Check these out for updates and information about Columbia University Commencement:
Twitter: @CUCommencement
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-University-Commencement/142637315790712
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/content/commencement-week.html
App: http://m.commencement.columbia.edu/
Journalism School meeting point (section 12): http://www.columbia.edu/files/columbia/content/degree_candidate_line_up.pdf
Religio, the website of Prof. Ari Goldman’s “Covering Religion” Spring seminar, has relaunched.
Please go to www.coveringreligion.org to find Religio: Exploring Faiths Through Italy. You can follow the group on Twitter here: @Religio13.
The class leaves on Thursday, March 14, for a week of reporting in Rome. They will be covering the end of the papal conclave and, if all goes well, the installation mass for the new pope. There will also be articles about other religious groups in Italy as well as well as with photos, videos and travelogs.
You can also view pieces filed from New York during the first few weeks of the class, student profiles and archives of previous trips to India, Ireland, the Middle East, Ukraine, Russia and the American South.
Please join me in wishing the group the very best and be sure to check out:
Website: www.coveringreligion.org
Twitter: @Religio13
Hashtag: #cujrome
Columbia Health is providing FREE Flu Shots:
When: Tuesday, January 29th from 11am - 4pm
Where: Lerner Hall, Broadway Room
NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY!!! Get in and out with your CU ID.
Can’t attend this event? Visit www.health.columbia.edu/flu for more information.
Questions? Contact Columbia Health at 212-854-2284 or hsc@columbia.edu
Dear students,
LyndaCampus is now available to all JSchool faculty, staff and students through a joint agreement with several other schools in the University. LyndaCampus is an educational variant of our previously negotiated Lynda.com offerings which is home to over 500 self-paced instructional training videos and tutorials on a wide range of skill topics from beginner to advanced /refresher courses.
Examples of topics include Adobe’s Creative Suite titles, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Mac OSX, web programming, data mining, analysis and reporting etc.
To access the site, go to: http://bit.ly/CUJLynda and log in with your Columbia UNI & password.
Jeff Sieben
jsieben@columbia.edu
The New York Financial Writers’ Association is offering $30,000 in scholarships this spring to undergraduate or graduate journalism students in the tri-state 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, email, and telephone number and, if different, permanent home address. Applications are available at the NYFWA website: http://nyfwa.org/scholarships.htm. 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, 2012. We encourage applicants to apply as early as possible. Only applications sent to the PO Box will be accepted. Please contact Jane Reilly at nyfwa@aol.com with questions or call 201-612-0100.
Send material to:
Scholarship Committee
New York Financial Writers’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 338
Ridgewood NJ 07451-0338
Jane Reilly
Executive Manager
New York Financial Writers Association
PO Box 338
Ridgewood NJ 07451-0338
www.nyfwa.org
201-612-0100/201-612-9915 (fax)
Go Ask Alice!, a leading Internet resource supported by Columbia University that answers reader-generated questions ranging from acne to x-rays, debuts an updated website on January 17, 2012 at www.goaskalice.columbia.edu. Site enhancements enable readers to find information easily and quickly, and be a part of the conversation. Launched in 1993, Go Ask Alice! is one of the oldest Web sites to provide systematically researched, reliable, and culturally sensitive health information.
Among new features of the site are a redesigned navigation system and page layout, an expansion of site capabilities to allow more flexibility and engagement with readers, as well as an evolution of the site’s technology to meet current and future Web standards for disability access. In addition to maintaining our core anonymous health Q&A content, we are please to introduce new features, including:
• Mobile friendly version for smart phone users;
• Interactive quizzes;
• Robust social media integration;
• Rate this question;
• A new Health Information section to better present alerts, recalls, health in the news, and other core information; and
• Easier mechanisms for submitting questions, reader responses, comments, corrections, and rants & raves.
With intensive reader feedback, Go Ask Alice! was redesigned to streamline the way visitors navigate to new or archived health questions and answers and other related content. Information is now categorized in four sections: 1) browsing for questions by health topic; 2) directly receiving new Go Ask Alice! questions; 3) participating in health quizzes, polls, and other features; and 4) accessing health information and resources in one convenient location. The page layout and color palette were also upgraded for a cleaner and more approachable site that highlights Go Ask Alice!’s 18-year digital presence combined with contemporary branding.
