http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:54:19 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Although the college does not officially monitor student’s online activity, violations of the Student Code of Conduct or official college policy that are brought to the administration’s attention will be acted on accordingly. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#009316 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#009316 Policies & Procedures Instructional resources fees support a variety of educational expenses, assist in the maintenance of specialized facilities, and provide the instructional support required for Columbia’s curriculum. Instructional fees are charged for all undergraduate courses in a given department. Courses offered through English; Humanities, History, and Social Sciences; Marketing Communication, and New Millennium Studies do not have fees. Courses carrying one credit do not have a fee. Courses with 2 -4 credits are assessed at the rates given below. Courses with 5-6 credits are double those rates: Art and Design; Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management; Journalism; Fiction Writing; Science/Mathematics; and Theater ... $40 Audio Arts and Acoustics, Early Childhood Education, Interactive Arts and Media, Radio, and Television ... $70 ASL/English Interpretation, Dance, Film/Video, Music*, and Photography ... $115 *excludes private lessons http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#008832 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#008832 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/diversity Multicultural Affairs 618 South Michigan Avenue / Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 The Mission of the Peer Support Program is to increase the success and retention rates of first-year Columbia College Chicago students. This program connects first-year minority and other underrepresented students with upper-class peer mentors. Peer mentors coordinate opportunities for students to become acclimated to the campus and Chicago area, as well as to develop their personal, academic, social, and cultural experiences through programming and guidance. The Peer Support Program is a diverse community of first-year student mentees matched into family clusters lead by a junior, senior, or graduate student peer mentor. Mentees and peer mentors meet on a weekly basis every Tuesday for educational, professional, and social programming, including Tips on Tuesdays, Rips on Tuesdays, and Success Starts Now events. If you are interested in joining the Peer Support Program as a mentee, or if you are interested in serving as a peer mentor, visit our website for more information. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008787 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008787 Student Support www.colum.edu/space Office of Campus Environment 600 South Michigan, Suite 532 / Alexandroff Campus Center | 312.369.8515 Students planning events, meetings, performances, or out-of-class work may reserve Columbia’s classrooms, exhibition spaces, performance spaces, or lobbies for these activities. Priority is given to current students planning college-related functions. Student groups registered with the Office of Student Organizations and Leadership must begin the planning process with that office. Other groups or individuals are encouraged to get approval or sponsorship from their major department. Space availability and a request form can be accessed by visiting the college’s master schedule at www.colum.edu/space. There are limited spaces available and planning at least two weeks in advance provides the best results. For assistance with the process, please contact the Space and Scheduling Manager in the Office of Campus Environment at 312.369.8515. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#008730 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#008730 Columbia Basics Student Affairs is working on the 2009-2010 revisions of the Informer student handbook and we need your changes, updates, dates, and suggestions! We are on deadline, so please note that all revisions & dates must be submitted by March 30, 2009. Nothing submitted after this date will make it into the handbook, so please mark your calendars! Please follow the instructions below to submit: 1. Visit www.colum.edu/informer to view the online version of the handbook - use the search option to find and locate the information we currently have for your office or program. 2. Print out the relevant pages and make your changes. 3. Send the corrected pages through interoffice mail to: Darcy Wittberger Communications Unit 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 114 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/featured/#008729 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/featured/#008729 Featured Commencement Web page online. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008728 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008728 Communities Thom Clark, Director 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 201 / 312.369.6400 M-F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.newstips.org The workshop provides training for nonprofit groups on handling media issues such as message sharpening, crisis communications, public speaking, publication design, and general skills on getting your news into the media. Our "yellow book" media guide is published and sold yearly with listings of contacts for Chicago and area media professionals and publications. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008451 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008451 Directory of Affiliated Programs sciviz.colum.edu http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008450 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008450 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/institutewomengender http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008449 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008449 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.latinoculturalcenter.org http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008448 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008448 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.mocp.org http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008447 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008447 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/book_and_paper http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008446 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008446 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.americanplaces.org http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008445 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008445 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/anchorgraphics http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008444 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008444 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/asianartsandmedia http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008443 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008443 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/cbmr http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008442 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008442 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/sherwood_conservatory http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008441 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#008441 Directory of Affiliated Programs 2 East 8th Street Columbia College has designated two floors in the residence hall at 2 East 8th Street to serve as Living Learning Communities. One floor is designated for students who have a deep interest in writing. The other floor is reserved for students who have an interest in community service and service learning. These floors provide students with common goals and interests the chance to collaborate both inside and outside the classroom. Students on these floors are placed in a Writing and Rhetoric class together and a New Millennium Studies course together. Additionally, each week there are opportunities for students to attend programs and participate in activities that align with their interests. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008429 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008429 Communities www.colum.edu/asianculturalaffairs Coordinator’s Office 618 South Michigan Avenue / Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 Asian/Asian-American Cultural Affairs is committed to working closely with Asian-American students, faculty, and staff, and its student organization to address Asian-American students’ interests, concerns, and needs. The office also advocates for Asian-American students; provides resources for individual empowerment and success; builds community; and creates social, cultural, and educational programming for and about the Asian-American experience. The office works to provide you with a place for exploration of identity issues, opportunities for mentoring, and the development of leadership skills, while supporting your personal and academic achievements, especially regarding student contributions to the arts and media. Asian/Asian-American Cultural Affairs sponsors: Asian/Asian-American Cultural Affairs Welcome Reception (September), Asian Student Organization (ASO) Welcome Reception (February), Money Smart Workshops (ongoing), Lunar New Year, (February), Asian-American Awareness Month (April), Asian-American Appreciation Dinner (May), and ASO Weekly Meetings (Thursdays). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008428 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#008428 Communities DEPS | www.colum.edu/deps Neysa Page-Lieberman, Director | 312.369.7663 The Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces (DEPS) is the student centers and galleries of Columbia College Chicago. The spaces offer vibrant environments for students to interact, exchange ideas, and showcase bodies of work. Students gain essential, hands-on experience, stimulating artistic expression and professional development. The community spaces feature student work from the college's visual, performing, and media arts disciplines alongside internationally renowned artists. The DEPS consists of four art galleries, three event spaces performance, and ShopColumbia, the student art store. Glass Curtain Gallery (1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1) Hokin Center (623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1) C33 Gallery (33 East Congress Parkway, Floor 1) New Media Gallery, opening 2010 (618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 2) Conaway Center (1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1) Hokin Annex (623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1) Stage Two ((618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 2) ShopColumbia (623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1) http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008427 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008427 Student Support www.colum.edu/oasis OASIS The Online Administrative Student Information System (OASIS) is the online tool you use to register for classes, pay tuition and fees, check your academic progress, and update your official address and contact information, as well as your emergency contact information. Some faculty members use OASIS as a learning management system, an online space where they post information; materials; resources; and grades. http://colum.edu/360 User Support For student OASIS support, use http://colum.edu/360. The username is student and the password is columbia. You may phone IT User Support at 312.369.7788, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Support is available by email on weekends and holidays at usersupport@colum.edu. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008424 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008424 Student Support Library (see Your Campus section) | www.lib.colum.edu Housed on five floors, the Columbia College Chicago Library provides a setting for you to read, study, watch films, listen to music, and learn how to find and evaluate information for papers, projects, and personal interests. The library now has six group study rooms available on the third floor for use by students needing a space to work on collaborative class projects. The new third floor expansion provides more study, work, and reading space for your comfort and convenience. The library is located at 624 South Michigan Avenue. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008423 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#008423 Student Support The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Columbia is accredited as a teacher training institution by the Illinois State Board of Education. For more information about Columbia’s accreditation, please contact: The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504 312.263.0456 www.ncahlc.org Columbia College Chicago is an independent and unaffiliated institution of higher education.]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#008205 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#008205 Columbia Basics Full-Time Students, per Semester Enrolled 12-16 credit hours $8,975.00 Annual Tuition $17,950.00 Each additional credit hour over 16 hours $454.00 Part-Time Students, per Semester Enrolled 1-11 credit hours, each credit hour $621.00 Summer Session All credit hours each $484.00 Registration and Related Fees Application Fee* Undergraduate Students $35.00 Graduate Students $55.00 International $65.00 Graduation Fee* Undergraduate Students $100.00 Graduate Students $150.00 Orientation Fee* $70.00 (First Semester Only/Undergraduate) Health Center Fee* Full-Time Students $40.00 Part-Time Students $25.00 All Summer Students $25.00 Registration Fee, per Semester* All Students $50.00 Student Activity Fee, per Semester* Full-Time Students **$75.00 Part-Time Students **$40.00 U-Pass, per Semester* (subject to change) Full-Time Students Only ***$90.00 *Non-refundable fees **Requires vote of Student Government Association ***CTA will have final determination of rate Undergraduate Course Fees Individual course fees for Undergrads range from $5 to $415. Please consult the class schedule or OASIS for current information on specific course fees. Tuition Refund Schedule Fall and Spring 1st Week 100% Reduction 2nd Week 100% Reduction 3rd Week - End of Term Full tuition charged*** Summer 1st Week 100% Reduction 2nd Week - End of Term Full tuition charged*** *** A pro-rated refund is calculated for all students who receive Title IV assistance at Columbia College and who totally withdraw through the ninth week. Graduate Tuition Program / Cost per Credit Hour General $633.00 Laban $603.00 Graduate Course Fees Individual course fees for Grads range from $5 to $310. Please consult the class schedule or OASIS for current information on specific course fees. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007696 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007696 Columbia Basics College Advising Center Effective Fall 2007 The College Advising Center at Columbia College Chicago is committed to assisting students who are struggling academically. Toward this end, the College Advising Center is enhancing its current policy to provide further support for students who are currently on academic probation. Effective the fall 2007 term, under the leadership of Associate Director Janet Talbot, the following will occur: 1. A specific hold will be placed on the registration of all students currently on probation due to a cumulative gpa below 2.0. This hold will go on students’ accounts between weeks 4 and 8 of the current term, and will block them from registering for the subsequent term. (During spring, the hold will block both summer and fall registration). We will work with IT (Mike Marquardt) to ensure that this hold only blocks future registration, and not withdrawals from the current term. 2. An email will go out to this group of students, informing them of the new hold and explaining the process to them. The timing of this email will coincide with the placement of the hold. 3. Students who obtain a 2.0 or higher cumulative gpa at the end of the current term will have their holds automatically lifted by Janet Talbot during the first week of January following fall term, the day after grades are due following spring term, and two weeks after grades are due following summer term. 4. Another email will go out to the group of cleared students, informing them that they can now go onto OASIS and register. 5. The list of held students will be managed so that students with NG grades can be monitored and cleared if appropriate as late grades come in. 6. An explanation of this new hold will be added as an initialed item on the Counseling Certificate. 7. College Advisors will be trained to inform probation students of this new process and to encourage students in this situation to still obtain their faculty advising and registration clearance in a timely fashion. 8. College Advisors will not encourage probation students to petition for an earlier registration time/early lifting of the hold. Petitions to lift this hold before final grades are in will be accepted in extreme cases only. An example of an extreme case could include a student who has one semester left to graduate and is very likely to regain compliance. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#007657 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#007657 Policies & Procedures Columbia College Chicago complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended, by publishing an annual notice to students explaining your rights under the act in Columbia College’s Catalog and Student Handbook. I. Upon written request, students may inspect and review their educational records by submitting their request to the director of records. Columbia will endeavor to provide the student an opportunity to inspect and review his or her educational records within a reasonable time after receiving the request, not exceeding 45 days from the receipt of the request. Students’ educational records are maintained under the supervision of the director of records and registration (the Registrar) in the Records office, Room 611, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605. II. It is Columbia’s policy that no personally identifiable information from educational records will be released without prior written consent from the student, except for that information designated in this policy as directory information, and such personally identifiable information which may be disclosed under the circumstances allowed under the act and regulations passed pursuant to the act. The following personnel are granted access to educational records without prior written consent of the student as a matter of routine and for legitimate educational purposes: the director of Records, the Student Services directors, Student Financial Services or any of the agents of the above, and the advisors. In addition, access without prior written consent by the student is given to the president of the college, provost, the deans, and the chairpersons of the academic departments, and any of their agents. Student educational records are made available to the above designated persons in furtherance of the legitimate educational purposes of record maintenance, evaluation and advising, financial aid evaluation, review for disciplinary and academic action, and billing. III. As required by the act and regulations, Columbia College Chicago maintains a record of written requests for personally identifiable information whether or not such requests are granted. Each student has the right to inspect and review the record of written requests for disclosures of personally identifiable information which is maintained in his or her permanent record. IV. Columbia College Chicago designates the following information as directory information: the student’s name; information on whether or not a student is registered at the college during the term in which the information is requested; dates of attendance; information concerning the student’s graduation status, including whether or not he or she has graduated from the college, the date of any degree awarded, and the type of degree awarded; major field of study; awards received; and participation in officially recognized activities, sports, and organizations. Students have the right to withhold disclosure of the above information by notifying the director of records in writing. The proper form for refusal of disclosure is available in the Records office. V. A student has the right to request amendment of his or her educational records to ensure that the educational record information is not inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student’s rights. The procedure to seek amendment of a student’s educational records is as follows: 1. A written request must be submitted to the director of records stating the reason a student seeks to amend his or her educational record and attaching any supporting documentation to the request. 2. Within a reasonable time after receiving the request, but in no event longer than 45 days, the director of records will issue a decision in response to the student’s request. If the decision is unfavorable, the student has the right to a hearing before a panel of the associate deans on the request to amend. The student has the right to be represented by counsel at the hearing. The decision of the Academic Standards Review Committee is final. 3. In the event of an unfavorable decision by the Academic Standards Review Committee, the student has the right to include a written statement setting forth his or her reasons for disagreeing with the committee on the matters presented in the request to amend the records. 4. Each student has the right to file a complaint with the United States Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Columbia to comply with the requirements of the act and the regulations passed pursuant thereto. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#007656 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#007656 Policies & Procedures Convocation: Welcome for New Students August 28, 2008 Grant Park Weisman Scholarship Exhibition: Exhibition of the 2008 Weisman Scholarship Winners September 2 – October 18, 2008 Fall ArtWalk September 4, 2008 Profile Diversity/Family Reunion: Celebrate Columbia’s Commitment to Diversity, September-October, 2009 FOCO Fest: Latino Heritage Celebration September 15 – October 15, 2008 Talk the Walk Gallery Tour and Annual Lowrider Car Show October 16, 2008 New Student / Parent Weekend October 17 – 18, 2008 African Heritage Festival: Celebration, Performance, and Lectures February, 2009 Blood Ball: Founders Day Ball February 13, 2009 [C]Spaces Honors Exhibition: Annual Showcase of Honored Student Artwork March 16 – May 1, 2009 Gender Fusions: LGBTQA Celebration, Performance, and Lectures April, 2009 World Enigma: International Student Exhibition April (dates TBD), 2009 Asian Awareness Week: Celebration, Performance, and Lectures April (dates TBD), 2009 Manifest: Annual Festival and Celebration of the Work of Graduating Students May 15, 2009 Senior Party / Cascarones Ritual: Party and ritual of confetti-filled eggs smashed on the heads of seniors for good luck May 15, 2009 Commencement May 16 and 17, 2009 ... and look for these popular performance showcases throughout the year. Big Mouth: The monthly event series is an informal open mic where you can express your creativity without judgment. Big Mouth’s performance format includes spoken word, poetry, and performance with a rotating schedule of special guest artists, emcees, and musicians. Silver Tongue: This monthly reading series showcases Columbia’s fiction, poetry, and other language-based art. Each month, you can present your work alongside a featured local or national reader. Curated by students, for students, Silver Tongue addresses a different theme every month and gives an opportunity for writers throughout the school to hear each other’s work. Wise Ass: Wise Ass Comedy Night showcases stand-up, improvisation, and sketch comedy by Columbia College Chicago students and members of the Chicago community. There is an open mic for stand-up and sketch comedy preceding the feature act and audience participant improv games to round out the evening. