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Arts Initiative

2013-06-14T20:19:46Z

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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director, as well as the executive director of Miller Theatre.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
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[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu the Arts Initiative's website] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/student-groups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs]
*'''Ticket and Information Center:''' Student organizations can sell tickets to performances and events through the [[Ticket and Information Center.]] Contact the TIC to register your event [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event here].
*'''Promote your event:''' The Arts Initiative will [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/promote-your-event help you get the word out] about your event to the Columbia community through its weekly newsletter and online calendar.

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier by Dean Carol Becker of the School of the Arts. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets twice a semester. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together can recognize this committee as probably unlikely to result in any real change to the already circling the toilet Initiative. Given that all the students who remember a functional, responsive Arts Initiative have now graduated, and the School of the Arts won the PR fight to make it seem like things were changing in response to the hooplah, things are not looking up for CUArts.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
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Tim Qin

2013-04-25T02:44:08Z

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[[Image:Qin.jpg|thumb|Tim Qin '13]]

'''Tim Qin''' SEAS '[[2013|13]] is the current undergraduate President of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He is studying [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.
In [[2012]], he was elected [[ESC]] president in the first uncontested race for that position in the council's recent history. Tim is also the first President of the Council to be elected through a popular vote by the undergraduate engineering student body.

Tim has also served as [[University Senate|senator]] for [[SEAS]], Vice-President of the SEAS Class of 2013 his freshman year and as the Science & Engineering representative on the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. He is a brother of [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]].

In the AY 2012-13, Qin pestered [[CCSC]] (and [[Deantini]]) about getting a SEAS flag on the [[Van Am Quad]], since engineers live in the [[LLC]], inspiring ''[[The Blue and White]]'' to print the included cartoon.

[[Image:BHW7-hDCQAAfokP.png|thumb|Cartoon from the March 2013 issue of ''[[The Blue and White]]'']]

{{succession|preceded=[[Nate Levick]]|succeeded=[[Sidd Bhatt]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2012-2013}}

[[Category:SEAS students|Qin]]
[[Category:University Senators|Qin]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Qin]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Qin]]

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department

2013-04-25T02:36:59Z

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The '''Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department''' (IEOR) is a department that sounds more complicated than it probably is, and is considered to be the easiest major in SEAS (besides triple e).

[[Category:Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department|*]]

Everyone Allied Against Homophobia

2013-04-25T02:36:32Z

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'''Everyone Allied Against Homophobia''' is an activist club which is presumably against homophobia. They are responsible for the pink safe space fliers that are distributed every fall for students to put up in their dorms.

[[Category:Activist clubs]]
[[Category:Student groups]]

Karishma Habbu

2013-04-25T01:17:41Z

Willhughes:

[[Image:Habbu.jpg|thumb|Karishma Habbu '13]]

'''Karishma Habbu''' [[CC]]'[[2013|13]] is the current president of the [[Columbia College Student Council]]. Her successful party, [[The 212]], won the spring [[CCSC Elections, 2012|2012 elections]] by a margin of two-to-one. She is a [[Biology|Biology]] major, and is originally from Atlanta. Under her leadership, [[CCSC]] led the Save the [[Arts Initiative|Arts Initiative]] campaign, pushed for a first year pass/fail program, launched WTF Columbia, planned the first annual Hackathon, and oversaw the Columbia Music Festival. She left proverbially large but literally quite small shoes to fill.

{{succession|preceded=[[Aki Terasaki]]|succeeded=[[Daphne Chen]]|office=President of the [[CCSC]]|years=2012-2013}}

[[Category:Columbia College students|Habbu]]
[[Category:MESAAS majors|Habbu]]
[[Category:CCSC presidents|Habbu]]
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[[Category:Campus Characters|Habbu]]

Karishma Habbu

2013-04-25T01:14:32Z

Willhughes:

Tim Qin

2013-04-25T01:13:43Z

Willhughes:

[[Image:Qin.jpg|thumb|Tim Qin '13]]

'''Tim Qin''' SEAS '[[2013|13]] is the current undergraduate President of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He is studying [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.
In [[2012]], he was elected [[ESC]] president in the first uncontested race for that position in the council's recent history. Tim is also the first President of the Council to be elected through a popular vote by the undergraduate engineering student body. Under his leadership, ESC successfully followed CCSC's lead on a number of policy initiatives.

