Ithaca College

On Wednesday and Thursday December 4th and 5th from 9am-3pm in the North Foyer (lobby area outside of Emerson Suites) there will be a Holiday Sale hosted by the store in the commons Ten Thousand Villages and one of Ithaca College’s volunteer service organizations Circle K International!

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The last Service Saturday of the year is coming up this weekend and we have connected with some great locations and programs in the area that are in need of your help.

You could prepare and serve meals at the local Salvation Army, volunteer with the Books Thru Bars program located above the Autumn Leaves Bookstore, be of assistance at the Beechtree Care Center or help at the Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair in Dewitt Park.

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It's cold outside! Don't hike across campus for a hot cup of coffee!

The Library Café opens today, offering Starbucks coffee, Tazo tea, baked goods, fresh fruit, and more! Our regular hours of operation will be 4:00 PM – 12:00 Midnight, Sunday - Thursday. 

Now you don’t have to lose your seat while you study!

Please join us for a talk with Monica Lilly, Northrop Grumman

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Love making gingerbread houses?

Think you have what it takes to make the best one?

On Tuesday, December 3rd from 7pm-9pm in IC Square, SAB Special Events presents the XTREME Gingerbread Competition!  

Teams of 2-4 will work together to build the best gingerbread house IC has ever seen! All supplies will be provided and holiday/festive attire is strongly encouraged! There will be a secret item given to each team that must be used in their masterpieces. 

Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams. Bring your friends for a fun time and have a nice start to the holidays. All teams who participate will have a lovely gingerbread house to eat and take home! You don’t want to miss out!  

Sign up here! 

https://ithaca.collegiatelink.net/form/start/33614

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The Student Activities Board is looking for a new Music Chair for the Spring 2014 semester. The following are some of the responsibilities that the Music Chair should be able to uphold:

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Turn Off Default Event Reminders

Your Outlook calendar can remind you of upcoming meetings and appointments at a set interval before the event.  The default setting for new appointments and meetings is a fifteen minute reminder before the actual event time.  If you would like to disable the default reminder for new events on your calendar, you can turn this function off in Outlook's calendar settings.  

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Ever heard of salad bar religion? How about religious pluralism?

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Ever wonder what Buddhism's view on sex is?

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Take advantage of the more than 350 concerts offered each year by the School of Music. A full listing of all concerts and events is available at ithaca.edu/concerts; this week's are listed below.

Can't make it? Web-streamed performances are available live and on demand at ithaca.edu/music/live. Check the webcasting schedule for more information!

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Submitted by Marisa Kelly, Provost

Please join me on Thursday, December 5th for the third Faculty Colloquium of the academic year.  Dr. Michael Trotti, Department of History, will be presenting “Cultural History and Racial Violence:  Case Studies in Why the Humanities Matter.” 

Professor Trotti received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999.   He explores a range of issues in the American past –political, economic, social - but he is particularly interested in pursuing the social implication of change:  how developments in American history affected different people (different in class, gender, race, ethnicity.)

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Do you have an idea for using multiple iPads to facilitate a collaborative project in the field, research, classroom, clinical setting or other group project?

Information Technology Services in collaboration with the Center for Faculty Excellence will loan out twenty 3rd generation iPads to faculty members.

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Working after graduation as a full-time Campus Organizer with the U.S. PIRG (U.S. Public Interest Research Group) gives you a powerful opportunity to change America for the better.  U.S. PIRG is a federation of state-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations that work for the public interest on range of issues.

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Urban Teacher Center (UTC) recruits diverse, results-oriented college graduates who are ready to make a difference in urban education in schools in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.  UTC is a four-year, alternative teacher preparation program with an intensive year-long residency, followed by a three-year teaching commitment in a high-need urban elementary, middle or high school.

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The Campus Center & Event Services Office is hiring an "25Live Scheduling Assistant"

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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.

If you have time available during final exam week and can give us a three hour block of time for proctoring exams, please contact us.

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Lost Home, the collaborative book project published by Super Labo (Tokyo), was selected by Natalie Matutschovsky (senior photo editor, TIME) as one of the best photography books of 2013. Professor Jude contribued one of the eleven book works in the slip-cased set.

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The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its Faculty-in-Residence program in the academic year, 2014-2015. The program will bring together 3 to 5 faculty members who have proposed a program of study, reflection, planning, and action related to some aspect of faculty excellence and development. Successful proposals will link faculty interests to Ithaca College initiatives. Proposals are especially welcome that address diversity, undergraduate scholarship, research, and creativity, interdisciplinarity, early career development, assessment, and technology-enhanced learning. Each Resident will work on a proposed project and meet regularly with the other Residents and CFE Director for discussion, planning, and collaboration.

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On December 4th, Jeff Cohen, Park Center for Independent Media Director and Associate Professor of Journalism, and Ariel Gold, a member of Congregation Tikkun v'Or and coordinator of the Ithaca chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, will speak about their recent trips to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories at 7pm. This event will take place in Park 277 and will include a Q&A with the presenters, who had a first-person experience seeing the conflict and current state of this part of the world. 

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