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ColumbiaYou is the human story of Columbia University in the City of New York, told by the heart of Columbia – its people. It’s Columbia seen through You.

ColumbiaYou serves as a collective memoir: how Columbia has changed lives, introduced mentors, sparked ideas, launched careers. It reveals Columbia’s impact today: the people behind groundbreaking research, activist movements, and how love and friendship can endure. And it’s the story of Columbia’s future: the promise of collaborations, innovations, and individuals that will shape the world in years to come.

Through ColumbiaYou, you can share your stories in the way that you choose: your words, images, and voice.

You can also discover stories and people, curated by topic, geography, and more. Plug learn about related opportunities to make a difference today, through Columbia.

ColumbiaYou is open to anyone with a Columbia story: students, alumni, faculty, staff, family and friends. Sign up to add yours, and help write the story of Columbia.

ACTION ITEM: Sexual Respect Initiative

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Dear Students,

Today, as Columbia’s annual Sexual Respect and Community Citizenship Initiative begins, all new students (FT M.S., M.A., 1st year SEAS, 1st year PT, Knight Bagehots) are required (and all students are encouraged) to reflect on the link between sexual respect and membership in the Columbia community.  Workshops, documentary filmscreenings and discussion, multiple online options, resources for healing and resilience, and independent projects are all ready for your engagement.   *This is in addition to the pre-arrival tutorial and the orientation presentations.

How to Participate

Everyone is invited and strongly encouraged to choose as many options as you would like.  If you are new toColumbia, or new to your school at Columbia, you must complete at least one option.

https://sexualrespect.columbia.edu/participate

Events Held at the Journalism School

Although you can choose any of the options above, you can also fulfill the requirement by attending one of three sessions to be held at the Journalism School just for Journalism students. The first is this Thursday, 9/22, at 6 p.m., in 601B – RSVP here.

https://sexualrespect.columbia.edu/sri-options-journalism

Sexual respect at Columbia is a commitment to acting with integrity and respect for others, and is a responsibility to do what we can, individually and collectively, to reinforce an ethic of care and mutual respect in our community, even amidst our differences. It is also the unequivocal refusal to tolerate sexual harassment, sexual assault and other forms of gender-based misconduct.

 

Here’s why you should care:  Most basically, we are in a community together and the way we treat each other matters.  But also, data coming directly from Columbia students via a major survey shows that many of you report being sexually harassed by your peers. Some have also reported nonconsensual sexual contact by another Columbiastudent, often (though not always) after having been drinking together.

 

Not surprisingly, this harassment and contact can interfere profoundly with academic success, student organizations and teams, and everyone’s well-being.

 

So, as we start this academic year, we can reshape our community and the ways we treat each other.  The Sexual Respect Initiative, created for you by students along with faculty and administrators, gives you a ready path to gain skills and knowledge – and to contribute to making a difference.

 

But, you might say, I already treat my friends with respect – why should I do this too?  The answer is in the title – it is the Sexual Respect AND Community Citizenship Initiative.

 

How many of us can say we don’t know anyone who has been harassed or subjected to dating violence or assault, or can say we don’t know anyone who may have crossed the line of harassment or other gender-based misconduct? And, importantly, how many of us feel equipped enough to step in or get help for a friend, even in our own community?

 

Simply put, the Sexual Respect Initiative is about understanding and responding to the links among us and doing what we can to create change, not just in this moment but throughout the year and beyond.

Participation by students new to Columbia or new to their department/school at Columbia is a required condition of continued enrollment.  You must select at least one option before October 30.

Confirm Your Participation

  1. Visit http://courseworks.columbia.edu and log in with your UNI and password.
  1. Select My Projects on the left column.
  1. Select 2016-17 Sexual Respect and Community Citizenship Initiative.
  1. Follow the instructions for each option.
  1. Once complete, you will get a confirmation and evaluation email.

