Hi All!

Congratulations! Tomorrow is the day! Full instructions below!

GRADUATION DAY
Wednesday, May 16

University Commencement (Webcast)

Schedule:
8:30 a.m. General admission gates open (West 115th Street and Broadway)
9:00 a.m. Degree Candidates line up (enter campus 117th & Broadway)
9:30 a.m. Degree Candidate Procession begins
10:15 a.m. Ceremony begins with the Academic Procession
12:00 p.m. Ceremony concludes

Guest Seating

• Guest Seating (friends/family): Tickets allow entrance into Morningside Campus on Commencement Day however they do not guarantee a seat. Seats are on a first come first served basis, they are unassigned, and cannot be reserved. University Commencement is a highly popular event and therefore space is very limited.
• General admission gates are located at West 115th Street and Broadway.
• Gates open to Commencement ticket holders at 8:30 a.m.
• For guests with disabilities or limited mobility, the elderly needing assistance or those needing sign language interpretation, the line forms on 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Graduate Seating:

Graduates will be sitting in the bleachers, left staircase, on the Dodge/Lewisohn side of Low (section II on attached map). Wear sensible shoes, especially if it is raining.

The best place for parents to sit to see you in the bleachers is on the Amsterdam side of the campus. Don’t forget to remind them to bring their Commencement tickets, a camera and/or cell phone. Many students call their parents so they can wave to them at the appropriate moment. The University Commencement ceremony is an outdoor event which is held rain or shine. Prepare yourself appropriately for the weather conditions. Please bring sunscreen and a hat as well as an umbrella, raincoat, towel, and plastic bags should there be inclement weather.

After the ceremony it will be very difficult getting around so please pick an obvious place to meet your loved ones. Off campus is best, for example, in front of “Morton Williams.” The campus will be a mass of confusion with the graduates and families all trying to find each other. Patience is the word for the day as well as the use of cell phones.

Journalism graduates must enter the Earl Hall gate on Broadway at 117th street (east side of Broadway, opposite the Barnard gates) wearing your cap and gown (please have CUID too). Line up near the GREEN balloons (with the Journalism sign and me – section 11 on the line-up map attached) just north of Earl Hall and across from the Mathematics building. Please note access to the Journalism building from that side of campus will be impossible. If you need anything from the building, get it before lining up. Also, bathroom breaks are difficult once the event begins.

Weather: The University Commencement ceremony is an outdoor event which is held rain or shine. Prepare yourself appropriately for the weather conditions. Please bring sunscreen and a hat as well as an umbrella or raincoat, should there be inclement weather. There is also an indoor, weather-friendly viewing location in the Levien Gymnasium of the Dodge Fitness Center, which can be accessed with general Commencement admission tickets.

Street Closures: For those planning to drive or park near campus during Commencement Week, please note that many streets surrounding Morningside Campus will be closed (to both traffic and parking) by the NYPD.

After the ceremony: The ceremony will end shortly after noon. We recommend that graduates and their families choose a designated area off campus to meet after the ceremony. With more than 30,000 people on campus, it can be very difficult to find someone — even with a cell phone — without planning ahead.

Bags: For security reasons and to save time, we ask that everyone refrain from bringing bags to campus on Commencement Day. Any bags or packages brought to the ceremony will be subject to search and must be kept in the owner’s possession at all times. Bringing bags will slow down entry and cause delay.

Graduating Student Instructions: For those who have purchased academic attire to walk in the University Commencement, we will congregate next to Low Library (see map) at 9:00 am. Don’t be late. Look for the green balloons, the JSchool sign, Dean Huff, Andrew McCormick, Davi Merchan and Tulika Bose.

J-School Graduation (Webcast)

3 pm-5 pm (seating begins for guests at 2:15 pm)

Lerner Hall, entrance at 115th street. Roone Arledge Auditorium; CUIDS are required for faculty, staff and graduates. Non-graduating students may not attend.

Doors for seating open at 2:15p.m. Your guests must present Journalism School Graduation ceremony tickets at the entrance. Guest seating is general admission.

