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Andy presented an invited symposium paper in the annual meetings of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. The talk was titled "Adhesion with tough gels: inspiration from the sticky defensive secretions of dusky slugs". It was presented in the symposium, "The Biology of Sticky: Adhesive Silk, Fiber, and Glue Biomaterials Across the Eukaryota". The symposium was on January 6, 2021.

The 2021 Campus Life Awards committee is seeking nominations from faculty, staff, and students to recognize outstanding graduating seniors who should be considered for this award.

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You still have until February 7th to nominate some great student leaders!

The Office of Student Engagement is looking for student leaders to be nominated for the Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership. This award recognizes outstanding juniors and seniors who excel in academics, are involved in co-curricular activities, perform service, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment.

The nomination form will close February 7th at 11:59pm.

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You still have until February 7th to nominate some great student leaders!

The Office of Student Engagement is looking for student leaders to be nominated for the Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership. This award recognizes outstanding juniors and seniors who excel in academics, are involved in co-curricular activities, perform service, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment.

The nomination form will close February 7th at 11:59pm.

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The IC Web Strategy Team are very happy to announce that we have completed the successful migration of all active faculty and staff profiles into our Drupal system.

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Due to a security vulnerability in iOS, please update all IC and personally-owned iPhones and iPads to iOS version 14.4.

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The Ithaca College School of Music will hold its annual MLK celebration concert for 2021 virtually, on Friday evening January 29th, at 7:30 p.m.

The concert will feature past performances from the School of Music ensembles including, IC Concert Band, under the direction of Ben Rochford, Choral Ensembles, directed by Janet Galván and Sean Linfors, Mariah Lyttle and Christopher Zemliauskas, from the musical theater department, with guest soloist Samantha McElhaney John, and the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, under the direction of Baruch Whitehead. The concert will also feature faculty members Steven Banks, saxophone, and Sidney Outlaw, baritone. A special virtual performance of Glory from the movie Selma featuring members of the IC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Grant Cooper.

Concert production by Luke Klingensmith, Brian Dozoretz '94, and IC alums Matthew Brockman '18 and Alec Staples '20.  This concert is directed and produced by Baruch Whitehead.

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The Ithaca College School of Music will hold its annual MLK celebration concert for 2021 virtually, tonight, Friday evening January 29th, at 7:30 p.m. 

The concert will feature past performances from the School of Music ensembles including, IC Concert Band, under the direction of Ben Rochford, Choral Ensembles, directed by Janet Galván and Sean Linfors, Mariah Lyttle and Christopher Zemliauskas, from the musical theater department, with guest soloist Samantha McElhaney John, and the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, under the direction of Baruch Whitehead. The concert will also feature faculty members Steven Banks, saxophone, and Sidney Outlaw, baritone. A special virtual performance of Glory from the movie Selma featuring members of the IC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Grant Cooper.

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The Park School Faculty Writing Awards recognize exceptional scholarly, journalistic, and creative writing by Park School faculty. A $500 prize is awarded for each of the following four categories: 1) published book; 2) published essay in a scholarly journal; 3) journalism, including articles published on the web, a blog, etc.; 4) creative work, such as a produced or non-produced film or TV script.

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The Ithaca College School of Music will hold its annual MLK celebration concert for 2021 virtually, tonight, Friday evening January 29th, at 7:30 p.m. 

The concert will feature past performances from the School of Music ensembles including, IC Concert Band, under the direction of Ben Rochford, Choral Ensembles, directed by Janet Galván and Sean Linfors, Mariah Lyttle and Christopher Zemliauskas, from the musical theater department, with guest soloist Samantha McElhaney John, and the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, under the direction of Baruch Whitehead. The concert will also feature faculty members Steven Banks, saxophone, and Sidney Outlaw, baritone. A special virtual performance of Glory from the movie Selma featuring members of the IC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Grant Cooper. Concert production by Luke Klingensmith, Brian Dozoretz '94, and IC alums Matthew Brockman '18 and Alec Staples '20.

