Student Trek Information

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS UPDATE

AS OF 9/9/20:

ALL OFFICIAL COLUMBIA DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (INCLUDING STUDENT GROUPS) ARE RESTRICTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
LOCAL/TRI-STATE (NY, NJ, CT) TRAVEL IS PERMITTED FOR DAILY TRIPS ONLY. NO OVER NIGHT TRIPS ALLOWED.
HOTELS AND AIR B&BS WILL ARE NOT ALLOWABLE EXPENSES AT THIS TIME.
FOR MORE INFORMATON PLEASE VISIT THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GLOBAL TRAVEL WEBSITE.

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL TREK UPDATE

AS OF 9/9/20:

AS PER CMC, ALL RECRUITEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE VIRTUAL THROUGH FEBRUARY 2020.
IN- PERSON TREKS ARE NOT SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME.
REACH OUT TO YOUR CMC ADVISOR FOR VIRTUAL TREK SUPPORT.

What is a trek?

A trek is defined as any firm visits that require more than 2-hours of travel time.

OSA/CMC Guidelines:

All treks must be approved by OSA & CMC
Treks cannot happen during class time, blackout dates and/or on-campus recruiting
Do NOT use your own funds- communicate early with FPO
OSA & CMC strongly suggest using hotels for lodging and not AirBNB (for student comfort, stremalining logistics and liability reasons)
Students cannot sign any contract on behalf of Columbia Business School
Review the for full policies and procedures surrounding using club funds

Approved Trek Benefits

CMC support with company relationship experts
CMC advisor participation
Ability to promote via official club communication channels such as listservs, Org Sync, etc.

Trek Approval Process

Submit the Club Trek Proposal Form
Upon approval by OSA & CMC, submit the Club Trek Submission Form

Trek Resources