Columbia is pleased to announce a new summer study abroad fellowship for summer 2010 (dates June 25--July 15) with Columbia alumnus Greg Wyatt at the ancient site of Ephesos. The purpose of this summer workshop will be to introduce students to the reflective thought and artistic practices required to draw and paint ancient Greek sites in situ. It will also provide for study of these sites’ cultural, architectural, art historical, and sociological contexts firsthand. The on-site archaeology studies at Ephesos will also speak to the noble examples of classical architecture in innovative and interdisciplinary ways. This workshop will be led under the supervision of Greg Wyatt, Columbia ’71.

Greg Wyatt is a world-renowned sculptor whose works grace sites around the world including Arlington National Cemetery, Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the Elizabethan garden of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, and the Comune di Firenze in Italy.

This summer fellowship will allow, in its pilot year, up to 3 Columbia students to spend time pursuing their own artistic practices as well as academic coursework with Greg, first in Athens (at the Parthenon and other sites) and then at the Crisler Library in Ephesos. By traveling to and studying in Athens first, students will be given the hugely important opportunity to immerse themselves in visual studies in classical architecture in the best way possible. This unique opportunity will allow students’ watercolor and classical form practices to be the foundation for their daily studies and investigations that will follow at Celsus/Ephesus.

Days will be spent in a combination of lectures, field work, and daily artistic practice amidst the ruins at Ephesos. Students will be expected to have an interest in the visual arts, classics, archaeology, architecture, and history. Their time will be enriched through the short term coursework offered through the Crisler Library and their partner organization the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Topics to be addressed in the coursework include the cult and politics of the ancient city, the restoration and conservation of monuments, and the history and topography of Ephesos among many others. Students will be expected to keep a daily journal. They will also be expected to produce a final body of artistic work that will be displayed upon their return.

Benjamin Jealous '94, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will address the Class of 2010 at Class Day, Monday, May 17, on South Lawn.

Jealous, a lifelong civil and human rights activist, has been a tireless and vocal advocate for his constituents since taking over the NAACP in 2008. In his brief tenure, he has seen what many consider historic victories for minorities in the United States, including the election of a black president, Barack Obama '83, and the recent passages of a sweeping healthcare reform bill and a bill to overhaul student loans.

In 2009, he received a John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement.

Read more about Jealous in this March/April 2009 Columbia College Today profile.

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Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 30th at 3:30 pm for the REQUIRED information session led by the Office of Fellowships about independent research.  The session will take place in the Core Conference Room of 202 Hamilton Hall.  If you cannot make this session, please reach out to the Fellowships Office to make alternative arrangements. 

Are you interested in graduate studies in the UK? Please mark your calendar for an information session with Monika Malak, International Liaison and Recruitment Officer at the International Office of the University College London. The session will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd at 3:30 pm in the Core Conference Room of 202 Hamilton Hall.

Described by the Sunday Times newspaper as "an intellectual powerhouse with a world class reputation", UCL has recently been ranked fourth in the world's top ten universities by the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings (2009) and it is one of the top three UK universities for the volume of its research assessed as 4* (world leading) in the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise - RAE (2008).

They have seen an increasing number of US students applying to graduate degree programs at UCL and would like to provide more information for students interested in graduate studies in the UK. This will be a presentation outlining the graduate opportunities at UCL (at Master's and PhD level) and scholarships/funding opportunities available for study at the institution to US students (including the UCL Marshall Scholarship, Fulbright-UCL Award, UCL Overseas Research Scholarships, UCL Global Excellence Scholarships and others). The presentation would also cover topics such as the application procedures for graduate degree programs in the UK (liaison with potential supervisors in academic departments, research proposals etc.) and the advantages of studying in London.