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5 Vision:aquestionforPresident Warrick l. carter6 Poetic:poemsbythewinnersoftheSchoolofLiberalArts

andSciencesPoetryAward

7 Wire:newsfromthecollegecommunity

24 Events: what’scominguponcampus

36 Get lit: newbooksbyStephen Asma,david W. Berner,

Steve cushing,chris Eliopoulous,Jennifer Greenburg,

Brandi Homan,Maggie Kast,Kristen Bair O’Keeffe,

Marcus Sakey,andMargot Wallace

39 Out There:ouralumnisection,featuringclassnotesand CAANupdates

46 Point & Shoot:caughtoncameraoncampusandaround

thecountry

49 Backstory:1983

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12 Alana Wallace (B.F.A.’85)determineddancer

14 Adam Jahns (M.A.’07)ontheBlackhawksbeat

20 dan Schwarzlose (M.F.A.’06)savingCambodianmusic

22 John Hellerman (B.A.’95)purposefulPR

f e a t u r e s

Artists’ ProofBeginningacareerinthecreativeindustriesrequiresadifferent

sortofpreparation—andpresentation—thanthetraditional

post-graduationjobsearch.Columbiaensuresourgraduates

arereadytoprovethemselves.

Rock Steady Themusicbusinesshaschangeddramaticallyinthepast

decade.Here’showColumbia’scurriculumhasrespondedtoan

industryupheaval.

PortfolioAsamplingofworkbytheeightJohnSimonGuggenheim

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photographydepartment.

s u m m e r 2 0 1 0

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Alana Wallace (B.F.A.’85),founder

ofDance>Detour,thefirstprofessional

“physicallyintegrated”dancecompany.

Likeothersfeaturedinthisissue,she’sa

strongexampleofsomeonewhocreated

acareerthatsuitsherpassion.Story,

page12.Photo:Bill Frederking

(faculty,Photography/associatedean,

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Career track or laugh track?

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Professional Workshops:* creating a Professional Web Presence

* Navigating Job transition

* Networking

* And more!

Highly AnimatedA panel featuring alumni animators at Pixar:

* daniel lopez Munoz (B.A. ’96), art director (Up, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Robots)

* Aaron Hartline (’98), animator (Up, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Toy Story 3)

* Everett downing (’00), character animator (Up, WALL-E, Ratatouille)

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* MPc takeover Party

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The Business of Being FunnyA panel featuring alumni working in comedy:

* Andy Richter (’90; Conan O’Brien Show)

* chris McKay (B.A. ’91; Robot Chicken)

* Erica Watson (B.A. ’98, M.A. ’05; Fat Bitch)

* Karyn Bosnak (B.A. ’96; Save Karyn)

* Steve Pink (’89; Hot Tub Time Machine)

* Peter teschner (’80; Borat, Land Before Time)

Fat Bitch! A one-woman comedy show written and performed by Erica Watson (B.A. ’98, M.A. ’05)

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PAtti SMitHtuesday, November 30, 2010,7:00p.m.

Film Row cinema,1104S.WabashAve.,8thfloor

WidelyknownastheGodmotherofPunk,PattiSmithisasinger-songwriter,poet,

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dR. cARtER: Youcangotocollegetopursueamajorthathasaveryspecificjobdescriptionattheend—youmajorinaccountingandknowfromdayoneyou’llbeanaccountant.StudentscometoColumbiatopursuetheirpassionsandfollowtheirdreams.Our students are lucky. They’re brave.

Wealsoneedtoacknowledgeourstudents’parents.Thesespecialparentsarewillingtosupporttheirkids’decisiontopursueamajorthatdoesn’thaveaspecificjoboutlinedattheendoftheirstudies.Alotofourstudentsareentrepreneurs,theycreatecottageindustries,theyfindwaystofollowtheirpassionsthroughouttheircareers.Iwanttocelebratetheparentsthatsupportthisdirection.

Ithinkofmyownparents,whoweretrulyspecialbecausetheyraisedadrummer.Raisingadrummerisn’tfun.It’sloud.Inthebeginning,it’salotofnoise.Butmyparentswerereallyunderstandingandencouraging.Mygrandmotherlivedwithus,andI’dcomehomeasalittlekidandshe’dsay,“Ihopeyou’regoingtoplayyourdrumstoday.”Familieswhoraisecreativekidsarevery,veryspecial.

Forthosestudentsandtheirfamilieswhoarehesitantaboutpursuinganeducationinwhattheyloveratherthansomethingtheyperceiveas“safe,”Ihavethistosay:Wearea“whole-brain”institution.Lookacrossourprograms:wehavealargerequirementofliberalartsandsciencesforallstudents,andevenwithineachmajortherearerequiredcoursesthatcovertheory,notjustpractice.Across the board, in all our majors and electives, columbia college gives students a full education.That’sprobablythebiggestdifferencebetweenColumbiaandotherartsandmediaschools.TheB.A.degreeourstudentsearnreflectsafull,well-roundededucation.Theyarenotonlytrainedinthepracticeandtechnologyoftheirdiscipline,theyhavethephilosophical

standing,theoreticalbase,andunderstandingofhistoricalandcontemporaryeventstohelpframetheartsandmediathey’recreating.Thatoffersanewkindofcareer“safety”inthesetimes—itgivesourstudentsthewherewithaltobeagile,tobeflexible,tocreativelyusetheirdegreetomakethecareertheywant,ortogoontopursuegraduateorprofessionaldegreesinotherareas.

Asadrummer,Ilearnedtobeateamplayer.Drummersaren’tsoloists;theyworkwithateam.Butthey’realsoleaders,settingthebeat.Drummershavetodomanythingsatthesametime.Yourlefthand,yourrightfoot,theyallworkindependentlyofoneanother.Youhavetomultitask.Andyouhavetobeearly;there’salottosetup!Asanadministrator,I’mveryconsciousofthosethingsIlearnedasadrummer.i followed my passion, my muse, as i hope our students will do.I’mconfidentthatiftheydo,theytoowillfindthey’vemadeadecisionthatwillservethemwell.

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2010HonoraryDegreeRecipientsdr. Peter MagubanePhotographerselectedbyNelsonMandelaastheofficialphotographerdocumentingthecountry’stransitionfromapartheidtodemocracy.

Alex KotlowitzJournalistandauthor,perhapsbestknownforhisbookThere Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America.

Robert KleinComedian,singer,andactorwhowasanearlymemberofSecondCityandhasappearedregularlyonThe Tonight Show,Late Night with David Letterman,andLate Night with Conan O’Brien.

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2010 COMMEnCEMEnt SpEakErS anD aluMni HOnOrEESEach year, Columbia honors outstanding individuals in the arts, education, public information, or other fields that relate to our mission. Thisyear’shonorarydegreerecipients,eachofwhomaddressednewgraduatesatoneofColumbia’sthree2010commencementceremonies,haveengagedtheirgreattalentsinimportanthumanservice.Thedistinguishedalumniawardeeshavemadeinvaluablecontributionstotheircreativefields.Alloftheirworkembodiesthecollege’sspiritandideals.

petermagubane alexKotlowitz robertKlein

2010DistinguishedAlumniPaul Broucek(B.A.’74,EnglishandTheater)/Presidentofmusic,WarnerBrothersPictures

Bob McNamara(’66,Journalism)/Broadcastjournalist

laura yosha-Steele(B.A.’90,Radio)/Radiopersonality,Q95,Indianapolis

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a pOEM abOut tHE rOOStEradamlizakowski(’11)

Withabigcombonhishead,thebossofourbackyardcameoutwhenthesunlookedlikealion’smaneforgedingold.

WewatchedhimstruttingthecaptainofourchildhoodwearingaFrenchroyalcourtcostume.

WatchinguswithhiskeeneyewhenweplayedcowboysandIndians—thesupplieroffeathers.

Welovedandadmiredhisproudcock-a-doodle-doobutweresoafraid.

Heneverhesitatedtochaseusawayfromhiskingdom.

Myfather’shandintheair—theaxebladeshining.

tHE HOnEy CatalOgZacharyGreen(’11)

Iwanttorestuponabuoyandhaveyouswimbehindmeandstickyourhandovermychest,betweenmynipples.

Iwantyoutosendmearocketthatiseithercryingorexploding.

IwanttosayyoulooklikeCapeCodtodayandIamnevergoingbacktomygrandparents’house.

IwanttosayIloveyouwhenyoucoughonme.

IwanttotellyouIamrecordinganalbumcalledpocketsounds.It’sthefollowuptoPet Sounds.

Bouquetofbroccoli.Iwantedtosaythat.

I’vebeenwantingtotellyouthatyouspeaklikeacemeterymapandnooneknowswheretheplotis.

Thisisendearing.Ididtellyouthat.

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IwantedtotakeyoutoIceland,Iceland,Icelandtotellyouthatbearsareeverywhere.

Iwanttocallyouandknowhowthedayshavebeen.

Iwantedtowriteyoualetterwithmyeyes.TheForceishardtomaster.

SomedaysallIcomehometoarethelightsIleftonformyselfinthemorning.

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Theschoolofliberalartsandsciencespoetryaward(formerlythe

elmastuckeypoetryaward)ispresentedannuallybythedepartment

ofenglishtotwodistinguishedundergraduatepoetrymajors.The

goalofColumbia’spoetryprogramis“todevelopthepoetrywriting

skillsofstudentsandtohelpthemgainagreatercreative,critical,

andaestheticunderstandingoftheirdiscipline.”Here,we’repleased

topresentworksbyadamlizakowski(firstplace)andZacharyGreen

(secondplace),thisyear’slaspoetryawardwinners:

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Philippe Ravanas,facultyintheDepartmentofArts,Entertainment,andMediaManagement,hasbeenappointedchairofthatdepartment.RavanascametoColumbiawithsolidexperienceinartsmanagement,avastinternationalnetworkinhisfield,andatrackrecordofbuildingrelationshipsbetweenbusinessandacademia.HehastaughtinCanada,Austria,Spain,France,andRussia,andservedasVPofCorporateCommunicationsforEuroDisneyinParisandManagerofWorldwideClientDevelopmentforChristie’sinNewYorkandLondon.

Michael OlszewskijoinsColumbiathissummeraschairofthenewDepartmentofFashionStudies.OlszewskihasbeenprofessoroftextiledesignatMooreCollegeofArtandDesigninPhiladelphiasince1977,servingaschairoftheTextileDesigndepartmentfor12years.HehasheldvisitingartistpositionsatinstitutionsrangingfromKyung-WonUniversityinSeoultotheKansasCityArtInstitute,andholdsanM.F.A.fromCranbrookAcademyofArt.

Fiore,whoearnedaB.A.infilmwithaconcentrationincinematographyin1987,wasthecinematographerforthelive-actionscenesintherecord-breakingmovie,filmedinNewZealand.Hismostrecenteffort,The A-Team,openednationwideonJune11. Pixar’sUp,whichwontheOscarforBestAnimatedFeatureFilm,alsobenefitedfromthetalentsofColumbiaalumni:DanielLopezMunoz(B.A.’96)servedasart

director,andAaronHartline(’98),whoattendedColumbiabutdidnotreceiveadegreefromthecollege,workedasananimatoronthefilm. HilmarKoch(B.A.’93)wasawardedaScientific&TechnicalAwardforadvancingthetechniqueofambientocclusionrenderingbytheAcademyofMotionPicturesArts&Sciences.KochiscurrentlyemployedbyLucasfilmLtd.,whichwasfoundedbyGeorgeLucasin1971.

MEDia prODuCtiOn CEntEr OpEnS fOr ClaSSESColumbia’s new 35,500-square-foot Media Production Center (MPC) opened to students with the beginning of spring semester classes on January 25, 2010. Theopeningcamejust13monthsaftertheinitialgroundbreaking.Designedfromthegrounduptoaccommodateanewwayofteachingfilmmakingandmediaproductionforthetwenty-firstcentury,theprojectsawitsbeginningsinconversationsthatbeganin2001,shortlyafterWarrickCarterbeganhistenureaspresidentofthecollegeandmadethecreationofastate-of-the-artproductionfacilityapriority.TheprojectgainedmomentumwhenAllenTurner,apartnerinthePritzkerOrganization,becameChairmanofColumbia’sBoardofTrusteesin2005,actingasacatalysttobringittofruition. Theinnovativestructure,designedbyJeanneGang/StudioGangArchitects,incorporatessustainabledesignandconstructionprocessesandcommemorates

Chicago’slongroleinthehistoryoffilmmaking,witha25-footterra-cottaarchsalvagedfromtheformerFamousPlayers-LaskyCorporation,aparentofParamountPictures,whosefacilitiesoncestoodnearby. Thebuildingisanchoredbya7,350-square-footmainsoundstage,witha2,085-square-footmotion-capturestudioaswellasasmallersoundstage,propandwardrobestudios,classrooms,anoutdoordockforthecollege’sremotemediatruck,arooftopterrace,andalofty,glass-walledlobbythatactsasaninformalgatheringspaceforstudents.Ablack-tiegalawillcelebratethecollege’sfirstnew-constructionbuildinginits120-yearhistoryonOctober2,2010.Forinformation,visitcolum.edu/mpc.

brEEn WinS fiSCHEtti EDitOrial CartOOn COMpEtitiOnIf a picture’s worth a thousand words, then San Diego Union-Tribune cartoonist Steve Breen said a mouthful with his winning entry that captured the 2010 John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition coordinatedbyColumbiaCollegeChicago’sDepartmentofJournalism.BreenhasbeentheeditorialcartoonistfortheSan Diego Union-Tribunesince2001.HisworkisnationallysyndicatedbyCreatorsNewsServiceandregularlyappearsinUSA Today,theNew York Times,andNewsweek. Breen’sentry,oneofmorethan150submitted,depictsthebacklashoftheIraniangovernment’sunsuccessfulattemptlastyeartosquashInternetcommunicationsdocumentingpublicuprisings.ThecartoonfeaturesanimageoftheAyatollahAliKhameneiwiththeTwitterbirdperchedatophishead. Thisannualcompetitionwascreatedin1980inmemoryofthePulitzerPrize-winningpoliticalcartoonistJohnFischetti.Fischetti’sworkgracedthepagesofmanypublications,includingtheChicago Sun-Times,Chicago Daily News,andtheNew York Herald Tribune.

2010fischettiaward-winningcartoonbystevebreen

Photo:DrewReynolds(B.A.’97)

ScholarshipColumbia,agivinginitiativethatincludesamatchingcomponentfromthecollege,waslaunchedinJanuary2009.Sincethen,participationfromdonorshasbeensteadilyincreasing,withstudentsgainingimmediatefinancialbenefit.FromJanuary1,2009,toJanuary15,2010,$66,991wascontributedandmatchedbythecollegeforatotalof$193,796.Twenty-ninestudentsreceivedscholarshipsthisspring. Givinghasincreaseddramaticallyin2010.BetweenJanuary16andApril26,2010,

$144,997wascontributed,foratotalof$251,007afterthematch.Forty-threestudentswillreceivescholarshipsforthe2010-11academicyear.Includedinthesurgeofgivingwasa156-percentincreaseinfaculty/staffgiving,dueinlargeparttotheFacultyandStaffScholarshipInitiative,agrass-roots,peer-to-peergivingcampaignlaunchedbyColumbiafacultyandstaffindirectresponsetothedifficulteconomictimesfacingourstudents.

nEW CHairS fOr aEMM, faSHiOn StuDiES The Departments of Fashion Studies and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management have appointed new chairpersons.

SCHOlarSHip giving grOWS; StuDEntS bEnEfit Thanks to contributions from faculty, staff, alumni, and others, dozens of new Scholarship Columbia awards will be available to students this fall.

aluMni iMprESS aCaDEMyColumbia alumnus Mauro Fiore won the 2010 Oscar for Best Cinematography for his work on the blockbuster Avatar.

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philipperavanas

maurofiore(b.a.’87)

leilaniWertens,fromthe“forgetmenot”series.

Intendedtohonorthebestincollegiatestudentreportinginthefieldsofprint,radio,television,andonlinejournalism,theawardsareadministeredbytheSPJ,oneofthelargestjournalism-advocacyorganizationsinthecountry.TheColumbiaprojectsrecognizedaretheonlinesportsmagazineBeyond the Gameandtwoinvestigative-reportingprojects:“AccessDenied,”abouttheCTA’slackofaccessibilityfordisabledpassengers,and“SecretScholarships,”whichquestionedthe

legislativescholarshipprogramrunbytheIllinoisGeneralAssembly. Anotherinvestigativejournalismproject,conductedbystudentsLaurenRozylaandMorganMcDevittwiththeirteacherSamRoe,afull-timeTribunereporter,landedonthefrontpageoftheJanuary25,2010,Chicago Tribune.ThestoryexaminedaChicagoPoliceDepartmentshootingin2004involvingSenecaSmith,now30,whowasconvictedoftheattemptedmurderofapoliceofficer.

