Ithaca College

DIIS would like to remind everyone to shut down and unplug computers, printers, and other electrical devices prior to the start of the campus power outage this weekend. 

While DIIS expects that all computing systems and services will remain online and accessible from off campus during the power outage, there is the possibility of extended system downtime for any system or service due to unanticipated problems. 

See additional details of the power outage in the Facilities Intercom message.

DIIS Service Desk
servicedesk@ithaca.edu
104 Job Hall
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Welcome to our IT@IC monthly update from Digital Instruction and Information Services.  Each month we will provide you with some brief updates and highlights of efforts that we are working on related to the IT services for the campus community.  

JUNE 2017 CONTENTS

1. Summer 2017 Projects
2. New Features for Sakai Coming this Fall
3. Make Sign-in Simpler
4. Worthwhile Reading – EDUCAUSE Review’s Student Success: Mission Critical
5. The Last Bit

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What will tomorrow’s classroom look like? Will the classroom of tomorrow even be a classroom? Flipped classrooms, remote viewers, asynchronous learning, and other trends have dramatically changed the way we teach and learn. With technology and social forces pushing rapid changes in education, it’s certain that we’ll see even more changes in the next few years. So how do we prepare for these changes?

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The Online Performance Review process for FY 2016-17 is currently available.  The performance review process can be accessed through IC Employee Self-Service in Parnassus.  All performance reviews must be completed and acknowledged by Friday, June 23, 2017.

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Casual, pick-up summer softball is back for students, faculty and staff for 2017, NO EXPERIENCE or skill required.

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Happy Memorial Day! Reminder: All Dining Units are closed today.

Get Unlimited Rapid Refills at the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine in Sandella's Café! From now until August 25, 2017, Rapid Refills are only $15.99!

Due to construction, the TCAT Route 11 bus is unable to access the Towers at Ithaca College, likely through mid-August or until further notice.

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GENEVA, Ohio – Just like the 2017 indoor season, the nationally-ranked No. 4 Ithaca College women's track & field team finished as the national runners-up at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 27 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Ithaca totaled 37 total team points to only trail Washington University of St. Louis in the team standings. The second place finish is the best in outdoor school history, as the previous best team placement was sixth in 2011.

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On May 25, 2017, Professor Vaughn presented a new model that bridges two major theories of motivation in psychology.

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In an effort to support the increasing growth of conferences and events occurring at Ithaca College during the summer, Parking Services has collaborated with Campus Center and Event Services to create new summer parking restrictions that are more hospitable to the many visitors that are attracted to come to Ithaca College over the summer.  The goal of this change is to create a more welcoming environment for our summer guests who are unfamiliar with our campus.  These changes are feasible given the significant reduction of faculty, staff and students accessing parking facilities on campus during the summer months. 

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Dr. Matthew Holtmeier (Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Screen Studies) and Dr. Andrew Utterson (Assistant Professor, Screen Studies) recently presented papers on a panel they convened and chaired at the annual gathering of the Media, Communication, and Film Liberal Arts Consortium (MCFLAC), this year held at Colby College, Waterville, Maine. 

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Congratulations to the seven members elected to the Ithaca College Board of Trustees at the board’s recent meeting, held May 18–20 on campus. Michael Conover ’81, Jack Dembow ’77, David Fleisher II ’91, Gary Gross ’81, William Nelligan III ’83, and Jeff Selingo ’95 were all elected as term trustees, while James Taylor ’00 was elected as alumni trustee.

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Congratulations to the 11 members of the faculty who were awarded promotions by the Ithaca College Board of Trustees at its May meeting.

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Contributed on behalf of Tom Grape ’80, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and David Lissy ’87, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees.

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The following message is being provided on behalf of Ernie McClatchie, Director of Maintenance, Grounds and Transportation:

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To better align our policies with current practices, the following computer account termination policies will go into effect for employees who leave the institution on or after June 1, 2017:

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We hope you’ve heard about the college’s Fill the Fountains for Financial Aid fundraising effort, which is going on now until May 31.

It’s a participation campaign, asking 1,000 people to make a gift of any size in support of any area of the college. When 1,000 participate, $100,000 will be added to the IC Annual Fund for Financial Aid, which helps all of our students and their families.

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The Travel Policy has been revised to increase efficiencies for travelers and department coordinators.

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The Travel Policy has been revised to increase efficiencies for travelers and department coordinators.

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The Honors Program would like to welcome Dr. Patricia Zimmermann - Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, Roy H. Park School of Communications and Dr. Ian Woods - Biology, School of Humanities and Sciences as the newest members of the steering committee.  Both were voted in as members by the existing members of the Ithaca College Honors faculty.  Congratulations.