| April 30, 2011 | Financial Aid (FAFSA) forms due |
| May 3, 2011 | Intent to Register forms and $300 deposit due |
| August 17, 2011 | Orientation Begins |
| August 26, 2011 | First Day of Classes |
Open House Agenda
(Download a copy of the Open House 2011 Agenda)
Friday, April 8
| 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. | Check-in | Main Lobby, 3rd Floor |
| 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. | Welcome
Steve Dougherty, Director of Admissions & Student Affairs Greetings from the Dean Dean Steve Shepard Curriculum Overview: A roadmap of your course of study Associate Dean Judy Watson |
Newsroom |
| 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. | The Real World: Internships & Jobs
Deborah Stead, Director of Career Services Lili Grossman, Assistant Director of Career Services |
Newsroom |
| 7:15 – 8:00 p.m. | Broadcast Suite Tour & Test Drive Broadcast Center
George Casturani, Director of Broadcast & A/V Systems & Service |
Newsroom |
| 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | Café Area |
Saturday, April 9
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Check-in | Main Lobby, 3rd Floor |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “Ten Reasons to Choose CUNY J-School”
Dean Steve Shepard |
Newsroom |
| 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | NYCity News Service: “The Story Behind the Story”
Jere Hester, Director, NYCity News Service |
Newsroom |
| 11:30 a.m.- 12:00 n. | Financing your J-School Education
Rafael Villalona, Financial Aid Manager, CUNY Graduate Center |
Newsroom |
| 12:00 n. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch with Current J-School Students & Alumni | Lobby/Room 308 |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Print Team Presentation
Profs. Wayne Svoboda, Steve Strasser, Indrani Sen |
Newsroom |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Broadcast Team Presentation
Profs. Scotti Williston & Tina Pamintuan |
Newsroom |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Interactive Team Presentation
Profs. Sandeep Junnarkar & Adam Glenn |
Newsroom |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Tech Tools Overview
Dan Reshef, Director of IT |
Newsroom |
| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Coffee Break | Café Area |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Breakout Session I Arts/Culture Reporting, Prof. Margot Mifflin Business/Economic Reporting, Prof. Greg David Health/Science Reporting, Prof. Emily Laber-Warren Urban Reporting, Prof. Sarah Bartlett International Affairs Reporting, Prof. Lonnie Isabel Entrepreneurial Journalism , Prof. Jeremy Caplan The Real World: Internships & Jobs, Deborah Stead, Director of Career Services |
Room 442
Room 434 Room 436 Room 438 Room 308 Room 440 Room 432 |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Breakout Session II (same as Session I) | same as Session I |
| 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Alumni Welcome Katie Honan, Class 2010 |
Newsroom |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Closing Reception | Café Area |
