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Skott Freedman, assistant professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, published a research study titled "The influence of neighborhood density on word learning" in issue 9 of The Linguistics Journal. 

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Previous studies exploring the role of neighborhood density (ND) in word learning have been predominantly conducted as co-investigations with phonotactic probability (PP), and typically only with children. In order to more clearly delineate whether lexical competition or facilitation operates during word acquisition across development, the sole influence of ND on word learning was examined for children and adults using the same task. Thirty-nine typically-developing children and 46 typical adults were presented with a narrative containing eight nonwords which varied in ND, but were controlled for PP.

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Are you tasked with the mission of helping your student organization succeed? This coming Saturday, September 12, from 9:30-3, The Student Organization Specialists bring you the secret to success at the Student Organization Conference.

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Are you tasked with the mission of helping your student organization succeed? This coming Saturday,September 12, from 9:30-3, The Student Organization Specialists bring you the secret to success at the Student Organization Conference.

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Are you tasked with the mission of helping your student organization succeed? This coming Saturday, September 12, from 9:30-3, The Student Organization Specialists bring you the secret to success at the Student Organization Conference.

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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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A test of the Ithaca College Emergency Notification System (ENS) will take place during the noon hour on Thursday. It will include a test of the Outdoor Warning System, which features a siren tone and a loudspeaker message. There is no need to take any action in response to the test.

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(posted on behalf of Matt Dankanich and Prism)
Hey all, and welcome back to IC for a new semester. I'm writing to share an opportunity for members of the Ithaca College LGBTQA and allied community. I'm the facilitator of ZAP panels this semester-- ZAP panels are LGBTQA and allied "talking panels;" essentially, we are invited into classrooms around campus and we share our stories. Professors typically invite us to their classes to expand upon their discussion of LGBTQA diversity themes-- they always turn out to be enriching experiences for both us as panelists and the class! With all of this said, I'm looking for more people to participate in panels! If you'd like to participate, or have questions, please feel free to contact me (Matt Dankanich) at mdankan1@ithaca.edu. Thanks!

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Beginning at 11:30 a.m. this Thursday, September 10, the U-Lot (Campus Center Lot) will be closed as reserved event parking.  Vehicles parked in the lot at this time do not need to vacate the lot, but new entries will not be permitted beginning at that time.

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Join your colleagues this Thursday, September 10th for this month’s Dollars and $ense discussion. Vice President Hector provide an update on financial results and Dean Casterline will speak about the IC Marketplace implementation.

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend the session, which takes place on Thursday, September 10, 9:00 – 10:00 am, in the Klingenstein Lounge. 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Carly Hills in the office of finance and administration (274-3118 or chills@ithaca.edu).  We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

"This is a dangerous person," wrote Norman Solomon recently after visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in exile at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London," in words and deeds -- dangerous to the overlapping agendas of large corporations and governments in service to each other, dangerous to those who constantly make a killing from war, vast inequities and plunder of the planet."

Solomon will discuss Assange, Chelsea Manning, Jeffrey Sterling, and other whistleblowers as well as show clips and discuss the subjects in War Made Easy, the film made from his book of the same name, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, 7 PM in Center for Natural Sciences 115.

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The Ithaca College Mind, Body, Me (MBM) wellness program focuses on you: the employee, and works to help you identify and move towards your personal health and wellness goals. Our wellness program is open for all benefits-eligible faculty and staff to join and includes a variety of wellness features. One great feature of our program includes INSPIRATION!

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It's time to start the semester fully engaged and to help you do so, Career Services invites you to IC's annual fall Job & Internship fair.  No matter what your academic year, there is something you can learn from this event.  

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: Emerson Suites, Campus Center

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Whether your child is an athlete or not, did you know that it is recommended your child gets one hour of physical activity per day?

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“War and Whistleblowers: Challenging the Propaganda,” an intimate evening with Norman Solomon, author, media critic, and champion of whistleblowers, will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, 7 PM in the Center for Natural Sciences.

Pizza, salads, and drinks will be provided, and the talk will include an audience Q&A.

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Are you thinking of studying abroad?  Start the planning process early!  Come learn more about your options at our various upcoming info sessions.

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Submitted on behalf of Benjamin (Ben) Rifkin, Provost/VPEA

With the departure of former Dean of H&S Leslie Lewis for the position of Provost at Goucher College, Ithaca College is embarking on a search for a new dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences.  H&S faculty and staff were asked to self-nominate to serve on the search committee; the Student Government was asked to give the names of three students one of whom would be asked to serve on the committee, as well.  The Provost, in consultation with the President, worked to assemble a search committee consisting of diverse individuals representing the different disciplinary areas of the School of Humanities and Sciences.  

Dr. Diane Gayeski, Dean of the Park School of Communications, graciously agreed to chair the committee.  AGB Search was selected to provide search and consulting services for this search and Ms. Julie Tea has been appointed as the AGB consultant working Ithaca College on this search.  

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Calling all first-year and transfer students! Don’t miss out on attending our annual First-Year Diversity Speaker event, featuring Dr. Maura Cullen on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 7:00 PM in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall! 

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September is National Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month and we are celebrating by Putting Fruit to Work during the week of September 21 – 25, in conjunction with the Tompkins Country Worksite Wellness Coalition.

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Join us for an afternoon of Copland, Bernstein, and other American masters!

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Theatre Wallay, an Islamabad-based theatre company, will be in residence on campus the week of October 26 to present the original piece Dagh Dagh Ujala (This Stained Dawn). Dagh Dagh Ujala was created out of interviews with survivors of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

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