Go Ask Alice! maintains its format as an anonymous question and answer site, but further engages users by enabling readers to rate or comment on any of the thousands of questions found in six broad health categories: alcohol & other drugs; emotional health; general health; nutrition and physical activity; relationships; and sexual and reproductive health.
Leveraging current technologies for social networking and sharing, readers can distribute Go Ask Alice! content on any of their preferred social platforms. The redesign incorporates a “Share” button listing social communities, including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, among others, and allows the site to expand into newer technologies further down the pipeline. Additionally, the site is redesigned to provide full Web accessibility to visitors with visual impairments.
Go Ask Alice! has more than 1.5 million visitors each month and contains thousands of health-related questions produced by Columbia Health, Alice! Health Promotion. This is the third major enhancement of the site. Go Ask Alice! is supported entirely by Columbia University and does not receive funding to promote specific products, nor does it accept advertising of any sort.
You have been invited to an informal talk with Keith Hall, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
When: Friday, December 16, 2012 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Stabile Student Center, Journalism School
The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics, operating over two dozen surveys and programs that measure employment and unemployment, compensation, worker safety, productivity, and consumer and producer price movements.
Dr. Hall has over 20 years of federal service with the Department of the Treasury, the International Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce, the Executive Office of the President and BLS. Most recently, he served as Chief Economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers where he analyzed a broad range of fiscal, regulatory and macroeconomic policies and directed a team that monitored the state of the economy and developed economic forecasts. Dr. Hall also served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce for four years. In that role, he was the principal economic advisor to the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and served as a special adviser to the Secretary of Commerce and as a member of the Secretary’s principal management team.
For more information on Keith Hall and the BLS: http://www.bls.gov/bls/commissionerscorner.htm
Come meet Lisa Goldman, co-founder and writer, +972,
Date: Friday, October 21st, 2011
Time: 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Room 801, Journalism
+972, an independent, progressive digital magazine that covers Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) with grassroots reporting, commentary and analysis. The site was launched in August 2010 and has since grown from a group of six contributors to a community of 20, including two reporters who are based in Ramallah. Articles published by +972 are regularly quoted and cited by major media outlets - eg, the Guardian, Foreign Policy, New York Times. The site is owned jointly by its contributors.
Goldman Bio: http://972mag.com/author/lisa/
Site Link: http://972mag.com/
Light snacks will be served.
Dear Public Safety Friends,
Find My iPhone is now free for anyone with an iPhone 4, iPad, or 4th generation iPod touch (iOS 4.2 required).* Just sign in with your Apple ID on your qualifying device and turn on Find My iPhone to enable your device to be located. Then use the same account to enable Find My iPhone on your other iOS 4.2 devices including iPhone 3G, 3GS, or iPod touch (2nd generation or later). Find My iPhone is also included in the paid MobileMe subscription.
If you lose your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch while on the go, simply install the Find My iPhone app on another iOS device, launch it, and sign in with your Apple ID (Find My iPhone must already be configured on the missing device).
You’ll see your device’s location on a map and you can choose to have it display a message or play a sound, remotely lock the device, or wipe it to permanently delete all of your data if you think that it won’t be returned. For added security, the app will automatically sign you out after 15 minutes, or you can manually sign out at any time.
FEATURES
• Locate your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch on a map
• Display a message and optionally play a sound for two minutes at full volume (even if your device is set to silent)
• Remotely set a pass code lock on your device, or lock it using your existing passcode
• Remotely wipe your device to permanently erase all of your personal data
Please note that you must first set up and turn on Find My iPhone on each device you want to locate (installing this app is not required).
