1. Academic Initiatives / Art and Activism
600 S. Michigan Ave, Room 811
Contact: Stephen DeSantis
Email: sdesantis@colum.edu
Phone: 312-369-7886
Art + Activism is an ongoing, college-wide program that facilitates
dynamic conversation between Columbia's students, faculty and staff
around the critical and sometimes controversial issues of our time.
http://www.colum.edu/artandactivism/
2. Admissions
600 S. Michigan Ave, Tour Center, 1st floor
Contact: Murphy Monroe
Email: mmonroe@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7133
Contact: Ania Greiner
Email: agreiner@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7034
Contact: Havalah Grace Backus
Email: hbackus@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7521
Columbia College Chicago is the nation’s largest and most diverse
private arts college. Columbia's programs in the visual, performing,
media, and communication arts are firmly rooted in a rigorous liberal
arts and sciences curriculum, which provides students with the
essential context and inspiration in which to practice their craft,
develop their voice, and launch a rewarding career.
http://www.colum.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate.php
3. Advising Center
623 S. Wabash Ave, Suite 300 A-T
Contact: Lauren Targ
Email: ltarg@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8626
The College Advising Center provides undergraduate students with
information, guidance, and support to create and implement an
integrated educational and professional plan in the arts and media
fields. http://www.colum.edu/Students/Academics/Advising/index.php
4. Design
623 S. Wabash Ave.
Contact: Joan Giroux
Email: jgiroux@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6881
Contact: Petra Probstner
Email: pprobstner@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 360-7155
Located at 623 S. Wabash Avenue in the North Campus of the
College, the department spans 210,000 square feet across seven
floors. The classrooms, lecture halls, shops and labs are designed to
offer a full spectrum of capabilities and allow our students to explore
their ideas regardless of their major.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Art_and_Design/
5. Audio Arts and Acoustics
33 E. Congress Ave
Contact: Elliot Scott
Email: escott@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8802
Contact: Tony Miccolis
Email: tmiccolis@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8274
As practitioners of sound arts and sciences, the faculty of the Audio
Arts & Acoustics Department at Columbia College are committed to
advancing the foundation, practice, and aesthetic criteria necessary
to maintain and enhance our discipline as the principal medium of
communication and personal expression.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Audio_Arts_and_Acoustics/
6. Business and Entrepreneurship Department
618 S. Michigan Ave.
Contact: Philippe Ravanas
Email: pravanas@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7764
Contact: Robert Blandford
Email: rblandford@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7254
Contact: Beth Ryan
Phone: (312) 369-7652
Email: eryan@colum.edu
Contact: Jessica Jacobs
Email: jjacobs@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7654
Columbia’s location in the heart of Chicago provides AEMM students
with opportunities to intern and work for world-renowned companies
while simultaneously earning their degrees. Top executives from
those very same companies are in our classrooms every day—both
as guests and as faculty—teaching students industry standards and
practices, and sharing their professional experiences and pathways
to success. http://www.colum.edu/Academics/AEMM/
7. Center for Innovation in Teaching Excellence
600 S. Michigan Ave, 8th Floor
Contact: Lott Hill
Email: lhill@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7350
The Center for Innovation in Teaching Excellence supports the
culture of learner-centered teaching at Columbia College Chicago by
challenging all faculty to become more informed, confident, creative,
and reflective teachers. http://www.colum.edu/cite/
8. Cinema Arts + Sciences
1104 S. Wabash Ave
Contact: Bruce Sheridan
Email: bsheridan@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6710
Contact: Lyn Pusztai
Email: lpusztai@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6727
Contact: Jeff Spitz
Email: jspitz@colum.edu
Contact: Ruth Leitman
Phone:(312) 369-6655
Email: rleitman@colum.edu
The Film & Video Department at Columbia College Chicago seeks to
cultivate artists with a unique vision and the desire to express that
vision on film. At the same time, we strive to develop the technical
skills that support this creative passion. Classes are taught through a
project-based, hands-on, student-centered process. Our diverse
student body, imaginative faculty and state of the art facilities
combine to develop the creative, conceptual, and technical skills
needed to become a working film or video professional.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Film_and_Video/#_video1
9. Columbia Works / Student Employment
Contact: Christie Asif
Email: ceandersen@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6985
Columbia Works is Columbia College Chicago’s virtual job and
internship board. http://www.colum.edu/portfoliocenter/job-board.php
10. Communication and Media Innovation
Contact: Larry Minsky
Email: lminsky@colum.edu
Phone: (312)-369-8518
Contact: Suzanne McBride
Email: smcbride@colum.edu
Phone: (312)-369-8907
11. Creative Arts Therapies
624 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Susan Imus
Email: simus@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7097
Contact: Kris Larsen
Email: klarsen@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7636
Contact: Laura Allen
Email: lallen@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7963
Graduate and undergraduate programs from multi‐disciplinary fields
in the performing arts therapies, counseling psychology, arts in
