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May 14, 2019
This is the last issue for the Spring semester. This Week at Columbia returns the first week of the Fall ’19 semester. You can continue to share your news over the summer and be sure to keep up with all things Columbia by visiting our website and following us on social media by clicking on the icons at the bottom of this email. 
Congratulations to All of Our Graduates
Columbia College Chicago celebrated the class of 2019 at this year’s Commencement ceremonies.
2018 Year in Review: Shape What’s Next
A look back at some the past year’s highlights and accomplishments by Columbia College Chicago’s creative and scholarly community.
IN THE NEWS

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Mordine & Co. — the Reason We Have Modern Dance in Chicago — Celebrates its 50th Birthday 
The dance company’s founder Shirley Mordine also helped found the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, the city’s first undergraduate dance program committed to developing contemporary dancers. Additional coverage in NewCity Stage.
VARIETY
Liam Neeson to Star in Action-Thriller The Minuteman
Cinema and Television Arts faculty member Danny Kravitz and alum Chris Charles ’07 wrote the screenplay for The Minuteman, an upcoming film directed by Academy Award-nominee Robert Lorenz and starring Liam Neeson. Additional coverage in Deadline.
WGN
Live Performance From Charlie Curtis-Beard, Columbia College Chicago Student and Manifest Festival Song Winner 
Graduating Music student and Manifest song competition winner Charlie Curtis-Beard ’19 performed his track “Greatness Underneath” live in-studio on WGN’s Midday Fix.
ABC 7
Chicago Made: Creator of Leesi B Cosmetics Shows Off Spring, Summer Makeup Trends 
Film alum Elise Brill is featured for using her career in film and television production to create her own successful cosmetic line.
BROADWAYWORLD
MCA Chicago Announces Summer 2019 Performances 
Dance Associate Professor and Co-Director of Academic DEI Raquel Monroe will choreograph work as part of Thurman Barker and Ben LaMar Gay: South Side Suite and Hecky Naw! Angles! at the Museum of Contemporary Art this summer.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Art of Death Author Edwidge Danticat Talks Immigration Under Trump Presidency in Chicago 
Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat is interviewed on her career, her activism, and her recent keynote address as part of the Library’s NEA Big Read celebration.
CHICAGO READER
Silver Screen Influencers 
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven curated the current exhibition at the Chicago History Museum, which “explores the emergence of a distinctively American glamour.” 
SPRINGFIELD NEWS SUN
Local Grad Cooks His Way to Emmy Win on Rachael Ray’s Show 
Television and Theatre alum Grant Melton ’10 is highlighted for his recent Emmy win in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show Category for his work on the Rachael Ray Show.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Columbia’s Fusion Ensemble Wins a DownBeat Magazine Annual Student Music Award
Led by Bill Boris, the student musicians won the “Best Small Combo” award in the undergraduate category.
Columbia Students Named Finalists for the Young Globals Competition
Two teams from Columbia created campaigns and were selected as finalists for the 2019 Young Globals competition, which were developed in Associate Professor Laurence Minsky’s Ad Awards Workshop.
Four Columbia Students Named Finalists for E3 College Game Competition
The students created the game Kakette Koi Yo in the Interactive Arts and Media Department’s annual Indie Game Studio capstone and will compete in the finals June 13.
Student Kathryn Williams Named Semi-Finalist for the National Retail Federation Foundation “Next Generation” Scholarship
Williams is among 25 semi-finalists from colleges across the country; Winner will receive $25,000 toward their education.
EVENTS
Dawoud Bey and Karen Irvine discuss Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star, currently at the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Closing Soon: Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star
The Museum of Contemporary Photography’s exhibition Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star, featuring work from Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey responding to the September 15, 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Alabama, runs through July 7. A co-exhibition titled Chicago Stories: Carlos Javier Ortiz and David Shalliol also runs through July 7.

Through July 7
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave.


 






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