Columbia College Chicago Communication Department

Congratulations to our 2022 Journalism and Photojournalism graduates! We are so excited for what the future holds for each one of you.

Columbia students from Columbia College Chicago Communication Department and CCC Fashion Studies Department are US finalists in the international L'Oréal Brandstorm competition.
The team of Alba Cota, Kaitlyn Horneck, and Miranda Prater pitched a product to supplement Lancôme makeup for people with hand dexterity challenges.
Cast your vote for “Adapt by Lancôme” in the inclusion category to help move them to the next round ➡️ https://bit.ly/3vWcjn3
Learn more about the team and competition ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LZelbX

Civic Media MA student, Kyra Lyons, wrote a piece on environmental justice pollution in a Chicago neighborhood for YES! Magazine. Read the full story here: https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2022/02/23/chicago-environmental-justice-pollution

Our first of the Spring semester is on Ksymena Pawlowicz, Public Relations major and president of Columbia College Chicago PRSSA! Read about Ksymena's most memorable class, biggest accomplishment and more:

Did you know: Asian Student Organization had a virtual game night last week? If you want to take part in these fun events, learn more about how you can join: https://engage.colum.edu/aso/home/

Help us congratulate Professor Sharon Boyd-Peshkin for earning the 2022 DEI Teaching Award! This award was given in recognition of Sharon's project, Columbia Votes, which aimed to empower students to register and vote. After launching this initiative, there was a 16% increase in student voting between 2016-2020 presidential elections. Sharon is known for leading important conversations and working with faculty to overcome learning challenges. Congratulations and thank you for your impactful work Sharon!

Read about Journalism professor and faculty advisor of the The Columbia Chronicle, Curtis Lawrence! Curtis shared how he began his teaching journey, his advice for students and more in our !

(Photo credit: K'Von Jackson)

Our PRSSA students had the opportunity to visit Lobeline Communications recently! Lobeline Communications is a Los Angeles based PR and communications firm in the entertainment industry.

Student organizations are an excellent opportunity to become involved on campus. Ad Club is perfect for creative students looking to craft campaigns and collaborate with their peers. Check out their Instagram page to learn more about getting involved: https://www.instagram.com/adclubccc/

We are so proud to see students demonstrating impactful work outside of their program. Our Civic Media MA student, Francia García Hernández, recently wrote a piece for Block Club Chicago! Francia's article is about a Roscoe Village mother who co-wrote a children's book titled, "La Arepa." Read the full story: https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/02/01/in-la-arepa-childrens-book-two-venezuelan-immigrants-bring-their-culture-to-younger-generations/

In ‘La Arepa’ Children's Book, 2 Venezuelan Immigrants Bring Their Culture To Younger Generations A Roscoe Village mom from Venezuela co-wrote the bilingual book about arepas to introduce her daughter to her parents' traditions. "I wanted her to have something that would connect her to Venezuela," Samantha Cornelelles said.

Civic Media student, Charlotte Duff shares her motivation to pursue this program, current projects she's working on, and more in this week's !

Welcome back! We're so excited to begin a new semester. Make sure you're all set to return to campus by reviewing the January 2022 Safety Precautions. For the latest updates, go to https://www.colum.edu/backtogether/.