Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Class of 2009 Graduation Survey

Graduating students: Congratulations! To ensure that you are added to the Journalism School Alumni database, and to strengthen our curriculum, services and offerings to future students, please complete the following survey. Do not use ALL CAPS or all lowercase, as Alumni Relations uses this database to create the listserve directory for your graduating class. You may pick up your tickets to the Journalism School commencement ceremonies from Claudio Castillo in Student Affairs, Room 207 Mezzanine, after completing the survey. Thank you.

Personal Information

* Prefix

* First Name

* Last Name

* Your UNI (UNI only, NOT the complete email address)

Degree Information

* Degree Program

* MS concentration or MA specialty

* Were you a part time student?

Yes

No

* For MS only: RW1 professor (others use "N/A)

* MS Only: Workshop

* Were you an international student?

If yes, from where?

* Do you grant the Journalism School permission to distribute your submitted resume to employers seeking candidates?

* Please upload your most up-to-date resume as a Word or PDF file (2-page maximum). Use last name in the file name (ex.): Brown,Charles

Permanent Address - for CU's Alumni Database
If you do not need a line, mark N/A.

* Permanent Address Line 1

* Address Line 2

Permanent address Line 3

* City

State

* Zip Code

* Country

* Permanent Phone

* Mobile Phone

* Columbia E-mail

( write the full address, including @columbia.edu )

* Your permanent E-mail

Employment/Education
If you do not need a line, mark N/A.

* What are your plans for immediately after graduation?

* If you are taking time off, where will you be and how can we reach you in case we want to pass along a job opportunity?

* If working, what's the job type?

* What's the medium?

* If yes: Company Name

* Position/Job Title

* Employer's location (city and state)

* Country

* List any special skills used in your position.

Career Services

* If you attended the Career Expo, did you find it useful?

* Why? Please provide a brief response here.

* Was the Career Services Office helpful in your job search?

* Did you attend any Career Services sessions such as workshops, recruiting visits or panels?

* If so, which did you find most helpful and why?

* Did you meet individually with Career Services?

* How many times did you meet or consult with Career Services?

* If you have a job, internship or fellowship, how did you find it?

* If you've landed a job, is it what you expected to find after graduation?

* Please elaborate briefly.

* If you haven't found a job, in which medium are you seeking to work?

If there are additional media in which you would consider working, please list them below.

* If you're returning to school, please tell us where and describe degree program.

* Are there skills you wished you had learned at Columbia that would have assisted you in landing a job?

* Are there skills you wished you had learned at Columbia that would assist you in your current position?

Academic-Year Internships

* Did you have an internship while at the J-School?

* Where?

* Was it paid or unpaid?

*If you did an internship while at J-school, please make sure to file the Internship Evaluation Survey (http://fs7.formsite.com/cu_jschool_careers/InternshipSurvey/). Your assessment is very important and will help us guide students considering similar opportunities.

* How can we make Career Services more effective?

Curriculum and Student Affairs

* What do you think of the overall curriculum offerings at the Journalism School? In what areas would you like to see more or fewer course offerings?

* Did you think the digital skills training you received was adequate?

If not, please explain what skills you hoped to learn more or less of.

* How do you feel about the class balloting process? How could it be improved?

* How responsive was the school's administration (including Academic Affairs and Student Affairs) to issues that came up during the school year?

How do you feel about the Add / Drop process?

Admissions

* Tell us your biggest factors in choosing the Columbia J-school (choose UP TO THREE):

* How did you first hear about the J-school?

* If you had NOT come to the J-school this year, what would you have done instead?

* May we contact you in the months ahead to help us with admissions (ie, talking to potential applicants, proctoring tests, etc.)? We promise not to overwhelm you with requests. Many thanks.

Yes

No

Maybe

OPTIONAL: What can we do to continue attracting the best applicants/students in the world? Bullet-point answers/tips welcome:

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The curriculum	Length to degree
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