Ithaca College

At the August 21 all-College staff meeting, President Tom Rochon identified a challenge for all staff to sit down with their supervisors to have a goal-setting conversation by October 31, 2008. The purpose of this goal-setting conversation is to decide what each employee and department's key accomplishments should be in the coming year.

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Elections results are in from the freshman class and DIIS. Congratulations to our new Student Government Association (SGA) senators!

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Want a chance to win free LeAnn Rimes tickets for her September 27 show at Turning Stone?

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What a great excuse to get together with friends and enjoy an early fall weekend on campus!

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This weekend we will show Sex and the City!

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We're welcoming music, band, spoken word, and a cappella performances -- and anything else you can do with a microphone -- to perform in 15-minute sets.

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The Ithaca College AED Committee and the Tompkins County American Red Cross are offering a daytime CPR/AED class. With over 20 AED locations on campus, there are a lot of people interested in taking a CPR/AED class and we encourage people to take advantage of it.

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Is it true that college students gain 15 pounds during their first year at school? Find out in the fall issue of Fuse, where Shanan Glandz '09 shares her experience and five proven ways to beat the "freshman 15."

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On Friday, September 19, WICB Jazz Impressions host Aaron Terkel will carry a live interview with Chico Hamilton from New York City. The interview will be aired at 12:30 p.m. on 92 WICB (91.7 FM).

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A quick reminder that there is only a little more than one week left to enter the “Welcome to myHome” contest to win a brand-new Apple iPod Touch, or one of our $15 ID Express Gift Certificate weekly prizes!

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On Friday, September 26, at 4:00 p.m. in Park Auditorium, Park Productions will screen a new documentary about a controversial and important topic. It is an intolerable fact that some children are abused; yet, false allegations of abuse have lead to tragic miscarriages of justice. One scientist has spent his career trying to answer the question many people wish he wouldn't ask: should we believe the kids?

At Cornell University, renowned psychologist Stephen Ceci studies the accuracy of children's courtroom testimony, particularly in cases alleging physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Truth and Consequence is a 37-minute documentary short that focuses on Professor Ceci's research and three court cases in which he testified as an expert witness.

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Please join the Office of Career Services in saying farewell to Robert Earl, assistant director for career development, who is moving on to become director of the career center at Barnard College. We will host a reception in his honor on Wednesday, September 24, 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Office of Career Services (Gannett Center, first floor).

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What techniques do advertisers use to market alcohol products to college students and young adults?

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The Office of International Programs (OIP) would like to invite all faculty members to attend a workshop designed to assist in the development of faculty-led, short-term study-abroad programs for Ithaca College students.

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ShortLine/Coach USA is offering an express charter bus to the Boston area for fall break.

This bus will leave from the parking lot by the Park School at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, and will return Sunday, October 19, at approximately 8:30 p.m.

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Information Technology Services is pleased to announce that an iTunes U pilot is currently underway!

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"Read Between the Lines" workshop will be held today in School of Business, room 202, at 12:15 p.m.
Learn several tips and strategies for managing your reading load and for improving your reading rate and comprehension.

Join us for a weekend of dance on September 26-27 featuring a special performance by Carolina and Felipe Telona, world mambo champions.

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A HomerAdmin training session has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 30, 2:00-3:30 p.m. in Friends 101 (the Technology Learning Center).

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The Sustainability Café will focus on "Toxics Targeting, Inc.: Using Venture Capital, Freedom of Information, and Citizen Advocacy Efforts to Safeguard the Environment and Human Health." This Café event, offered in conjunction with the Environmental Seminar, will be held on Monday, September 22, at 4:00 p.m. in the Center for Natural Sciences, room 115.

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