Ithaca College

Start the year off right with the proper tools to achieve a positive state of mind.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Noon - 12:50 PM

Taughannock Falls Room, 3rd Floor of Campus Center

Experience the Joy of Living in 2012

Presented by Vatsav Raman, Art of Living Club, Cornell University

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The 2011 The Rod Serling Conference Committee would like to invite members of the IC Community to submit paper and presentation proposals for this year's conference, scheduled for Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, 2011.

This interdisciplinary academic conference is dedicated to the lasting works of Rod Serling, who taught at Ithaca College from 1967 through 1975. Ithaca College is also home to the Rod Serling Archives.

This will be the fourth conference dedicated to the celebration and study of the work of Rod Serling.

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Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles will publicly screen and discuss some of his most acclaimed works during a three-day visit to Ithaca College, February 6-8. Maysles, along with his late brother David, is recognized as a pioneer of “direct cinema,” earning a distinguished reputation for making non-fiction feature films — films in which the drama of human life unfolds as is, without scripts, sets or narration.

“His list of accomplishments is endless, including portraits of the greatest artists, musicians, writers, actors and politicians of our time as well as the lives of ordinary people, the poor, the terminally ill, the abandoned,” said Arturo Sinclair, assistant professor of television-radio. “All have made him an extraordinary witness to our complex times.”

All of the following are open to the public, and all but the Cinemapolis screening are free:

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Applications are available tomorrow!

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Applications are available tomorrow!

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Seniors: Are You The Next Mr. and Miss Ithaca?

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In honor of the upcoming Valentine's Day, let's talk about hooking up, aka NSA sex, friends-with-benefits, or casual sex. Is it good for you? Is it good for the people you hook up with? What, in fact, is it good for, and does everyone have equal opportunities to hook up?

Join us in the Handwerker Gallery at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, for “Hooking Up:  What is It Good For?”  Rebecca Plante, associate professor of sociology, will lead the discussion.

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Are you a School of Music student looking for a place to perform solo, in a duet or with a group?  

The Handwerker Gallery would like to present a student performance evening on April 21 at 6:00 pm as part of the Thursdays the Handwerker series.  Please email Erika Fowler-Decatur at efowlerdecatur@ithaca.edu with your proposal by Tuesday, February 1.

**ALL PARENTS 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!

After a successful line-up last semester, we're happy to announce our NEW list of FYE Showcase Events!  Here is what's planned for the beginning of your spring semester:

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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!

After a successful line-up last semester, we're happy to announce our NEW list of FYE Showcase Events!  Here is what's planned for the beginning of your spring semester:

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The College is committed to supporting employees in multiple ways.  With this comes an understanding that everyone’s needs are different at different times in our lives.  To help manage the various demands of work and life outside of work, the College will be implementing an enhanced Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) Policy.

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Rachel Perry, a saxophone performance and music education major from the studio of Professor and Acting Dean Steven Mauk, narrowly missed the first place award won by a graduate student from the University of Illinois.  The Emerging Artist Competition included applicants from across the United States and was based on submitted recorded performances. 

Congratulations Rachel!

Don't miss it...tomorrow is the annual Food Frenzy event in Emerson Suites.

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Toastmasters can assist you by providing the tools to become an effective communicator and leader. The Ithaca College Toastmasters Club invites you to attend one of our meetings to see for yourself.

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The Office of Residential Life is excited to announce the expansion of the First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE) Program!

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If you are looking for a block II activity course for 0.5 credits, please consider Basic Orienteering (PALS00125). 

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The New York State Archaeological Association Finger Lakes Chapter February meeting.

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 Danette Johnson, Professor of Communication Studies (formerly Speech Communication) was recently elected president of one of the nation's largest professional organizations in the field - - the Eastern Communication Association.  Dr. Johnson will plan the 2012 convention in Pittsburgh, PA, then  move into the presidency in April 2013. 

Dr. Johnson previously served as the ECA Executive Director and has been program planner for four interest groups: nonverbal, interpersonal, instructional, and organizational. She is the second Ithaca College faculty member to ascend to the presidency; recent retiree Dr. Sandra Herndon was the first. 

Consider living in a Residential Learning Community for 2011-2012!  It is a great way to meet new people and connect around common interests!  

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