Week of October 14

General Meeting Notes:

  • Working harder on general outreach to students who signed up to be committee members
  • Working on creating events with affiliation groups in conjunction with SPJ Committees

Meeting with Dean Tu:

  • We only have one interview currently: need more spaces for this
  • We don’t have lockers for students to store their camera/video equipment: huge necessity for students
  • The Deans have a cabinet meeting every Tuesday to discuss issues within the school and student body concerns
  • Dean Tu wants more emphasis on casual events where students can interact with each other
    • We are working on this
    • Also working on events that do not involve journalism
  • Possibly an idea of creating a better lounge space for students
    • Board games, downtown trips, etc.

Academic Affairs Chair:

The academic affairs committee is run by Megha Gupta. Megha can be reached at mg4771@columbia.edu.
  • Coordinating a social media noon block workshop
  • Creating a folder of academic resources to be shared with all students
    • When completed this will also be linked here on the website
  • Early stage planning of an event with the academic committee in association with women in media
    • Trying to coordinate with the Dart Center

Student Life Chair:

The student life committee is run by Laïny Jernidier. Laïny can be reached at lainy.jernidier@columbia.edu.
  • Halloween event idea being worked on:
    • Movie and Halloween snacks (no costumes)
  • Wear a color for a cause day
  • Creating smaller groups of people from different programs to promote interaction

Speaker’s Director:

The speaker’s committee is run by Reeno Hashimoto. Reeno can be reached at rh2984@columbia.edu.
  • First event confirmed!
    • Event on October 30th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the World Room
    • Discussion with Lewis Simons, a Pulitzer Prize winner, foreign correspondent, and journalist with National Geographic
    • Simons will be having a conversation with Columbia Professor Michael Shapiro
    • Look at the SPJ Instagram or the events tab on the website for more info!

Film/Documentary Chair:

The film/documentary committee is run by Mason Leath. Mason can be reached at mpl2159@columbia.edu.
  • Documentary “Stripped for Parts” could be an option for a screening
    • Had a showing of this last year, and Columbia has the rights to show it for free to students
  • Hoping to have a screening before Thanksgiving

Community Service Chair:

The community service committee is run by Augostina Mallous. Augostina can be reached at am6521@columbia.edu.
  • In the process of coordinating an event with Food Bank for New York City
    • Sent out a poll to students along with information about the outreach initiatives to see which days and times work best
    • Options include:
      • Community food distribution which includes distributing grocery bags to community members
      • Community meal service which includes welcoming guests and serving hot meals to community members
    • Exact date and time for event will be determined based on student poll