For more information click here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-iphone/id376101648?mt=8#
Ricardo Morales
Columbia University
Department of Public Safety
Manager Crime Prevention Programs
Crime Prevention Specialist
212-854-8513
www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety
Pride-Professionalism-Service
Links from message sent to MS students’ Columbia e-mails earlier today:
MS Student Handbook: http://bit.ly/columbiajms2011
Intl Orientation schedule: http://bit.ly/aDoNTv
Opening Day & Orientation Schedule: http://bit.ly/d7bEM1
Schedule lookup: http://ssol.columbia.edu/
Other quick notes:
* As you know from our Suggested Reading List http://bit.ly/columbiajreading, the one book we ask all of you to read before the start of classes is “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White. If you haven’t read it already, we have a few dozen copies for sale for $10 in the Student Affairs office (look for the door marked Evelyn Corchado and Susmita Saha, 207a).
* AP Stylebook Online: If you haven’t been familiarizing yourself with it yet, please start soon. You should have already received an e-mail invitation (to your Columbia account) with the following subject line “AP Stylebook Online Registration Confirmation.” If you haven’t, please contact Susmita Saha - all questions about this service to her, please.
Dear Public Safety Friends,
Spring is around the corner, the warm weather is near, time to dust off your bike. Need a good U-lock? (Remember NO Cable locks-they can be easily cut) Public Safety has several discount U-Locks to choose from:
Ultra Bike Club Jr. U-Lock Self locking- $10 (Great as a second lock for your front or back tire)
Kryptonite Series 2 U-Lock with free Bike Lock holder- $20
Kryptonite NY U-Lock with free bike lock holder- $45 (Comes with theft insurance for the first year with option for additional years)
Kryptonite NY Forgetaboutit 3.25ft Chain- $70 (Comes with theft insurance for the first year with option for additional years)
Locks can be purchased at CU Public Safety (exact change please):
Black Building room 109 (650 west 168 St)- 24 hrs Medical Center Campus
Low Library room 111 Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm - Morningside Campus
We also offer FREE Bike Registration with the NYPD & CU by appointment, call 212-854-8513 for more information.
Remember always secure your bike with a U-lock securing the frame & tire to a bolted down bike rack, NO stairwells or handrails.
Check out NYC’s website on Bike Paths, Bike Lanes & Greenways www.nycbikemaps.com
As you settle into the semester, performance in and out of the classroom might be on your mind. To fuel your achievement, consider supplying your body with a balanced diet. Check out the Columbia Reaching Out With Nutrition (C.R.O.W.N.) website to find useful tools, hot nutrition topics, and nutrition facts for on campus dining. Did you know you can listen to Podcasts for tips on cooking with ingredients from the Farmer’s Market? Connect to these resources for inspiration and ideas for feeding your body for success.
To maximize the benefits of a balanced diet, consider how you might add a few minutes of physical activity to your day. CU Move is an online exercise motivation and tracking program that offers the University community an opportunity to learn about, design, and record personal fitness activities. You can set exercise goals and record progress on your personalized exercise journal. CU Move is free and open to all Columbia students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The goal is to spend at least 100 minutes per week doing physical activity.
The Language Maintenance Tutorials are designed primarily to meet the needs of Columbia’s graduate and professional school students. We offer conversation groups and individual tutorials with instruction focused on everyday spoken language at very competitive fees. Courses are designed to provide students with prior language proficiency the opportunity to maintain and advance their language skills. The tutorials generally meet once per week for 10 weeks during the semester.
Registration for the tutorials is going on now until February 5th. If you are interested in enrolling, you should register in the office of the Language Resource Center. The tutorials and conversation groups will begin around the week of February 8th.
We offer tutorials* in many languages, including, but not limited to:
Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Uzbek, Wolof, Zulu
*A minimum of two years of language education at college level is required for all the languages.
For other languages, more information about the program or advisement with respect to placement, please contact Bruno Guaraná, bcg2111@columbia.edu.
Fees
Individual Tutorials
An individual tutorial can be tailored to your specific language needs. It consists of ten sessions of 90 minutes each.
Columbia students: $650
Non-Columbia students: $900
Conversation Groups
A conversation group has from two to five students, coming from different fields of study. It meets ten times in sessions of 120 minutes each.
Columbia students: $500
Non-Columbia students: $650
• A non-refundable fee of $30 due at the time of registration will be counted towards the cost of the individual tutorial or conversation group.
• Payment can be made in cash, checks made out to Columbia University, or VISA and Mastercard (we are sorry we cannot accept American Express).