StuDEnt JOurnaliStS rECOgnizED

The Society of Professional Journalists honored three Columbia student projects with regional Mark of Excellence Awards

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pHOtOgrapHy StuDEntS fEaturED in art CHiCagOTwo Columbia students made the cut for inclusion in the prestigious New Insight art exhibition this year.

AnexhibitionoftopM.F.A.studentsfromsomeofthecountry'smostinfluentialgraduateartprograms,NewInsighthasbeenpartoftheinternationalArtChicago/NEXTexpoforthepastseveralyears.JenniferRayandLeilaniWertens,bothM.F.A.’10candidatesinphotography,wereselectedbycuratorSusanneGhez,directoroftheRenaissanceSociety.Aplatformfornewtalentandinnovativeideas,NewInsightprovidestheopportunitytoviewworkbysomeofthebrightestyoungmindsworkingindiversegraduateprogramsacrossthecountry.NewInsighttookplaceattheChicagoMerchandiseMartApril30throughMay3,2010.

bylinesinSpin,Guitar World,Penthouse,andGQ,authorshipofninebooks,andaweeklyWBEZradioshow,Sound Opinions.Nowhe’saddingColumbiaprofessortothemix.DeRogatis,whohastaughtatColumbiaparttimeforayear,joinsthecollegeasfull-timefacultyintheEnglishdepartment.HehaslefthisstaffpositionattheSun-Times,butwillcontinuehisrolesonSound OpinionsandasabloggerforVocalo.org

DErOgatiS lEavES Sun-tiMES, JOinS COluMbiaAs one of the best-known popular music critics in the country, Jim DeRogatis’s résumé includes editorial positions at Rolling Stone and the Chicago Sun-Times,

Thealbum,whichfeaturesrecordingsbyPetLions,Office,Owen,BigScience,Maps&Atlases,andNetherfriends,amongothers,representstheaccomplishmentsoftherestructuredAEMMPRecords,alabelandclassofferedthroughtheArts,Entertainment,andMediaManagementdepartmentatColumbia.Extendedtoafullyearandrevampedtoofferstudentsamoregenuineprofessionalexperience,theclassisdesignedtoprovideatasteofwhatit’sliketomanageanindependentrecordlabel.Inthatspirit,theclassparticipatedinthe2010SXSWMusicConferenceinAustin,Texas.

AEMMPRecords’effortbeatoutcollegelabelsfromacrossthecountrytowintheIMAaward,withfinalistsselectedbyapanelof80artistsandindustryprofessionalsincludingTom

Waits,AimeeMann,DJSpooky,TheBlackKeys,andZooeyDeschanelandM.WardofShe&Him.Apublicvotedeterminedthewinner.

TwoofthebandsfromChompilationareworkingwithAEMMPonthisyear’sproject.PetLionsismakingaseven-inchrecordandBigSciencereleasedanEPonAEMMPinJune.

See “Rock Steady,” page 26.

aEMMp rECOrDS WinS inDEpEnDEnt MuSiC aWarDChompilation, a compilation CD featuring 21 Chicago acts, was named Best College Label Release of 2009 by the Independent Music Awards (IMA).

HOnOrS prOgraM launCHEDA new Honors Program, based in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), launched in the spring 2010 semester. WithitsfoundationintheLAScorecurriculumthatistakenbyallColumbiastudents,theHonorsProgramoffersqualifiedundergraduatestheopportunitytothink,study,andcreateatamoreadvancedacademiclevel.Studentswhocompleteaminimumof15credithoursofhonorscoursesandwhomaintainacumulativegradepoint

averageof3.5willearnthedistinctionofHonorsontheirtranscripts.Honorscoursesincludesuchwide-rangingsubjectsasVictorianIllustratedPoetry,VertebratePaleontology,andtheHistoryofthe1960s.Studentswhoqualifywillfindnearlytwodozenhonorscoursesfromwhichtochoosewhentheyregisterforfall2010classes.

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As“MarieBenson,HRManager,”AlanaWallacemaneuversher

wheelchairaroundascenariorightoutofThe Office.Shegentlypokes

funatcoworkerswhoare“fashion-deficient”and“copy-machine

incapable.”Then,afterseveralofthemforcefullyspitouttheir

mugsofjoe,Wallaceconfessesherown“disability”:“coffee-making

impaired.”Thenationaltelevisionspotispartofacampaignfrom

HealthandDisabilityAdvocatesthaturgesemployersto“Think

BeyondtheLabel.”TheroleperfectlysuitsWallace,whohastaken

aconsistentlypositiveapproachtoherfulfillingcareersinthearts

andactivismforpeoplewithdisabilities.

“Thesetypesofadsareusuallyapityparty,”saysWallace,who

earnedaB.F.A.inTheaterandMusicfromColumbiaCollegein1985.

“Butthiscampaigncanbejustaspowerfulusinghumor.”

Theactress-singer,whocontractedpolioattheageoffive,callsher

wheelchair“abeautifulaccessory.”Asachildrecoveringfrompainful

orthopedicsurgeries,Wallacefoundinspirationbysingingalongto

herfather’sEllaFitzgerald,FrankSinatra,andBillieHolidayrecords.

AtColumbia,thelateWilliamRusso,whowasthemusicdepartment

chairandfounderoftheChicagoJazzEnsemble,castherinherfirst

vocalperformance,Ellington Sacred Works,attheGetzTheatre.This

opportunityandtheencouragementofherinstructorsgaveWallace

“theconfidencetoseriouslypursueacareerinthearts.”

SheestablishedDance>Detour,Chicago’sfirstprofessional

“physicallyintegrated”dancecompany,in1995,provingthather

wheelchaircantransformherintoanethereallyglidingpresence,

likeanicedancer.Byjoiningtogetherartistsofmixedabilities,

Dance>Detour’sstageportraitstakeonanotherlevelofgraceand

athleticvirtuosity.Thecompanyhastouredthecountry,recently

performingataconventionfortheCouncilforDisabilitiesRightsin

Rochester,NewYork.

TherecanbenoquestionthatWallacelivesafullandproductive

life.ShehascollaboratedwiththeJoffreyBallet;wasfeaturedin

the1998PBSdocumentaryDance from the Heart,narratedby

BenVereen;andin2008wasnamedMs.WheelchairAmerica.

Thisspring,Wallacedebutedherone-womanshow,Men-o-Pause,

atChicago’sPropTheater.Theshowcarriesauniversalmessage

abouthowmanyofus,atveryyoungages,areconditionedtohide

certainaspectsofourselves(whetherit’sabirthmarkorahigh

IQ).Wallace,forinstance,coversupherlegsbywearingpantsor

longskirts,andevenwhenshewasachild,hercrutcheswerenot

includedinfamilyportraits.Men-o-Pauseoffersawittyandbalanced

takeonbodyimageandthefamiliar“look-away”mentalityoften

appliedtothosewithdisabilities.

Byputtingherselfliterallyfrontandcenteronstage,Wallace

deliversastrongmessageaboutcapabilities,withoutplayingthe

sympathycard.Thoughshestillbelievessocietyhasalongwaytogo

intheareasofaccessiblehousingandemploymentopportunities,

shealsoencouragespersonswithdisabilitiestoworktoconstantly

raiseawareness.Asanactress,Wallaceregularlyauditionsfor

televisionrolesthatdonotcallforawheelchair.“Wedon’talways

havetoplayaccidentvictims,”shestresses.“Wecanbethemother,

thejudge,thelover.”

Afterall,shesays,“Wehavetobelieveinourselvesandclaim

something.”

—bYluCIamauro

alana WallaCE (B.F.A.’85)

dance>detourfeaturing(clockwisefrombottomleft):miaCoulter,ladonnafreidheim,anniesnow,Jennifersawicz,alanaWallace,anelGonzalez(center).

Photo:BillFrederking

“Prejudice is the only true disability.”DEMO12

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It’smid-March,andChicagoBlackhawksheadcoachJoelQuenneville

standsinfrontofabrickwallinahallwayattheUnitedCenter.The

coachissurroundedbythreeTVcamerasand14handsgripping

microphonesortaperecorders.Histeamhasjustcompleteda

practice,andit’stimeforapressconference.

Just12hoursago,QuennevilleandtheHawkslefttheicetoastanding

ovationafterwinninganovertimegameagainstaWesternConference

rival.Nowthebuildingisquiet,saveforthemaintenancecrewcleaning

upandthechatterofreportersgrillingCoachQ.Formorethaneight

minutes,thequestionsarefiredofflikeslapshots:Whowillthegoalie

beforanupcomingstretchofgames?How’sthehealthofsome

importantforwards?Whatdefensiveadjustmentsneedtobemade?

AdamL.Jahns,inhisfirstyearastheBlackhawksbeatwriterforthe

Chicago Sun-Times,standsinthemiddleofthemediapack,holding

oneoftherecorders,capturingeverywordQuennevilleutters.Because

theteamisn’tplayingtoday,Jahnsdoesn’thavetosavethematerial

foragamestory.Instead,he“only”hastowriteuptheinformationfor

anotessectioninthenewspaper,blogaboutthepressconferenceon

theSun-Times’swebsite,andpostsomeofthenoteworthyinformation

onTwitter.Allinall,aprettylow-keydayforthe2007graduateof

Columbia’smaster’sdegreeprograminjournalism.

“Everydayonthebeatisdifferent,”Jahnssays.“Theroutineisthe

samesometimes,butI’mindifferentcities,differentplayersare

doingwell,I’mtalkingtodifferentguys.Thingsarealwayschanging.”

Threemonthslater,JahnsisagaintalkingtoQuennevillefollowingan

overtimevictory—butthesceneisverydifferent.Insteadofahallway

inChicago,thisinterviewtakesplaceontheiceinPhiladelphia’s

WachoviaCenter.Thearenaispackedwithfans,reportersfrom

acrossthecountry,theplayers,andtheirfamilies.AndtheHawks

havejustdefeatedthePhiladelphiaFlyers4to3inGameSixofthe

StanleyCupFinals,winningthefranchise’sfirsttitlein49years.

“Theentireplayoffs,itwasawhirlwind,notmuchtimetorest,”Jahns

says.“Itwasagrind,fromawriter’sperspective,fromallthetravel

tonothavingadayoffinthreemonthstowritingonairplanes,writing

frommyhotelroom.”

Hockeyisasportofconstantmotion,andliketheplayershe

covers,the27-year-oldreporterisalwaysmoving.Theplayoffsalone

tookJahnsfromChicagotoNashville,Vancouver,SanJose,and

Philadelphia,watchingandwritingabouttheBlackhawks.Thelifelong

Chicagoansaystheresponsibilityisalittledaunting,butcoveringthe

city’sbiggestsportsstoryinyearshasofferedamazingopportunities.

“Itwastough,withtightdeadlines,butIalwaystriedtoputlotsof

colorinmyarticles,”Jahnssaysfollowingthechampionshipseason.

“IhaveconfidencenowthatIcanhandlethepinnacleofthesport.As

awriter,IknowIcanhandleit.Asafan,itreallyhasn’tsunkinyet.”

—bYelIKaberon(b.a.’09)

aDaM l. JaHnS (M.A.’07,JOURNALISM)

adamJahnsinterviewsblackhawkscoachJoelQuennevilleafteramid-seasonpractice.

Photo:AndyKeil(’11)

After covering the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup

championship season, Adam Jahns says,

“As a writer, I know I can handle it. As a fan, it really hasn’t sunk in yet.”

“Every day on the beat is different.”

The Portfolio centerAtColumbiaCollegeChicago,careerdevelopmentbeginsondayone.Finalpreparationforthejobhuntideallybeginsayearormorebeforegraduation,oftenatthePortfolioCenter.ThePortfolioCenteroffersresourcestostudentsinallmajors,withsomeservices,suchascareerworkshopsandwebsitehosting,availabletoalumniaswell.Themissionissimple:tohelpstudentsbeawareofwhatisexpectedfromthembytheprofessionalcommunityandtopreparetheirmaterialsaccordingly.Tothatend,eachsemesterstaffersholdworkshops,bringindozensofprofessionalstomeetwithstudents,demonstrateeffectiveportfoliostylesformanydisciplines,andprovideotherprofessionaldevelopmentresources.TimLongistheexecutivedirectorofCareerInitiatives,aconsortiumthatincludesthePortfolioCenter,acareer

developmentspecialist,andtheOfficeofStudentEmployment.Longwantstopreparestudentsforlifelongcareerbuilding,notjustthefirstjobsearchaftergraduation“Ouridealwouldbetogeteverystudentthinkingalongtheselines,”hesays.

Lastyear,260classesattendedpresentationsatthePortfolioCentertolearnhowtouseclassprojectstocreateprofessionalportfolios.Atthecenterandonitswebsite,studentscanseesampleportfolios.Somemajorslendthemselveseasilytoportfolios;graphicdesignstudents,forexample,seemtofindthattheportfolio-preparationprocessissecondnature.Butthecenteralsoservesactors,lightingdesigners,poets,dancers,marketers,journalists,andothergraduatesofColumbia’s120differentprograms.

Longemphasizesthatheandotherstaffmembershelpstudentspresentthemselvesandtheirworkinthemediabestsuitedtotheirprofessions.Journalism,management,andpublicrelationsstudentsmightlearnhowtopresenttheirworkinprojectortext-basedportfolios,whileaudioartistswillfindadviceonbuildingwebsitestoshowcasetheirsoundclips.Anactormaywanttoincludeashortvideoperformanceclip,sothePortfolioCenterwillhelpsupplytapingandeditingexpertise,withafacultymemberofferingadviceonamonolog.Thecenterhelpsstudents,whatevertheirmajors,designwebsites,createDVDpackages,anddisplayphotographsthatenhancetheirportfoliosandthepresentationoftheirwork.

BuildingaportfolioisanintegralpartofColumbia’sacademicprogram.JoanGiroux,associateprofessorofartanddesignintheSchoolofFineandPerformingArts,requiresfinalportfoliosinmanyofherclasses.Thatclasswork,andtheskillsexercisedinpullingittogether,canformthefoundationofaprofessionalportfolio.Shestressesdocumentationofworkbecausestudentsoftenwanttothrowawaytheirprojectsattheendofthesemester.“Aportfoliocreatesanopportunityorpresentsone,”Girouxsays,addingthattheseopportunitiesarenotexclusivelyprofessional.Aportfoliocanhelpastudentmeasureprogressoridentifygapsinknowledgeorskillsthatcanbeaddressedwithadditionalcourseworkorpractice.

Theportfolio-editingprocesscontinuesthroughoutone’scareer.Becauseprofessionaldevelopmentisanongoingprocess,thePortfolioCenteroffersanumberofservicesforalumni,includingworkshops,networkingopportunities,andWebAgent,awebsitedevelopmentandhostingservicethatmakesiteasyforalumnitobuildasitetosharetheirworkwithindustryprofessionals.

Therewasonceatimewhenonecouldgraduatefromcollegewitha“safe”degree—inaccounting,perhaps,orbusiness,orengineering—andexpecttogetajobwithabig,establishedcompanywhereonemightworkforyears,decades,evenanentirecareer.Nomore.

Thattimeexpiredyearsago.Peopleinthecreativeindustrieswereneverreallypartofthatlifestyle,anyway.Creativecareersareoftenmarkedbyentrepreneurship,freelancework,employmentwithsmallercompanies,andcontinualchange.Employersandclientsdon’tmakehiringdecisionsbasedonarésuméandon-campusinterview.Theywanttoseeevidenceoftalent,ability,knowledge,criticalthinking,andflexibility—thingsbestshownthroughexamplesofone’swork.

“A portfolio creAtes An

opportunity or presents one

”

bYannC. loGue

studentsandindustryprofessionalsnetworkatIndustrynight.Photos:AlexisEllers(’08),

CristinaRutter(photography

major),ShaneWelch(’10)

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prepAring creAtive professionAls for success in A tough cAreer climAte

Artists’ Proof:

wonderfulfeedbackandconstructivecriticism.ItgavemetheopportunitytomeetwiththepeopleIwishtobeworkingforandseethemasrealpeopleinsteadoftheseuntouchable,prodigiousphotographersthatIcouldnotevencomecloseto,letalonetalkto.Itgavemeajumpingpointandpracticetoknowwheretostartlookingandwhotoconnectwith.Itwastrulyoneofthemostmemorableeventsinmycollegeeducation,andIfeelthatitwillhelpmegetmycareerstarted.”

internshipsFormanystudents,agoodinternshipcombinesbothportfoliodevelopmentandnetworking.LynPusztai,internshipandindustryrelationscoordinatorfortheFilm&Videodepartment,workswithemployersandstudentstomakesurethatthesystembenefitsbothsides.Afterall,thestudentispayingtuitionforthefor-creditinternship,andtheemployerprovidingpartofthestudent’seducation.

Pusztainotesthattheportfolioisablueprintforastudent’scareer,andrecommendsthattheythinkaboutthetypeofworktheywouldliketoaddtoit,andhowitwillimpressfutureemployers,astheychoosetheirinternships.

“ThePortfolioCenterandtheinternshipprogramworkreallywelltogether,”saysLaurenWalsh,a2010Film&Videograduate.“Theydoanamazingjobofhelpingstudentstakealookattheirworksothatitstandsoutinthebestway.”Walshhopesthatherpost-productioninternshipsleadtoemploymentaftergraduation,butevenifnot,“I’llbeleavingColumbiawithastrongbodyofwork.”

EmployersliketheColumbiaapproach.“Asaresultofournon-pigeonholedapproachtomarketing,weneedaspecialtypeofperson.Andwe’vefoundtheminourhiresfromColumbia,”saysRobAlbertson,managingdirectorofBandwidthMarketingGroupinWinnetka,Illinois.“Plus,theyknowhowtogetaroundontheEl.”

“i’ll be

leAving columbiA

with A

strong body

of work.

”

industry NightSharingone’sbodyofworkiscriticaltolaunchingandsustainingacareerinthecreativeindustries.Columbiabringsleadersandinfluencersintheseindustries—thosewhomayeventuallybehiringourstudents—tocampusregularly,butnotasinterviewersinon-campusjobfairs.That’samodelwithlittlerelevancetothesedisciplinesortothecurrentjobmarket.Instead,thePortfolioCenterinvitestheseprofessionalstogivepanelpresentationsonwhattheydo,reviewstudentportfolios,andhostworkplacefieldtrips.“ItexpandsthenumberofopportunitiestoputColumbiastudentsinfrontofpeoplewhohaverealexpertise,”Longsays.

OneofthemostsuccessfulwaysthecollegehasfoundtobringstudentsandindustryprofessionalstogetherisIndustryNight,nowinitsthirdyear.Thecampus-widenetworkingevent,heldduringthefinalweekofthespringsemester,connectsgraduatingstudentswithhundredsofprofessionalsintheirfields.Thisyear,595creativeindustryprofessionalsregisteredtoattend,andmorethan600studentsparticipatedinshowcasesparticular

totheirdisciplines.Becauseitisnotajobfair,Longsaysthathehasn’thadanyindustrycancellationsduetotheeconomy.“Theyareinterestedinwhattheseyoungpeoplearedoing,andtheyarehappytolendahand.It’sagreatintroductiontonetworking,whichishowpeoplegetworkinthelongrun.”Onegraphicdesignstudent,whoseIndustryNightconnectionlandedhimajobwiththeChicago-baseddigitalagencyColossalSquid,creditedthecombinationofagoodportfolioandnetworkingskillswithhelpinghimsucceed.

“Connectingtocreativecareersrequiresavastlydifferentapproachthantraditionalcareers,andthisisreallytheimpetusforIndustryNight,”saysCarolineJuhlin,assistantdirectorofthePortfolioCenter.“Wewantthestudentstobepreparedtomeetwithpeopleintheirindustriesforfeedback,advice,andnetworkingwhichmay,directlyorindirectly,immediatelyorafteraperiodoftime,leadtojobs.”

PhotographystudentJoannaAloysiaPattersonunderstandsthevalueofthispreparation.“Ispokewithatleast50people,”shesays,“allofwhomgaveme

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Industrynightnetworkingtakes

placeallovercampus,with

showcasesandportfolioreviewsdesignedtobest

representeachdiscipline.

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Dan SCHWarzlOSE (M.F.A.’06,InterdisciplinaryArts)

Whilethere,Schwarzlosevisitedsometraditionalmusicclasses.

HelearnedthatduringthebrutalreignoftheKhmerRougeinthe

late1970s,whichtargetedanyonesuspectedofbeingeducatedor

intellectual,roughly95percentofallCambodianmusicianswere

massacred.Today,just15traditionalmastermusiciansfromthat

timeremain,manyofthemelderlyorinpoorhealth.

Schwarzlose,aclassicallytrainedmusicianandartistwhoearned

anM.F.A.inInterdisciplinaryArtsandMediafromColumbiain

2006,knewwhathehadtodo.HereturnedtoChicagoandgave

noticeatthePublicInterestLawInitiative,wherehehadbeen

workingforsixyears.

“IdoimportantstuffinChicago,butI’mdone,”hedecided.

“IintendtogotoCambodiaandsavethemusic…Iplantobe

therefordecades.Iwillnotstop.”Heisworkingtoraisemoney

andworldwideinterestinCambodianLivingArts,agroupthatis

attemptingtosaveCambodia’straditionalmusicfromextinction

bytrainingyoungmusiciansatthefeetofthefewremaining

masters.Hehasinvestedthousandsofhisowndollarsinthe

cause,buthopestosecuregrantsandoutsidefunding.

“SomanypeopleknowCambodiaforthehorriblethingstheKhmer

Rougedid,”Schwarzlosesays.“ThereisnowayI’mgoingtolet

thosehorriblepeoplewin35yearslaterjustbecausetheyalmost

wipedoutthemusic.[CambodianLivingArts]issomethingreally

beautifulandreallypositive.”

Schwarzlose’sworkinCambodiaisthelatestchapterina

consistentlyfascinatingartisticlife.In1998,hehelpedfoundthe

ElasticArtsFoundation,aChicago-basedmusicians’cooperative

thatproduceslivemusic,readings,art,theater,andmultimedia

events.AndwhileastudentatColumbia,hisworktookanother

interestingturn.Hehasalwaysbeeninterestedinmultisensory

art,soafriendsuggestedhecheckoutMoto—thegroundbreaking,

surrealisticChicagorestaurantrunbychefHomaroCantu.He

haddinnerthereandbecamefastfriendswiththechef.

“Thatmealliterallychangedmylife,”Schwarzlosesays.Hewound

upspendingfouryearswithCantu,touringtheworldandmaking

videosofCantu’samazingcreations.Hehelpedcreateandwrite

thefirstseasonofCantu’snewrealityshow,Future Food,which

beganairinginMarchonPlanetGreen.Hehopestocontinue

workingwithCantuwhilelivingoverseas.

“I’vefalleninlovewithCambodia,”Schwarzlosesays.“I’mstudying

thelanguageandI’mcommittedtolearningitandbeingfluent.”

HenowmakeshishomeinPhnomPenh,andisstruckbyhow

welcomingthepeopleare.“TheylovemeandIlovethem.”

To learn more about Cambodian Living Arts, go to cambodianlivingarts.org.

To see a gallery of Schwarzlose’s photographs from Cambodia, find this

story online at colum.edu/demo.

—HeatHerlalleY

danschwarzlose(center)withCambodianmusiciansphoeunsreypov(left)andnhoksinat.TheyperformedattheCambodianassociationofIllinoisinChicagoonapril20.

Photo:RachaelStrecher(B.A.’08).

“We will save this music.”

A two-week vacation to Cambodia in 2008 changed Dan Schwarzlose’s life—and perhaps many others’ as well.

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JOHn HEllErMan (B.A.’95)

MarketingCommunication

Whatdoaplasticsurgeon,anheiress,andadisabledveteranhave

incommon?Lawyers.

“Thelawyersaretheonescuttingthedeals,”saysJohnHellerman,

whocofoundedthelegalmarketingcompanyHellermanBaretz

Communicationsin2001.“Andwearewiththeminthemiddleof

everything.”

HellermanandhisWashington,D.C.-basedteamsupplypublic

relationsadvicetosomeofthelargestlawfirmsinthecountry.

HellermanBaretz’sservicesincludeeverythingfromlandingalawyer

anexpertquoteintheNew York Timestocombatingalibeloustale

inthemedia.Considertheheiressandtheplasticsurgeon:Said

heiresstellsthemediathesurgeonbotchedhernosejob,andnow

thesurgeon’spracticeisatstake.Sothesurgeon’slawyersendshim

toHellerman,whodeflectsthebadpressbyemployingbeforeand

afterpicturesthatdemonstratethesurgeon’sinnocence.“Wecame

inandmadeitgoaway,”Hellermansays.

TheagencywonaPR Newsawardforfendingoffthesurgeon’stabloid

troubles,butHellermansayshisworkonbehalfofdisabledveterans

topshislistofrecentachievements.For20years,aVietnamWar

veteranfoughtthegovernmentforhealthbenefitstohelphimwith

post-traumaticstressdisorder,butitwasn’tuntilacoupleofpro

bonolawyerssteppedinandenlistedHellermanthatdoorsstarted

opening.WithHellerman’ssupport,theveteranbecameoneofthe

majorcharactersinanAmerican Legionmagazinethree-partfeature

storyabouttheenormousbacklogofunresolvedbenefitsclaims.

“Asaresultofthatpiece,Congressheldhearings,”Hellermansays.

“Theseguysgottheirday,andtheygottheirbenefits.”

Hellermansaysthereisnolimittowhatissueshecoversinasingle

day,buthedoescarryonemottowithhimatalltimes:begenuine.

It’ssomethinghepickedupfromacommunicationsclasstaught

byMortKaplanatColumbiaCollege.“Ireallytookittoheart,”

Hellermansays.“Italwaysseemedtometobethepathofleast

resistanceifyou’rehonestaboutwhatyoucanaccomplishandwhat

youcanachieve.”Spokenlikeatruediplomat.

—norao’donnell

JohnHellerman.

Photo:HowardKorn(M.F.A.’93)

and we’re involved in some way.”

“You name a big story,

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Media Production center GalaOctober 2Media Production center1600 S. State Street info and tickets: columbiasmoment.org/galaAblack-tieeveningtocelebratetheopeningoftheMediaProductionCenterandDr.WarrickL.Carter’stenthanniversaryaspresident.BenefitingtheMPCBuildingFund.

columbia @ the 46th chicago international Film FestivalOctober 7 – 21colum.edu/chicagofilmfestAspresentingpartner,ColumbiaCollegewillparticipateinopeningnightfestivities,offeraspecialpresentationforColumbiaNight,andbringfestivalfilmmakerstocampusinforumsforstudentsandtheColumbiacommunity.

G a l l e r I e s

X-treme StudioThrough July 21Averill and Bernard leviton A+d Gallery619 S. Wabash312.369.8687 or colum.edu/adgallery Alookattheactiveproductionofvisualartthroughdigitalmedia,includingworksfromShaunLeonardo,AlisonRhoades,RussellWatson,LittleBlackPearl,ThePoorFarm,andWhatItIs.

Marilyn Sward: Speaking in PaperThrough August 20center for Book and Paper Arts1104 S. Wabash312.369.6630 or colum.edu/bookandpaperThelateMarilynSward,CenterforBookandPaperArtsfounder,ishonoredandrememberedthroughthisexhibitionshowcasingfourdecadesofhergroundbreakingwork.

imagine Everywhere / 4th Annual Faculty Exhibition August 12 – September 18Averill and Bernard leviton A+d Gallery619 S. Wabash312.369.8687 or colum.edu/adgalleryArtworksthatchampion,contest,interrogate,orreversethetrendsmarkedbyglobalization.

Photos (from left):

MediaProductionCenterGalaKick-Off.

Photo:VandellCobb(B.A.’75).

See Special Events.

PaneldiscussionfeaturingBrianCaunter,

FrankVincent,JohnW.Bosher,andDanny

GoldringatColumbiaNightatthe45th

ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival.

See Special Events.

JohnBaldessari,Two Erect Figures/Two

Skateboards,1995.Photocourtesyofthe

JordanSchnitzerFamilyFoundation.

See Galleries.Paula Mccartney: BirdwatchingJohn Baldessari: A Print Retrospective from the collections of Jordan d. Schnitzer and His Family FoundationThrough September 26Museum of contemporary Photography600 S. Michigan312.663.5554 or colum.edu/mocpPaulaMcCartneyphotographsdenselywoodedlandscapesenlivenedbybrightlycoloredcraft-storesongbirds.Alsoonview,aretrospectiveofprintsspanningthefourdecadesofrenownedartistJohnBaldessari’s“post-painting”period,fromthe1970stothepresent.

data Mining September 30 – November 6Averill and Bernard leviton A+d Gallery619 S. Wabash312.369.8687 or colum.edu/adgalleryMultisensoryartworkthatexplorestheemergingandrapidlyevolvingprocessofdatamining:theprocessofextractinghiddenpatternsfromdata.

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The A.W.A.R.d. Show! 2010 – 2011: chicagoJuly 28 – 31The dance center1306 S. Michigantickets $15 at 312.369.8330 or colum.edu/dancecenterThismulti-citycompetitionwillbeinChicagoforfournights,showcasingtheworkof12contemporarychoreographerstotheaudience,whichwillvoteonthewinner.

1306 – ten years laterSeptember 25The dance center1306 S. Michiganinfo at 312.369.8330 or colum.edu/dancecenter AcelebrationmarkingtheDanceCenter’stenthyearinitscurrentlocation.

PaulaMcCartney,Pacific Mockingbird,2008.PhotocourtesyofKlompchingGallery,NewYork.See Galleries.

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SEEMOREANDGETMOREINFORMATIONATcOlUM.EdU/cAlENdAR. EVENtS ARE FREE UNlESS NOtEd OtHERWiSE.

Photo:PaneldiscussionfeaturingBrianCaunter,

FrankVincent,JohnW.Bosher,andDanny

GoldringatColumbiaNightatthe45thChicago

InternationalFilmFestival.SeeSpecialEvents.

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MidwaythroughChicagobandBigScience’smid-MayrecordreleaseconcertatSubterranean,anightclubinWickerPark,leadsingerJasonHendrixpausestoexpresshisgratitude.

“ThissongisoffournewreleaseonAEMMPRecords,”Hendrixcallsouttothenear-capacitycrowd,referringtoColumbiaCollegeChicago’s

student-runrecordlabel.“I’dliketodedicateittothestudentsforalltheworktheydid.”Thetributedrawsexuberantcheersfromtheaudience.

BigScienceresumesitsset,awell-playedtakeonlate-’70spost-punkindebtedtobandsliketheBuzzcocksandJoyDivision.Theband’smusichearkensbacktoadecadebeforemostofColumbia’scurrentstudentswereborn.Themusicindustry,however,hasgonethroughanupheavalinthelastdecade,andAEMMPRecords—alongwithotherelementsoftheundergraduatemusicbusinessconcentrationofferedbyColumbia’s

Arts,EntertainmentandMediaManagement(AEMM)department—hasundergonechangesrecentlytogivestudentsabettersenseofhowthereal-worldmusicbusinessisoperatingtoday.

Sincemid-1999,whentheonlinefilesharingserviceNapsterenabledthewidespreadexchangeofmusicfilesviatheInternet,unauthorizedfile

sharinghasbecomerampant,eventhoughcourtsintheUnitedStatesandothercountrieshaveruledrepeatedlythatitviolatescopyright.Atthesametime,salesofcompactdiskshaveplummeted,atrendtheRecordingIndustryofAmerica(RIAA)blamesonunauthorizedfilesharing.

Inresponse,majorrecordlabelshaveconsolidated,laidoffthrongsofemployees,andslashedtheirrostersofrecordingacts.Once-behemothretailchainssuchasTowerRecordshavegoneoutofbusiness,alongwiththousandsofindependentrecordstores.Actsthatcansellmillionsofrecordsstillexist—witness

thepop-rapactBlackEyedPeasandcountry-popsingerTaylorSwift—butincreasingly,musiciansarereachingmuchsmaller,nicheaudiencesandrelyingonconcertperformancesandothersourcestogeneraterevenue.

