Ithaca College

Are you interested in interacting with first year students outside of the classroom?  Please consider serving as a Faculty Associate for the First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE)!

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ICView, the magazine of Ithaca College, has two writing internship positions available for journalism and writing students for fall 2011.

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Holy Heretics! is a student-led, informal discussion group which discusses religion and all things related to religion in a casual yet thoughtful environment. Everyone of any perspective is welcome and encouraged to attend!

The meeting will be from 7 to 8pm on Wednesday, April 20th in the Six Mile Creek Room (Near the Rec Room) in Campus Center.

Thanks. Hope to see you there!

Labor Initiative Promoting Solidarity Presents Social movement Teach-In and film screening of: "In the Shadow of the Tower"

April 19th at 7pm in Williams Hall 323

Learn more about poverty in Tompkins County, the living wage
movement, and how other colleges and universities around the
country and here in Ithaca have taken action for sustainable
communities.

In the Shadow of the Tower is a short film from 1992 by
Cornell University students about the living wage movement
there and the lives of the workers it advocated for.

Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations
please contact Kiera Lewis klewis3@ithaca.edu as early as
possible.

A message from Interim Provost Greg Woodward:

“Remember that all students are invited to meet with President Rochon and myself to discuss the ten-year strategic plan entitled IC20/20. This open session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19th from 7:15-8:30 pm in Textor 103.

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Have you ever wondered how to get a job as a sexuality educator? Are you interested in using your degree to work in health promotion, health education, community education, or gender and sexuality/social change?

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Anna Campbell ’11, Lauren Brauchli ’11, and River Ferris ’11 recently won a College Television Award for their documentary, “Bound By Hope: One Family's Story.” The students will screen their film on Wednesday, April 20 at 9 p.m. in the Park Auditorium.

The film was originally created as part of their video workshop class and focuses on a four-year-old named Josh Scoble. Josh was diagnosed with a rare disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) when he was only three months old. FOP causes Josh's muscles, tendons and ligaments to progressively turn into bone. Josh's family tries to give him a normal life, never forgetting the delicate situation they are faced with. Although Josh faces challenges every day of his life, he remains an extremely happy child.

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Everyone who wants to show off their jewelry making skills or wants to learn how to make hemp jewelry themselves, come to FSR and join members of the IC Environmental Society for some epic Earth Week hemp twining.  No need to bring your own, we’ve got miles of it!

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Join students who participated in the Youth Power Summit in downtown Ithaca and the youth environmental activism conference Power Shift 2011 in Washington DC at Free Speech Rock on Tuesday 4/19 for a rally/conference debriefing!

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In a United States court of law, how does the race of the defendant affect the verdict?
RACE TO EXECUTION, a film by Rachel Lyon, follows the story of two death row inmates, exploring the link between race and the death penalty in America.  

Join IC Human Rights in exploring the death penalty in American.  Race to Execution will be screened in Textor 101, Thursday April 21st at 8pm.

Join our Facebook event and tell your friends!  See you Thursday!

Individuals with disabilities seeking accommodations should contact Katie Zimmerman at kzimmer1@ithaca.edu.  We ask that all requests be made as soon as possible.

Ryan Bince will be presenting "Lucky's Choice of Words: A Peek into the Mind of Samuel Beckett,"  a critical interpretation of Lucky’s logorrhea in Samuel Beckett’s

Waiting For Godot. 

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How about exercise, sport, strength & conditioning, personal training, working with athletes or in a hospital rehab setting?  If so, join us to learn about these interesting ESS career options and meet alums currently in the profession. 

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Anna Stephan-Robinson, visiting assistant professor of music (theory and sightsinging), gave a research presentation at the Regional Scholars Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 16.

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Then Service Learning in Native America ANTH 14500 is for you! Taught during the summer session from May 16-27th during the afternoons.

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Are you interested in Latin America? Its people? Its literature? Its economics? Its politics? Its history? Consider minoring in Latin American Studies if you are thinking of careers in government, business, commerce, communication, education or the environment. The goals of the minor are to foster greater knowledge of Latin American and to explore the cultural contributions of the area to the global community.

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We would like to invite you to our traditional celebration for the last Friday of classes – IC Kicks Back. As always, this will be a fun and relaxing experience where you and your friends can create great memories. Besides the free food, a concert presented by the Bureau of Concerts, and inflatable games, you can expect a variety of entertaining activities courtesy of several IC student organizations.  IC Kicks Back will be held on Friday, May 6th from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Quad. Look for advertisements about the event. Don’t miss out on this fabulous tradition!

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Barney Beins presented the opening keynote address at the teaching program of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association convention in Salt Lake City. The presentation was entitled Would People Sooner Die Than Think? Critical Thinking in Psychology.

**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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Academic Enrichment Services is recruiting peer tutors for Fall 2011 and would appreciate your assistance in identifying students who you think have the skills and personality to be tutors.

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Interested in being an AES peer tutor next year? Then come to a Tutoring Information Session this week to learn more about the application process and to talk with current tutors.

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