* If you would like to be considered as a tutor, please visit our website to register online.
For More Information:
Bruno Guaraná
bcg2111@columbia.edu
(212) 854-9226
Language Maintenance Tutorials
www.lrc.columbia.edu/lmt
From CU Department of Public Safety-
Here is a great tool to use for mobile & smart phone devices on how to get around NYC by Subway, City Bus, Taxi (costs) or walking, for people on the go or who are NEW to New York City. On some devices you can down load a FREE appl to your phone or bookmark it to your Blackberry / smart phone device. For more information click here:
The Alice! Health Promotion Program is pleased to announce the launch of A!sleep an interactive website focusing on supporting students with adopting and maintaining healthy sleep behaviors. As part of our ongoing campus-wide sleep initiative, the purpose of this website is to provide additional tools to help further enhance the sleep health of Columbia University’s Morningside campus. As we roll out our new website over the coming semester, we ask for your assistance in getting the word out to the students in your school and distributing materials related to the sleep initiative. A representative from Alice! will be delivering a packet of promotional materials related to the sleep initiative to your office in the upcoming days.
Not only is sleep an essential component of physical and mental health, it also significantly impacts academic performance. This combination makes it an especially important issue to address with Columbia student populations. As you probably know from your conversations with students, they often adopt irregular sleep patterns, forgoing sleep to balance academic, extracurricular, and social commitments, or experience difficulty sleeping due to stress. Insufficient sleep quantity and quality can have a variety of negative effects. These include decreased cognitive and motor performance; decreased memory retention and recall; increased stress; and decreased immune function. Associations have also been found between long term sleep loss and obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mood disorders.
The A!sleep website provides students with the opportunity to take a free on-line sleep assessment which offers both tips on healthy sleep habits and instant personalized feedback on their sleep behaviors. There is a version of the assessment available for faculty, staff, and alumni. Additionally, the website includes:
Questions, concerns, comments, or suggestions about our sleep website or initiative can be directed to Susan Hochman (sh2537@columbia.edu or 212-854-5453). We look forward to working with you on this and other health initiatives, and greatly appreciate your support.
Greetings from Alice!
As we get moving into 2010 and the spring semester, the Alice! Health Promotion Program (part of Health Services at Columbia) is happy to have you as a part of our dynamic university community.
In our office we work to support your efforts at achieving personal and academic success. To assist we offer a myriad of programs and services. Check out the following:
A! Sleep getting optimal sleep can be challenging throughout one’s lifetime. We’ve just launched a new website where you can complete a personalized sleep assessment (with individualized instant feedback), resources, and tools to help you enhance your bedtime performance. Alice! & Health Services at Columbia are committed to helping you achieve a good night’s rest so that you stay healthy and perform at your best!
CU Move is a free online exercise motivation and tracking program that offers the University community an opportunity to learn about, design, and record personal fitness activities. Many people make a plan to be more active in the New Year – let Alice! help keep you on the path to success.
Go Ask Alice! is the leading health question and answer Internet resource for college students with an archive of over 3,000 in-depth responses to questions sent to Alice!’s inbox. If it’s on your mind, it’s probably on Go Ask Alice! You can also sign up to “Get Alice! in Your Box” – our once weekly update of what’s new on the site.
Stressbusters are teams of students who deliver neck and back rubs to the Columbia University Morningside campus. You can get them for free at select CU public events, and you can bring them to your organizations, residence hall, school, or office. Every Wednesday during the semester you can drop into the Wien Hall Lounge from 4-5pm for a stress break and receive a brief neck and back rub. Stressbusters will be back in action beginning January 28th. Look for Stressbuster events in other locations throughout the year. Check out the Calendar and the Stressbusters website for more information.
Alcohol Self-Assessment Interested in learning more about your own drinking? Take a short self-assessment to assist in understanding your use of alcohol and connect to resources that support lower-risk alcohol consumption and support your academic success!
Helpful Resources
Alice! Health Promotion Program
Health Services at Columbia
Related Q&As from Go Ask Alice!
