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We are interested in learning about your perceptions of your work environment at Ithaca College.

Through work, it is common for individuals to find meaning and purpose. As occupational therapy graduate students, we are interested in your perceptions of your current work environment at Ithaca College.

Survey link: ithaca.qualtrics.com/SE/

You are invited to participate in a brief, anonymous online survey that is being conducted by graduate occupational therapy students at Ithaca College, supervised by Dr. Julie Dorsey. This 10-15 minute survey investigates employee perceptions of their current work environment and experiences on the Ithaca College campus. By completing this survey, you indicate that you are at least 18 years of age, and are a full or part time employee of Ithaca College (student employees are not eligible).

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Mike Haaf (Chemistry) and Gary Wells (Art History) have co-authored a publication in the Journal of Chemical Education entitled "Investigating Art Objects through Collaborative Student Research Projects in an Undergraduate Chemistry and Art Course."  The article can be viewed here:  http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ed400145g

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Please join us to celebrate all things autumn at this year's Annual Employee Benefit & Work/Life Fall Harvest Festival!  The festival will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 10 am to 3 pm in Emerson Suites, and will feature our many benefit vendors, community resources and on campus organizations.   In addition, there will be fall inspired food, games and prizes.  We look forward to seeing you there.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about the many benefits available to IC faculty and staff prior to our annual re-enrollment period which runs from November 11 -22, 2013.   

Benefit Eligible Faculty & Staff Only. You will be asked to present your College ID to enter. 

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 LEARN ABOUT LINGUISTICS THIS WINTER SESSION 

During the weeks of January 6-17 I will be offering Introduction to Linguistics (LNGS 23200, CRN: 30023) as an online course. I structure the course content and policies with a lot of flexibility in mind, in order to allow you to work at your own pace and independently. There are live online lectures, but I record and post them on Sakai so you don't need to attend them in real-time if it's not convenient for you. Also, there are no exams or term papers; rather, there are a series of textbook readings and discussion sheets that you must complete and submit to Sakai. Also, the course counts for the old Gen-Ed system as a 3A, LA, or SS; and for the new Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) it will count as a Humanities perspective in the World of Systems theme. 

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 LEARN ABOUT LINGUISTICS THIS WINTER SESSION 

During the weeks of January 6-17 I will be offering Introduction to Linguistics (LNGS 23200, CRN: 30023) as an online course. I structure the course content and policies with a lot of flexibility in mind, in order to allow you to work at your own pace and independently. There are live online lectures, but I record and post them on Sakai so you don't need to attend them in real-time if it's not convenient for you. Also, there are no exams or term papers; rather, there are a series of textbook readings and discussion sheets that you must complete and submit to Sakai. Also, the course counts for the old Gen-Ed system as a 3A, LA, or SS; and for the new Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) it will count as a Humanities perspective in the World of Systems theme. 

If you're interested in registering for the course, there are still seats available. 

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Share your opinions on Career Services and its marketing efforts in a focus group, which will be facilitated by students from a PR Lab course.  Participants will get pizza and a chance to win a Gift Card to the IC Bookstore!

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If you will be studying abroad next semester on a program run by IES, please note that Candace B. Matta from IES will be on campus next Tuesday, November 5, to hold an optional orientation for any students who have applied or been accepted to study with IES for Spring 2014.

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Janice Levy, professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies, won first prize in “Best of Show,” an annual collaborative effort between The Photo Review and the Photography department at the University of the Arts.

“Best of Show” features a diverse collection of prize-winning work by 16 photographers. The work selected is international in scope from the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States. The exhibition, running November 1-December 6, 2013, gives the public the opportunity to view the juried work featured in The Photo Review’s 2013 competition issue. The University of the Arts has a longstanding relationship with The Photo Review, an independent journal of photography founded in 1976.

Levy’s award-winning image was taken during her during her 2010-2011 sabbatical in Riyadh, KSA.

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Stephen Tropiano, associate professor and director of the Los Angeles Program, moderated a panel at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, California entitled THE PRIME TIME CLOSET - 10 YEARS LATER.

Using Tropiano's 2002 book, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, as a springboard, the panel featured Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black), Amber Tamblyn (Two and a Half Men), Andrew Rannells (Girls, The New Normal), Sherri Saum (The Fosters), and Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal).

If you will be studying abroad in the winter or spring on an affiliated, non-affiliated, or exchange program, and you have not yet met an adviser in the Office of International Programs to go over required Ithaca College paperwork, please be sure to schedule an appointment ASAP. If this paperwork is not done, you may not be able to get credit or eligible financial aid for your study abroad program.  NOTE: London Center students do NOT need to complete this paperwork.

In addition to meeting with an adviser in the Office of International Programs, all students going abroad on an affiliated, non-affiliated, or exchange program must attend a series of study abroad orientations.

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William Ryan, assistant professor in the Department of Strategic Communication, recently presented a paper at Academic Mindtrek in Tampere, Finland titled "Social media and the transformation of brand communication." The paper was authored by Ryan, Assistant Professor Adam Peruta, and IC graduate student Suzanne Chouman.

In August, he presented a paper at Digital Games Research Association conference in Atlanta, GA. The paper was titled "Transforming game narrative through social media: A case study of the Mass Effect Universe in Twitter," which was completed with Zach Gilson '13.

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Cory Young, Associate Professor in the Department of Strategic Communication, Aditi Rao, graduate student, M.S. in Communications, and Bob Regan, Director of the Executive Master's program in Communications Innovation, will present a paper at the National Communication Association's annual convention, held November 21‐24, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

The paper, entitled "Media for Social Responsibility Mini Course: Media Coverage of Global Nutrition" addresses food related discourses and the role of media in reporting issues such as body image or food as an industry in a responsible manner. They will also discuss how to repackage the mini-course material into a SPOC, a small private online course similar to a MOOC (massive open online course).

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Addendum to Michael Taves’ FY 2014-2015 Computer Related Budget Information Memo

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

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The following review appeared in the November 2013 issue of CHOICE:
St. James encyclopedia of popular culture, ed. by Thomas Riggs.  2nd ed.  Gale, part of Cengage Learning, 2013.

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The Sustainability Café on Monday, November 4 will feature Guillermo Metz presenting “Addressing Global Climate Change Through Local Action.” The Café will be held in Center for Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4:00PM, in conjunction with the Environmental Seminar. The Fall 2013 Sustainability Café/Environmental Seminar series is focused on the concept of “Citizens + Community = Healthy Environment.” 

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Join Food for Thought and IC She’s the First in sponsoring girls’ education by trying these tie-dye cupcakes created just for us by Purity Ice Cream! Preorder today or buy your cupcakes in the Campus Center lobby on Halloween week, October 28th through November 2nd!

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Looking for a place to store your bike over breaks? Check out the Bomber Bikes Storage Room!

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 Do you love puppies? Do you love Halloween? 

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Come celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos with the International Club of Ithaca College and PODER: Latino Student Association! Decorate sugar skulls, learn about spooky myths & folk tales, trick-or-treat, and much more.

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