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Love sports and journalism? Special Topics in Sports Journalism will be offered online during Winter Session, and is an excellent way to learn about reporting game stories, writing columns and reviews, and announcing for radio and television sports. Register for JOUR 39001 Sports Journalism (CRN 30017). All are welcome. Questions? Email Professor Loop in the Journalism Department at mloop@ithaca.edu or call 274-3047.

In 2018, Project Look Sharp will begin to offer its high-impact professional development online, in order to support more people to become leaders in media literacy education.  

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Dr. Rosanna Ferro, the Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life, would love to enjoy a couple of meals with a small group of students prior to the end of the semester.  The goal is to help Dr. Ferro learn about the student experience at Ithaca College and student hopes and dreams for the future in an intimate setting.

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Join the conversation at this month’s Dollars and $ense meeting this Wednesday, December 13 from 9:00am – 10:00am in Emerson Suite A.

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Angela Rudert recently had a new book published in October 2017 titled Shakti's New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Woman-Led Spiritual Movement (Rowman & Littlefield).

More information about the book can be found at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498547543/Shakti's-New-Voice-Guru-Devotion-in-a-Woman-Led-Spiritual-Movement 

Congratulations, Angela!

 Contributed on behalf of Linda Petrosino, Provost & VPEA:

I am pleased to provide the following update to the campus community regarding staffing within the Office of the Provost:

Angela Ellis joined our team on October 30 as an administrative assistant.  Her responsibilities include supporting the Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC), Committee on College-wide Requirements (CCR), Dana and Emerson Internships, Cornell Library cards, Middle States, and ROTC program.  Angela comes to the College from the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Computer Science, where she held positions as Undergraduate Advisor and Program Administrator.

Kathi Powers became the administrative assistant to the Office of Civic Engagement and the Honors Program on April 3 providing administrative support as well as event planning for both offices.

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Patricia R. Zimmermann, professor of screen studies and co-director of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, has published a chapter in the recently published book, Asian Video Cultures:  In the Penumbra of the Global (Duke, 2017), edited by Joshua Neves and Bhaskar Sarkar.

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 Amnesty International is hosting a conversation on Human Rights in North Korea, led by Greg Scarlatoiu of the Committee on Human Rights in North Korea. 

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Summer Service Scholars (SSS) is an academic internship program in New York’s State Capital through the Siena College Center for Academic Community Engagement. Accepted Summer Service Scholars spend 9 weeks with a nonprofit community partner in the Capital Region, working on projects that build capacity within the organization. SSS provides participants with engaging and valuable experience working with nonprofits, and an opportunity to engage in conversations about social justice with a cohort of other students interested in making a difference in the community.

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Ithaca College is partnering with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier again this year to bring a mobile food pantry to our campus. The food pantry will be back this week for the final time this semester - Tuesday, December 12th! Additional dates for next semester below.

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President Collado will be hosting monthly office hours as a way to interact with students and hear more from them about their experiences at and hopes for IC. These office hours will be located throughout our campus in an effort to learn more about the places and spaces where students gather.

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Welcome to threads@CFE. This week's post is:
Listening to the Silences 
Part II: Practitioner Inquiry into Racial Comedy: What might our classroom silences teach us?
by Dr. Ellie Fitts Fulmer, Assistant Professor, Department of Education  

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The Department of Writing proudly presents a reading by three faculty authors who've had new books published this fall: novelist Eleanor Henderson (The Twelve-Mile Straight), poet Christine Kitano (Sky Country), and essayist Catherine Taylor (You, Me, and the Violence). The reading takes place this Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery (Gannett Center).

Copies of the new books will be available for purchase and author-signing. This event is free and open to the public.

Read more about these authors below.

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The Wellness Clinic, CHS 302, is switching things up for the month of Decembers No Pressure Blood Pressure!

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Attention all Traditions Keepers! The LAST traditions check in of the semester will be Tuesday December 12 from 11AM-1PM in the Campus Center Lobby. 

All you have to do is stop by our table, give us your name, and collect your prize! It's that easy! 

You will also have the opportunity to win other great prizes!  During tabling, there will be a raffle of a $50 gift card to the bookstore and a $25 gift card to Dolce!  To be entered to win, you simply have to check in and collect your prize or download the app and complete a challenge! Spread the word and we hope to see you there!

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Jenna Mortenson at jmortenson@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

Join us for Steak Saturday at Campus Center for dinner tomorrow night. For Swipe+6, you'll get your choice of NY Strip or juicy Ribeye and with a selection of delicious sides! Follow us on Instagram and tag us in a photo for a chance to win a swag bag!

The Ithaca College Academic Calendar Committee seeks your input. Please respond to this one question, anonymous survey, by 12/19/17.

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Vote in the SH101 survey today and be entered to win $1,000.00. The winner this month could actually be an IC Bomber!

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Submitted on behalf of the Office of Energy Management & Sustainability

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 Are you interested in the following?

- Programming

- Event planning 

- Marketing

- Social media

- Seeing live artists perform!

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