Ithaca College

Career Services is pleased to announce that student registration for the 2013 Central New York Communications Consortium is now open.  Held annually in Syracuse, many of the top companies in the field of communications attend this event to network with students and to interview for full-time job and internship opportunities.  Students of any major with an interest in the communications industry (Advertising, Emerging/Social Media, Marketing, PR, Journalism, Sales, Television, Radio) can attend!

Past Attendees Have Included: Brightline, Conde' Nast, Cooney Waters, Edelman, Hearst Television, Hill Holiday, ITV, Katz Media, McCann Erickson, Mediacom, Mindshare, NBC Universal, Regional News Network

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Will you be alone for Valentine's Day? If so, don't worry. VIC and the Front Row Foundation have you covered!

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This year, the Faculty Development Committee is fortunate to offer five awards, each for $1,500. In order to be eligible for these awards, a candidate must be a full-time faculty member who has completed at least one year of employment at Ithaca College and who will be full-time (TE or NTEN) during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Criteria: The foremost criterion for the Excellence Awards is an overall excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service appropriate to their appointment (descriptions of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service are stated in the Ithaca College Policy Manual, Volume IV: Faculty Handbook).

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Please see all remaining dates for Housing Selection.  Please note that Garden Selection begins on Monday with squatting, Tuesday, February 19 will be selection for 6 person apartments, Thursday, February 21 will be 4 person Garden Selection and Tuesday, February 26 will be 2 person Garden Selection.

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SPCS provides free, confidential crisis counseling through the Crisisline through telephone and online services as well as educational and arts programs on mental health and suicide prevention.  Learn about opportunities in marketing, psychology, education and health, as they are seeking volunteer crisis counselors & educators as well as marketing interns.

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We're looking for infants who can help us in our research!
We are looking for infants between 5 and 18 months of age who do not yet crawl on their hands and knees to participate in our Tots on Bots project. We invite parents to bring their infants to campus for five to six driver training sessions, each of which will take about 30 minutes.  A $20 incentive will be offered for each session that infants attend.

Please contact: Kim Wilkinson at kwilkinson@ithaca.edu or 274-1860

The next student driver safety class for the semester is being offered Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 2-4pm in Textor 102.  Seats are still available...Register Now!

You may register on-line for the class at:  www.ithaca.edu/riskmanagement/ed_prog/ 

If you are a student and you need to drive a College owned/leased vehicle for any reason, you must attend the full 2 hours of the driver safety class.

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Religion Dispatches is a daily online news magazine that publishes "a mix of expert opinion, in-depth reporting, and provocative updates from the intersection of religion, politics and culture."  Journalists, scholars, and advocates contribute their expertise about issues shaping our lives in the moment. 

In response to Pope Benedict's resignation, Rachel wrote an article examining the immense changes in communications technology since Benedict took office eight years ago. Rachel regularly publishes analytical news articles about religion and technology at Religion Dispatches.

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/6831/pope_tweeted_into_retirement/

  SSDP Presents Just Say Know - An honest and interactive discussion about ketamine and how to stay safe

 January 30th at 7pm in room 204 of the Business School SSDP will be presenting Just Say Know, a non abstinence only drug education program -an unbiased honest conversation about drugs and how to stay safe.

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Two Anthropology Department faculty members were honored by the Native American community on Monday evening, February 11 on the Syracuse Stage. Brooke Hansen and Jack Rossen were among 50 people recognized for their collaborative work with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), particularly with the Cayuga-SHARE Farm, the Central New York Native American Consortium and through research work validating Native oral histories.

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Start your Valentines Day celebrations with PODER and Omega Phi Beta tonight at Klingenstein Lounge at 7pm.

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Have you entered into our February, Go Red for Women heart healthy recipe challenge yet? Enter your favorite heart healthy recipe for a chance to win. Recipes are due by February 22nd and winners will be announced March 1st. All eligible recipes will be included in an online cookbook.
 

The recipe below is from one of the great recipe books from the American Heart Association, one of the many prizes for our month long challenges. Submit yours today!

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Career Services is pleased to welcome Ms. Madeline Saylor of Aureus Medical to campus for a lunch and learn presentation for graduate Occupational Therapy students. 

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Always wanted to learn to meditate? Don't have time to meditate?

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Come to Klingenstein Lounge on Monday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. to learn all the basics about being a team captain for Relay for Life for the first Team Captains' Meeting! If you can't make it, feel free to send a member of your team in your place.

If you haven't signed up for Relay yet, sign up now at www.relayforlife.org/ithacacollegeny!

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If you're looking to make a difference in the community this month, then hurry to sign up for the February Service Saturday - we're almost full!

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Come to this TIA Talks presentation, designed to teach people about money management, with a focus on issues faced by women:

• Dollars and Sense: Financial Literacy for Women
  Presenter: Caryanne Keenan, Assistant Director for Career Development
  Thursday, Feb. 21, 2:30-3:30, Ithaca Falls Room

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What to achieve true success in your organization? 

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Provost Marisa Kelly would like to invite you to please join her at “Coffee with the Provost."

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All students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend this presentation which is part of the TIA Talks series: 

Feminist Economics: Bargaining, Discrimination, and Working in your 20's
Presenter: Shaianne Osterich, Associate Professor of Economics
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Taughannock Falls Room

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