Stress, anxiety, and learning to cope
CU Move — Columbia’s online exercise motivation and tracking program
Why can’t I stay awake in class?
What kinds of alcohol are best for health?
How Go Ask Alice! works
We wish you success in all your ventures this semester. Here’s hoping that 2010 will be filled with health and joy.
Alice! Health Promotion Program
108 Wien Hall
FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
333 East 46th Street, Suite 1K
New York, NY 10017
(212) 370-1054
ATTENTION: FOREIGN GRADUATE STUDENTS OF JOURNALISM
The Foreign Press Association is offering a minimum of three scholarships to foreign graduate students of journalism in the United States, one for $10,000.00, one for $7,500.00 and the other for $5,000.00. The awards are meant to encourage the pursuit of a career in journalism focusing on international affairs.
Applicants must:
Submit a one page statement of purpose about why they feel they deserve a scholarship. Indicate if financial aid is needed. List all scholarships and fellowships you have received towards your studies in the United States.
2) Submit an OP-ED article (maximum 750 words)
In Chris Anderson’s new book,”Free: The Future of a Radical Price” he states that newspapers need to accept that content is never going to be worth what they want it to be worth and they will need to reinvent their business. “Out of the bloodbath will come a new role for professional journalists,” he predicts. “There will be more of them, not fewer, as the ability to participate in journalism extends beyond the credentialed halls of traditional media. But they may be paid far less, and for many it won’t be a full time job at all. Journalism as a profession will share the stage with journalism as an avocation.”
As a student of journalism, how do you relate to this hypothesis?
3) Present proof of enrollment in a Graduate program of Journalism.
4) Submit two letters of reference:
a) from a current professor (DEAN SREE’S NOTE: if you can’t get a reference in time, include a Fall class evaluation)
b) from an editor you have worked for.
5) Submit only two samples of published or broadcast work. If work is in a foreign language, please send it with an English translation.
6) Submit a curriculum vitae. Outline your previous experience in journalism and academic background.
Five separate copies (collated) of all submissions must be sent.
The awards will be presented at the Annual Awards Reception in May 2010.
Submissions must be received no later than December 30, 2009.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Monday, Jan. 11, 2009 (you have to till the end of the day to get it downtown; but if you bring your package by noon to Dean Sree’s office, we’ll send them all together by messenger).
Send to:
Suzanne Adams
FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
333 East 46th Street, Suite 1K
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 370-1054
The Foreign Press Association, founded in 1918, is the oldest foreign press organization in the United States. We have a current membership of over 500 representing print, broadcast and photographic media from 55 countries.
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
Speaking at my workshop on web tools, BusinessWeek columnist Arik Hesseldahl, J’97, praised Evernote as a useful note-taking tool for journalists. Turns out, it’s #1 on this list from Mashable.com of 15 Essential Web Tools for Students:
For much of the world, it’s that special time of the year when students head back to school. The good news for students is that even though that means waking up early and doing homework, there are a number of web-based and social tools to help you get through the school year. From staying organized to improving study habits to making sure you reference your research sources properly, the web can help you be a better student.
See the full list.
- Dean Sreenivasan
For all you iPhone users, Mashable’s Josh Catone has a post about “Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students”: http://mashable.com/2009/08/25/back-to-school-iphone/
Dear Incoming Students:
The School bulletin used to say that the Faculty expects all students to type at a “reasonable speed,” 35 words per minute or better. While we don’t test our students on their individual typing speeds, students who can’t type at at least that speed, will find it hard to keep up with all the work (at school and home) or be able to do well after graduation as professional journalists.
We strongly suggest you find out how close you are to the 35 wpm threshold and, if you need to speed up your typing, practice, practice, practice.
Feel free to try this test (which the School has no way of monitoring your results!). Remember, accuracy is even more important than raw speed…
free typing test (c) CalculatorCat.com
From p. 85 of the 2006 Bulletin, Admissions section:
In evaluating applicants, the Committee on Admissions looks for the following:
6. Students must be able to type in English
at a reasonable speed (35 wpm).