Tim has also served as [[University Senate|senator]] for [[SEAS]], Vice-President of the SEAS Class of 2013 his freshman year and as the Science & Engineering representative on the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. He is a brother of [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]].

In the AY 2012-13, Qin pestered [[CCSC]] (and [[Deantini]]) about getting a SEAS flag on the [[Van Am Quad]], since engineers live in the [[LLC]], inspiring ''[[The Blue and White]]'' to print the included cartoon.

[[Image:BHW7-hDCQAAfokP.png|thumb|Cartoon from the March 2013 issue of ''[[The Blue and White]]'']]

{{succession|preceded=[[Nate Levick]]|succeeded=[[Sidd Bhatt]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2012-2013}}

[[Category:SEAS students|Qin]]
[[Category:University Senators|Qin]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Qin]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Qin]]

Tim Qin

2013-04-25T01:12:53Z

Willhughes:

[[Image:Qin.jpg|thumb|Tim Qin '13]]

'''Tim Qin''' SEAS '[[2013|13]] is the current undergraduate President of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He is studying [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.
In [[2012]], he was elected [[ESC]] president in the first uncontested race for that position in the council's recent history. Tim is also the first President of the Council to be elected through a popular vote by the undergraduate engineering student body. Under his leadership, ESC successfully followed CCSC's lead on a number of policy initiatives, providing crucial support for their efforts.

Tim has also served as [[University Senate|senator]] for [[SEAS]], Vice-President of the SEAS Class of 2013 his freshman year and as the Science & Engineering representative on the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. He is a brother of [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]].

In the AY 2012-13, Qin pestered [[CCSC]] (and [[Deantini]]) about getting a SEAS flag on the [[Van Am Quad]], since engineers live in the [[LLC]], inspiring ''[[The Blue and White]]'' to print the included cartoon.

[[Image:BHW7-hDCQAAfokP.png|thumb|Cartoon from the March 2013 issue of ''[[The Blue and White]]'']]

{{succession|preceded=[[Nate Levick]]|succeeded=[[Sidd Bhatt]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2012-2013}}

[[Category:SEAS students|Qin]]
[[Category:University Senators|Qin]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Qin]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Qin]]

Nightline

2013-04-25T00:56:16Z

Willhughes:

{{Infobox club
|Name=Nightline
|Image=Nightline.jpg
|Recognition=[[ABC]] / [[SGA]]
|Membership=Anonymous
|Executive board=Lori Goldman, Director<br>Zoe Pinter, Director
|Category=[[:Category:Special interest clubs|Special interest]]
|Contact=nightlineinfo@columbia.edu<br>(212) 854-7777 (x7777)
|Website=www.columbia.edu/cu/nightline}}

'''Nightline''' is a confidential, nonjudgmental peer counseling hotline. It allows students to get support on any issue from an anonymous counselor who is also an undergraduate student.

== Calling ==

Nightline counselors can be reached at 212-854-7777 every night of the academic year between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m.

=== Counselors ===

The Nightline counselors are student volunteers and not professionals, though they do undergo a semester-long training process.

=== Anonymity ===

In order to maintain anonymity, counselors are prohibited from disclosing their involvement in Nightline to any other Columbia student for the duration of their time with the organization. The callers are not asked to reveal their identity, nor do the counselors have any means of identifying the callers. Since the directors of the organization are publicly known, they do not take calls.

=== Training ===

Barnard, Columbia College, and SEAS undergraduates can train to be Nightline counselors. Training takes place every semester. Informational meetings are held in early September and late January. Interested students should attend an info session or e-mail the directors at nightlineinfo@columbia.edu to find out more about the training process.

