Workshops and Trainings
Columbia Health departments offer a variety of workshops and trainings that focus on developing skills, knowledge, and information about resources on and off campus.
Check out currently scheduled open sessions listed on the Columbia Health Events Calendar.
Registered with Disability Services? Jump to their Workshops list.
Want to request a workshop or training for your group/organization? Check out the offerings listed on this page and follow the link to submit a request.
Customized Requests
For organizations or groups with a more specific programming requests, Alice! Health Promotion and Sexual Violence Response may be able to tailor workshops and trainings to meet your needs. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to connect with a staff member and discuss your request. Not sure where is best to direct your inquiry? Contact [email protected].
Accommodations
If you require disability accommodations to attend any of these events, please contact 212-854-2388 or [email protected] at least 5 business days in advance of the event.
Available Workshops
- This workshop focuses on the role that alcohol may play in a professional setting. With alcohol being omnipresent in many networking opportunities, this workshop aims to increase understanding of the effects of alcohol on the body, discuss protective behaviors to utilize while drinking, and walk through ways to be an active bystander in situations where alcohol is present. Participants discuss factors that impact their choices around alcohol usage and how to navigate difficult situations.
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
- Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Alcohol and Networking session
Programs include:
Facilitated by Sexual Violence Response
Scheduled by request: submit form
- This workshop is a skills-based training program designed to help Columbia students effectively recognize and respond to others exhibiting indicators of distress. Students can be a helper and connect peers to resources on- and off-campus. The training is focused on understanding, re-framing, referring, and self-care.
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
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Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Friend2Friend
- Stress management, sleep, and nutrition are key elements of a student’s well-being. Participants will learn about why these behaviors are important, strategies for incorporating them into their lives, and resources available on campus that can provide support.
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
- Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Reducing and Managing Stress
- Taking a harm-reduction approach, this workshop aims to increase understanding of the effects of alcohol on the body, discuss protective behaviors to utilize while drinking, describe in what ways parties can be hosted in smart, safe, and responsible manner, and to walk through ways to be an active bystander in situations where alcohol is present.
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
- Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Responsible Community @ Columbia (Alcohol)
Programs include:
Facilitated by Sexual Violence Response
Scheduled by request: submit form
- Getting a good night’s rest means more than just feeling refreshed in the morning — prioritizing zzzs is supportive of overall health and academic success by increasing focus and the ability to retain more information. This workshop will describe what it means to practice good sleep hygiene and discuss ways to overcome common barriers to maximizing bedtime performance (sleep).
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
- Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Sleep
- Making informed choices about how to use available time can set the stage for academic success. Participants will discuss factors that impact time-choice, managing time effectively, building a balanced schedule, and learn about tools for overcoming procrastination.
- Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
- Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Time Management
The key objectives of the Responsible Event Host Training include:
- Describe the effects of alcohol on the body.
- List protective behaviors to utilize while drinking.
- Discuss ways in which events that include alcohol can be hosted in a smart, safe, and responsible manner.
- List steps you can take to be an active bystander.
Facilitated by Alice! Health Promotion
Scheduled by request: Submit workshop request form for Responsible Event Host Training
Programs include:
- Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence
- Recognizing and Responding to Stalking
- Sexual Harassment 1.5
Facilitated by Sexual Violence Response
Scheduled by request: submit form
Workshops for Students Registered with Disability Services
To register for workshops, email Daryl Axelrod, Learning Specialist, at [email protected] with the following information:
- Subject line: Spring 2025 DS Workshop Registration
- Body of email: List the workshop name(s) and date(s) you wish to register for.
- If you require disability accommodations to attend, please contact [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the event.
In the body of the email, list the workshop name(s) and date(s) you wish to register for. If you require disability accommodations to attend, please contact [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the event.
Weekly Pomodoro Sessions
All DS-registered students are welcome to join these supportive, structured work sessions. There will be time at the start of each work session for participants to share their goals. This will be followed by three 25-minute Pomodoro work sessions with breaks in-between. Lastly, participants will have the opportunity to debrief their accomplishments and next steps.
All Pomodoro sessions will be conducted via Zoom during Spring 2025 semester at dates and times to be determined.