For more typing resources, scroll down on http://www.calculatorcat.com/typing_test/
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Alum Sitara Nieves wrote an excellent primer on how to use RSS to read this and other blogs. You can access is here:
http://deanstudents.blogsome.com/2006/09/08/blogs-rss/
The Student Affairs office is evaluating the online edition of the AP Stylebook. We are looking for a few student and faculty/adjunct testers who are willing to participate in the evaluation process with us. All that is required is to use it over a two-week period and give us feedback, in the form of a quick online survey and a possible informal in-person meeting.
If you’d like to volunteer, please e-mail StudentAffairsRSVP@gmail.com and indicate your school affiliation (we’d like a wide range of folks in the mix). We’ll assemble the testing team and provide it with passwords.
More on the online stylebook here: http://www.APStylebook.com.
Many thanks!
[A quick note to remind any experienced journalists looking to earn a Master’s degree that Columbia J-school’s new M.A. program (which allows you to specialize in business, arts, politics or science reporting) is a great option. In addition to in-depth specialization, you can also learn the digital skills that are in such demand in newsrooms today. The deadline for application is MONDAY JAN. 12 (NO GRE required!) and there’s very generous funding available this year. Details below (and via the webcast with Prof. Holloway) and at http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions ]
Columbia Journalism School is doing several webcasts with our faculty and alumni to add to our collection (30+) at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism (suggestions welcome: ss221[at]columbia.edu)
This week, two terrific speakers to get us going in the new year.
MONDAY: Prof. Marguerite Holloway, science and environmental journalism expert
WEDNESDAY: Lydia Polgreen, Class of 2000 and West Africa bureau chief of the New York Times
Prof. Marguerite Holloway
Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
9:30-10:30 am, NY time
See local time around the world: http://bit.ly/xjxk
Listen live or to a recording
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ColumbiaJournalism/2009/01/05/Prof-Marguerite-Holloway-science-journalism
(you can set an e-mail reminder for yourself there)
or dial live into a NYC number: +1-646-915-9583
Columbia Journalism School presents a conversation with Prof. Marguerite Holloway, Director of Science and Environmental Journalism. She will discuss the M.A. program aimed at experienced journalists, (and her specialization, Science) and and why it’s an ideal opportunity for experienced journalists in the midst of the changing media landscape. She’ll also talk about general state of science journalism. Her bio: http://bit.ly/aHYw
Send questions to ss221[at]columbia.edu (subject=webcast) or use the live chatroom during the webcast.
PLEASE NOTE: All concentrations in the M.A. program have very generous funding. In addition, the science concentration has received a new grant. In recognition of the need for highly trained health and science journalists, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently granted $4.46 million to support the M.A. program. Journalists accepted into this nine-month program will receive generous tuition assistance and will be known as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellows. Subject areas studied during the program include public health, the environment, and the processes of innovation and discovery. Info below.
Listen to Dean Nicholas Lemann talk about the M.A. program here.
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Lydia Polgreen, Class of 2000 and West Africa bureau chief of the New York Times
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009
noon-1 pm, NY time
5-6 pm Dakar, Senegal time (where she’ll be calling from)
See local time around the world: http://bit.ly/2ROvh5
Listen live or to a recording
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ColumbiaJournalism/2009/01/07/Lydia-Polgreen-NYTs-West-Africa-bureau-chief
(you can set an e-mail reminder for yourself there)
or dial live into a NYC number: +1-646-915-9583
Columbia Journalism School presents a conversation with Lydia Polgreen, the West Africa bureau chief of the New York Times and member of the Class of 2000. Polgreen, who is based in Dakar, Senegal, has won several awards for her coverage of the region, including the George Polk Award for her reporting in Darfur. She will soon be moving to South Asia as a NYT correspondent. She’ll discuss what it’s like to be a foreign correspondent; some of her major stories; and tips for those who want to become international journalists.
See her archive of stories: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/lydia_polgreen/
Send questions to ss221[at]columbia.edu (subject=webcast) or use the live chatroom during the webcast.
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More on the school’s programs, deadlines and financial aid at http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions and in the descriptions below.
