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Ithaca College students and staff are participating in the Ithaca Shakespeare Company's 2013 summer season.

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The first class of the Ithaca Writers Institute, created by the Department of Writing and administered by the Office of Extended Studies, has arrived on the Ithaca College campus.  

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The 2013 Orientation issue of Student Health 101 is currently online! This e-zine is a great resource for helping incoming students prepare for the exciting challenges of college life.

In this issue, you'll find:

• The Do's and Don'ts of Living With Roommates
• How To Find Tasty and Healthy Food on Campus
• "Sam Goes To Ithaca College" video
• Tools for Managing Your Time
• What IC Students Wish They Had Known Before Starting College
• How to Budget Your Spending Money
• and more!

The June 2013 issue of Student Health 101 is also available throughout the summer.

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Ithaca College's Center for Life Skills is inviting individuals who have experienced a stroke to participate in its Fall 2013 session.

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Deborah Rifkin, associate professor of music theory, presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, an international education conference held in Bethesda, MD, from May 30-June 2.

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The Office of Admission would like to invite faculty and staff from across campus to join us for ice cream with campus visitors Mondays from 11:30am-1:00pm or 2:00-3:00pm!

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The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant in support of the project entitled “Collaborative Research: Chronology of Epi-Classic Northwestern Mesoamerica” under the direction of Professor Paula D. Turkon, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 

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Due to scheduled maintenance, the campus telephone system, including voicemail, will be unavailable on Saturday, June 29 from 5:30-9:30 a.m.

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Janice Levy, professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, has been named a Visiting Artist at Wintergreen Performing Arts Festival 2013 (Blue Ridge Mountains, VA). This year’s festival, the theme of which is: “In My Mind’s Eye: Image, imagery and imagination in the arts," will feature several lectures and a workshop conducted by Levy.

The lectures are open to festival participants; the three-day intensive workshop is for a select group of intermediate and advanced photographers interested in photographing life in central Virginia.

For more information about the festival go to: http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
 

It is a pleasure to announce that Dr. Margaret (Margie) Arnold has accepted the Associate Dean position in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance (HSHP), effective August 1, 2013.

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Due to the Fourth of July holiday, timecards for the pay period June 17-June 30 must be submitted and approved by 2 p.m. on Monday, July 1.  Any timecards not approved by this time may not be processed for the July 5th paydate.

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"Always remember, you have the power to change your life because you have the power to change your mind" ~Unknown

Please join us as Dr. Gary Sforzo, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, discusses difficulties and barriers that lead many of us into poor eating habits and stand in our way of adopting a healthy diet. During his presentation, Gary will offer advice and you will learn tips and tricks to help you eat better. Alternative pathways (not weight loss) to achieve your wellness goals will also be addressed! 

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Boys of 213 ICTV's Newest comedy is now available online to watch!

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Ithaca College Director of Orchestras Jeffery Meyer traveled to St. Louis, MO, last week to receive one of 19 ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, distributed at the League of American Orchestras 68th National Conference.

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On Friday, May 3 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Sox Sperry, Program Associate at Project Look Sharp hosted a workshop entitled “ELA, Common Core and Critical Thinking: Using Science Fiction and Media Literacy to Teach to the Standards.” This workshop was held in the Ithaca Falls Room, in association with the Pippi to Ripley: The Figure of the Female in Fantasy and Science Fiction conference that took place April 3 & 4 at Ithaca College.

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This past May, Associate Professor of Music Theory Deborah Rifkin performed and led workshops at Folk College—a music camp held at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains.

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Next Monday, July 1, School of Music professor John W. White will give a jazz piano recital as part of the Summer Piano Institute at Ithaca College. Assisting his performance will be SOM adjunct faculty member Peter Chwazik on bass and SOM alumnus Tom Killian on drums and marimba.

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Hailing from Hallstead, PA, Marcia Rose — an incoming School of Music freshman double majoring in music education and piano performance — is one of 4,500 students across the U.S. to receive a 2013 National Merit Scholarship.

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An exhibition of photographs from Saudi Arabia by Janice Levy, professor, Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies, will be on display at the Les Yeux du Monde Gallery in Charlottesville, VA through July 16.

The exhibition, which opened on June 12, was part of LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph June 13-15, 2013. The festival featured exhibitions and presentations by: Gregory Crewdson, Richard Misrach, Susan Meiselas and others. Closing reception with gallery talk by Levy will be held on July 16, 2013.

To view her work, http://www.lesyeuxdumonde.com/#levy

You can learn about our community, network with other professionals and explore issues of community leadership through participation in Leadership Tompkins. Ithaca College will sponsor up to two staff or faculty members to participate in the Leadership Tompkins 2013-14 class.

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