healthcare, and movement studies are offered through this
progressive Department of Creative Arts Therapies (DCAT). Rooted
in a 30 year history of dance/movement therapy, DCAT is guided by
student centered practitioner scholar artists who value artistic
excellence. DCAT educates students to become dynamic leaders in
the professional application of the arts within a discernible scope of
credentialed practices. http://www.colum.edu/Academics/DCAT/
12. Creative Writing
624 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Alexis Pride
Email: apride@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7829
Contact: Devon Polderman
Email: dpolderman@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8775
Columbia College is home to the nationally renowned Story
Workshop® approach to the teaching of writing, Story Week Festival
of Writers and one of the largest, most exciting creative writing
13. Dance
1306 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Onye Ozuzu
Email: oozuzu@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8340
Contact: Kelsa Robinson
Email: krobinson@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8392
The mission of The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago is to
provide our students with a superior contemporary dance education
in the context of higher learning. We fulfill this mission through the
work of a qualified, professional faculty, a comprehensive curriculum
that offers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts tracks,
world-class guest artists, and a nationally recognized dance
performance season. http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Dance/
14. The Dance Center
1306 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Phil Reynolds
Email: preynolds@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8319
The Dance Center is not only the region's leading continuing
education center offering special programs to encourage the
development of professional dancers and choreographers, it is also
Chicago's leading presenter of contemporary dance of national and
international significance. http://www.colum.edu/Dance_Center/
15. English
33 E. Congress Ave
Contact: Daryl Satcher
Email: dsatcher@colum.edu
Cell: (773) 510-2923
Contact: Jonn Salovaara
Email: jsalovaara@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8198
Contact: Stan West
Email: swest@colum.edu
The English Department is a multi-disciplinary unit, which contributes
to the College's practical arts and liberal arts mission with an equal
emphasis on artistic production and scholarly production. In our
courses, you will engaged with and generate ideas, exploring texts
and the world. You will hone your critical and creative voices,
discover new knowledge, and create art.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/English_Department/
16. Humanities History and Social Sciences
624 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Steven Corey
Email: scorey@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7844
Contact: Patricia Walker
Email: pwalker@colum.edu
Contact: Sean Andrews (Cultural Studies)
Email: sandrews@colum.edu
Phone:(312) 369-3246
The Department of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences (HHSS)
at Columbia College Chicago cultivates critical and creative thinking
skills, allowing students to better develop their oral and written
abilities. The Department of HHSS places students at the center of
the learning process and allows them to develop essential lifelong
learning and critical thinking skills by honing their verbal, written, and
analytical capabilities.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Humanities_History_and_Social_S
ciences/index.php
17. Interactive Arts & Media
916 S. Wabash Ave
Contact: Lauren Liss-Johnson
Email: lliss@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7600
Interactive Arts & Media students are learning the innovative ideas
and emerging technologies that shape how people think,
communicate, and play in the 21st century. By giving our students
access to leading-edge resources, we inspire them to articulate their
own vision and pioneer new interactive media forms for use
throughout the fields of entertainment, art, education, healthcare,
and business. http://www.colum.edu/Academics/IAM/index.php
18. Learning Studio / ArtStart Summer Programs /
High School Summer Institute
618 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Julie Redmond
Email: jredmond@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7470
The Learning Studio helps Columbia students reach their academic
goals by offering a variety of academic support programs to all
students, at all achievement levels, in order to enhance student
success both in and out of the classroom.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Learning_Studio/
19. Library
624 S. Michigan Ave, Rm. 510
Contact: Jan Chindlund
Email: jchindlund@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8781
The mission of the Columbia College Chicago Library is to support
Columbia College Chicago and its academic programs by providing
access to information resources and teaching students to evaluate
and use them. http://www.lib.colum.edu
20. Multicultural Affairs
618 S. Michigan Ave, 4th Floor
Contact: Gigi Posejpal
Email: gposejpal@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7458
Contact: Kimberly Weatherly
Email: kweatherly@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7994
Contact: Ramona Gupta
Email: rgupta@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8664
Columbia College Chicago's Multicultural Affairs Office is a division
of Student Affairs that exists to foster and support the intellectual,
social and cultural development of all students, especially those from
diverse cultural backgrounds and lifestyles. Offices within
Multicultural Affairs include African American Cultural Affairs, Asian
American Cultural Affairs, International Student Affairs, Latino
Cultural Affairs, and LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community.
