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In compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, class materials must be made available in alternate format. This includes course packets, handouts, syllabi, quizzes/exams and any other materials used in class. Alternate formats include audio versions of written documents, documents in Braille and/or enlarged print, video captioning and materials in electronic format.

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In response to requests by faculty for a statement regarding services for students with disabilities, here is a concise insert for inclusion in course syllabi. Please encourage students registered with Student Disability Services to meet with you during office hours to discuss their accommodation plan.

 "In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation will be provided to students with documented disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Students must register with Student Disability Services and provide appropriate documentation to Ithaca College before any academic adjustment will be provided."

Shopping this week? Please think about purchasing an extra box of crayons, a backpack, some pencils... whatever you can do helps!

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Information Technology Services is currently planning for software and AV control upgrades in ITS-managed eClassrooms and meeting rooms for the 2013-14 academic year. By semester start-up the following changes will be made on eClassrooom and meeting room computers:

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ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on Taskstream and Sakai from Monday, August 19 through Friday, August 23.

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WATCH ► THE OFFICIAL SMA MUSIC VIDEO!

This month, Ithaca College Summer Music Academy (SMA) celebrated the conclusion of its third successful year. Having enrolled 381 participants—an increase of 19% from 2012—SMA students hailed from 18 states and six foreign countries, including Argentina, Canada, China, Japan, Morocco, and Taiwan. The SMA expanded to offer new programs this year, including an International Division, Performance Track, and Jazz Institute, which each added to the success and prominence of the Academy.

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Please mark your calendars for the All College Meeting that will be held Thursday, August 22, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Emerson Suites of the Campus Center.

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Saviana Stanescu, Assistant Professor of Playwriting in the Department of Theatre Arts, has completed her PhD with the National University of Theatre & Film in Bucharest, Romania.

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Career Services will have limited services between August 19-27, due to training our Peer Career Advisors and Student Assistants.

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Michael Trotti in the History department published an essay in the current edition of the Journal of American History entitled "What Counts: Trends in Racial Violence in the Postbellum South."  This is a reinterpretation of the use of numbers in the study of racial violence, cataloging the challenges posed by quantification of so complicated a phenomenon.

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The article argues that there are layers of challenges to studying lynching's numbers: the definition of lynching is awkward, sources are often problematic in terms of identifying lynchings, and the trends resulting from any count of lynchings can be (and are) interpreted in multiple ways.  Historians approach racial violence with nuance and complexity; numbers do not, treating each lynching a equivalent to every other lynching in any calculation.  For a brief excerpt of the article:

http://jah.oxfordjournals.org/content/100/2/375.extract

Lis will serve as President of the Affinity Library group for 2013/2014. Members of the group include 33 comprehensive colleges and universities across the country.

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Lynn Gitlow, an associate professor in the department of Occupational Therapy will give a presentation at Longview on assistive technology that will address the following questions and more!

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Please read about an insurance program that is offered to Ithaca College students and employees.  This annual insurance policy covers personal property worldwide.  The College does not benefit in any way from this program.  However, it is an attractive option, including a low insurance deductible, if you are seeking coverage for your personal belongings, such as computer, mobile devices, items at home, etc.  For more detail, please view http://ithaca.edu/riskmanagement/property/personal_property/.  

Jennifer Germann, Assistant Professor of Art History, presented a paper titled "The Queen's New Image: Jean-Marc Nattier's Portrait of Marie Leszczinska (1748)" at the Society for Court Studies meeting in July.  The topic of the international conference, held at the University of Winchester in Great Britain, was Kings and Queens II: Making Connections.  Germann's paper explored gift giving and political intrigue at the French court.

During the summer of 2013, Jack Rossen directed an archaeological field school at a 1400s Cayuga settlement where anthropology students from four colleges (IC, Cornell, Wells, TC3) participated.

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Mathew Q. Brooks, anthropology major, attended the United Nations celebration of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on August 9, 2013. Brooke Hansen, Anthropology Associate Professor, and Jack Rossen, Anthropology Professor, accompanied him to the prestigious invitation only event. They were attending through their participation with the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign, which culminated in New York City on Aug. 9 with hundreds of paddlers in canoes and kayaks ending a 12 day journey down the Hudson River to raise awareness about honoring Native treaties and cleaning the environment. Matthew paddled the entire 12 days and was able to spend time and learn from Native American elders from many tribal backgrounds.

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Staff, Students, Faculty
Fitness Center Aerobics Rm

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Please find a tentative Fall Welcome Schedule on the First-Year Experience website. 

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Please mark your calendars for the All College Meeting that will be held Thursday, August 22, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Emerson Suites of the Campus Center.

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New this semester!! A new package tracking system that will allow Circle Apartment residents to pick up ALL their packages at the Circle’s Mail Room between 11am and 5pm Monday through Friday. 

The package tracking system will include in the subject line, the location (Phillips Hall Post Office, Mail Center or Circle’s Mail Room) and the place where it is stored. For example MF03 =Mail Center Floor Section 03 or PS01 = Phillips Hall Shelf 01. 

If we process a number of packages to you in a short period of time you will receive one email and the storage locations will be listed in the body of the email.

Add noreply@sqbxmail.com to your address book so that the package email notifications do not go into your SPAM folder.

At this time you can disregard the reminder emails that you are receiving.

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