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Columbia College Honors Its Own With Honorary Degrees

Media Relations Assistant — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:59 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE HONORS ITS OWN WITH HONORARY DEGREES

Outgoing President Warrick L. Carter & Immediate Past Trustee Chairman Allen M. Turner to Receive Honorary Doctorates at Commencement Ceremonies this Weekend

CHICAGO (May 17, 2013) – This weekend, when Columbia College Chicago bestows honorary doctorates on distinguished icons in the arts and media, including legendary musician Herbie Hancock, the college also will honor two campus fixtures – Allen M. Turner, immediate past chairman of the board of trustees, and Dr. Warrick L. Carter, president of the college who will retire this summer.

Dr. Warrick L. Carter has served as President of Columbia College Chicago since 2000. Prior to joining Columbia, Dr. Carter was the Director of Entertainment Arts for Walt Disney Entertainment. During his tenure at Berklee College of Music he served as Dean of Faculty and then as Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs. His teaching experience includes appointments at Governors State University, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore and Northwestern University. As a composer and performer Dr. Carter has created works for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, has recorded on the Mark and Capital labels and performed in concert and at festivals worldwide. He serves on the boards and advisory boards of numerous civic, educational, and professional organizations including Interlochen, International House of Blues Foundation, Rotary International, and the Lincoln Library. He holds a M.Mus. and a Ph.D. in music education from Michigan State University.

Allen M. Turner is immediate past chairman of Columbia College Chicago’s Board of Trustees. Turner has served on Columbia’s board since 2002, and as chairman of the board since 2005. In 1965, he joined the family investment firm The Pritzker Organization where he became partner. He served on the board and as board chairman and numerous arts, education and professional organizations, including McCall’s Magazine and American Family Publishers, the Goodman Theater and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago. He has lectured on American Theater at Cambridge University and Yale University, was a lecturer at the School of Business Arts Management Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison and was recently appointed to the academic post of Professor at Tongji University, Shanghai, China. As a writer composer and performer, Turner performed his own work “How I Learned to Play the Piano” for the Chicago Humanities Festival and composed the children’s opera “Lost and Found” and “Esther: The Musical,” which was commissioned by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree in 1958 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1961.

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts for more than 11,000 students in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

Media Contact:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Columbia College Chicago & Hilton Chicago Unveil Outdoor Photo Installation

Media Relations Assistant — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:10:02 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO & HILTON CHICAGO UNVEIL OUTDOOR PHOTO INSTALLATION ON FRIDAY

Columbia College Student Works Installed on Iconic Hotel as Part of Wabash Arts Corridor Initiative

CHICAGO (May 15, 2013) – Columbia College Chicago and the Hilton Chicago unveil the newest addition to the Wabash Arts Corridor, a series of large-scale photographs gracing the exterior of the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. The unveiling with city and business leaders is scheduled for Friday (May 17) at 4:30 p.m. near the corner of 8th Street and Wabash Avenue, during the college’s annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival.

Students in Columbia College’s fashion photography class worked in partnership with the Global Design Services Team of Hilton Worldwide to develop the initiative. The class, which was led by internationally celebrated fashion photographers John and Andree McArthur, created a series of 17-by-25-foot images to extend the newly redesigned Hilton interior to the exterior of the building, with a fashion-focused editorial feel.

“We are very pleased at the outcome of our collaboration with Columbia College and are thrilled to be one of the first completed projects of the Wabash Arts Corridor,” said Hilton Chicago General Manager, John Wells. “This beautiful installation is something that is sure to please both community residents and our guests visiting Chicago from around the world.”

The Hilton Chicago and Columbia College partnership is part of the newly created Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), a long-term strategy to transform the empty storefronts, parking lots and vacant land into a dynamic creative thoroughfare as a gateway to the South Loop. Other WAC projects currently in development include the Harrison Gateway, a collaboration with the Chicago Transit Authority to install images and haikus at the Harrison Red Line El Stop; to expand an established Papermaker’s Garden near Wabash and Balbo; and to update the façade of 619 S. Wabash.

“We are just seeing the tip of the iceberg of the Wabash Arts Corridor,” said Mark Kelly, vice president of student affairs, one of the driving forces behind the initiative. “We are working with key stakeholders from the South Loop and City of Chicago to make this project a centerpiece of the new Chicago Cultural Plan. We think we can make the South Loop an important tourist destination in the coming years.”

