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If you've been considering graduate school, you should come to this workshop! We'll cover topics like: do you need to go to grad school, what are the benefits, how to find the right program, the application process, entrance exams, and more!

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Wednesday September 16 | 12:00 – 3:30pm (attend as your schedule permits)
Center for Faculty Excellence. Gannett 316
(Register here) Walk-in Welcomed

Join the event as you are able to attend. See the full agenda here.

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Informational session about the National Theater Institute (NTI) on Thursday, September 17th from 3:00 - 3:50 in Williams 219

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Most of us would say no. However, we are often not sure how to improve our sleep. In fact, many of us try strategies that are actually detrimental to good sleep.

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Submitted on behalf of Tanya R. Saunders, Assistant Provost

Ithaca College Faculty and Staff are invited to participate in the Fall 2015 College Symposium on Inclusion, Cultural Fluency, and Global Citizenship. Convened by the Office of International Programs, the Office of Faculty Excellence, and the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement, the Symposium will take place on Monday, 28 September 2015 from 3pm to 6pm in the Clark Lounge. (Faculty who have teaching obligations may arrive late.)

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Submitted on behalf of Tanya R. Saunders for Provost RifkinDear Faculty and Staff:

On behalf of Provost Rifkin, I am pleased to invite you to a presentation by Ms. Ulrike Leibrecht, Managing Director of CEPA Europe, an organization offering customized educational programs abroad in support of faculty-led short-term programs. Ms. Leibrecht will speak on the advantages of a partnership with CEPA and on the development of academically focused faculty-led program opportunities in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. Staff who are considering the development of non-credit short-term travel programs for students are also encouraged to attend.

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"Carlos, what's genocide? Your books leave out Emmett Till and Medgar Evers; Call themselves World History and don't mention King Leopold or diamond mines; call themselves "Politics in the Modern World" and don't mention Apartheid." - (Carlos Andres Gomez, What's Genocide?)

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Are you interested in studying abroad? A representative from IES Abroad will be on campus this Thursday, September 17, 12:10-1:00, in Textor 103 to meet with students and provide further information about the IES study abroad options. A free pizza lunch will be provided!

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 The Office of Marketing Communications seeks student graphic designers for the 2015-2016 academic year. Designers will work within college brand standards to produce printed materials for on-campus clients. 

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The Hammond Health Center will be closed from 8:00-10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 so that our staff can attend mandatory training. No services will be available during this time.

As always, if you have a medical emergency, call 911.

Are you in a band? Do you know someone at IC who is in a band? If so, apply now to perform in our Halloween Student Showcase!

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 The Bureau of Concerts is proud to present Cloud Nothings and Shore Acres Drive this Friday, September 18th in Emerson Suites. Tickets are on sale now! $5 for students, $7 general admission presale. 

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The Parnassus system will be unavailable for all users for up to 11 hours on Sunday, September 27th, from 12:01 AM (approximately midnight on Saturday) to 11:00 AM Sunday morning due to system upgrades.

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Carlos Figueroa, politics department has just published on article titled "Quaker Political Interventions, and US Puerto Rico Policy Development, 1900 - 1917" in The Journal of Race and Policy, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2015), pp. 36 - 54.

Submitted on behalf of Tanya R. Saunders, Assistant Provost

Ithaca College students are invited to attend an information session regarding their School’s participation in the ICNYC program.

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Marie Gottschalk, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, will engage Adolph Reed, Jr., also a professor of political science at Penn, in a conversation moderated by Carlos Figueroa, assistant professor of politics at Ithaca College.

Gottschalk and Reed will discuss some of the moral, social, and political issues stemming from local, state, and federal policies related to mass incarceration; the origins, development, and consolidation of the U.S. carceral state; and what it means today following the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A question-and-answer session will follow.

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Check out these tips to dealing with a passive-aggressive roommate (even if it's you) at http://readsh101.com/ithaca.html/ 

While you're there...

• Enter the drawing to win $1,000! 
• Check out first-hand stories of first-generation college students
• Test your sugar knowledge by taking the "What's Up, Sugar" Quiz

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HEARD Info Session 9/17 Are you interested in community outreach? How about the creative arts? Come learn more!

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 Teams of 4 will compete in the Mission: Impossible - Sunshine Protocol quest, which includes various puzzles and creative challenges spread across campus. 

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As the new academic year begins, please remember to review your office/school/department listing in the online directory (https://www.ithaca.edu/offices/) to be sure you have the most up-to-date information listed. If changes are required, please send them to Tina Thurston.

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