CTICE's primary focus is in Harlem and Upper Manhattan, historically under-served communities near the University’s campus. To help our neighbors, CTICE sponsors programs that target local public school students and aim to promote environmentally sustainable economic development in the area.

Youth Programs

Our youth programs are designed to enhance public school education, introduce a new generation of urban youth to potential careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and create a new pipeline of students to the nation’s premier engineering schools. CTICE programs engage local public school students in the same sort of real-world community-based learning projects that college-level students experience. Both our Summer High School Program and the Columbia Kids Care program fully integrate community-based learning into activities.

To find out more about any of our Youth Programs, please use the links on the navigation menu.

Community Programs

CTICE currently is developing programs to develop individual capability and promote the general prosperity of the Harlem community.

Engineering Design Projects: Through the First-Year Design Course, CTICE can help local businesses and community-based organizations surmount technical obstacles to achieving their missions. Projects range from designing multi-use workspaces to process development. For more information, please contact Anne Mongillo at am1421@columbia.edu.

Interdisciplinary Research and Advancement Projects: Through its interdisciplinary courses, CTICE can provide student teams to undertake research projects essential for an organization. Previous projects have included grant proposal research and writing, research on best practices, and survey development and testing. For more information, please contact Timothy Cross at tpc3@columbia.edu.

The Columbia-Harlem SBDC: The Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center delivers high quality business counseling and training to residents who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing one. For more information, please contact Rebecca Rodriguez at rr2037@columbia.edu.

Workforce Development: CTICE offers workforce development programs for residents from Harlem and other neighboring communities. The programs address different skill levels and computing needs. All programs are offered free of charge to qualified applicants. (Click on Workforce Development link for more information.)

Living Peace: In June 2008, CTICE was proud to sponsor Living Peace: Spiritual Approaches to Achieving Inner Peace, a series of seminars and workshops where teachers and leaders of different faith backgrounds presented their  techniques for realizing inner peace. Living Peace events for 2009 are under development. (Please check back for more information.)