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Commencement of the Graduates of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs In Arts Entertainment & Media Management, ASL-English 00 0 Interpretation, Eng1ish (Poetry), Fiction Writing, Interactive 0 Arts & Media, Journalism, and Television N Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:30 p.m. u.. 0 PRESHOW (/) The 2008 Commencement preshow features performances by Columbia College Chicago's (/) student ensembles: <!'. _J The Columbia College Chicago Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Mimi Rohlfing, Director) u The Columbia College Jazz Ensemble (Scott Hall. Director) 00 w The Commencement Choir (Mimi Rohlfing, Director) 0 I The R & B Ensemble (Charles Webb. Director) 0 I- (',I LL Joe Cerqua, Producer/Director 0 Steve Hadley, Associate Producer t- J. Richard Dunscomb, Music Department Chair z I- LU z PROCESSIONAL LU March of the Co/umbians ~ 2 By Scott Hall w w <..) Walk This Way 0 By Joe Perry and Steven Tyler z z w w The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key 2 2 Arranged by Joe Cerqua 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Lift Every Voice Music by J. Rosamond Johnson Words by James Weldon Johnson INTRODUCTION Suzanne Bl um Malley, Presiding English Depart111ent Faculty MANIFEST 2008 Scenes from our 2008 Celebration of Graduating Student Work WELCOME Al len M. Turner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED HONORS Dan Rather, Eminent Journalist and Broadcaster Presented by Joe Peyronnin Ill ('70), Columbia College Chicago Board of Trustees MUSIC Love Train By Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Arranged by Thomas Gunther PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Dr. Warrick L. Carter, President GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS Megan McManama. Master of Arts in Journalism Nancy Day, Journalisn1 Department Chair ANNUAL ALUMNI AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Presentation of Award to Class of 2008 Valedictorian By Joan Hammel (B.A., '86), Nortll Suburban Chicago Alumni Chapter President 2 VALEDICTORY Brian Joseph Matos, Valedictorian Bachelor of Arts, Journalism a:, Nancy Day. Journalism Department Chair 0 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD 0 Leonard · Len· Amato (' 7 5) N Presented by Chap Freeman. Film & Video Department Faculty LL 0 MUSIC Some!11ing·s Coming from Columbia·s 2008 Production of West Side Story (/) Music by Leonard Bernstein (/) Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim <C Performed by Jonathan Mastro, Piano. and Paul Nawrocki, Vocals _J Musical Direction by Jonathan Mastro u POEM w Principles of Molecules :r: By Russell Jaffe. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing · Poetry I- Tony Trigilio. Director Creative Writing - Poetry Ken Daley. English Department Chair LL 0 AWARDING OF DEGREES Presentation of Degrees by Steven Kapelke. Provost and Senior Vice President 1- Louise Love, Vice President for Academic Affairs z Keith S. Cleveland. Dean, Graduate Administration and Student Services LU El iza Nichols, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts 2 Deborah Holdstein, Dean. School of Liberal Arts and Sciences w Doreen Bartoni, Dean, School of Media Arts u RECESSIONAL z LU Don't Get Sassy By Thad Jones 2 ~ 0 u 3 Commencement of the Graduates of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs In Dance, Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling, FIim & Video, Liberal Education (Cultural Studies), Marketing Communication, Music and Theater Sunday, May 18, 2008, 10:00 a.m. PRESHOW The 2008 Commencement preshow features performances by Columbia College Chicago·s student ensembles: The Colunibia College Chicago Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Mimi Rohlfing. Director) The Columbia College Jazz Ensemble (Scott Hall, Director) The Co1n1nencement Choir (Mi1ni Rohlfing, Director) The R & B Ensemble (Charles Webb, Director) Joe Cerqua, Producer/ Director Steve Hadley, Associate Producer J. Richard Dunscomb, Music Department Chair PROCESSIONAL March of the Columbians By Scott Hall Walk This Way By Joe Perry and Steven Tyler The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key Arranged by Joe Cerqua 4 Lift Every Voice Music by J. Rosamond Johnson Words by James Weldon Johnson 00 INTRODUCTION 0 Sheldon Patlnkin, Presiding 0 Theater Department Chair N LL. MANIFEST 2008 Scenes from our 2008 Celebration of Graduating Student Work 0 (J) WELCOME Cf) Allen M. Turner. Chairman of the Board of Trustees -d: _J PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED HONORS Philip Bailey. Ralph Johnson, Maurice White, and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire u Presented by Dr. Warrick L. Carter, President LLI I MUSIC Love Train I- By Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff LL Arranged by Thomas Gunther 0 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 1- Dr. Warrick L. Carter, President z LLI GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS Daniel Vendt, Master of Fine Arts in Music Composition for the Screen ~ Andrew Hill, Director of Composition LJ.J (_) J. Richard Dunscomb, Music Department Chair z ANNUAL ALUMNI AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE w Presentation of Award to Class of 2008 Va ledictorian ~ By Joan Hammel (B.A., '86), North Suburban Chicago Alumni Chapter President ~ 0 (..) 