Cluster Q Events

Cluster Q organizes a broad variety of social, professional and educational events throughout the year. Annual events include:

  • Pink Party (school-wide party celebrating LGBTQ+ pride!)

  • Pride & Ally Weeks

  • Transgender Awareness Week + Transgender Day of Awareness

  • Cross School Mixers (NYU Stern OutClass, other LGBTQ graduate school clubs at Columbia, etc!)

  • Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) Conference & ROMBA Prep (making sure you get the most out of the ROMBA experience)

  • LGBTQ+ specific recruiting events with top employers

  • Intersectional events with representation from leaders within our Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Women’s, and Veterans’ affinity clubs.

We’re constantly organizing new events. See our Instagram feed below for pictures and posters from our most recent programming:

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View fullsize Scenes from Cluster Q’s Spring Retreat in Montreal! We loved the chance to step out of NYC and spend time together as a club. Thanks to our wonderful team who organized!
View fullsize Cluster Q is thrilled to announce our new co-Presidents for the 2023-2024 school year… Osbert Fu and Blake Bergeron! Osbert and Blake have three main focuses for the year: Community & Inclusion, Campus Presence, and Contribution. We can&
View fullsize We see you, we’re with you 🏳️‍⚧️ Check out those organizations and more for resources on how to better help the trans community: @aclu_nationwide @humanrightscampaign @transequalitynow
View fullsize Yesterday, the Ally Team at Cluster Q put together an awesome panel for the CBS community on Ally Awareness. Featuring a few of our Cluster Q members, we discussed their experiences, allyship at CBS, and how ally’s can do better going forward.
View fullsize Ally Day 2023 is almost here!!! We'll kick off the day with a lunch time panel on allyship and LGBTQIA + experiences at CBS with some of our favorite Qties. After class, we'll head to Happy Hour so Ally's and Qties alike can mix and mingle. Sign up
View fullsize Join Cluster Q and the Bernstein Center of Leadership this Thursday for a fireside conversation on The Importance of LGBTQ Leadership in the Boardroom! This event is PPIL Certified for CBS students. Register here: https://sanfordbernsteincenter.org/
View fullsize Some highlights from MBQUEER 2023! Every year, the LGBTQ+ clubs from MBA programs country wide come together for a weekend to meet and mingle. This year, 23 Qties headed to Miami and joined over 100 Queer MBAs for a weekend to remember. We loved me

Upcoming Events (Spring 2021)

  • Cluster Q Bar Crawl - (postponed due to inclement weather)

  • The LGBTQ+ Experience in Real Estate Panel - April 6, 2021 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM (virtual, co-hosted by Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate)

  • Pink Party 2021 - April 11, 2021

  • ...and much more!

Past Events

  • Ask Me Anything: The Transgender X-Perience - March 31, 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM (virtual, co-hosted by CBS ExBo)

  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party - March 26 at 6:30 PM (Hardware)

  • Cluster Q/NYU OutClass OWiB Pre-Conference Happy Hour - March 25 at 7:00 PM (Favela Cubana)

  • Ally Week, Spring 2021

    • Virtual Voguing Class by Legendary Monster of PMT Dance Studio

    • Ally Dinners

    • G.E.T. PHLUID Virtual Lunch & Learn Allyship Workshop

  • Spring 2021 Kickoff Dinner

  • Columbia SIPA Intersectionality Conference Panel: Navigating LGBTQ+ Identities in the Global World

  • Schoolwide CBS Matters: Pride Edition

  • Transgender Awareness Week (Nov 13-19) + Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov 20) Programming:

    • Part 1: Documentary Screening of “Disclosure: Hollywood’s Impact On The Trans Community” - Nov 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

    • Part 2: TDoR Vigil and Community Discussion - Nov 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM

  • Ally Qonnection Trivia Brunch

  • CBS Cluster Q/NYU OutClass Mixer

  • Spotlight on Cluster Q: Prospective Student Chat

  • Spotlight on Cluster Q: Women’s Prospective Student Chat

  • Inclusivity and Entrepreneurship in LGBTQ+ Travel: In Conversation with Billy Kolber (co-hosted with Hospitality & Travel Association) -

  • Chazen Matters: Travelling While LGBTQ

  • Diversity Matters: Cluster Q Prospective Student Chat

  • Diversity Matters: A BBSA, Cluster Q, CWiB, HBA & MIBA Event - Sept 12, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 2:20 PM

    • Diversity Matters is a half-day event that features representation from leaders within our African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Women’s, Veterans, and LGBTQ+ affinity clubs. Through a student panel, an admissions discussion, and an alumna Fireside Chat, participants will learn about student and academic life, the admissions process, and how CBS prepares its students for long term success. Dean Costis Maglaras will share his vision for Columbia Business School and how DEI fits into that vision.

  • Cluster Q and BBSA present: Welcome Back Party - Sept 17, 2020 from 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Alibi Lounge - sold out!)

  • Cluster Q and BBSA present: Learn to Vogue! - June 28, 2020 (Zoom)

    • In the spirit of Pride Month, Cluster Q and BBSA are joining together to host a virtual community vogue class benefiting Alibi Lounge in Harlem. Suggested minimum donation: $5

  • Cluster Q presents: Ask an LGBTQtie! - June 27, 2020

  • Cross-MBA Summer 2020 Mixers - May 20, June 25, and July 23 2020 (Zoom)

    • Students from HBS, Kellogg, Booth, CBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, and MIT Sloan come together for a virtual social hour.