Lifelong Learning
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Auditing Classes
Columbia Business School alumni may audit classes free of charge with permission from the professor. For more information, contact the Office of Student Academic Affairs at (212) 854-4191.
Executive Education
Columbia Business School’s Executive Education’s broad spectrum of programs delivers the tools needed to meet the challenges executives face every day. The breadth and depth of of the School’s offerings—with programs in leadership and management development, marketing and sales, and financial management—give participants from diverse fields and industries the flexibility to choose a solution that fits their individual needs. And, with courses lasting from two days to four weeks, there is a program suited to a variety of experiences, goals, and schedules. Our programs enable you to build upon your educational and professional experiences, keeping you—and your skill set—up-to-date in today’s ever-changing business world. Alumni and up to four of their colleagues receive a 25% tuition benefit on any one-week program. Complete program listings are available online at www.gsb.columbia.edu/execed.
Library Access
Alumni can access four online research portals — ProQuest, ABI/Inform Global, Research Library and the American Medical Association — through the Alumni and Friends Gateway Web site at www.alumni.libraries.columbia.edu.
Alumni with a valid alumni ID may do research at the Watson Library of Business and Economics in Uris Hall, as well as other campus libraries. Borrowing privileges are available for a monthly fee of $30.
For more information about the library resources available to alumni, go to www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/businessflier.html or visit the Library Information Office in 201 Butler.
Centers and Institutes
Columbia Business School’s academic centers and institutes focus on the research and application of innovative business ideas in major fields of inquiry. The centers and institutes include:
Center on Global Brand Leadership
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Columbia Center for Excellence in E-Business (CEBiz)
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship
Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing
Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics
W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity & Competitiveness