Events Archive: 2010-11
September | October | November | December
Interviews are ongoing for a film about Veteran life at Columbia.
(The release date will be at an event on veterans day.)
September
General Information event with USMilVetsThis will be an event geared towards 1st years to answer questions about the GI Bill, Veterans services on Campus and in the city etc..
Jason Brezler - Civil Affairs Marine that we sent school supplies to
He's back in New York City and willing to come to SIPA to speak.
Happy Hour
Time/Location: TBA
October
Insurgency in Afghanistan - A Bottom Up PerspectiveSpeaker: Maj Jason Brezler, USMC
Time/Location: Oct 12th, 7:30 pm, IAB 1501
Please join us to welcome guest speaker Major Jason Brezler who will be discussing the current US counterinsurgency strategy and its application in Afghanistan. From late 2009 to early 2010, Maj Brezler served as a Civil Affairs Officer in Now Zad, a village in the volatile southern region of the Helmand province of Afghanistan. While there, Maj Brezler worked to plan and execute civil military operations in support of NATO's counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. He helped organize governmental, economic and social initiatives to help bolster the village to prevent the resurgence of Taliban forces and to prevent Al Qaeda operatives from establishing a future base of operations. Maj Brezler has participated in many other counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations around the world. From 2006-07, he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq while assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, and from 2001-02 he served as the Marine Corps’ Engineer Detachment Commander in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during the initial occupation of Camp X-Ray.
Happy Hour
Time/Location: TBA
F22 Talk with LtCol David Berke
Time/Lcoation:TBA
November
Screening of Columbia Veteran FilmTime/Location: TBA
Host Colonel From Council On Foreign Relations
Time/Location: TBA
Happy Hour
Time/Location: TBA
December
Roundtable Discusion
Time/Location: December 9th, 11 AM - 1 PM, IAB 1302 (Lunch will be served)
The CSVA is participating with the the Human Rights Working Group, Conflict Resolution Working Group, and the US MilVets of Columbia in a peer roundtable discussion. This discussion serves as part of the Multiple Perspective Series, which is intended to unite students from all backgrounds and viewpoints to tackle challenges facing the world today. Topics for discussion are listed below:
-"Working Together: Different Development Perspectives"
The US State Department, United Nations, aid agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and military bodies all view development from a different perspective. How can they all work together?
-"Transition from Peacemaking to Peacebuilding"
In post-conflict environments, how do we conduct the hand-off from militaries to aid agencies, NGOs, and other organizations?
CSVA Elections
Time/Location: December 6th, 6:30 pm, IAB 1510
Happy Hour
Time/Loaction: TBA
General Body Meeting
All members welcome to attend. This will be our first meeting of the semester on Thursday 22 September at 7pm in IAB.
Lunchtime Roundtable Discussion
On November 17th, the CSVA participated in a roundtable discussion with the Human Rights Working Group, Conflict Resolution Working Group, Arab Students Association, South Asian Students Association, SIPA Students for Defense and Security, and the US MilVets of Columbia. The discussion was amongst students, some of the questions addressed were:
-"Counterinsurgency - is the military the right organization to do 'nation building'"
- "Working together - the different development perspectives of the Department of State, NGO's, and other aid organizations"
-"Transition from Peacemaking to Peacebuilding: the hand-off from the Military to the Department of State, NGO's, and other aid organizations"
Marine Corps Birthday Ball
On November 18th, the CSVA participated with the Military Veterans of Columbia University in a Marine Corps Birthday Ball. The Ball was a great success and featured a cake-cutting ceremony, cocktails and dancing in celebration of the 235th birthday of the Marine Corps, photos from the event are below:
Rudy Rickner, the oldest Marine at the Ball, participates in the cake-cutting ceremony.