The unveiling of the photo installation will take place during the 13^th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival, a celebration of the work of Columbia College’s graduating students. The festival features more than 100 different student art exhibitions, musical and theatrical performances, multimedia presentations, screenings, readings, dance performances and more. Visit http://colum.edu/manifest for more information.

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts for more than 11,000 students in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

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Media Contact: Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Columbia College’s Manifest 2013

Media Relations Assistant — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:58:31 +0000

ONE OF CHICAGO’S LARGEST URBAN ARTS FESTIVALS SHOWCASES UP AND COMING ARTISTS AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE’S MANIFEST 2013

CHICAGO (May 13, 2013) – Columbia College Chicago is once again hosting Manifest 2013, with a massive showcase of talents ranging from dance and photography to theatre and design. On Friday, May 17, at noon, the students will kick off Manifest by parading to 9th and Wabash for The Great Convergence, a student performance and celebration. Activities and events following will include 104 different student showcases throughout the streets of the Columbia College campus and the south loop.

A full day of performances, exhibitions, and presentations by Columbia students celebrate the hard work and enthusiasm that they possess as they built their bodies of work over the year. Many of Columbia College Chicago organizations and clubs collaborated to create this spectacular event. The performances are intended to gather crowds of enthusiastic individuals all throughout the Chicago community to commemorate this showcase of student work.

“The student powered festival is unlike anything that happens in Chicago. Everywhere you turn there will be entertainment, it’s creativity unleashed,” stated Mark Kelly, Vice president of Student Affairs at Columbia College.

Be sure that you don’t miss out on exciting things like a zipline, tons of live music, and exhibits of graduating student works. Come for one performance, or stay the whole day. No matter what, you can stay in the “loop” with the hashtag, #CCCManifest. Keep the conversation going on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This free public event celebrates a college that prides itself on creativity and diversity. The South Loop with be overflowing with talent that Columbia College wants to share with the whole city.

For more information on Manifest and to see a full schedule of events please visit the Manifest website atwww.colum.edu/manifest-2013

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts to nearly 11,000 students in 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312-369-7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Kollin Lephart, PRSSA, 513-708-6162, kollin.lephart@loop.colum.edu

Luke Crawford, PRSSA, 319-334-0774, luke.crawford@loop.colum.edu

Professor Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Teach in Poland

Erin Purdy — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:16:08 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO PROFESSOR AWARDED FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP TO TEACH IN POLAND

Humanities, History and Social Sciences Faculty Dominic Pacyga to teach American and Chicago History at Jagiellonian University During 2013-2014 Academic Year

CHICAGO (April 22, 2013) – Columbia College Chicago Professor Dominic Pacyga, who teaches in the college’s Department of Humanities, History and Social Sciences (HHSS), recently was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, during the 2013-2014 academic year.

The Fulbright Scholar Program is an educational exchange program administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. As a representative of the U.S. in Poland, Pacyga will help fulfill the Fulbright Program’s purpose, which is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of the more than 150 countries that currently participate in the Fulbright Program.

While in Krakow, Pacyga will be a guest faculty member in the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora, teaching American and Chicago history. Although he speaks Polish, he will teach the classes in English.

“Dr. Pacyga is renowned as a historian, and his scholarship in and knowledge of the history of Chicago are unparalleled in higher learning,” said Deborah H. Holdstein, dean of Columbia College Chicago’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “His Fulbright is more than well deserved and brings further distinction to our Department of Humanities, History and Social Sciences. His students-to-be in Poland are more than fortunate.”

Pacyga has authored, or coauthored, five books concerning Chicago’s history, including “Chicago: A Biography” (2009); “Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago” (1991); “Chicago: City of Neighborhoods” (1986) with Ellen Skerrett; “Chicago: A Historical Guide to the Neighborhoods” (1979) with Glen Holt; and “Chicago’s Southeast Side” (1998) with Rod Sellers.

Pacyga has been a faculty member in HHSS since 1984, lecturing on topics including urban development, labor history, immigration, and racial and ethnic relations. He has worked with various organizations, including the Chicago History Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Field Museum in Chicago, on a variety of public history projects. Pacyga holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate in History from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

“We have a long tradition of Fulbright Scholars at Columbia College,” said Louise Love, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “Dominic is joining an exclusive group of faculty members who have represented our school across the globe.”

