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The Ithaca College Bureau of Concerts wants to know which musician you want to bring to Ithaca College this semester!

The kind kids with the Bureau have put together a collection of possible artists to choose from. Let your voice be heard!

Here's the deal: click this link, sign in with your MyHome info, choose your act (think long and hard!), and submit! Everybody gets one vote and the poll closes at 7:00 PM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH.

If you've got any questions, feel free to email icbureauofconcerts@gmail.com

Thanks! <3

Are you interested in Singing or Musical Theater? The First-Year Cabaret is a fully-staged musical parody starring first-year students. 

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The Stoa—Ithaca College’s only undergraduate academic journal—is looking for submissions!

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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 www.ithaca.edu/music/events/ and this week's are listed below.

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

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Brian DeMaris, Director of Opera and Musical Theater at Ithaca College, has achieved 2nd place nationally in the opera division of The American Prize Conducting Competition for his conducting of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica at the College last spring. 

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This past June, performance studies faculty member Lee Goodhew Romm became a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She leads a series of classes titled Yoga for Artists at Sunrise Yoga Studio, which began September 13, 2013.  

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Jeffery Meyer, Director of Orchestras, conducted and taught at the Alia Musica Conductor's Festival in Pittsburgh, PA in early September. 

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In early August, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá – a Grammy Award-winning ensemble under the baton of guest conductor Fernando Valcárcel – performed Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann’s orchestral work Wayra at two different venues in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá. 

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Are you interested in studying abroad? IES (The Institute for the International Education of Students) is one of Ithaca College's 2013-14 affiliated study abroad providers, and a representative of IES will be on campus this Tuesday, September 24, 12:10-1:00, in Textor 101 to meet with students and provide further information about the IES study abroad options. A free pizza lunch will be provided!

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Newest Research Findings Hit the Media:

• Reader's Digest:  "Slug Glue Means No More Stitches"
  
  
• Weather Channel  "Slugs and Surgery?"
   
• YNN News Channel:  "Substance found in slugs could replace the use of stitches"

Learn and read more about Andy's work here.

If you had $6,000 where would you donate it?

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After Dinner Mint | "Gypsy in Me"
9/23/13 | 7 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall

Gypsies—nomadic, free-spirited people tied to the shape-shifting nature of seasonal work, itinerant trade, and fortune telling—have been the intrigue and inspiration of composers for centuries.

Embracing the gypsy culture and its mysterious, threadbare music, this season’s first After Dinner Mint concert will feature a tribe of Ithaca College School of Music faculty, performing their interpretations of the gypsy soundscape. Come find the gypsy in you!

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Paying Taxes. Union Membership. Living in NYC. Freelance jobs. Health Insurance. Learn from recent Park School graduates who are now in the industry.

Life After Graduation
Weekend Panels and Workshops
September 28-29, 2013

Panel discussion
Saturday, Sept. 28
2 - 4 p.m., Park Auditorium
Open to all

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Nominations must be received in writing.  Rationale and supporting data are expected at the time of nomination, and should include the following information:

 ·         nominee’s name and contact information

 ·         an explanation of how the nominee meets the criteria for honorary degrees 

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Luca Maurer, program director of the Center for LGBT Education, Outreach, and Services, is featured in a video created by the Women's Rights National Historical Park. The video's theme is LGBTQ Rights, and is part of the park's Human Rights Video Series, a multimedia initiative to highlight the efforts of people who work to achieve equality for all people.

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Denise Fullerton is the recipient of the J.J. Staff Scholar Award for the fall 2013 semester.

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Three credit field class involving experiential and service learning in the islands of Hawaii (Oahu, Big Island). Info session Thurs. Sept. 26 in Gannett 110 at 7pm.

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Denver, CO – Deborah Rifkin, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the School of Music, recently graduated from the HERS Denver Summer Institute, held July 21 – August 4, 2013 at the University of Denver. 

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Janet Galván, director of choral activities at Ithaca College, served as the 2013 Mark of Excellence national adjudicator this past August.

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The next No Pressure Blood Pressure will be held on Wednesday, September 25th.  Important reasons not to miss the next screening:

1. 65 million Americans have hypertension (high blood pressure)

2. Many people don't even know their blood pressure is high because there are no symptoms in most cases

3. Hypertension can lead to heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and kidney disease

4. 66% of those IC employees measured at the last screening were pre-hypertensive   (above ideal )

5. A 20 point increase in systolic blood pressure (top number) or a 10 point increase in diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) doubles the risk of heart disease.

6. Poor diet, inactivity, and being overweight can lead to an increase in blood pressure

7. If one does not adopt a healthy lifestyle, the hypertensive individual will need to take costly medication with potential side effects

8. Physical and emotional stress can elevate your blood pressure

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