Our First Year - Columbia College Chicago

I’Ja Wright, a student worker at Student Diversity and Inclusion joins Peer Mentor Kacie, to share her journey of self advocacy. In this episode, I’Ja and Kacie discuss effective ways to communicate, and be more assertive in expressing your needs and emotions. 

Kate from ASO joins Liv to talk about the Asian Student Organization, what upcoming events they have, and how to join. 

Peer Mentor Liv discusses living in the South Loop as a Film student. She discusses a day in the life, what experiences of film students are like, how to get on set as a film student, and life in the South Loop as student who doesn’t life on campus. 

Hear some of her favorites in Chinatown, Wicker Park, and Lincoln Park. (all neighborhoods Columbia visits often!)

Student Diversity and Inclusion had a discussion about prepping to visit family and friends for the holidays. This can be a difficult time for individuals who are facing homophobic, transphobic, or just terrible environments in some way. Our community talks about how we can support each other. <3

Sam Aburabah from MSA joins Liv to talk about about the Muslim Student Association and what upcoming events they have and how to join. Also talked about are some current events in the Muslim community such as the World Cup in Qatar.

Coming out of midterms and planning for the rest of the semester, the mentors discuss the big question of "how are we doing?" right now. 

Being a first generation student can result in a unique experience. In this episode, two students discuss how their journey as first generation students at Columbia. 

In this episode the mentors discuss how students decide to live on or off campus, how to pay for it, and how to navigate issues!

In this episode hear what it is like to be a music major and live on campus through the experience of one of our mentors, Kacie!

Winter in Chicago can bring a lot of different emotions to students. In this episode, the mentors discuss how they prepare for the season and some of the resources available to Columbia students and Chicago residents.