All posts by Chanel Roche

INVITE: Panel Discussion – The Delicate Balance

New York City, Offers, Outside Events, Speakers

The Delicate Balance: Media, Security, and Freedom in a Post-9/11 World

Monday, September 22, 2014
6:00 pm
New York

IN PERSON

Robert L. Deitz, Former N.S.A. General Counsel & Senior Counselor to the C.I.A. Director
Barton Gellman, Reporter, Washington Post; Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Author, Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law
Hina Shamsi, Director, ACLU’s National Security Project
Moderator: Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News

J-School students receive complimentary tickets.

RSVP to publicprograms@paleycenter.org

INVITE: Ferguson Solidarity Rally and Town Hall

Community Service, Invitation, New York City, Other Schools, SIPA

Columbia Student Groups Invite Community to Join them at Ferguson Solidarity Rally and Town Hall 

Rally: Monday, Sept. 15, 6:30pm

Where: Butler Lawn, Columbia University

Town Hall: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 pm

Where: Columbia Law School, Room 104

The New York community is invited to attend both events which are open to the public.

Town Hall&Rally

For more details: CU Rally Media Advisory

MEMO: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Major memos, Notes From

From: Suzanne B. Goldberg

Special Advisor to President Bollinger on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

In recent weeks and months, Columbia University has taken extensive steps to strengthen our response to all forms of gender-based misconduct, including sexual assault. Building on comments and suggestions from students throughout the past academic year, as well as the ideas of faculty, administrators and staff, new initiatives have been launched and existing programs and resources have been strengthened, all with the aim of creating an environment where students and other community members can flourish free from gender-based misconduct, including sexual violence.

These issues are much-discussed both throughout the University (including within Barnard College and Teachers College) and across the country. Because this discussion is important for informing and engaging the community, I offer this commentary, in my role as Special Advisor to President Bollinger on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, to highlight some of the recent changes, to identify some of what’s to come in the academic year, and to talk about some ways that interested students can get involved.

http://sexualrespect.columbia.edu/gender-based-misconduct-prevention-response-special-advisor-update

MEMO: Opportunity – Earth Institute Student Advisory Council

Awards/Grants, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Major memos, Part-time Students, Stipends

Dear Students,

Two Journalism School students are eligible to serve on the Earth Institute
(http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/) Student Advisory Council whose
role is to develop student and academic activities for the campus around the
issues of earth systems science and sustainable development.

You will serve for one academic year and will receive a $500 stipend.

Members of the Council will assist in the development of events including:
panels, seminars, exhibits, and media screenings. Members will help to
foster relations between student groups, departments, and schools on campus.
They will also advise and assist in the development of professional
resources that will help students gain experience in the field.

If you are interested in joining the council, please complete the
application form at  http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/earthinstitute/

DEADLINE: Monday, September 15, 10 a.m.

MAJOR MEMO: Columbia University – Smoking Policy

Going Green, Major memos, Notes From, Safety/Security

Dear Students:

I am writing to inform you of a recent change in the University’s smoking policy. Following a University Senate resolution, smoking is now restricted to 14 designated locations on the Morningside campus. Smoking urns are installed in each area toeasily identify the appropriate location, and to ensure that cigarettes are disposed in the proper waste receptacle. Please view a map of the designated locations [http://policylibrary.columbia.edu/files/policylib/imce_shared/Designated_Smoking_Areas-Map.pdf].

All students, faculty, staff, and visitors are asked to comply with the smoking policy [http://policylibrary.columbia.edu/university-smoking-policy]. As a member of a community, such as ours at Columbia, the respect of individual rights and recognition of personal accountability are highly valued. We ask each community member to act responsibly in observing the smoking locations and to support each other during this time of transition.

If you are interested in learning more about stopping the use of tobacco for you or someone you know, there are many resources available. Smoking cessation programs for students are offered by Columbia Health [https://health.columbia.edu/tobacco-cessation] on the Morningside campus. Information regarding New York State’s smoking cessation program is also available at 1-866-NY-QUITS.

MH

INVITE: Asia Society Documentary Screening

Documentary Screening, Invitation, New York City, Non-Columbia Events

You’re invited to join Asia Society for the screening of some documentary films and discussions with filmmakers on China’s environmental issues. “Waking the Green Tiger: Documentaries from the Front Lines of China’s Environmental Crisis.” Free admission. Advance registration requested.

August 18-27, 2014
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021

To register and for more information see link below:

http://asiasociety.org/new-york/waking-green-tiger-documentaries-front-lines-chinas-environmental-crisis

Opportunity: Volunteer for IndyKids!

Alumni, Fun Stuff, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Non-Columbia Events

Volunteer for IndyKids!

Do you have a passion for children’s literacy and progressive journalism? IndyKids is a non-profit organization that produces the only national newspaper written by kids for kids, providing news from an angle that kids can understand and relate to. We help young students in grades four through eight improve writing, reading and research skills while learning about social justice issues and world events that aren’t covered by mainstream children’s media. We’re looking for dedicated volunteers who are writers or have a journalism background to become mentors for our kid reporters or editors for our printed newspaper.

Here are examples of our recent articles written by our youth reporters with the help of our mentors:

World Cup Workers’ Rights in Brazil
Net Neutrality: Why is it important?
 

We were featured in Seen in NY by New Learning Times, an online publication from Teachers College, Columbia University.


We are currently looking for mentors for our next workshop.
Dates of the workshop are: Saturdays, September 13, September 20, and October 4, 2014
Time: noon-3pm Address: 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013 (Downtown Community Television Center http://www.dctvny.org/)

If you are interested, to volunteer as a mentor, please fill out an online application here.

To volunteer as an editor, please fill out an online application here.


For more information contact us at volunteer@indykids.org. We look forward to hearing from you!