Ithaca College

From: Traci Shoemaker

Subject: Weight Watchers Newsletter: January 5th Edition

Happy New Year,

Below is the latest edition of our Newsletter, full of healthy tips and recipes. Please share with all employees to promote a healthy workplace.

Here's to a healthy and happy 2015!

Traci Shoemaker
Corporate Account Manager - Weight Watchers Health Solutions

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Join Ithaca College as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during our MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Event! On Monday, January 19, 2015, students, staff, faculty and community members will honor Dr. King by coming together to discuss the relevance of his work today.

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Looking to earn a certificate in the Leading in a Diverse World track of the SLI program?

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The Spring 2015 Student Organization Fair is Wednesday, January 28 from 10am-3pm in Emerson Suites. There will be over 100 student organizations promoting events, recruiting members, and showcasing their student organization. The student organization is free to attend. Take this opportunity to network with student leaders, find your passion and sign up for so many amazing student organizations. 

Student Organizations interested in signing up please click here. All recognized and new student organizations are able to sign up. Deadline to sign up is January 21 by 5pm.

*Please note OSEMA Recognized and Recreational Sport Clubs have top priority. 

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 Are you looking for new ideas for your student organization? Want to learn from other successful student organizations?

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  Are you looking for new ideas on how to retain members, market your organization, run effective meetings and/or more?

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• Are you looking for a venue to connect with students outside the classroom?
• Do you have an engaging presentation around the topic of leadership?
• Did you read a research article or book that relates to student leadership?
• Did you go to a conference recently and saw an idea that would help students grow in their ability to be a leader or lead others on campus?

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Matthew Holtmeier served as a Jury Member, deliberating on nine films, at the recent Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival. Hugues Barbier started the film festival in Strasbourg, France, and has held the festival in Ithaca as well in recent years.

Holtmeier is a postdoctoral teaching fellow in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies.

More information on the festival and competition winners may be found here. Dr. Holtmeier has also written an account of his participation.
 

Happy New Year! Did you make a New Year's Resolution this year? Check out the BalanceWorks January Newsletter to help challenge yourself to be both happier and healthier this year!   

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to once again offer Engaging Professionals at Ithaca College (EPIC), a competency-based certificate program for administrative office professionals.

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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. It is a personal action plan.  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 on how to create an Individual Development Plan. We will meet on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in room # 52 on the Garden Level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center. 

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Employee permits for 2015 will be available to order online beginning Monday, December 8, 2014.

Current Employee Parking Permits will expire on January 15, 2015. You may order your new parking permit online at https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/parking_registration.php.

When registering online, please identify your preferred delivery method.  Permits can be delivered via campus mail, picked up at our office or mailed to your home address.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Parking Services

Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management

Center for Public Safety and General Services

Farm Pond Road

Ithaca New York 14850

607-274-3756

parking@ithaca.edu

https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/safety/parking/

Join Ithaca College as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during our MLK Campus-Wide Celebration Event! On Monday, January 19, 2015, students, staff, faculty and community members will honor Dr. King by coming together to discuss the relevance of his work today.

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The Spring 2015 Student Organization Fair is Wednesday, January 28 from 10am-3pm in Emerson Suites. There will be over 100 student organizations promoting events, recruiting members, and showcasing their student organization. The student organization is free to attend. Take this opportunity to network with student leaders, find your passion and sign up for so many amazing student organizations. 

Student Organizations interested in signing up please click here. All recognized and new student organizations are able to sign up. Deadline to sign up is January 21 by 5pm.

*Please note OSEMA Recognized and Recreational Sport Clubs have top priority. 

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  Are you looking for new ideas for your student organization? Want to learn from other successful student organizations?

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Donna Russell, administrative assistant in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, has announced her retirement after years of service to Ithaca College. Please join us at Klingenstein Lounge inside the Campus Center on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. to wish her well.

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The Fitness Center's hours of operation for the remainder of this week and Winter break are now posted.  Please note that we will be closing at 2:00pm this Friday 12/19/14 and will remain closed through Sunday 1/4/14. 

We will be offering limited hours of operation beginning on Monday 1/5/14, and will officially open for the Spring semester at Noon on Monday 1/19/14.

For Faculty and Staff who will be in town over break, we have made arrangements for reduced price guest passes at Island Health & Fitness ($6/day).  This offer will be in effect from Saturday 12/20/14 - Sunday 1/4/14.  If you have any questions, please contact us at recsports@ithaca.edu.

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Welcome to a new year of helpful information and resource tips to keep you connected and in the know! 

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The Department of English will be offering a section of ENGL 11300 Introduction to Poetry during the first session of summer courses, from May to June of 2015.  Students who are not English majors will be eligible to receive ICC Themes and Perspectives credit under either the "Identities" or "Inquiry, Imagination, and Innovation" theme and under the "Humanities" perspective.

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DID YOU KNOW? The first national general-use credit card that allowed balances to be paid over time was the BankAmericard, issued in 1958, (which in 1977 changed its name to Visa).

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