• Programming Guidelines

    The guide below outlines how event organizers can best prepare their events to be part of the Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL). If you have questions or would like to request a consultation, please email ppil@gsb.columbia.edu.

    Access and submit the PPIL Event Submission Form!

    BEFORE Submitting Your Event

    • Student Event Organizers- Student leaders can access the Student Leaders Resources page for comprehensive event guidance.
    • Review the PPIL Inclusive Leadership Skills Guide to learn how to align your event's content to the program.
    • Review the PPIL Reflection and Skills Development Form to learn how your event will be evaluated by students.
    • Review the academic calendar and important dates and deadlines to help with date selection.
    • Review the student programming hours and blackout dates
      • 2025 Fall Semester- 9/9-12/5
        • Monday-Thursday (Before 8:30am; 12:30pm-2pm; After 5:45pm)
        • Friday-Sunday (All-Day)
        • Blackout Dates- 9/19, 10/13-10/17; 10/24; 11/3-11/4; 11/26-11/28; 12/5 (After 5:45pm)
      • 2026 Spring Semester- 2/3-5/1
        • Monday-Thursday (Before 8:30am; 12:30pm-2pm; After 5:45pm)
        • Blackout Dates- 2/20; 3/9-3/20; 5/1 (After 5:45pm)

    Designing a PPIL Event

    Submission Guidelines

    Pease allow up to 1-week review time after submission to receive feedback!

    • Event is being planned and led by a recognized CBS student organization, Centers and Programs, or Academic Division (Please note that CBS Matters, Ask Me Anything, Treks, and Conferences will not be approved as PPIL events).
    • Event specifically addresses tangible learning outcomes aligned with up to two (2) inclusive leadership skills.
      • Exploring Identity and Perspective Taking- Recognizing identity as it relates to oneself and others (i.e. culture, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status) and understanding how this affects and influences one’s worldview and perspective.
      • Understanding Bias and Prejudice- Recognizing the effects of bias (i.e. an inclination, favorable or unfavorable, toward something, usually considered unreasoned) and prejudice (i.e. the affective component of bias, which include negative feelings typically based on unsupported generalizations or stereotypes) on one’s perspective and society.
      • Engaging in Dialogue- Learning to communicate across differing perspectives to build a shared understanding of a topic or idea.
      • Addressing Inequities- Recognizing, defining, and dismantling the structures, procedures, and policies which perpetuate the unequal treatment of a category of people in relation to others.
      • Creating Inclusive Environments- Building environments in which members of any group can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and empowered to fully participate.
    • Event is co-curricular in nature, aligned with the curriculum but not being administered as part of a class or in exchange for class credit.
    • Event is aligned to student common hours (list out hours)
    • Event will be hosted in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid modality.
    • Event will be introduced as part of PPIL and will clearly communicate with participants what skills it will address.

    Event Considerations

    • Events are encouraged to accommodate as many participants as possible, but can be offered for a targeted audience including students within a particular academic program or student group.
    • Organizers are encouraged to record the event in order to make it accessible to all participants to refer back to.

  • Attendance Tracking

    Once an event is "PPIL-Approved" and appears on the PPIL Events Calendar, your event will automatically be included in the weekly events newsletter sent to all-students every Monday. If event organizers have questions, please contact the PPIL Team at ppil@gsb.columbia.edu.

    You can find comprehensive support and guidance for the CampusGroups platform here.

    Attendance Tracking

    In order for students to receive PPIL credit for attending your event, their attendance must be tracked and they must be "Checked-In" on CampusGroups accordingly. Once a student is "Checked-In", their PPIL attendance will automatically be updated on their student profile.

    Registration and attendance tracking can be done easily on CampusGroups. Please review these guides for the various ways you can track attendance:

  • Event Organizer Resources