Below, you can see what each committee is working on at SPJ. Each update reflects what was discussed at this week’s meeting. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the committee heads with questions! Past meeting notes can be found linked at the bottom of this page.
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Week of November 25
General Meeting Notes:
- Figuring out lockers for equipment
- Measuring the size of camera bags
- Bringing student comments to the deans
Academic Affairs Chair:
The academic affairs committee is run by Megha Gupta. Megha can be reached at mg4771@columbia.edu.
- Speaker event in collaboration with Women in Media on abortion on Wednesday, December 4th!
- Everything ready to go!
- Coffee and Conversation in final works
- Google Drive of academic resources is published to the website
- Digital noon block workshop in the works
- How to get leads from social media
- How to promote our work on social media
Student Life Chair:
The student life committee is run by Laïny Jernidier. Laïny can be reached at lainy.jernidier@columbia.edu.
- Bryant Park holiday outing on December 7th!
- Simple set up, travel down with a group of students
- All costs will be up to students
- Color for a Cause – December 3rd
- Red for World AIDS Day
- Positive message sticky note wall in the works
- Holiday support group for students staying on campus over break
- Setting up a sign-up sheet for students
Speaker’s Director:
The speaker’s committee is run by Reeno Hashimoto. Reeno can be reached at rh2984@columbia.edu.
- Fashion speakers panel on December 9th!
- Will be held in Brown
- Still working on a sports panel for next semester
- Potentially in February
Film/Documentary Chair:
The film/documentary committee is run by Mason Leath. Mason can be reached at mpl2159@columbia.edu.
- November screening was a success!
- Working on future screening with Women in Media
- Early next semester
Community Service Chair:
The community service committee is run by Augostina Mallous. Augostina can be reached at am6521@columbia.edu.
- Setting up a letter writing event for December 11
- Amsterdam Nursing Home
- Talking with Big Brothers Big Sisters about a connection to JSchool students