Category Archives: M.A. Program

REMINDER: SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK

Checklists, Deans' Events, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Preparing for the School, Speakers, Spring Prep

Dear Students,

 This is just a reminder about the schedule for next week:

  • Monday, January 19: University Holiday – Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Tuesday, January 20: FT M.S. Students submit first draft of Master’s Project (10 am); M.A. students attend outside classes of interest. No Journalism School classes held.
  • Wednesday, January 21: Spring Prep Day. All FT M.S. students attend mandatory Spring Prep Day events; M.A. students attend Spring Prep Day events (except when attending outside classes of interest); All other students invited to attend. No Journalism School classes held.
  • Thursday, January 22: Spring 2015 classes begin at the Journalism School.

AC4 Graduate Student Fellowship Opportunity

Applications, Fellowship Programs, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, PhD
Apply by February 13, 2015 for chance to win $3,000 to fund research.

 

Each year, the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4) funds select Columbia University graduate students conducting interdisciplinary research in areas addressing conflict, violence, sustainable development and peace. In 2015, AC4 will fund 10 students for up to $3,000 and one team of students for up to $6,000.

Two of the 10 students will be awarded these funds in support of an internship. Team applicants must present a truly interdisciplinary research proposal. Students may not
apply to both. Projects might include, but are not limited to: doctoral students’ dissertation research, master’s students’ thesis research, or capstone projects.

Eligibility and Restrictions:
Applicants must be graduate students of Columbia University enrolled in degree programs, and be conducting interdisciplinary research/practice-based projects relating to conflict, violence, sustainable development and/or peace. In addition, fellows are required to spend these monies by December 15, 2015. Please note: all current MS, MA & PhD students  are eligible.

For application requirements and materials please check our website at:
http://ac4.ei.columbia.edu/opportunities/ac4-graduate-student-fellowship-program/
The deadline for submissions is February 13, 2015.
Fellows will be announced in March 2015.

Questions may be directed to Meredith Smith at mms2258@columbia.edu

ACTION ITEM: Submitting Diploma Applications

Action Item, Applications, FAQ, Getting Things Done, Graduation, Knight Bagehot, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Part-time Students, PhD

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.)