http://www.colum.edu/Students/Multicultural_Affairs/index.php
21. Music
Contact: Steve Hadley
Email: shadley@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8850
22. Sherwood Community Music School
1014 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Kristine Capua (Marketing)
Email: kcapua@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-3111
Contact: Robert Tenges (Director)
Email: rtenges@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-3106
Sherwood Community Music School is an urban center for
comprehensive community music education. A member of the
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Sherwood trains
gifted young musicians who anticipate careers in music, beginning
and amateur musicians of all ages, preschool children and parents,
and professional musicians and music educators seeking continuing
education. http://www.colum.edu/sherwood/
23. Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Peter Fitzpatrick
Email: pfitzpatrick@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7286
Contact: Judy Natal
Email: jnatal@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7502
Contact: Robert Linkiewicz
Email: rlinkiewicz@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7364
Contact: Laura Bauknecht
Email: lbauknecht@colum.eduPhone: (312) 369-7326
The Photography Department is one of the largest and most
comprehensive photo departments in the nation. We provide a truly
exceptional program for ambitious, motivated students, one that is as
broad and as rigorous as the competitive world they’ll encounter after
graduation. We provide a solid education in photography and then
support our students as they each discover a unique direction for
their work and career.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Photography/
24. Portfolio Center
623 S. Wabash Ave, Rm 307
Contact: Christie Asif
Email: ceandersen@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6985
Contact: Dirk Matthews
Email: dmatthews@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7620
The Portfolio Center is a collection of creative industry professionals,
educators, and facilitators dedicated to assisting students create
pathways to good work. We offer an evolving set of programs
designed to help students make well-informed career choices,
complete smart and relevant portfolios, and to be savvy about how
they put themselves into play as they pursue professional lives.
http://www.colum.edu/portfoliocenter/index.php
25. Radio
33 E. Congress Ave
Phone: (312) 369-8157
Contact: Jim Mitchem
Email: jmitchem@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8151
Contact: Lavoy McConnell aka DJ INC
Email: djinc99@hotmail.com
Cell: (312) 806-0954
The Radio Department offers a program that provides each student
with a comprehensive overview of the art and business of radio
broadcasting while developing in-depth knowledge and skills in onair talent and show hosting, production, programming, and producing
for commercial and public radio formats including HD and satellite
radio, podcasting, and webcasting.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Radio/
26. Science and Mathematics
623 S. Wabash Ave
Contact: Marcelo Caplan
Email: mcaplan@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7989
Contact: Evelyn Oropeza (Scientist for Tomorrow)
Email: eoropeza@colum.eduPhone: (312) 369-7368
Contact: David Dolak
Email: ddolak@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7920
We provide the opportunity for Columbia students to learn
fundamental scientific and mathematical concepts in an atmosphere
that cultivates intellectual curiosity, creative and artistic exploration,
independent thinking, and ethical global citizenship.
The department offers a wide selection of courses in biology,
chemistry, earth sciences, ecology, nutrition and health,
interdisciplinary sciences, physics, and mathematics.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Science_and_Mathematics/
27. Student Success
623 S. Wabash, Room 301
Contact: Mark Kelly
Email: mkelly@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7650
Contact: Kari Sommers
Email: klsommers@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7223
28. Television
600 S. Michigan Ave
Contact: Eric Scholl
Email: escholl@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7959
Contact: Laurie Little
Email: llittle@colum.edu or
Cell: 312-618-8610
Contact: Niki Hoffman (Frequency TV)
Email: nhoffman@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-8524
Contact: Chris West (Frequency TV)
Email: cwest@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-7258
The Television Department offers concentrations in four areas,
with classes providing the deeper understanding and skills required
to succeed in writing, producing, directing, post-production and
effects, internet, and mobile media. Our students also run their
own TV station, and their work is broadcast regularly in Chicago
and distributed through iTunes, YouTube, and other online
ventures. http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Television/
29. Theatre
72 E. 11th St.
Contact: Brian Shaw
Email: bshaw@colum.edu
Phone: (312) 369-6122
As the largest undergraduate theatre program in the country, we are
able to offer you training and experience in aspects of the profession
not available elsewhere: a full semester for juniors and seniors of
Comedy Studies taught at and by Chicago’s famous Second City
Training Center, a comprehensive program in all aspects of Stage
Combat, a course for actors taught in Los Angeles that provides you
with professional contacts as well as information about how to find
work in the film and television industry.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Theater/