Pacyga has also consulted with numerous neighborhood organizations, student groups, and ethnic, labor and fraternal groups to preserve and exhibit their histories. He was guest curator for a major exhibit, “The Chicago Bungalow,” at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and is a coeditor of the exhibit’s companion volume, “The Chicago Bungalow” (2001). Pacyga is a winner of the Oscar Halecki Award from the Polish American Historical Association and a winner of the Catholic Book Award. He received the Columbia College Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1999 and in 2011.

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts to nearly 11,000 students in 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

2013 Honorary Degree Recipients Named

Media Relations Assistant — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:49:12 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO NAMES 2013 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Honorary Degree Recipients, Keynote Speakers Include Music Legend, Film Director and Producers, Author, Artist, Philosopher, Choreographer and Local Entrepreneur

CHICAGO (April 15, 2013) – Columbia College Chicago will honor eight leaders in the entertainment, media and arts fields with honorary degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies for more than 2,500 students on May 18 and 19 in the Chicago Theatre.

The college will present honorary degrees to author Jane Hamilton, musician Herbie Hancock, choreographer Lorenzo Rennie Harris, philosopher Martha Nussbaum, hospitality industry entrepreneur Joe Shanahan, artist Jessica Stockholder, writer/producer Robert Teitel and writer/producer/director George Tillman, Jr.:

Lorenzo Rennie Harris

To be honored on May 18 at 10 a.m.

Lorenzo Rennie Harris is is the founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement, a hip-hop dance company dedicated to preserving and disseminating hip-hop culture through workshops, classes, hip-hop history lecture demonstrations, long term residencies, mentoring programs and public performances. He has been teaching workshops and classes at universities around the country since the age of 15, and is a spokesperson for the significance of “street” origins in dance style. Harris founded his Philadelphia-based company based on the belief that hip-hop is the most important original expression of a new generation.

Joe Shanahan

To be honored on May 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Joe Shanahan is known for founding and owning independent Chicago clubs Metro and Smart Bar, as well as his arts leadership. Opened in 1982, Metro and Smart Bar have thrived and survived to be the oldest continually owned and operated independent clubs in America. In 1993, Shanahan helped start Lincoln Square’s Daily Bar and Grill, and in 1994, he opened the Double Door, a smaller music club focused on developing new artists. He is involved with various hospitality companies in Chicago, and in 2012, purchased GMan Tavern, next door to Metro. Shanahan co-founded the North Clark Street Business Owners Association and serves as president of the group, which seeks to improve relations between businesses, residents and the City of Chicago. He serves on the boards of Chicago charities including Young Chicago Authors, Chicago Children’s Choir and Rock For Kids.

Martha Nussbaum

To be honored on May 18 at 5 p.m.

Martha Nussbaum is an associate in the Classics Department, the Divinity School, and the Political Science Department at University of Chicago as well as a member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies and a board member of the Human Rights Program. She has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Oxford Universities and has received honorary degrees from more than forty colleges and universities across the globe. She received her bachelor’s degree from NYU and her master’s degree and doctorate from Harvard. She received the Grawemeyer Award in Education in 2002, the Barnard College Medal of Distinction in 2003, the Radcliffe Alumnae Recognition Award in 2007 and the Centennial Medal of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University in 2010. In 2009 she won the A.SK award from the German Social Science Research Council (WZB) for her contributions to social system reform and the American Philosophical Society’s Henry M. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence. In 2012 she was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize in the Social Sciences.

George Tillman, Jr.

To be honored Sunday, May 19 at 9 a.m.

Writer, director and producer George Tillman, Jr. (BA ’91) has consistently demonstrated the potential of cinema to be both profound and entertaining by crafting films that speak to the important issues of our times through diverse, engaging characters living in story worlds we recognize and care about. He developed his passion for movies and honed his craft and creativity at Columbia College where he formed a directing/producing partnership with fellow alumnus Robert Teitel. Together, they formed State Street Pictures. Tillman wrote and directed “Soul Food,” a film based on his childhood experiences growing up. He also directed “Men of Honor,” “Notorious,” “Faster” and the recently premiered “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete.” Tillman is currently in development on the Miles Davis biopic “Miles: Prince of Darkness.”