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007655 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007655 Traditions Here’s a health to our dear Alma Mater, Here’s a pledge of devotion and truth, May she glow in our hearts bright and brighter, As our school days recede with our youth; Live forever our true tender mother, Fill our souls with thy sweetness and light; O rejoice we, my sister, my brother, We all are her children tonight. So we sing now to thee, alma mater, We extol through the land thy fair fame, Thou hast taught all thy proud sons and daughters, So to live as to honor thy name. Hold forever, Columbia, thy station, Fling thy true colors free to the wind; In they name we shall lift up the nation, In thy spirit shall serve humankind. - Emanuel D. Schonberger 1904 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007654 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007654 Traditions The facts: Founded: 1890 Co-founders: Mary A. Blood & Ida Morey Riley Original Name: Columbia School of Oratory The story: Columbia College Chicago was founded in 1890 as the Columbia School of Oratory by Mary A. Blood and Ida Morey Riley, both graduates of the Monroe Conservatory of Oratory (now Emerson College), in Boston, Massachusetts. Mary Blood became the college’s first president, serving in this capacity until her death in 1927. The women established a co-educational school that “should stand for high ideals, for the teaching of expression by methods truly educational, for the gospel of good cheer, and for the building of sterling Christian good character” in the Stevens’ Art Gallery Building, 24 East Adams Street. After the death of Ida Riley in 1901, the school changed its name to the Columbia College of Expression in 1905 and its location, Steinway Hall, 17 Van Buren Street, as the institution added coursework in teaching to the curriculum. In 1917, the institution moved to 3358 South Michigan Avenue. In 1928, the college was incorporated into the Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College, a family-run school centered on training its students for teaching kindergarten and moved to 120 East Pearson Street. In 1936, a renewed version of Columbia emerged, focusing on the growing field of radio broadcasting, at 410 South Michigan Avenue. In 1944, the college left its partnership with the Pestalozzi-Froebel school and changed its name to Columbia College with Norman Alexandroff as its president. During the 1950s, the college broadened its educational base to include television and other mass communication areas and moved to 207 South Wabash Avenue. Prosperity was short lived, however, and by 1961, Columbia was a dying institution with fewer than 200 students, a part-time faculty of 25, and no endowments, subsidies, or visibility. In 1961, Mirron (Mike) Alexandroff, son of Norman Alexandroff, who worked at the school since 1947, became president, and created a liberal arts college with a “hands-on minds-on” approach to arts and media education with a progressive social agenda. He established an open-admissions policy so that any qualified high school graduate could attend college and be taught by some of the most influential and creative professionals in Chicago. For the next thirty years, Alexandroff worked to build Columbia College into an urban institution that has helped change the face of higher education. In 1964, the college moved into rented warehouse space at 540 North Lake Shore Drive and by 1969, the college’s enrollment had reached 700. With this renewed focus on building its academic program, the institution was awarded full accreditation in 1974 from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Also this year, when Columbia’s enrollment exceeded 2,000, the college purchased the Fairbanks Morse Building at 600 South Michigan Avenue (currently the Alexandroff Campus Center) where classes began in 1977. In 1984, the college received full accreditation for its graduate programs. From 1992 until 2000, Dr. John B. Duff served as the college’s president. During his tenure, the school continued to expand its educational programs and added to its physical campus by purchasing available buildings in the South Loop area. This played a significant part in Columbia’s presence in the South Loop and downtown Chicago. Today, Columbia’s campus occupies 12 buildings and utilizes nearly 1.2 million square feet. Also during his tenure, Columbia College changed its name to Columbia College Chicago. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007653 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007653 Traditions Columbia's purpose is: * to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of the arts and media and to encourage awareness of their aesthetic relationship and the opportunity of professional choice among them; * to extend educational opportunity by admitting unreservedly (at the undergraduate level) a student population with creative ability in, or inclination to, the subjects of Columbia's interest; * to provide a college climate that offers students an opportunity to try themselves out, to explore, and to discover what they can and want to do; * to give educational emphasis to the work of a subject by providing a practical setting, professional facilities, and the example and guidance of an inventive faculty who work professionally at the subjects they teach; * to teach students to do expertly the work they like, to master the crafts of their intended occupations, and to discover alternative opportunities to employ their talents in settings other than customary marketplaces; * to help students to find out who they are and to discover their own voices, respect their own individuality, and improve their self-esteem and self-confidence; * to offer specialized graduate programs which combine a strong conceptual emphasis with practical professional education, preparing students with mature interests to be both competent artists and successful professionals. Financial Information The college will make available, upon written request, a copy of the most recent audited financial report. Requests should be submitted to: Office of the Vice President of Finance 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605-1996 Equal Opportunity Columbia College complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning civil rights. Admission and practices of the College are free of any discrimination based on age, race, color, creed, sex, religion, handicap, disability, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin. The policies, programs, activities, course offerings, descriptions, faculty, and calendars listed in this catalog are subject to change, revision, modification, and/or deletion at any time without notice. Please feel free to view full Columbia College mission.]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007652 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#007652 Traditions www.colum.edu/residencelife Residence Life provides a variety of housing options to suit your individual preferences. Available housing options include: 2 East Eighth Building 2 East 8th Street Two East Eighth is a luxury high-rise apartment building, newly renovated in 2004, and located in the heart of campus. All units are apartment style with one-and two-bedroom configurations available. Apartments include: a full kitchen, bathroom, bedroom(s), and living/dining area, plus DSL Internet access and basic cable. The building includes a fitness center, 24-hour computer lab, billiards room, two sundecks, and a rooftop indoor heated pool. Approximately 820 Columbia students live together in apartments and share the building with 50 students from a neighboring college. There is also an opportunity for students who choose to live on campus year round, to live here on an annual basis by signing an annual contract during the contract renewal process. Buckingham 59 East Van Buren Street The Buckingham is a relatively new building that houses approximately 400 students. This building is primarily designed to house upperclassmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The new and unique Buckingham residence hall offers you a more independent lifestyle that is a transition between residence life and your apartment after college. The Buckingham has enhanced quiet hours, a more generous visitation policy, and floors reserved for those who are 21 years old and over. Congress Building 18 East Congress Parkway Columbia houses approximately 110 students on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors of the Chicago International Youth Hostel building. Columbia students have a separate entrance and lobby. All units are apartment style, with four students per unit single- or double-occupancy bedrooms available. Each apartment includes a full kitchen and full bath, plus living and dining areas. Guests of the Chicago International Hostel have no access to the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors. Plymouth Court Building 731 South Plymouth Court Columbia’s premier residence center houses approximately 350 Columbia students in apartment-style units with four to six students per unit, in double-occupancy bedrooms. Each apartment has a full kitchen and full bath, plus living and dining areas. Plymouth Court provides a computer lab for on-campus residents, includes a fitness center, laundry facilities, a music practice room, art studio, and is home to the college’s Student Health Center and Counseling Services. University Center 525 South State Street Opened in fall 2004, the University Center (UC) is a true innovation in college housing. Approximately 1,700 college students from Columbia and nearby DePaul and Roosevelt Universities create a one-of-a-kind community in downtown Chicago. Housing in this state-of-the-art building includes one-and two-bedroom semi-suites and one-bedroom semi-suites, as well as two-and four-bedroom apartment units. The building includes a third-story roof top garden, fitness center, food court, music practice rooms, an art studio, and laundry facilities. The UC is fully wired for Internet access. Approximately 950 spaces are reserved for Columbia students, who will live together in apartments or suites. There is also an opportunity for students who choose to live on campus year-round, to live at the UC on an annual basis by signing a contract during the contract renewal process. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007651 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007651 Communities 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 418 Students who started Columbia PRIOR to fall 2005 are required to pass the FOCA Exam (Foundations of Computer Applications) or pass the Foundations for Computer Applications class (Course #35-1100) in order to graduate. A proficiency exam enabling students to test out of the Foundations of Computer Applications class (35-1100) is offered twice a month during the fall and spring semesters. During the summer semester, the exam is offered only occasionally. Students who pass the FOCA test must make up three credits with a general education elective course. The FOCA exam fee is $10 and the FOCA training CD, plus two test dates is $25. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007650 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007650 Communities www.actstudent.org/sampletest 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 300 | 312.369.7635 Compass is a placement exam in mathematics, reading, and writing are all multiple choice on the computer. All placements are tailored to the curriculum of Columbia College Chicago. These placements are given in a comfortable, friendly environment in New Student Placement. Placement tests determine the appropriate course levels in which you must register. All students will receive your results immediately. If you would like to see Compass sample placement tests in mathematics, reading, and writing, please visit the website. There you will find sample questions from ACT, the company that owns Compass. The questions should help you to get a better idea of what you will see on the Compass placements. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007648 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007648 Communities www.colum.edu/LGBTQ K. Bradford, Coordinator 618 South Michigan Avenue/ Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 Columbia College Chicago's LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community assists the college's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, queer, and questioning students (LGBTQ) and their allies (A) in adjusting to college life by providing opportunities for LGBTQ students to discuss any concerns in safe and supportive environments. The office assists LGBTQ students in identifying resources and services on campus, as well as within the Chicago metropolitan area that will support your college experience and increase success at Columbia College Chicago. The office works with various campus units, academic departments, and student organizations to increase awareness of and sensitivity to LGBTQ students, as well as develop and collaborate on programs and activities for LGBTQ students and allies during the academic year. The Queer and Ally student organization at Columbia College Chicago is Common Ground. The main focus is to artistically spread awareness on campus and throughout the community with creative projects that enable students to grow within your individual art forms and media. LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community sponsors: Coming Out Week (October), Gender Fusions (April), and Common Ground Weekly Meetings (Mondays at 1 p.m. at 600 South Michigan Avenue, Lower Level | Underground Café). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007647 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007647 Communities www.colum.edu/latinoculturalaffairs Daniel Aranda, Director 618 South Michigan Avenue/ Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 Latino Cultural Affairs is a dynamic center for cultural expression, advocacy, and personal and professional development for students from all Latino backgrounds and communities. More than 1,000 Latino students are enrolled at Columbia College Chicago, bringing the cultures and traditions of Latin America to the Columbia community. Latino Cultural Affairs produces a number of events throughout the year, including FOCO - Columbia College Chicago’s annual National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration and the Latino Student Film Festival, the top film festival in the country for students, made by a Latino student or exploring a Latino theme. The office also works actively with the Latino Alliance, a student organization that serves as a peer network for students of Latino heritage. The organization develops a variety of social, political, and cultural programs throughout the academic year and helps fellow students find the resources needed to be successful in college and in life. Latino Cultural Affairs sponsors: FOCO – National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (September to October), Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) (October), Latino Culture Night (April), National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (October), Culture & Conversation Table (every month), and Latino Alliance Weekly Meeting (Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 4). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007646 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007646 Communities www.colum.edu/africanamericanculturalaffairs Kimberly Weatherly, Director 618 South Michigan Avenue/ Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 Welcome to African-American Cultural Affairs! A wise African proverb once said, “It takes a whole village to raise a child.” African-American Cultural Affairs is your “village away from home” at Columbia College Chicago. The ultimate mission of our office is to assist you in maximizing your learning experience beyond the classroom, while providing you with institutional support structures designed to help you succeed. African-American Cultural Affairs helps to facilitate Columbia’s commitment to a diverse arts and communications environment by challenging you as multi-talented, creative students in search of their professional goals. In order to fully experience our services and support initiatives, we encourage you to participate in mentorship opportunities, specialized workshops, cultural celebrations, and social activities and organizations that will help you maintain a healthy academic, social, and cultural balance. Our office has computers, and meeting spaces for your use, and you are encouraged to study, relax, and experience an environment that promotes cultural growth and appreciation. Students who take full advantage of the programs and services provided by our office are better prepared to lead successful, enriched lives. African- American Cultural Affairs sponsors: Monthly Village Lunch, Paint it Black (November), Diverse Advantage (December), and African Heritage Month (February); advises Black Student Union; and coordinates a host of events for the enrichment of African-American students. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007645 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007645 Communities Policies and Procedures can be found online.]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007644 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007644 Communities October 28, 2009 Columbia’s annual Graduation Block Party offers all you folks preparing to graduate a one-stop shop opportunity to begin the graduation application process, make commencement ceremony arrangements, and begin planning your big life after Columbia. Event attendees are able to complete a graduation audit and application; order graduation announcements and photos; learn dept management, loan consolidation, and repayment options; sign up for ColumbiaWorks; and participate in breakout sessions with pros, recent grads, and working artists. All students who have completed 90 or more credit hours, and all graduate students, are encouraged and welcomed to attend. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007643 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007643 Communities Don’t miss a step. Graduate on time. One year out • Apply to graduate. Ten months and counting • Receive your graduation audit. • Fine-tune your portfolio. • Register for your remaining classes. Last Semester • Join the senior listserv. • Update your ColumbiaWorks account. • Show off your work at Manifest. Not over just yet • Graduate It’s official • Receive your congratulatory letter. • Visit the Records office to get your transcript. • Get your diploma. • Connect with the Student Loop. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007642 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007642 Communities www.colum.edu/classof A community for undergraduate seniors who expect to participate in the May 2010 commencement ceremonies. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007641 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#007641 Communities www.colum.edu/security Columbia uses an emergency response communications tool, SendWordNow, to get news of catastrophic and emergency situations out to students immediately. You will receive text messages, phone calls, and emails the minute news pertaining to any form of emergency situation is issued. In order to receive these updates, you must provide the college up-to-date emergency contact information to ensure the system works. Directions: 1. Login to OASIS. 2. Click the ‘Students’ tab along the top. 3. Click ‘Address/Emergency Update’ inside the ‘Student Profile Portlet’. 4. When the update window opens, students must select “Yes” to give Columbia permission to contact them in case of an emergency. By default, the permission field is marked “no.” 5. Update the appropriate fields with current emergency contact information. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007640 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007640 Student Support www.echomagonline.com Published each semester and entirely written, edited, and designed by students, the Journalism department’s magazine covers arts and media in Chicago. It has won several first prizes and finalist awards in national competitions. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007639 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007639 Student Support 623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 4 The Project Room is a space designated for creative exploration for students, alumni, faculty, and staff in the Interactive Arts and Media (Ia.m.) department. As an extension of the classroom, the Project Room creates a creative incubation space for you to interact, exchange ideas, and view and showcase bodies of work within a larger urban community. The space provides the Ia.m. community with opportunities to gain essential hands-on experience, while stimulating artistic expression and professional development through collaboration. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007637 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007637 Student Support www.colum.edu/fashion_collection Steph McGrath, Curator 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 8 | 312.369.6283 The Fashion Columbia Study Collection (FCSC) is an exceptional resource available to Columbia College Chicago faculty and students for learning, research, and inspiration. Comprised of over 6,000 items of dress and a research library, students use the FCSC during class visits, for class projects, as well as independently. The Designer Collection consists of European, American, and Japanese fashion designers, including a selection of Chicago designers. The Historic Collection represents both everyday and special occasion dress for women, men, and children dating from the late 19th through the 20th century. The Ethnic Collection features garments, accessories, and textiles from cultures around the world. The Library Collection houses materials dating from the late 19th century to the present, including reference books, fashion periodicals, catalogs, sewing patterns, look books, designer files, and videos. The FCSC website includes a searchable collection database. Use of the FCSC is by appointment only, with one week’s notice preferred. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007636 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007636 Student Support 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 715 Operated by Columbia’s Art and Design department, the A + D Gallery presents professional exhibitions and educational programming that encompass the broadest possible definition of visual art and design. A+D Gallery’s exhibitions speak to a vast array of ideas, media, and techniques explored by the artists of today. