Ithaca College

Contributed on behalf of Tom Grape '80, chairman of the Board of Trustees

It is a recommended practice in higher education for the Board of Trustees to appoint a transition team to assist with the planning for the welcoming of a new president to the campus community and to provide support throughout the first year of the presidency.  I am pleased to share with you that Jason Freitag, Associate Professor of History, and Nancy Pringle, Senior Vice President, will be co-chairing the campus Transition Team. 

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Patricia Zimmerman, professor of Screen Studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, has been appointed Head Curator and Writer for a National Touring Exhibiton,  “50 years of Participatory Community Media: On the Frontlines of Politics and Place, Media For, By and In the Community.”  

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Toast to 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
Emerson Suites
6:00–8:00 p.m.
FREE with senior card ($2 without)
21+ event (Bring ID) 

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Do you like food, music, inflatables, and helping your campus community?! Come volunteer at IC Kicks Back right here on campus! The event will be held on campus on May 5th from 2-6 pm! All volunteers will receive a t-shirt for helping! All you have to do is sign up on OrgSync by Sunday, April 16th with your preferred time slots you would like to volunteer! And did I mention, everything is FREE?! Hope to see you there and thank you in advance!

SIGN UP HERE: https://orgsync.com/82141/forms/250542

Dallas Fonseca '18 (Mathematics, Biochemistry) was recently named a 2017 Barry Goldwater Scholar.

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We are pleased to share that the Food Bank of the Southern Tier (https://www.foodbankst.org/) will bring their Mobile Food Pantry back to IC campus! This service is open to any and all members of the IC community. There are no qualifications for this program. If you are in need of food, please stop by N-Lot (between the two practice fields closest to 96-B). All members of the IC community are welcome to “shop", free of charge, choosing items that they need. For more info on the Mobile Food Pantry program - click here.

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Congratulations to all the finalists for the 2017 Whalen Symposium.  These finalists will be presenting for an award at the Symposium on Thursday, April 13, 2017.  

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Not sure what to do for class on Thursday, April 13th? Let the Whalen Symposium be your classroom!

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The club Ithaca College Unites For HER participates in fundraising efforts to provide a grant to any student, faculty, staff or immediate family member of theirs affected by breast cancer. This grant is to help pay for integrative, complementary therapies to help those who are going through or have gone through breast cancer treatment. These therapies include acupuncture, yoga classes, massage therapy, and nutrition counseling among others. To learn more about this club, the grant, and to apply either for yourself or on behalf of an immediate family member, please visit our website http://icunitesforher5.wixsite.com/icufh To learn more about the organization in general please visit https://uniteforher.org  

Attention Juniors, Sophomores, and First-Year Students: You can volunteer to help with IC Senior Week 2017 events!

Click here and apply to help out with the week every senior has been waiting for! Applications are due at 11:59PM on Friday, April 7. This is a fantastic opportunity to stick around campus and help the senior class celebrate their experience at Ithaca College.

Monday, April 10, 4:00-5:15pm
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

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ICAMA has invited successful IC alumni from the marketing field to speak to students this upcoming Friday, April 7th, from 4-5:30 p.m., in Business 111, followed by a networking reception at 5:30 p.m. in the second floor atrium.

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 eni is pleased to bring you our monthly newsletter.  This month our experts provide information on allergies. 

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The end of tax season is coming up quickly. If you need help, Cornell Cooperative Extension lists local options for free tax preparation assistance through Alternatives Federal Credit Union, United Way of Tompkins County, and Lifelong.

Click here for more information. You can also visit our Financial Literacy page to see past intercoms and additional resources.  

 It should come to no surprise to many who are familiar with the schedule that Challah for Hunger will be selling challah in Campus Center Fridays from 10 am until they run out. Flavors include Original, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Sugar, Rosemary Salt, and some surprise ones! They come in all shapes and sizes, but the important part is this: $1 for a mini, $3 for a regular, and $5 for a large braid (perfect for french toast). 

See you at 10 am... 

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For the ninth year, the Ithaca College Student United Way group will host the Family Carnival! This family-based activity to the local community will be mostly focused on kids under the age of 10, including arts and crafts, face painting, bag toss, balloon creations by Amazing Pete’s balloons, and two bounce houses!

April 7, 2017
5pm – 8pm
Ithaca College Fitness Center

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The Office of Human Resources invites you to attend the IC My Future Retirement Planning Event on April 19. The event will be held 10am to 2:15pm in the Emerson Suites. There will be 3 sets of concurrent education seminars available for you to choose from depending on what interests you and where you are at in the retirement planning process. Please feel free to attend just one of the seminars, or three!

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Voting for contingent faculty starts today! Please join to vote for the first ever contract for BOTH full time and part time unions.

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 Come to ICMoC's multicultural concert  this Saturday, April 8 at 5 PM in Presser (Whalen 3102)! The program features, jazz, poetry, hip hop, gospel, and more!

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Dear Colleagues,

It’s time to ratify our first union contract! We will have voting from 9am-5pm on Thursday, April 6th at IC Square Meeting Room (The Fishbowl) and from 9am-5pm on Friday, April 7th at Dillingham Theatre Studio 2. We will have the contract on hand, as well as folks available to answer questions about it, at the voting locations.

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