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Calling ALL Faculty and Staff: Facilitators Still Needed for 2009 FYRI Discussion Session!Contributed by Hillary Barrett on 07/09/09
Please click on (or cut and paste) the following link to submit your name: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aX7_2b58J83GGipAepzoP7ig_3d_3d Read more . . . (72 words) Bringing Us Together: How Music and Art Combine for the Greater Good: AES/OMA SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 OPENINGContributed by Yolanda Clarke on 07/09/09
Read more . . . (224 words) IC Theatre Adds Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice to 2009-10 SeasonContributed by Susan Monagan on 07/08/09 Ovid has inspired many great retellings of the haunting story of Orpheus's journey to the underworld, but contemporary playwright Sarah Ruhl reimagines the myth from Eurydice's point of view. Both poignant and funny, Ruhl's play sets up a dynamic tension between Eurydice, her dead father, and her living husband. A chorus of stones helps tell a timeless story of remembrance, the redemptive power of love, and the finality of loss. Read more . . . (164 words) Michael McCall shared the details of his new study on tipping from the server's perspective with WHCU talk radio. Read more . . . (11 words) Ithaca College is offering a gap year option and accompanying grant to select freshmen. Keep reading for more details. Read more . . . (386 words) Donate blood and receive a free carton of Friendly's ice cream! Please sign up to donate blood on July 21 in the Fitness Center from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call 1-800-GIVELIFE to schedule an appointment. Read more . . . (190 words) The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management invites the Ithaca College community to a farewell reception for Lillian Tavelli on Wednesday, July 15, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center. Lillian is retiring from the College, effective July 24, after 31 years of service. Read more . . . (48 words) Submitted on behalf of Kathleen Rountree, provost and vice president for academic affairs. It is my sad duty to inform you of the death of Pat Nally, assistant to the dean in the School of Business. Pat passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon. Pat has been a vital part of the School of Business since 1985, and will be remembered for her commitment to students, and her spirit of collaboration and cooperation. I know that she will be greatly missed, and I am sure the Ithaca community joins me in sending our condolences to her family and friends. Information on any planned services is not available at this time -- I advise you to watch the local paper for more information. Read more . . . (93 words) A total of 10 new members have been elected to the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. The annual induction ceremony will be held October 10, in the Emerson Suites on campus as part of Ithaca's Homecoming Weekend. The 10 inductees represent nine sports. Joining the Hall of Fame will be Sue Bender '93, Barry Cohen '80, Michael Ferrara '80, TJ Gamba '87, Lisa Gould '87, Renee Helbok '99, Chris Matteotti '96, Margaret Pilling '81, Todd Stephan '96, and Nicki Swan '97. Read more . . . (702 words)
What a great WW@W series this has been so far! We have a permanent home in the Peggy Ryan Williams Center for our meetings; our leader is fabulous; one of our members has reached her goal and is working toward Lifetime status; and as a group, we have dropped a total of 480 pounds! Read more . . . (82 words) Where Have You Seen Rod Serling or The Twilight Zone in Pop Culture?Contributed by Laurie Ward on 07/05/09
Read more . . . (138 words) Countdown to Fireworks Show Will Begin with Hourly Booms Starting at 2:00 p.m.Contributed by Anonymous on 07/02/09 Booming sounds this afternoon (Thursday, July 2) from South Hill will be the all-clear signal for the 62nd annual Ithaca Community Fireworks show. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., an aerial salute that can be heard for miles around will be fired every hour on the hour by fireworks technicians as a reminder that the show is a "go." Read more . . . (331 words) Arhlene Flowers and Katalin Lustyik Present at International ConferencesContributed by Melissa Gattine on 07/02/09 Arhlene Flowers, assistant professor of strategic communication, and Katalin (Kati) Lustyik, assistant profesor of television and radio, presented a paper, titled "Battling Junk Food Advertising in Cyberspace: Positions in the UK and Hungary," at the conference "Beyond East and West: Two Decades of Media Transformation after the Fall of Communism," which took place at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, June 25-27. Lustyik presented a second paper, titled "Promoting Regional Content but Raising a Global Consumer: Minimax, a New Regional Children's Television Network in Eastern Europe." Read more . . . (74 words) Professor of politics Asma Barlas, director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, part of the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies, was invited by the Nordic Society for the Philosophy of Religion to give the keynote at its annual conference on Religion and the Politics of the Body at the University of Iceland, Reykjavek, on June 26. Read more . . . (13 words) Summer Session II Students: Register TODAY to Win a FREE VIP Pass to the Community Fireworks!Contributed by Charleen Heidt on 06/30/09 As part of our Experience Ithaca Summer Sessions promotion, we're raffling two VIP passes to the Community Fireworks display and entertainment extravaganza on July 2 here at Ithaca College. Read more . . . (145 words) Safe Parking, Use of Free TCAT Buses Recommended for Fireworks Show July 2Contributed by Anonymous on 06/29/09 Spectators at the 62nd annual Ithaca Community Fireworks Show on Thursday night, July 2, are reminded to park safely and sanely. In particular, parking on state and county highways and road shoulders is not permitted, especially on Route 96B near Ithaca College and along Routes 13, 34, 79, and 96. Read more . . . (374 words) Are there computers or network printers in your area scheduled for replacement this fall under the Technology Renewal Program? Read more . . . (123 words) Luanne Andersson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, presented "Illustrating Child Development through the Use of Online Videos in Higher Education Classrooms" on June 16 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the 18th National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development. Read more . . . (68 words) Stopped by a Gaffle? Buy a Raffle! IC Hope Will Make You Laffle!Contributed by Anne Woodard on 06/26/09 IC Hope, Ithaca's own Relay For Life team, is back once again with a bevy of baskets to make you drool! With Dr. Seuss themed titles and incredible contents, our raffle baskets will be the envy of the entire community. Just think...YOU might be the one to take one home!!! But don't wait too long to buy your tickets...we will only be selling them on June 23, 25 and July 7th!!! Visit us in the Campus Center lobby from 10 am to 2 pm on each of those days to snag as many raffle tickets as you can before your friends read this!! Here's what you can win... Read more . . . (171 words) |
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Volunteer facilitators are still needed for the First-Year Reading Initiative (FYRI) discussion session on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. 
Today, from 2:00-3:00PM
More than 700 students will participate in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) in the fall 2009 semester -- hence we need many presenters for this thriving program!
Weight Watchers at Work (WW@W) at Ithaca College is gearing up for a continuing 17-week series in mid-August. We meet midday on Tuesdays. Our last meeting for the current series is scheduled for August 11. All Ithaca College community members are welcome to join.
We need to know! It's hard to think of a popular TV series which has not at some time made reference to or parodied something from The Twilight Zone. References abound in feature films as well.