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Re: Columbia Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Alumni Newsletters Alumni Spring 1999 re: Columbia Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation re: Columbia College Chicago (Spring-Summer 1999), Alumni Magazine, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news/61 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Commencement '99 olumbia College Chicago awarded 1,376 Bachelor of Arts diplomas at its 1999 commencement ceremony held at the UIC C Pavilion. Award-winning author and filmmaker Sh erman Alexie,J r. gave the commencement address; he was awarded an hon­ orary degree along with corporate leader Arthur C . Nielsen, Jr., acclaimed novelist Sara Paretsky, and education activist William Strickland,Jr . Columbia presidentj ohn B. Duff awarded the Presi­ dent's M edal for Distinguished Service to Shirley Mordine, founder and director emeritus, Columbia College Chicago Dance Center and chair emeritus, dance department;John Mulvany, chair emeritus, Re: Columbia J~J departments of photography and art & design; and Leslie E. Van No. 24/ spring-summer 1999 . I Marter, chair emeritus, liberal education department. Biannual publication sent free of charge to alumni and friends of Columbia College Chicago Congratulations, C OL~ A Graduates! From left: John Mulvany, Leslie E. Van Marter, Dr. John B. Duff, Shirley Mordine From left: Sara Paretsky, William Strickland, Jr., Ar thur C. Nielsen, Jr., and Sherman Alexie, Jr. J yl Levin ('86) is New Alumni Relations Director eryl Levin, a 1986 Columbia alumnus, has returned to d1e college as the new director of Alurrmi Relations. Since becoming director in Greetings fromjeryl Levin, J March, J eryl has already revitalized the office with her trademark Alumni Relations Director boundless energy, innovative ideas, and get-things-done spirit. J eryl also brings a depth of knowledge and outstanding organization­ This season is an exciting and challenging time for Alumni al skills from her position as executive director of the lllinois Ethnic Relations. Since 1970, 17,000 alumni have come through Columbia Coalition. She earned wide respect and acclaim for her work with IEC: College Chicago! she was consulted by President Clinton on race relations, coordinated the This spring, we held two focus groups with graduating seniors Statewide Conference on Hate Crimes, and published The Ethnic Hand­ and plarmed another two focus groups with alumni who have passed book - A Guide to the Cultures and Traditions rf Chicago sDi verse C(Jrrlmunities, through Columbia in the '90s. Though we wish we were on the beach, my associate Michael Wojcik ('96) and myself are on the now in its fifth printing. fourth floor analyzing focus group research and working to create With two kids and a husband,Jeryl still finds time for civic and com­ programming that is responsive to the needs of Columbia College munity work; she is currendy active with the lllinois Ethnic Coalition's Chicago graduates. Census 2000 Project and chairs the media subcommittee for the Cook Columbia graduates are independent and entrepreneurial. The County Complete Count Census Project. majority of you want progranlilling focusing on networking oppor­ 'jeryl is one of the most highly regarded coalition-builders in Chica­ tunities and career enhancement. Past Resurveys tell us that career development, workshops and seminars, job bodines, and library go. We are extremely fortunate to haveJ eryl as director of Alumni Rela­ privileges are important to you. tions," says Dr. Woodie T. White, vice president of College Relations and We also know that a business-focused alumni directory would Development at Columbia. be very well received, both by rlle alumni and rlle business commu­ nity. Over the last few months, our staff has talked with people look­ ing for photographers, graphic designers and orllers. We also get calls from alumni looking for the same kind of work. It would be great to make those linkages on your behalf. In fact, a business-ori­ ented alumni networking directory is being plarmed for release early next year. But we can't include you if you don't keep us current. That's why we're including a quick questionnaire for you to complete and return to us in rlle enclosed envelope as soon as possible. You can also do it via the Web by visiting our website at www.colum.edu/develop­ ment/alumni. We're always interested in talking to you and