National Alumni Board Applications are Due July 19, 2013 Any organization is only as good as its members and leadership. The Columbia College Chicago Alumni Association & Network (CAAN) is no exception. When you serve on the CAAN National Board as a Regional Representative or Member-at-Large, you’re making a commitment to:
- Help build meaningful alumni relationships, programs, and communications
- Encourage lifelong relationships between alumni and the college
- Create awareness of, and engagement with, the college and its highest priorities
- Foster a culture of philanthropy
The 2013 ALUMNI FILM CONTEST The 2013 ALUMNI FILM CONTEST is here! Don't miss out on your change to be featured at potential Columbia film festival collaborations!
New President and CEO Announced: Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim The Board of Trustees approved
Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim as president-elect of Columbia College Chicago.
Hair Trigger 34 and Fictionary Win Columbia (University) Scholastic Press Association Awards We are proud to announce that
Hair Trigger 34 won a Silver Crown and
Fictionary received a Gold Crown in March 2013 at the annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association convention in New York City, making these recent awards the twentieth Gold or Silver Crown for
Hair Trigger since the Fiction Writing Department first entered
Hair Trigger into the annual CSPA competitions in 1989, and the first Gold Crown for
Fictionary.
2013 Alumni of the Year Recipients Announced As an annual tradition, Columbia College Chicago will honor Alumni of the Year during spring
commencement ceremonies on May 18-19. These three alumni, whose work and dedication to their craft is a tribute to the Columbia College spirit and ideal, are true success stories and have helped to author the cultural fabric around them.
WRITTEN IMAGE Screenwriting Competition is Now Part of Alumni Weekend! 2013 WRITTEN IMAGE - A Screenwriting Prize Sponsored by Columbia College Chicago Film & Video Department
Now a part of Columbia College's annual Alumni Weekend!
The deadline for submissions has been extended until May 1, 2013.
Alumni Awards Congratulations to our alumni award winners!
Call for Submission-Alumni on 5 Spring Exhibit The 2013 spring Alumni on 5 Exhibition
: Teaching Artists looks at Columbia alumni teaching artists (artists who teach) and the connection between the artist’s studio practice and their teaching practice. This year’s exhibition focuses on the correlation between the artwork our alumni create, their teaching practice, and the work their students create.
Audio Arts + Acoustics Live Sound Alumni Receive National Recognition AA+A Live Sound Alumni receive National recognition for their Live & Installed Sound skills at the 12th Annual Parnelli Awards gala held Oct. 20, 2012 at the Mirage Las Vegas. The award recognizes pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions, honoring both individuals and companies, and is considered the "Oscar®" of the Live Event Industry.
FREE Arts Management Workshops through AEMM The Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department (AEMM) has renewed its partnership with the Arts & Business Council of Chicago to develop and offer a series of FREE arts management workshops on campus! The workshops will be open to professionals, faculty, students, and alumni.
McNair Wins CWA Book of Year Award The Fiction Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago is delighted to announce that Associate Professor Patricia Ann McNair’s short story collection,
The Temple of Air, has won another prestigious award. The Chicago Writers Association has honored it with the Second Annual Book of the Year Award for traditionally published fiction, where it was one of three finalists.
The Teaching Artist Development (TAD) Studio Announcing a continued opportunity for teaching artists in Chicago:
The Teaching Artist Development (TAD) Studio Professor Emeritus Bernard M. Wideroe Passes Away Professor Emeritus Bernard M. "Bernie" Wideroe passed away Wednesday, October 24, after suffering a heart attack. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. Join the Columbia Community Chorus! The Sherwood Community Music School is looking for members to join the Columbia Community Chorus. The Chorus provides a fun, relaxed environment where members can experience singing with others.
Get Your Tickets for Sundance Here Save the date for Columbia College Chicago at Park City 2012 (January 18-22)! If you are planning on joining us during festival time, please follow the link below for the proper procedure to secure tickets to view films at the festival. All the information you need can be found
HERE.
Please determine your ticket needs and sign up soon as this is very time sensitive.
Announcing: 2012 Alumni Film Contest WINNERS Congratulations to the winners of the2012 Alumni Film Contest!
FREE Movie Screening: LA BAMBA Come join us for a special 25th Anniversary screening of the film La Bamba.
Date: Monday September 24th
Time: 6:00–9:00 PM
Location: 1104 S. Wabash Film Row Cinema, 8th floor
Film Length: 108 minutes
Nino Rodriguez Creates Mural for Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago alumnus Nino Rodriguez (BA '05) designed and painted a Chicago-themed mural for the Wabash Arts Corridor project.
Columbia Makes The Hollywood Reporter's List of Top 25 Film Schools In the August 3 issue, preeminent film industry publication
The Hollywood Reporter honored Columbia College Chicago as one of the top 25 film schools. Aided by industry insiders,
The Hollywood Reporter evaluated the world’s most prestigious film programs for the
2012 list.
Chapman and Gotsch Join Columbia Warren K. Chapman, previously the University of Illinois Chicago Vice Chancellor and a Columbia College trustee,
joined Columbia College Chicago in June in an interim role as senior vice president for a two-year term. Kenneth C. Gotsch also joined the college in May as the new Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer.
2012 ALUMNI FILM CONTEST The 2012 ALUMNI FILM CONTEST is here! Don't miss out on your change to be featured at Columbia Night at the Chicago International Film Festival, Columbia at Sundance Film Festival, or other potential Columbia film festival collaborations!