Guests who would like a seat in the auditorium should arrive early as Roone Arledge auditorium will be at maximum capacity this year.

Strollers are not allowed in the auditorium and children have to be removed from strollers prior to entry. Strollers will have to be left in the foyer.

Student seating will be assigned by your program and core course (PhD, Knight Bagehot, Spencer, M.S. Reporting or M.A. Seminar in Discipline). A numbered chart will be given to you as you enter the event.

At the appointed moment, you will directed to the stage with your fellow
classmates where your name will be read and you will receive handshakes, congratulations and your diploma placeholder envelope (diplomas will arrive in the mail in early June) from the deans and your primary instructor. Dress is afternoon wedding or business attire.

Graduates will be photographed with their diploma envelopes as they exit the stage, and will have options to purchase these photographs (custserv@islandphoto.com or 516-767-1234). Personal cameras are OK but please caution anyone who will be taking pictures to stay in their specific seating section.

A reception immediately follows on Furnald Lawn between Lerner Hall and the Journalism School. In the event of steady rain, it will be held at the Journalism School. We recommend all guests exit the Auditorium and meet their guests at the reception.

INFORMATION SHEET AND APPLICATION FOR “COVERING RELIGION” SPRING 2019

PROFESSOR ARI L. GOLDMAN

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

• Info Session: Wednesday, November 7, 6 p.m., Stabile Student Center
• Application Deadline: Friday, November 16, 6 p.m. 

“Covering Religion” aims at preparing students to write about religion for secular media outlets. In the Spring 2019 semester, the class will focus on the diversity of religious faiths found in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Thanks to a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the course will include a 10-day study-tour of the region at virtually no cost to students. (The minimal expenses that students will incur are described below.)

The study-tour will take place over spring break, with the weekends before and after the break used for travel. The tentative dates are March 15 to March 24, 2019. The first seven weeks of the course will be spent reporting on the relevant religions in the greater New York area. At the beginning of the term, each student is assigned a faith, or a sect of a faith, in which to specialize. While a primary focus of the semester will be on Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the class will also look at minority faiths in the region, including the Druze, the Baha’i and the Mormons. In addition to writing assignments, each student will make an oral presentation in class about his or her assigned faith. While still in New York, students will identify and begin to report on the stories that they want to cover while abroad. (The stories they report abroad will not necessarily be on their faith beat.)

The focus of the class will be on religion and not on the Arab-Israel conflict or the dormant peace process. We will primarily visit with religious leaders and visit houses of worship and shrines. “Reporting days” are also included in the schedule so that students can work on their projects.

During the 2019 trip, the class will maintain a website that includes daily updates from our travels. Each day on the trip, one student will be responsible for reporting on that day’s activities and posting the story on the Web. In addition, two students serve as Webmasters and others coordinate photographs, videos and social media. Upon returning from the study-tour, students will complete and post their major reporting projects from the trip. (The Websites from previous years can be found at www.coveringreligion.org.)

Here are a few additional points —

• Class size: the class is limited to 16 students.
• Dates for the trip: The trip roughly takes place over spring break, making use of the weekends before and after for travel time.
• Full-time and part-time students in the MS Program are invited to apply.
• Academic Requirements: All students must be up-to-date on assignments for all other classes. No student on academic probation or academic warning will be allowed to go on the trip.
• Composition of the class: We are looking for a group of students that will reflect the diversity of the school in terms of gender, language skills, international travel experience, region of the United States and country of origin. No prior travel experience is necessary.
• Health insurance: Students on international Columbia Travel must have a health insurance policy that provides for routine as well as emergency care. Note:Students covered by the Columbia University Student Health Insurance Plan have coverage in many, but not all, countries worldwide. For more information, Columbia University students should visit http://health.columbia.edu/travel-medicine
• Register your trip with the Journalism School: All students traveling internationally for classes or on assignment must complete the Journalism School’s International Travel form- Journalism School International Travel Registration
• Register your trip with Columbia University/ISOS: All students traveling internationally for classes or on assignment must register their trip via the University’s Global Travel portal.
• Cost to students: The foundation pays for airfare, hotels, transfers and two meals a day. Students should bring enough money for one meal a day plus money for any personal items or gifts they wish to purchase. Students are responsible for getting their own passports in order and for paying for any visa fees. Students will have to arrange their own travel to and from the airport in New York.
• Application process: Please fill out the on-line application http://bit.ly/CUJ_religion
It asks for a 500-word essay on why you would like to be considered for the class. It should include personal information as well as a statement about what contemporary religion story you would cover in Israel and the Palestinian territories if you had the opportunity.

