Ithaca College

In order to request funds from SGA, you must attend one of the two Funding 101 Sessions. These sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 12 and Thursday, September 13 at 7 PM in Textor 103. Attendance will be recorded at both session. Please notice that the Thursday session is in lieu of the previously scheduled Tuesday session.

If you have further questions or require special accommodations, feel free to contact the Vice President of Business & Finance, Robert Hohn, at SGABusiness@ithaca.edu or visit the SGA website. 

“Lions, zebras, and neurons, oh my!”

Thursday, September 20  
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

Department Seminar Series

Refreshments served at 3:45, 1st floor CNS foyer. Bring your mug. Reduce, Reuse, 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.

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 FILM:  IMPUNITY: WHAT KIND OF WAR FOR COLOMBIA.

TUESDAY, Sept 25, 2012 -- 7pm TEXTOR 101

 Ever wonder about how to begin to make sense of the long-standing conflict in Colombia? IC is hosting a showing of the film IMPUNITY: WHAT KIND OF WAR FOR COLOMBIA (2010). It centers on efforts toward transitional justice in Colombia, with a focus on the trial against paramilitary armies, and the connections of these groups with political and economic elites in Colombia and in the U.S.. It examines the question of whether the victims' families are doomed to stay victims forever or are they able to fight Impunity?

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Hillel presents, Shabbat 100, this Friday, September 14th at 7pm! 

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Martha Gray, Director of Institutional Research, was recently elected to the North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR) Nominations Committee.

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 Do you want to join an international student organization that's working to make a difference all over the world? 

Were you a 180 Degrees consultant last semester who is interested in a leadership role this semester? 

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Are you interested in Private Swimming Lessons for your child?

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In keeping with our annual tradition, all faculty and staff are invited to join the hundreds of alumni and other friends returning to campus for Alumni Weekend 2012, to be held October 12-14.

Faculty and staff are entitled to a free ticket to the welcome back happy hour on the evening of Friday, October 12, as well as the Alumni Weekend picnic on the Campus Center quad on Saturday, October 13. You are also more than welcome to attend any other event during the weekend, including the athletic hall of fame induction ceremony, alumni awards ceremony, "Taste of Ithaca" dinner, and much more.

By now, most faculty and staff should have received an email directly from the Office of Alumni Relations inviting you to sign up for tickets, as well as purchase additional tickets if needed. If you did not receive this email and you would like to attend, please contact Alumni Relations at alumniweekend@ithaca.edu or 274-3194, and someone can assist you.

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International Photography Awards (IPA) has announced the winners of 2012's competition. Professor Janice Levy was awarded Honorable Mention in Fine Art - Other category for the winning entry "Animal Display, Riyadh, KSA."

Levy, an acclaimed photographer and professor, spent her sabbatical leave in 2010-2011 teaching photography to women at Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

To view her winning entry, click here.

Her work is also on display in Dijon, France, as part of a photographic exhibition titled, “Saudi Arabia from Within. ” The exhibition will be on display at the Hotel Malteste, an historic 16th century residence located in on September 15, 2012 and will be featured in an article in Saudi Arabia’s le Bien Public. A review of the exhibition will also appear in the publication’s special Arts section on Saturday.

The Office of the Provost & VPEA is pleased to welcome new staff member Dylan Schoch, who starts this week as Administrative Assistant for Assessment, Accreditation and Curriculum.  He comes to us from the School of Business, where he served as administrative assistant to the dean.  Dylan will work with a number of key committees on campus, such as the Academic Policy Committee (APC), Academic Assessment, Graduate Council, and the Committee for College-wide Requirements (CCR). He will also serve as the support person for Associate Provost Carol Henderson, working with her on Middle States accreditation and NYSED program approvals, as well as the college catalog and a range of other project areas.  Many of these duties were previously held by long-time staff member Laurie Wasik, who has moved to a new position supporting the Center for Faculty Excellence.  Please join us in congratulating Dylan and welcoming him to his new role at the College.

The Study Abroad Ice Cream Social is held each fall specifically for first-year students.  It will be held Monday, September 17, 6:00-7:00, Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center. You will have the chance to hear from and ask questions of lots of IC students who have studied abroad in locations all across the globe, all while eating make-your-own sundaes! This is a great opportunity to learn more about your options for study abroad and to hear all about study abroad directly from students who have lived the experience.

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Join SASP! (Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol)

What Does SASP Do?

• Patrol Campus Each Night 
• Security Checks on all Residential Buildings
• Late Night Campus Escorts
• Assist with Special Events
• And Much More...

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Fabric of the Cosmos,  a four-part series for Nova aired by PBS, has been nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy. Tom Nicholson worked on episode two of the four-part series. 

Nicholson, an associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies,  shot video and time-lapse photography for the episode “The Illusion of Time.” The series was nominated in the “Outstanding Science and Technology Programming” category.

Nicholson also appears in the episode as a gas station attendant with host Brian Greene in a scene explaining Einstein’s special theory of relativity.  You can watch the episode here.

Winners of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, October 1. 

Now that the academic year has begun, we are in the process of convening our Student Affairs and Campus Life Committees which are dedicated to addressing some very specific needs of the Ithaca College community. In order to better address these needs by working through a representative body of the community, we are once again attempting to gain faculty, staff, and student participation on each of these groups.  The committees for which we are seeking membership are: Diversity Awareness and Safety Awareness. A brief description of each committee and a participation form can be found at:  https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/committees/docs/facstaff/.

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 Did you know that Ithaca College generates 3,000 lbs of organic waste every day? That’s as much as the weight of an elephant!

Did you also know that every pound of Dining Hall waste is composted?

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We are still looking for faculty members to join course screening committees in coordination with the Committee for College-Wide Requirements

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Submitted on the behalf of Christy Agnese, Senior Assistant to the Dean, School of Music

Beginning in Fall 2013, the School of Music is excited to launch two ICNYC programs for music majors: the Music Immersion Program and the Sound Recording Technology Program.

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We know the answer to that—OF COURSE you do! Campus Center & Event Services values your opinion and welcomes your feedback. The next time you receive an invoice and a request to fill out an evaluation for your event, please take a moment to do so and your name may be selected to receive a FREE SMOOTHIE from Grand Central Café.

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Campus Center & Event Services is pleased to share with you our NEW limited time catered offerings for the fall.  Let the bounty of the season be represented at your next event. Our chefs are cooking up Fall Bounty Tortellini, Coq au Vin and Apricot Thyme Glazed Turkey just for you. Download your copy of the new Fall Limited Time Offerings today! 

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Assistant Professor Kathryn A. Caldwell (Psychology) and Associate Professor Julia Lapp (Health Promotion and Physical Education) publish article titled  “using food ethnographies to promote systems thinking and intergenerational engagement among college undergraduates” in the Journal of Food, Culture & Society.

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