Dear J-School Community,
This past year we have posted Sexual Violence Response’s series of posters in an effort to raise awareness about the services available at SVR. They are seeking feedback about the series, and are inviting you to complete the following survey by Friday, May 19th:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
Please take a moment to complete the survey. To learn more about Sexual Violence Response, please visit www.health.columbia.edu/svr.
Friday, September 2, 2016 – Fall Prep Day
10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., Miller Theatre
Welcome from the Alumni Board
Karen Toulon, J’85, Chair of the J-School Alumni Board
“How to Survive – and Thrive – at the J-School” – All-Class Lecture
Prof. William Grueskin gives his annual presentation on what you need to know to get the most out of your year here — and out of your career as a journalist. (You won’t want to miss this one — it’s legendary!)
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Furnald Lawn/Furnald Plaza
BBQ Picnic
Join faculty, students and staff for an old-fashioned picnic.
*You must attend the morning lecture to be admitted to the BBQ.
1:00 p.m. Lecture Hall, 3rd FL
Student Government & Affinity Group Briefing
Learn about how our student government and affinity groups operate and what you can do to get involved!
2-3:30 p.m. Rooms listed below
Affinity group first meetings
2 p.m.
African Students Association – Room 601C with Ajibola Taofee Amzat, J17 & Evelyn Corchado
National Association of Hispanic Journalists – Room 607B with Prof. Elena Cabral
National Gay & Lesbian Journalists Association – Brown Center with Spencer Macnaughton, J’15 & Prof. Mark Hansen
South Asian Journalists Association – Room 601B with Noreyana Fernando, J’16 & Anusha Shrivastava
2:30 p.m.
Asian American Journalists Association – Room 601C with Evelyn Corchado
Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association – Room 601B with Dean Melanie Huff
National Association of Black Journalists – with Carlett Spike, J’16
3 p.m.
Women in Media – Stabile Student Center with Rachel Lowry, J’16
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).
This event will be livestreamed at sipa.columbia.edu/live
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