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It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. presents OrientationOrientation GuideGuide 20162016 2 The Columbia Chronicle Editor’s Note Columbia provides guidance for creative, personal growth Summer Orientation Issue 2016 Tower Place—the coolest places in the city, according to my 18-year-old suburban self—is a city with countless opportunities for exploration. Within the nearly 100 Staff neighborhoods at students’ fingertips are new worlds of people and places that cannot be discovered in any other city, but Editor-in-Chief MEGAN BENNETT which you will quickly acquainted with, Managing Editors ARABELLA BRECK thanks to your Ventra U-Pass. ZOË EITEL Besides what is taught outside the class- room, Columbia is an astounding space for Digital Content Manager LAUREN KOSTIUK those who are willing to throw themselves Art Director ALEXANDER AGHAYERE into their fields right away. While more traditional institutions emphasize learn- Contributing Writers GRETCHEN STERBA ing from a lecture or a textbook, Columbia JESSICA SCOTT » MEGAN BENNETT faculty begin teaching students how to KYRA SENESE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF hone their craft as soon as they set foot on campus—something that makes the Staff Writers ARIEL PARRELLA-AURELI he decision to come to Columbia is college’s graduates sought-out hires. Being ANDREA SALCEDO LLAURADO the beginning of a different jour- taught by professors who are also active MCKAYLA BRAID ney for every student. For some, practitioners is what prepares students to T Photo Editors G-JUN YAM it is part of a plan they have had for years. go out and be their competitors one day. For others—like me—it is a spur-of-the-mo- The student transformation from first LOU FOGLIA ment decision that leads to some of the best day of classes to the day they put on their MARIA CARDONA experiences of their lives. cap and gown obviously does not happen SANTIAGO COVARRUBIAS Like many students, I had my eyes set on overnight. In that time, hard work will attending a traditional college—most likely ensue. However, Columbia never makes Senior Graphic Designer ZOË HAWORTH out of state—after high school graduation. it difficult to seek help. There have been Graphic Designer MITCH STOMNER I set out to college towns throughout the times I have run into my professors' offices Advertising Consultants BEGINA ARMSTRONG Midwest hoping I would find a mental and at 10 p.m. to make sure an assignment was emotional connection to the universities I perfect—they offered me immediate help CHARLIE CONNELLY applied to. As my friends one by one found with no questions asked. I've stayed up in Operations Assistant ETHAN STOCKING-ANDERSON the college of their dreams, I was still the middle of the night and woken up early searching—until someone asked me if I to co-write stories and collaborate in other Faculty Adviser LEN STRAZEWSKI was interested in touring Columbia. ways with fellow students, which is how Assistant Faculty Adviser STEPHANIE GOLDBERG Before that, I never considered attending people at Columbia bond outside the realm » SANTIAGO COVARRUBIAS/CHRONICLE a "city school" and envisioned my next of traditional college activities. General Manager CHRIS RICHERT educational steps in the most traditional Though there will be inevitable rough sense—within the country's college towns patches along the way such as caffeine-in- that revolve around one specific university's duced all-nighters for final projects, pan- culture. The importance of young people icky phone calls home to parents and even not limiting their options while in pursuit of my own experience of sitting in the wrong The Chronicle is a student-produced publication of Columbia College Chicago and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the their dream schools was actualized in that classroom on the first day, Columbia is a views of college administrators, faculty or students. moment for me. place where students can see their pas- All text, photos and graphics are the property of The Chronicle and One of the most important things sions come to life. may not be reproduced or published without written permission. Columbia has given me—and gives to all Being a successful student at Columbia, Editorials are the opinions of the Editorial Board of its new students—is the opportunity to however, does not come from putting in of The Chronicle. Columns are the opinions of the author(s). turn the city into my learning space, even the bare minimum. Avoiding risks and Views expressed in this publication are those of beyond the campus streets. involvement in campus activities makes the writer and are not the opinions of The Chroni- Moving to the South Loop my freshman it difficult to be noticed in a sea of talented cle, Columbia’s Journalism Department or Columbia year after living in the Chicago suburbs young creatives. The rewards are abun- College Chicago. for nearly my entire life, I thought I had dant if you invest in this experience with Letters can be emailed to Letters to the editor must include full name, year, major and phone [email protected] or mailed to: number. All letters are edited for grammar and may be cut due to a handle on what Chicago had to offer. I time and commitment. The Columbia Chronicle a limit of space. could not have been more wrong. What lies 600 S. 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Front cover is a photo illustration by The Columbia Chronicle and Alexis Ellers ('08) 2016 Orientation Guide 3 » LOU FOGLIA/CHRONICLE CONVOCATION2016 New Student Convocation, an annual event held in Grant Park before classes begin, is an opportunity for freshmen and transfer students to be welcomed to the college and the city, according to Mark Kelly, vice president of Student Success. » SANTIAGO COVARRUBIAS/CHRONICLE students begin to interact, connect, talk to In addition to speeches from Kim and Kelly, each other and build their creative crews.” students will hear from Faculty Senate Pres- The exposition that kicks off the event in- ident Greg Foster-Rice and several Student » SANTIAGO COVARRUBIAS/CHRONICLE cludes booths and tables full of representa- Government Association and Student Pro- tives from more than 80 student organizations gramming Board members who will be emcee- » MEGAN BENNETT “It’s the power of the event—seeing this and 20 student services, said Shannon Bourne, ing and hosting some of the afternoon’s perfor- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF incredible sea of young faces all ready to get assistant director of Student Activities. mances, according to Sheila Carter, executive started. It’s a pretty exhilarating moment,” said Hearing directly from students is one of director of Student Programs and Activities. AS APPROXIMATELY 2,500 new students Mark Kelly, vice president of Student Success. the ways Convocation helps new members of There will also be representatives from shuffle into Grant Park for the New Student Following a formal speech from Columbia’s the college community connect to Columbia, the greater South Loop area so students can Convocation, they will not only be welcomed President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim, Convoca- Bourne said. better acclimate to their new community, with prospects of finding their college iden- tion concludes with what Kelly calls the "Hell “New students will get a lot out of [hearing both within the college and outside of it, tity, but also by an overwhelming sea of stu- Yeah Liturgy. " from current students]," she said. Carter said. dents and administrators alike screaming Now recognized as an iconic part of the This year’s Convocation will include a “This is the time when it’s time to relax into “hell yeah!” event, the "liturgy" exhorts students to follow greater emphasis on joining student organi- who you’re going to be for the next four years,” 2016’s Convocation—the Sept. 2 event several guidelines during their time at Colum- zations with the goal to have more than 100 Carter said. “Take it seriously but have fun dubbed the “welcome-in party” for incoming bia, including “expand diversity,” “build a body “thriving” student-led groups represented at with it and learn to balance the entire student freshman and transfer students—features of work” and “create their career.” the event, Kelly said. experience. It’s classroom, beyond the class- high-energy music performance, speeches “It’s a commitment: ‘I’m going to do it. I’m “The student organizations are more fluid, room, engaging with the city and making sure and the opportunity to meet current college going to be gutsy and throw myself into the more democratic and based on interests of you’re using the resources that the city has leaders. The event takes place the week before maelstrom of Chicago,’” Kelly said. “Every year students,” Kelly said. “You’ll see that play out to offer.” classes to introduce Columbia’s new faces to we have twists and turns in how to interpret in how we encourage students to check out any the college and city.

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