The Daily Plan-it / Dean of Students Blog, Columbia J-school

Please join photographers Rebecca Norris Webb (J-school ’89) and Alex Webb (Magnum Photos) Thursday, November 5th, to celebrate the book launch /exhibition opening of Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba at Ricco Maresca Gallery, 529 W. 20th, 3rd floor, NYC (between 10th and 11th Avenues), from 6-8pm. There will also be a more casual gallery talk/book signing on Saturday, Nov. 7th, from 4-6pm at the gallery, which will include a Q&A with Alex and Rebecca.

For more details about the event:
http://events.magnumphotos.com/exhibition/violet-isle-portrait-cuba
For a selection of photographs from the book: http://www.webbnorriswebb.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=1&at=2
For a discussion about Violet Isle on the Webb’s blog, “Two Looks”:
http://webbnorriswebb.wordpress.com/
For more about the book, Violet Isle:
http://radiusbooks.org/

Investigative Project (non-Stabile)
Walt Bogdanich

This six-point seminar open to Master of Science students is taught by professor Walt Bogdanich (bio - http://snurl.com/bogdanich ), Pulitzer-Prize winning assistant editor for The New York Times Investigations Desk.

The mission, methods and history of investigative reporting, as seen in part through a semester-long project examining a single subject. The goal will be to break news exploring the underside of an overarching state or municipal issue and to expose in engaging detail “the effort required,” as Lincoln Steffens put it, “to make the world go wrong.” The class will include a mix of investigative lecturers–from reporters to law enforcement agents to private investigators–as well as government officials and other experts on the project theme.

The subjects of investigative stories will also discuss how reporters are handled at the receiving end. The purpose of the class will be to acquire investigative skills by using them in a team approach designed to have an impact on one of the city’s great, under-explored, issues.

To apply for admission to this class, please complete the application available at http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/investigative/

Deadline to apply is Friday, November 6, 5 p.m.

Dear students,

We have joined with several other schools in the University to purchase a limited number of licenses for accessing lynda.com, an on-line technology training site. The site contains over 500 videos providing training on a wide variety of technology topics. Examples of topics include Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, operating systems, web programming, etc. The training videos are available to all members of the J School.

To access the site, go to http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
and log in with your Columbia UNI & password.

Hope you enjoy the videos. Let us know what you think.

Larry Fried
lfried@columbia.edu

Dear Members of the Columbia community:

As we begin the new academic year, I am pleased to introduce Public Safety’s “Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2009.” The report includes important information about crime prevention programs, fire safety procedures and other resources critical to the safety and security of our campus community. In accordance with the Campus Security Act, the report also contains campus crime statistics for the last three calendar years, as well as residence hall fire data for last year.

The Public Safety Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2009 can be viewed online at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety/SecurityReport.pdf. Printed copies are available at the Public Safety offices on both the Morningside and Medical Center campuses.

Best wishes for a safe and successful year.

Sincerely,

Jim McShane

James F. McShane
Vice President for Public Safety
Columbia University
Low Library, Rm. 101
Mail Code 4301
535 W. 116th Street
New York, New York 10027
212-854-6792

Dear Public Safety Friends,

Here is a great short video on “Do’s & Don’ts on the Streets” that was filmed by the NYPD & NBC news. Please share with your students, faculty, staff, family & friends. The more people know the better:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Do_s_and_Don_ts_on_the_Streets_New_York.html

Thank you for your contined help.

Ricardo Morales
Columbia University
Department of Public Safety
Manager Crime Prevention Programs
Crime Prevention Specialist
212-854-8513
www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety