Ithaca College

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."

ICAirnet will not be available this Thursday August 8, 2013 due to major network changes. ICAirnet-Secure will also experience a brief outage mid-day.

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Starting the morning of Friday, August 9th, ITS will be upgrading the FootPrints call tracking system, which is used for tracking requests and problem reports from customers. FootPrints will be unavailable for the entire business day, which will limit some Helpdesk services.

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Last Monday, July 29, Frank Gabriel Campos, professor of trumpet, was featured on American Public Media's 'Performance Today' on July 29, playing his arrangement of 'The Water is Wide and Variations', a unaccompanied solo improvisation on the beloved hymn tune. 

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Have you spread the word about our Mind, Body, Me Facebook Page? If not, share today! When our page reaches 200 likes, we will give away a wonderful wellness prize to a randomly chosen Facebook follower.

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Use your marketing skills on a team that motivates students to meet alumni & employers, get career counseling, and prepare for the future.  As we move into the third year for our team, we'll be using more video, creative print pieces and interactive social media campaigns to connect with students.  If you want to have fun while gaining experience in creating marketing strategy and campaign materials, apply to join the Career Services Marketing Team.

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ITS has received reports that some user credentials at other institutions have been "phished" and then used to change direct deposits to unauthorized bank accounts controlled by fraudsters. Given this recent information we want to remind all email users to NEVER respond to email messages requesting passwords or other personal information.

ITS regularly receives reports of email "phishing" scams which request that users provide their email username, password, date of birth or other personal information. The fraudulent messages often claim that some type of account will be disabled or deleted if the recipient doesn't confirm or update the account by providing personal information.

Users should never respond directly to (either by sending a reply to or clicking a link in) these types of email messages.

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Are you interested in a new and unique student leadership position? Check out the FYRE Peer Mentor position!

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On Friday, July 26th, the Mind, Body, Me (MBM) wellness program hosted our 3rd Annual Grillin and Chillin event!

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With subscriptions available for as little as $30, Ithaca College Theatre will kick off a new season of theatre.

Ithaca College Theatre offers great deals and savings through a variety of season subscription packages. Subscribers have the added benefits of a discounted ticket package for each of the six main-stage shows as well as the ability to pick their desired dates, along with the opportunity for complimentary ticket exchanges throughout the season.

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Taskstream, the new institutional assessment and ePortfolio system, will be available August 12th for students and faculty. Students will use Taskstream for personal showcase portfolios; Teacher Education and the Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) will be using it for assessment. To access Taskstream, log into myHome and click on the Taskstream icon in the IC Services launcher on the left hand side of the page.

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Submitted on behalf of Ernie McClatchie, Director for Grounds & Transportation

The Alumni Circle and Tower's pickup locations will not be available on Thursday, August 8th.  In order to allow for paving work to take place at the Main Entrance, TCAT will discontinue service to the southern part of the route on campus.  Riders are asked to use the pickup location at the Roy H. Park School of Communications for this day.  Normal service will resume on Friday, August 9th barring any weather related delays.

Thank you.

This is a general notification about the annual campus electrical shutdown August 10, 2013.

 

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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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The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) announced its 2013 Administrator of the Year Award recipients, honoring Ithaca College Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports Susan Bassett as the Administrator of the Year for NCAA Division III institutions. The Administrator of the Year Award is presented annually to NACWAA members for significant contributions made as athletics administrators.

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I wanted to share with members of the campus community the news that the board of Tompkins Financial Corporation, parent of Tompkins Trust Company in Ithaca, has just announced its intention to elect me next spring to succeed James Byrnes as board chair.

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Lana (Lomber) Hodgson, Information and Administrative Services Assistant, will be retiring from Ithaca College on August 9, 2013.  The Office of Admission staff would like to thank Lana for her nearly 22 years of faithful work and untiring dedication to Ithaca College and to our office. 

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Led by Danette Johnson, Assistant Provost and Director of the Core Curriculum
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

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Julia Cozzarelli, Associate Professor of Italian Studies and DMLL Chair, wrote an essay that is included in the recently published volume,Approaches to Teaching Italo Calvino, edited by Franco Ricci, which is part of a series of books on teaching literature produced by the Modern Language Association of America. The article is titled, "Reading, Writing, Desire and Closure: Teaching Calvino to Undergraduates in Italian.”   

In an effort to present Ithaca College email communication in a professional and consistent manner, the Office of Marketing Communications has published recommended standards for the e-mail signatures of faculty and staff for their “@ithaca.edu” accounts.

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