Benefits Open Enrollment Period: Now Through Nov. 30
Open enrollment, November 1 - 30, 2009, is your annual opportunity to review the benefit options available to you as a full-time employee of Columbia College Chicago and select the plan and programs that best meet your needs. Find out what you need to know. Also, learn about the Benefits & Wellness Fair, coming up on Friday, November 13.

Media Production Center / November 17, 2009

News Briefs / November 17, 2009
Receive Your 2009 W2 Electronically
Get Fit at a Discount
Provost's Forum Wednesday, November 18
Mark Your Calendar for the Manifest / Industry Night 2010 Kickoff Meeting

Faculty + Staff News / November 17, 2009
News this week from Nikki Anderson, Adam Brooks, Tania Giordani, Barbara Iverson, Marilyn Propp, Elena Valussi, and Stan West.

Radio Student Bill Coon Recovering Well from Heart Transplant
After almost 60 days of waiting, Columbia College radio and marketing student Bill Coon received a new heart and kidney in a 20-hour transplant procedure on October 22. He writes that, with "great joy," he has signed a lease on an apartment in Chicago and signed up for 13 credit hours at Columbia for the spring semester. Read his recent post, and well wishes from his fellow students.

Dr. Carter Is Offering His Bow Tie. How About You?
In 2040, Columbia College Chicago will open a time capsule that has been sealed in the Media Production Center for 30 years. What will they find?

"A Profound Commitment to the Arts"...Sounds About Right
Last week we gave you a glimpse at how our students were answering the question, "What do we look like when we're at our best?" Out of the many thoughtful, impassioned, and authentic essays submitted, senior Music Composition major Andy Costello nailed it.

Audio Arts & Acoustics Student Plays White House Halloween Event
Audio Arts & Acoustics student Ehsan Ghoreishi and Columbia alum Doug Abram (B.A. '98) are members of the Black Bear Combo. The group performed with Redmoon Theatre at the 2009 White House Halloween Party & Trick o' Treat in Washington, D.C.