Alumnus Ira Brooker Looking for Subjects for New Book "How I Use My Useless Degree" Columbia MFA Ira Brooker is working on a book tentatively titled
How I Use My Useless Degree. He is looking for interviewees who earned liberal arts or fine arts degrees in the past five or six years and are currently employed in a job that puts that training to work.
Local Artists, Faculty, and Alumni Perform at The Dance Center Chicago dance artists The Space/Movement Project, Rachel Damon/Synapse Arts, and Erica Mott join together for Receiver a shared program exploring the varying degrees of theatricality in contemporary dance. They will perform at The Dance Center on Thursday, March 8, through Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m.
6th Annual DMTC Alumni Dance Concert The 6th Annual DMTC Alumni Dance Concert will be held on March 2, 2012, at Ruth Page Center.
THE BETTY GARRETT MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP -- CABARET FUNDRAISER On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Columbia College Chicago will present An Evening of Cabaret: Journeys and New Beginnings, featuring veteran and emerging Chicago-area cabaret artists, including alumni, students, and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Program. The performance will be co-hosted by Allen Turner, Chairman of the Board of Columbia College Chicago, and acclaimed Chicago cabaret artist Beckie Menzie. Other performers include faculty members Paul Amandes, Ashton Byrum, Sharon Carlson, Stephanie Shaw (also and alumna), Andra Velis Simon, and alumni Alex Newkirk and Kate Schwarz. Presented by the Columbia College Theatre Department's Musical Theatre Program in association with the College's Office of Institutional Advancement, the evening will raise funds for the Betty Garrett Musical Theatre Scholarship.
New Grants Expand Columbia’s After School Programs in CPS Columbia College Chicago is extending its impact in the community through its Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP). CCAP was recently awarded two grants to expand its Community Schools Initiative, which works on-site at Chicago Public Schools to holistically support K-12 students through after school programs, parent engagement, and other needed services.
2012 Written Image Screenwriting Competition Written Image is now accepting submissions. Entries must be postmarked by December 30th, 2011. The Written Image Screenwriting Prize is designed to foster the development and recognition of "new screenwriters," specifically alumni of Columbia College Chicago, who majored in Film, or current students with a declared major in Film & Video - writers who are at the threshold of a professional career.
Hair Trigger 33 and Fictionary Receive Awards Hair Trigger 33 and
Fictionary have been awarded a gold medalist certificate, and a number of students have won awards for their stories.
Celebrating the Life of Rose Marie Economou - November 17th A celebration of the life of Rose Marie Economou, Associate Professor of Journalism and Emmy-Award winning television producer, will be held at Columbia College Chicago on
Thursday, November 17.
Silent Auction Items Needed! The Gianna Esposito Halloween Faire is a family benefit to raise funds for Columbia College Chicago students for their college education on October 28. Gianna was a Columbia photography student who died tragically a few weeks after starting at Columbia. During her time at the College, she had come to know it as a place where she could be comfortable and explore her art. To honor her memory, and help other students at Columbia, her family started a scholarship fund in her name.
The Winner of the Alumni Short Film Contest! Congratulations to the team of
Lenny Morris vs. the Universe for winning this year's winner of the Alumni Short Film Contest!
This year's top five submissions have been determined as:
Lenny Morris vs. the Universe – Directed by Evan Powers (BA '10)
When Skies Are Blue – Tony Nawrocki (BA '09) Writer/Producer/Director
A Penny Earned - Joseph (TJ) Mino (BA '01) Writer/Director/Producer
Mission: Mom Possible – Sharon King (BA '88) Producer
The Small Assassin - Beverly Ridge Pictures - Chris Charles (BA '07) Director
Special Home Sale Program for Columbia College Chicago As a result of efforts by the City of Chicago to provide and preserve affordable housing in private developments for low- to moderate-income homebuyers, 235 W. Van Buren includes 44 residences that are part of this innovative program.
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WRITTEN IMAGE 2011 WINNERS The Written Image Screenwriting Prize is designed to foster the development and recognition of "new screenwriters," specifically alumni of Columbia College Chicago who majored in Film or current students with a declared major in Film - writers who are at the threshold of a professional career. Click to see our 2011 winners!
Audio Arts & Acoustics to Host Ntl Hghwy Institute’s Traffic Noise Seminar On August 25, 2011, thirty people will graduate from the National Highway Institute’s Highway Traffic Noise Seminar being hosted by Columbia College Chicago’s
Audio Arts + Acoustics Department. Will you be one of them?
Online registration is now open for the NHI Highway Traffic Noise session (FHWA-NHI-142-051) to be held here in Chicago, August 23-25, 2011.
David Cromer directs House of Blue Leaves on Broadway David Cromer ('86, 2011 Alumnus of the Year) directs Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Broadway revival of John Guare’s comedic masterpiece
THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, a strictly limited 16‐week engagement, opens on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
Hair Trigger & Fictionary Win Columbia (University) Scholastic Press Awards The Fiction Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago is proud to announce that, in addition to winning a Gold Medal Certificate and a number of Gold Circle Awards for individual student stories and creative nonfiction essays in fall 2010, both
Hair Trigger 32 and
Fictionary received Silver Crowns on March 12 and 13 at the annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association convention in New York City, making these recent awards the eighteenth Gold or Silver Crown for
Hair Trigger since the Fiction Writing Department first entered
Hair Trigger into the annual CSPA competitions in 1989 and the first Silver Crown for
Fictionary.
Columbia College Purchases Iconic South Michigan Building Columbia College has purchased the Johnson Publishing building at 820 South Michigan Ave., the home to
Ebony and
Jet magazines.
