Ithaca College

New hire sessions for new employees will continue to be held every other Monday morning through December 1, 2014.  There will be no new hire session the week of December 15, 2014.   

To accommodate departmental needs, the Office of Human Resources has added an off-schedule new hire session on Monday, January 5, 2015, our first Monday back following the winter holiday break.  We will resume the practice of conducting new hire sessions, in conjunction with the beginning of the bi-weekly pay periods, beginning January 12, 2015.  

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.  If you have any questions, please contact me at 274-8000 or via e-mail at kfranzese@ithaca.edu.

October 30, 2014 – Whalen Symposium Information Session – 12:05 – 1:10 pm –Textor 102

Pizza and soda provided for lunch

For interested faculty and students who have questions or need more information regarding participation in the Whalen Academic Symposium on April 9, 2015.  The session will introduce students and faculty to the Symposium, the application process, the abstract guidelines, and presentation options.  Please follow the link to sign up:

Register Here

The online process for faculty sponsors to submit student presenter names will be open starting Monday, December 1, 2014 and will close on March 2, 2015. 

For more information, go to the Whalen Symposium website at  https://www.ithaca.edu/provost/whalensymposium/  or the Events Calendar.

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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is one of the best-known children's museums in the world.  You can find career opportunities at the museum that are related to education, art, HR, IT, marketing & more.

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In addition to learning about visible and non-visible job markets, the role of networking in the search process, and concrete resources for finding opportunities, in this workshop you'll learn tips and tricks for standing out amongst other job candidates in today's competitive market.

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Your online presence impacts your career success.  Learn how to make your LinkedIn profile impressive, navigate the site and effectively use this networking tool.  We’ll share tips for students which will help you build a successful profile.

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IC Culinary Arts Club will be holding the annual Fall Bake Sale on Tuesday October 28th and Wednesday October 29th in Campus Center. We will be selling delicious treats and raffling off two apple pies.

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The next No Pressure Blood Pressure will be held on Wednesday, October 29th.

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The Campus Center & Event Services Office is looking to fill three different positions for the spring semester 2015.  Two of these positions have multiple openings for students.

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Your bubbe called and said she wants you to bring the whole family to bagel brunch this weekend.

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Do you love leadership? Then show us what you've got during Alternative Spring Break!

ASB is a program sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs that gives students the chance to gain personal and professional growth through direct volunteer experience and place-based learning.

Participant-Leaders will be responsible for organizing a group for one of the five ASB locations. 

Applications for Participant-Leaders are due on Friday November 14th at 5pm.

Learn more about becoming an ASB leader HERE!

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Ithaca College students are invited to attend "The Other 4.0 That Matters: How to Maximize College, Choose a Major, and Find a Job" with speaker Julllien Gordon at SUNY Cortland on Oct. 29 @ 7:00 p.m.

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 Talk to us and let us know how we're doing! 

Complete the Dining Satisfaction Survey by Wednesday, November 5th and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a Google Nexus 7!  Click Here to fill out the survey. 

FOOD FRENZY! Thursday, October 30 at 11:30am to 2:00pm  Emerson Suites 

"Fresh" is the word this year at our annual Food Frenzy event! Located in Emerson Suites from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. A $3.00 donation gets you into the door and opens up a World of Food presented by our vendors. All proceeds go to The BackPack Program for The Food Bank of the Southern Tier, where only $3.00 will fill a BackPack with food for a child in need. Help us reach our goal of $5,000 - That's 1,666 BackPacks!

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"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."

Are you in need of an efficient workout? Do you need on-the-go options? 

Check out the article "ALL-in-ONE", where you can find:

• 3 full-body circuit workouts 
• Videos on various exercises
• A printable, full routine for the gym, a local park, or in your room 

There are other articles in SH101 you can check out:

• Academic Hangover
• The Pursuit of Perfection 
• The Job Prob
• and many more!
   

Here's the link:

http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html

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Patricia Zimmermann, professor of screen studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, was the invited keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Digital Witness Symposium held jointly at Hamilton College and Syracuse University.

Her lecture was entitled "Towards a Theory and Praxis of Open Space New Media," which explored a range of participatory new media projects that deal with trauma and conflict in non-confrontational ways through collaboration, participatory interfaces, and distributed archiving. She lectured at Hamilton College on October 1, and Syracuse University on October 2.

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Kevin Militello, SUNY Geneseo 
"New targets and functions for cytosine DNA methylation in lower organisms"

Thursday, October 30     
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

Meet for beverages & goodies at 3:45
CNS 1st floor lobby.
All are cordially invited to attend.

View other IC Events here.

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 IC Spirit Week is looking for volunteers for some Spirit Week events Nov.10th-14th! Each volunteer will receive a free Spirit Week volunteer T-Shirt.

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Our partners at Zimride by Enterprise are giving away an iPad Mini, FitBit Zip and Amazon gift cards!  Post a ride in November and be automatically entered to win. 

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Be a dear, and bring a non-perishable food item to the Employee Benefits & Work/Life Fair. As the Caring & Sharing Committee kicks off its annual Thanksgiving food drive, this is a great opportunity to give back to the IC community and be entered to win an additional raffle prize.

The Ithaca College Annual Employee Benefits & Work/Life Fair will be held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014, in Emerson Suite from 10am to 3pm.  Benefit eligible faculty & staff only please. Present your College ID for admittance.

Submitted on behalf of Keith W. "Mac" McIntosh, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, ITS
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Colleagues,

My name is Keith W. McIntosh. I go by "Mac." I recently joined Ithaca College as the Associate Vice President, Information Technology Services​ and Chief Information Officer (CIO). ​One of my first priorities as your CIO, in addition to meeting everyone, is getting an assessment of our current technology services to determine a baseline for improvement and planning for the future. I've chosen to use the Higher Education TechQual+ Project for this assessment.

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