Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Tanya R. Saunders, Assistant Provost

Ithaca College Faculty and Staff are invited to participate in the Fall 2015 College Symposium on Inclusion, Cultural Fluency, and Global Citizenship. Convened by the Office of International Programs, the Office of Faculty Excellence, and the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement, the Symposium will take place on Monday, 28 September 2015 from 3pm to 6pm in the Clark Lounge. (Faculty who have teaching obligations may arrive late.)

We have invited Dr. Laura Spitz, Associate Dean for International Affairs for the Cornell Law School and Interim Vice Provost for International Affairs for Cornell University, to launch our campus conversation about how best to address  Inclusion, Cultural Fluency, and Global Citizenship at Ithaca College. The title of Dr. Spitz’ presentation is “Going Global at Home: Inclusion and the International Experience in Ithaca.” Closing Remarks will be offered by Ithaca College Provost Benjamin Rifkin.

The Symposium will launch year-long conversations about helping the College to prepare its students, faculty, and staff for the changing realities of an increasingly diverse socio-economic environment and to become more inclusive in all areas of its endeavor, more supportive of cultural fluency among its students and employees, and more focused in preparing its students for the “responsibilities of citizenship and service in the global community.” These conversations will be structured around learning communities in each of the three interconnected topic areas. You are invited to participate in a Learning Community (even if you are unable to attend the Symposium). We hope to see you on September 28th and thank you for considering a learning community. If you have any questions, please contact and of the three offices organizing the Symposium.

So that we may know how many faculty and staff to expect on September 28th, would you please complete and submit the Qualtrics form at this link?: https://ithaca.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9LIWGuYheicH1pr

Thank you.
Tanya Saunders, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for International Studies
Office of International Programs
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