Ithaca College

IC is growing in its number of students who are the first in their family to attend or complete college. As you know, first generation students face unique challenges, and many find it hard to believe that those of us within the academy were ever outsiders. We are asking for your assistance with helping them succeed in imagining themselves as college graduates.

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Are you interested in studying abroad? Come learn more about your options at our various info sessions, starting next week.

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Ithaca College faculty, staff, and students interested in the Dana Student Internship Program for the summer 2016 and academic year 2016-2017 are invited to submit applications and project proposals. All application materials must be received by February 12, 2016. Please check the Office of the Provost website - Dana Student Internship Program for further details.

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Career Services is pleased to announce that representatives from the Pawling Central School District will be visiting campus to conduct interviews for 2 tenure track music teacher positions: Instrumental Music Teacher and Music Teacher - Choral.

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Transformational Diversity takes our D&I work and our organization as a whole to the next level. Diversity 1.0 focused on representation. Diversity 2.0 focused on Inclusion to ensure respect in the workplace. Today we think that’s not enough and our focus is on Transformational Diversity—a shift to a new level that actually requires us to operate differently. In this stage, we are able to enter the workplace with new mindsets & skillsets, allowing us to transform the situations we’re in and the organizations we lead because we’re actually able to see and respond to greater complexity.

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The 7th annual Engaging Communities Luncheon event will be held on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Emerson Suites. Join us for this annual event that explores and celebrates the notion of community and diversity. This year’s event promises to be really special as we explore the topic of Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Higher Education, our guest speaker is Dr. Derald Wing Sue.

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Ithaca College Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program will offer free tax return preparation on campus beginning February 1, 2016.

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To what extent can lessons from past black political strategies and successful institutional arrangements help us understand and approach more effectively 21st century struggles for social justice, and racial, economic and political equality?

This is one of the key questions addressed in a NEW SEMINAR on African American Politics and Political Thought (43170 - POLT 40200 - 01) offered on Thursdays, 4pm - 6:30pm. 

This seminar explores the main bases (ideas/thought) and substance of politics among black Americans and the relation of black politics to the broader American political order. The seminar has two objectives:  1) we will explore the thrust and logic of the strategic political discourse of black Americans in the late 19th century and through the early 21st century.&

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Take advantage of the semester's first few weeks of concerts at the School of Music. A full listing of all concerts and events is available at ithaca.edu/concerts; some highlights are featured below.

More than 30 web-streamed performances are available live and on demand this semester at ithaca.edu/music/live. Check the expanded webcasting schedule for more information!

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Thinking of moving overseas? Adapting to a new country can be a roller coaster of emotions. Let the Ithaca College Alumni Association help you prepare for life in a different culture with their free online presentation. 

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For students contemplating declaring the Sport Studies minor this semester, you can get a running start by registering for History of Sport (TuTh 10:50-12:05)  which has many seats available.  There are no restrictions to registering for the class and it is the first of the three required courses for the minor.

We are looking for infants who are 5 month old, born within 3 weeks of due date, weighing less than 30 lbs., have not yet started to crawl on hands and knees and are developing typically.  

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | 3:00 PM

A course site in Sakai is a great way to share information, assignments, grades, and resources with your students. This 20-minute webinar will demonstrate the process of creating a course site from start to finish. We will briefly introduce the available tools and site settings to help you get started. No prior Sakai experience is required.

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You've attended a networking event, met a lot of interesting people, and have a pocketful of business cards. Now what? 

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Career Services is pleased to announce that representatives from Fitch Ratings will be visiting campus to host an information session and serve as an employer-in-residence.  At the information session they will discuss their Summer Analyst Internship opportunity for which they are currently accepting applications through ICHired.

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Career Services is pleased to announce that representatives from Camp Jewell YMCA  will be visiting campus to host an information table and discuss summer staff opportunities.

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2% of directors for, and 30% of characters in Hollywood films are women.  Let's change this.  The Women in Media Day Film Challenge gives women writers, directors, and producers a chance to have their work seen. 

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International relations scholar Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang has been named as the new dean of the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences. Wang has served since 2012 as associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Richmond in Virginia. He will begin his new position in Ithaca this summer.

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Scholarship applications for 2016-2017 endowed scholarships within the School of Business are now available online!

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