Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Provost Marisa Kelly

For members of the campus community who may not be aware, I wanted to make note of the passing earlier this summer of Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Computer Science Marcia Ascher following a lengthy illness. She had taught at Ithaca College from 1960 until her retirement in 1995.

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This past June, School of Music professor Kim Dunnick presided over the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) during the ITG Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, on June 9 – 15.

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Announced last week, the School of Music will bid farewell to Thomas Kline, director of music admissions and preparatory programs; his last day with IC will be Wednesday, August 7. He has accepted an associate vice president for strategic initiatives position at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. A farewell reception will be held the day before his departure to celebrate his time at Ithaca College. 

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Please join us as C. Vivian Lorenzo, MD, Assistant Medical Director of the Hammond Health Center and Director of the Travel Clinic, discusses the ins and outs of recommended vaccinations for both travel and life.

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All are welcome:

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The Office of Employee & Organizational Development is accepting applications for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 offering of “Engaging Professionals at Ithaca College (EPIC)” certificate program.  EPIC is a competency-based program designed to provide administrative office professionals with the opportunity to expand their existing capabilities, resulting in high levels of excellence, professionalism, and job satisfaction.

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We are still looking for a few more First Year Reading Facilitators to join us on August 27th as part of the Fall Welcome schedule for incoming students.  We are also just about to start up our three week series of Coffee, Cookies, and Brooklyn - informal book club, open to the campus, about this lovely book by Colm Tôibîn.  

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Dawn Pierce, Assistant professor of performance studies, and three School of Music performance majors are spending three weeks in Bavaria, Germany to serve as participants of the Opera Division of the International Performing Arts Institute (IPAI).

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Ithaca College Toastmasters achieved Select Distinguished Club status this year, and that contributed to both the area and division achieving Distinguished status. The Southern Division, though newer and smaller in total membership than the Western, Central, and Eastern Divisions of District 65, has earned a higher percentage of distinguished clubs and areas and is the only "Distinguished" division in district 65 after the close of the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

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Career Services is pleased to welcome Shelli Mekos, who joins our team as an Administrative Assistant.

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To show our appreciation for all of your hard work through out the year, the SCRC has declared Monday, July 22nd thru Friday, July 26th to be Staff Appreciation Week. All Staff members will receive 25% off of our standard service rates.

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 John Fracchia, Associate Director of Career Services was recently recognized by the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) with a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Volunteers at the 2013 annual conference in Atlantic City, NJ.

 John has just completed a 3 year presidential term of service on the EACE board, and received the citation for serving in an additional board role during his final year when an unanticipated vacancy occurred.  

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ITS is pleased to announce that the Technology Learning Center will be offering "Introduction to Sakai for Instructors" training sessions throughout July and August. We recommend that all new instructors attend this introduction to IC's central course management system. Click the link below to register online instantly! Be sure to complete the full registration process in our new online training registration system. You will receive a confirmation message once you have successfully registered for a given topic. We'll see you in class!

Sakai: Introduction to Sakai for Instructors  (click this link to register)

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Quoted in the media: Faculty members Sean Eversley Bradwell, Jeff Cohen, Skott Freedman, Scott Hamula and Thomas Swensen; and the Ithaca College New Directions Cello Festival. For more information on the following articles, please visit the IC in the Media page at the Office of Media Relations:

IC in the Media

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Then you'll want to "like" our Mind, Body, Me Facebook Page and help us spread the word! 

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Submitted on behalf of Provost Marisa Kelly

I am very pleased to announce that Danette Johnson, Director of the Core Curriculum and Professor in Communication Studies is assuming new responsibilities in the Office of Academic Affairs. 

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Please remember that MACs General Store will be closed July 22nd - July 26th for a partial renovation.

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President Emerita Peggy R. Williams was recently elected to serve a second two-year term on the national board of directors of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a leading voice for women and girls. Williams, whose new term began July 1, has been a member of AAUW since 1999.

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After more than three decades of dedicated service to Ithaca College, Rick Couture has announced that he will be leaving for a position as Director of Facilities and Operations at Northfield Mount Hermon, a private school in western Massachusetts.  The move will bring Rick and his wife, Margarete, closer to family, including their first grandchild. 

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Last fall a project team was formed to study current practices for providing printing services in all student computer labs and the Library. 

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