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Renowned fantasy writer Tamora Pierce – is the creator of the Tortall Universe cycles of novels, and of the Circle Universe cycles of novels. She has created many memorable and beloved characters, including the warrior woman Alanna of The Song of the Lioness quartet, the first series within the Tortall universe; the spymaster Alianne, daughter of Alanna and principle character of the Tricksters cycle of books; and Keladrin, of the cycle Protector of the Small, the first openly female character within the Tortall world who becomes a knight

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Former Marvel editor Jim Shooter and famous comic book author Rodger Stern will speak on Saturday, March 26 at noon in Klingenstein Lounge.

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From Senior Vice President Nancy Pringle, Provost Linda Petrosino, and Professor Gwen Seaquist, representatives of the Ithaca College bargaining committee.

What is abundantly clear to the college’s bargaining team at this point in contingent faculty contract negotiations, is that all members of the campus community, regardless of where they stand on the many various issues, want both sides to resolve these negotiations so that everyone’s attention can be refocused back to the day-to-day commitment to the education of our students.

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ITHACON 42 will be held on Saturday, March 25 10am-5pm; and Sunday, March 26 11am-4pm.  All events and activities are Free.

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Come celebrate March Madness with IC After Dark on Friday, March 24 From 8-11 pm in the fitness center! There will be opportunities to watch one of the NCAA games, participate in a basketball tournament, go on an inflatable obstacle course or even climb on the rock wall!

The event will also be catered by Luna Inspired Street Food (that means FREE mac & cheese and fried Oreos) and of course there will be many great prizes, so don't miss out on this awesome opportunity!

Join the Educational Affairs Staff Development Committee for a casual continental breakfast.  There will be activities, games, good food and good coffee, and a chance to get to meet your colleagues from across the Division. Thursday, May 25 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am in the Clark Lounge.

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Do you find that it is hard to budget your money?  Are you overwhelmed by promises of “easy money” and credit card offers that arrive in your mailbox?  Wondering what are smart choices for paying for college?  Help is on the way!

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Do you find that it is hard to budget your money?  Are you overwhelmed by promises of “easy money” and credit card offers that arrive in your mailbox?  Wondering what are smart choices for paying for college?  Help is on the way!

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Honors students, head over to Dylan Schoch's office in Muller Center (old Honors lounge location) at 12:00pm on Monday, March 27th in order to reserve your tickets for the Honors trip to NYC!

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 Bring your friends to have a good time and learn to swing dance with members of the IC Swing Dance club from 7:30-10pm in Emerson Suites! Live jazz music will be provided courtesy of IC musicians.

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The Ithaca College Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary is proud to announce Ithaca College's Winners for our Of The Month Award recognition. 

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We are currently looking for student and staff volunteers for the 20th Annual James J. Whalen Symposium on April 13th, 2017.

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  Theatre Arts majors in the Styles of Acting class invite you to enjoy scenes from several of Shakespeare's best-known plays.

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The Office of the Provost & VPEA invites applications for the Dana Professorship. 

The Ithaca College Dana Professorship recognizes excellence among excellence. Thanks to the Charles A. Dana Foundation’s generosity and foresight, Dana Professorships are awarded to selected Ithaca College full professors who have demonstrated a continued record of excellence as well as a promise of outstanding future contributions in teaching, professional endeavor in their area of specialty, and service to college and community. Dana Professors serve as role models and mentors for faculty and students, freely sharing their leadership, expertise, advice, and experience with the College’s community and others who seek it. Towards this end, the Dana Professors’ activities reflect positively on and enhance the College’s national and international reputation as a center for academic and artistic inquiry. 

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 HPPE Recognized at National Awards Ceremony

 At its recent national convention in Boston, the Society of Health and Physical Educators /SHAPE America recognized a HPPE faculty and three alumni for their outstanding contributions.

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Do you love event planning, marketing, advertising, design or finance? Want to be a part of creating and executing on-campus events? Then apply to be a member of the IC After Dark Executive Board for the Fall 2017 semester!

There are many open positions in which you can apply your skills, get experience and have fun all at the same time! Open positions are: Co-Vice Executive Chair of Event Planning, Event Planner, Vice Executive of Finance, Vice Executive of Marketing, E-Communications Chair, Photography Chair and Advertising Chair! 

Vice Executive applications are due on Monday, March 27th 2017 by 11:59pm. Applying for a Board Position? Applications are due Saturday, April 1st 2017 by 11:59pm.  Follow the link below to access the application:

https://orgsync.com/87708/forms/227106

Questions?  E-mail us at icafterdark@gmail.com

ENVS naturalist and department chair Jason Hamilton will be teaching two classes this summer that can bring you into closer contact with the local landscape.  

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On Tuesday, March 21, the contingent faculty union met with administration to attempt to head off a strike and settle a contract that provides fair pay for part-time faculty and job stability for full-time contingent faculty. We did not come to an agreement, and as of today our strike on March 28th and 29th is still on.

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 On April 11, 2017, the Office of Student Employment will be hosting a luncheon in Emerson Suites to thank Ithaca College’s outstanding student employees for their dedicated work. All current student employees will receive a personal invitation to come, and we encourage supervisors to attend with their student employees.

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The Ithaca College Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium announces a presentation by Dan Breen, titled “Marlowe’s Edward II and the Limits of Humanist History,” has been moved to Tuesday, March 28, at 12:10 to 1:45 p.m. in Business 301. 

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