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Gladys M. Varona-Lacey, Professor of Spanish and Latin American literature recently published an essay entitled  "El rescate de una adolescencia cubana a través del recuerdo. Un estudio de Nieve en La Habana. Confesiones de un cubanito de Carlos Eire" in the volume, Cuba: Arte y literatura en el exilio. Eds. Grace Piney and James J. Pancrazio. Madrid: Legua Editorial, 2011.

Many people who were affected by the recent devastating floods have now returned to their homes. Please click here to view the eni newsletter that provides very specific information on applying for Federal aid and filing insurance claims. 

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 Continuing with Language Conversation Groups, The Language Center, 316 Gannett Center, is hosting a weekly French Conversation Group. The meeting will be held Tuesdays at 4:00pm. All students, faculty and staff wishing to speak with others in French are welcome. A native French speaker will be the group facilitator.

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Come learn about IC Bigs!

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Diane Birr and Nathan Hess, piano faculty members in the School of Music, served on the faculty at the Rocky Ridge Music Center (RRMC) near Estes Park, Colorado, where they taught piano, coached chamber music and performed in the Music in the Mountains Faculty Concert series.

RRMC offers a variety of summer music programs for students 10 years of age through adult. Prof. Birr and Hess taught at the Junior Session, held August 2-14.

Networking doesn't have to be scary.  The process starts by simply talking with people.  Find out how many Ithaca community members, including alumni, you can talk with in two hours at the CNY Network Night.

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Join us as for another event in our Sustainability Event Series, Weigh the Waste Challenge! On Monday September 19, sustainability interns and representatives from the Resource and Environmental Management Program (REMP) will be at all dining halls from 5:00-7:00 weighing food waste from students plates!

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Society for Music Teacher Education

Faculty and student members of the Ithaca College Music Education department were well represented at the 2011 Symposium on Music Teacher Education; Intersections of Practice, Research, and Policy, held this week at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. 

Dr. Dan Isbell with undergraduate students, Dana Arbaugh, Devon LePore, and Christina Santoro presented: "The Initial Teaching Experience of Preservice Music Educators"

Dr. Keith Kaiser and Dr. Susan Avery presented: "The Alumni Cohort Project (ACP): Utilizing Alumni Cohorts to Provide Multiple Data Sets for Program Evaluation"

Dr. Chad West presented: Perceptions of Ability to Teach Middle School Jazz and the Experiences That Prepare Preservice Music Teachers to Effectively Do So. An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Studies Method. 

Westerly Winds: Music For Winds Inspired by the American West

The Ithaca College Wind Ensemble
Stephen Peterson, Conductor

Sunday, September 18, 2011
2:00 p.m.
DeWitt Park
(corner of Cayuga and Buffalo Streets)

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Do you keep a regular sketchbook, create mood boards, or arrange ideas in collages? HiFashion Studios wants you!

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Join us on Tuesday, September 20 at 12:15 pm in Friends 207! Colleen Wormsley will be presenting on how to advertise effectively at this Leading @ IC session.

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Article submitted on behalf of Provost Marisa Kelly.

In order to ensure ongoing excellence in graduate education at IC, I have asked Rob Gearhart, Associate Dean of GPS to chair an ad hoc committee that will make recommendations regarding the decentralization of graduate program administration. Such decentralization will give more authority and responsibility to individual program directors and their respective school deans while simultaneously allowing us to refocus the mission of GPS in support of innovative programs, alternative delivery methods, certificates, and other similar initiatives.  

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It all began in 2002 with the vision of Brad Forenza, Class of 2004...

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Consider working for the Campus Center & Event Services (CC&ES) Office. Next month we will start accepting applications for the spring semester and for summer positions. Join the exciting world of events management and gain critical skills to land that dream job out of college. Check out our Senior Spotlight to find out what a great place this is to work AND visit our CC&ES Alumni in “The Real World” page to find out what our recent grads are up to.

Stay connected to the people who know how to plan great events.  Like us on Facebook (keywords: Campus Center and Event Services).

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Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Nancy Pierce at 274-3161.  We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

"Viva Colonia: A year of experiencing culture, travel, and neuroscience research in Köln, Germany" 

Thursday, September 22
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

Department Seminar Series

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 Think you have what it takes to play host to IC's biggest award show? Prove it.

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The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs presents the 10th annual Cross Cultural Leadership Retreat.

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Career Services is hosting the 13th annual Grad School Fair on September 20 from 5:30-7:30pm.

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There was a fantastic turn out for the Intergenerational Choir’s first rehearsal on Tuesday night. Thanks to everyone who participated! And, we are still welcoming new members- especially male voices!

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