Graduation 2007
Graduation Guide
End of the Year Manual
Post-graduation use of the building/equipment and alumni benefits/services (including health insurance) are covered in the End-of-Year Manual
Graduation Information Sessions
We will hold two sessions at which students can learn all about the various graduation events, grading, awards, honors and more: Thursday, April 12, student lounge and Tuesday, April 24, 6-7 p.m., student lounge. Light refreshments served.
Cap and Gown Distribution
Commencement regalia will be distributed in the Columbia bookstore. A Grad Fair is scheduled March 20-22. During this time, you can purchase your souvenir cap, gown, and tassle. The cost is $50.00. Vendors will also be available for ordering Columbia jewelry and diploma frames. There will be a 10% discount on all frames purchased during the Fair. Caps and gowns will remain available for sale up until commencement in May. However, the deadline to purchase them at the $50 price is April 6. After that date, there will be a $20 late fee. Also, as time gets closer to graduation day, size availability cannot be guaranteed. Regalia is not available for rent, only for purchase.
Graduation Ticket Distribution
Beginning on May 4, you may pick up your tickets in the Dean's Suite once you have completed your online graduation survey, which will be conducted by Career Services and Alumni Relations. A link to the survey, which will take just a few minutes to complete, will be sent to you on or about May 4. You are asked to submit an up-to-date copy of your resume (indicating that you have graduated and including permanent contact information) when you pick up your tickets. Each graduate receives four tickets for the Journalism School Graduation Ceremony & four for the University Commencement. (As of May 4, part-time students can contact Melanie Huff about having tickets mailed if necessary). If you need more tickets, please arrange to trade with other students (the school does not get involved.)
Yearbook Launch & Autograph Party
Thursday, May 10, 20074 p.m. - 7 p.m., World Room
The cost of the book is $22. Students can purchase books that day or online.
Picnic
Saturday, May 121 p.m. - 6 p.m., Central Part - East Meadow North Lawn
Dear Classmates, Faculty, Adjuncts, & Staff: Please join us for our first, and hopefully annual, graduation picnic. The entrance is on 100th Street and 5th Avenue. This is a good opportunity for visiting family members to meet fellow classmates and faculty. So bring a blanket and pack a lunch. Stay for 20 minutes or a couple of hours. It should be fun. Hope to see you there.
For more information on Central Park click here:
http://www.centralparknyc.org/virtualpark/northend
Also, the current parks commissioner, Adrian Benepe, is a J-School alum.
Boat Cruise
Monday, May 14, 2007Hours: 4-9 p.m.
4 p.m. - boarding starts
4-5:40 p.m. - party on board docked boat
5:40-6 p.m. - disembarking for those who don't want to sail 6-8 p.m.
We may sail until 9 p.m. if weather permits
SPJ & the Dean's office invite you to join students, faculty, adjuncts, staff and guests as we cruise the Hudson on our very own boat, the Temptress (alas, it's ours only for a night). No RSVP required. FREE for current students, faculty, adjuncts & staff (bring your ID). $20 for each guest (cash only, bring money to the boat; parents, spouses, significant others, friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles all welcome). Kids under five: no charge; kids under 12: $10. The boat holds 500 on two covered levels. Usually, about 350 people attend.
The cruise will include a cash bar, disc jockey and finger foods such as chips and salsa, and crudite with herbed dipping sauce. There will also be food: a $6 "cash food bar" ie, chicken, pasta, salad, rice, etc.
Before we sail, we will present the award for SPJ Teacher of the Year and SPJ Student of the Year. Shhh, it's a surprise.
Attire should be Holiday Party-ish, or as we like to say, "reporter semi-formal" (dressy, but no tuxedos required). -->
Temptress
Pier 81 west 41 st at the Husdson River
New York, NY 10036
Temptress Directions
By Train:
Take the A/C/E/1/2/3/N/R/Q/W to Times Square / 42nd Street Station. Walk West along 42nd Street til you hit the West Side Highway. Cross the Highway and turn left. Proceed 1 block to the World Yacht Marina
By Car: (Parking facilities available on the peir for $30.00 per car)
From GW Bridge: Via Henry Hudson Parkway South to W. 43rd St., make right at West 43rd St. and follow service road 2 blocks to World Yacht at Pier 81 From Lincoln Tun, NJ: Upon exiting the tunnel, follow uptown signs on Dyer Avenue to the 3rd light. Turn left onto 42nd Street. Turn right on 11th Avenue and turn left on 43rd Street. Go straight on 43rd Street to Pier 81.
From Midtown Tun, Queens & LI: Take 2nd Avenue downtown to 34th Street. Right on 34th Street to 10th Avenue. Go right on 10th Avenue and left on 43rd Street. Go straight on 43rd Street to Pier 81.
From Westchester & Conn: Via Henry Hudson River Parkway South to 43 St., make right at West 43rd St., & follow across 12th Ave. to the service road. Make left and follow service road 2 blocks South to World Yacht at Pier 81.
Journalism Day
Tuesday, May 15
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Miller Theatre
*Open to students and faculty only. A lecture is given and student prizes awarded. Class photo taken at the conclusion.
The first of two school ceremonies for graduates. Students, faculty, adjuncts & staff gather for Pringle Lecture and the student awards.
- Introduction by Dean Nicholas Lemann
- 2007 Henry Pringle Lecturer: Dana Priest, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter
- Presentation of the Mike Berger Award
- Awarding of Student Prizes
- Guests: No
- Attire: Business attire; no caps & gowns
Class Photo Shoot
Tuesday, May 15
11:45 a.m. SHARP in front of Journalism building
All members of the graduating class will assemble on the steps for the official class portrait.
- Guests: No
- Attire: Business attire; no caps & gowns
New Media Master's Projects & CoveringReligion.org Presentations
Tuesday, May 15
2:00 p.m.-6 p.m., 607B
Television Master's Projects Screening
Tuesday, May 15
2:00 p.m.-7 p.m., Lecture Hall
Radio Master's Projects Screening
Tuesday, May 15
2:00 p.m.-7 p.m., World Room
Columbia Commencement
Wednesday, May 16
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Low Library Steps
Join the rest of the CU community as President Bollinger presides over the University Commencement ceremony.
- Guests: Each student receives FOUR tickets
- Attire: Caps & gowns mandatory
Journalism School Commencement Ceremony
Wednesday, May 16
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Roone Arledge Auditorium, Lerner Hall
Journalism School students and up to FOUR guests each will be present as graduates receive diplomas. Graduation speech by recipient of the Columbia Journalism Award, the school's highest honor, given to a seasoned journalist in recognition of a body of work throughout her/his career.
Seating starts at 2:30 p.m. Please e-mail Barbara Fasciani at bf55@columbia.edu if you have guests with special needs. Reception follows immediately on Furnald lawn between Lerner and the Journalism School.
- Introduction by Dean Nicholas Lemann
- Columbia Journalism Award recipient: Ben Bradlee, VP, The Washington Post
- Student Speaker: Akisa Omulepu
- Guests: Each student receives FOUR tickets
- Attire: Business attire; no caps & gowns