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The Roy H. Park School of Communications will offer a mini-course titled "Media for Social Responsibility" that runs Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20. The course is open to all majors at Ithaca College, and focuses on how media handles coverage of the Global Food Crisis.

Some key topics include: societal risks; environmental risks; health risks; portrayal of the body; and food as an industry.

Nutritionist Joy Bauer of the NBC’s TODAY! will kick off the course in conjunction with the Jessica Savitch Distinguished Journalism Lecture Series.

To register on Homer:
GCOM 20000-01 (General Communications)
CRN 42132

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 The Tompkins County Classic 9-Ball Tournament will be held on March 30, 2013 in the Recreation Center. BCA rules, $20.00 entry fee, hosted by IC Billiards.

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Sarah Hall, Syracuse University

Epigenetic mechanisms regulating phenotypic plasticity in C. elegans

4:00 p.m.
CNS 112
April 4 


Part of the Department's Seminar Series.

Everyone is welcome to attend!
Refreshments beforehand* (3:45-4:00pm)
CNS first floor lobby
*Please bring your own reusable mug for beverages. Reuse, reduce, recycle! 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Nancy Pierce at npierce@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3161. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

John Bradac (Director of Career Services)  will facilitate discussion on a number of issues specifically related to job searches,  career paths and networking for students with degrees in Modern Languages and Literatures. Space is limited to 38 people. Please RSVP by March 29th to Tina Bennett (tbennett@ithaca.edu) or call 607-274-3106. For more information, contact Maria DiFrancesco, Spanish professor and program organizer, at mdifrancesco@ithaca.edu.

When: Monday, April 1st, 2013 at 6pm
Where: 101 Muller Center, Career Services Office
Free pizza and beverages!

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Multicultural Voices

Contributed by Maria DiFrancesco on 03/26/13 

Every year, Modern Languages and Literatures hosts "Multicultural Voices." This celebratory event honors our outstanding seniors and gives all IC students an opportunity to express their passion for languages and cultures through various performances: songs, poetry readings, one-act plays, and/or other creative activities. Performances in English will be considered, provided that they are connected with a language offered by the DMLL.

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Ithacappella - Block 3 Concert!!

Contributed by Cody Ripa on 03/25/13 

Got the wintertime blues? Well not for much longer! Come out to Emerson Suites this FRIDAY and join your favorite Ithaca College studs at the Ithacappella Block 3 Concert!

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Are you looking for a way to make your last year at IC an amazing experience? Run for the Senior Class Executive Board! 

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The Sustainability Café on Monday, April 1st will feature Erick Smith and Anne Riordan from Cayuga Pure Organics exploring the question: Small Scale Farming: Can It Be Sustainable?”  The Café will be held in Center for Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4:00PM, in conjunction with the Environmental Seminar. The Spring 2013 Sustainability Café/Environmental Seminar series is focused on our local food system. 

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Posted on behalf of Brenda Carlisle, Events Coordinator, Alumni Relations

We are saddened to share the news of the death of John Fasolino '60, M.S. '62, a close friend of Bomber football who passed away on March 12, 2013, at the age of 80.

A captain of the Ithaca College football team during his time at IC, Fasolino was an All-East lineman and was also chosen for the All-Decade Football Team. After he graduated, he helped spearhead the establishment of the Dick and Helen Lyon Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Dick Lyon Award.

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We invite all faculty and staff to join alumni and other friends returning to campus for this year's Alumni Weekend celebration, October 11-13, 2013. We would again like to extend the offer for one complimentary ticket to each of the following events:

  • Alumni Happy Hour and Senior Class Celebration - Friday, October 11
  • Picnic on the Campus Center Quad - Saturday, October 12

We would also like to ask for your assistance as we put the finishing touches on the final schedule. If you are planning activities during the weekend, please notify Brenda Carlisle (bcarlisle@ithaca.edu or 274-1381) no later than Monday, April 1, so that we are able to include your event in Alumni Weekend 2013 and assist with logistics and communications support.

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In the fall of 2013, Ithaca College officially launches its new Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC). In preparation for the campus-wide curricular changes, one of the responsibilities is the development of rubrics aimed at assessing how well students meet the learning outcomes of the new program.

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The African Students Association will host our first annual Africa week. This week will include a series of events that will be dedicated to promoting awareness to the public about the social, cultural, and political aspects of Africa, both historical and modern.

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Faculty Council is soliciting nominations, including self-nominations for the 3-year position as Faculty Trustee on the IC Board of Trustees. The Faculty Trustee is a fully participating and voting member of the Board of Trustees with all of the attendant rights and responsibilities.

Given the challenges ahead, this is a crucial position and we are seeking actively engaged, enthusiastic and knowledgeable individuals for a pool of candidates, from which three will be selected by Council to be forwarded to the Board for their decision regarding the one position.

Please submit the candidate's name, along with a cv and brief statement in support of the candidate to Peter Rothbart, Chair, Faculty Council, rothbart@ithaca.edu.

Deadline for submission of all materials is April 1, 2013.

For further information:

https://www.ithaca.edu/policies/vol1/volume_1-10302/
https://www.ithaca.edu/policies/vol1/volume_1-10303/

 

 

   

 

Five Sociology and Aging Studies students presented their research at the Annual Meeting of  the Eastern Sociological Society on March 22 in Boston.

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Pilar will be giving a lecture about her graduate experiences as an artist at Maine College of Art at 11:15am in Ceracche 126, and at 11:45 she will demonstrate and produce prints from participating volunteers.

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Tuesday, March 26

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Dr. James Mick, Assistant Professor of Music Education, and three undergraduate students recently presented two sessions at the national conference for American String Teachers Association (ASTA) held in Providence, RI. 

Delivering presentations titled "Strategies for Teaching Composition to K-12 String Students" and "Best Practices in the National String Project Consortium," Mick and his students presented among more than 200 top-notch education sessions. 

This is the first time that Ithaca College students have participated in the conference. Student presenters included Elizabeth Benz ('14), Jessica Chen ('13), and Margaret Dagon ('13), who are all current String Music Education majors and members of the Ithaca College ASTA Student Chapter.

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HOLY WEEK

Contributed by Melinda Butler on 03/25/13 

Holy Week is upon us!

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What is a Jumpstart Leader?  Jumpstart Leaders participate in each Jumpstart program in a leadership capacity and serve as a valuable source of information and advice to students begin their college experience. Students have the opportunity to apply to be a Jumpstart Leader for one of the four programs: Community Plunge, Lead-In, ECHO, and the GREEN Tour (Formerly SCC)

 

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The Fitness Center hours over Easter weekend will be as follows:

Friday 3/29: 7:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday 3/30: CLOSED

Sunday 3/31: CLOSED

**We will reopen with our normal hours at 7:00am on Monday 4/1/13.**

 

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