Ithaca College

Stressed?  Tired?  Over-burdened with work and family obligations?  Living too close to the edge?  You can learn to recharge your batteries and nourish yourself on a daily basis by living a more mindful life.  Regular practice of meditation slows you down, creates the space you need to relax and take stock, and can provide a measure of comfort and ease in the midst of the chaos of daily life.  This is NOT rocket science!  Anyone can learn how to “take care of your mind” and find the still point of rest and relaxation so vital and necessary in the world we live in

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Submitted by Wade Pickren, Ph.D
Director, Center for Faculty Excellence/Sponsored Research

The online submission process for faculty sponsors to submit student presentations for the 17th Annual James J. Whalen Academic Symposium opened on December 2, 2013 and will close on March 3, 2014. 

The Symposium is the premier academic event at Ithaca College and features student presentations on research and creative works that are completed in collaboration with faculty.

Students? Interested in participating?
Contact your faculty collaborator to discuss proposal submission

Faculty?  Online proposal submissions  will be accepted for presentations, performances, and displays.  

Submission information can be found on the Whalen Symposium website at  https://www.ithaca.edu/provost/whalensymposium/.

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Webinar
Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
319 Gannett Center

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Submission deadlines for short-term, faculty-led courses to be taught abroad in 2014-15 are approaching.  Any faculty member interested in leading such a course abroad during the winter session, spring break, or summer 2015 is encouraged to be in touch with the Office of International Programs to begin discussing ideas for such programs.

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Join us for an exploration into guided relaxation.  This class focuses on relaxing into yoga poses. We will use blankets, bolster pillows and gently encouraging words to shape the body into the poses.

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Come learn more about the many options for international study available to Ithaca College students.  This semester we will be holding information sessions as well as student panels to help you find the program that's right for you. 

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Come see members of the Dillingham Class of 2014 perform the third annual Wheels4Women Cabaret, on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 4:00pm in the Clark Theatre of Dillngham. This year, members of the senior class will perform a variety of musical numbers and spoken word pieces with one common theme: hope.

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To support the current and anticipated future needs of the Office of Marketing Communications and Ithaca College, I've made some adjustments to our current staffing structure that I wanted to share with the campus community.

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The college’s new exterior vehicular directional signage system has been completed. To provide the best experience possible to our visitors, we have developed the following guidelines and options for temporary event-related signage for on-campus college-sponsored events. All three options include standardized design templates in which event-related text can be customized.

Please note that temporary signs should not be taped or affixed to any permanent signage on campus.

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As we move to the beginning of the next semester The Center for Print Production will no longer copy Staff, Faculty or Student print jobs being charged to a departmental account while they wait.

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The Office of Residential Life would like to announce that Spring Waitlist Applications are available now in the Office of Residential Life.

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The Office of State Grants will be closed Friday, January 17, 2014, due to an all staff training and retreat.

Staff will be checking their voice mail and Webmail accounts.

If there are any immediate questions or concerns, please contact Jessica LeMore in the Academic Advising Center at (607) 274-1001.

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Ithaca College students are invited to come together in a safe environment to share feelings, thoughts, and experiences in a sustained, confidential, frank dialogue around issues of race and racism. The Diversity Awareness subcommittee on Race, Culture and Ethnicity will initiate one Student Talking Circle (co-sponsored by Human Resources and the Center for Faculty Excellence) facilitated by professionals from the Multicultural Resource Center. The Talking Circle will be made up of 20 racially and ethnically diverse people who will meet once a week for five consecutive sessions to self-reflect, share experiences, and learn from others’ perspectives and attitudes.

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The 5th annual Engaging Communities Luncheon event will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Emerson Suites. Join us as we explore and celebrate the notion of community and culture. It is necessary to RSVP for this important event as seating is limited.

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Have you ever had a question about race but were too scared to ask, or just unsure how to ask? How is racism recognized? How do you experience racism? How do you think racism has affected your life and the lives of others? How do you cope with the effects? Who do you believe needs to assume responsibility for eliminating racism?

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Looking for new members? Interested in advertising an upcoming event to a large group of people? Do not miss this amazing opportunity to have a table at the Spring Student Organization Fair on January 29, 2014 in Emerson Suites from 10am-3pm.

To request space at the fair please complete the 2014 Spring Student Organization Fair sign up form by January 23.

Space is first come, first serve. All registered or new student organizations are able to sign up.

If you have any questions please email osema@ithaca.edu.

The Catholic Community is back celebrating Mass at Muller Chapel on January 19 at 8PM. Come join us!

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Beginning with the upcoming Spring ’14 semester, S-Lot Ext. (located across Grant Egbert Blvd opposite S-Lot) will be available for both Student and Employee parking (Red & Blue). Due to an increase need for employee parking on the south side of campus and after examining the availability of spaces in the surrounding lots outside of O-Blue, the Parking Policy Committee has approved S-Lot Ext. to be designated as both Student and Employee parking.

Also as a reminder, parking regulations are in effect 24/7 including Fire Lanes, Handicap Spaces, Reserved Spaces, and No Parking Zones.

If you have any questions, please contact the Parking Services office at (607) 274-3756 or via email at Parking@Ithaca.edu.

The Jewish Studies program at Ithaca College invites you to attend a performance by Israeli Stage of the play Oh, God.  In Anat Gov’s touching comedy about faith in secular society, a psychotherapist named Ella, single mother of an autistic child, gets a visit from a new, desperate patient, God.

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The Office of Facilities will be closed on the following dates and times to allow staff to participate in the interview process for the new Associate Vice President for Facilities.

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