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Congratulations,
2008 Graduates


Outstanding seniors and master’s degree candidates were nominated by the faculty to be featured in our Commencement 2008 poster gallery. All of these graduates had earned grade point averages of at least 3.5 and performed well on professional internships and extracurricular activities. Please take a look at this poster gallery to meet our newest alumni and find out about the varied experiences they had during their student days in the Journalism Department of Columbia College Chicago.
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CCC students win
national IRE award


Investigative journalists from all over North American gathered in Miami in June to learn new techniques and honor the best work of 2007. The only student award in any medium was given to Allison Riggio and Hunter Clauss (left), in work supervised by faculty member Suzanne McBride.
Read more about their work here


Anchoring, Reporting in 3rd Largest Market
Metro Minutes is one of several hands-on productions available to advanced students, who have the chance to report on major stories in the third largest media market in the United States. These opportunities, in class and out, often lead to professional jobs immediately following graduation. For example, Damon Maloney, co-anchor in this clip, is now a reporter at http://www.4029tv.com
Click here to see a Metro Minutes show, produced in a once-weekly four-hour course.

Internship opportunities abound
Located in the heart of Chicago, in close proximity to major news outlets and the many internships they offer, Columbia College Chicago is an ideal launching pad for a career in journalism.