Ithaca College

The Educational Affairs Staff Development Committee is presenting a series of three events this semester.  All educational affairs faculty and staff are invited to participate.

“Working with Students who are Experiencing Academic Challenges” 

February 23, 12:10 – 1:00 pm, Taughannock Falls Room, 3rd Floor Campus Center. 

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Submitted on behalf of Assistant Provost Tanya Saunders

I am pleased to announce that two faculty members from the School of Humanities and Sciences have been selected for the 2017-18 London Sabbatical Program. I thank the members of the faculty review committee for the gift of their time over winter break and the sabbatical -eligible faculty who applied with such worthy proposals.

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Thursday February 16, 6 pm in the Handwerker Gallery
Film Screening of Gen Silent
Gen Silent startlingly discovers how oppression in the years before Stonewall now affects older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with fear and isolation. Many who won the first civil rights victories for generations to come are now dying prematurely because they are reluctant to ask for help and have too few friends or family to care for them. Gen Silent shows the disparity in the quality of paid caregiving from mainstream care facilities committed to making their LGBT residents safe and happy, to places where LGBT elders face discrimination by staff and bullying by other seniors.

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Inside Higher Education recently published an article by James Pfrehm, Assistant Professor of German. The article, "Finding Brains in Blood and Brawn," describes how Pfrehm found new inspiration for his career through the interdisciplinarity, collegiality, and inclusiveness of MMA training.

You can read the article here: 

www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/02/14/cage-fighting-way-reinspire-ones-inner-academic-essay

 DIIS will be hosting three Lynda.com Workshops by Laurie Burruss from Lynda on Thursday February 23rd at the times listed below. Focusing on three topics, they allow the campus community a chance to see the possibilities for the use of Lynda.com inside and outside of the classrooms.

With Lynda.com, our campus community has access to over 4,000 video courses, covering a wide range of topics from Accounting to Web Development.

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Then come to IC After Dark’s Blank Canvas event THIS Friday, February 17 from 8-11 pm in IC Square! There will be spin art, tie dye, an open mic and FREE specialty coffee and baked goods!

There will also be awesome prizes that you can only win by coming to the event, including a Ninja Coffee Bar (win by being creative on social media!) and 2 tickets to D.R.A.M.!

Anyone interested in participating in the open mic should follow the link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vc91Uugt4CgIjGNYhIj7t8aUZwYN0EoEhakJOLKHZL0/edit?usp=sharing

 We, the undersigned continuing full-time faculty in the Department of Chemistry, support our part-time and contingent colleagues across campus in their collective union efforts to forge a mutually beneficial contract with Ithaca College. We feel it is in the interest of our students to have all their instructors compensated and treated fairly.

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Career Services is pleased to announce that representatives from the United States Marine Corps will be tabling on campus to discuss Officer Candidate School. 

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Looking forward to STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI? On Sunday, February 19 at 7pm, join us in Park Auditorium for a free screening of BRICK, directed by Rian Johnson.

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Are you interested in learning about the adoption and foster care system? Are you interested in being a foster parent or adoptive parent in the future? Or are you just curious? Come to Adoption Support and Awareness Alliance if you answered yes!

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Lindsey Schnitt of NBC Corporate Events will be Skyping with us on Wednesday, 3/1 in Park 285 at 7:00 PM instead of this evening. We're sorry for any inconvenience! Instead, we will be having a mini internship panel for tonight's meeting.

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  Career Services Workshop-How to Connect With IC Alumni Mentors

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Join us in the Campus Center Clark Lounge on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 1:00PM - 2:30PM for Multicultural Career Connections. 

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Are you interested in learning more about the private label industry? Come and join the International Business Association on Thursday, February 23rd from 7:00 to 8:00 in Bus. 206.

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There’s a very old saying in the theater: “There’s no tragedy like Greek tragedy.”

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All events on this poster are free and open to everyone.

Check out the Weekend Happenings to find out about free events.

An article published by David Brown (Professor, Department of Mathematics) was recently cited by the American Mathematical Society Blog, “What is an Experimental Math Course and Why Should We Care?”.  

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Dance Minor Placement Class for Fall 17 Modern, Ballet and Jazz          February 21st 5:15-7:30 in Dillingham studio 3.

If you wish to be placed in level 1 in Fall 17 no need to attend. (Please note that classes are limited and you are not guaranteed a spot at any level)

All potential minors must meet with the Dance Minor Coordinator Lindsay Gilmour to discuss scheduling and acceptance into the minor. lgilmour@ithaca.edu

 Are you interested in learning more about the private label industry? Come and join the International Business Association on Thursday, February 23rd from 7:00 to 8:00 in Bus. 206.

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Come support the Ithaca College softball team at our 8th Annual Bomber Breakfast on Friday, February 24 from 7:15-9 a.m. in Emerson Suites.

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