INVITATION: Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Presents: Raul Gallegos

Fellowship Programs, Invitation, Knight Bagehot, Speakers
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:

Info Session: Sciences Po Dual Degree, Paris

Dual Degree, Information Session, M.A. Program, M.S. Program

Students,

Interested in studying in Paris next year and gaining experience at a French media outlet? You are invited to an information session at 4 pm on Friday September 23 in the Stabile Student Center, to learn more about our dual master’s degree program with L’Ecole de journalisme de Sciences Po in Paris.

Columbia Journalism School collaborates with Sciences Po in this unique program in which we exchange students who continue their studies in journalism and other subject in the partner schools. Read a summary of the program here: https://journalism.columbia.edu/international-programs.  Then, please review the Sciences Po presentation, which provides details about the school, what makes a good candidate, when applications are due and other information.

Join Alice Antheaume, Executive Director, of the L’Ecole de Journalisme, who will explain details of the program, answer questions about applying, language requirements, the internships, financial aid and more. Dean Antheaume will lead a discussion with several of your fellow MS students who last year completed their studies at Sciences Po and can speak to their experiences at the university in Paris. Students in the program have interned during the year at outlets such as LeMonde, Agence France Presse, France24, and others. 

INVITE: Bettman Lecture Series – “A Short Media History of Clouds”

Columbia Events, Invitation, Networking, Other Schools
Please join us for the first event in the 2016-2017 Bettman Lecture Series: “Materialities and Technologies,” hosted by the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University.
John Durham Peters
(University of Iowa)
 
“A Short Media History of Clouds”
 
6pm, Monday, September 19
Bettman Lecture Hall (Room 612), Schermerhorn Hall
The lecture is free and open to the public, and it will be followed by a reception in the Stronach Center on the 8th floor of Schermerhorn Hall.
John Durham Peters is the A. Craig Baird Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa and will become Professor of English and Film & Media Studies at Yale in January 2017.  Professor Peters studies media theory and history in diverse interdisciplinary contexts.  His most recent book is The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media (Chicago, 2015).  He is currently working on a book project with the late Kenneth Cmiel titled Promiscuous Knowledge: The Information Age in Historical Perspective.
Inaugurated in 2004, the Bettman Lectures are an annual program of lectures in art history sponsored by Columbia University’s Department of Art History and Archaeology. Endowed with a bequest from Linda Bettman, a former graduate student of the department, the lectures are named in her honor.

INVITE TO THE LATINO VOTE Conference

Invitation
You are invited to participate in a conference on September 29 on The Battle for the Latino Vote. This half-day conference is the second of two organized by the Journalism School and Noticias Telemundo in a special effort to promote accurate, comprehensive coverage of the growing Latino in this presidential election, but also in races beyond fall. This conference will focus attention on the role of the youngest voters, how to best cover this population and issues relevant to them, and how to deliver news to them.
Sessions will include a conversation our Dean, Steve Coll, will lead with NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd; the perspectives from The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe; Adrian Carrasquillo of BuzzFeed; Monica Alba (fellow J-grad!) of  NBC News; Mark Hugo Lopez of the Pew Hispanic Center and Telemundo’s national anchor José Díaz-Balart. We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A so you’ll have chance to query speakers..
The conference: 8am-2pm, Thursday Sept. 29, Lecture Hall. Details & RSVP: https://latinovote2016.eventbrite.com  The program will also be livestreamed and archived for those who cannot join on that day.
We welcome your participation and hope to see you at the conference, but, attendence cannot interfere with your class schedules.
Ernest R. Sotomayor,  Dean of Student Affairscce2a09f-1e2a-4cb1-883b-62dafd50875a

Fall Prep Day is this Friday!

Adjuncts, Alumni, Faculty, Fun Stuff, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Orientation, Part-time Students, PhD, Staff, Surviving the School, Tips
Hello All,
This Friday is Fall Prep Day!
All faculty, staff and students are invited!
Below is the schedule.  We look forward to seeing all of you at this official launch of the fall semester!

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

OPTIONAL: Fun Activity!

Alumni, Columbia Events, Faculty, Fun Stuff, Knight Bagehot, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Part-time Students, PhD

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: Journalism Library Basics

Getting Things Done, Newly-admitted students, Tips, Useful Websites

Journalism Library Basics

J-Library Website: library.columbia.edu/journalism

CLIO (Columbia’s discovery portal): clio.columbia.edu

Columbia Libraries: library.columbia.edu

 

Need help?

