Alumni News + Notes
Dear Alumni,
This fall has brought new excitement in the world of Columbia alumni relations—we’ve launched the Columbia Alumni Association & Network (CAAN)! The purpose of CAAN is to help unite the college’s 80,000-plus alumni through a national network of chapters. Since we began organizing CAAN last year, I’ve heard from alumni from all over the country who are eager to reconnect with their classmates and organize alumni groups in their area.
At the time of this letter, we’re catching our breath after a flurry of networking events this fall: multiple events in Chicago, an exciting get together in Phoenix, and the official launch of the New York Chapter. Plans are in the works for events in Atlanta, Denver, and Los Angeles. I have also heard from interested alumni in Austin, Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nashville, San Francisco, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and London. The desire to make the CAAN a reality is palpable.
Columbia has grown up considerably within the last few years. The school is a recognized force for education, arts, and cultural events, and the Columbia Alumni Association & Network will be a vital extension of the college in areas all over the country, and eventually the world. Please check out the CAAN website for more information about events in your area and ways you can get involved. I look forward to meeting you at an upcoming alumni chapter event.Sincerely,
Josh Culley-Foster (’03)
National Director of Alumni Relations
