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EVENT: SiriusXM’s Leading Ladies Series

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Julie Mason, veteran White House Reporter, hosts Dana Perino in SiriusXM’s Leading Ladies. Students invited to attend and participate

 What: SiriusXM’s Leading Ladies Series.  Julie Mason, veteran White House Reporter (POLITICO, Houston Chronicle) and frequent guest on FOX Media Buzz hosts the next edition of SiriusXM’s Leading Ladies, series which profiles pioneering women.

 Who: Dana Perino, the first female Republican White House Press Secretary, now co-host of Fox’s The Five, will participate in a candid discussion with Julie about her time at the podium and now at FOX. The program lasts 50 minutes and there will be Q and A in the second part.

 Where: SiriusXM, 1221 Ave of the Americas, New York City

 When: August 13th, 12:30. (guests are asked to arrive by 12 to allow time to get up to the studio for the taping)

 RSVP: Patrick Ferrise, Patrick.ferrise@siriusxm.com by July 28 at 5pm.  Seating is limited.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Courdier Essay Contest

Contests, Fun Stuff, Other Schools, SIPA

Dear Students,

The Journal of International Affairs is seeking student submissions for its semiannual Cordier Essay Contest. The author of the winning article will receive $500 along with publication alongside noted scholars in the Journal’s forthcoming issue on Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions. Published by Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, the Journal of International Affairs is one of the oldest and most respected foreign affairs periodicals.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Essays cannot have been previously published, but need not be written specifically for the contest. Papers submitted for academic credit are welcome, provided they are relevant to the upcoming issue’s theme.
  • Papers should not exceed 4,000 words.
  • Citations should be in the form of footnotes formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed
  • The Andrew Wellington Cordier Essay Contest is open to all students currently enrolled at Columbia University and affiliated schools

·         Submission Deadline: 7 September 2014, 11:59 PM EDT. Interested authors can send submissions or questions to Michael Stecher (Cordier Editor) at mjs2310@columbia.edu.

Fall 2014: Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions

The Fall 2014 issue will explore the recent international wave of uprisings from a variety of angles. Among the topics covered will be the role of social media and new technology in the organization and execution of contemporary protest movements, as well as the ways that regimes have manipulated these same resources to quell dissent. Beyond technology, we will also explore the role of violence and nonviolence as methods and how they have contributed to the success or failures of protestors’ and revolutionaries’ goals. Another section will look at the international response to uprisings. Why do some movements lead to intervention by powerful states and international organizations, while others are left to fend for themselves? Finally, as a complement to the above topics, we will feature case studies on movements that have been less widely covered.

Uprisings, Protests, and Revolutions is a topic that should allow authors to take a scholarly view of momentous social changes with extreme contemporary relevance and historical import. The Journal’s editorial board plans to approach the topic in a holistic manner that is more than news analysis and attempts to shape the way that these events will be considered a generation from now.

Fall 2014 Cordier Essay: Discuss a contemporary issue that is related to the causes, success, failure, or implications of a contemporary or ongoing uprising, protest, or revolutionary movement. The submission may consider any of the topics described above or address a separate question related to contemporary uprisings, protests, and revolutions (e.g. the economic causes of contemporary social unrest). A successful essay will explore a specific facet and apply lessons learned to the broader issue.

MAJOR MEMO: Registration Instructions

Fall only, Getting Things Done, M.S. Program, Major memos, Registration

Dear Students,

Below are links to pdfs of the instructions for registration on Monday, July 14.

There are a number of tasks to do in advance of the registration appointment, so please read this document carefully and take action ASAP.

Please be certain to read the correct instructions.  There is a memo for FULL-TIME students and one for PART-TIME students.

AUDITING: Procedure for auditing classes

Curriculum, FAQ, Major memos

AUDITING: The requirements for auditing depend on the professor and the school at which the class is being held.

At the Journalism School, auditors pay nothing, may do no work, and receive no mention on their transcripts of having attended. Students simply contact the professor to make a request to sit in.