Workshops
Workshop times: 11:50 a.m. – 1 p.m. unless otherwise indicated
Session Zoom links to be provided at signup
- Workshop Title
- Starting the Semester off Right
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 1/30 Faculty House, Garden Room 1 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 1/31
- Workshop Title
- Reading and Note Taking
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 2/6 Faculty House, Garden Room 1 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 2/7
- Workshop Title
- Library Resources
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 2/13 Starting at Faculty House, Garden Room 2 (1st Floor) Then moving to Butler Library for the second part of the workshop
- Zoom
- Not offered via Zoom
- Workshop Title
- Focusing Strategies
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 2/20 Faculty House, Garden Room 1 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 2/21
- Workshop Title
- Memorization Strategies
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 3/6 Faculty House, Garden Room 2 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 3/7
- Workshop Title
- Mind Mapping
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 3/27 Faculty House, Garden Room 1 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 3/28
- Workshop Title
- Finals Prep & Study Skills
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 4/10 Faculty House, Garden Room 2 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 4/11
- Workshop Title
- Managing Cognitive Load
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 4/17 Faculty House, Garden Room 2 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 4/18
- Workshop Title
- Text Anxiety Strategies
- In-person / Location
- Thurs., 4/24 Faculty House, Garden Room 2 (1st Floor)
- Zoom
- Fri., 4/25
- Workshop Title
- Finals Tune-Up
- In-person / Location
- Only available via Zoom
- Zoom
- Thurs., 5/1 & Fri., 5/2
Workshop Descriptions
This is a hands-on workshop designed to help you reflect and set goals, organize, manage your time, and set you up to have a productive, enjoyable semester. You will also learn about campus resources available to you that support academic success. Attendees will have time allotted during the workshop to begin using organizational strategies discussed and will have the opportunity to collaborate with others.
This workshop will introduce students to research-based note-taking strategies for both class lectures and readings. Strategies will be targeted to address common note-taking struggles that students may experience related to difficulty with attention, memory, organization of ideas, physical handwriting and more. Students will have the opportunity to share their own experiences and ask questions.
Columbia's library system is more than a nexus of quiet places to study and get course materials. Each of Columbia's libraries offers academic supports, research services, workshops, and accessibility accommodations to empower students to reach their learning goals. This workshop introduces the libraries' offerings and highlights the academic support and accessibility services available to undergraduate students with disabilities who are registered with Disability Services.
Try out this workshop to practice focusing strategies in a supportive group environment. We will practice focusing strategies, such as mindfulness/meditation, goal setting, reflection, breaks, getting started, and more. Trying out the techniques is the most important part. This will allow you to use the strategies when you really need them in a class, studying or test-taking environment.
Just in time to prepare for midterm exams! You will have the opportunity to try out several memorization strategies for your classes. These include strategies for retrieval practice, mnemonic devices, sorting information, and more. Please bring class notes or resources with you to use to create study materials during the session.
Try out this workshop to learn about the many uses of mind mapping (also known as concept mapping). You will learn how mind mapping can deepen our understanding of content by showing connections and will be introduced to different tools (both print and digital) to create mind maps. Ample time will be provided to create a mind map based on a topic from your courses. Please bring class notes from one class you wish to delve further into.
This is a hands-on workshop designed to help you set goals for the last month of school, determine the most effective study techniques, create a study plan, and follow-through to do your best this semester. Attendees will have time allotted during the workshop to use workshop resources to plan their exam and assignments and get organized for studying.
Do you feel overwhelmed many priorities, including your classes and assignments? Come learn about the different types of cognitive load and how the science behind this can help you tailor an individualized, more direct approach to work and organization. We also go through in the session, different strategies for managing cognitive load, so you can identify which work best for you.
Try out this workshop to learn about the biological basis of test anxiety and discover research-based strategies for managing performance anxiety- used by students and professionals alike. This session will be interactive, allowing you to practice the test anxiety strategies in a small group environment.
Finals Tune-Up is a Zoom-only workshop for students who have attended at least one previous DS workshop, but exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis. The workshop provides students with an opportunity to ask questions and receive help with study skills questions or issues that they are facing before finals get into full swing. Think of this as a finals review for all the topics our semester workshops have covered.
Last reviewed: 1/31/2025