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

From: Larry Fried, Asst. Dean for Technology

Dear Students,

Please make note of the following technology items as we approach the end of the academic year:

Equipment and Fines:

All checked out equipment should be returned no later than May 15th.

Equipment fines must by paid by May 16th or you may have a hold placed
on your diploma. If you wish to dispute a fine, please email Craig at
ch2314[at]columbia.edu.
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Spring Checklist for M.S. Students

I. Recheck your schedule in SSOL. Class times and locations have changed.
II. Class start dates:

Workshops begin this week (except for Magazine Writing A, which begins Monday, 1/22). They include:
DOCUMENTARY
NIGHTLY NEWS
RADIO
TELEVISION NEWS MAGAZINE
LITERARY JOURNALISM
MAGAZINE WRITING B
MAGAZINE WRITING C
PRODUCING A MAGAZINE A
PRODUCING A MAGAZINE B
NEW MEDIA
BRONX BEAT
COLUMBIA NEWS SERVICE
Please see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/ for exact times/locations.

Seminars begin next week. They include:
BOOK WRITING
BUSI & ECON REPORTING
COVERING EDUCATION
COVERING RELIGION
CULTRL AFF REPORTING & WRITING A
THE DEADLINE IN DEPTH
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING
IMMIGRANT AMERICA
INT’L REPORTING
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT
THE JOURNALISM OF TOMORROW
NATIONAL AFFAIRS REPORTING A
NATIONAL AFFAIRS REPORTING B
NATIONAL AFFAIRS REPORTINC C
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL STYLE A
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL STYLE B
SCIENCE REPORTING
STABILE INVESTIGATIVE SEMINAR
CULTRL AFF REPORTNG & WRITNG B
Please see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/ for exact times/locations.

Electives begin next week. They include:
ADV COMPUTER ASSISTED REPORTNG
ADVANCED PHOTOJOURNALISM
BROADCAST NEWS MANAGEMENT
FEATURE WRITING A
FEATURE WRITING B
GRAPHICS IN THE NEWSROOM
INTERNATIONAL NEWSROOM
MAGAZINE EDITING
NARRATIVE WRITING
NEW MEDIA
NEWS EDITING
OPINION WRITING
POLITICS & PRESS IN AMER
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
SPORTS JOURNALISM
STABILE INVESTIGATIVE TECH
Please see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/ for exact times/locations.

The Skills schedule is below:
• Section 1: New Media - Russel Chun
(Saturdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: 1/20; 1/27; 2/3; 2/10; 2/17)
• Section 2: New Media - Russel Chun
(Saturdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: 3/24; 3/31; 4/21; 4/28; 5/5)
• Section 3: CAR - Tom Torok
(Mondays, 7-9:30 p.m.: 1/22; 1/29; 2/5; 2/12; 2/19)
• Section 4: CAR - Tom Torok
(Mondays, 7-9:30 p.m.: 3/26; 4/2; 4/9; 4/16; 4/23)
Please see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/ for exact locations.

III. Add/Drop

The following classes have immediate openings for which you can submit add/drop forms. Please note that classes are filling quickly and requests are granted on a first-come, first served basis.

COVERING EDUCATION (seminar)
IMMIGRANT AMERICA (seminar)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT (seminar)
THE JOURNALISM OF TOMORROW (seminar)
NATIONAL AFFAIRS REPORTING B [Martin] (seminar)
MAGAZINE WRITING C (workshop)
ADV COMPUTER ASSISTED REPORTING (elective)
FEATURE WRITING B (elective)
CAR (skills)