Ithaca College

Professors Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano and Diane Birr, piano will perform "Shades of Love: A recital of Modern American repertoire" on a recital series in Norwalk, CT on Wednesday, October 29 and on WCNY's "LIVE AT NOON" on Saturday, November 15.

At the request of the Office of Risk Management, a working group is being established to draft a policy on the use of drones on campus.  Any faculty or staff member interested in drafting this safety policy is invited to join a working group chaired by Virginia Mansfield-Richardson, Associate Dean in the Roy H. Park School of Communications. 

The group will begin meeting the first week of November.  If you are interested in participating in this group contact Dr. Mansfield-Richardson (vmansfield@ithaca.edu; 274-1021) by October 30.

Professor Catherine Taylor has been awarded a residency at the Djerassi Foundation in northern California in order to work on her writing. She will be in residence during May and June, 2015.

Associate Professor Matt Mogekwu presented two papers this summer at international conferences.

Mogekwu attended the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) in Hyderabad, India, and presented "Global Media Ethics: The Challenge of National Identity and Cultural Boundaries."

Following that conference, he attended the 25th General Conference of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in Istanbul, Turkey. There he presented a paper, "Community Theater: The Medium as the Message for Peace." At the conference, he was re-elected to the Governing Council of the Association for a two-year term.

Mogekwu chairs the Department of Journalism.

Stephen Tropiano, associate professor of screen studies, contributed an essay “‘A Safe and Supportive Environment’: LGBTQ Youth and Social Media” to a recently published anthology, Queer Youth and Media Cultures (Palgrave-MacMillan).

Tropiano’s essay examines how two organizations dedicated to enriching and saving the lives of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) youth--the It Gets Better Project (IGBP) and the Trevor Project--are utilizing social media in unique and creative ways to reach out to young LGBTQ people.

Join us in the Emerson Suites from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. for live advising, games, prizes, snacks, and more!

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Complete the Dining Satisfaction Survey from Monday, October 20th to Wednesday, November 5th and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a Google Nexus 7!  Click Here to fill out the survey. 

Join Team No Kid Hungry! Starting Today, October 20 until November 5, 2014, donate at any Dining Retail Location between October 20th and November 5th to benefit The BackPack Program for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. Not only will a $3.00 donation fill a BackPack with food for a child in need, but it will also get you into our annual Food Frenzy event!  Are you #TeamNKH?

Want to know more about Food Frenzy? More information is coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a few sneak peeks of what we have in store!

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 "The frontal lobe does not fully mature until early adulthood, leaving the brain particularly vulnerable to alcohol."

In this article, "Academic Hangover", you can learn more about:

• Binge drinking
• The impact on the young adult brain
• Strategies students favor for limiting alcohol consumption 
• and much more!

Here's the link:

http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html

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What are the basic tenets of Buddhism? What are some of the basic beliefs?

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Shewanee Howard-Baptiste Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will be giving two talks at Ithaca College this month:

• Critiques, Conclusions, and Consequences: Addressing Obesity from a Clinical Perspective 
  Oct. 20 | 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Clark Lounge
• Faces, Places and Spaces: Critical Self-Reflection for the “Expert” 
  Oct. 21 | 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
  Clark Lounge

Dr. Howard-Baptiste is a former faculty member in Health Promotion and Physical Education at Ithaca College (IC). Her visit is sponsored by the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education and the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.

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If you’re interested in learning how to live sustainably while having an adventure of a lifetime, and would like to be a part of local and global solutions to environmental, social, and economic problems, then please join Dave Oakes, Director of the Maine-based Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) next Tuesday in CNS 115 to snack on pizza and hear about overseas learning opportunities in Central America, East Africa, Iceland, the Middle East, and the US for college credit. CELL’s unique interdisciplinary study abroad programs will inspire you with a new vision of what is possible and will transform how you look at yourself, your community, and your world. Not only are these programs an incredible educational adventure, they are also an opportunity to join a community of learners committed to making our planet more sustainable.  CELL is affiliated with Ithaca College so paperwork is simple!  

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Do you like fashion and/or marketing? Come out to IABC's informational Skype session with Macy's Senior Vice President of Marketing, Nancy Slavin, on Tuesday, Oct. 28th at 7pm in Park 285!

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The Block 2 sessions have been posted for the Student Leadership Institute on OrgSync. In order to see all the postings, make sure you are a member of the SLI Portal on OrgSync!

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Chris Holmes, Assistant Professor in the Ithaca College Department of English, has been invited to deliver a lecture and guest-direct a graduate seminar at Queen Mary College in the University of London.  The lecture and seminar will take place in the spring semester of 2015, and will focus on the work of the Nobel Prize-winning South African author J.M. Coetzee.

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Join IC International Club as we kick off International Education Week!

Monday, Oct. 20th at 7pm, Klingenstein Lounge

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Join us for a screening of the documentary "Telling Amy's Story" followed by an open forum discussion to voice your opinions on how the Ithaca College community can improve its community response to intimate partner violence and sexual assault. 

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Join the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and your colleagues on Wed., Oct. 29, 3-5 pm in Clark Lounge in the Campus Center to celebrate 15 successful years of the IC/Longview partnership!

Come see displays of partnership activities and talk with some of the students, faculty members, and Longview residents who participate each semester. Remarks and light refreshments are also included. Please stop by -- no RSVP necessary! Questions? Call 274-1965. More on the partnership.

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Think it's too early to celebrate Halloween? IC Arts Ink doesn't think so! So come join us this Thursday, Oct. 23rd in Williams 222 at 7pm and prepare early by making your very own spooky pinata!

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  Rodney Parsons
University of Vermont   "Multiple mechanisms contribute to the pacap-induced modulation of neuronal excitability"

Thursday, October 23
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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