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At the final meeting of the Ithaca College Medieval and Renaissance Studies Faculty Colloquium for the 2010-11 academic year, Dan Breen of the Department of English will present a paper entitled "'The Depth(s) of Mine Iniquity':  Penitence and the Reformed Tradition in Fulke Greville's Caelica."

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The new format for the News & Events section:

We’ll have new, updated materials every two weeks on our website.  The plan is to have the updates focus on wellness themes in relation to student mental health.  Right now:

Relaxation 

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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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We're changing the SPSS renewal process for departments that take advantage of the network license offered by ITS. This process change does not impact any departments that have purchased SPSS on their own.

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"Cloud computing" refers to the growing number of programs and resources available on the Internet that may be used as an alternative or supplement to standard computing applications running on desktop or laptop computers. Using the tools of cloud computing, you can keep, store, and share saved files on the web with free programs such as Google Docs, Dropbox, Amazon Cloud, WeTransfer, Microsoft SkyDrive, and Teamviewer. On Thursday, May 5, from 4pm to 5pm, the Technology Learning Center (room 101 Friends Hall) will offer a demonstration of cloud computing. Learn how to live your life digitally and never lose a file again! To register online instantly for this special presentation, click the link below.

Cloud Computing Demonstration

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Seniors, last chance

Contributed by Alyssa Cooper on 04/29/11 

We have met our goal of 411 senior class donors!!!!  Thanks to the 418 seniors that have given to the 2011 Senior Class Gift Campaign.  If you haven’t given, there is still time because we haven’t met our dollar goals.    

Our next participation challenge is to exceed the Class of 2010! They secured 481 senior class donors, the highest number in IC’s history.

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Have you always wanted to take a video production class in the Park school, but were unable to get into one? Here is your chance!

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Tariq Meyers, a first-year student and MLK Scholar at Ithaca College, is one of the 40 students selected from nearly 1,000 applications to be a 2011 Freedom Rider.  The original 1961 Freedom Riders, a collection of black and white college students, used public transportation as a means of challenging segregation in the South.  This 10-day journey, beginning May 6, will celebrate the 50th anniversary by retracing the original freedom ride route from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, LA.  This ride is in conjunction with the premiere of the feature film “Freedom Riders” airing May 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS.  Stanley Nelson, director of the film, will also accompany them on the ride.

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Commencement is just around the corner but before you leave campus, make sure to stay in touch with Ithaca College! Whether you know where you’ll be living after graduation or not, you can always find us. “Like” our Ithaca College Alumni Association Facebook page or follow the latest IC alumni news through our Twitter account: @ICalumni.

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 Don’t miss this week’s exciting events!

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**ALL PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND PARENTS-TO-BE ARE WELCOME!**

Affinity groups are designed to be a safe place where both staff and faculty may speak on common interests and provide an opportunity to seek and support one another.

The Working Parents Affinity Group (WPAG) provides different perspectives on integrating work and our families as working professionals. This group is co-facilitated by two moms who work here on campus and who are interested in developing a resourceful place for other working parents to come together and share with one another based on ideas that YOU provide!!

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The members of the First-Year Experience Coordinating Committee would like to invite all first-year students to attend a series of events designed to highlight the wonderful speakers, films, athletics and performances that happen on our campus all year long!

 

Our last FYE Showcase Event of the year...

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 Robert Hohn, Class of 2014, has accepted a summer internship in the office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand from New York.  A double major in Communication Studies and Mathematics Education, Robert will devote the summer to a third interest - political communication.

Robert was on the dean's list in his first semester at IC, and serves SGA as a Finance Assistant.   Congratulations on winning the internship!

 

Physics professor Michael "Bodhi" Rogers publishes chapter in Archaeology in 3D: Deciphering Buried Sites in the Western U.S.

Biking to work or in your leisure time can be both fun and healthy. It is important to educate yourself about bike safety while enjoying riding.

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Are you an IC student interested in international communications?

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Used Textbook Buyback From Spring 2011 Semester:
The Spring 2011 Semester Used Textbook Buyback will start Thursday, May, 5th and end Friday, May 13th, 2011. 

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Project Look Sharp is IC's Media Literacy initiative with the School of Humanities and Sciences. We host an average of 10 internships per semester and attract students from all majors!  View our diverse list of internships for Fall 2011 below.

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Please remember special optical scanning procedures and schedules are in place for the processing of final exams.

Final exams will be processed Monday - Friday, May 9-13 between 8am-5pm with a 4-hour turnaround time. Special procedures are in place after hours between 5pm-11pm. Regular optical scanning processing will resume Monday - Wednesday, May 16-18. Please see last week’s Intercom article detailing the Optical Scanning finals week procedures.

If you have questions about the optical scanning process, please visit our website or contact the ITS Helpdesk at 274-1000, between 8am-5pm, Monday – Friday.

 Wanna be a part of something BIG?! Look no further. APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY AT 5PM!!

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