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We want to keep our community in the loop about what the Student Governance Council has been up to! Below are our minutes and Zoom recordings from our past meetings.

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On September 28th at 5:30pm (EDT) join the Professional Achievement and Career Excellence Club at Ithaca College for "The First Step: Starting at IC with a Career in Mind"  

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Days seem to be blending together.  Take a step back and reclaim the moment. Your email inbox can wait for one more minute. Instead, begin counting 17-syllables out loud on your fingers.  Then add some words, reflections, perhaps setting a scene, or adding nature references, sports highlights, or random juxtapositions for fun. This weekend, add Haiku writing to your to-do list.

Haiku is a traditional Japanese form of poetry: a 17 syllable poem written in three lines. First line = 5 syllables, second line = 7 and third line = 5.  (The 5-7-5 style is one variation that is commonly used in English Haiku). 

Submit  today at: MY HAIKU for the Staff Haiku Project.  For information contact Staff Council members Sara Jacobs and/or Sarah Shank at: sjacobs4@ithaca.edu or sshank@ithaca.edu.

Days seem to be blending together.  Take a step back and reclaim the moment. Your email inbox can wait for one more minute. Instead, begin counting 17-syllables out loud on your fingers.  Then add some words, reflections, perhaps setting a scene, or adding nature references, sports highlights, or random juxtapositions for fun. This weekend, add Haiku writing to your to-do list.

Haiku is a traditional Japanese form of poetry: a 17 syllable poem written in three lines. First line = 5 syllables, second line = 7 and third line = 5.  (The 5-7-5 style is one variation that is commonly used in English Haiku). 

Submit  today at: MY HAIKU for the Staff Haiku Project.  For information contact: Staff Council members Sara Jacobs and/or Sarah Shank at: sjacobs4@ithaca.edu or sshank@ithaca.edu.

According to New York State Law, class absences due religious observance are fully excused.

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Ithaca College Students of Color have called on White-Identifying students, faculty, and staff to do the internal work necessary to be anti-racist. These ongoing workspaces are designed for White-identifying students to understand the many layers of systemic racism in order to dismantle them, and to understand their role in this anti-racist work. 

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 Professor Kittredge's essay, "The Girl-Hero for the New Millennia: Alice's Great-Great-Granddaughters in Post-Gender Fantasy Worlds," and Chris Holmes's "Exercises in Style: Zadie Smith and the Novel After Form," have been published in the two volume collection of essays edited by Richard Bradford.

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With the focus of events pivoting to a virtual experience, Conference & Event Services is available to assist in this process. 

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The recording of the September 22nd All-College Gathering is now available to students, faculty, and staff. To view, please click here and log in with your Ithaca College username and password.

Dear Staff,  

While we are certainly looking forward to our time together, we recognize that the All Staff Meeting scheduled for Monday, September 28th, falls within Yom Kippur, an important Jewish religious holiday.  We apologize for this oversight and have rescheduled our meeting to Monday, October 5th at 1:00 pm in order to allow all to attend.  An updated invitation has been sent via Outlook.

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Thank you to the campus community for your continued participation in the required weekly COVID-19 testing. Weekly testing is required for staff, faculty, and students who are accessing campus.  A friendly reminder that our next testing dates are Tuesday, September 29 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and Wednesday, September 30 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at the A&E Center.

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Please join us in welcoming Elyce Arons, a 30 year veteran of the fashion industry and co-founder and CEO of Frances Valentine. Elyce will speak to us about her brand, the industry in general, COVID's impact on the industry, and career advice. 

The event will take place Wednesday September 30th, 2020 from 6-7 EST on Zoom. 

To register please click the following link: https://ithaca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uC50_GxfT6iG7QO42294PQ

For career connections, please click the following link: https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6469290

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The Exploratory Program is partnering with Academic Advising to provide you with a special learning experience. We have designed a session geared towards helping explorers become familiar with educational planning tools and decision-making techniques so they can effectively realize their academic and life goals.

This event will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29th from 12:10 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (EST), and it can count as one of four events ETO students must attend as part of their co-curricular campus experience. Our host and presenter for this event will be Ms. Amber Cloke (acloke@ithaca.edu), a Professional Advisor in the Office of Academic Advising.

We highly recommend you RSVP by Monday, Sept. 28th at noon; and when you do RSVP, please feel free to submit questions. We may use these to steer discussion and shape content.

Still have questions? E-mail: exploratory@ithaca.edu 

Have you ever wondered about your child’s sensory system? Do you suspect sensory needs might be making digital school or pandemic life tougher? 

If so, you’re invited to be a lab participant for the Ithaca College Occupational Therapy department and receive a free sensory screening and coaching session carried out by OT graduate students and supervised by an OT faculty member.

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The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to host Ithaca College Community Artists each Friday at 5pm. In a mere 15-20 minutes, learn what our community brings to the Arts, and the invariable ways Art invigorates our lives. This week’s guest is Nicholas Walker.

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Honors Faculty and International Scholar Pedro X. Molina won 2nd place in the "gag" category at the World Press Cartoon ceremony in September.

Pedro is currently an artist in residence at Ithaca City of Asylum, and a visiting international scholar for the 

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(The following message is being posted on behalf of Dr. Timothy Carey, Associate Vice President, Facilities)

Campus Community Members:

Facilities Services Appreciation Week is celebrated each fall during the month of September. Recognized worldwide as Housekeeper Appreciation Week since 1981, this program honors the efforts and dedication of professionals who maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment for their colleagues and the public.

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A virtual film screening and panel discussion highlighting The Venture Out Project's work to connect the LGBTQ community to national parks and the outdoors.

View the 15-minute film when it's best for your schedule. Then, join the following day for a live panel discussion and Q&A with Spruce Tone Films Co-Founders Ithaca College alumnus Matthew Mikkelsen and Palmer Morse; Perry Cohen, executive director and founder of The Venture Out Project ; Jamie DiNicola of TransWave Films; and Sergio Moncada from National Parks Conservation Association . Sign up to receive details to participate. 

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Join Us for Title IX Virtual Town Hall Discussion

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Have you always wanted to study in London? Though the Ithaca College London Center is closed for the 2020-21 academic year, we expect to offer study in London once again beginning Summer 2021. Now is the time to start planning how a semester or summer in London can fit in with your academic plan!

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