“We’reinaculturalshift,”saysNanWarshaw,cofounderofBloodshotRecords,anindependentlabelinChicago.Warshawearnedamaster’sdegreeinarts,entertainmentandmediamanagementin1994,thesameyearBloodshotreleaseditsfirstrecord.

Thelabelcontinuestoputoutasteadystreamofrecords,focusingonactsthatmixcountrymusictwangwithpunkrockfervor,butnowsellsfarfewerofthemthanitdidafewyearsago.“Wehavetodoeverythingmuchmorefrugallyaswellasbeingincrediblycreative,”Warshawsays.“Youhavetoadduniqueitemstoeveryreleasetomakeitsothatpeoplethinkit’sworthpayingfor.”

JustinSinkovich,theheadinstructorfortheAEMMPRecordsclass,isuniquelypreparedtohelporientColumbia’sstudentstothemusicindustry’srapidlychanginglandscape.HegrewupinNashvilleandwasworkinginthemusicindustrybeforehewasateenager,packingboxesforhisfather’smanagementcompanyandrecordlabel.Inthe15yearssincehereceivedhisbusinessdegreefromtheUniversityofTennesseeatKnoxville,Sinkovichhas(amongotherthings)foundedEpitonic.com,apopularwebsitethatofferedfree,legalmusicdownloads(theglobalmultimediacompanyPalmPicturesacquiredEpitonic.comin2000);spentfouryearsmanagingdigitaldistributionforthelate,legendaryChicago-basedlabelTouchandGoRecords;runhisownlabel,File13Records;andbeenasingerandguitaristinthreebands—thelatest,thePoisonArrows,willreleasearecordonFile13inAugust.

By KEViN McKEOUGH

RockSteadyC O Lu M B I A ’ S C u R R I C u Lu M R E S P O N D S TO A N I N D u ST R Y u P H E A vA L

“We have to do eveRything

much moRe fRugally aS

Well aS being incRedibly cReative”

—Nan Warshaw (M.A. ’94) Owner, Bloodshot Records

statisticsfromtherecordingIndustryofamerica(rIaa)indicatethedramaticshiftthathastakenplaceinthe

musicindustry.Cdsaleshavefallensignificantly,assalesof

digitalalbums(downloadedviaitunesandotherservices)haveincreasedsince2004,thefirst

yearforwhichtherIaahasfigures.overallmusicsalesinallformats(includingsingles,

cassettes,vinyl,etc.)havedroppedbynearlyhalfsince

2000.(allfiguresareforsalesintheunitedstatesalone.)

cd sales (in millions)

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(in millions)

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BigScience(from left:Jason

Hendrix,JasonRichards,Jeremy

Pena,andJasonClark).The

bandreleasedanalbumthis

springonColumbia’sAEMMP

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Inthemidstofitall,SinkovichearnedamastersofartsmanagementfromColumbiain2007.Afterteachingparttimeatthecollegeforseveralyears,hejoinedthefacultyfull-timein2009.Whenhedid,herestructuredtheclassbuiltaroundrunningAEMMPRecords,whichwasfoundedin1982.

Theclasshadbeenstartingoverfromscratcheveryacademicyear,withstudentssigninglocalbandstothelabelinthefall,helpingthemthroughtherecordingprocess,thenreleasingtherecordinthespring.NowAEMMPoperatesthroughouttheyear,withsomestudentsjoiningorstayingwiththeclassduringthesummerterm.ThestudentsarespendingthissummerpromotingBigScience’srecord,releasinga7-inchvinylsinglebyanotherlocalband,PetLions,andassemblingamixtape,scheduledforafallrelease,thatmarksAEMMP’sfirstforayintohip-hop.

Duringthecourseofworkingwithaband,AEMMPstudentsdetermineabudgetforthegroup’srecordandrelatedpromotion,negotiateacontractwiththeband,helpseethemthroughtherecordingprocess,determinethequantityofcompactdisksandvinylalbumsthatwillbereleased,arrangefortherecord’sproduction,coordinatethedesignandphotographyinvolvedinthecoverart,handlepublicityandpromotion,andmakesureallthenon-studentsinvolvedgetpaid—essentially,everythinginvolvedinrunningarecordlabel.

Alongwithdevelopingbusiness,management,andcommunicationskills,theyexperiencethedifficultiesofworkinginthemusicbusiness,frombudgetlimitationsandschedulingconflictstocreativetemperaments.ThereleaseofthePetLionssinglehadtobepostponed

repeatedlyduetoproblemsintherecordingandproductionprocess,andtheBigSciencerecordandrelatedmerchandiseonlyarrivedthedaybeforetheband’srecordreleaseshow.

“Thejokeisthatifsomethinggoeswrong,you’regettingthemostrealistic,hands-ontraininginwhatit’sliketoworkatarecordlabel,becausethatalwayshappens,”saysKeganSimmons,anadjunctprofessoratColumbiaandformerretaildirectoranddigitaldistributionsmanagerforBloodshotRecords,whobeganhelpingteachtheAEMMPclassthisspring.

BuildingonashiftinapproachinitiatedbyDavidLewisandMartinAtkins,whotaughttheAEMMPRecordscoursein2008-09,andwithsupportfromAEMM’snewMusicBusinessprogramcoordinatorJerryBrindisi,Sinkovich

andSimmonshaveexpandedthescopeofthestudents’involvementbeyondputtingouttherecorditself.Assignmentsnowincludebandmanagement,publishing,andanincreasedemphasisonbookingconcertperformances,includingtheBigSciencereleaseshow.Simmonspointsoutthatthisshiftrealisticallyreflectsthedirectionofthemusicindustry,asrecordlabelssignartiststo“360”dealsthatencompassconcerttours,merchandising,sponsorship,andlicensingmusicforuseintelevision,films,andadvertising.“Nowit’spartmanagementcompany,partmarketingcompany,partproductcompany.It’sbecomingamediacompanyfocusedaroundmusic,”saysDanielZarick,aseniorwithacombinedmajorinAEMMandgraphicarts,whowaschosenbyhisfellowstudentstobethemanagerofallthingsBigScience-related.

AtSinkovich’ssuggestion,AEMMPhadapresenceforthefirsttimethisyearatSouthbySouthwest,thesprawlingmusic-industryconferenceandshowcaseheldeachMarchinAustin,Texas.Thestudentsarrangedforadaytimepartythatfeaturedperformancesbythelabel’sbands.Theypickedthevenue,foundsponsors,bookedthebands(whowerepaidfortheirperformances),andevenmannedthesoundboardduringthesets.Tomakethelongtripworththebands’time,thestudentsalsoarrangedotheropportunitiesforthemtoperform,includingapartyAEMMPco-sponsoredwithUniversalMotownRepublicGroup,apartoftheUniversalMusicGroupconglomerate,whereaColumbiastudenthadaninternship.

NaomieMourino,astudentintheAEMMPclasswhohasactedasthe

label’sA&R(artistandrepertoire)representativetoPetLions,helpedconvincethebandtoattendSouthbySouthwestandarrangedtheirfourseparateperformancesattheconference.Thisexperience,andSinkovich’sconnections,landedheraninternshipthissummeratFlowerBooking,aChicagoagencythatarrangesconcertperformancesforalternativerockacts.

Thispastspring,shealsointernedatMintyFreshRecords,alocalindependentlabel.“IwasalwaysabletoconnectthedotsandunderstandthatmuchofwhatAEMMPdoesiswhatnormalrecordlabelsdo,”saysMourino,whograduatedinMaywithadegreeinarts,entertainmentandmediamanagement.“Wedefinitelywentthroughthetrialsandtribulationsofanyindependentrecordlabel.”

Arts,EntertainmentandMediaManagementisn’ttheonlyColumbiadepartmentthat’sattractingmedia-industryveterans.Inthefallof2009,Chicago Sun-TimesrockcriticJimDeRogatiscametothecollegeasanadjunctprofessorofEnglish.HehassincelefttheSun-TimesandjoinedColumbiaasafull-timefacultymember.DeRogatissaysthatitwassimplytherighttimetomakethejumpgiventheunsteadinessoftheSun-Times,whichnearlyfoldedlastyearbeforebeingpurchasedbyChicagofinancierJamesTyree.

Thisfall,he’llteachtwosectionsofReviewingtheArts,theclassthatfirstbroughthimtoColumbia,andacourseincareersinwritingthatwillencompasspublicrelations,marketing,blogging,andprintjournalism.He’llalsocontinuetoco-host,withChicago TribunerockcriticGregKot,Sound Opinions,atalkshowfocusingonpopularmusicthatissyndicatednationallybyChicagoPublicRadio.

DeRogatisworriesthat,ononehand,newspapers’strugglesarereducingtheirabilitytosupportin-depth

reportingandmaintaintheirwatchdogrole.Ontheotherhand,hepointsout,theInternetoffersmoreopportunitiesfortalentedwriterstoexpresstheirviews.“It’seasierforanybodywithanopiniontogetitoutthereasquickorquickerthanyoucanforaprofessionalnewsorganization,”hesays.

“Iremainoptimisticthatadiligentreporterwho’satalentedwriterwithastorynooneelsehasisgoingtoremainsomethingofworth,”DeRogatissays.“Howmuchworthandwhatinstitutionremainstopayforthatreporterremainstobeseen.”

WRiting a neW caReeR chapteRrockcriticJimderogatisjoinsColumbiafacultytohelpstudentsnavigateanewmedialandscape

“the joke iS that if Something goeS WRong,

you’Re getting the moSt

RealiStic, handS-on tRaining in

What it’S like to WoRk at a

RecoRd label.” —Kegan Simmons (faculty, AEMM)

“i WaS alWayS able to connect

the dotS and undeRStand that

much of What aemmp doeS iS What noRmal RecoRd labelS

do. We definitely Went thRough the tRialS and

tRibulationS of any independent

RecoRd label.”—Naomie Mourino (B.A. ’10)

AEMMP Records student

JimDeRogatis.Photo:MartyPerez

Studentsinthespring2010AEMMPRecordsclass.Left photo:RenVolpiNeto,CalidBowen(JamieGooden

inbackground).Right photo:NaomieMourino,PerOhrstrom(wearingglasses),TrevorGeiger.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation states that its prestigious fellowships “are awarded to men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.”WitheightGuggenheimFellowscurrentlyonfaculty,ColumbiaCollegeChicagocouldn’tagreemore. * Theseareartistsforwhomtakingapictureisnotrivialmatter.Withtheiragesspanningarangeof50years,someweretakingpicturesbeforetheyoungestofthemwasborn.They’veenteredthefieldatavarietyofpointsintheevolutionofphotography—someatatime,inthetwentiethcentury,whenphotographystillfituncomfortablyunderthepurviewof“fineart,”witheven

artcriticsdeemingitmerelydepictive;othersmorerecently,atatimewhenthemediumhasbecomesofullyintegratedintothecontemporarycanonthatsuchnotionsseemstunninglynaïveandimperceptive. * EachoftheColumbiafacultywhoholdsthetitleofGuggenheimFellowhascreatedworksthatpossessatimelessquality;eachstrikesavisualbalancethatcanonlybeachievedthroughalong-standingcommitmenttocraftandthepalpable,thoughinsomecasesunnerving,ringoftruth.ColumbiaCollegeChicagostandstallerasaresultoftheirpresenceoncampus.

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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows

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DAWOuD BEYDawoudBeyhasbeenphotographingyoungpeopleformorethan15years.Hischoiceofteenagersashiscollaboratorsandsubjects“stemsfromarealbeliefthatthissociety,inspiteofalltherhetoric,reallydoesnotcareasmuchaboutyoungpeopleasitpurportsto,”hehassaid.Bey’srepresentationofadiversepopulationofadolescentsandyoungadultsoffersathoughtfulexaminationintohowthisgrouphasbeentraditionallydescribedwithinourvisualculture.BeyisaprofessorofartatColumbia,wherehehastaughtsince1998.HewasawardedtheGuggenheimin2002.DawoudBey,Elizabeth, Chicago,2008

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TheAEMMprogramisrespondingtothemusicindustry’sconvulsionsinwaysthatextendbeyondAEMMPRecords.Ineachofthepasttwosemesters,SinkovichtaughtacoursetitledNewMediaStrategies,whichfocusesononlineandmobilewirelessmusicsales,promotion,andlegalissues.“It’saprettykeyelement,becauseobviously,that’swherethemusicindustryisshiftingrightnow,”Sinkovichsays.Accordingly,themerchandisetableattheBigScienceshowsoldcardswithcodesforonlinedownloadsoftheirrecord,Skyscraper Sound.

Studentsalsobenefitfromtheexperienceofseveralhigh-profile

membersofChicago’smusicindustrywhoteachcoursesatColumbia.Lastfall,JimPowers,thefounderandownerofMintyFreshRecords,taughttheIndependentLabelManagementclass.“IwasjustbringingsomeoftheprinciplesthathaveguidedmyreasoningandsomeofthelessonsI’velearnedtothetableforyoungpeoplethatareinterestedingettingintothisfield,”saysPowers,whohasrunMintyFreshfor17yearsandpreviouslyworkedforthemajorlabelsGeffenRecordsandBMGInternational.

Powers’sstudentsalreadywereinvolvedinvariousmusic-relatedprojects,andmuchoftheclassfocusedonassessingactualsituationstheywerefacing.“Asa

class,wecouldprovidesolutionsanddecision-makingprocessessotheymakethoughtful,well-educateddecisions,whethertheyweremanagingaband,anartistthemselves,orhavetheirownsmallrecordlabel,”Powerssays.“Youhavetocontinuallyreadapt,becausethere’snotafixedmodelanymore.”

Anothernewinstructor,ChrisKaskie,isthepublisherandchiefoperatingofficerofPitchforkMedia,thewildlypopularonlinemusicmagazine.KaskietaughtDecisionMakingintheMusicBusinessduringboththefallandspringterms,guidingstudentsthroughconsiderations

aboutissuessuchascontracts,publishing,licensing,andintellectualproperty.Inadditiontocasestudiesdrawnfromhisexperienceasamusicindustryobserver,heofferedstudentsafirst-handperspectivewhenAppleCorp.acquiredandthendecidedtoshutdownLala,anonlineservicethatPitchforkusedtostreammusiconitswebsite.

Inresponsetothefile-sharing-drivenexpectationthatmusicshouldbefree,Kaskiechallengedhisclasstothinkcreativelyabouthowtocreatevalueforit.“Thestudentsultimatelyaretheoneswhowillbeintheworkforceandchargedwithfixingthings,”hesays.“Howdoyoudistributeyourmusic,howdoyou

bestbrandyourself,howdoyoustaytruetowhatyou’redoingandattachvalueandmakemoneyfromit?”

BrianMcKinney,anAEMMmajorwithamusicbusinessconcentration,tookbothPowers’sandKaskie’sclasses.“Theywerelikeaone-twopunchthatanyonewhowantstobeinthemusicbusinessneedstotake,”hesays.

McKinneyisalreadyinthemusicbusinesshimself.AformerMarinewhoservedinIraq,herunsapublicitycompany,1-UpPR,andalabel,ChocolateLabRecords.McKinneyfoundedChocolateLabin2009toreleasearecordby

AndyYorke,a1-UpclientandthebrotherofRadioheadleadsingerThomYorke.Henowhassixartistssignedtothelabel.

McKinneyrelishedthechancetoreviewthebudgetsforMintyFreshCDreleasesthatPowersbroughtintoclassandheartheinsightsKaskiesharedabouthowtosuccessfullypitchcoverageofanartisttoPitchfork.“It’sverynicetohavepeoplewhohavebeenintheindustrygivethatkindoffeedback,”hesays.“WhenI’minclasseswithpeoplelikethat,mymindstartsracing.IwanttorunoutoftheclassroomandgotomycomputerathomeandimmediatelyapplyittowhatI’mdoing.”

“you have to continually

Readapt, becauSe theRe’S not a fixed model

anymoRe.”—Jim Powers, owner, Minty Fresh Records

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Left photo: Studentsinthespring2010

AEMMPRecordsclass:BrianStarr,Kevin

Cornell,DanielZarick,ChrisHemstreet,

ChaddKline(instructorJustinSinkovich

inbackground).Right photo: Assistant

ProfessorJustinSinkovich.Allphotosby

AndrewNelles(B.A.‘08)exceptBigScience

photo,page,26,byChristopherFree.