A professor in any other department is permitted to offer that same arrangement. You may contact any professor directly to see if he/she is amenable.

Some professors in outside departments may ask that you register for “R ” credit. In this case, you will pay for the course, do any work the professor requires, and it will appear on your transcript ( see the “R” section at http://registrar.columbia.edu/content/grade-options for full details).

Please note that taking a class for “R” credit does not count in your accumulation of credits/requirements for graduation.

Surface Magazine Photography Contest

Awards/Grants, Contests, Fun Stuff, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Outside Events

Surface is pleased to announce our 14th annual Avant Guardian photography contest showcasing the top up-and-coming photographers.

Ten finalists—chosen by our editors and a star jury including Iwan Baan, Johan Lindeberg, and Offset’s Keren Sachs—will have their work published in our October 2014 issue and be featured in an exhibition. Complimentary studio time at Splashlight will be available to each winner for producing a shoot for the magazine.

The contest has helped launch the career of many celebrated talents, including Nicholas Duers, KT Auleta, Joshua Jordan, Mark Veltman, Vanina Sorrenti, and Sarah Silver, whose work you may recognize from the attached flyer (and our fashion editorial last fall:https://vimeo.com/78835771).  Know anyone that might be interested? Entries are due by July 24, under the following categories: Fashion, Architecture, Portraiture, Fine Art, and Technical/Still Life.

Visit our site for more details: http://www.surfacemag.com/avantguardian

Major Memo: End Of Year Manual

Articles to note, Checklists, Graduation, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Major memos, Useful Websites

Use of Journalism Building Facilities After May 21.

Use of Building:

Members of the Class of 2014 will have access to the building and its facilities through June 30, 2014.

Exceptions include: any area under construction, and any classrooms and computer rooms being used for summer classes or special programs. If you are in one of these rooms when a class is scheduled to begin, please leave immediately. Refusal to cooperate may result in the termination of your access to the building.

Equipment
All current fines must be paid by Friday, May 9 or a hold will be placed on your student account. All equipment must be returned to the Equipment Room (507) by Friday, May 16th. Action will be taken to repossess equipment from outstanding checkouts after May 16.

There will be no equipment checkouts from 5/16 – 5/21. (If you will need equipment during this time you must supply a written request from your professor.)

After graduation, students will be allowed to check out equipment, as available, until Friday, June 6th. However, check out of the C100 will require a note from a professor. Please remember that scheduled summer school classes and master’s project students, as well as necessary equipment maintenance upgrades, have priority for equipment and editing rooms.

Please be aware that individual computer rooms will be closed at different times for maintenance and upgrading. Though it is likely, it is not guaranteed that there will always be a computer room or terminal available. Due to maintenance schedules, summer class schedules and the master’s projects, it is possible that you will be unable to use a computer at a specific time. Please use the following online schedule to assist in room space availability, though it is not a guarantee and event or maintenance is currently underway: bit.ly/cujrooms

Student Lockers:
All May graduates must empty their lockers by noon, Friday, May 16.

Continuing part-time students and documentary students may keep their lockers. Graduates who will be working on a demo tape or other approved projects during the month of June may also keep their lockers. To request such a locker extension, please send e-mail to Derek Gano at dg2382@columbia.edu with your name and the reason for your request.

Graduates’ lockers that have not been vacated by noon on Friday, May 16, will be have their locks removed and contents moved to a storage bin and eventually discarded. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES UNTIL YOUR LOCKER IS EMPTIED. All locker questions should be directed to Derek Gano at building@jrn.columbia.edu (must be sent from CU email).

Student Mail Folders:
The mail folders of graduating students may be used until noon, Friday, May 23. All items remaining in boxes after that date will be discarded.

Computer Account and Class Shares:
Access to J-School computer accounts for all graduating students will remain active until June 30, 2014.

All personal server space, class shares and computers (posted below) will be deleted on May 30. Please be sure to backup all of your files to external media (Personal Hard Drives, CDs, DVDs, flash media, iPods, etc.) before your account is deactivated. These shares will no longer be available to you and the data will be unrecoverable. Even if you are not graduating this May please also note these shares will be deleted as they are for class work only, so do not continue to use them. New shares will be provisioned for summer courses.