INVITATION: Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Presents: Raul Gallegos

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KNIGHT-BAGEHOT FELLOWSHIP PRESENTS:
Raúl Gallegos: Crude Nation
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 – 6:30 PM
Stabile Center
 
Please join us as 2016-2017 Knight-Bagehot Fellows Stephen Kurczy and Silvana Ordoñez interview former Fellow Raúl Gallegos, ’81, on his new book, “Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela.”
Crude Nation tells the story of a country addicted to oil riches. The book explores the everyday economic reality that makes Venezuela – the nation with the world’s largest oil reserves – a ticking time bomb. It brings to life an upside down world where people buy and sell U.S. dollars in secret, and smuggle gasoline and food for a living. Drivers fill their gas tanks almost for free and used cars never lose their value over time. Venezuela’s consumers assume as much debt as they can handle and, paradoxically, spend their money on breast implants and flat screen TVs to safeguard their wealth. In Venezuela, only the ignorant save money; smart people max out their credit cards whenever possible.
To reserve your spot for this event, please go to:

OPTIONAL: Fun Activity!

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Dear Students,

As I mentioned this morning, Columbia is launching a new interactive portal for sharing Columbia stories [from students, faculty, alumni and staff] – everything from the personal & inspirational to fun memories to class work to research to how the Columbia experience impacted one’s career or the world!

The go-live date is in October, but they are gathering materials for the launch now!  And they would love to hear from you!  Share your first impressions! Tell us how you got here! What does coming here mean to you?

You can submit text, photos, video and audio!

More information and instructions here (you must click through via your LionMail account).

MAJOR MEMO: End-of-Year Manual

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Dear Graduating Students:

Please carefully read this End-of-Year Manual for information about building access, locker clean out, equipment use, alumni services and more.

Use of Journalism Building Facilities After May 20.

Use of Building:

Members of the Class of 2015 will have access to the building and its facilities through June 30, 2015.

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 8 or a hold will be placed on your student account. All equipment must be returned to the Equipment Room (507) by Friday, May 15th. Action will be taken to repossess equipment from outstanding checkouts after May 15. After graduation, students will be allowed to check out equipment (if all bills paid), as available, until Friday, June 6th. 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.

Student Lockers:
All May graduates must empty their lockers by noon, Friday, May 15.

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 15, 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 JSchool-Building@lists.columbia.edu

Student Mail Folders:
The mail folders of graduating students may be used until noon, Friday, May 22. 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, 2015.

All personal server space and class shares (posted below) will be deleted on May 30. Please be sure to backup all of your files to external media (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:

Photo
City News Room
CNS
DigitalMedia
Radio
OnAir
Magazine
Masters
Nightly
Broadcast
TVReporting

University Services After May 20

Health Services
For graduating students we are offering a one-time-only extension of the plan so that it affords a full 52 weeks of coverage. The extension is available upon request and enrollment must be complete no later than August 14, 2015. Details are on our website at health.columbia.edu/insurance

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: You keep this account forever.

MAJOR MEMO: Graduation Registration Memo

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Dear Graduating Students, Just Graduated Students, Spencers, & 3rd semester doc students:

This year’s graduation information page is now live at: http://bit.ly/CUJ15Grad

It is important that you visit the information page as well as read and follow the instructions below carefully.

To graduate and participate in the two ceremonies (Journalism School Graduation & CU Commencement), you must complete a number of tasks:

  1. Diploma Application form – This was due back in December for May 2015 graduates. To double check that yours was received, please visit SSOL and look for the diploma application status box. If yours has not been received, please fill out the form, ASAP.

Spencers do not have to do this.

October 2014 and February 2015 grads have already received diplomas.

Currently enrolled 3rd semester docs do not have to do this yet.

  1. Journalism School Graduation Registration/Ticket Request: http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/gradprogram/

All those graduating must complete this form even if they will not be participating in either ceremony.

