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ACTION ITEM: Submitting Diploma Applications

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Dear Students,

Degrees are awarded in October, February and May

If you plan to graduate in February or May of 2017, you need to submit a diploma application now!

Every candidate, regardless of graduation date, is invited to participate in the May Commencement ceremony that coincides with, or follows, completion of degree requirements.

This link – http://bit.ly/CU_DipApp will provide you with a pdf document that you may complete online, save to your computer, and then attach in an e-mail to mailto:diplomas@columbia.edu

If you are unable to save the completed form, you may print it and fax it to
212-854-8747.

Alternately you may mail it or hand deliver it to:

Diploma Division
Office of the Registrar
Columbia University
210 Kent Hall, MC 9202
1140 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Please Note The Following:

  • Doctoral and M. Phil candidates should follow instructions from the GSAS Dissertation Office (link is external) instead.  (Note: Doctoral students must deposit their dissertation at least a week before the conferral date in order to graduate.)
  • You may check the status of your degree application in SSOL. Please
    note that during peak times, it may take a week for your status to be
    updated in SSOL after you submit your application.
  • Knight Bagehots must complete this form! Spencer Fellows do not need to complete this form.  The 3rd semester doc students should not complete the form at this time.

Spring Prep Briefing with the Deans

Deans' Events, Getting Things Done, M.S. Program, Spring Prep

WHEN/WHERE:

Monday, Nov 10,  1:00-2:00pm – World Room

Wednesday, Nov 12, 5:00-6:00pm – Stabile Student Center

 

WHAT WILL BE COVERED:

Rest of the Fall

  • Fall evaluations of students (mid-term and final)
  • Fall grades
  • Fall evaluations of courses by students (FT via Reporting; PT via link)
  • Diploma applications
  • Honors in Class
  • Winter Break
  • Assessment

 

Spring Planning

  • Spring course types: S&Ps & Modules
  • Spring schedule
  • Application classes
  • Add/Drop

 

Graduation Preview

  • Grading
  • Honors
  • Awards

 

Key Dates

  • Spring Preview (aka Dog & Pony Show): Tuesday, November 18, Lecture Hall
  • Spring MS Registration: December 1, 2014
  • Winter Break: December 14 through January 19

 

MAJOR MEMO: M.S. Spring Planning

Deans' Events, M.S. Program, Major memos, Part-time Students, Spring Prep

SPRING SEMESTER PREP (updated several times a week) Here’s the schedule for Spring Semester Prep – events and dates to help you prepare for the Spring Semester. All the information will be available electronically, but you are encouraged to attend any events/briefing sessions you can. Please note we are offering events on a variety of dates and times. All this is subject to change, so please check back often.

The deans will be available throughout November to discuss your options and help you plan for the Spring.

PLEASE NOTE: This information is for M.S. students. There will be an M.A. briefing session on November 19, at 2 p.m., in the Lecture Hall. Tali Woodward and Melanie Huff will go over Spring Semester questions and dealing with Fall final evaluations.