Good luck. We look forward to reading your application.

DEADLINE: November 16, 2018, 6 p.m.

Hi All!
Congratulations! Tomorrow is the day! Full instructions below!

GRADUATION DAY
Wednesday, May 17

University Commencement (Webcast)

Schedule:
8:30 a.m. General admission gates open (West 115th Street and Broadway)
9:00 a.m. Degree Candidates line up (enter campus 117th & Broadway)

9:30 a.m. Degree Candidate Procession begins
10:15 a.m. Ceremony begins with the Academic Procession
12:00 p.m. Ceremony concludes

Guest Seating: Tickets allow entrance into Morningside Campus on Commencement Day however they do not guarantee a seat. Seats are on a first come first served basis, they are unassigned, and cannot be reserved. University Commencement is a highly popular event and therefore space is very limited. General admission gates are located at West 115th Street and Broadway. Gates open to Commencement ticket holders at 8:30 a.m.

Graduate Seating: Graduates will be sitting in the bleachers, left staircase, on the Dodge/Lewisohn side of Low. Wear sensible shoes, especially if it is raining.
The best place for parents to sit to see you in the bleachers is on the Amsterdam side of the campus. Don’t forget to remind them to bring their Commencement tickets, a camera and/or cell phone. Many students call their parents so they can wave to them at the appropriate moment. The University Commencement ceremony is an outdoor event which is held rain or shine. Prepare yourself appropriately for the weather conditions. Please bring sunscreen and a hat as well as an umbrella, raincoat, towel, and plastic bags should there be inclement weather.

After the ceremony it will be very difficult getting around so please pick an obvious place to meet your loved ones. Off campus is best, for example, in front of “Morton Williams.” The campus will be a mass of confusion with the graduates and families all trying to find each other. Patience is the word for the day as well as the use of cell phones.

Journalism graduates must enter the Earl Hall gate on Broadway at 117th street (east side of Broadway, opposite the Barnard gates) wearing your cap and gown (please have CUID too). Please note access to the Journalism building from that side of campus will be impossible. If you need anything from the building, get it before lining up. Also, bathroom breaks are difficult once the event begins.

Weather: The University Commencement ceremony is an outdoor event which is held rain or shine. Prepare yourself appropriately for the weather conditions. Please bring sunscreen and a hat as well as an umbrella or raincoat, should there be inclement weather. There is also an indoor, weather-friendly viewing location in the Levien Gymnasium of the Dodge Fitness Center, which can be accessed with general Commencement admission tickets.

Street Closures: For those planning to drive or park near campus during Commencement Week, please note that many streets surrounding Morningside Campus will be closed (to both traffic and parking) by the NYPD.

After the ceremony: The ceremony will end shortly after noon. We recommend that graduates and their families choose a designated area off campus to meet after the ceremony. With more than 30,000 people on campus, it can be very difficult to find someone — even with a cell phone — without planning ahead.

Bags: For security reasons and to save time, we ask that everyone refrain from bringing bags to campus on Commencement Day. Any bags or packages brought to the ceremony will be subject to search and must be kept in the owner’s possession at all times. Bringing bags will slow down entry and cause delay.

Graduating Student Instructions: For those who have purchased academic attire to walk in the University Commencement, we will congregate next to Low Library on the Broadway side just north of the flag pole (see map) at 9:00 am. Don’t be late. Look for the sign and Dean Huff and Igor Bosilkovski

J-School Graduation (Webcast)

3 pm-5 pm (seating begins for guests at 2:15 pm)

Lerner Hall, entrance at 115th street. Roone Arledge Auditorium; CUIDS are
required for faculty, staff and graduates. Non-graduating students may not attend.
Doors for seating open at 2:15p.m. Your guests must present Journalism School Graduation ceremony tickets at the entrance. Guest seating is general admission.
Guests who would like a seat in the auditorium should arrive early as Arledge auditorium will be at maximum capacity this year.