Shares:

Broadcast
Video
Photo
Radio
City News Room
CNS
International Newsroom
Magazine
Masters
Nightly
Yearbook
Workshop
TVReporting

University Services After May 21

Health Services
Access to Health Services at the University expires on August 31 for all graduating students. For those with major medical health insurance through Columbia (Chickering), coverage ends on August 31 You do have the option of purchasing an extension on this policy. Please see http://health.columbia.edu/student-insurance/about-columbia-insurance-plan for details.

University Libraries
Recent alumni will retain full library privileges, including borrowing privileges and access to licensed electronic databases, for a period of three months beyond the degree conferral date. Access information can be found at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/lio/access/. Library Services for alumni can be found at http://www.alumni.libraries.columbia.edu/

Dodge Physical Fitness Center (aka the Gym): You may use the gym over the summer with your current CUID. However, you will have to pay the $91 gym use fee. Beginning in September, you will be eligible for alumni gym use. Please see http://www.dodgefitnesscenter.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9610&ATCLID=205330326

Alumni Benefits and Services
A variety of benefits and services are available to Journalism School graduates. This page answers most of your most questions and concerns, from auditing a class at Columbia to updating your address information, from obtaining a transcript of your time here to using Columbia’s recreational facilities – http://bit.ly/alumni_benefits

Please note that you will automatically be subscribed to your class listserv using the real world e-mail address supplied in your graduation survey (more details en route from Career Services). To update any of your contact information with us or sign up for a regional listserv, use this form:
http://bit.ly/cugsj_update

LionMail: Since all of you began using LionMail while at Columbia, you will be able to continue using your LionMail email account.

Fellowship: UNITY Summer Reporting Fellowship

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

UNITY: Journalists for Diversity is now accepting applications for the pilot UNITY student reporting fellowship. This is a rare opportunity for college students to develop immersive multimedia and reporting skills from all over the country. The fellowship is designed to simulate convergence journalism, technology and cross-cultural communications.

One UNITY fellow will be selected to cover the AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA and NLGJA conventions, with travel and hotel accommodations provided. The student fellow will participate in convention training that will include interactive online courses in interviewing, multimedia, ethics, and visual and audio techniques. The student fellow will also be given convention assignments to cover issues related to the journalism industry as well as the AAPI, LGBTQ and the Native communities today. A group of skilled journalists and media professionals will also be selected to act as mentors and guide the UNITY fellow as they report on the convention.

Apply Now: Deadline is May 30

Eligibility

  • Applicants must have a strong commitment to UNITY’s mission.
  • Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time college or graduate student or recent graduate (within one year) with a serious interest in pursuing journalism as a career.
  • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
  • AAJA, NLGJA and NAJA membership is not required to apply; however, accepted students will have to sign up for a student membership in at least one of the UNITY alliance organizations.
  • Applicants must be available during
    • NAJA convention in Santa Clara from July 10-13
    • NABJ convention in Boston from July 28 -Aug. 3
    • NAHJ convention in San Antonio from Aug. 3-9
    • AAJA convention in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 11-16
    • NLGJA convention in Chicago from Aug. 18 –24

Requirements

  • Recent college transcript (PDF or JPG only)
  • Average GPA: 3.0
  • Two letters of recommendation from a supervisor at a journalism internship, a journalism publication advisor or college professor (PDF only)
  • Two essays answering the two questions below (500 words limit):
    Why do you want to pursue a career in journalism?
    Why is diversity important to the growth of journalism?
  • Five (5) best work samples. (Please provide links to your work.)

