DEMO 27 DEMO has a new home! Check out stories on Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalists, alumni-founded Jackalope theatre, opera singer Keanon Kyles ’10, Schulz Studio artist Nomi Ka
Nairobi Beat Moore (center) with JABE program leaders Victor Onyango and Grace Atieno Owino. “I’ve never been in a place with so much innovation and creativity and determination,” says
Questions for President Kwang-Wu Kim DEMO: You’ve identified Columbia College Chicago’s alumni giving rate as a priority for the school. Can you share your thoughts on why alumni should support their alma mater? P
Jen Beeman, What’s the Stitch? Jen Beeman ’09 dishes on her popular blog and pattern company, Grainline Studio. Beeman runs Grainline Studio, located in Chicago’s Garfield Park. Jen Beeman ’09 began Grain
DEMO A–M In this special anniversary issue, you’ll revisit former DEMO subjects, meet new ones and trace Columbia’s exciting last decade of history—all alphabetically, of course. Check ou
DEMO N–Z For the second half of our anniversary issue, catch up with alumni who are hosting game shows, saving animals, snapping photos around the world and more. Read up on grads old and n
Alumni News & Notes Letter from the Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Dear Alumni, I am happy and delighted to serve as your executive director of Alumni Relations and A
WIRE, News from the Columbia Community Miriam Smith is Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Miriam Smith. In August 2015, Miriam Smith joined Columbia College Chicago as executive director of
Questions for President Kwang-Wu Kim DEMO: What most impresses you about Columbia alumni? PRESIDENT KIM: There’s a consistency to our alumni across the generations, grittiness—in the best sense of the word—to them.
Big Audio Dynamite By Audrey Michelle Mast (BA ’00) Photography by Julia Stotz (BFA ’08) and Maia Harms (BFA ’09) Imagine your favorite television or movie scene—then hit mute. No dialogue, no mu