Strollers are not allowed in the auditorium and children have to be removed from strollers prior to entry. Strollers will have to be left in the foyer.
Student seating will be assigned by your program and core course (PhD, Knight Bagehot, Spencer, M.S. Reporting or M.A. Seminar in Discipline). A numbered chart will be given to you as you enter the event.

At the appointed moment, you will directed to the stage with your fellow
classmates where your name will be read and you will receive handshakes,
congratulations and your diploma placeholder envelope (diplomas will arrive in the mail in early June) from the deans and your primary instructor. Dress is afternoon wedding or business attire.

Graduates will be photographed with their diploma envelopes as they exit the stage, and will have options to purchase these photographs (custserv@islandphoto.com or 516-767-1234). Personal cameras are OK but please caution anyone who will be taking pictures to stay in their specific seating section.

A reception immediately follows on Furnald Lawn between Lerner Hall and the Journalism School. In the event of steady rain, it will be held at the Journalism School. We recommend all guests exit the Auditorium and meet their guests at the reception.

Share your story with ColumbiaYOU!

Have a Columbia experience you want to share. ColumbiaYOU is a story-sharing platform that celebrates the rich and diverse Columbia community – in other words, YOU.

We’re inviting you to share the Columbia story (or stories!) that meant the most to you: perhaps a special research experience, or a bond forged with faculty or friends. We will have professional videographer you can sign up with to capture your story. On February 2, from 6-8pm come to Faculty House to record your Columbia story for this special new story driven program.

You can sign up for your special recording session here:
http://doodle.com/poll/ggad3aftugbdqehs

We look forward to adding you to the story of Columbia.

Dear M.S., dual/SEAS, and Knight Bagehot students:

Please read this Spring 2017 registration memo carefully.

Important Dates:
· Monday, November 28, 7am – M.S. Course Preference Ballot opens (instructions below).

· Monday, December 5, 10am – M.S. Course Preference Ballot closes.

· Saturday, December 17 – Spring 2017 schedules available in SSOL (Those with financial HOLDS on their accounts cannot be registered until the fall bill is paid).

· Monday, January 2, 7am – Add/Drop opens (Those with financial or Assessment HOLDS are ineligible to participate).

· Friday, January 27, 10am – Add/Drop ends.

Automatic Registrations:
· All students enrolled for the Master’s Project in the Fall of 2016 will be automatically registered for the Spring of 2017 – no action required.

· FT students required to take Investigative Techniques this spring will be automatically registered for a section – no action required.

· FT & 1st Year PT Doc students will be automatically registered for the Doc Seminar – no action required.

· Those admitted to Book Writing & Covering Religion will be automatically registered – no action required.

· 1st Year PT Doc & SEAS 1st year will be automatically registered for their required classes and DO NOT have to submit a ballot.

Ballot Submission Instructions

The ballot goes live on Monday, November 28, at 7am.

Please carefully read and follow the instructions below:

Before balloting, review the curriculum doc.

The ballots are NOT handled on a first-come, first-served basis. As long as you make the deadline (Monday, December 5, 10 a.m.) you have equal standing with all other students.

When the ballot opens, please select the appropriate ballot for your concentration/program. If you complete a ballot for a concentration/program other than your own, you will have your classes assigned randomly in the correct concentration/program. If you do not submit a ballot by the deadline, you will also be placed in classes on a space available basis.

To complete your ballot, you will need your UNI, your Columbia email address, and your PID.

If you made a mistake or change your mind, please resubmit your ballot. Your most recently-submitted ballot as of the deadline (Monday, December 5, 10 a.m.) will be the one processed.

To see course/professor evaluations from other semesters, please follow the instructions here.

NOTE: Ranking the same class as your first choice repeatedly DOES NOT increase your likelihood of getting into that class. Rather it means that we will randomly select your class if we are not able to give you your first choice.

