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Mental health consists of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.  It encompasses how we feel, act, think, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.  Factors that influence mental health problems are biological factors (genes or brain chemistry), life experiences (trauma or abuse), and family history of mental health problems.

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Submitted on behalf of Provost Linda Petrosino.

Provost Linda Petrosino announced today that Michael Richardson will serve as interim dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences for the 2015–16 academic year, while a search for the successor to Leslie Lewis is conducted. Richardson is currently the school’s associate dean for faculty and special initiatives; Lewis announced in March that she has accepted the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Goucher College.

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The School of Humanities and Sciences and the Department of Writing are pleased to present award-winning fiction writer Julia Glass in the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. She will read from her new novel And The Dark Sacred Night at 7:30pm on Tuesday, April 7 in Clark Lounge in Campus Center.

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the stresses of developing your leadership skills on top of your classes and other responsibilities? The Self Development Initiative focuses on bringing leadership opportunities to students in a stress-free way by offering workshops and learning opportunities for students to develop a sense of self confidence. These skills are taught to promote personal and academic growth so students have the power to become future leaders in any capacity.

An example workshop hosted by the Self Development Initiative includes the Stress Management workshop that was held Tuesday, March 31. This workshop provided advice for students to pursue campus life in a healthy and maintainable way.

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This past Monday, HiFashion Studios hosted their last fashion show of the semester entitled "Art Pop," which played off of concepts created by famous Artist, Andy Warhol. The show featured a runway in Emerson Suites as well as an art gallery outside of the suites highlighting artwork featuring models in “Art Pop” fashion. The event drew in approximately 350 campus members who had memorable experiences with this out-of-the-box fashion show.

To learn more about exciting things happening for student organizations read the next issue of Club Hub.

CMA EDU, the Country Music Association’s college outreach and business development program has made its way to Ithaca College! This new organization provides opportunity for students to volunteer, learn, and become educated on the country music industry here on the Ithaca College campus.

On Thursday, March 28, music promoter Dan Smalls gave a talk to educate student about the music industry and his experience booking artists in the upstate New York area. For a chance to learn all things country and network with professionals, join CMA EDU today by emailing the VP of Membership at stanaka1@ithaca.edu.

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There is an estimated 13, 280 individuals who lack access to food in Tompkins County. Just last year, Ilana Wolf started the Ithaca College chapter of a national organization, Challah for Hunger, in order to raise awareness to the issues of hunger and poverty. 

IC Challah for Hunger works to bring people together through baking and raising awareness to social issues. Wolf said the student organization combines her love of baking and her dedication to combatting social justice issues. 

"It's just really great to bring everybody together and make an impact on the local Ithaca community and wider community," she said.

Each week, some of the members gather to bake Challah bread and sell the items in the Campus Center. The money collected is donated to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and to Mazon, a Jewish response to hunger. Wolf said her student organization raises a total of around $400 per semester

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We know you love being a part of a student organization at Ithaca College, but we want to know what would make you love it even more!  

The link below will lead you to a survey asking questions about multiple aspects of student organization culture here on campus.  All of your feedback will be taken into consideration, and we are hoping to implement some of your suggestions by the end of this school year or by next fall. The survey is completely anonymous, but you can choose to add your email address, which will enter you into a drawing to win a $25 gift card to the IC Bookstore.

Only submissions before Wednesday, April 18 will be entered into the drawing, and the winner will be notified via email.  If there is anything the survey does not cover that you would like to let us know about, please do not hesitate to send an email to studentorgs@ithaca.edu.

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Discover how to help make your money work harder by using your cash flow more effectively, developing good saving habits and better managing debt.

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CMA EDU will be holding executive board elections for the 2015-2016 school year on Thursday, April 9th at 6pm in the Demotte room. 
ALL positions are open, they are: 

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 Register Vehicles of Overnight and Weekend Guest Just Got Easier

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 The Israeli Folk Dance club meets every Sunday at 8PM in Friends 306. No dance skills or background necessary to come. Come join to make friends and enjoy casual dancing and a cultural experience. Refreshments will be served. 

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 Join IC Project Sunshine on Saturday April 18th in order to decorate 'Sunny Grams' (greeting cards) which will be sent to children staying in medical facilities across the country. We will be in Williams Hall, room 310, from 1 - 3 pm. IC Project Sunshine will provide all the supplies such as cards, markers, crayons, and stickers. 

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ICIC 10000 Integration—Connecting the disciplines. How will we meet the complex challenges of the 21st century? We will need to find ways to combine insights and ideas from many fields of study and to use them creatively. Concepts and tools from systems science and design can help us do this. They are introduced through a series of engaging learning activities. Pass/Fail. 1 credit. No prerequisites. LA.

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The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, known around the world as OSEMA, will be offering its FIRST EVER SUMMER BREAK VOLUNTEER TRIP!

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Dining Services is offering special Springtime Menus in Campus Center and Terrace Dining Halls on Sunday, April 5th.

The chefs at Campus Center Dining Hall will dish up dinner from 4:30 until 6:30 PM. Here’s what they’re cooking up:

Pineapple Glazed Ham

Vegetable Paella

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Loaded Baked Potato Bar w/ a variety of toppings

Corn

Peas

Cornbread

Coconut Cake

Apple Pie

The culinary crew at Terrace Dining Hall will serve up dinner from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. Here’s what’s on the menu:

Carved Ham

Grilled Kielbasa

Chicken Tagine

Pierogies

Scalloped Potatoes

Braised Red Cabbage

Sautéed Zucchini

Vegetarian Stuffed Portobello

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Pulled Pork

The Office of Marketing Communications is looking for several students to write and edit for all outlets produced in the Office of Marketing Communications, including Fuse, the Fuse website, media relations, ICView, and the IC website.

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"The greatest wealth is health."

What inside April's issue of SH101?

Articles ranging in various topics:

• Physical activity  
• Nutrition 
• Academics 
• and much more!

Also, watch your fellow IC students discuss their insight on deciphering food marketing. 

Here's the link: 

http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html

Enjoy!

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Aaron Munzer and Kara Cusolito, IC graduates and co-owners of Plowbreak Farm in Trumansburg, will give a talk about how you can use your IC degree to run a CSA!  In addition, they will discuss the business/profit side of farming, how to make a career of farming of any kind, and how to start a farm if you're from a non-farming background. 

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Did you ever want to learn to salsa dance?

Tonight is your chance! Come to the Dance-A-Thon at 7pm in Emerson Suites. Throughout the night there will be music by DJ Latimer, a salsa dance lesson, and performances by Premium Blend, Pulse, IC Unbound, and On the Floor. There will be a small entrance fee at the door, and there will be raffle tickets for purchase to win prizes like: $50 gift card to Wegmans, 10 free Short Stop Subs, a free manicure at Satori, $20 to Wings Over Ithaca, and way more. 

So grab some friends and come to the Dance-A-Thon tonight! All of the proceeds go to the Advocacy Center in Ithaca. 

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