===> Watch a 12-minute documentary about the J-school:
http://blip.tv/play/ge9n0_59j6RX
ABOUT COLUMBIA J-SCHOOL’S PROGRAMS
Columbia Journalism School offers three programs, including the new M.A. in journalism for experienced journalists - all with generous financial assistance available. Each of these programs has a mix of U.S. and international students.
* The new M.A. Program for EXPERIENCED journalists who wish to specialize in
one of four majors - business, arts, science, politics - is a great way for
journalists to pick up valuable in-depth knowledge in covering a subject as
well as in learning digital media and production skills. The course is nine
months long and does NOT require a GRE test. Read details via the left-hand
column of http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions
* The M.S. Program is the traditional Master’s degree at the school aimed at
journalists at the beginning stages of their careers as well as
career-switchers new to journalism. The M.S. degree is 10 months long and
does NOT require a GRE test (there is a school-designed test that is
administered around the world after the application deadline).
The M.S. Program also offers a PART-TIME Program aimed at those with
full-time jobs, that runs 18 months to two-three years.
Read details via the left-hand column of
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions
* The Ph.D. Program is the school’s doctoral program the gathers and focuses
the resources of Columbia University in a multi-disciplinary approach to the
study of communications. GRE is required. Read details via the left-hand
column of http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions
Admissions application deadlines are:
Monday, January 12, 2009 for Master of Arts, full-time, beginning August 2009 (aimed at experienced journalists who want to specialize in one of the following majors: business, arts, science or politics)
The full-time M.S. and Ph.D. deadline for August 2009 have already passed, but there we may still be taking applicants for the Part-time M.S. program cohorts that begin classes in May 2009 or September 2009.
Admission decisions are made without regard to applicants’ financial need. All applicants who wish to be considered for scholarship assistance must submit the Journalism School Scholarship Aid form, which is found at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=col-jour - by February 1.
You can apply today at http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions
===> Watch a 12-minute documentary about the J-school:
http://blip.tv/play/ge9n0_59j6RX
===> Listen to webcasts with various faculty members:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism (scroll down to “older
posts,” too)
SCHOLARSHIP INFO (see partial list of international scholarships below)
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism welcomes applications
from U.S. and international students who plan to pursue journalism careers.
We offer approximately $4.4 million annually in fellowships and
scholarships to students who demonstrate high academic achievement,
financial need, and exceptional promise for leading careers in journalism.
To be eligible for admission, international applicants must hold the
equivalent of a U.S. university baccalaureate degree and be fluent in both
written and spoken English. International applicants who are not native
speakers of English must provide proof of proficiency in English.
MORE ON COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL AND ITS M.S. (full-time & part-time),
M.A. and Ph.D. PROGRAMS AT http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions
Admissions questions to admissions[at]jrn.columbia.edu
A partial list of scholarships available includes:
HINDERY FELLOWSHIPS (M.S. and M.A. • domestic and international applicants)
The Hindery Fellowship program provides substantial tuition assistance
to Master of Arts and Master of Science students who are among the top
applicants to the Journalism School, exhibit superb academic
achievement, professional promise and a special commitment to
leadership in social and political journalism, and demonstrate
financial need.
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION FELLOWSHIP
(M.S. and M.A. • student from the Middle East)
The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship aid for a student
from the Middle East who demonstrates financial need, an interest in
political coverage, superior academic and journalistic achievement,
and an intention to return to the Middle East after graduation to
continue his/her journalism career.
NEW SUPPORT FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
In recognition of the need for highly trained health and science journalists, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently granted $4.46 million to support the M.A. program. Journalists accepted into this nine-month program will receive generous tuition assistance and will be known as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellows. Subject areas studied during the program include public health, the environment, and the processes of innovation and discovery.
Admissions questions to admissions[at]jrn.columbia.edu
NEW-ISH WAYS CONNECT WITH COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL:
Facebook: friend “Columbia J-school”
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=611726581
Twitter: http://twitter.com/j_school
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/columbiajournalism
Blip.tv: http://cujs.blip.tv/
Audio webcasts: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism
(set automatic e-mail reminders there for yourself)
The audio webcasts are also available as downloadable MP3 files for your
personal collection and on-the-go listening. If you want to subscribe to
these as podcasts on iTunes, go to “Advanced” within iTunes, then select
“Subscribe to podcast” and type in
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism/feed and hit OK.