== External links ==

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/nightline/index.html Nightline official website]

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Columbia University Performing Arts League

2013-04-25T00:50:19Z

Willhughes:

{{Infobox clubreduced
|Name=CUPAL
|Image = CUPAL.png
|Founded=[[2000]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]/[[SGA]]
|Membership = ?
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performing Arts]]
|Website= [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/]
}}

'''Columbian University Performing Arts League''' (CUPAL) is an umbrella organization for participating [[:Category:Performance clubs|performing arts groups]] at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Barnard]]. It is counterintuitively pronounced "see-you-pal."

== History ==
CUPAL was formed in [[2000]] by students [[Natalie Robin]] and [[Stacey McMath]], who at the time were on the executive boards of [[KCST]] and [[Latenite Theatre]], respectively. They formed CUPAL as a way of increasing communication among campus performing arts groups.

== Purpose ==
CUPAL aims to foster a closer performing arts community at Columbia, where individual groups are known to be somewhat insular. This is done by facilitating intergroup communication and collaboration, which includes sharing of resources and a united front for dealing with administration.

=== Special Project ===
At least once per semester, CUPAL sponsors a "special project", an original production which is not tied to any established performing arts group.

=== Showcase ===
CUPAL holds an annual showcase in which all of its member groups contribute to a single production in order to expand the audience of each participating group.

== Member groups ==
Any performing arts group can apply for membership to CUPAL. The current members are:
*[[Black Theatre Ensemble|Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE)]]
*[[Columbia Ballet Collaborative]]
*[[Columbia Classical Performers]]
*[[Columbia Musical Theatre Society|Columbia Musical Theatre Society (CMTS)]]
*[[Columbia University Players|Columbia University Players (CU Payers)]]
*[[CUBellydance]]
*[[King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe|King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe (KCST)]]
*[[Latenite Theatre]]
*[[NOMADS|New & Original Materials Authored & Directed by Students (NOMADS)]]
*[[Orchesis]]
*[[V-Day]]
*[[Varsity Show|The Varsity Show]]
*[[XMAS!]]

== External Links ==

[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ CUPAL official website] - not updated since Fall '05

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Columbia University Performing Arts League

2013-04-25T00:49:38Z

Willhughes:

{{Infobox clubreduced
|Name=CUPAL
|Image = CUPAL.png
|Founded=[[2000]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]/[[SGA]]
|Membership = ?
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performing Arts]]
|Website= [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/]
}}

'''Columbian University Performing Arts League''' (CUPAL) is an umbrella organization for participating [[:Category:Performance clubs|performing arts groups]] at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Barnard]].

== History ==
CUPAL was formed in [[2000]] by students [[Natalie Robin]] and [[Stacey McMath]], who at the time were on the executive boards of [[KCST]] and [[Latenite Theatre]], respectively. They formed CUPAL as a way of increasing communication among campus performing arts groups.

== Purpose ==
CUPAL aims to foster a closer performing arts community at Columbia, where individual groups are known to be somewhat insular. This is done by facilitating intergroup communication and collaboration, which includes sharing of resources and a united front for dealing with administration.

=== Special Project ===
At least once per semester, CUPAL sponsors a "special project", an original production which is not tied to any established performing arts group.

=== Showcase ===
CUPAL holds an annual showcase in which all of its member groups contribute to a single production in order to expand the audience of each participating group.

== Member groups ==
Any performing arts group can apply for membership to CUPAL. The current members are:
*[[Black Theatre Ensemble|Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE)]]
*[[Columbia Ballet Collaborative]]
*[[Columbia Classical Performers]]
*[[Columbia Musical Theatre Society|Columbia Musical Theatre Society (CMTS)]]
*[[Columbia University Players|Columbia University Players (CU Payers)]]
*[[CUBellydance]]
*[[King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe|King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe (KCST)]]
*[[Latenite Theatre]]
*[[NOMADS|New & Original Materials Authored & Directed by Students (NOMADS)]]
*[[Orchesis]]
*[[V-Day]]
*[[Varsity Show|The Varsity Show]]
*[[XMAS!]]