Graduating Journalism students are required to register online for the Journalism School Graduation ceremony (at a different link than the one for the university ceremony), where they will also be able to request up to three (3) guest tickets for this ceremony. Graduating students do not need tickets for themselves. Tickets for the Journalism ceremony will be hard copy and available for pick-up in 207A beginning on May 8 for those who both registered to attend and who have completed the online graduation survey which will be available as well on May 8.

Part-time students can contact Chanel Roche at cr2586@columbia.edu about having tickets mailed, if necessary.

Registration Form Submission Deadline: Monday, April 20

  1. Columbia University Commencement Registration/Ticket Request: http://columbiacommencement.universitytickets.com

Only those who will be participating in this ceremony need to complete this form. PhD Graduates need to complete this process through GSAS not Journalism.

Graduating students are required to register online to attend the Columbia University Commencement ceremony, where they are also able to request guest tickets (up to three). Graduate school degree candidates may request up to three (3) guest tickets. Graduating students do not need tickets for themselves.

Your Commencement guest tickets will be electronic tickets and will be available to you upon completion of registration. Please choose only one option to receive your tickets (printing the tickets yourself or sending electronically for your guests to print) to distribute to your guests. Each ticket has a unique QR code that can be scanned only once. Distributing your tickets via both options will cause confusion for guests when they reach the admission entrance. Please make sure that each guest has one numbered ticket which contains a unique QR code. Only the first guest arriving with that unique ticket will be allowed entry to the ceremony. Any additional copies of the same ticket will be turned away at the gates.

Please be sure to send or give your tickets to your guests prior to Commencement Day as it will be nearly impossible to navigate from upper (degree candidate procession area) to lower (guest seating area) campus on the day of the event. Each ticket must be printed out in advance and will be scanned for admission into the ceremony. This will reduce lines at the General Admission gates.

Please note that University Commencement is held on Low Plaza and the processional route for students includes stairs. Those graduates whose disabilities limit their ability to walk or negotiate stairs should contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 (Voice/TTY) or email access@columbia.edu to arrange for accessible seating by Friday, May 8.

Commencement Registration Form Submission Deadline: Friday, May 8.

  1. Assessment: By May 15, all M.S. and M.A. students must have submitted the required work to the Assessment System: http://bit.ly/CUGSJ_Assessment
  2. Sexual Respect Initiative: By May 15, all graduating students must have completed the requirements of this program: http://bit.ly/SexualRespectCJS
  3. Graduation Survey: To be cleared to pick up the Journalism School graduation ceremony tickets you requested above (item 2), you must complete this survey. The link will go live and be distributed on May 8.

There will be multiple graduation info sessions in April at which you can ask all of your questions. The dates are listed at http://bit.ly/CUJ15Grad

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.

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

Call for Entries: Robert Harron Award

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The Faculty is currently accepting nominations for the ROBERT HARRON AWARD.

The ROBERT HARRON AWARD is presented each year to the student (M.S. [FT or PT]; M.A.; Knight Bagehot; Ph.D.) who has demonstrated excellence in writing and reporting as well as exemplary kindness and courtesy to fellow students. It is popularly known as the “nice guy/gal” award.

The award was established in memory of Robert Harron, a former sportswriter and long-time assistant to the presidents of this university, through gifts from his many friends.

While all members of the School (faculty – full-time and adjucts, staff and students) may submit nominations, only students in the Class of 2014 (part-time and full-time, M.S., M.A., Knight Bagehot, Ph.D.) are eligible for the prize, which will be announced with other awards on Journalism Day (this is a separate prize from SPJ’s “Student of the year” and the other awards determined by the Faculty.

A committee will examine the nominations and use the input to pick the winner of the prize. Please understand that this is NOT a popularity contest, and you are not “voting.” You are providing background information on a particular student. The Faculty makes the final decision.

We are looking for concrete examples that describe, as much as possible, the spirit of the award (see first para above), with special emphasis on the exemplary kindness and courtesy to fellow students (while maintaining high academic standards).

Please complete with form (http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/Harron/) with a paragraph about the person you are nominating.