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007635 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007635 Student Support www.colum.edu/sga 916 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 4 / The Loft | 312.369.6657 Email: sga@colum.edu The Student Government Association (SGA) of Columbia College Chicago addresses the diverse needs of the student body and advocate for a wide-ranging student experience. The SGA serves as a liaison between students and the faculty, staff, and administration in order to ensure the well being of Columbia’s unique community. Through leadership and strong representation, the SGA strives to provide programs and opportunities for students to grow artistically, personally, and professionally. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007629 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007629 Student Support www.colum.edu/soc 916 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 4 / The Loft | 312.369.6656 Email: soc@colum.edu The Student Organization Council (SOC) is the umbrella organization for all student organizations at Columbia College Chicago. The SOC is committed to building a stronger campus community and providing students with opportunities to grow personally, professionally, and artistically. The SOC provides various leadership workshops, provides funding for student organizations, encourages communication and collaboration among student organizations, and develops partnerships with various campus departments. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007626 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007626 Student Support www.colum.edu/scholarships 312.369.7135 Columbia encourages you to seek external and internal scholarships based on items such as financial need, academic achievement, talent, public service, and other criteria. Scholarships come from many sources and are given out according to a number of criteria. Some tips include: start looking early, access your strengths, look locally, do your research, take time to write your essay, follow-up, use Columbia resources, submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) early, and make sure you search for opportunities all year. Below are a few key financial aid and scholarship dates - for a full listing, visit the website. Priority Processing Deadlines Fall 2008: July 1, 2008 Spring 2009: December 15, 2008 Summer 2009: May 1, 2009 First Bill Emailed to Registered Students Fall 2008: August 7, 2008 Spring 2009: January 9, 2009 Summer 2009: May 8, 2009 First Tuition Payment Due Fall 2008: September 2, 2008 Spring 2009: February 2, 2009 Summer 2009: June 1, 2009 Registration Holds Spring 2009 Registration: First week of October 2008 Summer and Fall 2009 Registration: First week of March 2009 Scholarship Name Application Deadline* Weisman Award February 1 Presidential Scholarship February 1 Transfer Student Scholarship February 1 Music Department Scholarship February 1 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship February 1 Alumni Scholarship February 1 David Rubin Scholarship February 1 Diversity Award February 1 Hermann Conaway Scholarship Mid March Chuck Suber Scholarship February 1 Open Doors Scholarship April *Application deadlines are estimated http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007625 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007625 Student Support www.colum.edu/placement 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 1 | 312.369.7635 M-F: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. New Student Placement (formerly New Student Assessment) provides placement testing in mathematics, reading and writing, and a Fluency In Technology (F.I.T.) computer proficiency assessment. Placement is required for all first-time freshmen and transfer students with no credit accepted by Columbia in college level English composition and college level mathematics, unless you have submitted your ACT scores to Columbia. ACT scores can be used in place of the New Student Placement Exams. You are required to confirm receipt of your ACT scores with Columbia’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If you have submitted ACT scores but would still like to take a placement test to try to place in a higher level course, you can. Placement tests and/or ACT scores determine the appropriate course levels in which you must register. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007623 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007623 Student Support www.colum.edu/learningstudio 618 South Michigan Avenue / Floor 1 | 312.369.8130 The Learning Studio is home to several key academic support centers. These centers include the Conaway Achievement Project, New Student Placement (formerly New Student Assessment), the Science and Math Learning Center, and the Writing Center, as well as other college units and programs that support students in achieving academic success. These units can be found in a state-of-the-art tutoring facility on the main floor of 618 South Michigan Avenue. Conaway Achievement Project 312.369.8132 M-F: 9 – 5 p.m. The Conaway Achievement Project (CAP) is a part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. CAP assists first generation students; low-income students; and students with a documented learning, emotional, or physical disability in achieving academic success. The office offers a variety of resources and services including full-time counselors to aid in academic success, access to English and math tutoring, a laptop loan program, a computer lab with free printing, general academic support, and help connecting with on- and off-campus resources. CAP is a TRIO Student Support Services Program funded by the by the United States Department of Education and Columbia College Chicago. New Student Placement M-F: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. New Student Placement (formerly New Student Assessment) is a part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. The office provides placement testing in mathematics, reading and writing, and a Fluency In Technology (F.I.T.) computer proficiency assessment. Placement is required for all first-time freshmen and transfer students with no credit accepted by Columbia in college level English composition and college level mathematics, unless you have submitted your ACT scores to Columbia. ACT scores can be used in place of the New Student Placement Exams. You are required to confirm receipt of your ACT scores with Columbia’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If you have submitted ACT scores but would still like to take a placement test to try to place in a higher level course, you can. Placement tests and/or ACT scores determine the appropriate course levels in which you must register. Science and Math Learning Center M-Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Science & Math Learning Center (SMLC) is part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. It offers help to empower and enhance the learning skills of all Columbia College Chicago students. Additionally, the SMLC offers academic support, assistance with science and math classes, and can help you with other curriculum concepts. The tutors are certified members of the National Tutoring Association (NTA). The SMLC offers tutoring in either individual or group settings and encourages students to come in often. The SMLC also provides students with a fully functioning library that contains all textbooks used in the science and math classes. Books are available to you with a valid Campus Card. Upon approval, you can use the books while in the library; these books cannot be checked out. The Writing Center Fall and Spring M- Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Summer M-F: 9-5 p.m. The Writing Center is part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. The mission of Writing Center is to provide a comfortable and supportive environment in which writers work closely with writing consultants to develop and strengthen writing skills. The goals of this effort are to improve communication skills and empower all writers. The center is open to you, and all members of the Columbia College community who wish to enrich language skills and become more confident writers. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007622 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007622 Student Support www.colum.edu/students The Student Loop is the online home of Columbia’s student community. It is a part of Columbia’s website set aside to help you locate information and learn more about Columbia student services. Every office who serves students, every online student community, every online tool, and every piece of critical information exists within two clicks of the Student Loop. In addition, the student Loop offers you an opportunity to communicate with each other; RSVP for events; subscribe (or unsubscribe) from a number of email newsletters; search a directory of fellow students; post classified ads, blogs, photos, and notes about your accomplishments; and much more. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007621 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007621 Columbia Basics www.colum.edu/urbancampus One of the benefits of going to school on an urban campus is that the campus isn’t simply defined by the quad, the student union, or the residence halls - it’s defined by the city that surrounds it. Visit the Urban Campus Web page to get a head start on locating entertainment options, houses of worship, businesses that offer Columbia student discounts, and other businesses Columbia students recommend. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007620 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007620 Your Campus 600 South Michigan Avenue | Basement (Underground Cafe) 1104 South Wabash Avenue 623 South Wabash Avenue (Hokin Gallery) Plum Cafe offers delicious eats throughout campus. Treat yourself to hot breakfasts, lunch, and snack items as well as enjoy a peaceful meeting spot. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007619 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007619 Your Campus www.colum.edu/buildingcodes You will find your class location on your class schedule and immediately assume that you have entered the Twilight Zone; however, it actually does make sense. Classrooms on campus are designated by a number followed by a letter or group of letters. The first digit of the number represents the floor of a building in which a class is located, while the letter or letters designate the actual building. For example, Room 1304-S (south) is on the thirteenth floor of the 624 South Michigan Avenue building - abbreviations are listed below: ACC Alexandroff Campus Center | 600 South Michigan Avenue C The Congress Building | 33 East Congress Parkway DC Dance Center | 1306 South Michigan Avenue DR Dress Rehearsal | 1840 West Hubbard Street EC South Wabash Center | 1104 South Wabash Avenue ET 1112 Center | 1112 South Wabash Avenue LBM Recording Studio | 2503 West Fullerton Avenue MC Music Center | 1014 South Michigan Avenue RC Residence Center | 731 South Plymouth Court S South Campus | 624 South Michigan Avenue SC Second City | 1616 North Wells Street STC Studio Chicago | 2443 North Clybourn Street STE Photo Studio East | 1006 South Michigan Avenue STR Streeterville Studios | 161 East Grand Avenue TC 11th Street Campus | 72 East 11th Street TFX Theater/Film Annex | 1415 South Wabash Avenue TRX Chicago Trax | 3347 North Halsted Street W Wabash Campus Building | 623 South Wabash Avenue http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007590 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007590 Your Campus If you are from out of town, it may be helpful to know that Chicago is made up of a wonderfully logical grid of streets. You can always tell exactly where you are in the city by noting how far north, east, south, or west you are, as noted on the addresses around. Trust us, you’ll get the hang of it. Sometimes you’ll want to take a cab, but cabs can use up a lot of your hard earned cash - a true city-savvy Chicagoan uses the El or city buses to get where they need to go. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | www.transitchicago.com 567 West Lake Street | 312.836.7000 & TTY #: 888.282.8891 Call (888) YOURCTA to get directions via rail or bus to anywhere in the city. Metra Rail | www.metrarail.com Metra goes to most of the suburbs and all the way to Wisconsin and Indiana! For more information, give them a ring at 312.322.6777 (weekdays) or 312.836.494 (evenings). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007589 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007589 Your Campus Open Lab: Technology Commons 618 South Michigan Avenue, Room B01 | 312.369.7755 M - F: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 18 PCs, 20 Macs Open Lab: 33 East Congress Boulevard, Room 521 | 312.369.8256 M - F: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 20 Macs/PCs Open Lab: 1104 South Wabash Avenue / Mezzanine | 312.369.6689 M - F: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 8 PCs, 28 Macs You can use Columbia Cash to pay for printing at the library, most open labs, and at the Art+Design departments' large-format fine-art printers. You can add Columbia Cash to cards by credit card or check. Visit the Campus Card office online at www.colum.edu/campuscard or in person at 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 601, for details. Library computers print to public GoPrint stations from on the first and second floors. The cost is $.10 per page for black and white copies and $.50 per page for color copies. OASIS course schedules and library catalog records printouts are free. GoPrint cards are required for all other print jobs and are available for sale on the first floor of the library. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007588 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007588 Your Campus C33 33 East Congress Parkway, Floor 1 Study between classes in a calm atmosphere equipped with free WiFi and couches. The Commuter Lounge(s) 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 2 Take advantage of this new facility that includes vending, wireless, screens, and comfy furniture. Now you'll never have to miss your favorite soap again (sheesh). The Court 731 South Plymouth Court, Floor 1 The Court isn't just for students in the residence halls, it's for everyone. The lounge is often home to open mic nights, spoken word performances, and other student run shows and the lounge is always home to comfy chairs and a foosball table. Dance Center Student Lounge 1306 South Michigan, Lower Level Take a load off and lounge with friends. Hermann Conaway Center 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 The "Conaway Center" as it's commonly known is a large space that houses the Plum Cafe, a computer lab, and plenty of table space for studying and chatting. It's also a WiFi hotspot. Hokin Gallery and Annex 623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 The Hokin Annex tends to be one of the most frequented places on campus. You'll be surrounded by student art. You can listen in on drum circles, jazz band jam sessions, and DJs spinning. Grab breakfast, lunch, and snack items from the Plum Cafe or relax, chat, or heaven forbid ... study a little (gasp). The Hokin is a WiFi hotspot. The Loft 916 South Wabash Avenue / Floor 4 | 312.369.6924 The home to the Student Organizations, The Loft has student organization work stations, three meeting spaces, lounge area with comfy couch, access to check out laptops, performance space, storage lockers, and of course, free Wifi! Engage yourself and join a student org. Multicultural Student Lounge 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 4 The Multicultural Student Lounge offers a cozy little spot where you can get together in between and after class to learn about the college, experience its diverse cultural community, interact and make friends, check email, participate in a variety of on-going programs and activities, or just sit back and relax in a homey environment. The lounge is staffed by helpful multicultural and international students and is open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Theater Lounge 72 East 11th Street, Lower Level This is the perfect spot to study and/or catch up on sleep between classes. Underground Cafe 600 South Michigan Avenue, Lower Level The Underground Cafe offers hot breakfasts, lunch, and snack items as well as provides a peaceful meeting space or study area. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007587 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007587 Your Campus www.colum.edu/saa 600 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 400A | 312.369.6987 Email: saa@colum.edu The purpose of the Student Alumni Association is to create unity, pride, and involvement in past, current, and future alumni. The purpose of this organization is to promote communication and interaction between students and alumni; educate about the traditions and history of Columbia College; provide opportunities for you to become actively involved in spirit building activities at Columbia College; support the Office of Alumni Relations in pursuit of their mission to serve and unite alumni for the purpose of building Columbia College’s reputation, enhance the image and reputation of Columbia College, provide networking and career opportunities for you through alumni channels, and encourage more alumni involvement after graduation. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007373 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007373 Student Support www.colum.edu/spb 916 South Wabash, Floor 4 / The Loft | 312.369.7188 Email: spb@colum.edu The Student Programming Board (SPB) works to enhance and unify the college community by planning diverse, quality entertainment, including social, cultural, and educational events. The student org works with other student organizations, faculty, staff, and alumni in coordinating these special events, and activities for the Columbia College Chicago community. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007372 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007372 Student Support As part of its initiative in amplifying emergency communication procedures, Columbia is announcing a new Crisis Intervention Team. Currently, there are available options for students to “ring the alarm” when problems, such as a student experiencing suicidal thoughts or abusing drugs and alcohol, occur. The intervention team is made up of Columbia’s dean of Student Heath and Support, the coordinator, Safety and Security, and Counseling Services and aims to equip Columbia’s faculty and staff with the tools to identify potential problems earlier and to know how to handle them appropriately. How do you contact the Student Health and Support Intervention Team? Call: Intervention Team | 312.369.8778 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Email: Beverly Anderson, Ed.D. Assistant Dean of Student Health and Support | banderson@colum.edu Mark O’Brien, M.S., LPC Coordinator of Student Relations | mobrien@colum.edu http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007370 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007370 Columbia Basics Your faculty advisor and your college advisor are both key resources for you during your time at Columbia. While both advise you on what courses to take, your faculty advisor is available to go over the specific details of your major, from courses to career options. Most, but not all, academic departments place a hold on your OASIS account that will not be removed until you receive faculty advising. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007350 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007350 Student Support Directories link at the top of any Columbia Web page.]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007330 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007330 Columbia Basics www.colum.edu/video The Channel is a collection of videos from and about the Columbia community. You can submit your film & video creations and have them publicized on Columbia’s Student Life website which hosts more than 25,000 Web visitors each week. In addition, you can locate other creative and interesting video works from the Columbia community as well as some informative videos about Columbia’s programs, services, and departments. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007329 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007329 Columbia Basics cast.colum.edu In collaboration with Apple's iTunes product, Columbia offers you a variety of podcasts including messages from the administration and faculty, student-made podcasts, video and audio recordings of on-campus events, and more. Columbia has it's own iTunes U community which you can access with your student login information. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007328 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007328 Columbia Basics www.colum.edu/columbiaworks ColumbiaWorks is an online tool that allows you to search full time, part time, internship, freelance, volunteer, and on-campus employment opportunities. Students can construct saved searches, smart searches, and job alerts to notify them when new opportunities are posted. Job opportunities for graduate students are marked “Grad Student” and are in accordance with a graduate pay scale. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007327 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007327 Columbia Basics moodle.colum.edu Moodle is an open source learning management system used by some Columbia College faculty as an online community for their classes. You can login to Moodle to find your syllabi, assignments, readings, resources, message boards, journals, wikis, and a variety of other tools used in each particular course. Instructions for using Moodle will be provided to you by your faculty. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007326 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007326 Columbia Basics Columbia uses an emergency response communications tool, SendWordNow, to get news of catastrophic and emergency situations out to you immediately. You will receive text messages, phone calls, and emails the minute news pertaining to any form of emergency situation is issued. In order to receive these updates, you must provide the college up-to-date emergency contact information to ensure the system works. Directions: 1. Login to OASIS 2. Click the 'Students' tab along the top 3. Click 'Address/Emergency Update' inside the 'Student Profile Portlet' 4. When the update window opens, you must select "Yes" to give Columbia permission to contact them in case of an emergency. By default, the permission field is marked "no." 5. Update the appropriate fields with current emergency contact information http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007325 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#007325 Columbia Basics Stephanie Downs, Assistant Director of Student Health and Support | 312.369.8554 Mark O’Brien, Coordinator of Student Relations | 312.369.7813 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 301 The Office of Student Relations assists students who may be experiencing distress or have social issues. Staff and faculty members are available to work with you to ensure a positive educational experience. This is a good office to voice your concerns if you or a fellow student are experiencing academic or social difficulties. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007255 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007255 Student Support www.colum.edu/ShopColumbia 623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 | 312.369.8616 ShopColumbia is Columbia’s student store that offers a wide spectrum of Columbia student talent: photography, paintings, sculpture, 'zines, calendars journals, stationery, tees, belts, totes, one-of-a-kind fashion garments, jewelry, and anything else a Columbia student can make or do. ShopColumbia provides a unique real-world venue to phase you into your professional life. