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Remember to register for Fresh Fest before August 5th! This early move-in program sponsored by Hillel in partnership with Ithaca College First Year Experience provides new students the opportunity to settle in two days early, make friends in a smaller group setting, and get situated before the crowds arrive. 

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Staff Council is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive next week, on Friday, July 19, 2019!

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The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) Annual Conference is an action-oriented meeting that serves to improve psychological science. Products of past SIPS conferences can be found here: http://improvingpsych.org/sipsinaction/sips-products/ This is the fourth year of the conference and the fourth time Professor Vaughn has attended.

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Replication occurs when other researchers can get the same results by redoing a project, using the original methods. The RepliCATS (Collaborative Assessment for Trustworthy Science) project is important because it “could ultimately transform how users of social scientific research – from academics to policy makers – can assess the reliability of social scientific research” (https://replicats.research.unimelb.edu.au/).

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Go camping. Join a ropes course challenge. Enjoy local food. Volunteer in the community. These are just some of the things you could do do by participating in the Jumpstart program!

Jumpstart is a pre-semester program offered to incoming first-year and transfer students, giving them the opportunity to make early connections  on campus and beyond.

Each program has a different focus, and selected participants will join in activities and exercises designed around those themes. August 18–20, 2019

There is no cost for new first-year and transfer students to participate in this program, but there is a selection process. You can read about each program and then choose which one to apply to. 

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 A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has found that Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc., doing business as Petmate, did not provide proper support for an implied odor-reduction benefit communicated by its antimicrobial protection claims for Petmate Cat Litter Pans, and recommended that such claims be discontinued. The advertising at issue had been challenged by Van Ness Plastic Molding Company, a manufacturer of competing cat litter pans, before the National Advertising Division (NAD). Following the NAD’s decision, Petmate sought review by the NARB, the appellate unit of the advertising industry’s system of self-regulation.

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Dr. Sharon Stansfield, from the Department of Computer Science, is the principal investigator for a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore commercialization of the WeeBot, a robotic mobility device designed to provide mobility to infants and toddlers with conditions that limit independent mobility.

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy would like to recognize Robert Melikyan ’20 and Salvatore Ferrone ’18, who are working on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson. The mission aims to collect and return a sample from Bennu, a 1,600-foot-wide asteroid.

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Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training Faculty Gary Sforzo and Sebastian Harenberg, along with IC alum (’17) Kyle Costello and IC Health Sciences Librarian Laura Kuo, and several other colleagues recently published "Compendium of the Health and Wellness Coaching: 2019 Addendum" in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 

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The following buildings will experience one or more short periods of interruption to network services between 6-7 AM on Thursday, July 11th due to network maintenance: 

  • Fitness Center
  • Hammond Health Center
  • Rothschild Place
  • Bogart Hall
  • Clarke Hall
  • Eastman Hall
  • Emerson Hall
  • Garden Apartments 25
  • Garden Apartments 29
  • Landon Hall
  • Lyon Hall

Information Technology Service Desk
104 Job Hall
servicedesk@ithaca.edu
607-274-1000 

 Asma Barlas, professor of Politics, gave a workshop and a series of invited talks in the UK in connection with the release of a revised edition of her book, Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an (U.K., Saqi, 2019). The hosts and venues included New Horizons in British Islam (London, July 2); Arab British Center (London, July 3); Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations, Aga Khan University (London, July 4); Iqbal Center for Critical Muslim Studies, University of Leeds (Leeds, July 5); and the Bradford Literature Festival (Bradford, July 6). At the BLF, she gave a lecture and also participated in an interfaith panel on Navigating Religious Patriarchy.

The Campus Center Office is creating a new student group to plan and implement events and other engagement opportunities for IC students in the Campus Center!

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The Campus Center Office is creating a new student group to plan and implement events and other engagement opportunities for IC students in the Campus Center!

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The Campus Center Office is creating a new student group to plan and implement events and other engagement opportunities for IC students in the Campus Center!

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Don't miss the priority deadline to apply for First Look, the Pre-orientation program designed specifically for First-Generation Students!

Interested in participating?
The priority deadline for application submissions is Friday, July 12th
 

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Go camping. Join a ropes course challenge. Enjoy local food. Volunteer in the community. These are just some of the things you could do do by participating in the Jumpstart program!

Jumpstart is a pre-semester program offered to incoming first-year and transfer students, giving them the opportunity to make early connections  on campus and beyond.

Each program has a different focus, and selected participants will join in activities and exercises designed around those themes. August 18–20, 2019

There is no cost for new first-year and transfer students to participate in this program, but there is a selection process. You can read about each program and then choose which one to apply to. 

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Living with other people can have it's ups and downs. SH101 has some tips that might make it easier. 

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Whether you are a new student looking to join the IC community in August or a returning student, check out Student Health 101 for loads of content related to living your best life as a college student. 

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As an Apple Authorized Service Provider, the fixIT Shop can perform repair services for affected Apple Products. In most cases, these services can be performed free of charge by an Apple Certified Technician, right here on campus.

If you suspect you may be affected by one of these issues, beat the semester start-up rush and stop by the fixIT Shop today to receive a free 5-minute check up!  An active Ithaca College ID Card is required to receive service at the fixIT Shop.

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 The on-campus Food Pantry will be open this week on Tuesday July 9th 5-6pm and Tuesday July 12th 2-3:15pm . It will also be open next week Tuesday July 16th 5-6pm and Friday July 19th 2-3:15pm 

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