Testimonials

"I am writing to express my sincere thanks for the outstanding training held on harassment and discrimination through the Cornell Interactive Theater Group (CITE). The program was an immediate and obvious success, and your team was fantastic!  Both divisional units have thanked me for having the training and have also stated that the program and facilitators made it a real success.

The interactive theatre engaged the groups (quite differently but nonetheless engaged) to talk about the issues surrounding harassment, sexual harassment and respect in the workplace and not only understand the policies but acknowledge that each of us has a role in the process of securing a positive and safe environment. Your program is an excellent vehicle to engage in conversation around topics we so seldom speak of but affect our daily lives. I have already made a pitch to our other units to consider holding the same type of training in the near future."

Mayra Marte-Miraz
Director of Operations
Columbia University, Department of Medicine

"Our managers came back with high praise for the course content, especially for the facilitators.  From my personal experience, the Learning & Development courses are at par with Master's level Organizational Development coursework.  My staff learned so many concepts that they continue to use day-to-day at the operational level to help us achieve our departmental goals.  I intend to send them to more courses, and I look forward to reviewing the new upcoming schedule."

Nancy Norjen
Practice Plan Manager
CU Department of Anesthesiology

"The courses provided by Learning and Development have helped me jump start my position as a Team Lead for CUMC IT. The instructors are great and the coursework is released in a way that I can apply it to my current position. I would recommend these courses to anyone, whether just starting at Columbia or looking to increase their knowledge on a particular subject related to work."

Rubén Jurnic Martis
Desktop Support Team Lead
CUMC IT

"Thank you again for the tools learned at the Presentation Skills course. Referring to the simple model we reviewed, I gave what I consider to be one of my best presentations to about 55 fellow students this past Monday in one of my graduate courses. Afterwards, I received great deal of unsolicited positive feedback from my peers as to the clarity and effectiveness of my presentation.
Thank you again!"

Kevin W Griffin
Columbia University Facilities