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007254 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007254 Your Campus www.americanplaces.org 600 South Michigan Avenue | 312.344.6943 Email: americanplaces@colum.edu The Center for American Places, which joined the Columbia College community in 2007, is an active publishing company whose goal it is to develop and produce books of lasting value for the classroom and the common reader. The center's publishing program is designed to enhance the public's understanding, appreciation, and affection for the places of the Americas and the rest of the world—whether urban, suburban, rural, or wild. It is guided by the view that books provide the intellectual and emotional foundation for comprehending and caring for the places where we live, work, and commune. The center brings to publication, on average, 15-20 books per year, under its own imprint and occasionally in association with publishing partners. Since 1990, the center has published more than 320 works spanning dozens of disciplines including geography, history, landscape and urban studies, photography, and creative nonfiction. The center has won or shared more than 100 editorial prizes, including best-book honors in 31 academic fields. The center's publishing program continues to pioneer a new path in place-based study in a wide range of academic and artistic fields. For more information about publishing, internships, or the center's book list, please email us at americanplaces@colum.edu. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007248 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007248 Student Support www.colum.edu/recycling Recycling Program | 312.369.7055 Email: recycling@colum.edu The Columbia Recycling Program recycles all paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, batteries, and techno-trash. Look for specific recycling containers located throughout the campus buildings and Columbia dormitories. Place your recycling inside the properly marked recycling container. Please make sure the contents of the recycled materials are emptied and clean. We urge that you separate your recycled materials into the correct bin. Do not place food waste in the recycling containers – contaminated recyclables cannot be processed. The Columbia Recycling Program also advocates reuse and energy efficiency. We sponsor events throughout the year which focus on these issues. For more information on our program and ideas on how to 'go green', visit our website. Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle! http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007212 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007212 Your Campus www.colum.edu/internships 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 300 | 312.369.7645 The Internship program offers you an opportunity to gain practical work experience in your academic concentration - you can receive academic credit from the college. Columbia defines an internship as a practical work experience that places students in training positions related to their academic studies. Under this definition the college awards academic credit to those of you in internships, based on a ratio of credit hours/hours worked. Even though the internship takes place outside the classroom, its academic definition demands that their be institutional and departmental requirements for students seeking and taking internships. Internship Coordinators: Advertising Art: John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Acoustics & Audio Arts: Elliott Scot | 312.369.8802 or escott@colum.edu Art History: John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Arts, Entertainment & Media Management: Kendra Hay | 312.369.7513 or hay@colum.edu Broadcast Journalism: Jennifer Halperin | 312.369.8994 or jhalperin@colum.edu Cultural Studies: Erin McCarthy | 312.369.7296 or emccarthy@colum.edu Dance: Alycia Scott | 312.369.8341 or ascott@colum.edu English: Karen Osborne | 312.369.8123 or kosborne@colum.edu Fashion Design: John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Fiction Writing: Devon Polderman | 312.369.7093 Film & Video: Lyn Pusztai | 312.369.6727 or lpusztai@colum.edu Fine Art : John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Graphic Design: John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Interior Architecture: Ron Roush | 312.369.7155 or rroush@colum.edu Interactive Arts & Media: 312.369.7526 Interpreter Training: Diana Gorman-Jamrozik | 312.369.7731 or dgorman@colum.edu Journalism: Jennifer Halperin | 312.369.8994 or jhalperin@colum.edu Marketing Communication: Dave Gordon | 312.369.7342 or dgordon@colum.edu Music: H. E. Baccus | 312.369.6109 or hbaccus@colum.edu Photography: Bill First | 312.369.7320 or billfirst@rcn.com Product Design: John Dylong | 312.369.7683 or jdylong@colum.edu Radio: Tom Joyce | 312.369.8158 or tjoyce@colum.edu Television: Ed Ferrara | 312.369.8524 or eferrara@colum.edu Theater: Caroline Latta | 312.369.6138 or clatta@colum.edu http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007074 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#007074 Student Support www.columbia.bkstr.com 624 South Michigan Avenue The Columbia bookstore to provides you with course materials, general reading, and reference materials, as well as supplies, computer products, and spirit apparel. There are also a bunch of used books available - you can save up to 25% over the price of new. Shop the book store or order online. You can choose to have your textbooks shipped directly to your door or pick them up at the store. Oh yeah, you can also bring your used textbooks to the bookstore, and we’ll offer you the current market value in cash. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007058 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#007058 Your Campus Logging in to Loopmail: Visit the Loopmail login page. If you’re a current student registered at Columbia College Chicago, your default login combo is: username: firstname.lastname password: your six-digit birthday. So, if your birthday is January 2, 1990, enter it in this format: 010290 . You can change your password after you login the first time successfully. Forwarding Loopmail to a preferred account: 1. Login to Loopmail. 2. Click the ‘Settings’ link at the very top right of the page. 3. In the Settings window, select the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ tab. 4. In the ‘Forwarding’ section, you can enter an email address to forward your Loopmail and given the option to keep, archive, or delete your Loopmail once it is forwarded. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#006115 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#006115 Columbia Basics Access to Columbia College Chicago computer and network resources imposes certain responsibilities and obligations and is granted subject to college policies, and local, state, and federal laws. Computer and network resource use should always be legal, ethical, reflect academic honesty and community standards, and show restraint in the consumption of shared resources. It should demonstrate respect for intellectual property; ownership of data; system security mechanisms and individual rights to privacy; and to freedom from intimidation, harassment, and annoyance. Appropriate us of Columbia College Chicago computer and network resources includes instruction, independent study, research, community service, and official work of the offices, units, recognized student and campus organizations, and agencies of the college. While Columbia College Chicago does not prohibit the use of college computer and network resources for private endeavors (in accordance with the policies), private usage must never hinder or burden the appropriate uses outlined above. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#005824 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#005824 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/internationalprograms International Programs office 600 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.7726 Email: aiipoffice@colum.edu Columbia College Chicago encourages students to consider spending a semester or summer abroad. Through student exchange and study abroad programs housed in the Office of Academic Initiatives and International Programs as well as study abroad programs in various departments, Columbia offers you the opportunity to study in Italy, Ireland, England, France, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Austria, China, and many other countries. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#005558 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#005558 Student Support Check out these websites to find a church, mosque, or temple in your denomination/faith. african-american/Christian/ www.blackandchristian.com baptist/ email: abcmchi@aol.com Buddhist/ www.budtempchi.org catholic/ www.archdiocese-chgo.org christian scientist/ www.christianscienceusa.com episcopal/ www.epischicago.org hindu/ www.ramatemple.org jewish/ www.jewishchicago.com lutheran/ www.elca.org methodist/ www.umc.org metropolitan community church (gay-friendly/christian)/ www.beam.to/gspmcc muslim/ www.internetmuslim.com presbyterian/ www.pcusa.org unitarian universalist (gay-friendly/non-denominational)/ www.cmwd-uua.org united church of christ/ www.ucc.org Religious Organizations & Places of Worship * Bahai Baha'i House Of Worship 847.853.2300 100 Linden Avenue Wilmette, IL * Buddhist Midwest Buddhist Temple 312.943.7801 435 West Menomonee Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Baptist Union Missionary Baptist Church 312.642.5696 940 North Orleans Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Catholic St Peter's Church 312.372.5111 110 West Madison Street Chicago, IL Old St Mary's Church 312.922.3444 1500 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Old Saint Patrick's Church 312.648.1021 700 West Adams Street Chicago, IL Holy Name Catholic Cathedral 312.787.8040 735 North State Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Christian Science Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago 312.236.4671 55 East Wacker Avenue Chicago, IL * Christian – Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 312.922.1426 637 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL Church of the Ascension 312.664.1271 1133 North LaSalle Drive Chicago, IL Trinity Episcopal Church 312.842.7545 125 East 26th Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Lutheran Christ The King Lutheran Church 312.939.3720 1532 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL * Christian – Methodist Chicago Temple 1st United Methodist 312.236.4548 77 West Washington Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Mormon Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints 3250 South Pulaski Road Chicago, IL * Christian – Non-Denominational South Loop Community Church 312.566.9076 330 South Wells Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Orthodox Christ The Savior Church 312.202.0423 927 North Lasalle Street Chicago, IL * Christian – Pentecostal Christ Temple Apostolic Faith 312.243.5190 14 South Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL * Christian – Presbyterian Second Presbyterian Church 312.225.4951 1936 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL * Christian – United Church of Christ St. Pauls United Church Of Christ 773.348.3829 2335 North Orchard Road Chicago, IL * Hinduism Hindu Temple Of Greater Chicago 630.972.0300 10915 Lemont Road Lemont, IL * Jewish Chicago Loop Synagogue 312.346.7370 16 South Clark Street Chicago, IL * Muslim Muslim Community Center 773.725.9047 4380 North Elston Avenue Chicago, IL * Sikhism Sikh Religious Society of Chicago 847.358.1117 1280 Winnetka Street Palatine, IL * Unitarian-Universalism Second Unitarian Church 773.549-0260 656 West Barry Avenue Chicago, IL * Zoroastrian Zoroastrian Center Of Chicago 630.789.1983 8615 Meadowbrook Drive Burr Ridge, IL http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#005549 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#005549 Your Urban Campus www.colum.edu/parentweekend Jill Summers, Director of College-wide Events | 312.369.7459 October 16-18, 2009 This is an opportunity for parents of new students to participate in the educational and cultural life of Columbia. Witness the depth and breath of Columbia’s vibrant urban campus and get a first-hand look at the student experience. Meet senior administrators, academic officers, faculty, and staff and discover the many ways Columbia nurtures and supports your emerging young creative professional. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#005523 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#005523 Communities Animals are prohibited in campus facilities, unless utilized as a guide or service animal. Students utilizing their service should provide the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, located in the 33 East Congress Parkway, with proper documentation. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#005512 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#005512 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/campuscard 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 601 | 312.369.7300 Email: campuscard@colum.edu The Campus Card is the key to many services at Columbia, and student discounts at many local businesses. New students get their Campus Card during Orientation. Returning students can visit the Campus Card office to replace lost or stolen cards. Replacement cards are $5, so make sure not to lose or damage your card. The Campus Card will serve as your student ID, your library card, and has an optional debit feature called Columbia Cash. Columbia Cash is accepted at the bookstore; vending machines; the library and the library coffee bar; the Plum and Underground Cafes; at printers in the open labs; the Digital Photography department; AEMM; the Xerox Document Center; the Art+Design department material cages; and fine-art printers. www.colum.edu/upass 600 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 601 | 312.369.7300 Email: campuscard@colum.edu The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. Also, the U-Pass does not require a transfer or surcharge and allows daily ridership, including weekends. Only full-time students are eligible for the U-Pass, and the card cost is automatically added to your bill when you register. Campus-wide distribution takes place during the first week of each semester. Full-time status is defined as 12 credit hours or more for undergraduate students and nine credit hours or more for graduate students. All lost, stolen, damaged, or captured U-Passes are replaced by the CTA at their 567 West Lake Street location. Bring a current Campus Card and $35 for a replacement fee (damaged or captured cards are replaced free of charge) to request a new U-Pass. After requesting a new U-Pass at the CTA, you can pick up your new pass at Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 601 on Friday after 1:30 p.m. Replacements are sent directly to the Campus Card office at Columbia College. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#005498 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#005498 Columbia Basics http://www.elections.state.il.us The National Mail Voter Registration Form allows you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States . You may access this form using the following link: http://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002719 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002719 Columbia Basics http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002698 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002698 Your Campus 623 South Wabash Avenue, Second Floor, 312.369.6864 Anchor Graphics located at Columbia College Chicago is a not-for-profit fine art printshop that brings together, under professional guidance, a diverse community of youth, emerging and established artists, and the public to advance the fine art of printmaking by integrating education with the creation of prints. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002647 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002647 Student Support www.colum.edu/applestore 33 East Congress Parkway, Suite 224 | 312.344.8622 Did you know there is an Apple Store on campus? Student, staff, and faculty can receive special education discounts and receive purchases in addition to technical support on all Apple products. Special giveaways are held throughout the year. Please check with your department for computer preferences. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002517 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002517 Your Campus www.colum.edu/conaway 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 1 | 312.369.8132 M-F: 9 – 5 p.m. The Conaway Achievement Project (CAP) is a part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. CAP assists first generation students; low-income students; and students with a documented learning, emotional, or physical disability in achieving academic success. The office offers a variety of resources and services including full-time counselors to aid in academic success, access to English and math tutoring, a laptop loan program, a computer lab with free printing, general academic support, and help connecting with on- and off-campus resources. CAP is a TRIO Student Support Services Program funded by the by the United States Department of Education and Columbia College Chicago. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002519 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002519 Student Support www.colum.edu/counseling Jackie Sowinski Hamlett, Director 731 South Plymouth Court, Room 112 | 312.369.8700 Counseling Services is a safe place for you to express your thoughts and feelings, explore alternative points of view, or just make some sense of your life. Columbia students are allowed up to ten individual counseling sessions per academic year. Call to schedule an appointment or simply stop by the suite. Services are completely confidential and free of charge. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002520 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002520 Student Support http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002523 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002523 Student Support www.bookandpaper.org 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 2 | 312.369.6630 The Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts is one of the largest and most comprehensive book arts facilities in the country. The center has a large gallery to show student and faculty work, sponsors a national juried biennial of book and paper art, and inaugurates and hosts national traveling shows and exhibits. The gallery is open to the public and students, Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002524 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002524 Student Support www.dancecenter.org Phil Reynolds, Executive Director 1306 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.8300 The Dance Center is home to one of the nation’s finest dance programs, as well as being a nationally recognized public program and Chicago’s leading presenter of contemporary dance. The annual performance season features contemporary dance artists such as Susan Marshall, David Dorfman, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Ron K. Brown, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Karole Armitage, Joe Goode, and White Oak Dance Project. Located in Chicago’s South Loop near Lake Michigan, the Dance Center facilities include six dance studios, an extensive dance video library, a sound recording lab, a student lounge, and a 272-seat black box theater. The community outreach program provides training and learning opportunities for a wide variety of Chicago populations and grassroots organizations. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002525 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002525 Student Support www.mocp.org Rod Slemmons, Director 600 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.7104 The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MOCP) is primarily a forum for the collection and exhibition of works by contemporary artists around the world using photography. The museum also explores the expanded spectrum of all photographic practice including video, artist books, journalism, digital manipulations, and mixed media. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, MOCP promotes a greater understanding and appreciation of the artistic, cultural, and political implication of the photographic. Founded by Columbia College Chicago in 1984, MOCP is known for provocative national and international exhibitions, and publications on conceptual themes. Each year, 270 classes of students come to the museum for print viewings. Please visit www.mocp.org to view current and past exhibitions, the latest lecture and program schedules, and the entire 9,000 print collection. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002526 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002526 Student Support www.music.colum.edu HE Baccus, Executive Director 1014 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.6300 The Music Center is home to Columbia’s Music department and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE). The CJE has been an internationally respected professional ensemble-in-residence at Columbia College Chicago since 1965, under the executive direction of Music department Chair Richard Dunscomb, and the artistic direction of Jon Faddis. The Music Center houses an intimate, professionally equipped concert hall with 140 seats and two concert grands; three ensemble rehearsal areas; twelve practice rooms; a fifteen-station electronic keyboard and notation lab; a computer music studio that offers MIDI and audio sequencing on state-of-the-art equipment; and a MIDI-based film scoring lab with a twenty-four bit, sixty-four track, ProTools interface. The Music Center presents over two hundred concerts per academic year by students and professional artists. Most concerts are free - check the Music department Concert Hall Calendar at www.music.colum.edu for the concert schedule. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002527 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002527 Student Support www.colum.edu/undergraduate/theater 72 East 11th Street | 312.369.6126 As part of the Theater department, the Columbia Theater Center strives to assist students in discovering your own voice as theater artists. The Columbia Theater Center has three performance spaces, a resource center, faculty who are able to advise interested students and faculty in the local and national theater scene, a prop shop, a costume shop, a set building shop, and storage facilities. Additionally, there are opportunities for guest lectures, class visits, and collaboration. Performances are presented throughout the semester, and all events are free. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002528 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002528 Student Support If you are from out of town, it may be helpful to know that Chicago is made up of a wonderfully logical grid of streets that meet, for the most part, at right angles. Therefore, an address alone is as good as point-to- point directions if you find yourself in a taxicab. It is also helpful to know that cabs can get very expensive, and smart city-savvy students use the El to get anywhere they need to go. Former suburbanites, be brave! Call the CTA for a map, study it, make it your own, and you'll be giving directions to tourists in no time. