Ithaca College

This month’s Service Saturday is happening on October 4th!

Kick off your October by volunteering in your local community and helping out with some BIG events and GREAT causes.

Students can choose to volunteer at one of these awesome sites:

·         The Brooktondale Community Center

·         Downtown Ithaca Apple Festival

·         IC Books Thru Bars

.         Other Site TBA

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Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Emerson Suites on September 30th!

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Don't worry! IC's Office of Alumni Relations is here to help. We're pleased to invite you to join John Fracchia, associate director of the Office of Career Services, on Wednesday, September 24, for a free webinar titled "Authentic Networking: Strategies for Building Effective Professional Relationships."

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SGA Elections are happening on Sept. 24 & 25 on OrgSync. Be sure to log in to vote for the Senators that represent you!

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 Cady Heron wants everyone to know that the ball is on October 3rd!!

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B.O.C is planning our next concert, and we want to know who YOU would like to see at IC!

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 Take a relaxation break with a chair massage! 

The Center for Health Promotion has partnered with A Massage Station of Ithaca to bring chair massages to IC students every month.

The September date is:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

NOON - 5PM

CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION, LOWER LEVEL, HAMMOND HEALTH CTR

Cost: $1 per minute (pre-paid via PayPal or credit card )

Sign up for 10, 20 or 30 minutes of massage through Massage Station's Sign Up Genius. It's easy!!

Future Dates will be: Oct. 22, Nov 12, and Dec 10!

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After a long painful summer away from the Emerson Suites, Ithaca College's only all-male a cappella group is back and ready for our first show of the year. The show is free and tickets are not necessary.

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Is your leadership library looking a little barren? If so, then the

Student Leadership Institute

is here to help! Here are some new and exciting sessions that will be happening next week.

Please remember to sign up at least 48 hours in advance. If you can no longer attend a session please click ‘no’ to un-RSVP or email leadership@ithaca.edu in order to open up your spot to another student. Thank you.

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Phoebe Constantinou, associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, recently published an article entitled, "Promoting Healthy Competition Using Modified Rules and Sports from Other Cultures" in the peer-reviewed journal, Strategies, Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, (volume 27, number 4, pages 29-33).

The article looks at the original meaning of competition and how it has evolved to the present day. Constantinou considers ideas for modifying rules and implementing activities from other cultures, which can intensify the benefits of competition while reducing the potential negative effects. 

The 13th annual Cross Cultural Leadership Retreat (CCLR) for Ithaca College students will be held on October 31 to November 2, 2014. This two and a half day retreat presents the opportunity to explore various aspects of diversity and their relationship to leadership. During the retreat, the entire group will participate in a series of educational sessions and discuss issues as a large group. There will also be an opportunity to connect in smaller, informal groups.

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ITS offers technology workshops every week on a variety of topics and software applications in the Technology Learning Center (101 Friends Hall) at no charge to all faculty, staff, and students. The TLC will be offering the following training sessions:

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The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs congratulates Mary Holland as she takes on an exciting new role as a Program Coordinator in the Office of Student Activities at Syracuse University. Mary has served as the Student Organization Business Specialist for over two years, working with hundreds of student organizations to manage their finances and travel. She brought a fun spirit to her role and created a supportive learning environment for students, and she will be missed! You can say goodbye to Mary at a celebration on her last day: Friday, September 26 from 4:00-5:00pm in the Student Activities Center.

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Interested in community prayer?

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Submitted on behalf of Nancy Pringle, Vice President for Human and Legal Resources

As a community, Ithaca College values a respectful environment free from harassment and discrimination. I believe that all of us recognize that unwanted advances, sexually explicit conduct, differential treatment, or offensive jokes have a detrimental impact on our community. Our obligations as members of the Ithaca College community, including some responsibilities specific to supervisors are outlined in the College’s Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy, the Institutional Policy on Disability and the Sexual Harassment Policy. 

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Join us on Tuesday, October 7, for an engaging discussion with clean tech leader Dan Miller.  His presentation, “How to Fix Climate Change for Free,” will take place in Textor 102 from 6-7:30 p.m.  

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 The college community is invited to participate in a Virtual Banned Books Read Out.

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 The Ithacan now has an iPhone and iPad app! Download it from the App Store or follow this link and get connected to all the latest news, reviews and features on the Ithacan's daily website. 

A Good Life starts with a Great Score! Take the first step and take a free practice test with Kaplan to see how you will score on the test you may be facing for an advanced degree. No preparing is necessary to see where you are starting!

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Patricia Zimmermann, professor of screen studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, published a book chapter in Transmedia Frictions: The Digital, the Arts, and the Humanities, edited by Marsha Kinder and Tara McPherson (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2014).

Her essay is entitled “Transnational/National Digital Imaginaries,” an examination of artists working in new media interfaces that engage a double movement of historical modalities and future imaginaries to map the transnational. The essay was coauthored with John Hess, coeditor of the journal Jump Cut. ​