Ithaca College

The final meeting of the Student Government Association Budget Committee will be this Monday, December 5, 2011. Submit your funding requests here and schedule an appointment while they are still available. 

Happy Budgeting!

November 17th was the American Cancer Society's 36th Great American Smokeout. Smokers are encouraged to quit, or make a plan to quit smoking as the first step in living a healthier life and creating a world with more birthdays. Ithaca College is celebrating the Great American Smokeout (GASO) all this week with a bunch of awesome events!  Check them out below!

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"The weather outside if frightful ... " but the food at this year's Holiday Luncheon is sure to be Delightful!  The event is scheduled to take place Tuesday, December 20 - not December 15 as advertised at the start of the semester.

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Colleges Against Cancer will be holding the annual Relay For Life Kickoff event this Thursday, December 1st from 7:00-10:00pm in the pub at Ithaca College!

You DON'T want to miss out on this great event! There will be several performances by IC groups (listed below), a Round Robin to learn about each committee of Colleges Against Cancer, laptops to sign up for Relay online, and CANDY.  We'll also be announcing this year's RELAY THEME!

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Get a team together and sign up for this year's "Protect Your Balls" Dodgeball Tournament in the fight against testicular cancer!

What: Colleges Against Cancer will be hosting the annual "PROTECT YOUR BALLS" DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT as a part of the Great American Smokeout and testicular cancer awareness month.
When: TONIGHT - Wednesday, November 30th - 7:00pm
Where: Ithaca College Fitness Center
How: Sign up on the Facebook event wall or email cacithaca@gmail.com to protect your balls!

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The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs is recruiting student organization leader presenters for Leading @ IC sessions next semester.

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Shannon Ryan (Biology '12).  Poster presentation, "Changes in synaptic efficiency in the guinea pig intrinsic cardiac plexus: Effects of acute myocardial infarction and neuromodulators."  Society for Neuroscience. Washington, DC. November 2011

Research was conducted under the supervision of Jean Hardwick.  The Society for Neuroscience meetings are attended annually by over 30,000 scientists from around the world.

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Come out and see a quirky drama about an unusual family. All Hail Hurricane Gordo by Carly Mensch, presented by IC Players.

Directed by Jordan Reiff  

Want a sneak preview? Check out the trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07oB4ee-l5k

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An assessment of the confidential document shredding service being provided by Facilities Services will result in substantial changes being made to this service beginning January 2, 2012. These changes relate to the delivery and pick up of locked bins to offices on campus.

To maintain confidentiality all documents will be shredded by a certified document destruction service, the cost of this service will be passed to the generator.

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Spring 2012 courses are now available for faculty to activate in Sakai, the new collaboration and learning management solution replacing Blackboard. 

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The Ithaca College women's soccer team (15-3-3) scored two early goals en route to beating Cortland (14-6-3) 2-0 in an NCAA quarterfinal match. With the win the Bombers advance to the "final four" in San Antonio where they'll face Wheaton (Ill.) Friday in one semifinal with William Smith and Messiah meeting in the other.

The semifinals and final will be held Friday and Saturday at San Antonio's Blossom Soccer Stadium. Ithaca (15-3-3) will face Wheaton [Ill.]. who is 21-1-1 on the season at 1:30 p.m. CDT in the second semifinal with Messiah (21-0-1) meeting William Smith (20-0-1) Friday at 11 a.m. CDT in the other. Friday's winners will play Saturday at 1:30 p.m. for the national championship. The Bombers, who have posted four wins so far in the NCAA playoffs, are making their sixth trip to the final four (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998). Ithaca won the 1990 and 1991 NCAA titles and no school has made more playoff appearances than Ithaca's 22.

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Men’s and women’s crew have begun winter training.  There will be an information session for interested new-comers on Friday, December 9, at 4:30 pm at the A. & E. Center main foyer.  This session is for anyone interested in finding out more about the men's and women's rowing team.  No experience is necessary.  This sport will teach you a new skill, get you into top physical condition, send you out onto Cayuga Lake, and offer an opportunity to travel and compete on a varsity level.

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The Handwerker Gallery is pleased to host "New Words", a student reading of work from the Distinguished Visiting Writers Fall 2011 Master Class. The event will take place on Thursday, December 1, at 6.00 p.m.

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Nope you shouldn't.

I am not sure whether you are on a Mac or a PC but we have identified a process that migrates the local profile for the guardian (primary user) of the machine. So, for example, many Mac users use the "user" account and their data and preferences (background, desktop, documents etc) are stored in this profile. We migrate this "user" profile to the new profile, in my case, alee. Then when I log in using alee, all of my "stuff" is there.

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Did you know that CCCS offers an abundance of services such as Credit Counseling, Debt Management Programs, Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Bankruptcy Counseling and Education, Pre-Purchase and Post-Homebuyer Counseling, Rental Counseling, and Personal Finance Education?

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Electronic Resources Management in the Academic Library: A Professional Guide.  Libraries Unlimited, Nov 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61069-005-8.

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How will we create a Better Tomorrow Today?

Sodexo presents the Better Tomorrow Plan Celebration

Sodexo and Ithaca Dining Services are pleased to announce The Better Tomorrow Plan Celebration on Wednesday, November 30, from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in Emerson Suites at Ithaca College.

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Each year, about this time, I compile my recommendations for digital media gadgets and gifts. This year is no exception. Visit https://www.ithaca.edu/its/services/dms/blogs/media_2.0/ for my full post.

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Get resume advice and also learn about internships, hourly on-call staff and full-time job opportunities with the Tompkins Trust Co. when their Human Resources representative visits campus for an Information Session on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 12:15p.m. in Career Services. Tompkins Trust has branches in Ithaca, Batavia & the Hudson Valley. There are many departments within Tompkins Trust, so opportunities exist for students interested in fields including: marketing, computer technology, accounting, human resources, finance, mortgage lending, sales and wealth management.
 

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The next No Pressure Blood Pressure will be held on Thursday, December 1st. Please see the schedule below to know when students will be in your building.

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