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This popular and participatory education workshop will prepare our community for the visit on Nov. 17-19 with Marylen Serna Salinas, who is a local leader among the campesino (small farmers) movement in Colombia, and a national leader of the Agrarian Summit and the People's Congress. Ithaca community activists will learn about the unified political aspirations of campesinos, indigenous peoples, and Afro-Colombians, and discuss how these goals relate to our aspirations for political transformation in Ithaca.

STUDENTS WELCOME!!!!

WED NOV 12 530-730 @ GIAC, Teen Room. 301 W. Court St, downtown

Event is free and open to public. Light dinner will be served at 530. Workshop starts at 6pm.

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"Eighty percent of life is showing up."  ~ Woody Allen
 
The Writing Department will offer the 1-credit course "Writer's Practice," (WRTG 26100) online during the upcoming Winter Session, January 5-16. The course will serve students of varying levels of writing expertise & experience. In particular, enrolled students may work on:

a) an idea they've considered but never pursued for a novel, poetry collection, story collection, work of creative nonfiction, literary journalism, etc.
b) a project they've already started and want to continue.
c) a series of directed exercises to strengthen specific creative writing skills.
 
Enrolled students must commit to 3.5 hours of writing per day, distributed however they wish. By the end of each day, students will be accountable for sharing on the course website approximately 5 new pages of creative work.

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As Saturday's game approaches, the anticipation for the Cortaca Jug is felt throughout campus. This tradition is something that we as a football team look forward to year round. We take pride in representing our legacy and the Ithaca College student body against our opponents, especially Cortland.

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The program in Jewish Studies is pleased to offer four courses this Spring semester!

Hebrew Scriptures JWST/RLST 10300   MW 4:00-5:15pm (Cynthia Hogan)

Judaism JWST/RLST 20300    TR 4:00-5:15 pm (Cynthia Hogan)

From Auschwitz to Argentina ENGL/JWST 26400 MWF 3-3:50 pm (Annette Levine)

Seminar in Comparative and International Studies: Political Implications of the Holocaust POLT 40103  W 4-6:30  (Donald Beachler)

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The Wi-Fi rebuild in Park and Whalen was completed in October. Our "statistics" show that Wi-Fi performance is much improved, but we'd like confirmation from the people that use Wi-Fi in those buildings. Please let us know if the Wi-Fi network is now meeting your needs by completing this quick 2-question form:

• Wi-Fi Post-Project Feedback

Williams Hall is next on the list and close to being completed. Find the complete project details and schedule here:

• Wireless Project 2014
• Building Schedule

Your feedback via comments to this article is also welcome!

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Katie Hoover (HSHP senior) and professors Ellie Fitts Fulmer and Sherry Deckman (both Education) presented, “Heteronormativity and Ableism in Elementary and Middle School Health Textbooks” at the National Association for Multicultural Education Conference in Tucson, AZ. This roundtable presentation focused on Hoover, Fulmer, and Deckman’s current research on elementary and middle school textbooks’ depictions of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. This research team will present additional findings from this project at the American Educational Research Association conference in April in Chicago.

Nancy Reynolds, Program Director of Health Promotion in the Center for Counseling, Health and Wellness, presented a session at the annual conference of the New York State College Health Association (NYSCHA) on October 23, 2014. The NYSCHA conference is attended by college health professionals across NYS from disciplines including medical, nursing, counseling, and health promotion. 

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Join us for complimentary wine, hor d'oeuvres, and jazz music planned to stimulate exchange of ideas and community partnerships at Service Learning Faculty Show and Share reception.

 

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This year’s Cortaca Jug game is just a few days away and we know students in Ithaca are gearing up to celebrate what we hope will be a great win for Ithaca College Bomber Football. We also know that—win or lose—there’s going to be a lot of activity taking place on the South Hill this weekend. From those of us in the Class of 2015 who are heading into our last Cortaca Jug to the first-year-students who will be experiencing the excitement of this weekend for the first time—Cortaca is a time to celebrate what it means to be a Bomber.  We want to go out and support the sportsmanship and talents of those on the field and also wear the blue and gold with pride in the stands.

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The three organizations will be sponsoring a livestream of Cortaca in IC Square this Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free food will be provided.

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Prof. Marlena Grzaslewicz will moderate a session titled “Film and TV Positions You Can’t Get a Degree In” on Saturday, November 15 at 11 a.m. in the Park Hall Auditorium.

Panelists include:

• Dan Gilbert: Post-production Supervisor
• Martin Czembor: Re-Recording Mixer
• Leslie Zak: Script Supervisor
• Jeff Pullman: Location Mixer
• Matt Rigby '11: Post-production Coordinator
• Josh Berger '10: Mix Technician/Re-recording Mixer

Following the panel there will also be a discussion with doughnuts and coffee.

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As part of the interview process for the position of Director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity – You are invited to a presentation by Dr. Belisa Gonzalez, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm in Clark Lounge.

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Beatriz Montilla (H&S senior) and Sherry Deckman (Assistant Professor of Education) presented, “Complicating Empathy and Critical Perspective-Taking in Multicultural Teacher Education Coursework” at the National Association for Multicultural Education Conference in Tucson, AZ. This interactive workshop drew on a book chapter the two co-authored that is to be published this winter. The workshop focused on the challenges of cultivating empathy in teacher education coursework that focuses on issues of race and equity.

The flu spreads rapidly among students - and so do misunderstandings about it... Immunize yourself against the myths! 

What this article from SH101 has in store for you:

• Your risk of catching the flu 
• Reasons why young adults are at a relatively high risk of serious flu complications
• Personal accounts from students who value the flu vaccine 
• 10 questions and answers about the flu and the flu vaccine 

Here's the link:

http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html

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Please join us for the fourth event in this semester's Greater Caribbean Lecture and Events Series, sponsored by Ithaca College's Latin American Studies Program.

Charmaine Nelson, Associate Professor of Art History at McGill University, will give a talk on the visual culture of slavery in the 19th century Caribbean, entitled "James Hakewill's Picturesque Tour of Jamaica (1825): Landscape Art as Pro-Slavery Discourse."

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The Ithaca College chapter of Heart4Heart will be tabling in Campus Center near the Information Desk this Wednesday, November 11th and Thursday, November 12th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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In case you haven't heard, employers ARE researching candidates online before hiring them. Make sure you're not putting your candidacy in jeopardy because of your tweets, pictures, comments, blogs, etc. Come to this workshop to learn what employers are saying and what you should be doing to protect your professional image.

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The Mind, Body, Me wellness program focuses on you: the employee. It gets you involved by helping you identify and move toward your personal health and wellness goals and encourages celebration of your success.

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In an interview, Don Beachler provided an analysis of the ways that Ithaca contributed to Tom Reed's  landslide reelection win to the House of Representatives.

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/05/ithaca-aid-reeds-landslide-analyst-thinks/18557853/
 

All 130 seats in the SGA Cortaca Busses have been reserved and there are no more available. Thank you to all who signed up for the seats early!

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