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Based on the Return to Campus plan, please note that virtual programming and meetings are strongly encouraged during the Spring 2021 semester. This promotes health and safety in our IC community, is more inclusive for students, staff, and faculty who will be remote this semester, and recognizes that space on campus is very limited.

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Based on the Return to Campus plan, please note that virtual programming and meetings are strongly encouraged during the Spring 2021 semester. This promotes health and safety in our IC community, is more inclusive for students, staff, and faculty who will be remote this semester, and recognizes that space on campus is very limited. 

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Based on the Return to Campus plan, please note that virtual programming and meetings are strongly encouraged during the Spring 2021 semester. This promotes health and safety in our IC community, is more inclusive for students, staff, and faculty who will be remote this semester, and recognizes that space on campus is very limited. 

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Dear IC Community,

As we get our spring semester fully under way during this first week of classes, I wanted to provide you with a brief update on the transition plan for our Division of Finance and Administration.

As I shared with you earlier this month, Bill Guerrero, Vice President for Finance and Administration, will be leaving the college on Friday, Feb. 26. We are very close to launching a search for his successor, and in the interim, Bill and I have worked closely with his team to develop a transition plan for this critical area.

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Important upcoming Dates:

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Please join President Collado and members of the senior leadership team for an All-College Gathering on Tuesday, February 9, from 12:10 to 1:05 p.m. 

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Dr. Pranietha Mudliar (Assistant Professor of Policy) of ENVS and ENVS student Laura O’Brien (SP ’21) publish research on government interactions and transformations in Environmental Science and Policy. The paper, “Crowding-out lower-level authorities: Interactions and transformations of higher and lower-level authorities in Kenya’s polycentric fisheries” examines how governments interact with each other for managing Kenya’s fisheries in Lake Victoria. Findings indicate that higher-level governments take over lower-level functions. Lower-levels resist higher level authorities by performing higher-level functions. In addition, higher-level governments have high levels of cooperation with each other, which increases oversight over lower-level authorities.

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We are seeking volunteers to serve as College Trained Advisors and/or Board Members for cases of sexual misconduct. Both Advisors and Board Members play a critical role in protecting student rights and enacting due process measures.

College Trained Advisors are part of a pool of college employees made available, through the Title IX Office, to complainants and respondents as they go through the investigative and student conduct processes. Advisors are an invaluable supportive measure for participants of the sexual misconduct process, as they offer support, knowledge, and a helping hand throughout the process.

Board Members will be called upon for Conduct Review Boards to review all evidence collected during an investigation and presented by Complainants and Respondents during the hearing. This board will present a finding based on the preponderance of evidence. Conduct Review Board members are an essential part of the decision-making process and ensure a fair and equitable experience for all involved parties throughout the duration of the hearing.

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We are seeking volunteers to serve as College Trained Advisors and/or Board Members for cases of sexual misconduct. Both Advisors and Board Members play a critical role in protecting student rights and enacting due process measures.

College Trained Advisors are part of a pool of college employees made available, through the Title IX Office, to complainants and respondents as they go through the investigative and student conduct processes. Advisors are an invaluable supportive measure for participants of the sexual misconduct process, as they offer support, knowledge, and a helping hand throughout the process.

Board Members will be called upon for Conduct Review Boards to review all evidence collected during an investigation and presented by Complainants and Respondents during the hearing. This board will present a finding based on the preponderance of evidence. Conduct Review Board members are an essential part of the decision-making process and ensure a fair and equitable experience for all involved parties throughout the duration of the hearing.

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 Contributed by Dr. Ellyn Sellers-Selin, MD, Director of Student Health Services

Ithaca College will be utilizing a badge system this semester to help others know of a student's compliance with the Daily Health Screening and surveillance testing, and their ability to access campus. 

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