  • Friday, Nov 7, 8a.m.,Stabile Student Center: BOOK WRITING SEMINAR – Preview & Application Instruction session with Prof. Sam Freedman.
  • Week of Nov 9: M.S Spring Curriculum released. Link will be emailed to students.
  • Monday, Nov 10, 1-2pm., Lecture Hall: Spring prep meeting with focus on Spring Semester questions and dealing with Reporting final evaluations.
  • Monday, Nov 10, 6-7p.m., Lecture Hall:  COVERING RELIGION. Preview & Application Instruction session with Prof. Ari Goldman.
  • Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5-6p.m., Stabile Student Center: Spring prep meeting with focus on Spring Semester questions and dealing with Reporting final evaluations.
  • Thursday, Nov. 13, 6:15p.m.-7:15p.m., 601B: SPORTS JOURNALISM – Preview  session with Prof. Sandy Padwe.
  • Monday, Nov 17, 5 p.m.: Applications due for COVERING RELIGION.
  • Monday, Nov 17, 6:15-7:00p.m., World Room: Preview of MANAGING THE 21st CENTURY NEWS ORGANIZATION with Prof. Grueskin.
  • Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6-7:30 p.m., Lecture Hall: Spring Preview Session – an evening when professors who teach Spring Seminar & Production courses are invited to present three-minute previews of their classes. Typically, most professors present and all M.S. students gather for this session. Please note that only a handful of classes have individual briefing sessions (as listed above), so it is critical that you attend this large gathering
  • Wednesday, Nov 19: Preview of RADIO WORKSHOP with Prof. John Dinges and Prof. Kerry Donahue
  • Friday, Nov 21: Preview of VIDEO STORYTELLING with Prof. Lisa Cohen
  • Monday, Nov 24: Students notified of application results for Book Writing and Covering Religion.
  • Monday, Nov 24, 1-2p.m., Room 607B: Preview of COVERING EDUCATION with Prof. LynNell Hancock.
  • Monday, Nov 24, 5-6p.m., Lecture Hall: Preview of NIGHTLY NEWS with Prof. Lennart Bourin
  • Friday, Nov 28: Deadline for students to accept offers for application classes.
  • Monday, Dec 1: Online Registration via SSOL
  • Dec 15-Jan. 20: Winter Break; work on Master’s Projects for M.S. students (first draft due Tuesday, Jan. 20)
  • Jan 5-Jan 30: Add/Drop period
  • Tuesday, Jan 20: M.A. and other University classes begin.
  • Wednesday, Jan. 21, 9:30-5:00: ALL-CLASS EVENT: SPRING PREP DAY: “An annual day of academic, career and writing/reporting tips and advice, before the semester formally begins. Brought to you by Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Career Services “ – mandatory for all full-time MS students and MA students (except those MA students whose outside classes begin then); all others welcome. Presented by Student Affairs and Career Services.
  • Thursday Jan. 22: M.S. classes begin

 

 

Major Memo: Covering Religion Info Sheet & Application

M.S. Program, Major memos

INFORMATION SHEET AND APPLICATION FOR “COVERING RELIGION” SPRING 2015

“COVERING THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA”

PROFESSORS ARI L. GOLDMAN & YOGI TRIVEDI

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

“Covering Religion” aims at preparing students to write about religion for secular media outlets. In the Spring 2015 semester, the class will focus on the diversity of religious faiths found in India. Thanks to a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the course will include a 10-day study-tour of North India at virtually no cost to students. (The minimal expenses that students will incur are described below.)

The study-tour will take place over spring break, with the weekends before and after the break used for travel. The first seven weeks of the course will be spent reporting on the relevant religions in the greater New York area. At the beginning of the term, each student is assigned a faith or a sect of a faith in which to specialize. While a primary focus of the semester will be on the major faiths of India, especially Hinduism and Islam, the class will also look at minority faiths, such as Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Judaism. In addition to writing assignments, each student will make an oral presentation in class about his or her assigned faith. While still in New York, students will select and begin to report on the stories that they want to cover while abroad. Students will be assisted by the faculty to develop contacts in India before they depart for the trip.

The class will visit the capital city of New Delhi, the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, the early modern Mughal capital of Jaipur and the shores of the Ganges in Haridwar and Rishikesh. A trip to Ahmedabad, Gujarat is also being considered. It is timely considering the rise of Narendra Modi to the seat of Prime Minister earlier this year. The city is also well known for its historical religious syncretism of Hindu, Muslim, Jain, and Sikh communities. At each stop, we will meet religious leaders and visit houses of worship and shrines. “Reporting days” are also included in the schedule so that students can work on their projects. Religion manifests itself in an extremely distinct way in South Asia. The political, social, and cultural realms are pervaded by the sacred in ways unseen in America and Europe. Several guest speakers—journalists and academics—will also provide insight on historical, political, and ethnographic norms to help prepare students for the trip and the completion of their projects. It is important to note, however, that the focus will be on religion, religious sites and religious communities.

During the 2015 trip, the class will maintain a website that includes daily updates from our travels. Each day on the trip, one student will be responsible for reporting on that day’s activities and posting the story on the Web. In addition, two students serve as Webmasters and others coordinate photographs, videos and social media. Upon returning from the study-tour, students will complete and post their major reporting projects from the trip. (The Websites from previous years can be found at www.coveringreligion.org.)