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ANNA SHTEYNSHLEYgERThefiercenessofAnnaShteynshleyger’sworkisrevealedinthesteely-eyedstaresofhersubjects.ShteynshleygercreatesaniconographythatissteepedinherRussian-Jewishancestry.Herspecialtyisthematriarch,theprotectress,whichisevidencedinthetitlesofherworks:The Nest,Mother’s Room,Grandmother,andhere,Portrait with Mordecai,whichshowsShteynshleygerasapregnantwomansittingwithherhusbandandstoppingonlyforamomenttoposeforthepicture.ShteynshleygerisadjunctfacultyatColumbia,whereshehastaughtsince2003.ShewasawardedtheGuggenheimin2009.

AnnaShteynshleyger,Portrait with Mordecai,2003

PAuL D’AMATOPaulD’Amato’sportraitsarearesultofauniquecollaborationinwhichhissubjectsscrutinizehimasthephotographerwhilehescrutinizesthemthroughthelensofbothhiscameraandhiscreativeintent.“It’sacollaborationthatsuggeststhatdifferencescanbetranscendedbythesimpleactofoneindividuallookingatanother,”saystheartist.D’Amatoisanassociateprofessorofphotography.HehastaughtatColumbiafulltimesince2001,andwasawardedtheGuggenheimin2004.

PaulD’Amato,Boy by a Pool,2005

BRIAN uLRICHBrianUlrichinfusesmanyofhisphotographswithawryacceptanceandcommentaryonAmericanconsumerism.InPowerhouse Gym,adeadfranchisebeingsoldforscrapsymbolizesaneconomicfall,butalsorepresentstheopportunitytofindadeal.Theoptimistic“yes”isadouble-edgedsword,dependingonwhobenefitsfromtheeconomicequation.Ulrichhasbeenadjunctfacultysince2004andearnedanM.F.A.fromColumbiain2007.HewasawardedtheGuggenheimin2009.

BrianUlrich,Powerhouse Gym,2008

TERRY EvANSTerryEvans’simageofadecayingbedamidthewreckageofanabandonedfarmhouseisatestamenttohergeniusforseeingthequiltedAmericanlandscapenotonlyfromtheair—asintheaerialviewsforwhichsheisbestknown—butfromamoreintimateperspectiveaswell.Theearthybrownandpalominohuesofthefieldsshephotographsfromabovearepartoftherichpalettethatenlivensallofherphotographs.EvansisadjunctfacultyatColumbia,whereshehastaughtsince2001.ShewasawardedtheGuggenheimin1996.

TerryEvans,Bed, Mattfield Green,1990-1998

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BOB THALLTheLakeMichiganthatBobThallconjuresisnotthefrolicksomeChicagolakefrontofsummer,butthatofitsrelentlesswinter.Theblack-and-whiteimagesconveyachillthatonlyrealChicagoansknowand,intheirownway,oftencovetasabadgeofhonor.Thall’slakefrontimagesbelongtoatraditionofpicture-makingthatprizescompositionalsparenessandrestraint.Thallisassociateprofessorandchairofthephotographydepartment,wherehehastaughtsince1983.HewasawardedtheGuggenheimin1998.

BobThall,Chicago (Montrose Pier),2003

MELISSA ANN PINNEYFromacoreseriesofphotographsofherdaughter,Emma,Pinney’sproject“GirlAscending”hasevolvedintoapictorialstudyofemergingfemaleidentity,withallitspromisesandperils.Thepicturesreflectboththewaysinwhichagirl’sworldin2010differsfromtheworldPinneyknewgrowingupinthe1960sandthewaysinwhichtheformationofselftranscendstimeandplace.PinneyhasbeenadjunctfacultyatColumbiasince1985.ShewasawardedtheGuggenheimin1999.

MelissaAnnPinney, Kyra and Emma, 2008,FromthebookGirl Ascending,forthcomingfromtheCenterforAmericanPlacesatColumbiaCollegeChicago.

BARBARA KASTENBarbaraKasten,therareabstractphotographer,createsphotographsthatdepictaperformativeinterplayoflightandshadow.Havingstartedoutasapainter,shedidnotthinkofherselfasaphotographerevenaftershebegantakingpictures.HerstudioissetupwithtableauxofPlexiglassheetsthatsheconfiguresandphotographs.Sheiscurrentlyenjoyingaresurgenceofinterestintheworkshehaspursuedformanyyears.KastenisanassociateprofessoratColumbia,whereshehastaughtfulltimesince1998.ShewasawardedtheGuggenheimin1982.

BarbaraKasten,Studio Construct 51,2007

Bobcat country By Brandi Homan[Shearsman Books, 2010. 80 pages, $15.00 paperback]Reviewed by Jessi lee Gaylord, (M.F.A. ’09)

Bobcat Countryscrutinizesthebarns,backyards,andbedroomsoftheMidwest.BrandiHoman,a2007M.F.A.poetrygraduateandtheeditor-in-chiefofSwitchbackBooks,renderspoemsofpersonalhistorysimultaneouslyinfatuatedandrepulsedbythepast.In“WelcometoBobcatCountry,”HomandissectsasliceofAmericanpie,leavingthereaderholdingadirtyknifewithlineslike,“Wecarvedinitialsintoourankles,rodetofuneralsinpick-up/trucks.Weknewthedeceasedallourlives,whosedadbeat/who,whosesistergotlockedinthedogkennel.”Homantakesanicepicktothecoming-of-age-in-Iowamotifwithprovocativeresults.

BobcatisadeparturethematicallyandstylisticallyfromHoman’sfirstbook,Hard Reds(ShearsmanBooks,2008).WhereasthepoemsinHard Redsaremethodicallysculpted,Bobcatiswritteninafly-by-the-seat-of-your-pantsversethatflirtswithprose.WhileHard Redsrevolvesaroundromanticrelationships,Bobcatdelvesintohowrelationshipswithfamilyandthepastareindeliblytransposedoverthepresent.

Bobcatisafamilyportraitwithpoems

titled“MyMotherCan’tStandthisPoem”and“MobileHomecoming.”“GoodChina”beginswiththeline,“Myex-future-mother-in-lawusedtobeacop,”andgivesahistoryoffamilychinacollectedonepieceattimeatgasstationsales.“RecurringDreamHouse"sprawlsalongthelineageofdivorce,siblingsecrets,andthevestigesofwhattheyleavebehind.

Homanexaminestherippleeffectofchildhoodwithchagrinandtendernesswithlineslike,“Igrewupinanicehouseonthegoodsideoftownwith/parentswholovedmeandashotgunrackinthebasement.For/vacationmoney,mymotherworkedpart-timeatWal-Mart./MyfriendsandIworeDaisyDukesandsteel-toeboots.”Latershewrites,“Someone’slookingdownonmykindsofcomfort.”BobcatdeliversaMidwesternpastoralwithexactingdetailandasheepishsenseofhumor,remindingushowitfelttohaveourfeetproppedonasun-hotdash,singingalongtoGunsN’Rosesasouryouthflewby.

The Amateurs By Marcus Sakey[dutton, 2009. 384 pages, $25.95 hardcover]Reviewed by Kevin Riordan

InoureraofTVontelephonesandbacklitbestsellers,MarcusSakey(’06)hasgivenusarefreshingcrossover,

aneofilmnoirinblack-and-whiteprint.Itpacksapunch—notinsuchshorthandassmoke-filledshadows,butinitspervasivedoom.Sakeyadministersaworkmanliketaleofgreedandcunning,bothgreatandpetty,inhisfourthnovel.Fourcasualdrinkingbuddiescajoleeachotherintooneoftheauthor’spatented“good-people-in-over-their-heads”dilemmaswhenafoolproofvictimlesscrimegoeshaywire.Itneveroccurstothemthatcrimessometimescomeinpairs.Partofthefunisinguessingjusthowmanywaystheschemecangowrong.Theansweris,allofthem.

Thestoryshiftspointsofviewbetweenthreemore-or-lessalphamalesandafemaletravelagentwhobecomesmorethanfriendswithmorethanoneofthem.Atimiddoormanwhoistiredofbeingadoormatcolludeswithacoke-ybrokerandasympatheticbutfinanciallydesperatebartender.Alloftheseappealingcharactersengageinsomewrestlingoverloyaltyandmoralrelativism,whilethemenacingbadguysdowhatevertheywant—abigadvantageforthem.ThemainactionoccursinandaroundaLincolnAvenuebar;thesettingiseffortlesslyChicagointhenewDepression.Thepaceofactionmovesfromaleisurelycheckermatchtoanexplosionofgametheorystratagemsasthestakesexponentiallyrise.

OneofSakey’sgiftsisacinematicpowertopropelyoualonghis

storyline.The Amateursshowsthatifhewereeveranamateuratwritingthrillers,thosedaysaregone.Theguy’sapro.

Accidental lessons: A Memoir of a Rookie teacher and a life Renewed By david W. Berner[Strategic Book Publishing, 2009. 174 pages, $12.95 paperback] Reviewed by dan Godston

Accidental LessonsisDavidW.Berner’seloquentlycraftedmemoirofexperiencesasarookieteacheratCowherdMiddleSchoolinAurora,Illinois.Thememoiralsobringsinaconstellationofeventsandsituationsthatchangedhislifeduringthatyear:hisdecisiontoleaveacareerasabroadcastjournalist,hisdivorceanditseffectonhiskids,hisfather’sdeath,andanofferofatenure-trackpositioninColumbiaCollege’sRadiodepartment.

Berner’suseoflanguageisstriking,andhehasasharpeyefordetailthatmakesthenarrativecompelling.HedescribeswalkingintoCowherdforthefirsttime:“Theglassdoorshadwhatappearedtobepermanentsmudgesonthem;therewerechipsoutofthesideglasspanels,blemishesleftfromsomeonethrowingstones.”Hebringsthe

readersmackdabintothemiddleofhisexperienceatCowherdwiththestudentsandcolleaguesheencountersthere,suchasbreakingupafight,tryingtostopateenfromgettingherearspiercedinthehallway,attendingastudent’sbaseballgameonaweeknight,hiscontinualeffortstohelphisstudentsengageintheirlearningandimprovetheiracademics,andtheheartbreakingnewsthatthemotherofoneofhisstudentshasbeenmurdered.

OneremarkablequalityofthememoirisBerner’scandidportrayalofhimselfduringatimewhenhislifeseemstobecomingapartattheseams.Hevividlyconveysaprecarioustimeashestruggledwithdifficulties,openedhimselftonewpossibilities,anddealtwithepiphaniesrisingfromtumultuouschange.Hewritesthat,towardtheendofhisyearasaninstructoratCowherd,“Muchofwhathappenedattheschoolinthoselastfewweeksbecamewiredtomypsyche.Allthatseemedforeignmonthsagonowfeltoddlynormal.Lessthanayearago,IwascluelessaboutwhatIwasgettinginto,wheremylifewasheaded.ButCowherdanditsstudentshadmadeamarkonme,acattlebrandsearedintomysoul.”Accidental LessonsbrimswithmemorabletouchesofBerner’spersonalodysseythroughapivotaltimeinhislife.

The RockabilliesBy Jennifer Greenburg[center for American Places, 2009. 100 pages, $50.00 hardcover]Reviewed by Ann Wiens

Inthisbookofcarefullycomposed,color-saturatedphotographs—nearlyallofthemportraits—JenniferGreenburgoffersentryintotherockabillysubcultureofwhichsheisbothparticipantandobserver.Takenbetween2001and2009,mostlyintheChicagoarea(whereGreenburg,whoteachesphotographyatColumbia,lives),thephotosinitiallyappeartohavebeenshotabout50yearsearlier.

Inthebook’sintroduction,Greenburgexplainshowherinvolvementintheclose-knitrockabillycommunityinitiallyevolvedfromasharedaesthetic.Thatparticularaesthetic—withitspoodlesandpompadours;crinolinesandcredenzas;dinettesets,tikibars,andpincurls—isemblematicofaneraofoptimism,afictionalAmericaofhappysuburbanfamilieswithstylishcars,bright-eyedchildren,andeasylives.ThecravingforthisAmericandreamisatthesubculture’scenter:therockabillies,Greenburgnotes,were“activelypursuinga1950slifestyleofmarryingyoung,movingtothesuburbs,andhavingchildren.Theydidnotcaremuchfortheinsandoutsofpolitics...

andtheyweren’tlosingsleepovertheeconomy,AIDS,orRoe v. Wade.”Shefound“asubcultureofpeoplewhohadmostlyturnedawayfromthehorrorsofcontemporaryAmericanculturetofocusonfamily,friends,music,andvintageAmericana.”

Thisescapismmayseemirresponsiblynaïveonalevel,butGreenburg’ssubjectsknowinglypickandchoosetheelementsthatdefinetheirsubculture.Theycreateafantasylifestylemodeledonfictionalizeddepictionsofanidealfromanerabeforemostofthemwereborn—withtotalself-awareness.AsGreenburgnotes,herinterestinthisvisionofthepastallowsher“tobethearchitectofadreamworldconstructedentirelyinmyownimagination.”

Inherinsightfulcontributiontothebook,“TheCulture,Style,andArtoftheRockabillies,”essayistAudreyMichelleMastcontextualizesthesepeople’scommitment“notjustasanaesthetic,butasanidentity.”MastinvokesJeanBaudrillard’sconceptofthesimulacrumtoexplainthenatureofthislifestyle,inwhichtheinventedorcreatedlifestyleis“neitheralikenessnoracopyofhistoricalreality,”butanewlyinventedtruth,morerealthanthatwhichinspiredit.

GreenburgrecallsherowndisillusionmentwithBush-eraAmerica;howshe,andother

membersoftherockabillysubculture,felt“defeatedandhopeless”asthenationenteredaperiodof“mediocrityandfundamentalism.”Mastpointsoutthatrockabillyculture,neitheranti-establishmentnorfundamentalist,is“aninward-looking”versionofconservatism.Incorporatingastrongsharedaesthetictoidentifyoneanother,therockabilliesseektobuildalike-mindedcommunitywhileleavingtherestoftheworldalone.Greenburg’sbookgivesafascinatingglimpseintotheirworld.

Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio interviewsBy Steve cushing; foreword by Jim O’Neal[University of illinois Press, 2010. 256 pages, $25 paperback]Reviewed by Suzanne Flandreau

SteveCushing,a1974graduateofColumbia’sRadiodepartment,hostedtheprogramBlues Before SunriseforyearsonWBEZinChicago.Blues Before Sunrise,thebook,isaneditedcompilationofinterviewswithbluespersonalitiesfromtheradioshow.Cushinginterviewedaspectrumofindividuals:recordproducersandrecordcompanyowners,radiopersonalities,andmanymusiciansrangingfromthewell-knowntolocalcharacterswhoneverfoundthenationallimelight.He

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dividesthebookintothreesections:“AncientAge,”recountingtheearliestyearsofbluesaspopularmusic(YankRachell,AlbertaHunter,JesseThomas,theGreyGhost);“PostwarGlory,”focusingmainlyonChicago(JohnandGraceBrim,JodyWilliams,Rev.JohnnyWilliams,LittleHudson);and“Esoterica”(TommyBrown,RalphBass,CadillacBaby,andRichardStamz),whileincludingotheraspectsofthebluesrecordingindustry.

Cushing’sinterviewsareuniversallyinteresting,asheletsthemusicianstalk,interjectingquestionsmainlyforclarification.Thoughheisarecordcollector,mostofthetimeheavoidsemphasizingrecordingsessions,atrapmanycollector/interviewersfallinto.Recordingsessionsareusuallyoflittleinteresttogeneralreaders,andveryoftenthemusiciansarefuzzyonthedetailsanyway.Instead,wehearhowtoapproacharecordingfromtwentiesclassicbluessingerAlbertaHunter,andarailroad-by-railroaddescriptionofhoboingtogigsinTexasfromtheGreyGhost.MostoftheChicagointerviewees(JodyWilliams,theBrims)includeanecdotesaboutotherChicagobluesmen,suchasJohnLee“SonnyBoy”Williamson,LittleWalter,Howlin’Wolf,andMuddyWaters.LittleHudsonrelivesthenightJohnLeeWilliamsondied,andJodyWilliamsrecallsLittleWalter’sfondnessforCadillacs.Therepresentativesoftherecordindustry

indicatewhatacutthroatbusinessitwas,athemereinforcedinthemusicians’interviewsaswell.

Cushing’seditingpreservestheinterviewees’colorfulturnsofphrase,addingtothereader’spleasure.Bluesfanswillenjoydippingintothisvolume,eithertofollowuponafavoritemusicianortolearnfirsthandaboutthebluesingeneral.

