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It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. e COLUMBIA COLLEGE re e CHICAGO NO.7/WINTEH 1993 A tri-annual publication for the Alumni, Friends, Faculty and Staff of Columbia College Chicago ROOMS WITH A VIEW Columbia College Acquires Its First Residence Hall Columbia has acquired the land mark Lakeside Lofts building at 731 S. Plymouth Court and will convert it into the college's first residence hall, Columbia president Dr. John B. Duff announced. The nine-story, 158,000 sq. ft. former printing plant in the historic Printers Row neighborhood, located three blocks from Colum bia's South Loop campus, was designed by noted architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1895 and converted into 96 luxury loft apartments in 1984. It will house over 300 Columbia students begin ning in September. "With the purchase of this classic Chicago building and its conversion to residence hall space, Columbia College is poised to enter an exciting new phase in its rich and remarkable history," Duff said. 'The educational opportunities in the arts, media and communica tions that we currently provide to a mainly commuter population can now be further extended to our growing numbers of out-of-state and international students." Each fully-furnished 1100 sq. ft. suite will house four students and will include two bedrooms, a living area, study area, kitchen, dining area, bathroom, 12 foot high ceilings and oversized windows and closets. Kitchens (See DORM, page 2.) Columbia's new residence hall at 731 5. Plymouth Court, only three blocks away from the campus. (DORM, Continued.) are equipped with a large refrigerator, freezer, dish washer, and full-size range. The college is considering setting aside some floors as single-sex and others as "scholars only" floors with noise restrictions, Duff said. A percentage of space will also be set aside for scholarship students at a discounted rate. Commercial space located on the first two floors of the building will be converted into rooms for recreation and edu cational support such as a learning resource center, computer lab, student lounge, "The educational oppartunities .. .that we currently prollide to a mainly commuter population can naw be game room and rehearsal further extended to our growing numbers of out-of-state and international students," said President John Duff. space. Duff said that although the Columbia Acquires Production college currently assists out of-state and international stu Equipment of Major dents in locating housing, Recording Complex none of that housing is as con veniently located as the new Columbia College has acquired houses two complete film mix residence hall, which will more than $1 million in sound pro suites, a video post production place students in a secure duction and recording equipment suite which is one of the most ad neighborhood within a three from the Zenith/dB recording com vanced in the city, a 24-track music minute walk to the main plex, 676 N. LaSalle Street. The recording studio, two voice-over campus. In addition to out-of college has also agreed to lease the and production rooms, and full state students, a number of entire recording facility for a seven transfer and dubbing facilities. students who currently year period (with a three year Jones said that with the addition of commute long distances to option) and will convert it into the lab space, the department will Columbia are also expected to classroom and lab space for the now be able to house all of its be interested in the dorm. At a college's sound program, according sound classes under one roof. recent college open house, 134 to Doug Jones, program director. AI Parker, chair of the radio/ prospective students signed The 14,000 sq. ft. facility, which sound department, described the up to receive information will be renamed the Columbia acquisition as one of the most about the facility. College Audio Technology Center, exciting developments in the de partment's history. "It will enable us to give our sound and radio students almost unlimited access to a leading production facility that has been used by a number of award-winning producers and directors in the television and film industry. Our students will not only be able to do post-production work of the highest quality, they'll also be able to explore a wide range of acoustical problems and solu tions and learn how to do mainte nance on some of the most sophis ticated machines in existence. This acquisition says to the current or prospective sound student that if you want to get a job in the business - to learn the needs of the Lily Maso, a junior saund engineering major, and Mike Kravchuck, a senior sound engineering major, at industry - come to Columbia." Columbia's Audio Technology Center on LaSalle Street. page two New Board Members Join Columbia Columbia has elected eleven new members to its board of trustees They are: Pilar Bautista, media relations repre sentative for Amoco Corporation. Robert L Otapman, founder, president and chief executive officer of Proliance Companies, a property casualty insurance company. Madeleine K.B. Condit, principal in the Kom/Ferry international executive search firm. Frank Heffron, president and chief executive officer of Major League Baseball International and former chairman of the finance committee of the United States Olympic Team. Sir Simon Hornby, chairman of W .H. Smith, one of the world's largest chains of bookstores. Michael E. Jackson, vice president for operations of the Chicago Branch of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo ration Limited and president of Colum bia's Alumni Association. Dr. Katherine Keough, associate dean and chair of the department of education at Xavier University in Cincinnati, and writer and co-host of "AIDS in the Public School," an award-winning PBS special. Paul G. Marks, chancellor of the Mas sachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council. Gordon J. McOendon, vice president of Saul, Stone and Company, a commodi ties dealer . Richard Wehman, president of Ster ling/Kay-E! Company, a Chicago manufacturer of precast concrete prod ucts. Robert A. Wislow, chairman of the board of U.S. Equities. Ptnd G. Msulcs Robert A Wislow page three What's News... Departmental News: Columbia to Train at other colleges nationwide, it will evaluate its current offerings and Interpreters for the be unique in its emphasis on pro continue the search for new ways to viding students with practical meet the needs of its constituency." Hearing-Impaired hands-on interpreting experience, Columbia has been awarded an its wide range of electives in social Not many dancers can say that $80,(XX) grant by the Illinois Depart sciences, humanities and multi their repertoire includes pieces on ment of Rehabilitation Services to cultural studies, and its focus on the ozone layer, the periodic table or create the state's first four-year community involvement and com the formation of a water molecule undergraduate program to train munity resources for the hearing and table salt. But youngsters at interpreters for the hearing- impaired," he said. Chicago's "Stairway of the Stars" impaired. · In addition to the four-year Dance Studio wl,.o have been The program, which will begin in program, a concentration in inter collaborating with Columbia's fall1993 under the auspices of the preter training will be offered to Institute for Science Education and English department, will offer com students who have chosen majors in Science Communications can. The prehensive training in American other disciplines. The program will African-American children, ages 10 Sign Language, integrated field also include courses designed to to 15, study scientific concepts and work in interpreting skills, sign-to enhance the professional develop then communicate their newfound voice interpreting, an interpreting ment of interpreters who are knowledge through dance, choreo practicum, a placement service and already practicing in the field. graphed by Columbia College a range of electives in psychology, The English department currently student Heidi Baumann. sociology and multi-cultural has two part-time faculty members, The troupe has so far performed studies. one of them deaf, who teach at sites throughout Chicagoland, "We believe this program will not courses in American Sign Lan including Lake Forest College, the only provide comprehensive inter guage. The department will hire a Museum of Science and Industry, preting services to the deaf commu full-time faculty coordinator to the Adler Planetarium and various nity, but will also prepare students direct the program and will set up a teachers' workshops. Video tapes for careers as sign interpreters for laboratory/resource center of their performances have been the deaf," said Dr. Philip Klukoff, equipped to handle a projected shown all over the world at scien English department chair. '1n student enrollment of 30-40 stu tific conferences and cultural events. particular, there is a critical need for dents per year. more minority interpreters for the The advising department's new deaf, and the college will make a Among the new projects and ac orientation brochure "Explore special effort to attract minority tivities funded by Columbia's 1990- Columbia" won first place for Best students into the program from 95 Title III Grarit is the development Orientation Handbook in the high schools, two-year colleges, and of new courses in Black Music National Orientation Directors the Chicago community at large." Studies.