Here are a few additional points —

  • Class size: the class is limited to 16 students.
  • Dates for the trip: The trip roughly takes place over spring break, making use of the weekends before and after for travel time.
  • Full-time and part-time students in the MS Program are invited to apply
  • Requirements: Full-time students accepted in the class must submit the final draft of their Master’s Project to Dean Huff no later than March 12th, which is 10 days before the regular deadline. In addition, all students must be up-to-date on assignments for all other classes. No student on academic probation or academic warning will be allowed to go on the trip.
  • Composition of the class: We are looking for a group of students that will reflect the diversity of the school in terms of gender, language skills, international travel experience, region of the United States and country of origin. No prior travel experience is necessary.
  • Health insurance: Students are responsible to be sure that they are covered while on the trip.
  • Cost to students: The foundation pays for airfare, hotels, transfers and two meals a day. Students should bring enough money for one meal a day plus money for any personal items or gifts they wish to purchase. Students are responsible for getting their own passports in order and for paying for any visa fees. Students also have to cover the costs of any inoculations necessary for the trip. Students will have to arrange their own travel to and from the airport in New York.
  • Application process: Please fill out the on-line application

    http://bit.ly/CUJ_religion

    It asks for a 500-word essay on why you would like to be considered for the class. It should include personal information as well as a statement about what contemporary religion story you would cover in India if you had the opportunity. If you have done any religion writing in the past, you can include links to those stories.

 

Good luck. We look forward to reading your application.

DEADLINE: November 17, 2014, 5 p.m.

INVITE: The Paley Center for Media

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You are cordially invited to attend a

Paley Media Council Breakfast
with
Andrew Rashbass

Chief Executive, Reuters

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / 8:00 to 9:00 am

Doors open at 7:30am

25 West 52 Street, New York City

Andrew Rashbass
Andrew Rashbass has been chief executive of Reuters since July 2013. Before that, Rashbass was chief executive of The Economist Group. Before becoming CEO, he was the publisher of The Economist and prior to that he was managing director of Economist.com. Before joining The Economist Group in 1997, Rashbass worked at Associated Newspapers. He started his career at Andersen Consulting, now called Accenture. Read More ->

Moderated by Jeff Jarvis

Jeff Jarvis is the author of Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live (Simon & Schuster, 2011), What Would Google Do? (HarperCollins 2009), and the Kindle Single Gutenberg the Geek. He blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com and cohosts the podcast This Week in Google. He is professor and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism. He advises media companies, startups, and foundations and is a public speaker. Until 2005, he was president and creative director of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications. Prior to that, Jarvis was creator and founding editor of Entertainment Weekly; Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News; TV critic for TV Guide and People; a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner; and assistant city editor and reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-reserved basis. This invitation is non transferable.

To RSVP, please email mcrsvp@paleycenter.org. Please write “J-School Student” in the Subject Line.

FELLOWSHIP: FASPE Summer Fellowship

Fellowship Programs, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Part-time Students

FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), in collaboration with The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, is now accepting applications for a fellowship that uses the conduct of journalists during the Holocaust and in Nazi Germany as a launching point for an intensive two-week summer program on contemporary journalism ethics.  Fellowships include an all-expenses-paid trip from New York to Berlin, Krakow, and Oświęcim (Auschwitz) where students work with leading faculty to explore both journalism history and the ethical issues facing working journalists today.  All program costs, including international and European travel, lodging, and food, are covered.

The 2015 FASPE Journalism program will run from May 24 to June 4.  To be eligible applicants must either (1) be enrolled in a graduate program or (2) be working journalists who completed their undergraduate degrees between June 2010 and June 2014.

Completed applications must be received by January 6, 2015.  All FASPE programs are non-denominational and candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

To apply or to learn more about FASPE, please visit:  www.FASPE.info.

If you have any questions, please contact Thorin R. Tritter, Managing Director of FASPE, at ttritter@FASPE.info.