ThirstyBy Kristen Bair O’Keeffe[Swallow Press, 2009. 208 pages, $22.95 hardcover]Reviewed by Geoff Hyatt (M.F.A. ’09)

Thirsty’stitlereferstotheturn-of-the-nineteenth-centurysteel-millingtowninwhichitlargelytakesplace,wheretheinhabitants’livesarestainedbytheindustry’spoisonousemanationsandbloodyhazards.AtthecenterofthisisKlaraBozic,ayoungCroatianimmigrantwhohascrossedtheseatosettleinatownwherepeoplecomenottolive,buttodie.Herold-worldstrugglesarenotalleviatedinAmerica;Drago,herexplosivelytemperedhusband,compoundsthem.Thepowerlessnessandmiseryoffactoryworkfueladrunkenrageheunleashesonhisfamily,anafflictionheshareswithmanymeninThirsty.Thespecterofthisviolencehauntsthenextgeneration,forcingmotheranddaughtertoconfronttheirshareddemons.

Despitetherelentlessyokeofindustrialanddomesticservitude,thestoryisnotonewithoutbeautyortenderness:anarmyofbutterfliescoversthetown,achildisborninapumpkinpatchbeneaththestars,andlifelongfriendshipsareformed.Momentsoflaughterorkindnessareresonantamidst Thirsty’sgrime,givingKlara(andthereader)thestrengthtogoon.

O’Keeffe,whoearnedanM.F.A.inwritingfromColumbiain1996,coversavastspanofyearsinthisslimnovel,yetsacrificesneitherdepthnornuance.Thirstyisastoryofsuffering,perseverance,andultimatelyofhope.Elegantproseandrichperioddetailmakeforanabsorbingandoftenheart-wrenchingread.

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Why i Am a Buddhist: No Nonsense Buddhism with Red Meat and WhiskeyBy Stephen Asma[Hampton Roads Publishing company, 2010. 179 pages, $21.95 hardcover]ColumbiaphilosophyfacultymemberStephenAsma’snewestworkexploresthebalancebetweenancientwisdomandmodernlife,andhowa“secondnature”ofBuddhistdevotioncanco-existwithone’sowninnatehumantendencies.

The crack Between the Worlds: A dancer’s Memoir of loss, Faith, and FamilyBy Maggie Kast[Resource Publications, 2009. 220 pages, $25 paperback]Atthepeakofhermoderndancecareer,Kastlosesherthree-year-olddaughterandbeginsapilgrimagetodiscoverthesacredthroughartandfaith.KastteachesWritingandRhetoricparttimeatColumbia.

Bun, Onion, BurgerBy Peter Mandel, illustrated by chris Eliopoulous[Simon & Schuster, 2010. 30 pages, $12.99 hardcover]Afamily’sbackyardcookoutisbroughttolifebyMandel’scheerfulrhymesandChrisEliopoulous’s(B.F.A.’07)playfulillustrations.

consumer Research for Museum Markets: Audience insights Money can’t BuyBy Margot A. Wallace[Altamira Press, 2010. 179 pages, $24.95 paperback]MargotWallace,associateprofessorofmarketingcommunicationatColumbia,creativelyinstructsmuseumsonhowtostudyvisitorsandmakeexhibits,programs,andshopsmoreappealingforallsegmentsofthepublic.

Above:Justin Kulovsek(B.A.’04),

Maggie Ness(B.A.’06),andMarty Kane

(B.A.’06)relaxataColumbiaYoung

AlumnieventatVillain’sBarandGrill.

Photo:LennyGilmore.

Aftermuchdiscussionandanudging

“dare”fromDirectorofAlumni

RelationsJoshCulley-Foster(B.A.

’03),televisiongradsJustinKulovsek

(B.A.’04)andMaggieNess(B.A.’06)

tookonthechallengeoffounding

anetworkinggroupspecificallyfor

Columbiagraduatesintheearly

yearsoftheircollege-to-career

transitions.Theylaunchedthe

ColumbiaYoungAlumnigroupin

Februaryof2010withaneventat

Kasey’sTaverninChicago.

Kulovsekisamediastrategy

specialistfortheNielsenCompany

andNessworksforPBSmember

stationWTTW–11.Inacombined

effort,KulovsekandNessfounded

SocialMediaMakers,aboutique

firmspecializinginsocialmediaand

digitalbranding.MartyKane(B.A.

’06),amusicianwhoalsoworksin

theOfficeofAcademicInitiativesand

InternationalProgramsatColumbia,

cameonboardearlyonandrounded

outtheleadershipcommittee.

AllthreewerehighlyinvolvedwithColumbiaasstudentsandremaincommittedtocontributingasalumni.“IbelieveinColumbiaandthemissionofthecollege,”saysKulovsek.“IwantstudentstoknowthatwhentheygraduatefromColumbia,theyarewelcomebacktotheschool.”

However,afterattendingalumnifunctions,theyweredisappointedbytheabsenceofrecentgraduates.“Weweretheyoungestpeopleatthemajorityoftheevents,yetweknewatonofrecentalumniwhowouldenjoybeinginvolved,”saysKulovsek.

YoungAlumnieventsaretargetedtowardthosewhohavegraduatedwithinthepast10years,andarepublicizedprimarilyviasocialmarketingthroughFacebook,Twitter,andemail.“Weeachinvitepeoplewe’refriendswith,peopleweknowhaveanaffiliationwithColumbia,andwordspreadsthoughoursocialnetworks,”saysKane.EventsarehostedincasualChicago

venues,suchasVillain’sBar&Grill,

anestablishmentintheSouth

LoopownedbyaformerColumbia

student,whichhostedanApril

gathering.“Wewantpeopletocome

heretoseetheirfriends,network

withotheralumni,andjusthavefun,”

saysNess.

Eventsrelyonalumniconnectionsand

donations—suchasaFlipVideocamera

donatedasadoorprizeatarecent

gathering.Thegroupiscompletely

self-funded.“Wearenottakingadime

fromthecollege,”saysNess.

Withseveraleventsundertheir

belts,Kane,Kulovsek,andNess

areexcitedabouttheYoungAlumni

group’sfuture.“Columbiaissocool,

andithasayoungcommunityhere

thatissuchanuntappedresource,”

saysNess.Kulovsekagrees,adding,

“It’sallaboutbridgingthegapand

continuingtonetwork,youngalumni

toyoungalumni.”

—BECCAJAMES(’11)

tO GEt iNVOlVEd

visitcolum.edu/alumniorcontact

MartyKaneatmkane@colum.edu

orCynVargasat312.369.8640.

“IwantstudentstoknowthatwhentheygraduatefromColumbia,theyarewelcomebacktotheschool.”

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WANTTOGETINVOLVED?CONTACTYOURLOCALCAANCHAPTERLEADER:

CHiCagOJoanHammel(B.A.’86)joan@joanhammel.com

atlantaSusanFore(B.A.’99)caanatl@gmail.com

DEnvErPatBlum(B.A.’84)pbcaanden@aol.com

DEtrOitPatrickDuffy(B.A.’02)23duffer@msn.com

laS vEgaSC.J.Hill(B.A.’99)cjh@ceiltich.com

lOS angElESP.A.Cadichon(B.A.’01)caan@TheIndieCafe.com

naSHvillERossRylance(B.A.’84)ross@rossrylance.com

nEW yOrk MEtrOJames“Woody”Woodward(M.A.’03)KristieBorgmann(B.A.’04)caannyc@gmail.com

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DonFox(B.A.’85)columalum@cox.netDonnaJaglieski(B.A.’90;M.A.T.’96)dancer986@cox.net

pittSburgHMikeMoscato(B.A.‘94)maguitarmike@gmail.com

pOrtlanD, OrDanStrickland(B.A.’94)dstrickland@alumni.colum.edu

DonnaEgan(’88)events9@hotmail.com

San franCiSCOStevenGray(B.A.’89)graysteven6@gmail.com

WaSHingtOn, D.C.PeytonCaruthers(M.A.M.’06)peytonspace@mac.com

alumni / faculty news & notes

DEar aluMni,NEWYORKMETROCHAPTERLEADERSAlumnioftencontactuslookingforcareerassistanceandcontinuingeducationalopportunities.ThecentralgoalsoftheOfficeofAlumniRelationsaretobuildastrongercommunityandtoprovideadditionaladvantagestoColumbiaalumni.Yourdegreehasimmeasurablevalue,andwehopetoincreasethatvaluebycontinuingtoaddbenefitsandservicesforalumni.Tothatend,Iwouldliketodirectyoutothecareerssectionofouralumniwebsite,colum.edu/alumnijobs.ThereyouwillfindacomprehensivelistofthecareerresourcesColumbiaprovidesforyou.

SOME OF tHE HiGHliGHtS ARE:

> WebAgent:Showoffyourbestworkthroughyourownpersonalizedwebsite.ColumbiawillhostyourportfoliositeforFREE.

> Workshops and career networking:Whetherit’sanewversionofasoftwarepackage,asocialnetworkinghow-to,oraprofessionaldevelopmentseminar,wewanttohelpyousucceed.CheckthealumnieventspageonourwebsiteformoreinformationaboutworkshopsinChicagoandelsewhere,andtheCAAN:ConnectseriesontheWestCoast.

> New partnerships:Foralumniinmid-tolatecareertransitions,weoffer anewpartnershipwiththeCareerTransitionsCenterofChicago,a

nonprofitcareercounselingservice.

> Online networking communities:JoinourCAANLinkedIngroupTODAY.LinkedInistheworld’sfastestgrowingprofessionalnetwork,anditcanbeavaluableresourceforyou.Also,theLoop,Columbia’sownonlinecommunity,offersarobustdirectoryforyoutouseasanetworkingtool.

Aswecontinuetoimproveourservices,weneedyourhelp.YourinvolvementinyourlocalCAANchapterwillhelpusorganizemoreopportunitiesforalumni,students,andfuturestudentsofColumbiaCollegeChicago.Pleasejoinusinbuildingastrongandsupportivecommunity!

Allthebest,

Josh culley-Foster (B.A.’03)

NationalDirectorofAlumniRelationsjculleyfoster@colum.edu

JoshCulley-Foster

findoutmoreat:colum.edu/alumni

WHAt ARE yOU dOiNG OUt tHERE? WE WANt tO KNOW! Tosubmityournews,logintothealumnionlinecommunityatcolum.edu/alumni.Thelistingshereareeditedforlength;thewebsitefeaturesexpandednews,notes,andpictures.

1970s

Allen d. Edge(’78)servesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectorsforChristianArtistsNetworkandAgapeYouthDevelopmentandFamilySupportServices.HeisthefounderandpresidentofTransitionsEdgeProductionsInc.,whichiscommittedtotheeffectivecommunicationofChristJesusthroughtheperformingartsandmedia.

Margaret Jamison(B.A.’73)workedasanarchiveresearcherforPBS’sAmerican Masters: Sam Cooke Crossing Over,whichairedonJanuary11,2010.MargaretistheownerofAmethystIntegrityProductionsandpublicisttoD.ChannsinBerry,producer/director;DavidH.Jenkins,fineartsphotographer;andJudithGrandPréSmith,artist.

Gil Peters(B.A.’73),underthenameChristopherMichael,arecentWGNleadnewsanchor,wontheAPSpotNewsAwardforcoverageofaChicagohigh-risefire.HeownsSoundTargeting,Inc.,aradiosyndicationandmarketingfirminMortonGrove,Illinois.

larry zgoda’s(B.A.’75)workwasincludedintheexhibitionArtifacts&IdeasforaNatureInspiredArchitecturethisspringattheChicagoMosaicSchool.Theshowfocusedonconnectingtheman-madeenvironmenttothenaturalworld.

1980s

dennis Anderson (’85),managingeditoroftheLawrence Journal-WorldinLawrence,Kansas,waselectedtoathree-yeartermontheAssociatedPressmanagingeditorsboardofdirectors.

Penelope cagney(M.A.’88)hasbeenappointedtothe2009-10boardofdirectorsoftheArizonaCostumeInstitute.Shehasalsobeenselectedtoparticipateasaconsultantinacapacity-buildingprogramjointlysponsoredbytheArizonaStateUniversityLodestarCenterforPhilanthropyandNonprofitManagementandtheVirginiaG.PiperCharitableTrustfor2010.SheisfeaturedatFundraisingscenarios.comasoneof18fundraisingexperts.In2009,shereceivedthePresident’sAwardfromthegreaterPhoenixchapterofAFPforoutstandingserviceandexcellenceineducation.

lori carr’s(B.A.’87)photographywasexhibitedinFebruaryattheLoveShow,amultifacetedcelebrationofloveinallofitsforms—frombeautifultobrutal,heartfelttohilarious—astranslatedthroughtheDenverartcommunity.Visitloricarrphotography.com.

david cromer(’86)wasfeaturedintheNew YorkeronFebruary11,2010,forhisworkasanObieAward-winningtheaterdirectorandstageactor.Havingreceivedwiderecognitionforhisoff-Broadwaywork,hehasnowmadehisBroadwaydirectorialdebutwithNeilSimon’sBrighton Beach MemoirsandBroadway Bound.

charolette Eulette(B.A.’81)istheNorthAmericandirectorfortheCelebrantFoundationandInstitute,whichisdedicatedtoeducatingpeopleabouttheimportanceofceremonyandritualsmarkinglife’simportanttransitions.Celebrantsofficiateandco-createpersonalizedceremoniessuchasweddings,marriages,commitments,renewalofvows,babywelcomings,adoptions,andmore.Visitcelebrantinstitute.org.

Mauro Fiore(B.A.’87)wonthe2010AcademyAwardforBestCinematographyforhisworkonAvatar.Maurowasresponsibleforthelive-actionsequencesintheblockbusterfilm,whichwasfilmedonlocationinNewZealand.Hewasalsothecinematographerforthesummer2010flickThe A-Team.HevisitedColumbiainFebruaryaspartofthecollege’sConversationsintheArtsseries.

Jeanette Hablewitz(B.A.’85)isateachingpartnerwiththeHawaiianArtsAlliance.Sheisteachingvisualarttochildreninkindergartenthroughfifthgradeandworkingtoexposechildrenwithlearningdisabilitiesandautismtothevisualarts.

Mike Harvey(B.A.’89)wasnamedtopaccountexecutiveforSun-TimesMedia’sCorporate/NationalTeam,firstquarter,2010.

doug ischar’s(B.A.’85)photographyexhibitionMarginalWaterstookplaceinthefallof2009attheGoldenGallery.Theshowincludedphotographstakennearlyeverydaybetweenthesummersof1984and1985.

Karl Ochsner(B.A.’85)recentlypassedhisdefenseforhisdoctorateininnovationandleadershipfromArizonaStateUniversity.Hisdissertationwasontheeffectsofdidacticmoviemakingontwenty-first-centurylearningskillsandsciencecontentinthemiddle-schoolclassroom.

tina Stiles’s(B.A.’85)biographywasfeaturedina2008exhibitcalledTheMagicandScienceofCinemaandTelevisionattheMuseumofScienceandIndustryinChicago.Herbackground

andworkhistorywerenotedalongsidethoseofsuchnotablesasOprahWinfreyandChrisRock.

calvin townsell(B.A.’87)isanactorwhoperformedinregionalproductionsinthe’90sandisnowreturningtothefieldprofessionally.

1990s

lana Bramlette’s(B.A.’97)finegoldjewelryhasbeenfeaturedonmagazinecovers(Lucky,theNew York Times’T Magazine),TVshows(Sex & the City,Weeds,Cashmere Mafia),andfeaturefilms(The Back-Up Plan).HercelebrityfansincludeAngelinaJolie,CameronDiaz,KateHudson,HalleBerry,andKatherineHeigl.Visitlanajewelry.com.

tamatha conaway(B.A.’96)isanassistantdirectoroffinancialaidfortheChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology.

Natasha Egan(M.F.A.’98)hasbeenselectedtojudgethesixthannualArtofPhotographyShow,aninternationalcompetitionandexhibition.SelectedworkswillbeexhibitedfromAugustthroughNovemberattheLyceumTheatreGalleryindowntownSanDiego.NatashaistheassociatedirectorandcuratorattheMuseumofContemporaryPhotographyandteachesatColumbiaCollege.

Germaine Sibley Gordon(M.A.’98)iscurrentlyinvolvedwithdance/movementtherapy.Herblog(southernvegchronicles.com)andYouTubechannel(YouTube:southernveggirl)givetipsandinsightintobeingavegetarianfromtheSouth.

