Ithaca College

Ithaca College looks forward to welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama to campus on October 10, 2007. Tickets for the event in Ben Light Gymnasium will go on sale on Wednesday, May 23. Tickets will be priced at $125, $75, $50, and $20 and can be purchased online only at www.namgyal.org.

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As the semester winds down, please take a few seconds to empty your email trash folder in your ithaca.edu email account.

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If you are a student who is graduating or permanently leaving the college for other reasons, most of your IC computing accounts will expire shortly after you graduate (or leave).

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Michael "Bodhi" Rogers, physics, presents a workshop on Monday, May 7, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Room 208, Center for Natural Sciences. Demonstrating the system that has been adopted institutionally, the workshop is open to all.

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Indoor pool hours will be different from normal for finals week.

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As we prepare for our 2007 Commencement on Sunday, May 20, 2007, I would like to provide you with some information regarding the academic procession.

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The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006-07 Faculty Excellence Awards.

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Spanish major Adam Weiss '07 has been awarded a prestigious grant request from the Cultural Embassy of Spain. As a North American language and culture assistant, he will teach English in Andalucía, Spain, during the 2007-2008 academic year.

All students in Cory Young's Crisis Management class (fall 2006) conducted original research on text messaging during Hurricane Katrina. Their research was written up as a manuscript and entered in the Lambda Pi Eta Mock Communication Convention. The students won the award for top paper.

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*Laughter is PROVEN to relieve stress*
(and, the day before finals, who isn't stressed?)

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The next meeting for the Ithaca College Toastmasters Club is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th at 9:00 a.m. in the North Meeting Room in Egbert Hall.

Elections for club officers will take place at this meeting so we hope to see you there to support our candidates!

Angus Godwin will retire at the end of the spring 2007 semester after an Ithaca College teaching career which began in 1969. All faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend a reception at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 10th in the McHenry Lobby of the Whalen Center for Music to honor his distinguished career. A memory book is being created and members of the faculty and staff are invited to send either hard copy letters or emails Dianne Zamoiski, dzamoiski@ithaca.edu.

Note: The contact person has been changed to Dianne Zamoiski, dzamoiski@ithaca.edu.

The Friday, May 4th, final session of this semester's discussion forum, Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress, has been rescheduled. The new date is Wednesday, May 9th at 10:00am. The session will take place in the Counseling Center (274-3136).

Do you need to know more about how to use Homer/HomerConnect? Drop-in sessions will be available in the Boardman Place training room on Thursday and Friday, May 10th and 11th, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. No appointment is necessary. Registrar's Office personnel will be available to talk about anything you want or need to know about Homer/HomerConnect, from grading to degree audit.

These sessions are prior to when senior grades are due and may be very helpful for administrative assistants and faculty.

As always, your feedback will be welcome!

The Campus Life Award is given each year to a select group of graduating seniors in order to recognize their outstanding contributions to the Ithaca College community through participation and involvement in campus life. Over the years this award has become a coveted goal and valued honor. In order to be nominated for this prestigious award, students must have been extensively involved in a number of areas of campus life and have demonstrated significant leadership abilities and accomplishments.

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Campus community members are cordially invited to attend the Office of Multicultural Affairs Senior Class Reception held during Graduation weekend on Saturday, May 19, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm in the Emerson Suites in the Campus Center.

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The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006-07 Faculty Excellence Awards.

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Used Book Buyback From Previous Semesters:
The next Used Book Buyback will be May 7th through May 11th, 2007.
This is the time to turn your used books into CASH!

Previous Semesters Buyback Dates and Times:
Monday, May 7th, 2007, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday, May 10th, 2007, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday, May 11th, 2007, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM


Previous Semesters Buyback Location:
Used Book Buyback takes place at the Bookstore
buyback window. The Bookstore buyback window
is located down the hall from the Phillips Hall
Annex Post Office.

Please join us for the third annual IC Kicks Back to mark the end of the academic year! IC Kicks Back will be held on the Campus Center Quad on Friday, May 4 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

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iMPrint Magazine has published new articles this week.

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