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) / www.transitchicago.com 567 West Lake Street / 312.836.7000 & TTY #: 888.282.8891 Put your U-Pass to good use! Check out www.transitchicago.com or call (888) YOURCTA to get directions via rail or bus to anywhere in the city. Metra Rail / www.metrarail.com Metra goes to most of the suburbs and all the way to Wisconsin and Indiana! For more information, give them a ring at 312.322.6777 (weekdays) or 312.836.4949 (evenings). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002628 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002628 Columbia Basics American Theater Company 1909 West Byron Street / 773.929.1031 www.atcweb.org Apple Tree Theatre 1850 Green Bay Rd, Suite 100 / 847.432.4335 www.appletreetheatre.com Bailiwick Theatre 1229 West Belmont Avenue / 773.883.1090 www.bailiwick.org Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 East Grand Street / 312.595.5600 www.chicagoshakes.com City Lit Theatre Company 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue / 773.293.3682 www.citylit.org Congo Square Theatre Company 2936 N. Southport Ave, Suite 210 / 773.296.1108 Drury Lane Theater 175 East Chestnut Street / 312.642.2000 www.drurylanewatertower.com Eta Creative Arts Foundation 7558 South Chicago Avenue / 773.752.3955 www.etacreativearts.org Goodman Theatre 170 North Dearborn Street / 312.443.3800 www.goodman-theatre.org Live Bait Theater 3914 North Clark Street / 773.871.1212 www.livebaittheater.org Lookingglass Theatre Company 821 North Michigan Avenue / 312.337.0665 www.lookingglasstheatre.org Marriott Theatre 10 Marriott Drive / 847.634.0200 www.marriotttheatre.com Next Theatre 927 Noyes Street / 847.475.1875 www.nexttheatre.org Porchlight Theatre 1225 W. Belmont/ 773.327.5252 www.porchlighttheatre.com Prop Theater 3502-4 North Elston Avenue / 773.539.7838 www.propthtr.org Theatre Building 1225 West Belmont Avenue / 773.929.7367 www.theatrebuildingchicago.org The Second City 1616 North Wells Street / 312.337.3992 www.secondcity.com Steppenwolf Theater Company 1650 North Halsted Street / 312.335.1650 www.steppenwolf.org Storefront Theater 66 East Randolph Street / 312.742.8497 Victory Garden Theater 2257 North Lincoln Avenue / 773.871.3000 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002627 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002627 Your Urban Campus 211 South Clark Street / 312.786.2130 www.usps.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002624 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002624 Your Urban Campus Acme Copy Corp 218 South Wabash Avenue, Fourth Floor / 312.922.5588 www.acmecopy.com FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services 700 South Wabash Avenue / 312.341.0975 www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/main/ Pinata Graphics 3604 South Iron Street / 773.847.3833 www.pinatagraphics.com Xerox 619 South Wabash Avenue / 312.344.8678 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002625 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002625 Your Urban Campus Apple 679 Michigan Avenue 33 East Congress Parkway, Suite 224 / 312.369.8MAC (8622) M-F: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002626 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002626 Your Urban Campus Dusty Groove America 1120 North Ashland Avenue / 773.342.5800 www.dustygroove.com Jazz Record Mart 27 East Illinois / 312.222.1467 www.jazzmart.com Reckless Records 3161 North Broadway Street / 773.404.5080 www.reckless.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002622 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002622 Your Urban Campus Chicago Tribune / www.chicagotribune.com Chicago Sun-Times / www.suntimes.com New City / www.newcitychicago.com/chicago Chicago Reader / www.chireader.com UR Chicago / www.urchicago.com The Onion / www.theonion.com The Columbia Chronicle / www.columbiachronicle.com Windy City Times / wctimes.com Chicago Free Press / www.chicagofreepress.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002623 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002623 Your Urban Campus Columbia is at the doorstep of the renowned Chicago Museum Campus. Take advantage of free days and student discounts. Adler Planetarium 1300 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.922.STAR www.adlerplanetarium.org Regular admission: $5 Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Street at Adams Street / 312.443.3600 www.artic.edu Regular suggested donation: $8, students: $5; free on Tuesdays The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art 756 North Milwaukee Avenue / 312.243.9088 http://outsider.art.org Free admission Chicago Cultural Center / Museum of Broadcast Communications 78 East Washington Avenue / 312.744.6630 www.chicagoculturalcenter.org Chicago Historical Society North Clark Street at North Avenue / 312.642.4600 www.chicagohs.org Regular admission: $5; free on Mondays Field Museum of Natural History 1400 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.922.9410 www.fieldmuseum.org Regular admission: $7 for students with ID, $12 for adults; Chicago admission: $6 for students with ID, $10 for adults Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue / 312.280.2660 www.mcachicago.org Regular admission: $10, students: $6 Museum of Science and Industry 5700 South Lake Shore Drive / 773.684.1414 www.msichicago.org Regular admission: $10 Shedd Aquarium/Oceanarium 1200 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.939.2426 www.sheddaquarium.org Admission to the aquarium only is $8 Regular admission: $23 The National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum 1801 South Indiana Avenue / 312.326.0270 www.nvvam.org Terra Museum 664 N. Michigan Avenue / 312.664.3939 www.terraamericanart.org suggested $5 donation http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002621 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002621 Your Urban Campus Esquire 6 58 East Oak Street / 312.280.0101 The Film Center - School of the Art Institute of Chicago 600 North Michigan Avenue / 312.255.9347 Facets Multimedia Theatre 1517 West Fullerton Avenue / 773.281.4114 www.facets.org Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street / 312.846.2600 www.siskelfilmcenter.org Music Box 3733 North Southport Avenue / 773.871.6604 www.musicboxtheater.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002620 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002620 Your Urban Campus Emergency 911 The emergency number for police, fire, or ambulance is 911. This number can be dialed free from any public phone. Police For non-emergencies, dial 312.744.4000 or 311. Columbia College Student Health Center 731 South Plymouth Court / 312.369.6830 Chicago Dental Society 401 South Michigan Avenue / 312.836.7305 Northwestern Memorial Hospital 251 East Huron Street / 312.926.2000 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002618 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002618 Your Urban Campus In addition to the Columbia College Chicago Library, these libraries may also be useful to you. Your Campus Card is valid at all of the institutions listed below, with the exception of the Chicago Public Library in which you will need a Chicago Public Library card. Chicago Public Library Harold Washington Library Center 400 South State Street / 312.747.4300 www.chipublib.org Note: You will need a Chicago Public Library card to check out materials from Harold Washington Library or any CPL branch. DePaul University John T. Richardson Library 2350 N. Kenmore Avenue / 773-325-7862 http://library.depaul.edu/ Robert Morris College Thomas Jefferson Library 401 S. State Street / 312.935.6050 http://www.robertmorris.edu/library/ Roosevelt University 430 S. Michigan Avenue / 312.341.3500 http://www2.roosevelt.edu/library/default.asp School of the Art Institute John M. Flaxman Library 37 South Wabash Avenue / 312.899.5097 www.artic.edu/saic/programs/resources/library University of Illinois at Chicago Library 801 S. Morgan Street / 312.996.2716 http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/ http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002619 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002619 Your Urban Campus Loop Ace Hardware 725 South State Street / 312.461.0900 Students get a 10% discount w/ Columbia College Chicago ID. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002616 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002616 Your Urban Campus Best Western Grant Park 1100 South Michigan Avenue / 312.922.2900 or 800.472.6875 Budget alternative hotel with special rates for Columbia College Chicago affiliates. The Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue / 312.922.4400 or 877.865.5320 Located in the heart of Columbia College Chicago Chicago campus, ask the hotel for special rates. Homewood Suites 40 East Grand Street / 312.644.2222 or (800) call-home Special Columbia College College rates are available and it is located in the heart of the shopping and entertainment district. Free breakfast and dinner buffet. Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street / 312.726.7500 or 877.865.5321, Located in walking distance from Columbia College Campus, ask for special rates. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002617 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002617 Your Urban Campus 7-11 525 South State Street CVS Pharmacy 105 South Wabash Avenue / 312.244.1520 Dominicks 1340 South Canal Street / 312.850-3915 www.dominicks.com Jewel-Osco 1224 South Wabash Avenue / 312.663.0580 www.jewelosco.com Target 1154 South Clark Street / 312.212.6300 www.target.com Walgreens 2 East Roosevelt Road / 312.212.1579 White Hen Pantry 899 South Plymouth Court / 312.663.0608 www.whitehen.com Whole Foods Market Inc. 30 West Huron Street / 312.932.9600 www.wholefoods.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002615 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002615 Your Urban Campus Artist's Cafe 412 South Michigan Avenue / 312.939.7855 www.artists-cafe.com Bar Louie 47 West Polk Street / 312.347.0000 www.barlouieamerica.com Buckingham's 720 South Michigan Avenue /312.922.4400 Buddy Guy's Legends 754 South Wabash Avenue / 312.427.1190 www.buddyguy.com Chicago Firehouse 1410 South Michigan Avenue / 312.786.1401 www.mainstayhospitality.com The Corner Bakery 224 South Michigan Avenue / 312.431.7600 www.cornerbakercafe.com Cosi Sandwich Shop 116 South Michigan Avenue / 312.223.1061 www.getcosi.com Dunkin Donuts 1231 South Wabash Avenue / 312.765.9952 Edwardo's 521 South Dearborn Avenue / 312.939.3366 www.edwardos.com Gina's Cuisine 424 South Wabash Avenue / 312.554.1215 Gioco 1312 South Wabash Avenue / 312.939.3870 www.gioco-chicago.com Giordano's Restaurant and Pizzeria 225 West Jackson Avenue / 312.939.4646 www.giordanos.com Got Pizza 719 South State Street / 312.957.1111 Grace O'Malley's 1416 South Michigan Avenue / 312.588.1800 There is a 10%-15% discount available for students/faculty/staff with a valid Columbia College Chicago I.D. www.graceomalleys.com Hackney's Printers Row 733 South Dearborn Avenue / 312.461.1116 www.hackneysprintersrow.net Kitty O'Shea's 720 South Michigan Avenue / 312.294.6860 There is a 25% discount for Columbia students/faculty/staff with a valid Columbia College ID. Los Amigos Grill 436 South Wabash Avenue / 312.566.0208 Miller's Pub 134 South Wabash Avenue / 312.263.4988 www.millerspub.com Orange (Alumni Owned Restaurant) 75 West Harrison Street / 312.447.1000 Oysy 888 South Michigan Avenue / 312.922.1127 Panera Bread Co. 525 South State Street / 312.922.1566 Potbelly Sandwich Works 55 East Jackson Avenue / 312.427.9347 www.potbelly.com Rhapsody Restaurant 65 East Adams Street / 312.786.9911 Tamarind 614 South Wabash Avenue / 312.379.0970 Taste of Siam 600 South Dearborn Street / 312.939.1179 Thai Spoon 601 South Wabash Avenue / 312.427.9470 Trattoria Caterina 616 South Dearborn Street / 312.939.7606 Yang Restaurant 28 East Roosevelt Street / 312.986.1688 www.yangrestaurant.com Zapatista 1307 South Wabash Avenue / 312.435.1307 There is a 10%-15% discount for students/faculty/staff with a valid Columbia College ID. www.zapatista.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002614 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002614 Your Urban Campus Central Camera Co. 30 South Wabash Avenue / 312.427.5580 www.central-camera.com Helix Camera & Video 310 South Racine Avenue / 312.421.6000 www.helixcamera.com Ritz Camera 208 South Wabash Avenue / 312.922.0703 www.ritzcamera.com Wolf Camera & Video 42 South Clark Street / 312.759.8030 100 West Randolph Street, Upper 102 / 312.269.9992 www.wolfcamera.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002613 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002613 Your Urban Campus Labs for all students: Open Lab: 1104 South Wabash Lab | 312.369.6689 M - F: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 8 PC’s, 28 Macs Open Lab: 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 207 | 312.369.7755 M - F: 8 a.m.. - 10 p.m. 25 PC’s, 25 Macs Open Lab: 624 South Michigan Avenue, Room 1302 | 312.369.7089 M - F: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. 10 PC’s, 10 Macs Open Lab: Technology Commons 618 South Michigan Avenue, Lower Level This is a new facility, therefore the phone number and hours are to-be-determined. Labs reserved for students in specific departments: AEMM Department 624 South Michigan Avenue, Rooms 706 & 708 | 312.369.7101 M - Th: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. F: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. PC Art & Design Lab 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 900 | 312.369.7679 M - F: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. 60 Macs Arts & Media Labs 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 407 M - F: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mac, PC ASL - English Interpretation Lab 33 East Congress Parkway, Room 420 | 312.369.7175 or voice 312.369.8497 TTY hours vary Mac, PC Center for Book & Paper Arts Lab 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Room 204 | 312.369.6630 M - F: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sat.: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. iMac Early Childhood Department Lab 33 East Congress Parkway M - F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. PC Educational Studies Lab 33 East Congress Parkway, Room 409 M - Th: 2:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Mac, PC English Department Lab 33 East Congress Parkway, Room 312 | 312.369.8125 M - Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. PC Fiction Writing Department Lab 624 South Michigan Avenue, Room 1203 M - F: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mac, PC Film/Video Lab 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 303G iMac Interior Design Lab 623 South Wabash Avenue, Rooms 607 & 619 | 312.369.7304 M - Th: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. PC Journalism Department Lab 33 East Congress Parkway, Floor 2 hours vary Mac, PC Marketing Department Lab 624 South Michigan Avenue, Rooms 801 & 802 | 312.369.6334 M - F: 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. PC Music Department Lab 1014 South Michigan Avenue, Room 409 hours vary Mac, MIDI Photography Digital Lab 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 1101 M - Th: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. F - Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mac Science Institute Visualization Lab 624 South Michigan Avenue, Room 1404 M - F: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. PC, Mac Television Department Lab 600 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 7 M-Th: 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. F-Sat: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mac http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002612 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002612 Your Campus Caribou Coffee 800 South Wabash Avenue / 312.786.9205 www.cariboucoffee.com Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins 600 South Wabash Avenue 312.786.9750 Gourmand Coffee House 728 South Dearborn Avenue / 312.427.2610 Starbucks 555 South Dearborn Avenue / 312.922.8910 www.starbucks.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002610 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002610 Your Urban Campus Abbey Pub 3420 West Grace Street / 773.478.4408 www.abbeypub.com The Aragon Ballroom 1106 West Lawrence Avenue / 773.561.9500 www.aragon.com Buddy Guy's Legends 754 South Wabash Avenue / 312.427.0333 www.buddyguy.com Delilah's 2771 North Lincoln Avenue / 773.472.2771 www.delilahschicago.com Double Door 1572 North Milwaukee Avenue / 773. 489.3160 ww.doubledoor.com The Empty Bottle 1035 North Western Avenue / 773.276.3600 www.emptybottle.com Funky Buddha Lounge 728 West Grand Avenue / 312.666.1695 www.funkybuddha.com The Hideout 1354 West Wabansia Avenue / 773.227.4433 www.hideoutchicago.com Hot House 31 East Balbo Drive / 312.362.9707 www.hothouse.net House of Blues 329 North Dearborn Avenue / 312.923.2000 or 312.559.1212 www.hob.com The Metro 3730 North Clark Street / 773.549.0203 www.jamusa.com Riviera Theatre 4746 North Racine Avenue / 773.275.6800 www.rivieratheatr.com Subterranean 2011 West North Avenue / 773.278.6600 www.subt.net Symphony Center 220 South Michigan Avenue / 312.294.3000 www.chicagosymphony.org http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002611 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002611 Your Urban Campus Books in the City 545 South State Street / 312.291.1111 Buy discounted college textbooks. Borders 150 North State Street/312.606.0750 www.bordersstores.com Columbia College Chicago Bookstore 624 South Michigan Avenue / 312.427.4860 www.columbia.bkstr.com Myopic Books 1564 North Milwaukee Avenue / 773.862.4882 www.myopicbookstore.com Powell's Book Store 828 South Wabash Avenue / 312.341.0748 www.powellschicago.com Prairie Avenue Bookshop 418 South Wabash Avenue / 800.474.2724 www.pabook.com Quimby's 1854 West North Avenue / 773.342.0910 www.quimbys.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002609 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002609 Your Urban Campus Aiko's Art Materials Import 3347 North Clark Street / 773.404.5600 Brudno Art Supply 29 East Balbo Avenue / 312.294.4100 Flax Art & Frame 220 South Wabash Avenue / 312.431.9588 Paper Source 232 West Chicago Avenue / 312.337.0798 Pearl Art & Craft Supplies 225 West Chicago Avenue / 312.915.0200 Utrecht Art & Drafting Center 332 South Michigan Avenue / 312.922.7565 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002607 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002607 Your Urban Campus Chase 850 South Wabash Avenue / 312.922.3930 www.chase.com Chicago Community Bank 47 West Polk Street / 312.588.1327 Walking distance from Columbia College campus. CitiBank Michigan and Monroe #44 100 South Michigan Avenue / 800.627.3999 There are special offers for Columbia College Chicago students/faculty staff. Currency Exchange 422 South Wabash Avenue / 312.427.9612 First American Bank 50 East Adams Street at Wabash Avenue / 312.782.5400 www.firstambank.com Lasalle Bank 201 South State Street / 312.922.9600 www.lasallebank.com MB Financial Bank 557 South State Street / 888.422.6562 www.mbfinancial.com http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002608 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002608 Your Urban Campus You are strongly advised to see your college advisor before you make the decision to withdraw from school. This is a decision that involves a loss of your time, effort, tuition, and credit - you should consider all of your alternatives. In the event that you must withdraw from school, first meet with a college advisor and then withdraw from your classes on OASIS. Please note that your failure to attend a class does not automatically result in an official withdrawal. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002606 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002606 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/buildinghours Fall and spring semester building hours are as follows: Monday - Friday 33 East Congress Parkway | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 600 South Michigan Avenue | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 624 South Michigan Avenue | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 619 South Wabash Avenue | 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. 623 South Wabash Avenue | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1006 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1014 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. 72 East 11th Street | 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1104 South Wabash Avenue | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1306 South Michigan Avenue | 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. 1415 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. 218 South Wabash Avenue | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 1112 South Wabash Avenue | 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1312 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday 33 East Congress Parkway | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 600 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 624 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 619 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 623 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 1006 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 1014 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 72 East 11th Street | 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. 1104 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 1306 South Michigan Avenue | 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1415 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 218 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 1112 South Wabash Avenue | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 1312 South Michigan Avenue | 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 33 East Congress Parkway | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 600 South Michigan Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 624 South Michigan Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 619 South Wabash Avenue | Closed - Closed 623 South Wabash Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1006 South Michigan Avenue | Closed - Closed 1014 South Michigan Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 72 East 11th Street | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1104 South Wabash Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1306 South Michigan Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1415 South Wabash Avenue | Closed - Closed 218 South Wabash Avenue | Closed - Closed 1112 South Wabash Avenue | Closed - Closed 1312 South Michigan Avenue | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. During holidays, summer, and break times, hours are greatly reduced. Please visit the Campus Environment Web page for the most updated information on building hours. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002506 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002506 Your Campus Be a Good Samaritan and turn found items to the security desk in the building where you found them. Then, as dictated by the laws of karma, that is where you will find your own lost items. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002511 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002511 Your Campus If you plan on driving, be forewarned that parking downtown is pricey and can be a big hassle, but there are several parking lots and garages around the South Loop. Shop around for the best bargain and ask about current special rates and student discounts, they’re available, just ask. The security desk in each building has a stamp to validate parking for participating lots. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002512 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002512 Your Campus Valedictorians are students selected to address the graduating class at one of the College’s Commencement ceremonies. A unique valedictorian is selected for each ceremony. Students are selected for this honor based on sustained academic excellence and other outstanding accomplishments that contribute to life at Columbia College, the community, and/or the arts. Students of superior academic achievement are considered for selection as the valedictorian. In addition, these students have: * A cumulative grade point average of 4.0, computed on all courses taken at Columbia College Chicago. * A record of consistent commitment to the Columbia curriculum; that is, those students who indicated a discipline early in their Columbia career and sustained interest and commitment. * A record of college and community service that extends beyond service-learning opportunities in the curriculum. * A strong recommendation from the college faculty. * A completion of an official major. * Fewer then 30 transfer credits. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002605 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002605 Policies & Procedures Code of Conduct (pdf) is primarily a positive guide to the creation of a community that encourages the personal and intellectual development of each person, and secondly, a list of behaviors that would interfere with the important work of the college community. Each student is expected to be thoroughly familiar with the academic and general requirements and polices of the college, as stated in the College Catalog, Student Informer Handbook, course schedule, and other official college materials and publications. In addition, it is understood that students assume responsibility for the behavior of their guests on campus. Students are expected to share information regarding college policies with their guests and to ensure that their guests’ behavior conforms to the college’s expectations. Faculty and staff are available to provide assistance and guidance to students concerning college requirements and policies; however, the responsibility for understanding and meeting college requirements rests with the student. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002604 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002604 Policies & Procedures Federal policy mandates that all students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 at the end of their fourth semester at the college to remain eligible for financial aid. If a student's grade point average is below 2.00 at the end of his or her fourth term, that student is notified in writing regarding his or her academic status and the loss of financial aid. All students must be in compliance with the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAP) and the Fourth Semester Policy (FSAP) to be in good academic standing and to be eligible for financial aid including student loans and/or to maintain financial aid eligibility. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002603 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002603 Policies & Procedures All Columbia College full-time and part-time students must meet the college's guidelines for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). All undergraduate students will be given a maximum of 186 attempted hours to complete their B.A., B.M.U.S, or B.F.A. degrees. During this time, students must successfully complete two thirds of their attempted semester hours each term and they must have a minimum, cumulative grade point average of 2.00. Transfer credit accepted from an accredited post-secondary institution will be included in the determination of a student's academic completion rate. Transfer credit will also affect the remaining total number of semesters a student has in which to satisfy Columbia's degree requirements. Accepted transfer credit will be the only component of a previous academic record to be incorporated into the computation of the academic completion rate upon enrollment at Columbia. Grades earned at another institution will not affect the student's grade point average at Columbia. Grades of Incomplete (I), Withdrawal (W), and Pass (P) are not included in the computation of the grade point average, but they do affect the completion rate. Grades of A, B, C, and D (including pluses and minuses) are included in the grade point calculation and count toward satisfying the minimum completion rate. Failure grades (F) affect the grade point average and completion rate adversely. Students who fail to meet the minimum required grade point average and/or completion rate will be subject to the following procedure: Following each semester of noncompliance, students will be notified in writing of their academic status. Students who are out of compliance with SAP must meet with their college advisor for counseling and academic clearance before registering for classes, and before receiving financial aid. Students should be aware that academic standing might affect financial aid eligibility. Students who are presently enrolled in their fourth term at the college at Probation status with a cumulative grade point average below 2.00 will be restricted from registering for future terms. If at the end of their fourth semester they regain good academic standing with a 2.00, or higher, cumulative grade point average, they will not be dismissed from the college and the restriction will be lifted. Following the fourth consecutive semester of noncompliance, students will be dismissed from the college for a minimum of two semesters. Written notification of academic dismissal will be sent to students at the conclusion of the fall, spring, and summer semesters of each academic year. In some instances, it is possible for a student to lose financial aid eligibility before reaching the point of academic dismissal. A dismissed student must attend another college or university and demonstrate academic progress at that institution in order to be eligible to resume a course of study at Columbia. Dismissed students are not eligible for any form of financial aid at Columbia until they regain satisfactory academic standing. To apply for readmission to the college after dismissal, the student must demonstrate a minimum of two semesters of academic progress at another institution of higher education. The student must also write a letter of petition explaining why they are seeking readmittance to the college and submit their letter to the College Advising Center. A college committee will make a timely decision regarding all petitions and the student will be notified. If readmitted, the student must regain compliance by achieving a 2.00 cumulative grade point average. Students who have attempted 186 credit hours and have not achieved their degree will be immediately dismissed from the college and will not be allowed to enroll in future semesters. They will also be immediately suspended from receiving federal financial aid. There are no probationary terms for maximum time frame. Recognizing that there may be extenuating and mitigating circumstances affecting student performance (e.g., critical personal circumstances, prior performance), the college allows students to appeal their academic progress status by submitting a written appeal to the associate director of college advising within 60 days after the end of the semester in question. Students have the right to appeal in writing the decision of the associate director of college advising to the assistant dean for student development. This committee consists of the provost, the dean of students (or his or her designated representatives), a faculty member, and the registrar (a nonvoting member). The decision of the Academic Standards Review Committee is final. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002602 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002602 Policies & Procedures If a Columbia student believes that s/he has been discriminated against because of a disability by any Columbia College Chicago personnel, s/he has the right to seek a review of such concerns. A student with a disability has the option of pursuing either an informal complaint or a formal grievance. If a student opts to pursue an informal complaint, s/he may later pursue a formal grievance if not satisfied with the resolution of the informal process. A student who is uncertain about filing a formal grievance may consult informally with the 504 coordinator, associate vice president and dean of students, or with personnel in the vice president of Academic Affairs’ office. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002600 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002600 Policies & Procedures Columbia's grading system is listed below. Grades reflect the instructor's evaluation of a student's achievement, improvement, effort, and motivation within the framework of this system. Grade | Description | Grade Points Awarded A | Excellent | 4.0 A- | 3.7 B+ | 3.3 B | Above Average | 3.0 B- | 2.7 C+ | 2.3 C | Average | 2.0 C- | 1.7 D | Below Average | 1.0 F | Failure | 0.0 P | Pass | 0.0 I | Incomplete | 0.0 W | Withdrawal | 0.0 The P (Pass) grade does not affect the grade point average (GPA). The pass/fail option must be declared before the end of the fourth week of class (or, in the summer semester, by the end of the first week of class) by completing a form obtained in the Records office. The instructor's approval is required. Once this form is submitted, the decision cannot be reversed. The I (incomplete) grade is issued when a student makes definite arrangements with the instructor to complete course work outside class before the next consecutive semester has ended. Grades of I automatically convert to F grades if course work is not satisfactorily completed by the end of the semester following the semester in which the grade of I was assigned. For this purpose, the summer semester is considered a regular semester. If medical excuses are part of the student's documentation for requesting an I grade, these must be submitted during the semester in which the incomplete is requested. A student may not complete the work for a course in which an I grade was received by enrolling in the same class in the next semester. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002599 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002599 Policies & Procedures The faculty member and the department chairperson in which the disputed grade was awarded resolve grade grievances. Every attempt should be made to resolve the grade grievance through consultations between the student and the instructor or among the student, instructor, and the department chairperson (or the subject-area coordinator when that person is charged with resolving grade grievances). In the event that these consultations fail to resolve the grievance, an appeal procedure is available to students, and for the procedure to go forward, written documentation is required. All documents must be dated. The grading and evaluation policies outlined in the course syllabus will form the basis for resolution of all grade grievances. 1. A grade grievance occurs when a student protests a grade awarded on the final grade roster. The grievance must be filed within three weeks of the student's receipt of the grade. 2. Every grade grievance must be submitted in writing by the student to the instructor who awarded the grade. The student must copy the department chairperson when the original grievance is submitted to the instructor. 3. The instructor must respond in writing to the student and send a copy to the department chairperson within 10 working days of receiving the grievance. 4. If the response from the instructor is not satisfactory to the student, a written petition of appeal to the department chairperson (or, in some departments, to the subject-area coordinator) must be submitted within two weeks of the instructor's written response. 5. The chairperson or coordinator must respond to the student's petition of appeal within two weeks of receipt of the petition. 6. If the decision of the chairperson or coordinator is unsatisfactory to the student, he or she may appeal to the dean of the appropriate school whose decision shall be made in a timely fashion and shall be final. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002598 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002598 Policies & Procedures Only an instructor can change a grade. The request by the instructor for a grade change must be submitted by the semester end following the term in which the original grade was awarded. Both the department chairperson and the dean of the appropriate school must approve the change. All grade changes will be reflected on your academic record in OASIS. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002597 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002597 Policies & Procedures Columbia faculty, staff, or employees who are convicted of a drug-related offense, which occurred in the workplace or on campus, must report in writing their conviction to Columbia College Chicago within five days of the conviction. A conviction means that you were found guilty or pleaded guilty, including a plea nolo contendere, or a sentence is imposed upon you by any judicial body that has responsibility to determine violations of the federal, state, or local criminal drug statutes. In addition to college sanctions, Illinois federal and local laws provide for fines and/or imprisonment for the unlawful possession, sale, manufacturer, or distribution of drugs or alcohol. The amount of the fines and the length of the imprisonment vary according to the type and amount of the substance involved, the offender's past record for such offenses, and a variety of other factors. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002595 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002595 Policies & Procedures We cannot tolerate the possession, use, or distribution of drugs while on college property. Besides being dangerous for you, other employees, faculty, students, and family, it is against the law. In regard to students visiting or living in the Residence Center, please refer to the Resident Handbook. If you unlawfully manufacture, distribute, use, sell, or possess narcotics, illegal drugs, or controlled substances on college premises or at college-sponsored events, both on and off-campus, disciplinary action will be taken and your affiliation with the college may be terminated, even if it is a first offense. You may also be prosecuted for a criminal offense. An illegal drug includes any drug which is not legally obtainable in the United States, or which is legally obtainable, but is being used in a manner different from that prescribed by a doctor of medicine or intended by the manufacturer. Over-the-counter or prescription medication which is prescribed by a doctor and is being used for its intended purpose, is not considered an illegal drug. It is college policy that faculty, administration, and staff are strictly prohibited from consuming, serving, or allowing students to consume or serve alcoholic beverages on college premises and at events, meetings, or informal gatherings sponsored by the college when students are present. Students are not permitted to possess or consume alcohol at college-sponsored events on or off campus. Violation of this policy will result in discipline, which may include immediate suspension or expulsion of students or suspension without pay or termination of employees. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002594 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002594 Policies & Procedures The Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 recognize that all employees, faculty, and students have the right to a workplace and educational environment that is drug free. On a more personal level, we are also committed to providing individuals with counseling, referral, or rehabilitation programs for drug and alcohol abuse. As a result of these acts, Columbia College Chicago is required to review college policy regarding drug and alcohol abuse and communicate this policy and the mandates of the acts. While it is not our intention to intrude into your private life, we hold unalterably that an individual's involvement with substance abuse, whether on or off campus, has an impermissible impact on the college's environment, and is an entirely justifiable institutional concern. Please read the following policy carefully, it will be strictly enforced. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002593 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002593 Policies & Procedures You can make changes to your schedule on OASIS. The official revision period is the first week of classes and this is the only time during which you may add courses to your schedule. You may drop, however, through the second week of classes and withdraw through the eighth week of classes for fall and spring schedules (please check the summer course schedule for summer guidelines). If you drop a course before the end of the second week in a semester, it will not appear on your record. Course withdrawals between the third and eighth week will appear on your record as "W," which may affect your compliance with satisfactory academic progress - please consult with your academic advisor before you decide to withdraw from a class. There is no charge for course changes that are made during the official revision period. Class fees are not refundable after the second week of classes and if you are receiving financial aid, please be aware that dropping courses may affect the type and amount of aid you receive - please meet with a financial services advisor to get all the information before you change your schedule. The tuition reduction schedule is as follows: Fall & Spring Semesters Week One: reduced 100% Week Two: reduced 100% After Week Two: full tuition charges apply Summer Semester Week One: reduced 100%, charged 0% Week Two - Eight: full tuition charges apply J-session 2009 Monday, January 5 - Saturday, January 24, 2009 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002592 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002592 Policies & Procedures Students are expected to attend classes and to complete assignments as required by the instructor. They should expect their academic progress to suffer if they miss three or more classes in a single course during the semester. Please note that your failure to attend a class does not automatically result in an official withdrawal. Unless you complete the withdrawal process on OASIS, you can be assigned a failing grade. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002590 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002590 Policies & Procedures Students are eligible for the Dean's List if they are full-time students (12 or more credit hours per semester) and have an earned grade point average of 3.75 or higher for the term. The Dean's List for each school of the college is announced for the fall and spring semesters. Students may graduate with honors if their final cumulative grade point average is 3.5 or higher. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002591 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002591 Policies & Procedures If you desire assistance or counseling, or want to participate in a program for the prevention of drug abuse, contact the director of counseling services who will refer you to available counseling resources and drug abuse treatment programs on a confidential basis. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002589 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002589 Policies & Procedures Columbia is proud to have clear and reasonable academic requirements and students must meet these requirements to remain in good academic standing with the college. However, under extraordinary and exceptional circumstances, a student may present a written petition to the dean of the appropriate school requesting an exception or waiver of a departmental academic requirement. Exceptions are made only on rare occasions and are based on the specific circumstances at hand. A designated representative of the dean will review the petition and determine whether an exception to or waiver of an academic requirement is appropriate and that decision will be final. For more information on academic petitions, see your college advisor in the College Advising Center. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002587 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002587 Policies & Procedures Discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, or religion are illegal. Copies of Columbia's Anti-discrimination and Harassment Policy may be obtained in the Dean of Students office (623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 301) or the Office of Human Resources (623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 501). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002588 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002588 Policies & Procedures Academic Affairs website. Students at Columbia College enjoy significant freedom of artistic expression and are encouraged to stretch their scholarly and artistic boundaries. However, the college prohibits all forms of academic dishonesty. For present purposes, “academic dishonesty” is understood as the appropriation and representation of another’s work as one’s own, whether such appropriation includes all or part of the other’s work or whether it comprises all or part of what is represented as one’s own work (plagiarism). Appropriate citation avoids this form of dishonesty. In addition, “academic dishonesty” includes cheating in any form, the falsification of academic documents, or the falsification of works or references for use in class or other academic circumstances. When such dishonesty is discovered, the consequences to the student can be severe. When a faculty member of the college has evidence that a student has represented another student’s work as his or her own or has engaged in any other form of academic dishonesty, the faculty member, in consultation with the chairperson of the department or the chairperson’s designated representative, may lower the student’s grade, fail the student, or apply such other sanctions as may be appropriate. The faculty member is required to notify the student promptly of the discovery. The student may meet with the faculty member to seek redress from the accusation or from any proposed sanction, but if no mutually satisfactory resolution can be reached, a written and dated appeal may be made within two weeks of the meeting to the chairperson of the department or a designated representative. A copy of any such appeal must also be sent to the faculty member. Within two weeks of receiving the appeal, the chairperson or designee will meet with the student and, if mutually agreeable, will include the faculty member in the meeting. If this meeting fails to resolve the issue, a written and dated appeal may be made within two weeks to the dean of the appropriate school. The dean’s decision shall be final and shall be rendered in a timely fashion. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002586 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002586 Policies & Procedures Students who wish to repeat an undergraduate course are permitted to repeat the course according to the following regulations: 1. The course in question may not be repeated for credit; that is, the Academic Forgiveness policy does not apply to courses designated R (repeatable). 2. The student's repeat registration is for a course that carries the same number and title as the course that he or she initially failed. 