Robert Teitel

To be honored Sunday, May 19 at 9 a.m.

Writer and producer Robert Teitel (BA ’90) is the producer of feature films “Roll Bounce,” “Nothing like the Holidays,” “Notorious,” “Faster,” “Jayne Mansfield’s Car,” and “The Baytown Outlaws.” His latest project, “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1994, Teitel produced feature film “Scenes for the Soul,” which he followed up with the commercially successful feature “Soul Food” for Fox 2000 at 20th Century Fox. On a budget of $7.5 million, “Soul Food” grossed $43 million. Upon the release of the film, Teitel and fellow alumnus George Tillman, Jr. signed a first look production deal with Fox 2000 for their production company, State Street Pictures. State Street’s other credits include “Men of Honor,” “Barbershop” and “Barbershop 2.”

Jessica Stockholder

To be honored on May 19 at 12:30 p.m.

Jessica Stockholder is an artist who works at the intersection of painting and sculpture. Her work sometimes incorporates the architecture in which it has been conceived, blanketing the floor, scaling walls and ceiling, even spilling from windows, through doors and into the surrounding landscape. Stockholder has exhibited in North America and Europe, at venues such as the DIA Center for the Arts, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Open Air Museum in Belgium, the Power Plant in Toronto, the Whitney Museum of American Art, P.S. 1 New York, SITE Santa Fe, the Venice Biennale, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen and Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery in New York. She has received numerous grants including the Lucelia Artist Award from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, a Guggenheim Fellowship and several grants from the Canada Council.

Herbie Hancock

To be honored on May 19 at 4 p.m.

Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including 2007 Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album for “River: The Joni Letters,” he continues to amaze audiences across the globe. Born in Chicago in 1940, Herbie was a child piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. He also developed a passion for electronics and science, and double-majored in music and electrical engineering at Grinnell College.

Jane Hamilton

To be honored on May 19 at 4 p.m.

Jane Hamilton has published six novels: “The Book of Ruth,” “A Map of the World,” “The Short History of a Prince,” Disobedience,” “When Madeline Was Young” and “Laura Rider’s Masterpiece.” Her work has won critical acclaim, appeared on bestseller lists and has even been made into movies. Both “The Book of Ruth” and “A Map of the World” were picks of Oprah’s Book Club. Her essays have been published in The New York Times and elsewhere. She has lectured around the globe, taught at Carleton College and for the Warren Wilson MFA program, and most recently has been a Columbia College visiting writer and the special guest for the Columbia College 2013 Story Week. She has served on the board of the Ragdale Foundation, a retreat for Artists and Writers, and is on the Advisory Committee for Literature for All of Us, an organization that inspires underprivileged teenagers to become lovers of books and writing.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

Columbia College Honors Alumna Of The Year Mary Mitchell

Media Relations Assistant — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:22:59 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HONORS JOURNALIST MARY MITCHELL AS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR

Chicago Sun-Times Reporter to Speak at College’s Commencement Ceremony in May

CHICAGO (April 2, 2013) – On May 18 and 19, Columbia College Chicago will honor Chicago Sun-Times journalist Mary A. Mitchell (BA, ’91) among its alumni of the year during the college’s commencement ceremonies. Three outstanding alumni, whose work and dedication to their craft is a tribute to the Columbia College spirit and ideal, will be celebrated during the graduation ceremonies as part of its annual tradition.

Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism at Columbia College Chicago in 1991. She joined the Chicago Sun-Times as an education writer soon after and has covered City Hall and the U.S. federal courts. Her columns continually raise community awareness about important advocacy issues including criminal justice, police misconduct and race relations. In several instances, her reporting led state legislators to strengthen laws protecting the rights of women and children. Today, Mitchell’s reporting often rallies African-American readers to empower their communities by providing a platform to address social ills such as failing schools, abusive police, disparities in the criminal justice system and corrupt government officials. She is also an editorial board member of the paper.

In addition to her Sun-Times column, she has written for several national publications, including Essence Magazine. From 2006 through 2010, Mitchell co-hosted a popular Sunday morning public affairs program on V-103 (102.7 FM, Chicago). She is a frequent panelist on WTTW’s “Week in Review” and FOX Chicago, and has appeared on national news programs including “Meet the Press.”

