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Resilience is one's ability to adapt in a healthy way to life's challenges. People with resilience are able to "bounce back" after something goes wrong, to learn from their experiences and continue to move forward with their goals despite the stress.

Everyone has the ability to become more resilient by learning and practicing new thoughts and behaviors.

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The on-campus Food Pantry will be open this week on Tuesday October 29th from 6-7 pm and Friday November 1st from 4-5:30pm. Fall hours will be every Tuesday from 6-7 pm and every Friday from 4-5:30 pm.  

The Pantry is located in the DeMotte Room (you can enter by going down the stairs to the left of the information desk in Phillips Hall or by using the back entrance to Phillips Hall closest to the upper quads and near the stairs that go up to the academic quad). The Pantry is open to any and all members of the IC community. There are no qualifications for this program.

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 Come see a comedian in IC Square!

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Join the BOLD Scholars in "Project Embolden": a mentoring initiative with the New Roots Charter High School! All IC Students are eligible! Today is the last day to sign up!

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Bringing in the Bystander (BITB) teaches bystanders how to safely intervene in situations there may be a risk of sexual or relationship violence. Become a trained facilitator of BITB to help educate students on active bystander techniques. 

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Apple released macOS Catalina (version 10.15) on October 7th. Because this operating system is so new and it has the potential for unexpected problems or software incompatibility, IT is blocking the install of Catalina on College-owned computers for now: 

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Join Asian American Alliance to talk about the census on November 4th, 7-8 pm, in Friends 207!

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Students in ENGL 29701 gain real-world experience without leaving the IC Campus. This is an ideal course for students who plan to apply for off-campus internships in future semesters, or want an opportunity to apply their writing, media-creation, management, marketing, or coalition-building skills before entering the job market.

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 November 8th is National First-Gen Celebration Day!

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Submitted by Jeane Copenhaver-Johnson (Associate Provost for Academic Programs), on behalf of the members of the Task Force.          

As your representatives, those of us on the Provost’s Task Force on ICC Revisions are proceeding our work. Here, we would like to offer reminders of our Task Force charge, explain the steps that will precede any curricular changes being forwarded to APC, describe the work we’re doing right now, and point all members of our community toward places for offering feedback and/or submitting questions. 

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The Thanksgiving Break Housing registration form is now open and available via IC Workflow! Residents can register to stay in their current Fall assignment during the Thanksgiving break period.

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Join the Handwerker Gallery on Thursday November 14, 2019, at 6:00pm for Postnatural Practices: A Post-Disciplinary Panel, part of Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape, and the Postnatural.

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While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses can be detected year-round, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter. The exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity often begins to increase in October. Most of the time flu activity peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.

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Belief in the Public Sphere: Perspectives

November 12–13, 2019

Join us for an exciting series of conversations on the role of belief in the public sphere. Leading the discussion will be Dr. Omid Safi, a Muslim public intellectual deeply committed to the intertwined path of love and justice for all.  A professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University, Omid specializes in contemporary Islamic thought and spirituality.  He has emerged as one of America’s most important Muslim voices, and is rooted in a prophetic tradition of Dr. King as well as Islamic spirituality.

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 It is with both excitement for the future and gratitude for the past that the offices of Student Financial Services and Facilities announce the retirements of Mary and Sam Lapp on November 8, 2019.  With Mary’s almost 41 years and Sam’s 20 years, the Lapps have made a huge contribution to the campus in so many ways.

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The Liberty League will crown a regular season champion on Saturday afternoon at Butterfield Stadium as the No. 8/7 Ithaca College football team hosts No. 25/24 Union at 1 p.m. in a battle of unbeatens, as both teams are 7-0 on the season and 4-0 in league play. The winner of Saturday’s contest will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Ithaca will also honor its senior class during halftime.

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The Office of New Student and Transition Programs is excited to announce that Orientation Staff 2020 applications will be opening Wednesday, November 13th at 9am.

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Posted on behalf of Bill Kerry, Director/Chief, Ithaca College Office of Public Safety

As a result of two off-campus incidents that the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is currently investigating, the Office of Public Safety is urging members of the IC community to be extra vigilant when hiking on local trails. The TCSO initially reported on October 29 that two separate incidents of forcible touching by a suspect with a knife had recently taken place, one near the Finger Lakes Trail and the other on the Thayer Preserve trail. Both are located within several miles of campus and are popular hiking spots.

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Indochina: Traces of a Mother, an award-winning documentary film by Assistant Professor, Idrissou Mora Kpai (MASS Dept.) will be screened at Cinemapolis, followed by discussion.

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Tau Sigma National Honor Society will award multiple scholarships of between approximately $500 and $5,000.  The total amount of scholarships awarded this year is targeted to be $100,000.

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