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chester Gregory(B.A’95),oneofColumbia’sfirstmusicaltheatergraduates,istouringthecountryinDreamgirlsasJames“Thunder”Early.WhenDreamgirlshitChicago,ChestercamebacktoColumbiatospeakwithcurrentstudentsinthemusicaltheaterprogram.

Aaron Hartline(’98)wasoneoftheanimatorsresponsibleforPixar’sUp,whichwonthe2010AcademyAwardforBestAnimatedFeatureFilm.

Kathi Kabbara(néeGrafe,B.A.’90)worksasaregisterednurseincriticalcareatahospitalinProvidence,RhodeIsland,afterretiringfromher17-yearcareerinthetelevisionindustry.KathiplanstoattendthenurseanesthesiagraduateprogramatUniversityofNewEngland.

liubov Karminsky’s(B.A.’96)showEnyky BenykywasnominatedforaUkrainianEmmytwoyearsinarow.Liubovproducestheprogram.

Hilmar Koch(B.A.’93)wasawardedaScientificandTechnicalAwardforadvancingthetechniqueofambientocclusionrenderingbytheAcademyofMotionPicturesArtsandSciences.KochisemployedbyLucasfilmLtd.

lisa lahde(B.A.’93)iscurrentlytheaccountdirectorofcommunityforDrillteamMarketing,anengagementmarketingagency.ShefoundedMightyFlirt.com,andhelpedlaunchAmazon.com,Starwave,andPreviewTravel(nowTravelocity).

Ben lewandowski(B.A.’98)debutedhisfilmprojectStarts FridayinDecemberattheTimesCinema.Thefilmisbasedonhisexperiencesworkinginmovietheatersinhisteensandtwenties.

Michael Matthews(B.A.’99)recentlydirectedCelebrationTheatre’sWestCoastpremiereofHaram Iran,whichisbasedonthereal-lifetrialandexecutionofIranianteenagersAyazMarhoniand

MahmoudAsgari,whowereconvicted

ofbeinggayinMashad,Iran,in2005.

Michaelhasbeennominatedfor

severalawardsthroughouthiscareer

andservedastheartisticdirectorof

CelebrationTheatrefrom2005to2008.

Steve Meyer(B.A.’92)wasrecognized

withfournominationsandtwoawards

intherecentVESawards.Theawards,

OutstandingSupportingVisualEffects

inaBroadcastSeriesandOutstanding

CompositinginaBroadcastSeriesor

Commercial,wereforhisworkonan

episodeofCSI.

daniel lopez Muñoz(B.A.’96)was

artdirectorforthePixarfilmUp,which

wonthe2010AcademyAwardforBest

AnimatedFeatureFilm.

tracee Pickett(’97),fineart

specialist,wasalectureratColumbia

CollegeChicago’sinternational

symposiumWealthandNewWealthlast

year.Traceewasrecentlypublishedinthe

commentaryattheGuggenheimforum

“BeyondMaterialWealth.”Traceehas

writtenhersecondbook,Down Syndrome and the Arts,whichoffersinstruction

toaidpeoplewithDownSyndrome,

alongwithinstructorsandparentswho

havestudentsandchildrenwithDown

Syndrome.Itwillbeoutthisyear.Visit

traceeandcompany.com.

Monice Mitchell Simms(M.F.A.’97),

writer,producer,director,andLosAngeles

resident,ownsandoperatesthemotion

picturecompanyFlowerGirlProductions.

SherecentlybeganproducingPrepare for Love,anInternettalkshow.Herdebut

novel,Address: House of Corrections,was

publishedinMarch.

lidia Varesco’s(B.A.’94)lineof

greetingcardsandstationery,Greetings

byLidiaVarescoDesign,wasfeatured

intheMarch/April2010issueofHOW

magazine.Visitlsvgreetings.com.

ian Weaver’s(B.A.’93)recentsolo

exhibitionsincludeDocument,ashow

of10paintingsattheSaintLouisArt

Museum,andTheBlackKnightsofthe

BlackBottomatPackerSchopfGallery

inChicago.Heparticipatedinthe

ArtistsConnectlectureseriesattheArt

InstituteofChicago,wherehespoke

abouttheworkoffellowartistKerry

JamesMarshall.

2000s

Kamelya Alexan’s(B.A.’07)

independentfilm,One Simple Life,was

screenedattheSkokieTheaterin

February.Visitonesimplelifemovie.com.

Jess Audy(B.F.A.’06)launchedAUDEY,

herowndesignstudiocommittedtothe

classictraditionofcocktaildresseswith

aninnovativetouch.Heavilyinfluenced

byherexperiencewithtactileupholstery

fabricsandcustomorders,Jessstrivesto

combinetheperfectfabricanddesignfor

eachofhergarments.Visitaudey.com.

Hettie Barnhill(B.A.’06)performed

intheBroadwaymusicalFLEAandwas

featuredonLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.

ShelivesinNewYork.

Allison Barron(B.A.’08)isonthe

managementteamforTheoryatChicago

PremiumOutlets.

zandra Beltran(B.A.’03)isaChicago

PublicSchoolsteacherandwasrecently

featuredonanABC7segmentonthe

challengesandsuccessesofstudents.

Matt Bradwell(B.A.’09)isworking

fortheAAAaffiliateoftheKansasCity

RoyalsinOmaha.

Ben Burke(B.A.’09),Sean Knight

(B.A.’09),andtomm McGunn

(B.A.’09)performedinHello Again,a

productionfromtheBohemianTheatre

Ensemble.Genevieve Perrino(B.A.

’09)choreographedthemusical.

Amanda Bussa(B.A.’09)isinterning

withMiami-baseddesignerEvaDanielle.

Sheisinchargeofmarketing,promotions,

andeventplanninginChicago.

Jessica christopher(’06)andJayme Joyce,inanefforttoworkwithlocalbusinessesandprovideopportunitiesforColumbiaCollegestudentsandgraduates,havestartedtheirownboutiqueproductionspacecalledJooneStudiosinChicago.

Shiraz dada(B.A.’05),chris Hainey(B.A.’06),dave davison(B.A.’06),andErin Elders(B.A.’05)formedthebandMapsandAtlaseswhilestudentsatColumbiaCollege.MapsandAtlaseshassignedtoSeattle’sBarsukrecords.Moreatmapsandatlases.org.

Rachel damon(B.A.’05),LinksHallartisticassociate,curatedCollision Theory #3.TheDecember2009performancefeatureddancersJuliaAntonickandJonathanMeyermovingtotheimprovisedsoundsofDRMWPN.

Fernando diaz(B.A.’04)hasbeennamedmanagingeditorofHoy Chicago,TribuneMedia’sSpanish-languagenewspaperandwebsite.DiazwaspreviouslycommunitymanagerfornewsandopinionoftheTribune’sChicagoNow.comsite.

cynthia dorsey(B.A.’05)receivedhermaster’sdegreefromSyracuseUniversityafterworkinginBarackObama’ssenateofficeandpresidentialcampaign.ShecurrentlyworksforIllinoisSenatorRolandBurris.

Shannon Fortune(B.A.’03)graduatedfromCleveland-MarshallCollegeofLawatClevelandStateUniversityinMay2009.ShewasofficiallysworninasalicensedattorneyinNovember2009.

Jessica Galliart(B.A.’09)isassistanteditoratPlayboy.comandaregularbloggerforEverythingiCafe.com.

Jon Gitelson’s(M.F.A.’04)photographyhasbeenexhibitedregularlythroughoutEuropeaswellasintheU.S.,mostrecentlyattheMilwaukeeArtMuseumandtheMuseumofContemporaryPhotography.

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JonwasinterviewedonChicagoPublic

Radioabouthispermanentinstallation

ofphotosandrecollectionsatthehistoric

ArmitageStation.

Jessica Godwin(B.A.’05)returned

toChicagoduringMarchandApril

toperformshowsattheElboRoom,

Darkroom,Joey’sBrickhouse,

Davenports,andCircuit.Sheiscurrently

inthestudiorecordingaCD.

Brandon Graham(M.F.A.’08)

presentedhispaper“RelatingtheBook

SpacetoPerformanceSpace”atthe

2010CollegeArtAssociationConference

inChicagoaspartofthepanel“The

Artist’sBookasaSiteforInterdisciplinary

Work.”Atthesameconference,Karol Shewmaker(M.F.A.’08)presentedher

thesispaper“DayIn,DayOut”aspartof

thepanel“Intermix:ArtandLanguagein

IndependentPublishing.”

Amy Grogan(B.A.’10)waspromoted

toafull-timeproduceratIntersport

Television,whereshehasworkedfor

abouttwoyearsasaproductionassistant.

Brice Habeger(B.A.’08)produced

anddirectedthefilmHappy Anniversary,

ashorttaleofalongmarriage,which

isnowgoingouttofilmfestivals.Visit

happyanniversarymovie.com.

Heather Hartley(M.A.’07)and

casey Murtaugh(M.A.’06)were

jointlyawardedaDanceBridge

ResidencythroughtheDepartmentof

CulturalAffairs.Theresidencyprovides

HeatherandCaseywithfourmonths

offreerehearsaltimeattheChicago

CulturalCenterandproductionand

marketingsupportforawork-in-progress

showingoftheirlatestwork,Tell Me A Story(Nostalgia in the Digital Age).

Nic Harvey(B.A.’07)hasbeensteadily

workinginthefilm/televisionindustry

sincecompletingtheSemesterinLA:

ProductionDesignprograminthe

summerof2007.HejoinedI.A.T.S.E.

Local871asanartdepartment

coordinatorearlylastyearandhas

goneontocoordinateforsuchnetwork

seriesasSons of Tucson,Better Off Ted,

Kath & Kim,andthenewABCpilotIt Takes A Village.

chris Hefner(B.A.’06)premiered

hisnewfilmThe Pink HotelatChicago’s

MusicBoxtheaterinApril.Theart

filmwasinspiredbywhat’sleftofthe

EdgewaterBeachHotel,andfeatured

liveaccompanimentonpipeorganand

musicalsaw.

curtis Jackson(B.A.’08)wascastas

ChetinSteppenwolf’srecentproduction

ofA Separate Peace.

Anne Kelly(B.A.’07)finishedher

firsttwoyearsofreportingforanNBC

affiliateinNorthDakota.Sheiscurrently

thefaceofSpringfieldnewsforChannel

3/WCIA-TVinChampaign,Illinois.

Kyle Kinane(B.A.’02)isacomicand

recentlyreleasedhisdebutalbum,Death of the Party.

Becca Klaver’s(M.F.A.’07)firstfull-

lengthcollectionofpoetry,LA Liminal,hasbeenpublishedbyKorePress.

BeccahelpedfoundSwitchbackBooks,

afeministpoetrypressthatpromotes

andpublisheswomenwriters.Sheis

pursuingherPh.D.inEnglishLiteratureat

RutgersUniversity.Herrecentworkhas

beenpublishedinCoconut,Copper Nickel,andtheanthologyDIAGRAM III,anda

forthcomingissueoftheLiterary Review

willfeatureoneofhershortstories.

Sean Knight(B.A.’09),agraduate

ofthemusicaltheaterperformance

program,wonfirstplaceinthefirst

MusicalTheatreSingingCompetition

sponsoredbytheNationalAssociationof

TeachersofSinging/ChicagoChapter.

Amy Knittel(B.A.’04)wasfeaturedin

Chicago’sfirsteditionofCRAVE Chicago: The Urban Girl’s Manifesto,aguidetothe

placeswomencraveinChicago.The

publication,whichincludesmorethan

125womenyouneedtoknow,canbe

foundonAmazon.com.

Brandon Koller(B.A.’06)andGenevieve Perrino(B.A.’09)werepartoftheensembleofRagtimeatDruryLaneOakbrook.TheproductionranthroughMayandfeaturedthelargestcastevertotakethestageatDruryLane,aswellastheoriginalcostumesfromthe1998TonyAward-winningBroadwayproductionbycostumedesignerSantoLoquasto.

Rose Kruger(B.A.’07)wasthestagemanagerfortheChicagopremiereofThe EmigrantsatthenewMovingStoriesTheater,avenuedevotedtoEasternEuropeantheater.

dimitrios S. latsis(B.A.’08)receivedhisM.A.fromKing’sCollegeLondon.HewillbestartingaPh.D.programinfilmstudiesattheUniversityofIowainAugust.

Stephan leuenberger(B.A.’07)livesinSwitzerlandandhassignedhisfirstpublishingcontractasasongwriterwithWarner/ChappellMusicHolland.

david lister(B.A.’07)worksasthemanagingeditorforBlockShopper.com.

christian litke(B.A.’05),anactorandstuntman,hasappearedinfilmssuchasThe Dark Knight,Public Enemies,andDeath of a President.HeisthehostofWWE’sFan Axxess Tour,Biggest Party of the Summer,andWrestlemania Axxess.HeiscurrentlystarringintheNewYorkTheaterproductionThe Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.

Maria lorenzana(M.F.A.’08)designedthecostumesforThe Bannen WayonCrackle.com,thelatestWebseriesdistributedbyCrackleandproducedbySonyPicturesTelevision.

damon Maloney(B.A.’08)isthe2009recipientoftwoArkansasAssociatedPressawards.HewonfirstplaceintheSpotNewscategoryforhisreportonthetornadothathitMena,Arkansas,in2009.Damonalsoreceivedasecond-placeawardintheEnterpriseInvestigativecategory.

curtis Mann(M.F.A.’08)wasselectedtoshowhisphotographyinthe2010WhitneyBiennial,amongthemostprestigiousinvitationalartexhibitionsintheworld.

Audrey Michelle Mast(B.A.’00)contributedanessaytoJenniferGreenburg’s2010bookThe Rockabillies,publishedbyColumbia’sCenterforAmericanPlaces.Audreyiscurrentlyworkingasafreelancewriter,consultant,educator,andcuratorbasedinSt.LouisandChicago.SeeourreviewofThe Rockabilliesonpage31.

Anne Mills(B.A.’08)wasawardedaFulbrightScholarshiptoKoreatocontinueherresearchofcataloginganddocumentingculturaloutputbyKoreanadopteesinSeoul.Her14-monthprojectbeginsinAugust.

Gabriel Pastrana(B.A.’04)isthefounderofSatyrProductionsandrecentlydirectedthreeultra-shortdramediesthatwerefeaturedattheAmericanDemigodspresentationofMonks in Troublethispastwinter.GabrielalsoteachesEnglishasasecondlanguageatHaroldWashingtonCollegeinChicago,andispursingamaster’sattheUniversityofChicago.

Snehal Patel(’04)feltthetimingwasrighttocreatehisownmobseries,whichbecamethepremiseforhisrecentshortfilm,Indian Gangster.

Julian Peebles(B.A.’08)isfinishinghisserviceforthePeaceCorpsinBenin.UponhisreturntotheU.S.thissummer,heplanstopursueworkwithfairtrade.

Adam Preston(B.A.’07)isaprojectmanagerwithEnlivenProductionGroup.HisexperienceincludescreatingpromosforOprahWinfrey,NBCSports,andothers.Hehasworkedasatechnicaldirector,videographer,andphotojournalist,andasacameramanfortheWorld Series of Poker.

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Brad Robinson(B.A.’04)startedworkingatWBBM780inthespringof2008.HeisanassistantproduceraswellasthehighlightcoordinatorforChicagoBearsbroadcasts.BradisalsoasportsanchorfortheIllinoisRadioNetwork.

leah Rosenthal(M.A.M.’09),formerlytheassistanttothevicepresidentofoperations/productioncoordinatorattheChicagoSymphonyOrchestra,recentlyacceptedapositionastheartisticadministratoratLaJollaMusicSociety.Visitljms.org.colette Ruscheinsky(B.A.’07)wasassociateproducerfortheA&EdocumentaryseriesParanormal Cops.

Alena Scarver(B.A.’07)acceptedapositionattheChicago Tribuneasaneditorialassistant.Inadditiontoheradministrativeduties,Scarverhascoveredstoriesaboutart,education,andtheChicagoBurrOakCemeteryscandal.

Angela Snow(B.A.’06)directedandproducedWorld Circus Culture,adocumentaryfilmreleasedbyhertravelvideocompanyToTheMoonProductions.

Aleksandra Spevacek(B.A.’06)hasjoinedVFCorp(JohnVarvatos,NorthFace,Lucy,LeeJeans,Wrangler,ReefShoes,Vans)intheirlicensingandtrademarkdepartment.Additionally,theJohn Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law

publishedherworkregardingthelegalprotectionsneededforfashiondesign.

