Ithaca College

Dear Ithaca College Faculty and Staff, 

COVID-19 Testing
As a reminder, regular COVID-19 testing is required for all employees planning to access campus this fall. Our next testing dates are Friday, August 28 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and Saturday, August 29 from 9:00 – 12:00 (noon) pm. An important change to the testing protocol moving forward is that employees no longer need to self-quarantine after being tested.

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Thursday, August 27
2:15 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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 ICIC 10000 still has space available! 

1-credit IC2 mini-courses for Fall 2020

* short courses on making connections across disciplines

* active hands-on learning; no lectures

* useful in meeting complex real-world challenges

* one credit and graded pass/fail

* any three count as a Humanities or Social Sciences perspective in any theme

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No matter where you are in life - just getting started or planning for retirement - a session with Joseph Silino can help you create a plan for your goals. And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:

• Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
• Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
• How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?

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Want to talk with someone about ways to get involved in clubs and organizations?Have a question about how student organization programming will work this year? Looking for more information about leadership programs or virtual volunteering options? 

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In order to help to ensure that purchase orders are being received and processed by suppliers, we have updated the procedure for creating non-catalog requisitions in IC Finance Cloud. Please include the following steps going forward when creating non-catalog requisitions:

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The Office of New Student & Transition Programs and the Orientation Advisory Committee would like to extend their deepest gratitude for all of the hard work, dedication, and patience of all of our campus partners as we navigated the uncharted territory of hosting our first ever virtual orientation program! 

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The Office of New Student & Transition Programs and the Orientation Advisory Committee would like to extend their deepest gratitude for all of the hard work, dedication, and patience of all of our campus partners as we navigated the uncharted territory of hosting our first ever virtual orientation program! 

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Microsoft Teams offers virtual meeting opportunities to engage with your teams remotely! As an Ithaca College faculty, staff and student, you have access to a variety of Microsoft Office 365 applications and services including Microsoft Teams, a communication and collaboration platform, with virtual meeting options. Learn more about standard meeting options and how to enable new meeting features below!

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 Join Hillel International for a day of learning about racial justice. Click link to register for sessions.

www.hillel.org/get-involved/hillel-at-home/day-of-learning

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On Tuesday, August 18, Ithaca College announced that our fall semester would be online; this was the safe and responsible decision. However, this decision has already brought about many thoughts and feelings, impacting our Ithaca College student community.

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Compiled and Edited by Brian J. Winnie, 

The book contains one hundred powerful rehearsal techniques and ideas passionately shared by leading expert choral pedagogues, composers, conductors, vocologists, music therapists, researchers, speech-language pathologists, studio teachers, and professional practitioners. Each quick-to-read, insightful article includes fascinating facts about famous composers and conductors, thoughtful motivational quotes, and suggested additional reading selections.  Sample topics include:

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Do you live in the Ithaca community? Do you want to help stop the spread of COVID-19? Show your commitment with a free “Wear a Mask” lawn sign!

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

August 21: Rick Faria, clarinet (bio below)

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This is a reminder that the All Staff Meeting will occur on Monday, August 24, 2020, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern. Virtual meeting invites have been sent via outlook. 

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 The information of how to go about requesting a spot can be found here. 

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Did you know that IC Library provides access to many online periodicals and newspapers, including The New York Times.com and The Chronicle of Higher Education? 

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The recording of the August 18 All-Faculty-and-Staff Gathering is now available to faculty and staff. To view, please click here and log in with your Ithaca College username and password.

This fall brings exciting changes to our campus bookstore! As part of the Ithaca Forever strategic planning initiative, Ithaca College has transitioned our textbook services to a new online model. This virtual bookstore is designed to provide you with convenience and choice while also helping to reduce the cost of course materials.

Access the IC online bookstore at Ithaca.TextbookX.com.

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The IC Web Team will be hosting a virtual Drupal training via Zoom on Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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