Ithaca College

Service Saturdays is a volunteer program based out of the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs that works to pair IC students with volunteer opportunities in the greater Ithaca community.

 The sign up survey for the December 1 Service Saturday opened today so you can be one of the first to register!

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What do protests, roadblocks, hunger strikes, calls for indigenous autonomy and ethnic based demands in Latin America represent? What do they fight for, how and why, with what impact? Come find out more about this incredibly current topic in an informal dialogue among faculty and students with visiting speaker from Chile, Christian Martínez Neira, author of several books and articles on indigenous autonomy and representation in Chile, Mexico, and Latin America in general. IC faculty members working on this research area will also give short presentation of their work in Colombia, Bolivia, Chile and others.

Co sponsored by Latin American Studies, Politics, and Center for Faculty Excellence

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Registration for the BOLD Conference is open, and spots are filling fast! Register here: www.tinyurl.com/boldconference

This conference is first-come, first-serve, so be sure to register soon!

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I just want to Thank everyone who showed up at the Cortaca Blood Drive Challenge last month. We won by a land slide, 284 units for Ithaca and 65 units for Cortland. Our break down was Tuesday October 2nd: First time donors 53, whole blood 102, and double red blood cell donation 41, for a total of 143 units . Wednesday October 3rd: First time donors 60, whole blood 109, double red blood cells donation 17 for a total of 141 units. Thank you to everyone who rolled up there sleeves for the Red Cross, You helped save many lives!!!!!! Plus ,we won again for the 3rd year in a row!!!!!!

 In honor of Hip-Hop History Month, IC's African-Latino Society presents: "I Used to Love Hearing.Every.Rhyme." To kickoff this week-long celebration, ALS is hosting a showcase and panel dedicated to the origins and core elements of hip hop! 

Monday, November 26 | Emerson Suites | 8-10 pm 

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Please follow the link below to review the posted hours of operation for all dining halls and retail operations during Thanksgiving Break.

http://ithacadiningservices.com/documents/111912/ThanksgivingSchedule2012.pdf

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

**A Message from the HSHP Student Board Of Advocates**

The School of Health Sciences & Human Performance's Student Board of Advocates would like to thank to those who contributed to our Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive!

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Seven Anthropology majors have been selected for Lambda Alpha, the national Anthropology honorary society  Members must have a total GPA of 3.5 or better, plus evidence of engagement in anthropology through volunteering or service, and participation in anthropology events.

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The Campus Store and MACs General Store will be closed November 20 - 21, 2012.

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Chris Sperry, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development at Project Look Sharp, presented at  the New York State Science Teachers Conference in Rochester, NY on November 6. His presentation was titled Integrating Media Literacy and Critical Thinking into Science.  

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 Student Activities Board is a student-run planning board that brings FREE comedy, music, special events and films to campus! We're looking for people on-campus in Spring 2013 to fill the following positions:

Advertising Chair
Music Co-Chair
Special Events Co-Chair
Multimedia Chair
Comedy Shadow

Applications are available at bit.ly/SNZvnI and are due November 23!

If you have any questions, please e-mail icsab2@gmail.com.

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Exactly what it sounds like - an incredibly fun trivia game all about how to lead @ IC! 

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Ithaca College is one of nine institutions nationwide awarded grants from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for projects focusing on the gender pay gap for graduating students. Ithaca’s project — “TIA Talks: Addressing the Pay Gap Among Recent College Graduates” — will include a series of workshops on topics ranging from self-advocacy to salary negotiation skills.

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Thank Goodness IC is Fabulous! As of Friday afternoon (Nov. 16), our Ithaca College United Way campaign stands at 73% of our fundraising goal, with $47,419 pledged. 192 members of our campus community - including some generous retirees! - have stepped up so far, with participation from 37 first-time donors, almost 20% of those responding so far. That's tremendous, but we have still only heard from about 11% of our campus community. C'mon!! What are you waiting for...?

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Save the date! The Senior Class Semi-Formal, "From Ithaca With Love," is THIS SATUDRDAY, December 1st in Emerson Suites from 9pm-12am. This is a 21+ event ONLY!

Tickets will be on sale from November 26-30 from 9am-3pm in the Campus Center foyer, outside Grand Central Cafe. Tickets are $25 for Senior Card holders and $35 for non- senior card holders and guests.

Ticket price includes:

• Admission to the event
• Food
• Transportation: Shuttles will run from The Commons, Circles and the Therm sign on Hudson from 8:30pm until 12:30am. 
• Coat/bag check

A cash bar will be available for an additional cost. If you have any questions, please email ithaca2013@gmail.com.

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November is National Diabetes Month!

Please join us as Ed Fiaschi from eni speaks about understanding the importance of good nutrition in the overall health and management of diabetes. Ed will also cover the symptoms and types of diabetes, complications and much more.

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We are now looking for infants between 5 and 8 months of age to help us in a research study which takes place in our Movement Lab on the Ithaca College campus. The study involves testing the sitting balance of infants. You will be asked to bring your infant to our lab for three visits; the first to assess your child development and the other two sessions to test your child’s sitting balance. Each session will require approximately 30 minutes. A $20 incentive will be offered for each session that you and your infant attend.

If you are interested in participating in this project (or if you know someone who might be), please contact Hélène Larin, Physical Therapy, 607-274-3116, hlarin@ithaca.edu

There will be some server changes done early Tuesday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m., service should be back quickly.

Hunting season starts this Saturday, November 17 and ends Sunday December 9. Please note the following for this time period

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If so, check out the 2013 Career and Internship Connections (CIC) events!  For-profit companies and nonprofit organizations are recruiting candidates for a variety of job and internship opportunities.  Don't delay, the application deadline is December 3!

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