getting your programming ideas, so please call us at (3 12) 344-7420 or e-mail [email protected]. Have a great summer! Jeryl Levin '86 Anne Foley Heads Successful Accreditation Renewal t least once each d ecade were sol icited tl1rough Re newsletter these concerns are alread y being every accredited U.S. col­ an d otl1er means. aclclressecl," Foley says. One such lege and university is Five task forces - one for each concern is to clarify ou r open admis­ A evaluated by its regional o f tl1e five criteria - studied the sions p olicy. accrediting agency. Col umbia d epa rtment r ep o rts along w itl1 addi­ D u ring a formal r eview recently undertook this process with tional interviews, catalogu es, and process, NCA members w ill review tl1e Comm ission on Institutions o f o ther documen ts. E ach task force the report and our response. T h ere Higher Education of th e North Cen­ Lhcn submiued its own repor t to the w ill b e a final r eview at an upcom ­ tr al A ssociation (NCA) o f Colleges steering committee for r eview and ing full Commission m eeting. T he Office of Community and Sch ools. After a lengthy, college­ approval. Foley used the approved NCA's institution-w ide accredita tion w ide self-study and evaluation, reports to write a comprehensive is r ecognized by the federal govern­ Arts Partnerships there was a collective sigh of satis­ self-study d ocum ent. It cam e to 527 m ent. faction as Columbia was recom­ pages. "It is difficult to estimate how he Office ofConunu nity Arts O C AP's Communi ty-Based Plan­ mended for r e-accr edi tation. In Aprill999, a site team con­ indebted tl1e enru·e College commu­ Partner sh ips (O CAJ') teams ning Proj ect (CBPP), just one o f OCAP's The process required a com ­ sisting o f nine people from various nity is to Anne Fol ey," says Colum­ Columbia d epartments w ith ongoing initiatives, includes Columbia preh ensive self-i nv estigation u sing N or th Central member sch ools v is­ bia presidentJ ohn B. Dull. "A s the T conunu nity organizations to d epartment heads, faculty and students broad crite1ia set by tl1e NCA and ited Col u mbia fo r several clays. Dur­ Self-Study Coordinator, sh e d evoted create and build on innovative, d y namic along w ith leader ship and m embers of the College's mission. A steering ing tl1eir peer review process, they countless hours over the p ast two programming that b enefits the college communi ty based organizations which committee composed of facul ty imerviewed administrator s, chairs, y ears to h elp Col umbia achieve this and communities. OCAP director is Julie serve youth constituencies. Here, proj ect cl1airs, adm inisn·ation and staff over­ faculty, studen ts and staff, and most important re-accreditation. It Simpson, formerly executive director o f pa1·ticipants m eet at A ssociation H ouse to saw tl1e process. Anne Foley, direc­ toured ca mpus facilities. T hey was a stellar elTon." Columbia's D an ce C enter. blueprim events and strategies. (From tor oflnstitutional Resear ch for tl1e examin ed a wide range of campus "It was a lot o f work," Fo ley 'juli e Simpson is one of the coun­ l eft) front r ow: Edna Radnik, OCAP; college, served as th e Self:Stucly documents alon g w itl1 the self-study said with a sigh o f relief. "A lot o f u·y's leading experts on the relation ship Julie Simpson, O C AP. M iddle row:Joel Coordinato r. materials. people on campus d eserve cr edit. b etween arts activities and the health of W anek (graduate student, pho togr aphy); Says Foley: " This was a suc­ At tl1e end o f their visit, the The process was a vehicle for the communities," no tes Dr. W oodie T. Tony Streit (Street-L evel Youth M edia); cess - not just b ecau se we've been team held a briefmg session to give White, Columbia's vice presidem of Col ­ Dav id Schein (Free Street Programs); college tO do even b etter tl1an we recommended for re-accreditation, lege Relations and D evelopment. R enee Torres (Association H o use); Brian tl1e college a summarized oral ver ­ h ave clone i n the past." Starting with a $150,000 grant from Shaw (theater departmem ); Tim D ens­ b ut b ecause it gen erated thought sion o f their fmal report. The good the Council oflndcpendent Colleges, more (telev ision deparunent). Back r ow: and discu ssion ab out impor tant new s was tl1at the team r ecomm end­ O CAP has become a n ational role m o del Paul Teruel (Sn·eet-L evel Youth Media); issues.
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