5 VALEDICTORY Britni Jeanne Toui, Valedictorian Bachelor of Arts, Theater Sheldon Patinkin, Theater Departn1ent Chair ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD Tonya Pinkins ('96) Presented by Sheldon Patinkin, Theater Department Chair MUSIC Sometl1ing·s Coining from Columbia's 2008 Production of West Side Story Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Performed by Jonathan Mastro, Piano and Paul Nawroc ki, Voca ls Musical Direction by Jonathan Mastro POEM Principles of Molecules By Russell Ja ffe, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing - Poetry Tony Trigilio, Director Creative Writing - Poetry Ken Daley, English Department Chair AWARDING OF DEGREES Presentation of Degrees by Steven Kapelke, Provost and Senior Vice President Louise Love, Vice President for Academic Affairs Keith S. Cleveland, Dean, Graduate Administration and Student Services Deborah Holdstein, Dean, School of Libera l Arts and Sciences Eliza Nichols, Dean. School of Fine and Performing Arts Doreen Bartoni, Dean, School of Media Arts RECESSIONAL Don't Get Sassy By Thad Jones 6 Commencement of the Graduates of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs In 00 Art & Design, Audio Arts & Acoustics, Education, 0 Interdisciplinary Arts, Photography, and Radio 0 Sunday, May 18, 2008, 3:00 p.m. N LL 0 PRESHOW en (/) The 2008 Commencen1ent preshow features performances by Columbia College Chicago's <( student ensembles: _J (.) The Columbia College Chicago Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Mimi Rohlfing, Director) The Columbia College Jazz Ensemble (Scott Hall, Director) lJJ The Commencement Choir (Mimi Rohlfing, Director) I R & B Ensemble (Charles Webb. Director) t- u. Joe Cerqua. Producer/ Director 0 Steve Hadley. Associate Producer J. Richard Dunscomb, Music Department Chair t­ z PROCESSIONAL lJJ March of the Columbians 2 By Scott Ha II w Walk This Way u By Joe Perry and Steven Tyler z w The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key 2 Arranged by Joe Cerqua 2 0 u 7 Lift Every Voice Music by J. Rosan1ond Johnson Words by James Weldon Johnson INTRODUCTION David Berner, Presiding Radio Oepart1nent Faculty MANIFEST 2008 Scenes from our 2008 Celebration of Graduating Student Work WELCOME Allen M. Turner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED HONORS Graciela Iturbide, Photographer Presented by Rod Slemmons, Director of the Museum of Conten1porary Photography MUSIC Love Train By Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Arranged by Thomas Gunther PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Or. Warrick L. Carter, President GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS Amy Marie Ewaldt-Dosek, Master of Arts in Teaching in Education Ava Belisle-Chatterjee, Education Department Chair ANNUAL ALUMNI AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Presentation of Award to Class of 2008 Valedictorian By Joan Hammel (B.A. , '86}, North Suburban Chicago Alumni Chapter President 8 VALEDICTORY Jeffrey C. Frieders. Valedictorian Bachelor of Arts, Radio CX) Barbara Calabrese, Radio Departn1ent Chair 0 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD 0 Edwardo Vilaro ("99) N Presented by Bonnie Brooks. Dance Depart,nent Chair LL. MUSIC 0 Somethings Coming from Columbia ·s 2008 Production of West Side Story CJ) Music by Leonard Bernstein CJ) Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim <( Performed by Jonathan Mastro. Piano and Paul Nawrocki, Vocals _J Musical Direction by Jonathan Mastro u POEM l.lJ Principles of Molecules :r: By Russell Jaffe, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing - Poetry I- Tony Trigilio. Director Creative Writing - Poetry Ken Daley, English Department Chair LL. 0 AWARDING OF DEGREES Presentation of Degrees by Steven Kapelke. Provost and Senior Vice President 1- Louise Love, Vice President for Academic Affairs z Keith S. Cleveland. Dean. Graduate Administration and Student Services w Deborah Holdstein. Dean. School of Liberal Arts and Sciences ~ Eliza Nichols, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts w Doreen Bartoni. Dean. School of Media Arts 0 RECESSIONAL z Don ·t Get Sassy UJ By Thad Jones ~ ~ 0 c,) 9 THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER By Francis Scott Key Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What