Journalism Library

  • Location: Journalism 204 (Stabile)
  • Hours:
    • – Thurs. 1pm-8pm; Fri. 1pm-6pm (until Labor Day)
    • – Thurs. 10am-8pm; Fri. 10am-6pm (after Labor Day)
    • See bit.ly/jlibraryhours for monthly schedule
  • Librarian Office Hours
    • and Fri. 1pm-5pm
  • Email: journalism@library.columbia.edu
  • Chat reference: ly/AskCUL
  • Phone: 212.854.0390

 

Journalism Research Guide (popular resources)

http://guides.library.columbia.edu/journalism

 

Beat Neighborhood Research Guide

http://guides.library.columbia.edu/journalism-nyc

 

Master’s Projects & Thesis Index:

bit.ly/jlibrarymasters

 

Links to read the New York Times:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/3327564

  • Factiva “News Page:” headlines, current issues
  • ProQuest Central: search for specific articles (1980-present)
  • Historical Newspapers: search for old articles (1857-2010)

 

Other Columbia Library Locations

http://library.columbia.edu/locations/libraries.html

ACTION ITEM: Get your CU ID

Checklists, FAQ, Getting Things Done, Newly-admitted students, Orientation

Dear New Students,

Get your Columbia University ID: CUIT has developed a secure web service for students to upload and submit a photo online for their first University ID card. Find out how to submit your photo.(link is external) If you submit your photo by May 15 for part­-time students and July 26 for full­-time students, you will receive your University ID card during your student orientation. For those who miss the deadline, you will have time during orientation to go to 204 Kent Hall to get your Columbia University ID card.

IMPORTANT: In order to get your Columbia University ID card or purchase a Journalism School Press Pass, you will need to take two high resolution digital passport-­style photos as soon as possible.

  • The photo should be a color JPEG file.
  • The background should be uniform and light­-colored.
  • You must be facing forward with your head and shoulders clearly visible.
  • No photos with sunglasses or hats.
  • The file cannot exceed 100K in size for the Columbia University ID card and must be 300 dpi for the Journalism School Press Pass.

Graduation – Final Instructions

Graduation

GRADUATION DAY

Wednesday, May 21

University Commencement

Schedule:

8:30 a.m. General admission gates open (West 114th 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

Webcast: http://bit.ly/CUcommencement16

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 114th Street and Broadway

All guests with disabilities should enter Morningside Campus at the following gates:
116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
115th Street and Amsterdam Avenue (between Wallach and Hartley Halls)
The Levien Gymnasium of the Dodge Fitness Center will also serve as an indoor, weather-friendly, accessible viewing location for any guest with a general admission ticket.
Gates open to Commencement ticket holders at 8:30 a.m.

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.

Graduate Seating: 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 our student marshals Lora Moftah, Astha Rajvanshi, and Kevin Stawicki.

Meet Dean Huff and your student marshals at Section 11 per this map:
http://www.columbia.edu/files/columbia/content/degree_candidate_line_up_map.pdf

J-School Graduation

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.

This event will be webcast live by Columbia University for the audience in all corners of world at this link: bit.ly/cjslive

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.

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MAJOR MEMO: Graduation Tickets

Getting Things Done, Graduation, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Part-time Students, PhD

To receive your tickets you MUST complete the graduation survey at

http://bit.ly/CJS16survey

The survey is used to create a class directory, employment statistics and a database of employment information indicating the types of position openings in which you are interested. This is very important in determining how we can better help graduates find the best jobs as quickly as possible, and how the school can help make that happen by also collecting feedback on career services. You willingness to allow career services to circulate your resume is also indicated on the survey.

The survey is also used to gather feedback on other aspects of your Journalism School experience that cannot be captured through course evaluations.

You may pick up your tickets from Chanel Roche or Evelyn Corchado in room 207A once you have completed your online graduation survey and are in compliance with the Sexual Respect Initiative.

They will verify receipt of the survey (and SRI compliance) and have you sign for your ticket envelope containing both sets of tickets.

Only those who registered that they are attending graduation and requested tickets receive tickets.

The survey can done 24/7, but the office is open for ticket pick-up on weekdays from 10 am-5 pm only.

If you are a part-time student and it is impossible for you to come in, you may contact Chanel Roche about having tickets mailed. Survey receipt verification is still required.

REMINDER: You must be in compliance with the Assessment System requirements to graduate.  Those who do not submit their materials by the May 13 deadline will be removed from the list of graduating students.

DEADLINE TO PICK UP TICKETS: MAY 17, 5 P.M.