Ithaca College

Each year, the Ithaca College chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi invites outstanding seniors to apply for selection as the chapter’s candidate for one of the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowships for the first year of graduate or professional study. This year the IC chapter of Phi Kappa Phi received many outstanding applications for consideration.

The selected application was submitted by Katharine Ahrens, a senior Mathematics and English major (Music Minor) in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College, who plans to continue study at North Carolina State in the Fall 2015.

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The New Voices Festival brings writers at the beginning stages of burgeoning literary careers to share prose, poetry, and plays with the students and faculty at Ithaca College, and the large and diverse literary community in the city of Ithaca.

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Come meet other WGST students and faculty and learn about courses next year and new program developments.  Good people, good food, good times - all are welcome! 

Do you know your status? Get screened for HIV -- Everyone is doing it!

Stop by the 2nd floor of the Hammond Health Center on Tuesday April 21st between 12pm and 4pm to get your free HIV screening! Screening is confidential, open to all students, and is done in just 10 minutes using a noninvasive mouth swab. Results will be sent to you through a secure message within 24 hours. Walk-ins welcome, or make an appointment now at the following link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11413313  

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Join IC Project Sunshine this Saturday, April 18th, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm in Williams Hall, room 310, to help decorate ‘Sunny Grams’ (greeting cards) to donate to children in medical facilities across the country. 

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Sustainable Living: A Holistic Approach to Health, HLTH 21400 CRN #10086 is a 3 credit online Summer Course offered during the May 26-June 26

ICC Themes: The Quest for a Sustainable Future and Power and Justice

ICC Perspectives: Social Science & Natural Sciences

Below is a summary of the course content. Please contact Srijana Bajracharya at sbajracharya@ithaca.edu for more information.

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Today until April 17th, you are able to start applying for E-Board positions on the Student Activities Board! There are a variety of positions open: Social Media, Multimedia, Comedy, Special Events, Music, Films, Marketing and Program Coordinator. Be apart of a great club that puts on amazing events throughout the semester. A position will look great on your resume, you get tons of creative control and don't forget that we have lots of fun! Remember Applications close April 17th and it is very competitive. 

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Individual development planning identifies the employee’s development goals and the strategies for achieving them by linking them to the organization’s mission and goals. Taking responsibility for your professional development can be challenging. Let us help you get started! The Office of Human Resources would like to invite you to attend a workshop devoted to creating an Individual Development Plan. We will meet on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in room # 52 on the Garden Level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center. 

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Erin Gardosh (Philosophy/Religion major), David Johnson (Philosophy/Religion major, International Politics minor), Gabriel Lefferts (Anthropology major, Religious Studies minor), and Jennifer Pike (Writing major, Honors minor) all presented papers at an undergraduate conference on Religion and Culture at Syracuse University on March 28, 2015.

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The following is submitted on behalf of Yvonne Rogalski, Chair of the Whalen Academic Symposium Steering Committee:

Congratulations to all the students and faculty sponsors who participated in the Symposium!  

The following is a list of those students who won awards at the Symposium.

Recipients of this year's awards were selected through a two-step process.  The first step was to submit an abstract for award in early March.  The abstracts were separated into groups according to areas of research and discipline.  Each abstract was judged by at least two judges and the judges determined the finalists from each group.  

The finalists where then scheduled to present at finalist sessions during the Whalen Symposium.  Again, the finalists presentations were judged by at least two judges and the judges then determined the award winners.

Congratulations to all of the winners on a job well done!

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Please join us on Wednesday, April 29, from 4:00-5:00 pm, in the second floor atrium of the School of Business for a farewell reception for Interim Dean Jim Simpson and Dr. Athena Zhang.

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The Writing Department is offering its 300-level Humorous Writing course online during Block I of the Summer Session (May 26-June 26).

Enrolled students will study the use of humor in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, in addition to generating their own humorous writing using prompts that focus on parody, satire, dark comedy, and surrealism. Workshops of student writing will take place on the course website. Responses to selected readings also will be posted to the course website.  

Stress: Its Nature and Management will be offered ONLINE during the May intersession, beginning May 12th and ending on May 22. 

 The course provides an overview of the nature of stress and techniques to manage stress, while emphasizing both the societal and personal dimensions of stress. Discussion, workbook activities, and projects focus on personalizing the learning experience. This is asynchronous - no need to be online at any specific time. Ideal for those who are working, travelling, or interning.

Attributes:  ICC - Social Sciences, Theme: Mind, Body, Spirit; GE 1: Self & Society, Liberal Arts

3 credits.  HLTH 22700 CRN 10035.

For more information, contact Deborah Wuest at wuest@ithaca.edu

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Quoted in the media: Faculty members Jack Wang, Alison Shields and Stephen Mosher; students Candace King and John Jacobson; and alumnus David Muir. For more information on the following articles, please visit the IC in the Media page.

IC in the Media

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Fulfill an ICC Diversity requirement or get a Counseling Minor course under your belt during May Term. 

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For National Library Week, we'd like to know what you love about the Library.

Share your favorite things about the Library between April 13th to the 17th!

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 ....April 25, 2015. Get ready!

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Interested in hearing the first hand story of a Jewish man in the Holocaust? We are the last generation that will be able to do so, so this is something to tell your children about! Come on Wednesday April 15th at 6:30-7:30 in the Business School Room 111, to hear a remarkable survivor story.

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Since this Service Saturday is Volunteer Appreciation Day, enjoy a delicious breakfast with us on April 18th! You’ll also have the chance to win a variety of gift cards just for participating.

Celebrate our last event by volunteering in the local community and helping out at one of these awesome sites:

Ithaca Children’s Garden Tough Turtle Obstacle Course

Finger Lakes ReUse Center

IC-South Hill Clean Up

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Enjoy an evening out with your children at the IC Family Carnival! Inflated bounce houses, arts and crafts, face painting, and assorted activities stations will transform the fitness center into a children’s play land. You will want to stick around for the live entertainment, raffles, and snacks!

The event is on Friday, April 24th from 5:30 to 8 pm in the gyms on the lower level of the Fitness Center. Entry is $3 for kids, $5 for anyone over 18, and $16 for parties of 5 or more. Members of IC Student United Way organize and run the Family Carnival. All proceeds benefit the ICSUW's fall grant program, during which funds are allocated to organizations in the Ithaca community.

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