Joshua Staman(B.A.’07)shothisshortfilmAlmost RunawaysinFresno,California.Almost RunawayswonfirstplaceintheStudentShortcategoryatthe2008WrittenImageAwards.

Mark Stetson(B.A.’06)starredinThe WeirdatManhattanTheatreSource.Theproductionisacollectionofsixshortpulpplaysthatriffonclassichorrormovies,urbanlegends,andcomicbookcharacterslinkedtogetherbythemesoftrustandthenatureofrelationships.

Steve yaccino(B.A.’08)iswriting

forthealumnimagazineattheUniversity

ofChicago’sHarrisSchoolofPublicPolicy.

in memoriam

Frank dawson (Faculty,music)

Maria isaura Gonzalez (B.A.’87)

marriages & unions

tamatha conaway(B.A.’96)married

WardellMagittonJuly31,2009.

Jaafar Aksikas(Humanities,History,&SocialSciences)presentedapaper,“GlobalizationandthePoliticsofCollectivity,”attheAllTogetherNow:TheFuture(s)ofCollectivityroundtableatthe2010CulturalStudiesAssociationConferenceattheUniversityofCalifornia.

Stephen Asma(Humanities,History,&SocialSciences)discussedhisnewbook,Why I am a Buddhist: No-Nonsense Buddhism with Red Meat and Whiskey,onWTTW’sChicago TonightandtalkedaboutanthropomorphismontheChicagoPublicRadioprogramEight-Forty-Eight.

dawoud Bey(Photography)wasthekeynotespeakerforthe2010CollegeArtAssociationConferenceinChicago.Bey,KehindeWiley,andTheasterGatesalsoparticipatedintheArtInstituteofChicago’sLeadershipAdvisoryCommittee’sprogramNewParadigms:HowAre“We”InfluencingArt?

Sheila Baldwin(English)wasnamedpresidentoftheAmericanAssociationofBlacksinHigherEducation(AABHE).

Anne l. Becker(EducationalStudies)presentedattheNationalArtEducationAssociationConferenceinBaltimore.Shefocusedontechnologyinteaching,leadershipskills,andnetworking.

ivan Brunetti(Art&Design),alongwithChrisWare,AdrianTomine,andDanClowes,contributedtoaspecialfour-partcoverfortheFebruary15and22issueoftheNew Yorkerinvokingthemagazine’sclassicfictionaldandy,EustaceTilley.

Robert Buchar(Film&Video)releasedthebookAnd Reality be Damned,whichtakesafirsthandlookbehindtheIronCurtaintodiscussthedangerofSovietdeceptionduringthefallofcommunism.

Elizabeth Burke-dain(PublicRelations)curatedtheexhibitionLetThereBeGeoatColumbia’sA&DGallery.TheshowreceivedafavorablereviewintheChicago Tribune.

Garnett Kilberg cohen’s(English)shortstorycollection,How We Move the Air,willbepublishedbyMayapplePressthissummer.

Natasha Egan(Photography,MoCP)judgedthesixthannualArtofPhotographyShow,aninternationalexhibitionopeninginAugustattheLyceumTheaterGalleryinSanDiego.

Angela Fowler(EarlyChildhoodEducation)presentedattheOpeningMindsConference,thelargestearly

childhoodconferenceintheregion.

Karen Glaser(Photography)exhibitedattheGriffinMuseumofPhotographyinWinchester,Massachusetts.HerseriesDarkSharks/LightRayswasfavorablyreviewedintheBostonGlobe.

Robert Gordon(Art&Design)washonoredbyChicagoMayorRichardM.Daleyfor“tenyearsofserviceandcommitmenttoChicago’sciviclandscapes.”Gordon’scivicworkincludestheareasofpedestrianplanningandpublictransportation.

Julian Grant(Film&Video)screenedhisnewfilmThe Defiled,starringBrian Shaw(Theater),inasneakpreviewatColumbiaCollegeonJanuary25.

Arielle Greenberg(English)co-editedtwonewpoetryanthologies:Starting Today: 100 Poems for Obama’s First 100 DaysandGurlesque: The New Grrly,Grotesque, Burlesque Poetics.

Jennifer Greenburg(Photography)participatedinTheAldermanProject:50Aldermen/50Artists,forwhicheachartistcreatedaportraitofaChicagoalderman.Greenburg’scontributionwasaphotographicportraitof14thWardAldermanEdBurke,ofwhomsheisafan.(SeeourreviewofGreenburg’sbook,The Rockabillies,onpage31.)

Ames Hawkins(English)andGregPerrinelaunchedafoodcolumntitled“AmuseBouche”fortheWindy City Times.

carrie Hanson(Dance)andtheSeldomsheadedtoKrasnoyarsk,Siberia,inJanuarytoworkwithdancersoftheElenaSlobodchikovaDanceCompany.ThecompanyperformedattheIsadoraFestivalinKrasnoyarskinMay.

deborah H. Holdstein(LiberalArts&Sciences)participatedintheScientificCommitteefortheglobalLittéraciesUniversitairesconferenceinLille,France.Holdsteinandasmallinternationalgroupofacademicsandadministratorsjudgedseveralhundredproposalsfortheconference.Researcher-scholarspresentingpapersandconveningworkshopsattheSeptember2010conferencewillrepresentAsia,theMiddleEast,NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,andAfrica.

Robert c. laquex(NewMillenniumStudies)andNeil Pagano(LiberalArts&Sciences)presented“AssessingLiberal-LearningOutcomesthroughMulti-ModalStudentProjects”attheGeneral

EducationandAssessmentmeetingoftheAssociationofAmericanCollegesandUniversitiesinSeattle.

Guido Mendez(CreativeServices)washonoredbyGraphic Design USAwithanAmericanInHouseDesignAwardforhisdesignofDEMOmagazine.

RoseAnna Mueller’s(Humanities,History,&SocialSciences)article,“TalesfromtheHouseofSmiles:TeresadelaParra’sMamaBlanca’sMemoirs,”appearedinActa Iassyensia Comparationis 7 - Smile and Laughter.

Nami Mun(FictionWriting)wasprofiledintheJanuary31ChicagoSun-Times.Thearticlelooksather“stunningdebutnovel”Miles from Nowhere.

Sabina Ott(Art&Design)participatedinPaintersPainting,anexhibitionorganizedbyMichelleGrabnerinconjunctionwiththe2010CollegeArtAssociationconference.

Samuel Park(English)soldworldrightstohisnovelThis Burns My HearttoSimon&Schuster.Thebookisslatedforreleaseinthesummerof2011.

Pan Papacosta’s(Science&Math)article“ThePedagogicalSignificanceofDebatesintheClassroom”appearedintheAssociationforGeneralandLiberalStudiesnewsletter.AsaRoadScholaroftheIllinoisHumanitiesCouncil,Papacostasharedhisspeech“FlyMetotheMoon…TheHistory,PoliticsandImpactoftheSpaceProgram”attheCherryValleyPublicLibraryinRockford.Inaddition,hisessay“LateralViewofDarwin”appearedintheJournal of College Science and Teaching.

Jennifer Peepas(Film&Video)directedanddimitri Moore(DepartmentofExhibition&PerformanceSpaces),dave Feiferis(President’sOffice),andChrisPlucharproducedThe Wardrobe,anewfilmthatwasshownattheBigScreeneventinApril.

corey Postiglione(Art&Design)hadaretrospectiveatthesuburbanChicagoKoehnlineMuseum.TheexhibitiontracedPostiglione’spaintingcareerfrom1972tothepresent.

Rose camastro Pritchett(Arts,Entertainment,&MediaManagement)exhibitedherfibersculptureatSuperMarket2010,aninternationalartfairofartist-rungalleries,inStockholm,Sweden.

Michael Robbins’s(English)poem

“LustforLife”appearedintheApril12issueoftheNew Yorker.

Jane Saks(BelicInstitute)wasamong25individualshonoredbytheChicagoFoundationforWomenwitha2010ImpactAward.

christina Samycia(Humanities,History,&SocialSciences)releasedanewbook,Discovering Inner Peace: A Psychological, Philosophical and Spiritual Perspective.

Stephanie Shaw(Theater)andEdward Thomas-Herrera(CreativeServices)wereamongthemembersoftheperformancecollectiveBoyGirlBoyGirltodelivermonologuesinTheFleshMarketatthePropTheaterinFebruary.

louis Silverstein(Humanities,History&SocialSciences)presentedonhisbookEncountering Life’s EndingsatthenationaljointconferenceoftheAmericanSocietyonAgingandtheNationalCouncilonAgingandattheASAChicagoRoundtable.

Steven teref’s(English)translationsofworksbySerbianpoetNovicaTadic,whichheco-translatedwithhiswife,MajaTeref,werepublishedasthecollectionAssembly.

Fereshteh toosi(FirstYearSeminar)participatedinapaneldiscussion,“CabinetofCuriosities,”attheMuseumofContemporaryArt,aswellasinLet Them Eat Cake,aperformanceaboutmarriagerights,aspartofLambdaLegal’sannualFreedomtoMarryreception.

Michelle Wasson(Art&Design)hadasoloexhibitionofpaintingsandcollagesatLindaWarrenProjectSpaceinChicago.

Sam Weller(FictionWriting)interviewedRayBradburyintheSpring2010issueoftheParis Review.TheconversationisexcerptedfromWeller’snewbook,Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews(MelvilleHousePublishers/StopSmilingBooks).

Stan West(English)appearedonapaneldiscussing“HemingwayandRace”attheHemingwayMuseum.West’srecentbook,Suburban Promised Land,discussesHemingway’sbittersweetrelationshipwithrace.

Ann Wiens(Communications),DEMO’seditor,gaveapresentationtitled“TheMediumIsNottheMessage”oncreatingeffectiveonlinemagazinesatthe2010CASEEditorsForuminBoston.

faculty&staffnotes

columbia Night at the chicago international Film FestivalOctober 14, 2010 columbia college chicago is the presenting partner of the 46th Annual chicago international Film Festival, October 7-21. Enter your film(s) and your work could be featured at cOlUMBiA NiGHt, including an exclusive reception and screening! two categories for submission: > Feature (40minutesormore)> Short film (15minutesorless) two winners, one from each category, will receive complimentary travel and accommodations to the columbia Night screening and festivities (ifwinnernotinChicagometroarea). AllentriesmustbereceivedbyJuly 30, 2010. Winnerswillbeannouncedandcontactedby September 1, 2010.

Forcompleteinformationandentryform,visit

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Alumni Film contestCall for Entries!

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[ 1 ] Mauro Fiore(B.A.’87,center)visited

campusinFebruary,shortlybeforewinning

theBestCinematographyOscarforhiswork

onAvatar.Fromleft:Film&VideoChairBruce Sheridan,Fiore,SeniorLecturerNinoos

Bethishou. [ 2 ] Arianna Huffingtonvisited

campusinJanuary,andrecruitedstudentsto

participateintheHuffingtonPost’snewcollege

section. [ 3 ] FilmdirectorMira Nair(Salaam

Bombay!,Monsoon Wedding,Amelia)cameto

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[ 1 ] PresidentWarrick l. carterandMayor

Richard M. daleycuttheribbonofficially

openingColumbia’snewMediaProduction

CenteronFebruary5.Fromleft:Studentboard

representativeMichael lencioni,VPofCampus

EnvironmentAlicia Berg,architectJeanne Gang,carter,daley,ChairmanAllen M. turner,

AldermanPat dowell,Deandoreen Bartoni,StudentGovernmentAssociationPresident

Jessica Valerio. [ 2 ] PresidentWarrick l. carter,MPCarchitectJeanne Gang,and

ChicagoMayorRichard M. daleyattheMedia

ProductionCenterribboncutting. [ 3 ] Legendary

engineer/producer/photographerEddie Kramer

(he’sproducedHendrix,Zeppelin,theRolling

Stones)visitedColumbiathisspring,conducting

severalmasterclassesandevenworkingon

asessionwithstudentclaire Stahlecker

andherband. [ 4 ] Sam Weller(B.A.’90,

M.F.A.’01,faculty,FictionWriting)andMarcus Sakey(’06)attendaStoryWeekreadingat

SmartBar. [ 5 ] FictionWritingalumand

ColumbiaTrusteeMarcia lazar(M.F.A.’03)

sharesalaughwithFictionWritingChairRandy AlbersattheStoryWeekalumnireceptionin

March. [ 6 ] Columbia’sPresidentWarrick l. cartertakesaturnonthedrumsduringaconcert

featuringthecolumbia college Jazz Ensemble,

3cVJE,theSherwood children’s choir,and

Columbiastudentsandfacultyperforming

Carter’scompositionsandarrangements.The

April18concertcelebratedDr.Carter’stenth

anniversaryasColumbia’spresident. [ 7 ] Jose (Josach) chavez(’13)andfellowstudentsenjoy

amealatConnie’sPizzaattheannualStudent

AlumniAssociation(SAA)EtiquetteDinnerin

April. [ 8 ] tim ipsen(B.A.’10),Matt Roberts

(’11),andAlex Marianyi(’11)providethe

atmospherefortheSAAEtiquetteDinner.

[ 4 ] DesignbyBas talaga(’10)atFashion

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(’10)atFashionColumbia [ 6 ] Design

byPeter Koryzno(’10)atFashion

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(’10)atFashionColumbia [ 8 ] Alumniget

theirgrooveonundertheBigTopatManifest

2010. [ 9 ] Sherry trotter(B.A.’06)performs

ontheAlumniStage. [ 10 ] da’non Bolden

(B.A.’95)performswithhisbandDreammasters

ontheAlumniStage. [ 11 ] Howard Mendelsohn(B.A.’49),aproudalum

andColumbiatrustee,enjoysManifest

2010. [ 12 ] AlumnioftheYearlaura yosha-Steele(B.A.’90,Radio),Paul Broucek

(B.A.’74,Theater),andBob McNamara

(’66,Journalism)arehonoredattheGreat

ConvergenceatManifest. [ 13 ] Acontender

inthe“HackYourManifestT-Shirt”contestat

theManifest2010Kick-Off [ 14 ] The cool Kids(Evan ingersoll,a.k.a.chuck inglish

andAntoine Reed(’10),a.k.a.Mikey Rocks)

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BeforethekeyboardshortcutsX,C,andV,thecut,copy,andpastefunctionsweredonebyhandfornewspaperpagelayout.Paragraphsthatdidnotphysicallyfitonthepagewereliterallycutoutwithscissors.Otherkeyingredientsforthispaste-upprocessincludedgalleysandglue.

This“old-fashioned”methodofputtingtogetheranewspaperlastedintothe1990s,whendesktop

publishingandsoftwaresuchasQuarkXpress,InDesign,andPageMakermadetheprocesslessmessyandmoreseamless.

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[ 1 ] Columbiawelcomedthecastandcrew

ofThe Dry Land,whichpremieredatSundance,

totheColumbiaHouseinParkCityduringthe

SundanceFilmFestival.Fromleft:actorRyan O’Nan,PresidentWarrick l. carter,actor

Jason Ritter,DirectorRyan Piers Williams,

actorAmerica Ferrera,Dean doreen Bartoni,actorWilmer Valderrama,Film&Video

ChairBruce Sheridan [ 2 ] Trusteelori EhlenbachandherhusbandJohn Ehlenbach

joinedtheColumbiacrewattheSundance

FilmFestivalinJanuary. [ 3 ] AlumniKen Nowak(B.A.’00)anddominique Anders

(B.A.’03)atSundance. [ 4 ] Cast,crew

andsupportersturnedoutinAprilforthe

ChicagopremierofCA$H,co-producedby

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(’00).Fromleft:Azeeza desai(PRdirector),

Rich Moskal(ChicagoFilmOffice),Naveen chathappuram(’00,producer),Stephen

Milburn Anderson(writer/director),Antony Thekkek(actor),Michael Anderson (Columbia

staffmember),zeenat desai(M.A.’05,

directorofmedia). [ 5 ] CA$HcrewAntony Thekkek,Stephen Milbourn Anderson,

andNaveen chathappuram(’00) [ 6 ] Film

editorPeter teschner(’80)andhiswife

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partneratJamesYoungEntertainment,and

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Party. [ 8 ] Radiolegendsdick Biondiand

Herb Kent(“TheCoolGent”)joinbroadcaster

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withDickBiondiandHerbKent”atColumbiaon

April10. [ 9 ] Sitcomkingcarl Reinervisited

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directed/acted/editedsitcomDebbie’s Got

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