supports shared community standards. Residential Life staff provide guidance throughany challenges students may experience adjusting to residential living at Columbia.Student EngagementStudent Engagement is committed to building a strong sense of campus community byproviding programming that enhances leadership skills, fosters communityengagement, and encourages the exploration of the variety of co-curricularopportunities available to students at Columbia. Student Engagement staff advise theColumbia Engineering Student Council, as well as a broad range of studentorganizations recognized by the student governing boards, and provide support for ahost of community traditions and celebrations. Students can find opportunities forcommunity building, social interaction, and participation in campus life throughprograms and events supported by Student Engagement, including the New StudentOrientation Program, pre-orientation programs, Urban NY, Alternative Break Program,the WKCR radio station, and more.Undergraduate OrientationColumbia's New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) helps students feel at home inMorningside Heights, become familiar with the academic and co-curricularopportunities, meet the administration and faculty of Columbia Engineering, learnabout campus traditions, understand how to access campus resources and supportservices, and connect with the Columbia community. NSOP, required for all newstudents, begins the transition to the excitement, opportunities, and rigor of campus life.It is the first step of many to help students acclimate.Student OrganizationsThe Engineering Student Council (ESC) and its associated class councils are the electedrepresentative body of undergraduates at Columbia Engineering. ESC representsstudent interests on committees and projects addressing a wide range of issues facingthe Columbia community and helps shape the quality of life for Columbia students.Working in conjunction with the ESC, the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC),General Studies Student Council (GSSC), Student Government Association (SGA), theActivities Board at Columbia (ABC), Student Governing Board (SGB), InterGreek Council(IGC), Community Impact (CI), and Club Sports, oversee the management and fundingof more than 400 student organizations.The Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) provides governance for recognized studentorganizations, including preprofessional, academic, competition, cultural, specialinterest, publication, media, and performing arts organizations. The preprofessionalorganizations are of special interest to engineering students. These organizations reflectthe range of academic disciplines and interests to be found among students andinclude the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers,Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics, and the Biomedical Engineering Society, just to name a few.11
The Student Governing Board provides governance for recognized studentorganizations that are religious, spiritual, political, ideological, activist, andhumanitarian.The InterGreek Council oversees the Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council,and Panhellenic Council. Community Impact supports service organizations supportingcommunities of Upper Manhattan and Club Sports recognizes recreational and sportsorganizations.12
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