== External Links ==

[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ CUPAL official website] - not updated since Fall '05

[[Category:Performance clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Arts Initiative

2013-04-25T00:42:37Z

Willhughes:

[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]

The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative's website of campus-wide and city-wide cultural resources is [[CUArts]]. Its offices are located in [[Prentis Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 135,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Alink_ai_logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/artslink ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:CuartsLogo_2008.gif|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/ CUArts home page]]][[CUArts]], the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Sixty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, and the Columbia Alumni Arts League, as well as listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through CUArts, site visitors can sign up for the Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter, which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to New York]]''

[[Passport to New York|Passport to New York]] [[Image:passport-logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums Passport to New York]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 32 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The [[Guggenheim]], and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to New York is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [[Columbia Alumni Arts League]] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:Gatsby_web_large.gif‎|thumb|left|[http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Overview The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund]]]
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include [[Project Bluelight]], Columbia's first undergraduate film production company, [[Follies Student Comedy Review|Follies]], an original musical composed and performed by graduate students in the [[Columbia Business School]], the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], and an off-off-Broadway play produced by student theater troupe [[Latenite Theatre]].

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby/ here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Arts Global===
The Arts Initiative's Global project establishes a cultural arm for President Bollinger's [[global university|wide-ranging efforts to increase what he often refers to as "global literacy"]]. The effort is growing in tandem with the establishment of the University's [[Global Centers]], and will begin in China.

[[Image:yang.jpg|thumb|Director Li Yang speaks at the Columbia screening of his film ''Blind Mountain'']]

While the project will of course connect artists, arts students, educators, and arts institutions with each other, the primary goal is to educate all Columbia students - not only its filmmakers, but also its physicists and financiers. The Arts Initiative works with schools, departments, and programs across the university, using arts and culture to train and educate not just better artists, but better scholars, scientists, historians, engineers, lawyers, and business people.

The Arts Initiative collaborates with numerous Columbia partners, including the newly-established Global Centers in Beijing and Amman. Since its inception in the spring of 2007, the Arts Initiative Global project has hosted numerous events, bringing artists from abroad and home into collaboration.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]] , [[Barnard]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by Barry Weinberg, CC'12, and Aries Dela Cruz, GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by Will Hughes, CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
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Columbia University Performing Arts League

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|Name=CUPAL
|Image = CUPAL.png
|Founded=[[2000]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership = ?
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performing Arts]]
|Website= [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/]
}}

'''Columbian University Performing Arts League''' (CUPAL) is an umbrella organization for participating [[:Category:Performance clubs|performing arts groups]] at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Barnard]].

== History ==
CUPAL was formed in [[2000]] by students [[Natalie Robin]] and [[Stacey McMath]], who at the time were on the executive boards of [[KCST]] and [[Latenite Theatre]], respectively. They formed CUPAL as a way of increasing communication among campus performing arts groups.

== Purpose ==
CUPAL aims to foster a closer performing arts community at Columbia, where individual groups are known to be somewhat insular. This is done by facilitating intergroup communication and collaboration, which includes sharing of resources and a united front for dealing with administration.

=== Special Project ===
At least once per semester, CUPAL sponsors a "special project", an original production which is not tied to any established performing arts group.

=== Showcase ===
CUPAL holds an annual showcase in which all of its member groups contribute to a single production in order to expand the audience of each participating group.

== Member groups ==
Any performing arts group can apply for membership to CUPAL. The current members are:
*[[Black Theatre Ensemble|Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE)]]
*[[Columbia Ballet Collaborative]]
*[[Columbia Classical Performers]]
*[[Columbia Musical Theatre Society|Columbia Musical Theatre Society (CMTS)]]
*[[Columbia University Players|Columbia University Players (CU Payers)]]
*[[CUBellydance]]
*[[King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe|King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe (KCST)]]
*[[Latenite Theatre]]
*[[NOMADS|New & Original Materials Authored & Directed by Students (NOMADS)]]
*[[Orchesis]]
*[[V-Day]]
*[[Varsity Show|The Varsity Show]]
*[[XMAS!]]

== External Links ==

[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupal/ CUPAL official website] - not updated since Fall '05

[[Category:Performance clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]