MAIN WEBSITE: http://www.journalism.columbia.edu
The student/staff/faculty directory for the class of 2009 (and part-time students) is at http://cujs.photobooks.com .
You need to login to see the entries.
From Prof. Hancock…
Dear colleagues:
Columbia’s Center for New Media Teaching and Learning teamed up with the Journalism School this summer to create a new and dynamic reporting resource for our RW1 students.
This electronic map of New York City allows our students to view an array of census data neighborhood by neighborhood, election district by election district.
Look for it at: http://jour6001-000-2008-3.wikispaces.columbia.edu/ [jour6001-000-2008-3.wikispaces.columbia.edu]
Students should be able to manipulate the data and import portions of this map to illustrate their stories online. It’s accessible on Google Earth, which is downloaded in all the student labs and RW1 professors’ computers.
Stay tuned for some quick inhouse sessions on how to use it for faculty and students. In the meantime, please contact Maria Janelli (mjanelli[at]columbia.edu) with any questions you have. She is the CCNMTL architect of the map.
Enjoy!
LynNell Hancock
The Arts Initiative at Columbia University
www.cuarts.columbia.edu
Discover the arts. Discover New York
The Arts Initiative and all its programs are here to make the arts and the culture a part of your educational experience here at Columbia. Whether you’re an artist, a performer, an audience member or an occasional onlooker, the Arts Initiative is your portal to the arts on and off campus. From discounted Broadway tickets to a list of all arts-related student organizations - graduate and undergraduate - to a centralized calendar of most major campus events, you can find your 24/7 campus culture connection here. These programs include:
* CU Arts, the website and portal to Arts @ Columbia, all Arts Initiative programs and many other on and off campus arts resources.
* Arts Initiative Weekly E-newsletter, the best way to stay on top of arts and culture on and off campus
* The Ticket and Information Center (The TIC), a centralized box office for on and off campus events including discounted movie vouchers ($6.50 - $8.50) for faculty, staff and students.
* The Gatsby Charitable Fund, a fund for individual students and student organizations who produce arts-related campus events and projects.
* The Passport to New York, free museum entry with student CUID to over 30 major cultural institutions in New York City
* Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL), an alumni program whereby members join for $25 and enjoy discounts and special benefits to over 50 cultural NYC organizations as well as connect with fellow alumni at CAAL Events.
We would not exist without your questions, IDEAS and comments! Please send them to cuarts[at]columbia.edu. Thank you and have a great fall.
www.cuarts.columbia.edu
www.tic.columbia.edu
Best,
Chad Miller
Events and Outreach Coordinator
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Events and Outreach Coordinator
Arts Initiative at Columbia University
212.851.1875
www.cuarts.columbia.edu
www.tic.columbia.edu
facebook group: cuarts
SMARTER SURFING LINKS: The links page for journalists on deadline that five of your classmates helped build collaboratively during my Aug. 21 lecture are available at http://snurl.com/smartersurfing - feedback, additions welcome. I will be having additional, informal training sessions in the Fall and Spring - watch for them (or approach me about setting up one for smaller groups).
Meanwhile, here’s a question I just received (the two sites mentioned are on that list above):
My answer: Try the following…Dear Dean Sree,
I was using statemaster.com and nationmaster.com tonight. I was wondering - is there a good website you know of that compares info about U.S. cities within one site?
The London Times has an article about using the Internet to learn foreign languages. From Parlez-vous l’internet?
The web, with its interactive capabilities, is becoming one of the best ways to learn a language by Matthew Wall:
…try the superb, well-resourced BBC Languages website (www.bbc.co.uk/languages) instead, with its video clips, audio magazines and grammar tips. There are vocabulary quizzes to assess your standard and some basic phrases to download onto your MP3 player.
Post your thoughts below, please.
I will occasionally post to this blog useful video clips I find across the Internet. One place to find good clips is VideoJug.com, which covers lots of useful aspects of life, including technology & gadgets, where I found this item on shortscuts for Word (the link has additional information).
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