Ithaca College

On Sunday, September 7, two young women who were part of the Ithaca College Dining Services family tragically lost their lives in an automobile accident. Lisa Swansbrough and Frannie Swansbrough, who were sisters-in-law, both worked at Terrace Dining Hall.

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On Wednesday, September 10, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., the entire Ithaca College community is cordially invited to the open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Ithaca College Circle Apartments project.

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Ithaca College is providing shuttle service to the Women's HeartAdvantage Forum on Tuesday, September 16. The forum will be take place 1:00-7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. Shuttle service will be available 12:50-4:30 p.m.

Staff and faculty interested in attending the forum should meet at the flagpole in front of Textor Hall. The last shuttle is scheduled to leave the Holiday Inn at 4:30 p.m. to return to the College.

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The financial services, budget, purchasing, and AP/ travel services departments are trying to identify reports to aid you in managing your accounts.

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The 2003-2004 theater season will begin with The Waiting Room by Lisa Loomer, presented October 2-5 and October 7-9 with a preview performance on Tuesday, September 30.

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Famed violinist Elmar Oliveira and pianist Robert Koenig will give the second performance in the Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series at Ithaca College.

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Edward Quevedo, director of environmental management and sustainability programs at WSP Environmental North America, joins us as a special consultant.

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Karen Kucharski, art department, has been selected as one of 10 artists to exhibit her work in the upcoming show "Conversations in Black and White" in the Foreman Gallery at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.

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Physics Café presents
Jay Pasachoff, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and Director of Hopkins Observatory, Williams College.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Emerson Suites.

To astronomers, black holes have changed from weird possibilities to common occurrences. They are turning up all over the universe, with black holes containing millions or billions of times the sun's mass taking up the centers of galaxies. Professor Pasachoff will discuss the basics of black holes and describe how black-hole hunters have succeeded in bagging their quarry.

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The second anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be commemorated at Ithaca College with a "Prayer Service for World Peace." The interfaith program will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, on the Muller Chapel lawn. The rain location will be the Muller Chapel sanctuary.

The service will feature prayers for peace from a variety of faith traditions as well as brief remarks. The program is sponsored by the Office of the Chaplains and the Interfaith Council. In addition, in a symbolic display only the two center Dillingham Center fountains will be turned on for the day.

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The Ithaca College chapter of Toastmasters International invites faculty, staff, and students to join us. We meet every other Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to noon on the Ithaca College campus.

To find out more, join us as a guest. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2003, in the Clark Lounge.

For more information about the IC chapter of Toastmasters, visit Ithaca College Toastmasters.

Contributed by Deborah Emnett

The LGBT center's tobacco cessation and prevention initiative, designed to address disproportionate rates of smoking in sexual minority students at Ithaca College, was selected as a winner in the 10th annual National Health Information Awards.

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The Department of Art is pleased to welcome David Hollowell to campus for a lecture and slide presentation of his work on Thursday, September 11, 2:45-3:45 p.m. in Williams 225.

David is a 1973 alumnus of Ithaca and an accomplished artist in representational work that has been reviewed in publications such as the Washington Post, Artweek and ARTnews. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at UC Davis.

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Recently, the Office of Human Resources invited you to submit nominations for the IC Choice Awards. At this time, we are asking for volunteers to serve on the IC Choice Award review panel.

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Information Technology Services invites you to attend one of our Technology Renewal Information Sessions. This meeting is designed to give you an overview of the upcoming Technology Renewal process (for Cycle B equipment).

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"The whole campus is invited," says Bonnie Solt Prunty. "We'd really like to get some energetic new student, faculty, and staff members this year."

Prunty is cochair of the Diversity Awareness Committee (DAC), which is opening its first meeting of the year to new members.

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This year's United Way Day of Caring is being held on September 11. Community members are invited to help "Fill the Porch with Food" -- the porch of the United Way's Livermore building that is (located at 313 North Aurora Street).

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Stephen Sweet (sociology) has recently had two articles accepted for publication:

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Two workshops this week feature new ways to think about our courses and our assessment and testing practices. If you are already moving forward in these areas or are interested in finding out more, stop by.

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The mentoring program is getting under way but there is still time to get involved. Contact Susanne Morgan or see the Center for Faculty Excellence.

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