To All Participants in Next Wednesday’s Commencement Ceremonies (10:30 a.m. and 2pm):

We are looking forward to seeing you on Commencement Day. It promises to be an amazing day full of memorable events. A few brief reminders that you’ll want to make note of:

1. Congratulations!

2. There are still tickets available if you have not picked up your maximum number to both ceremonies. See Kenny Wong in 305 Dodge, or e-mail him at soagrad@gmail.com no later than 5pm on Tuesday, May 20.

3. Caps & gowns, which are required at the morning ceremony (but not at the SoA afternoon ceremony) will be available in the Columbia University Bookstore in the basement of Lerner Hall until Tuesday, May 20th. We are covering the cost, so you’ll just need to have your Columbia ID with you. You’ll be given a cap & gown immediately at no charge. Columbia-wide Ceremony at 10:30am: Where to Gather

4. Important: Participants in the Columbia-wide ceremony: Please assemble on the south side of Revson plaza (the overpass over Amsterdam Avenue, just north of college walk, between 116th & 117th) beginning at 9am. Please arrive no later than 10am! Be on the lookout for Jamie Sosnow, our School of the Arts Marshal, who will be standing by the stanchion marked "School of the Arts." She will be carrying a bag filled with goodies. For a map showing where to assemble and where you’ll actually be sitting, click here

Some important tips: You may want to bring a bottle of water with you, as it sometimes gets a bit warm. In addition, you’ll want to check the weather. In case of rain, you’ll want to bring an umbrella, though we will have beautiful and luxurious ponchos for each of you. No joke. Also: Make sure to use the restroom before the procession. Also no joke. Really. You’ll thank us. Box Lunches:

5. Please remind your guests to keep their morning commencement tickets! Each ticket will entitle you and them to a complimentary box lunch in Dodge Hall between ceremonies, beginning at 12:15pm. They’ll need their ticket, but your cap & gown will suffice for you… School of the Arts Ceremony at 2pm in Miller Theatre: Where to Gather

6. For the 2pm SoA Ceremony in Miller Theatre, please arrive NO LATER than 1:30pm on Broadway outside of Miller Theatre. Look for the sign with your Division name on it and look for your Program Manager, who will give you further instructions.  

7. Immediately following the SoA ceremony (around 3:45ish), there will be a reception on Dodge Plaza until 5pm. Please join us for this event in your honor!

8. For all information related to Commencement, see: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement

9. Congratulations again!

—Hanna

Please join all School of the Arts students, faculty and staff for an informal welcome reception for our new dean of faculty, Carol Becker.  

Where:  Dodge Hall 3rd Floor Lobby & Plaza
When:    Monday, September 24 from 5pm until 7pm

Light refreshments will be served

Before becoming dean of the Columbia University School of the Arts, Becker served as dean of faculty and senior vice-president for academic affairs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (more…)

The School of the Arts takes pride in presenting the list of its May 2007 graduates, who, as of Wednesday, May 16, having met or surpassed the requirements of their respective programs, have thereby been awarded the Master of Fine Arts degree from the Columbia University School of the Arts.

Congratulations to all these students.  We wish them success in all their future endeavors.  Should you be in contact with one or more of them, please take a moment to acknowledge their hard work and to wish them well: (more…)

Are you stressed out by end-of-the-academic-year assignments?  If so, the SoA Office of Student Affairs and the Arts Student Council have a quick remedy that will take you to the merry old land of aahhhhs. 

If you’re an SoA student, stop by the Dean’s Office in 305 Dodge and sign up for a complimentary 15-minute backrub, given by a licensed massage therapist from Infinite Massage. 15-minute sessions will be offered in the Dean’s Office Lobby from 10am – 5pm next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday April 16, 17 and 18.

You must sign up for your 15-minute slot in person at the Dean’s Office front desk, beginning this Friday, April 13.  You must be an SoA MFA student.

Again, signup begins this Friday, April 13.

Brought to you by SoA Student Affairs and the Arts Student Council.   Enjoy!

Spring Break Hours and Closures for the SoA, March 12 through March 16, 2007:

• Dodge Hall:  Open during regular business hours, M-F 10am – 5pm. Swipe access only at all other times.
• SoA Dean’s Office:  Open during regular business hours,  M-F 9am-5pm
• All Division Administrative Offices: Open during regular business hours,  M-F 9am-5pm 
  
• Film Division Equipment Room:  Closed.  They will open for regular hours on Monday March 19th Monday-Thursday 9:30am & Friday 10am-4pm.  For more information visit the Film Equipment Room web site at: http://arts.columbia.edu/eroom.
• LeRoy Neiman Gallery:  Open during regular business hours, M-F 10am – 5pm.
• Blue Java Coffee Bar:  Closed beginning Thursday, March 8 at 7pm.  Reopening on Moday, March 19 at 8am.
  

All other campus offices (Health Services, Student Financial Planning, etc.) will be open during regular business hours.

A limited supply of complimentary tickets are available for Dia Arts Center’s:
Artists on Artists Lecture Series


Pick yours up TODAY from Marjorie Orcel-Cozart in 305C Dodge Hall before we run out. 

Dia Art Foundation was founded in 1974. A nonprofit institution, Dia plays a vital role among visual-arts organizations nationally and internationally by initiating, supporting, presenting and preserving art projects and by serving as a locus for interdisciplinary art and criticism. (more…)

The SoA Office of Student Affairs has just received 200 FREE copies of the NYC "BlackBook," a brief guide to NYC area bars, restaurants and clubs.

Though these are the 2006 guides, they’ll still make a great addition to your NYC reference library.  Hey, I still somehow use my Zagat’s Guide from 1999…

Stop by 305 Dodge to pick one up. 

Open call for SoA students: THE ARTISTS’ RESOURCE CENTER is here for YOU!
Mission: to assist SoA students with finding and applying to outside funding. Apply for Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships, Residencies, Workspaces and so much more!

Use the ARC guide to start your search for outside scholarships, grants and resources.

Schedule an appointment with Ms. Treasure Trove, Marjorie R. Orcel-Cozart, who says, "Please feel free to stop by."
Coordinator, Artists’ Resource Center, Phone 212.854.2761 mro2105@columbia.edu

Visit the Treasure Trove Library:
A library of arts service organizations, scholarship and grant writing resource. Some of the titles in our library:

• Shaking the Money Tree
• Foundation Grants to Individuals
• The Foundation Center’s: Guide to Winning Proposals

Sign up for computer time on the ARC computer to look for supplemental funding!

Under construction:
Stay tuned for Art-related Funding and Career Workshops.
Watch for the New Artists’ Resource Center website due to launch in late Spring 2007!