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Get the Support You're Looking For!

Sometimes, you just want a list! Below, find a simplified menu of links, platforms, and resources so that students, alums, employers, and other friends of Barnard can speedily find resources at Beyond Barnard! A word of caution: many of these links are designed with our primary users (students, alums, and employers) in mind. They often require log-in to Handshake or other platforms that Beyond Barnard uses to deliver resources and support to our community. Need help accessing our resources? Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu — it's the fastest way to get a response to questions and concerns during normal business hours (9AM-5PM, Monday through Friday).

To Contact Beyond Barnard

  • Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu
  • Find us in person in Elliott Hall (Second Floor), 49 Claremont Avenue (normal business hours: 9AM-5PM, Monday through Friday)
  • Reach us by phone (212-854-2033)
  • DM us on Instagram @beyondbarnard

Students are auto-enrolled to receive Beyond Barnard Weekly every Wednesday afternoon throughout the academic year. This weekly update is a fundamental resource to review. It includes updates about internship funding, job postings, events and programs, and so much more. Not receiving BB Weekly? Email us!

Handshake

  • The essential gateway to Beyond Barnard resources for students, alums, and employers
  • Access/post part- and full-time job and internship listings
  • Schedule advising appointments
  • RSVP to attend student/alum events and programs
  • Apply to Beyond Barnard internship funding
  • Review guides and materials, including resume guides, cover letters, interviews, LinkedIn, and other career skills

Workday

  • Navigate here to find/apply to campus roles (Federal Work Study and Barnard College Jobs)
  • Fill out payroll paperwork for campus roles and internships

Barnard Connect

  • Find a Barnard mentor from within the Barnard community
  • Apply to and secure a short-term mentoring project through the Beyond Mentoring program

Courseworks Resources

Instagram: read student and alum stories and learn how you can get involved with Beyond Barnard

YouTube: find recorded presentations, panel discussions, and other events

LinkedIn: Barnard College's LinkedIn home is an incredible trove of alums and students working and interning right here in Manhattan and around the world

All appointments can be scheduled in Handshake. This link will take students or alums directly to the "Create a New Appointment" page in the platform. 

Some advice for students:

  • To make the most of your appointment with staff at Beyond Barnard, we strongly recommend walking into Beyond Barnard to meet with a Peer Career Advisor to get your resume updated first. They're available from 10AM-5PM every day, Monday through Friday, from the second week of the semester through to the start of finals.
  • Keep in mind that lead times for appointments with staff can be around 2 weeks. But you can almost always see a PCA within 24 hours or less.
  • In other words: schedule with a Staff Member 1-2 weeks in advance, then head over to Beyond Barnard to meet with a PCA. You'll be able to get some great homework done, and then approach your meeting with a full time staff member even more prepared and confident.
  • You never need a concrete plan to visit Beyond Barnard. We love it when students ask us open ended questions, or simply express that they don't know where to get started. That said, it's always helpful to do some reflection before you come; and take advantage of online resources in Handshake (on preparing a resume, for example)
  • There are tons of example resumes in the Resources section as well!

Alums have unfettered access to advising resources at Beyond Barnard, but you may need to update your Handshake account to get started. Be sure to email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.

Beyond Barnard Internship Program

  • Funding available during the academic year or summer
  • All disciplines eligible to apply

Laidlaw Scholars Program

  • Open to first-year and sophomore students across disciplines
  • Two-year commitment (one summer of faculty-mentored research; one summer of a Leadership in Action Project)

GRoWing the Arts

  • Funding support for summer internships in the arts in New York City

Bridgewater Scholars Program

  • Open to applicants to Barnard indicating an interest in economics, math-statistics, and computer science
  • Four years of mentorship, funding for research and internships, and programmatic support/workshops

Liman Law Fellowship Program

  • Support for internships in criminal justice and/or public interest law

 

One-on-one advising at Beyond Barnard is open to all students and alums. It covers the following topics:

  • Career and graduate school exploration
  • Job documents (resumes, cv's, cover letters, personal statements, etc.)
  • Additional career skills (mock interviews, interview best practices, negotiation, LinkedIn profile creation, networking)
  • Applications to campus jobs, internships, part- and full-time roles, etc.
  • Applications to graduate and professional school
  • Applications to national and international fellowships
  • Navigating Barnard and Beyond Barnard

And many other topics! To schedule an appointment, start here. Questions? Not seeing availability? Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.

Alums can gain access to Handshake by emailing beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.

Barnard Connect

  • Virtual mentoring network of 4500+ students and alums

Beyond Mentoring

  • Short-term paid project-based opportunities hosted by members of the Barnard Community during Summer and Winter Breaks

Executive Mentorship Program

  • Open to current juniors and seniors
  • Connect with C-suite individuals and other organizational leaders for conversations about careers and leadership

Mentors-in-Residence

  • Meet with alums in small groups — on campus or virtually — to ask questions about career fields and trajectories

Ambassador Program

  • Get connected with communities of Barnard alums working in a range of organizations and/or enrolled in top graduate schools

 

An Introduction to Graduate & Professional School Resources at BB

  • We provide support to students across all graduate programs and disciplines
  • Whether you're just starting to explore options, or know exactly the programs you're applying to, we can help!

Health Professions Advising

  • Because of the complexities of applying to med school and the volume of candidates from Barnard who are exploring health professions in general, Beyond Barnard has a special program dedicated to Health Professions Advising

Law School Support

  • Law Focus is an event series (part of the broader In Focus events) that helps students understand the process of discerning fitness to law school and applying successfully to programs. It also connect students with alums and admissions professionals 
  • As listed above, Beyond Barnard moderates a special Courseworks page dedicated to Law School support

Accelerated 4+1 Pathways

  • Complete a bachelor's degree at Barnard and a master's degree at Columbia in 5 years (at the School of International and Public Affairs, Mailman School of Public Health, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences Program, or the Harriman Institute).

A reminder: to schedule an appointment, start here. Questions? Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.

Students can apply for roles on Workday. Trouble finding roles or want to pursue advising at Beyond Barnard to help you search? Set up an appointment in Handshake or email us at beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.

Onboarding checklist for students newly working in a Campus Role.

Common tasks necessary to confirm that a student is eligible to be paid:

  • Documents necessary to confirm your work authorization (list here: note that original documents are required, per Federal regulations)
  • Updating W-4 withholding in Workday (click here)
  • Signing up for direct deposit (click here)

Obtaining/Updating a Social Security Number

  • International students obtaining a Social Security Number for the first time (contact International Student Services at iss@barnard.edu)
  • Confirming your social security number in Slate (click here)

The In Focus Series provides students with in-depth introductions to a range of industries across a multi-week program of events. Series happen in the Fall and Spring Semesters. Series include: