Office Outing - Spring 2025
Updated: May 22, 2025
For our Spring Office outing, on April 19th, we visited the beautiful Morningside Heights; this included a vertical tour of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a walking tour of Columbia University's main campus.
Did you know: Cathedral of St. John the Divine was originally designed in Romanesque Revival style, but plans were changed midway through construction to a Gothic Style. This architectural transition resulted in two distinct halves of the building. Such a striking testament to its complex and evolving history!
Each stained glass window in the cathedral depicted distinct scenes and symbols. The upper windows illustrated "divine" pursuits–such as prayer, music, and education–elevated both literally and spiritually. In contrast, the lower windows portrayed more earthly activities, including sports and communal life, grounding the sacred space in the rhythms of everyday experience.
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Spring outings are a nice way to build team morale, but organizing them often involves a lot of back-and-forth with colleagues and venues. Having a clear way to communicate schedules, preferences, and confirmations makes the process smoother. A simple email composition tool for event planning can be useful when drafting those coordination messages quickly.