Fight the High Cost of Skiing, Travel in a More Sustainable Way and Get to Know Your SUMA Classmates Better! Sign up NO LATER THAN November 30th. See form below. Cost from $330 - $380 includes transportation, lodging, lifts and breakfast (2 days). When: Friday, January 31st, 1014 – February 2nd. Where: Stratton Vermont Time: Leave Columbia at 6PM, Amsterdam between 116 and 117th St. Webpage: http://www.stratton.com

The Walk-In Cookbook is a new concept food store that makes grocery shopping for special dishes more approachable and sustainable! Come to Brooklyn this Friday to meet the stores’ founders Filip Nuytemans and Guido Molinari. Then shop for all of the perfect ingredients to prepare your favorite meal (with a SUMA discount of course). If you are attending, please RSVP to Jeremy at jrc2200@columbia.edu with the subject line "Walk-In Cookbook". RSVP closes Wednesday, November 13 at 5pm. Friday, November 15 at 10am http://walkincookbook.com/ 72 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Click the link to read more about the store and its founders.

Master Composting Workshop this Saturday! SUMA graduates Scott Miller and Robert Schwarz will lead a master class in composting! After the workshop, Scott and Robert will also take the time to speak briefly about life after SUMA and answer any questions from current students. Space is limited, RSVP with Jeremy at jrc2200@columbia.edu (Subject: ‘Composting Workshop’). Click the link to read more. Date: Saturday, November 16 Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm Location: 503 Hamilton Hall Click the link to read more about the workshop and leaders.

Monday Nov. 18th! The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) will award and celebrate the winning entry to the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge in an evening ceremony November 18th, 2013 at 7:00 pm hosted by the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design.