Mitchell is a recipient of numerous journalism awards, including the Award of Excellence from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Studs Terkel Award from the Community Media Workshop and the Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club. In 2011, Mitchell was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

Radio One Communications Founder Len Ellis Is Alumnus Of The Year

Media Relations Assistant — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:21:39 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HONORS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AND RADIO ONE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDER LEN ELLIS

Broadcaster to Speak at College’s Graduation Ceremonies in May

CHICAGO (April 2, 2013) – On May 18 and 19, Columbia College Chicago will honor Leonard Ellis (BA ’52) among its alumni of the year during the college’s commencement ceremonies. Three outstanding alumni, whose work and dedication to their craft is a tribute to the Columbia College spirit and ideal, will be lauded during the graduation ceremonies as part of its annual tradition.

“Uncle Len” Ellis is the founder of Radio One Communications, which holds four stations in Northwest Indiana, playing oldies (1500 WAKE-AM, classic rock (103.9 WXRD-FM), modern adult contemporary (107.1 WZVNFM) and country (105.5 WLJE-FM ). Ellis is the longest-running country broadcaster in the Chicago media market and WLJE-FM is the highest-rated and longest-running country station in Chicago. The other three stations also boast high ratings and a long string of awards from the Indiana Broadcasters Association. November 2012 marked Ellis’s 48th year on-air with WAKE-AM, and he has spent more than 65 years in the radio industry overall.

Ellis was one of the 15 people in 1957 that co-founded the Country Music Association (CMA) to promote the genre’s growth and served on its first board of directors. Ellis also holds card number one as a charter member of the CMA. He was named “Mr. Dee Jay USA” in 1963 by the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Association’s Small Market Disc Jockey of the Year in 1978, and he was elected to the Country Broadcasters Association DJ Hall of Fame in 1983.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

Columbia College Fetes Alumnus Of The Year Michael Goi

Media Relations Assistant — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:20:22 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HONORS AWARD-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER MICHAEL GOI AS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Emmy Nominee to Speak at College’s Graduation Ceremony in May

CHICAGO (April 2, 2013) – On May 18 and 19, Columbia College Chicago will honor Michael Goi, ASC, (BA ’80) among its alumni of the year during the college’s commencement ceremonies. Three outstanding alumni, whose work and dedication to their craft is a tribute to the Columbia College spirit and ideal, will be lauded during the graduation ceremonies as part of its annual tradition.

Goi has translated his time and degree at Columbia College Chicago into a career spanning both film and television. Born and raised in Chicago, he attended Columbia College from 1976 to 1980, graduating as valedictorian. Upon graduating, Goi worked as a part-time faculty member at Columbia College, teaching lighting and basic film techniques, while simultaneously shooting television commercials and feature documentaries for PBS such as “Wrapped In Steel” and the Emmy award-winning “Fired Up: The Story Of Public Housing.”

His career trajectory led him to work in advertising and marketing on properties in Chicago and beyond, where his work for his clients led to multiple Clio awards. He also opened a fashion photography studio that produced editorial and advertising fashion layouts. But his love of film won out, and he served as director of photography on the horror film “Moonstalker” in Nevada before moving to Los Angeles in 1990. Goi has compiled more than 50 television and film credits to date, including “American Horror Story,” “Glee” and “Witless Protection.”

Goi was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers’ (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Award for the telefilms “The Fixer” and “Judas,” and for the TV pilot of “The New Normal” and the series “American Horror Story: Asylum.” Goi has also received Emmy nominations for “Glee” and “My Name Is Earl.”

A past president of the ASC, Goi now serves on the Board of Governors and was the editor of the 10th edition of the ASC Manual. He is also a member of the National Executive Board of the International Cinematographers Guild and a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

Music Department Hosts Todd Rundgren

Media Relations Assistant — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:50:30 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER TODD RUNDGREN

Residency Commences April 8 and Concludes With Performance on April 12

CHICAGO (April 2, 2013) – The Columbia College Chicago Music Department welcomes musician, songwriter and producer Todd Rundgren as its last artist-in-residence of the Spring 2013 semester from April 8-12. Rundgren has been recording for more than three decades and will bring his knowledge and experience to workshops, master classes and classroom instruction, ending with a residency concert on April 12 at the Music Center.

