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Find tips on how to stay healthy in our Student Health 101 online newsletter! 

Upgrade Your Sleep: Simple Bedroom Solutions:    http://readsh101.com/1215/03/ithaca.html

How to be happy: Why your experiences matter most:  http://readsh101.com/1215/08/ithaca.html

How to get moving when you just don't wanna:  http://readsh101.com/1215/04/ithaca.html 

Which food best describes your personality? Vote in this week’s poll:  http://readsh101.com/foodpersonality/ithaca.html  

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 Engage with us in a conversation about what you value in a leader and a college President!  

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Make your voice heard in drafting the Student Bill of Rights with Student Body President Dominick Recckio.

 

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SGA seeks student input on their shared governance model before the model is put forward to the committee that creates suggests the Shared Governance model for the college to the Board of Trustees in the Spring.  

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Contributed on behalf of Nancy Pringle, IC United Way Campaign Chair

Next week Ithaca College will kick-off its United Way Campaign. Please be on the lookout for the announcement in Intercom and an email containing information about accessing the online donation system, as well as options for obtaining hard copy pledge forms.

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1 DAY LEFT...CANNOLI ON CAMPUS!

Contributed by Nicole Veltri on 12/10/15 

 When was the last time you saw Cannoli in the dining halls?  Never!  Stop by the Ithaca College Italian Club's table outside the Smoothie place on December 11th from 10am-3pm (or until supplies last), and buy some delicious cannoli!  We will be filling them on the spot.  $2 per cannoli.  Buon Appetito!

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Nominations for the Izzy Award for calendar year 2015 are now open. The annual honor for outstanding achievement in independent media, named after legendary journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone, is a project of the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM).

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Dr. Matt Mogekwu, chair of the Journalism department, was a Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Post-graduate Students’ Research on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Southern and Eastern Africa - Positioning African Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Production in the Global Conjectures.

The conference took place in Durban, South Africa from November 20 -21, 2015. The focus of his presentation was communication strategies for spreading such knowledge.

Debaters travel to Russia

Contributed by Scott Thomson on 12/10/15 

 Ithaca College debaters Charlie Vaca (Accounting, 17) and Jose Escano (Legal Studies, 16)  traveled to the Russian Federation on the weekend of Dec 5 and 6 to compete in the 2015 Moscow Open Debate Tournament held by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.  The tournament was attended by students from all over the world from Indonesia to Switzerland.  Ithaca College was the only entry from the United States and finished 23rd out of the 37 teams entered.

 

JWST 29400 (offered Tuesday/Thursdays 2:35-3:50) asks big questions about Jewish identity in the world today.  

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LUNCHEON SPECIAL: A Photography Exhibition
113 N Aurora St. Ithaca, NY 14850
Thursday, December 10th at 6pm - opening reception

 

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The search committee for the next dean of our School of Humanities and Sciences thanks those who have participated in the numerous meetings and open presentations for our four candidates.  We are meeting on December 11 to compile feedback and present our recommendations to Provost Rifkin - and if you have attended any of these meetings, we encourage you to share your thoughts.

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Holiday Season with Plum Benefits!

Contributed by Katie Sack on 12/10/15 

The holiday season is the perfect time to experience the best that Broadway has to offer! Discover brand new hit shows and some fantastic favorites - and with PlumBenefits, you're guaranteed to have fun and save money! There's so much to enjoy — look for great deals on One World ObservatoryMadame TussaudsCircle Line Sightseeing Cruises, or hop on board Big Bus New York

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Arhlene A. Flowers, associate professor of Integrated Marketing Communications, announces the publication of her new book, Global Writing for Public Relations: Connecting in English with Stakeholders and Publics Worldwide, which was released this month by Routledge, a global publisher of academic books, journals, and online resources in the humanities and social sciences.

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Dr. Donathan Brown, assistant professor of Communication Studies and former H&S diversity fellow, has been asked to deliver another keynote address abroad, this time in Bangkok, Thailand.  The address, titled "The Global Diversity Crisis: Challenges and Expectations, will be given at the Third International Conference on Language, Literature, and Society.   

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SAFI is putting on an event called The Shuk--Eat, Learn, Bargain on December 10th at 6:30 in Friends 302. Come Thursday night to the SAFI Shuk or Israeli Market where you can come learn and eat your way through Israel.

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Mark Rust, well known Ithaca songwriter (“Ithaca Sunset”) will present a program of Holiday Music at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 306 N Aurora St on Sunday, December 20th at 7pm. Mark will be joined by John Simon with special guests Terry Burns & Russell Posegate.

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12/14 Update - ALL JAN WORKSHOP SPOTS FILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!!

In January, evaluation sessions will be held for student ICC portfolio submissions from the Writing Intensive, Ithaca Seminar, and Quantitative Literacy ICC requirements. Sessions begin with discussion of using the evaluation rubric, including norming activities, and evaluators then review individual student artifact submissions.

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Post where you need to go on Ithaca College’s private ridesharing network Zimride. It's free and easy.  www.zimride.com/ithaca/

On Friday, December 11, parking capacity in the U-Lot (Campus Center parking lot) will be reduced for the majority of the business day.  Approximately 25 U-Lot parking spaces will be blocked off as reserved event parking.  All other spaces in U-Lot, including all signed reserved spaces (e.g. handicapped, CFCU customers, etc.) will continue to be available for regular use.  The blocked spaces will return to regular use at approximately 3 p.m.