3. The grade achieved in the repeated course (whether higher, lower, or the same) is recorded on the student's academic record, counts toward satisfying the minimum completion rate, and is included in the grade point calculation. 4. The course title and the original grade remain on the student's academic record but are not calculated in the grade point average. 5. The student's academic record will always reflect the academic transaction and Satisfactory Academic Progress compliance status that is true for each semester of enrollment. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002585 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002585 Policies & Procedures Sometimes it can be hard to figure out which end is up with all of the offices and people you need to know to get around the college. It might be helpful to review Columbia’s basic academic structure, so that you will be able to tell your provost from your dean from your president. Columbia is an arts and media college (the largest in the country, by the way) that is divided into three schools: the School of Media Arts, the School of Fine & Performing Arts, and the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The president leads the entire college, with oversight of both academic and nonacademic sides. Reporting directly to the president on the academic side is the provost, and the provost oversees the deans who lead each of Columbia’s three schools. Each dean oversees the department chairpersons and program directors that run the departments and programs in their school. Confused yet? Basically, when you need issues resolved, you should start with your individual faculty member who will then help you navigate the chain of command as necessary. Academic Departments Steven Kapelke, Provost & Senior Vice-President Louise Love, Vice-President for Academic Affairs THE SCHOOL OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS Eliza Nichols, Dean Art & Design (Jay Wolke, Chair) Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (J. Dennis Rich, Chair) Dance (Bonnie Brooks, Chair) Dance/Movement Therapy (Susan Imus, Chair) Fiction Writing (Randy Albers, Chair) Music (Richard Dunscomb, Chair) Photography (Bob Thall, Chair) Theater (John Green, Chair) THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Deborah Holdstein, Dean ASL - English Interpretation (Carly Flagg-Campbell, Chair) Early Childhood Education (Carol Ann Stowe, Director) Educational Studies (Ava Belisle-Chatterjee, Chair) English (Kenneth Daley, Chair) First-Year Seminar (Robert Lagueux, Director) Humanities, History and Social Sciences (Lisa Brock, Chair) Science & Mathematics (Constantin Rasinariu, Chair) THE SCHOOL OF MEDIA ARTS Doreen Bartoni, Dean Audio Arts & Acoustics (Pantelis Vassilakis, Chair) Film/Video (Bruce Sheridan, Chair) Interactive Arts & Media (Annette Barbier, Chair) Interdisciplinary Arts (Michelle Citron, Chair) Journalism (Nancy Day, Chair) Marketing Communications (Margaret Sullivan, Chair) Radio (Barbara Calabrese, Chair) Television (Michael Niederman, Chair) http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002584 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002584 Student Support Pepe Vargas, Executive Director 33 East Congress Parkway, Fourth Floor, 312.431.1330, The International Latino Cultural Center's mission is to develop, promote, and increase awareness of Latino cultures among Latinos and other communities through film and video events, education, and other art forms. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002581 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002581 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.sciviz.colum.edu Zafra Lerman, Head 624 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.7180 The Institute for Science Education & Science Communication or Science Institute, addresses the challenges associated with effectively teaching the sciences, spearheads new initiatives in science visualization, science communication, and public understanding of science, and continues to develop associations with the national and international scientific communities. The Science Institute offers an ambitious schedule of outreach activities for the Columbia community and the public, and works with public and private school teachers, parents, and students in the inner-city. The Science Institute offers a designated study space with library resources, mentoring, and peer tutoring on call for Columbia students. All outreach activities are open to the college community. The Science Institute is involved in basic and applied science, science education and research, and in advocacy activities including scientific freedom, human rights, and using science as a bridge to peace. The institute promotes public understanding of current environmental science by sponsoring lecture series, cultural events such as theater productions, dances, and films that address topics of science. The Science Institute has been recognized with many awards and grants. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002579 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002579 Student Support www.colum.edu/institutewomengender Jane M. Saks, Executive Director 218 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 7 / 312.369.8829 The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts and Media works to deepen understanding and appreciation of how issues relating to women, gender, creativity, and community shape social policy, culture, history, and critical theory. Within this framework, the institute addresses ideas of access, representation, equity, and participation, as well as race and class, using the arts and media as a central means of research, engagement, public education, and advocacy. The institute offers a wide range of public programs including exhibitions, performances, and panel discussions, and supports new research and creative work through its Fellowship program. Enhancing student learning and contributing to new bodies of knowledge are central to the institute’s purpose. The institute achieves this through curricular intersections at Columbia and far reaching educational collaborations with other cultural, civic, and academic organizations based locally, nationally, and internationally. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002580 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002580 Directory of Affiliated Programs www.colum.edu/ccap David Flatley, Executive Director 1112 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 209 | 312.369.8861 The Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP) was established in 1998 to support Columbia’s commitment to civic engagement and service learning, bringing the creative experience of art to all partners involved. Through reciprocal partnerships with Columbia College, community-based organizations, and public schools in Chicago and Evanston, CCAP facilitates opportunities for Columbia College students and faculty to collaboratively develop and implement youth-arts and literacy programming. Current initiatives include ArtUP, Arts Integration Mentorship Project (Project AIM), the Arts in Youth and Community Development (AYCD) graduate program (offered through the AEMM department), Community Schools, the Illinois Parent Information Resource Center (funded by the U.S. Department of Education), Upward Bound, and Urban Missions. To find out more about specific opportunities for Columbia College students and faculty, please call 312.369.8861 or visit www.colum.edu/ccap. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002576 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/directory_of_affiliated_progra/#002576 Directory of Affiliated Programs http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002573 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002573 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/commencement Saturday/Sunday, May 15-16, 2010 Jill Summers, Director of College-wide Events | 312.369.7459 Hey, graduating seniors and graduate students, don’t miss Columbia’s commencement ceremony. It’s important. It is a gala affair and unique among collegiate graduation ceremonies. Student talent is featured throughout and Columbia’s list of honorees is always inspirational. Ceremony dates, times, locations, and everything graduation related (including information on applying for graduation and completing your graduation audit) is posted online. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002557 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002557 Communities www.colum.edu/convocation Jill Summers, Director of College-wide Events | 312.369.7459 Thursday, September 3: Noon - 3 p.m. Grant Park at Balbo and Columbus Drives Convocation is how Columbia welcomes students to its unique creative community. It is an annual event featuring a ceremonial assembly with Columbia’s president, a student services expo, and a catered party with live bands, performance art, spectacle, and more! Convocation showcases the talents of current students and alumni and is a required event for all new freshmen! Contact the Office of College-wide Events for more information. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002558 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002558 Communities www.colum.edu/manifest Jennifer Friedrich, Festival Coordinator | 312.369.7459 Friday, May 14, 2010 Manifest is a single day, urban arts festival featuring the work of graduating students from every department on campus, the Transmission art car festival, the TICTOC performance series, the Student Programming Board (SPB) music stage, local and national acts, our campus-wide ArtWalk & Sale, and more! All departmental year-end events that showcase or celebrate the work of graduating students are considered part of Manifest, and every graduating student should get involved. Watch for more information in mid-April and trust us, you do not want to be left out of Manifest. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002559 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002559 Student Support www.aemmp.colum.edu/aemmprecords 312.369.7677 Email: aemmprecords@colum.edu The Columbia Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Program or AEMMP is a student run, small independent record label in conjunction with the Decision Making Music Business course. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002561 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002561 Student Support www.columbiachronicle.com 33 East Congress Parkway, Suite 224 | 312.369.8999 Stay informed about events and issues that relate to the Columbia community by picking up a copy of the award-winning, student-run newspaper every Monday during the fall and spring semesters. Stands are located in the lobbies of all campus buildings. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002562 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002562 Student Support Columbia Poetry Review (CPR) is a student edited, nationally distributed literary journal. Each issue contains the work of such reputable poets as Denise Duhamel, Tess Gallagher, Kimiko Hahn, Timothy Liu, Alice Notley, Ed Roberson, and Rosmarie Waldrop, as well as the best student writing submitted to the review. Poems from CPR 16 and 18 were selected for inclusion in The Best American Poetry. Both undergraduate and graduate students edit the magazine. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002563 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002563 Student Support Court Green is a poetry journal published annually in association with the English department and edited by Arielle Greenberg, Tony Trigilio, and David Trinidad. Each issue features a “dossier” on a special topic or theme. You are encouraged to submit poetry for the journal and the special dossier section each year from February 1 - May 1. Email submissions are not accepted. Copies are available for $10 each through the address above. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002564 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002564 Student Support www.colum.edu/wcrx 312.369.8150 WCRX, 88.1 FM is Columbia’s 100-watt, noncommercial, and student staffed and managed radio station. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002567 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002567 Student Support Hair Trigger features work by visiting artists to the Fiction Writing department, as well as the best student fiction submitted to the anthology. Hair Trigger is edited and produced by students in the Fiction Writing department, and features award winning graduate and undergraduate work. Publications are available for purchase in the Columbia bookstore. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002568 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002568 Student Support www.frequencytelevision.com 312.369.8524 The Television department is home to Columbia’s television station Frequency TV. The station offers a great experience for you to manage, operate, and create programing for the station, which is viewed throughout the campus and dormitories. Opportnities exist for students of all departments to contribute to Frequency TV through course work, auditions, or volunteering. Frequency TV is dedicated to highlighting student work, entertainment, informational programming, and campus life at Columbia. Frequency TV also provides the college with coverage of events including Manifest and the president’s annual State of the College Address. Programs scheduled for airing include: Newsbeat A biweekly live newscast, written and produced by students in the Journalism and Television departments. Out On A Limb Columbia’s Emmy nominated, premiere sketch comedy showcase produced by the Television department and written, produced, directed, and performed by Columbia students. The show airs locally on WYCC-TV, Channel 20, in Chicago. Windows Anthology A drama anthology series produced, written, directed, and performed by Television and Theater department students. Exposure A 30-minute program produced, shot, and edited by students in the Television department. This program profiles Columbia faculty, staff, and in their fields of expertise. Reel Stuff A profile of student film, video, animation, and documentary projects shot and edited by students in the Television department. Hot Spots Created by the students in the Television department, this fast paced entertainment program visits different venues around Chicago. Metro Minutes Television and Journalism department students write, produce, shoot, and report news updates that feature Columbia’s students, faculty, programs, and events. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002569 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002569 Student Support Jill Summers, Director 623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 | 312.369.7459 The Office of College-wide Events is responsible for programming many of Columbia’s events and traditions including New Student Convocation, commencement, Manifest, the Graduation Block Party, and Parent Weekend. The Office also programs a number of performance-based events including the wildly popular Big Mouth, Wise Ass, Silver Tongue, and Lunchtime Music Series’ and oversees the Parent website and newsletter. You can find more information about each of these events in the (the Traditions section) tab of this book. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002570 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002570 Student Support www.colum.edu/criticalencounters Kevin Fuller, Critical Encounters Faculty Fellow | kgfuller@colum.edu Lott Hill, Associate Director for Civic Engagement | lhill@colum.edu Critical Encounters is an ongoing series of yearlong college-wide examinations of important social issues that focus, challenge, and complicate the thinking of all members of the Columbia College Chicago community. Through the curriculum, class work, co-curricular activities, and a variety of public events such as art exhibitions, performances, and multimedia communications, Critical Encounters will enable faculty, students, staff, and the community to voluntarily collaborate toward a more complex understanding of the role and responsibility of the arts and media in shaping public attitudes, opinions, and knowledge. In the 2008-09 academic year, Critical Encounters: Human|Nature will examine the relationships and tensions between humankind and the natural world. We will consider how factors such as the culture, wealth, geography, and history of societies have influenced humanity’s stewardship, exploitation, understanding, and artistic representations of the natural environment. The initiative will investigate how past actions have resulted in local and global environmental crises and weigh potential solutions. Human|Nature will survey how societies either choose to collectively protect their shared resources or retreat from cooperation and the impact these decisions have had on humanity and human rights. Human| Nature will also gauge the impact of the natural world on human development by considering how nature has shaped the shared human experience as well as exploring the degree to which individual values, qualities, and desires are either naturally imbued or socially nurtured. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#002572 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/traditions/#002572 Traditions E.J. Talbot, Veteran’s Advisor 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 300 | 312.369.7131 Columbia awards credit for military service and for certain areas of training. There is an advisor on hand to help you explore all the benefits to which you are entitled. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002554 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002554 Student Support Beverly Anderson, Assistant Dean 623 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 301 / 312.369.8595 The Student Health and Support staff assists students in reaching their academic goals through advocacy and education that promote health and well-being. The Student Health and Support offices, which include Counseling Services, Student Relations, Services for Students with Disabilities, Interpreting Services, and the Student Health Center, are managed by the assistant dean of Student Health and Support. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002548 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002548 Student Support www.colum.edu/engagement Aldo Guzman, Director 916 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 4 / The Loft |312.369.6924 The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) oversees the operations of student organizations at Columbia College Chicago, which include social, political, cultural, athletic, curriculum-based, and special interest undergraduate and graduate groups. The OSE provides support to these organizations in the forms of recognition, funding, training, and professional development opportunities, while also housing the Student Life Advisory Board organizations which include the Student Organizations Council (SOC), the Student Government Association (SGA), the Fitness Athletics and Recreation (FAR), the Residence Hall Association (RHA), and the Student Programming Board (SPB). In addition, OSE manages the operations of the Fitness Center and provides an array of recreational activities which include intramurals, tournaments, and excursions. The Loft, located on the fourth floor of 916 South Wabash Avenue, is the centralized location and meeting space for all student organizations and club sports. Getting involved is easy, just stop by The Loft or contact the Office of Student Engagement at 312.369.6924 for more information. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002549 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002549 Student Support www.colum.edu/students The student website is the gateway to campus and community life at Columbia College. The site features "The Columbia College Event of the Day," which highlights a major event on campus each day for students, as well as informs you of important news and information for both undergraduate and graduate students. Go to www.colum.edu/students to access the Portfolio Center, the College Advising Center, Student Counseling & Health Support, College-wide Events, Student Leadership, Student Employment, Multicultural Affairs, New Student Programs, Athletics & Fitness, and other resources designed to help students succeed in college and life. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002551 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002551 Columbia Basics www.colum.edu/transferevaluation Susan Sindlinger, Director 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 705 | 312.369.7984 The Transfer Evaluation office evaluates transcripts from previous colleges for those of you who transferred to Columbia. The office also maintains the articulation of courses with select community colleges and reviews courses for students planning to study abroad. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002552 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002552 Student Support Virtual Advisor to navigate through the options available to you. You will find information regarding Columbia's tuition and fees and services such as Payer Identity Plans, designed to assist you in paying your bill. We look forward to partnering with you through the process of financing your education. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002547 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002547 Student Support www.colum.edu/studentemployment Maxine Evans, Director Vickie Hayes, Coordinator Evonne Mathews, Database Administrator 623 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 313 | 312.369.8521 Working on campus allows you to be close to class, meet other students, and network with faculty and staff. Federal work-study and non work-study jobs are posted online at www.colum.edu/columbiaworks. Come to the Student Employment office if you want to apply for on-campus jobs. Visit colum.edu/studentemployment for additional information. Off campus jobs and internships are also posted on the ColumbiaWorks website. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002546 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002546 Student Support www.colum.edu/scimathcenter 618 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.7730 M-Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat.: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Science & Math Learning Center (SMLC) is part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. It offers help to empower and enhance the learning skills of all Columbia College Chicago students. Additionally, the SMLC offers academic support, assistance with science and math classes, and can help you with other curriculum concepts. The tutors are certified members of the National Tutoring Association (NTA). The SMLC offers tutoring in either individual or group settings and encourages students to come in often. The SMLC also provides students with a fully functioning library that contains all textbooks used in the science and math classes. Books are available to you with a valid Campus Card. Upon approval, you can use the books while in the library; these books cannot be checked out. