Columbia-Led Travel is mission-related travel and activity that is organized and overseen by Columbia University. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Columbia course activities and programs that are supervised by and fully or partially supported by Columbia, e.g., Columbia in Paris at Reid Hall
- Columbia-managed study-abroad programs
- Travel that fulfills Columbia grants or contracts
- Travel for Columbia Athletics (which includes Barnard College students traveling as part of Columbia Athletics)
- Non-student travel sponsored by Columbia for alumni
- Faculty, researchers, and officers traveling on University business
Columbia-Facilitated and/or Recognized Travel is mission-related travel and activity that is not overseen by Columbia University, but that may be partially funded or arranged by Columbia, may earn academic credit at Columbia, may be coordinated by a Columbia-recognized student group, or may be an extension of a faculty or researcher’s professional work. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Study through another university or outside organization, e.g., CIEE, SIT, etc.
- Approved exchange programs between Columbia and another university
- Co-ops, practica, or internships organized by Columbia departments, e.g., the Program for Education in Global and Population Health
- Travel by graduate or professional students to do independent research for their dissertations
- Conducting Columbia-related activities (research, conference attendance, etc.) while a traveler is in their home country
- Presentations and attendance at symposiums, conferences, colloquiums, etc.
- Civic engagement or service trips whether independent from, or coordinated with recognized Columbia chapters of larger groups, or with the recognized global organization itself,
- e.g., Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Engineers without Borders, Habitat for Humanity, or the Columbia chapter of any of these groups or others
- Pre-professional and competition groups representing or competing on behalf of Columbia
- Columbia-funded travel such as travel supported by scholarships, travel grants, or by a Columbia-recognized student organization
Non-Columbia Travel, which is not covered by this policy, is travel other than Columbia-Led Travel or Columbia-Facilitated and/or Recognized Travel. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Independent student travel through a non-recognized student group
- Personal travel, such as spring break, vacations, job interviews, or between a home country traveling to Columbia to pursue studies, research, or instruction on campus
