A student at the School of Continuing Education died this weekend.
Samantha Kwek died on Sunday evening, SCE Dean Kristine Billmyer wrote in an email to SCE students and faculty on Monday.
Kwek hailed from Northport, N.Y., and was enrolled as a postbaccalaureate student at SCE, where she was working toward a certificate in quantitative studies for finance.
“Losing a member of our community to an untimely death is deeply troubling, especially for family and friends,” Billmyer wrote in the email. “Please know that we are here to support you during this difficult time.”
Police confirmed that a 21-year-old woman jumped to her death on Sunday at 11:40 p.m. from the 16th floor of an apartment building at 100 United Nations Plaza in Midtown. Several news outlets have reported that the woman was Kwek, but her brother, Shawn Kwek, said in an email that her death has not been ruled a suicide.
Students can contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 212-854-2878 or 212-854-9797, and Barnard’s Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at 212-854-2092. Students can also contact Columbia-Barnard Nightline, an anonymous peer counseling hotline, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. nightly at 212-854-7777, the Center for Student Advising at 212-854-6378, and the Office of the University Chaplain at 212-854-1493.
A memorial will be held at the Nolan and Taylor-Howe Funeral Home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
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