As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and, most recently, interactive artist, Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music. Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front Nazz, producing the minor hit single, “Hello It’s Me.” When the band broke up in 1969, he formed Runt, earning a Top 20 hit with the song, “We Gotta Get You a Woman.” On the release of 1972′s “Something/Anything?” he played nearly all the instruments, sang all the vocals, and covered pop bases from Motown to Hendrix and from the Beach Boys to the Beatles. Rundgren’s cult following grew in 1974 when he unveiled his cosmic/symphonic progressive-rock band Utopia.

Rundgren has also produced albums for other artists, including Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Meatloaf, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad and Hall and Oates. He also composed the music and lyrics for the 1989 off-Broadway production of Joe Orton’s “Up Against It” as well as composing the music for television series including “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” and “Crime Story.”

Rundgren is also a pioneer of interactive music and multimedia. In 1991, the music video for his song “Time Heals,” the first music video to utilize state-of-the-art compositing of live action and computer graphics, becomes the second video to be played on MTV. His album, “No World Order” was the first interactive music-only CD, which allowed listeners to reshape the 10 songs into an infinite number of versions. His release of 1995’s “The Individualist,” was an enhanced CD which paired each song with its lyrics, graphics, and video. In 1998 founded he founded PatroNet, an innovative device that lets users subscribe to music offered directly from his site with no record company middlemen.

In April, Rundgren will release his 24th solo album, “State.”

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts to nearly 11,000 students in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu

Columbia College Chicago Hosts “The Big Read” Kickoff April 3

Erin Purdy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:42:15 +0000

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HOSTS “THE BIG READ” KICKOFF APRIL 3

Events Celebrate “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez through May 17

CHICAGO (March 26, 2013) – Columbia College Chicago begins its celebration of The Big Read on April 3 with a kickoff event centered around this year’s book selection, “In the Time of the Butterflies,” by Julia Alvarez.

The Columbia College Chicago Library received a $16,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read in Chicago and select suburban areas this spring. “In the Time of the Butterflies” is a historical novel about the Mirabal sisters, political dissidents who spoke out during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic, and who were later honored posthumously by the United Nations General Assembly.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Columbia College Chicago Library is one of 78 not-for-profit organizations to receive a grant to host a Big Read project between September 2012 and June 2013. The program is also supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.

“We have a wonderful group of partners throughout Chicagoland working together in support of this brilliant novel about three courageous women who, in the face of political oppression, sacrificed their lives for freedom, and the remaining sister who keeps their memory alive,” said Kim Hale, head of library marketing, outreach and special initiatives.

A full event calendar is available at colum.edu/bigread/ or facebook.com/ColumbiaCollegeLibrary.

The April 3 kickoff event includes a discussion with Carmelo Esterrich, associate professor of Humanities, History and Social Sciences at Columbia College, who will speak about the novel’s importance: how it brought the lives of the Mirabal sisters to light and the historical background of the Dominican Republic including the sisters’ role within the political context of the mid-twentieth century. The April 3 event also includes a reading from playwright Caridad Svich’s adaptation of “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Teatro Luna, Chicago’s All Latina Theater Company and a performance by members of Columbia’s Latino Alliance student dance group, Adrenaline.

THE BIG READ EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

The Big Read Kickoff

April 3, 7-8:30 p.m.

Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8^th floor

Edible Books

April 16, 6-8 p.m.

Columbia College Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 3^rd floor

Author Keynote with Julia Alvarez (via videoconference)

May 10, 6-7:30 p.m.

Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan Ave., 1^st floor

For more information, contact Kim Hale at 312-369-7355 or khale@colum.edu.

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution that offers innovative degree programs in the visual, performing, media and communication arts for nearly 11,000 students in 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. An arts and media college committed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Columbia is dedicated to opportunity and excellence in higher education. For further information, visit www.colum.edu.

The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at arts.gov.

Arts Midwest promotes creativity, nurtures cultural leadership, and engages people in meaningful arts experiences, bringing vitality to Midwest communities and enriching people’s lives. Based in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest connects the arts to audiences throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. One of six non-profit regional arts organizations in the United States, Arts Midwest’s history spans more than 25 years. For more information, please visit artsmidwest.org.

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Media Contacts:

Steve Kauffman, 312.369.7383, skauffman@colum.edu

Erin Purdy, 312.369.8695, epurdy@colum.edu