FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit) presents a screening of a new documentary, followed by a Q&A with the Director, Marco Williams: 

BANISHED:
American Ethnic Cleansings
Directed by Marco Williams

Thursday February 21, 6PM
Screening/Q&A with the director.
Lifetime Screening Room, Room 511, Dodge Hall (SOA)

From the 1860s to the 1920s, towns across the U.S. violently expelled African American residents. Today, these communities remain virtually all white.

As black descendants return to demand justice, BANISHED exposes the hidden history of racial cleansing in America.

Please join us for a special screening  and discussion of a quite important documentary prior to its PBS broadcast.
Sponsored by FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit).

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…)

Dodge Hall Fall 2007 Hours:
September  4 – December 21, 2007

Mon – Thur: 9am – 9pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 12pm – 5pm
Sunday: 1pm – 8pm

Swipe Access is required during all other hours not listed above.

The School of the Arts Daily Dish is currently spending its summer working tirelessly to ensure a smooth Fall 2007 semester, and is not currently posting.   SADD will resume posting on August 1, 2007 so stay tuned!

Hope you’re enjoying your summer.

Need a cup of Joe for that first thing in the afternoon meeting?  So do we!

As part of the Arts Student Council’s Week of Events, we’re hosting another coffee break at Blue Java.  Come have a free cup of coffee or tea, and heck ­ even a cookie ­ with your members of the Arts Student Council TOMORROW (Tuesday, April 17) from 12:30 until ­ 2pm.

Come say hello to your student reps from THEATRE, FILM, WRITING and VISUAL ARTS at our little table in the 3rd floor lobby of Dodge Hall, and grab a ticket for your very own cup of joe (or tea). And if you’re really nice, you can have a cookie, too!

ASC members will be available to answer your questions and hear your concerns.  Bring your ideas for upcoming events, too.
Remember, we represent you—let us know how we can help!

We hope to see you happily caffeinated on Tuesday!

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.

Dodge Hall Spring 2007 Hours:
January 16 – May 11, 2007

Mon – Thur: 9am – 9pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 12pm – 5pm
Sunday: 1pm – 8pm

Swipe Access is required during all other hours not listed above.