Students may not take more than of the specialty classes (Video, Data, Investigative). You may rank multiple options for those classes but once we are able to get you into one, we will consider your rankings based on the first non- specialty option. For instance if your rankings are along these lines:

·       1^st choice: Multi-Media: Covering Education

·       2^nd choice: Video Newsroom Broadcast

·       3^rd choice: Video Newsroom: Web/Doc

·       4^th choice: Video Storytelling A

·       5^th choice: Covering Race

So if we are able to get you into Multi-Media/Education we would consider your next highest ranking for the second class as Covering Race because it is the highest ranked class without a video component.

If you experience any problems using the ballot, please send e-mail to mgh2@columbia.edu.

Please note we cannot promise students they will gain a seat in any specific class.

You will receive a confirmation e-mail containing the ballot information you submitted. You will have to look through it carefully to find what you entered as the response includes both the pages you were required to complete and those you weren’t based on type of ballot.

SPRING 2017 – M.S. COURSE PREFERENCE BALLOT

Dear International Students,

We will have a representative from the International Students & Scholars Office here tomorrow to discuss any concerns you may have about student visas and OPT under the new presidential administration.

Friday, November 18
11:45 a.m.
Room 607C

Noelle Willecke, Senior International Student Adviser, ISSO
Prof. Ann Cooper
Dean Melanie Huff

Dear JSchool Community,

In an effort to streamline our communications about events we have created a new online Google calendar that can be imported into your personal Google calendar (the old version included a number of events not relevant for students).

The instructions for the import (and deleting the old one first if you had imported it) appear below.

Please note that because some events are scheduled last minute, the calendar is always being updated so you should check it often.

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IMPORTING GOOGLE CALENDAR INTO YOUR GOOGLE CALENDAR
1. Navigate to: http://bit.ly/CJScal
2. Click the “+ Google Calendar” Button on the bottom right of this Columbia J-school Calendar 2.0
3. Accept the notice(s) to add the calendar.

REMOVING OLD CALENDAR (if you had imported it – do before the import of new one)
To do so, you can only remove a calendar from your computer, and not the Google Calendar app. This also applies to Android, iPhone and iPad devices.

Remove a calendar from your list permanently:

1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
2. In the top right, click the Settings icon > Settings.
3. At the top of the page, click the Calendars tab.
4. Find the calendar you no longer want access to (Columbia Journalism School Events), and click the Unsubscribe link on the right. Now you no longer have access to the calendar or its events.

For additional calendar removal information please see: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37188?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&oco=1

Monday, Nov. 16

China Seminar
Instructor: Howard French
Time: noon-1 p.m.
Location: 202

The Investigative Project
Instructor: Walt Bogdanich
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Student Center

Tuesday, Nov. 17
Event: Preview of Spring Classes
Time: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Location: Lecture Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Radio Workshop
Instructors: Daniel Alarcon & Kerry Donahue
Time: 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.
Location: 511A/B

Deadline in Depth
Instructors: Amy Singer & Becky Diamond
Time: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Location: Student Center

City Newsroom
Instructors: Dody Tsiantar & Simon Surowicz
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Student Center

Campaign Finance
Instructor: Ben Lesser
Time: 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 501A

Thursday, Nov. 19

Covering Human Rights
Instructor: Lonnie Isabel
Time: 12:30-1:30
Location: Student Center

International Newsroom
Instructor: Ann Cooper
Time: 4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
Location: 601C

Narrative Journalism of Social Fault Lines
Instructor: Dale Maharidge
Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Location: Student Center

Literary Journalism
Instructor: Helen Benedict
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Room 202

Sports Journalism
Instructors: Jane McManus and Richard Deitsch
Time: 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Location: Student Center

Friday, Nov. 20

Multi-platform Design and Storytelling
Instructor: Mario Garcia
Time: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Location: 607A

Covering Education (includes information on post-grad fellowships)
Instructor: LynNell Hancock
Time: 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Location: 601B

Information Session with Dean Coll and faculty

Mon, April 7, 5:00pm – 6:30pm

World Room