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002543 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002543 Student Support www.colum.edu/ssd Sandra K. Saunders, Coordinator 623 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 304| 312.369.8134 The Services for Students with Disabilities Office (SSD) coordinates support services for students with disabilities and assists in providing successful educational experiences for students with disabilities while you attend Columbia College Chicago. Services for Students with Disabilities provides services for students in need of accommodation based upon the limitations caused by disabilities. The SSD has a dedicated lab with adaptive equipment and software and works with professors to provide in class or other on campus accommodations. The office provides services to all students who self identify and provide verification of your disability. Students with a disability must register with SSD in order to receive accommodations based upon their disability. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002544 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002544 Student Support www.colum.edu/security A security station is located on the first floor of every Columbia building during hours of operation. In case of an emergency such as an accident, illness, or other urgent situation, there are emergency call boxes located in the hallways of all buildings for immediate notification of security personnel. In case of a critical incident, call 911 first and then notify the security station located in your building or call the Security Dispatch Center at 312.369.6804. For information pertaining to emergency response procedures, contact information, safety and security tips, and a host of other departmental resources, please visit the Office of Campus Safety and Security's website at www.colum.edu/security. You also can reach Security Personnel by dialing: 312.369.7729 Director of Campus Safety & Security 312.369.7595 Assistant Director of Campus Security 312.369.7308 Security Services Manager 312.369.6804 Plymouth Court Residence Center Security 312.369.8326 Sherwood Conservatory of Music 312.369.6112 72 East 11th Street Security 312.369.8888 33 East Congress Parkway Security 312.369.7111 600 South Michigan Avenue Security 312.369.7666 624 South Michigan Avenue Security 312.369.6222 1006 South Michigan Avenue Security 312.369.6222 1014 South Michigan Avenue Security 312.369.8326 1306 South Michigan Avenue Security 312.369.7555 623 South Wabash Avenue Security 312.369.6888 1104 South Wabash Avenue Security 312.369.6888 1112 South Wabash Avenue Security 312.369.6666 1415 South Wabash Avenue Security http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002542 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002542 Student Support www.colum.edu/records Marvin Cohen, Director & Registrar 600 South Michigan Avenue, Room 611 | 312.369.7224 Do ever wonder where your permanent record resides? You guessed it, proof of your existence thus far may be found in Columbia’s Records office. The Records office can help you with registration and program revision, transcript requests, change of address requests, and verifying or updating your immunization records. The Records office can also provide you with requests for verification of attendance or loan deferments, Life Experience, and Pass/Fail forms. In addition, Columbia College Chicago encourages all students to participate in the electoral process by registering to vote, and voting in every election. To expedite this process, voter registration forms for the State of Illinois are available to you in the Records office. According to Illinois law, you must register to vote at least 28 days prior to each election to be eligible to vote in that election. You may also access voter registration forms from the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.state.il.us. Finally, the National Mail Voter Registration Form allows you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States. You may access this form at www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002541 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002541 Student Support www.colum.edu/portfolio Tim Long, Director 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 307 | 312.369.7280 The Portfolio Center has a variety of programs and events to help you visualize, build, and present your portfolio. An abundance of resources live on our website including articles, podcasts, and quick guides to specific portfolio strategies. Production services will help you document, edit, record, and design your final materials. Reviews and events will get you and your work in front of industry professionals for networking and advice. Meanwhile, get your work online with WebAgent, our Web building and hosting system- available to all students. Think portfolios! http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002540 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002540 Student Support www.colum.edu/multiculturalaffairs Sheila Carter, Executive Director Scott Tharp, Coordinator 618 South Michigan Avenue/ Floor 4 | 312.369.7569 Columbia College Chicago is extremely proud of its diverse student body. To creatively bring into focus current issues pertaining to Columbia’s various constituencies, Multicultural Affairs encompasses African-American Cultural Affairs, Asian/Asian-American Cultural Affairs, International Student Affairs, Latino Cultural Affairs, and LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community. The offices are dedicated to serve as advocates for you to explore opportunities and face the challenges of campus life, while providing a safe and supportive environment for you to voice concerns and get advice. This office is a great place to get referrals to campus and community resources, take advantage of services and programs that will enhance your Columbia experience, and get involved in campus life. Multicultural Affairs sponsors programs and events throughout the semester and students may drop in or call for an appointment. Multicultural Affairs sponsors an extensive calendar of events throughout the year including: Multicultural Welcome Week Activities (August/September), Profile Diversity Weeks of Cultural Celebration (September), Family Reunion (September), Peer Support Program (Mentorship Program), Tips on Tuesdays (Life Skills Workshops), Cultural Journey Series, Multicultural Graduate Student Group, and “Queer in Color” (March). Please visit the website for a full list of Multicultural Affairs programs and activities. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002537 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002537 Communities www.colum.edu/newstudents Emily Easton, Director 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 303 | 312.369.8675 At Columbia, we understand the first year transition can be daunting, even frightening. That is why we created an office dedicated to helping you and your parents replace any fears and anxiety with excitement and understanding. The Office of New Student Programs and Orientation exists to meet this challenge. Together, with the Division of Student Affairs, our office will plan for your arrival and make sure you have access to the most current information. Orientation & Registration This information filled, day-long, mandatory program is for new students. Orientation is a day dedicated to acclimating you to your new home away from home. Students attend programs to help gain an understanding of academic departments, co-curricular opportunities, and student life. Also, students are welcome to bring along a parent or a guest or two. Parents and family attend sessions on partnering with Columbia staff and faculty, their student’s body of work, and the student transition. Weeks of Welcome Weeks of Welcome take place the few weeks right before classes start each semester. These weeks are specifically designed to help you meet other students and connect you with the city of Chicago. So do you want to know your way around Chicago and avoid getting trampled on the El? Do you want to get to know a faculty member? Do you want to meet some friends? Do you want free food? Do you want to know where your classes are so you don't look like a lost freshman or transfer student? Yes, we thought so. So take advantage of these programs. So get to your computer and take a gander at colum.edu/wow. First Year Experience You're lucky because Columbia College offers ongoing experiences geared toward first year students: to continue their transition, to learn more about Columbia, and to enhance the first year on campus. First year students will continue to get lots more information on what opportunities your first year experience can include. Throughout the year, visit colum.edu/newstudentinfo to continue to check for ongoing events, opportunities, and programs only for first year students-- both transfer and freshmen. National Society of Collegiate Scholars The Office of New Student Programs and Orientation advises the Columbia chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCD). The group is one of the largest student organizations on campus. It is the only organization on campus that honors students for their academic achievements. Freshmen and sophomore students with a 3.4 GPA or better and who rank in the top 20% of their class are invited to join. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002538 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002538 Communities www.lib.colum.edu 624 South Michigan Avenue | 312.369.7900 Housed on five floors, the Columbia College Chicago library provides a setting for you to read, study, watch films, listen to music, and learn how to find and evaluate information for papers, projects, and personal interests. The library is also part of the college’s artistic community through its Art in the Library program, which showcases student, faculty, and staff art four times during the year. The library also keeps an archive of graduate student/graduate alum theses, which can be searched for through the online database and perused in house. Our collections feature: •260,000+ books •1,400 journal and magazine titles •13,800 electronic journals and magazines •16,000 films, DVDs, and videocassettes •10,000 music CDs •120,000+ images in both slide and digital format •100+ electronic databases for searching magazine and journal articles, accessible both on and off campus. The library supports your academic work with resources suited to your studies at Columbia and has one of the most comprehensive collections of art and photography books in Illinois. The library also offers a collection of current career books selected especially for Columbia students. These books are available for use in the Career Corner section located on the fifth floor of the library. WiFi access is available on all floors of the library for your convenience. Our newly expanded third floor provides additional tables and seating for your convenience and comfort. Internet access is available on all computers in the library, and Microsoft Office Suite software is currently available on second and third floor computers. Plans are in place to expand access throughout the library in the near future. A Quick Print station is available on the first floor for printing out documents only Need help with a research paper or class project? Our knowledgeable and friendly reference librarians are available: •in person at the second floor Reference Desk •by instant messaging or email through our Ask-a-Librarian service •to meet with you in scheduled, one-on-one research consultations You may check out books at more than 75 academic libraries in our consortium just by showing your Campus Card. For example, Columbia students have borrowing privileges at local academic libraries, such as the School of the Art Institute, Robert Morris, Roosevelt, DePaul, and UIC. Or, you can request materials from more than 14,000 libraries worldwide through our Interlibrary Loan service. Need a refreshment between classes? Be sure to stop by the Coffee Bar located on the first floor, featuring coffee, hot chocolate, and an assortment of teas. Need a place for group study? The library now has six group study rooms available for students on the third floor. Rooms can accommodate from 4-8 students, depending on the room selected for use. Group study rooms are available during the hours the library is open. Fall and Spring Semester Hours M - Th: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri.: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun.: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Summer Session Hours M - Th: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays J - Session Hours M - Th: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays Intersession and Breaks M - Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Sundays http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002535 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002535 Your Campus www.colum.edu/interpreting Shelley M. Engstrom-Kestel, Coordinator 623 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 304 | 312.369.8295/V or 312.360.8178/TT The Interpreting Services office provides and coordinates resources and support services for Deaf and hard of hearing students in classes, course related activities, and campus wide-events. Students requesting interpreters should contact the coordinator of Interpreting Services as soon you are accepted into the college to make the necessary arrangements for services. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002534 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002534 Student Support http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002533 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002533 Communities Multicultural Affairs' website under the Office of International Student Affairs. Waivers must be approved to avoid being charged for the insurance. For more information, please contact the Office of International Student Affairs at 312.369.7458. ]]> http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002531 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002531 Student Support www.colum.edu/fitness Mark Brticevich, Coordinator 731 South Plymouth Court, Fitness Center | 312.369.6920 As a Columbia student, you have free access to this workout facility. All you need to use the facilities is your Campus Card. You can work on life fitness, career specific training, or rehab an injury at these facilities. For more information, call 312.341.2430 or 312.369.6920. Columbia offers club sports such as baseball, basketball, men’s soccer, coed soccer, lacrosse, fencing, hip-hop dance club, and the Columbia dance club. Team try outs will take place each semester. For club sports, contact the Student Fitness, Athletics, and Recreation Association at 312.369.6917. Free Martial Arts, Yoga, Aerobics, and Abs classes are available on most evenings and on Saturdays. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002529 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002529 Student Support www.colum.edu/shc 731 South Plymouth Court | 312.369.6830 M, W, & F: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. T & Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Please check the website for summer hours. Columbia’s Health Center is designed to meet many of your immediate health needs and a nurse practitioner or physician is onsite Monday through Friday to help you. Professional services and minor testing (including strep, mono, blood/sugar glucose levels, and urine testing) are done free of charge. Only students with a valid Campus Card are eligible for treatment. Appointments can be made over the phone and are preferred. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002530 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002530 Student Support www.colum.edu/alumni National Alumni Office - Chicago, IL General Inquiries: 600 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 400 | 312.369.7802 Email: alumni@colum.edu National Director of Alumni Relations Joshua Culley-Foster 312.369.8611 or jculleyfoster@colum.edu West Coast Alumni Office – Hollywood, CA 323.469.0443 or wcalumni@colum.edu Director of Alumni Relations - West Coast Sarah Schroeder: 323.469.0443 or sschroeder@colum.edu or All alumni are automatically members of the Columbia Alumni Association & Network (CAAN). Please be sure to register on the Alumni Loop to receive information about helpful alumni programs. The Alumni Loop - alumni website also includes information about: Alumni Insurance – Health, home, auto, & more, don’t get dropped. Take advantage of our group rate and save. Online Directory – Find and connect with alumni working for your dream company or in cities across the country. Career resources – Join monthly networking meetings, professional workshops, and online career search through thousands of opportunities on the Alumni Job Board. Seniors - be sure to pick up your alumni card for continued access to Columbia resources: Open computer labs, library, partner discounts, and more! http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002516 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002516 Communities www.colum.edu/advising Brian Marth, Director, Media Arts | Liberal Arts & Sciences Keri Walters, Director, Fine & Performing Arts | Special Populations 623 South Wabash Avenue, Room 300 | 312.369.7645 M-Th: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The College Advising Center helps you identify and take responsibility for your academic and career goals. If you are a new student, you need to meet with your college advisor at least once during your first year at Columbia. Continuing students should see your college advisor for help on general academic requirements and personal issues, especially if you are having academic difficulties. Your college advisor will help you navigate Columbia, choose a major, and plan your schedule. Make an appointment early and get to know your college advisor. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002515 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002515 Student Support Columbia College Chicago Main Line: 312.663.1600 Admissions 312.369.7130 College Advising Center 312.369.7645 African-American Cultural Affairs 312.369.7994 Alumni Relations 312.369.8611 Asian Cultural Affairs 312.369.8664 [C]Spaces 312.369.6650 College-wide Events 312.369.7459 Conaway Achievement Project 312.369.8132 Counseling Services 312.369.8700 Dean of Students 312.369.7221 LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community 312.369.8594 Health Center 312.369.6830 International Student Affairs 312.369.8557 Latino Cultural Affairs 312.369.7569 New Student Programs & Orientation 312.369.8675 Student Employment/ColumbiaWorks 312.369.8521 Portfolio Center 312.369.7280 Records Office 312.369.7769 Residence Life 312.369.7803 Services for Students with Disabilities 312.369.8134/8296 Student Financial Services 866.705.0200 Student Health & Support 312.369.8595 Student Organizations & Leadership 312.369.6791 Transfer Evaluation Office 312.369.7984 Vice President of Student Affairs 312.369.7606 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002514 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002514 Columbia Basics Fit-Plex 1140 South Wabash Ave / 312.922.3546 Walking distance from Columbia and there are special rates for Columbia College affiliates. Bally's Total Fitness 800 South Wells Street / 312.431.0100 Hilton Hotel 720 South Michigan Avenue / 312.922.4400 Special Rates are available for Columbia College Chicago affiliates for exercise facilities http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002629 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_urban_campus/#002629 Your Urban Campus www.colum.edu/cbmr 623 South Wabash, Suite 600 | 312.369.7559 The Center for Black Music Research (CBMR) documents, preserves, and disseminates information about the rich cultural legacy of black music by encouraging research in the full context of the black musical experience. As the only research facility of its kind in the world, the center has achieved national and international visibility through its website, library, and archives; scholarly publications; conferences on black music research; and live performances and lecture demonstrations presented by the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble The resources of the CBMR library and archives represent a unique, consolidated collection of materials relating to artists, performers, styles, and genres of black music. Students are welcome to use the collection for assignments related to black music and cultures around the world, particularly for music, humanities, and social science courses. The CBMR staff is available for guest lectures in Columbia classes and has presented information about topics such as the Black Arts Movement; Contemporary Africa; Latin American art, literature, and music; the blues as literature; and research methods in cultural studies. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002578 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002578 Student Support www.colum.edu/writingcenter 618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 1 | 312.369.8130 Fall and Spring: M- Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. F: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Summer: M-F: 9-5 p.m. The Writing Center is part of the Learning Studio at Columbia College Chicago. The mission of Writing Center is to provide a comfortable and supportive environment in which writers work closely with writing consultants to develop and strengthen writing skills. The goals of this effort are to improve communication skills and empower all writers. The center is open to you, and all members of the Columbia College community who wish to enrich language skills and become more confident writers. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002556 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/student_support/#002556 Student Support www.colum.edu/Academics/Academic_Calendars.php http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002504 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/columbia_basics/#002504 Columbia Basics Bicycles are good for the environment, urban congestion, and your health. But where can you park them? You can find permanent bicycle racks located outside each building on campus. It is a good idea to lock your bike with a very, very, very strong anti-theft device. Don’t bring your bike inside, it’s not allowed (except in the residence halls). http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002505 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/your_campus/#002505 Your Campus Convicted sex offenders are required by law to register with the local authorities, advising them of their location of residence and employment. Institutions of higher education are required by law to provide a statement advising the campus community where law enforcement agency information concerning registered sex offenders can be found. The contact information for Illinois is: Sex Registration Unit, 3510 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653, http://12.17.79.4/sexreg@ci.chi.il.us. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002601 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/policies_procedures/#002601 Policies & Procedures www.colum.edu/residencelife Mary Oakes, Director 731 South Plymouth Court | 312.369.7803 Residence Life provides a variety of housing options to suit your individual preferences. Housing is offered to approximately 2,500 students in four separate facilities. Apartments and suites are fully furnished and all facilities are conveniently located only steps away from the main campus buildings, and all near public transportation. All facilities provide the full residential living experience, complete with educational and social programs, a Residence Hall Association, and resident assistants to build community and assist students. For virtual tours and floor plans of different room types for on-campus housing, visit the website. http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002503 http://cms.colum.edu/student_handbook/communities/#002503 Communities