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"The APA guide to college teaching: Essential tools and techniques based on psychological science" is the result of the work by the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Associate and Baccalauteate Education (CABE) Task Force.  

 

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Racism, transphobia, misogyny and homophobia appear hand-in-hand in real life as much as they do on screen. Join the LGBT Center for an online watch party and discussion of Disclosure, an eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television.

Decades-old stereotypes, memes, and tropes in the media both form and reflect our understanding of trans issues have shaped the cultural narrative about transgender people, informing everything from dating and domestic violence, to school policy and national legislation.

Our watch party will include time for discussion with LGBT Center director Luca Maurer.

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TIAA Virtual Consultation Dates

Contributed by Katie Sack on 07/05/20 

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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Marella Feltrin-Morris (Modern Languages and Literatures) has published the first English translation of “Mondo di carta” ("Paper World," 1909) and "La fede" ("Faith," 1922), two short stories by the Italian writer Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) and winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature, in volume 32 of the Journal of the Pirandello Society of America, pp. 161-168 and 169-176.

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The next virtual All-Faculty-and-Staff Gathering is from 12:10 – 1:05 p.m., Tuesday, July 14. Faculty and staff are invited to submit their questions in advance via this form until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10.

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Have you ever gone to a Jewish event on campus? How you ever eaten at the Kosher Kitchen? Do you feel that our campus has enough resources for Jewish students or do we need more?  

Now is the time to share your truth and story.

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Each year, Ithaca College is proud to honor our faculty and staff who are celebrating an anniversary milestone or retirement. This is a particularly poignant time as we are unable to celebrate in person, however, we still want to recognize the many contributions and achievements of our committed faculty and staff who reflect the heart and soul of our beloved college.  Special thanks goes to those who are retiring, which is a larger number than usual this year given these unprecedented circumstances. We are saying farewell to so many who have dedicated decades of service to this institution. The legacy you are leaving both in and outside the classroom will continue to live on. We will miss you and we hope to welcome you back to college events once the campus reopens.

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The Ithaca College Commencement Committee, Class of 2020 officers, and members of the college’s leadership have been collaborating closely over the past several weeks to create a celebratory virtual program for our Class of 2020 graduates and their loved ones this summer.

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Transgender people experience systemic barriers in every facet of life just because of who they are. Equitable education, employment, housing, healthcare, mental health support, substance treatment and more are all harder to come by for trans folks -- especially low-income trans people of color -- due to systemic transphobia, sexism, racism, ableism, and heterosexism.

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The School of Music honors the following retiring faculty who, together, have contributed three hundred years of service to the institution. Best wishes and sincere thanks to these retiring faculty:

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The College is closed on Friday, July 3 for the Independence Day Holiday. 

As a reminder the Holiday Calendar can be found clicking here. We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday!

On Friday, July 10 at 5:00pm registration for fall courses will pause for all returning students, including waitlist processing. During this time, adjustments will be made to the course schedule based on the dates outlined in the updated academic calendar.

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UCLA Law's Critical Race Theory program is hosting a webinar on July 7th that may be of interest to many members of our community.  Information about the webinar and a link to register can be found by clicking through to the story.

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A New York Times article looking at the coverage of racial bias in the coverage of soccer referenced Rada's work looking at racial bias in television's coverage of collegiate football and basketball. 

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Congratulations to William Mucci-Riley, who was selected for the Class of 2008 Summer Scholarship for Experiential Learning!

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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!

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IC Soul: Journey

Contributed by Hierald Osorto on 06/30/20 

IC Soul* is a weekly 30-minute interactive shared reflection space for any student, staff, or faculty regardless of religious, spiritual or non-religious worldview. Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. 

July 1, 2020 (Every Wednesday)
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
Join us via zoom here
BYO Candle

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IC Soul: Journey

Contributed by Hierald Osorto on 06/30/20 

IC Soul* is a weekly 30-minute interactive shared reflection space for any student, staff, or faculty regardless of religious, spiritual or non-religious worldview. Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. 

July 1, 2020 (Every Wednesday)
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
Join us via zoom here
BYO Candle

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Starting Wednesday, 7/1 at 10:00 PM there will be a 3-hour outage of the campus voice mail system due to maintenance.

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Sharing the 2020-21 Academic Calendar

Contributed by News on 06/30/20 

Dear IC Community,

After several focused weeks of diligent, thorough effort and collaboration, we are pleased to share the academic calendar for 2020-21.

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