INVITE: International Summit on Reconstruction of Journalism

Non-Columbia Events, Outside Events

International Media Summit

Join 

Center for Media & Peace Initiatives and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations at The International Summit on Reconstruction of Journalism

…add your voice; your choice

 Theme:

Future of Journalism: Managing Credibility and Identity Crises in the Fourth Estate
 
When

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

May 2, 2014

Where

Room 5 North Lawn Building

United Nations HQs, New York

 
Featured Speakers:

 Dr Joseph Katema, MP

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services,Republic of Zambia

Prof. Tapio Varis,

UNESCO Chair in Global E-Learning

Dessie Zagorcheva, Ph.D.

City University of New York (CUNY)

Ginger Gorman

Australia Broadcast Corporation, Canberra 

Mark Deuz, Ph.D.

University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

Justus Anyianuka,

Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Bill Miller

Anchor, Global Connections, United Nations TV

Carole MARCHAL

Former Public Affairs Officer 

United Nations Information Centre – (UNIC)Canberra, Australia

Jay Hauben

Columbia University

Ronda Hauben

Correspondent at the United Nations for taz.de (Die Tageszeitung)  

Jamesa Wagwau

Executive Director, Peace Crusade – Africa, Kampala, Uganda

Registration is required to participate in the summit

For more information please visit: http://conta.cc/1nPtWI4

www.cmpimedia.org

Questions:

info@cmpimedia.org or call 917-803-5540

Chibaula D., Silwamba. Email: chibaula@zambiaun.com

REGISTER

Pre-event reception May 1, 2014
The media summit will bring together a world-wide group of scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines (economics, sociology, public administration, political economy, business, anthropology, law, political science, information technology, journalism, education, etc.) to collectively explore ways to reconstruct journalism practice in the 21st century.

 

University Senate Town Hall – April 16

Columbia Events, Speakers

University Senate Town Hall on Gender-Based Misconduct and Sexual Assault

Wednesday, April 16, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Havemeyer 309

Contact: Tom Mathewson, tmm2@columbia.edu, 212-854-6836

Sponsor: University Senate

Event URL: senate.columbia.edu

Audience: CUID required

The University Senate will host a town hall on gender-based misconduct and sexual assault, to continue the conversation begun in the town hall of March 13, bringing in undergraduate and graduate students from across Columbia. Panelists will include both University administrators and students. They will provide a brief update on the President’s Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault (PACSA) and the floor will then be open for discussion.

Panelists include:

Michael K. Dunn, Director of Investigations; Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

Marc Heinrich, University Senator (Stu., CC); Coalition Against Sexual Violence

Terry Martinez, Interim Dean of Student Affairs (CC / SEAS)

Lisa A. Mellman, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs (P&S)

Moderator: Sharyn O’Halloran, Chair, University Senate Executive Committee

Advance registration is suggested but not required.

EVENT: Dean’s Seminar on Governance of the Internet @ SIPA

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SIPA has extended an invitation to their upcoming event: Dean’s Seminar on Governance of the Internet   

Monday, April 14, 2014
12:00 – 1:15 P.M.
International Affairs Building, Room 1501
420 West 118th Street, New York, New York

Moderated by Merit E. Janow, Dean, Columbia SIPA and Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law and International Affairs.

Join Dean Merit E. Janow and an all-star panel of technology experts to discuss regulation and supervision of the internet.

PANELISTS:

Gordon Goldstein, Managing  Director, Head of External Affairs, Silver Lake Group with responsibility for global external affairs including government relations, public policy, strategic communications, and media relations issues; represented Silver Lake as a member of the U.S. government and industry delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications

Ambassador David Gross, Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP; previously U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; one of the world’s foremost experts on international telecommunications, having led more U.S. delegations to major international telecommunication conferences than anyone else

Eli Noam, Professor of Economics and Finance and Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility at the Columbia Business School; formerly Commissioner for Public Services of New York State; appointed by the White House to the President’s IT Advisory Committee; and Director of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, a research center focusing on management and policy issues in communications, internet, and media

Laura DeNardis, Professor and Associate Dean in the School of Communication at American University; globally recognized internet scholar and author of The Global War for Internet Governance (Yale University Press, 2014); Director of Research for the Global Commission on Internet Governance; and member of the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP).

Register »

This event will be livestreamed at sipa.columbia.edu/live