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Dear Colleagues:

My name is Sree Sreenivasan, and I am the Dean of Students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Melanie Huff, Asst. Dean of Students, and I will be getting to know all of you well during your time here. To e-mail both of us at the same time, please write to dos@jrn.columbia.edu (you may want to add this address to your e-mail system right away).

Congratulations on getting into the School - it’s a very competitive process and your being selected is a major accomplishment.

We look forward to having you here as a student (the Part-Time Program starts in May; the Full-Time Program in August). I know many of you have already accepted our invitation to attend, while others are awaiting the Open House sessions this Friday and Saturday to make your decisions.

For those of you who will be able to attend the Open House sessions, please take a look at the schedule:
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/prospective_students/admit_07openhouse.asp

We will be able to answer a lot of the questions you have during the sessions. We also have e-mail contacts below that you are welcome to use.

STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, located in 210 Kent Hall, is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., so you can stop by and see them when/if you are on campus.
Phone: 212-854-4206 (press 2 for financial aid and loans)
Web Site: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sfs/
Student Services - Ask Us: http://askus.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cu.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php

FINANCIAL AID: Dean Sharon Handelsman: sh2553@columbia.edu

MA PROGRAM: Dean Evan Cornog: ewc2@columbia.edu

PT PROGRAM: Dean Sree Sreenivasan: ss221@columbia.edu

UNIVERSITY HOUSING: 212-854-9300 or uah@columbia.edu
University Housing Information: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/
University Housing Application: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/preform.html
User name: housing
Password: uah548947
University Housing Journalism Liaison: Melanie Huff: mgh2@columbia.edu (Only inquiries about the approval process should be directed to the housing liaison. All other inquiries regarding housing assignments, policies, and procedures should be addressed to University Housing directly)
Non-University Housing: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/ocha/; 212-854-2773 or ocha@columbia.edu (The Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA) office helps Columbia affiliates in their search for rental housing in non-Columbia-owned buildings located in the metropolitan area. You must have made your deposit and have activated your UNI to use this system)

The international students in the Class of 2006 created a welcome video for the incoming class of 2007. It’s available on YouTube and continues to be relevant to all our students. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbtDbebpDf8

That’s it for now. Good luck with your decision. We hope to see you this weekend or when classes begin.

Prof. Sree Sreenivasan | sree@sree.net
Dean of Students, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism http://www.sree.net | http://www.sreetips.com

The New York Financial Writers’ Association is offering $30,000 in scholarships this spring to undergraduate or graduate journalism students in the Metropolitan New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

The number of winners varies from year to year. Last year, ten scholarships were awarded of $3,000 each.

Applicants should follow these directions:

(1) Complete application providing your present address and telephone number and, if different, your permanent home address and telephone number. Applications should be available at your department or the NYFWA website: www.nyfwa.org. If you do not have access to an application, simply send a cover letter with the information.

(2) Send an essay explaining why you are pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

(3) Include a current resume, relevant personal information, and list any other scholarships you have received.

(4) Send samples of your financial writing and clippings.

Awards will be presented at the Association’s Annual Awards Dinner before an audience of leaders from the business, financial and journalism communities.

Applications may be emailed to nyfwa@aol.com. If mailed, they must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2007. We encourage applicants to apply early as possible. Only applications sent to the PO Box will be accepted.

Send your material to:

Scholarship Committee
New York Financial Writers’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 338
Ridgewood NJ 07451-0338

The New York Financial Writers’ Association again is offering a number of scholarships to undergraduate or graduate journalism students in the Metropolitan New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

The number of winners varies from year to year. Last year, ten scholarships were awarded of $2,400 each.

Applicants should follow these directions:

(1) Complete application providing your present address and telephone number and, if different, your permanent home address and telephone number. Applications are available at www.nyfwa.org (click on scholarship on the right hand navagation bar and then on application which will then appear in the right hand navigation bar). If you do not have access to an application, simply send a cover letter with the information.

(2) Send an essay explaining why you are pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

(3) Include a current resume, relevant personal information, and list any other scholarships you have received.

(4) Send samples of your financial writing and clippings.

Awards will be presented at the Association’s Annual Awards Dinner before an audience of leaders from the business, financial and journalism communities.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2006. We encourage you to submit them as early as possible. Only applications sent to the PO Box will be accepted.

Send your material to:

Scholarship Committee
New York Financial Writers’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 338
Ridgewood NJ 07451-0338