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Gail Belokur, administrative assistant in the Departments of English and Politics, and Mary Taylor, a registered nurse in the Hammond Health Center, have been named the winners of the 2006–2007 JJ Staff Scholar Award at Ithaca College. Established in 1997 to honor the late president emeritus James J. Whalen, the annual award gives $200 to eligible staff members enrolled in a degree program at the college. The money can be used to pay for books and defray educational costs.

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IC's athletic training education program graduates far exceed the 2005 athletic training national certification exam results by large margins.

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Are you planning to study abroad, or do you know a student who plans to study abroad in the near future? The application deadline for the Gilman International Scholarship Program is rapidly approaching!

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The fourth annual "Out of the Closet and onto the Screen" film series will begin on Thursday, August 31, with a showing of "Gay Pioneers." The film chronicles the first gay civil rights demonstrations held in major East Coast cities in the late 1960s. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Textor 101.

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Please be aware of a recent Apple Computer announcement of a world-wide recall for a large number of rechargeable laptop batteries that Apple has determined may pose a safety risk.

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A CBS Evening News "Assignment America" segment will highlight Ithaca as the home of the Ice Cream Sundae. The broadcast is scheduled to air on Friday, August 25, at 6:30 p.m.

Check out all of the Fitness Center "fun and healthy things you can do" this semester.

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Psychology students Katherine Lawrence ('06), Kumar Yogeeswaren ('06), and Zhivka Petkova ('06) won the Florence L. Denmark Award for Outstanding Poster for a presentation of their research at the 14th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference last spring.

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Attention all officers of sport clubs! There is a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, August 29th in Textor 102 for new and returning sport clubs. The performance and recreation clubs will meet at 5:30pm, and the competitive clubs will meet at 7:00pm. The meeting will explain the registration process as well as policies and procedures of Recreational Sports.

If you have further questions, please contact Jamie at 274-1063 or Sarah at 274-3290.

Returning students, I hope you are looking forward to another exciting year at Ithaca College and that you had a productive yet restful summer.

New students, welcome to Ithaca College. I hope that you will have an enjoyable and rewarding experience here at Ithaca College.

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Fall 2006 student driver safety classes have been scheduled for the semester.

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On Thursday, August 24, the web team is launching a new website for the College.

The team has been working for a year now on the Web Infrastructure and Branding Initiative (WIBI), and they're very excited to share our work with the campus.

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To all ALANA Students:

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Items donated and rescued from trash dumpsters will be available the Sixth Annual Take It or Leave It (TIOLI) Yard Sale starting on Sunday.

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For the next two weeks REMP will be rewarding members of the campus community who are carrying a reusable mug.

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The following announcement has been prepared by Peter Bardaglio, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Brian McAree, Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life.

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Come and join us for a Cardio Machine informational session. Open to everyone. It will include instructions on how to use the cardio equipment in the Fitness Center.

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Find out more at our informational meeting on Wednesday, August 30th in Textor 102. Women will meet at 6 PM and men will meet at 7:30 PM. We will teach you how to row in our novice program and how to train to be a champion!

Starting Wednesday, August 30, the indoor pool will be open during the following hours for open swim time:

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Among the upcoming events planned or co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Excellence are a series of workshops next week on Problem Based Learning, a series of discussions on Critical Race Theory beginning in early September, and of course the All-College Group Mentoring Program.

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