu, Yang Lu, Kai Chung Tam, Lijie, Wang, Hantian Wu, Yuan Zhou.

Contact Information
Website: futurechina.us

Teachers College Taiwanese Club (TC TC)

Officers
President: (Kera) Tzu-Yun Shen
Vice President: Jenny Ko
Treasurer: Annabel Lin
Officer: Helen Lee

Contact Information
Email: tctccolumbia@gmail.com
Website: Unknown

Teacher-Writers For a Public Voice

Officers
President: Blake Seidenshaw
President: Mary Barnum
Vice President: Victoria Grubbs

Contact Information
E-mail: interdisciplined@gmail.com
Website: http://ecogradients.com

TESOL/AL Roundtable (TESOLAL)

Officers
President: Di Yu
Vice President: Andrea Durkis
Public Relations Officer: Jiaxin Chloe Xie
Treasurer: Shiyun Sussi Su
Secretary: Hoiyee Carol Lo

Contact Information
Email: tesol.alroundtable@gmail.com
Website: Unavailable