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We still have quite a few packages at the Phillips Hall Post Office that arrived before this week.  Maybe your email notification went into a spam folder or your IC email is over quota or you haven't checked your email or your mail box in awhile.

Do you want to risk your package being returned to the sender as "Unclaimed"?

Please add emptying your mail box and picking up your packages to your list of things to do before you leave for the summer.

Volunteer for the University and College Counseling Centers of New York (CCNY) conference, hosted by the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), June 1-3, 2011.

It's both a great experience and a resume builder. You'll have the opportunity to attend interesting conference presentations for free. Breakfast and lunch provided!

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Biology & Biochemistry Graduates

Contributed by Nancy Pierce on 05/09/11 

To all graduating seniors in Biology -- Diploma covers will be handed out in CNS 117 at the post-commencement reception.The reception runs from 11:30 – 1:00, but please try to pick up your diploma cover before 12:30.There will be an opportunity for family and friends to take photographs as you receive your diploma cover.

  • Biochemistry Seniors will be the same time, but in CNS 118 with Chemistry.
     

Ithaca Dining Services’ facebook page already has 734 fans. Help us to make it 800 by the end of this semester. Five of those lucky fans will receive a Viva Box of either a Tea Time gift pack, a Fun With Photos gift pack, or iPod nano accessories. Sign up as soon as possible to be in the running.

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A new C-Store is slated to open in the Circles Community Center for Fall 2011.

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From the innovative Ithaca College IC Square course titled "Collaborating the Visual:  Ethnographic Research and Filmmaking," where Dr. Changhee Chun (Cinema, Photography and Media Arts) and Dr. Sue-Je Gage (Anthropology) combine their respective disciplines into one class, four student production teams have created ethnographically-based documentaries on local issues. Come see the debut work of K3 Productions on Ithaca College and Asian American Studies, Pickle Productions on Ithaca party life, Etic Productions on education and Native American history, and Group 2 Productions on Tibetan Buddhism in Ithaca.  On-campus screening on Monday, May 9th at 6:00-9:00pm in Textor 103.  Free and open to the public. Contact Sue-Je Gage at sgage@ithaca.edu for further information.  Contact mboule1@ithaca.edu for persons requiring accommodations

 Attention wind and percussion players: Looking for a way to keep your "chops" in shape this summer without a huge time commitment? Summer Band may be just the thing!

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This is a great way to gain leadership experience and put your world-changing ideas into action!  If you have a desire to learn about critical global issues and crises, spread awareness on campus, and help children around the world who are affected by poverty, Food for Thought is a perfect way to get involved on a local and global scale!

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The Office of Human Resources would like to introduce "Mini-Connect", a scaled-down version of the HR Connections newsletter, offering a more immediate reporting of monthly events, happenings, updates and pertinent information.

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As of May 2, 2011, faculty can create Blackboard course shells through HomerConnect for Fall 2011 courses. Please note that ITS is also piloting the new Sakai system over the summer and expects to make that option available as well in early August. While both Blackboard and Sakai will be available for the 2011-2012 academic year, all Blackboard courses must be moved to Sakai by August 2012. We are encouraging faculty who are building new course sites to consider waiting until early August in order to use Sakai. ITS will offer extensive support for Sakai including training, documentation, video tutorials, individual consultations, etc.

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 The Student Leadership Institute is a series of interactive workshops designed to help students develop and refine personal and organization leadership skills. 

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Farewell to Judy Gonyea

Contributed by Julie Clark on 05/07/11 

Please join the Occupational Therapy Department as we say good bye to Judy Gonyea.

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Come enjoy an evening of music, dance and literature with Kiran Nagarkar an Indian novelist, playwright, film and social critic and Fulbright Scholar (Ithaca College) and friends! Saturday May 7th at 8:00 p.m. at the Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Building. Free and Open to the Public

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Career Services is expanding its marketing team to include three intern positions (Social Media, Street Team and Technology).  If you are a creative and motivated student with specialized knowledge in any of the internship areas, please apply for this opportunity.

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IC Counseling & Psychological Services is hosting an all-day, drop-in study break using its Meditation/Relaxation Audio Files!

CAPS recorded about a CD's worth of basic relaxation and meditation exercises as mp3 files and has them stored on mp3 players. They are all ready for students to come by, grab one and start listening and relaxing on site.  

We are available Monday 5/9 any time from 9 AM to 4 PM where any student can come by and stay as long as they like: for a few minutes to over an hour! 

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Looking for a platform to connect with other alumni? Want to share your latest news after Commencement? Or, what about making sure you don’t miss out on IC events happening in your area?

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Andrew Bradshaw, Michael Salt, Ashley Bell, Matt Zeitler, Noelle Litra and Andrew M. Smith. 2011. Cross-linking by protein oxidation in the rapidly setting gel-based glues of slugs. The Journal of Experimental Biology 214:1699-1706.  

The paper is available at the Journal's website.

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IC Toastmaster members continue to be very involved by attending conferences, training workshops, and contests as well as completing individual communication and leadership goals. We congratulate several members who have recently received significant recognition or completed a goal.

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Harry McCue has his engraving “Hey, Good Lookin’” accepted for exhibition in the First National Exhibition of Intaglio Prints of the New York Society of Etchers at the National Academy of Design in New York City. The exhibition will run from June 5 – June 17, 2011. The opening reception will be June 9 from 6:00-8:00pm.  The National Academy of Design is located at 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City.

Harry McCue has his mezzotint “Farm, Borodino” accepted into the permanent collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University.