Ithaca College

Contributed by Wade Pickren, PhD
Director, Sponsored Research

All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving recombinant DNA or any potentially bio-hazardous material, including pathogens, biological toxins, or human cells, tissues, organs or fluids must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally-mandated oversight of activities that present risk of infection or illness in humans.

Federal guidelines require that applicants possess prior experience with a particular agent or procedure, and those supervising the activity should be familiar with proper safety precautions, procedures involving storage, and disposal. A link to federal guidelines can be found on the Institutional Biosafety website – https://www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/biosafety/.

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We are seeking participants for a study aimed at understanding spine biomechanics during running.

If you are a runner or are physically active, in the age range of 30-50 years and free from any medical condition that would prevent you from running, please register on the link below. Please see the attached flyer for more information. 

SIGN UP HERE  

Thanks. We really appreciate your help.

Rumit Singh

The Ithaca College women’s golf team recently hired Molly Braid as the second head coach in program history, and Braid is seeking interested student-athletes to join the squad for the 2015-16 season. 

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Go to ithaca.edu/tutoring and do so today!

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Paula Twomey, Spanish instructor in the Department of Languages and Literatures, has published ¡Improvisaciones!: 101 Skits With a Point of View en español with Teacher’s Discovery. This resource book fosters speaking skills in which each participant in a given situation presents a different point of view. This technique forces them to respond as that person. ¡Improvisaciones! holds students responsible for higher learning skills in addition to developing new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Each improvisation has a Reflection (writing component) that invites students to make a personal connection to the activity. Other titles by Twomey include Un-Classic Fairy Tales in Spanish with a Twist, Aesop’s Fables in Spanish With a Twist, Hablemos: 25 Dialogues in Spanish, Escribamos, Reflexiones and forthcoming in 2016, Greek Myths in Spanish With a Twist.

Our next "Brown Bag Lunch with the Provost" is scheduled for Monday, August 31, during the lunch hour (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.) in the Human Resources Mini Conference Room (garden level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center).   Please bring your lunch; beverage and cookies will be provided.

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The Finger Lakes Pipes and Drums band is looking for students and staff interested in playing with us.

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The Department of Communication Studies is pleased to announce the release of a second book by Dr. Donathan Brown.  The new book, "Voting Rights Under Fire: The Continuing Struggle for People of Color," is published by Praeger (2015) as part of their well known series, "Racism in American Institutions." Written as a political and legal analysis of the rise of voter identification laws in correlation with shifting racial demographics, this book engages many debates surrounding the right to vote. We are especially pleased to add that one of Brown's advisee, Holly Athas, was awarded an Emerson Humanities Collaboration Award to work alongside her advisor. Holly provided excellent research and editing skills, and her name  appears in the acknowledgment section of the book.  

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 Stop by Career Services (101 Muller Center) to pick one up, or Click Here for a printable app.

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 ¿Hablas español?

 ¿Te gusta trabajar con niños?

 ¡Únete a SALTAR (Spanish Language through Arts and Recreation)!

This one-credit Service Learning experience devoted to teaching Spanish to children within the Ithaca community is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the Ithaca public school system and use your Spanish in meaningful and fun ways. This fall semester we are partnering with art, music, and gym teachers to teach Spanish through those mediums! 

The class, Spanish 301, meets weekly and has a required practicum session. 

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For over 40 years, the fountains on Ithaca's South Hill have been a symbol of Ithaca's beauty and a landmark of Ithaca College. Painted with a backdrop of Cayuga Lake, the fountains spark energy throughout Ithaca's campus.

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Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT), a student organization that works to build traditions, seek links between students and alumni and promote school spirit and pride within the Ithaca College community, is seeking student nominations for the upcoming year.

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Ithaca College employees often enroll in courses that enhance work performance, promote self-improvement, or provide qualifications for higher job classifications. Whatever your circumstances or educational goal, extramural study can be an important step toward a new future. The Office of Extended Studies invites eligible Ithaca College staff and faculty to enroll in courses on an extramural (nondegree) basis in undergraduate and graduate courses this fall.
 

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 Check out the Tompkin's County Public Library's local Comicon event.

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Welcome Freshmen, Upperclassmen and hello to all IC Faculty and Staff!

Here’s a list of what’s new at Ithaca Dining Services this year:

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How to find FALL 2015 Salsa and Ballroom Classes to Register
in Schedulizer & Homerconnect - It's not obvious!

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Be sure to attend this Premed meeting  if interested in:

• Veterinary Medicine
• Chiropractic Medicine
• Nursing
• Optometry
• Dentistry
• Podiatry Allopathic and Osteopathic Medicine (MD's and DO's)

Only attend ONE session on September 8:

• 12:10-1:00 p.m., CNS 112
• 7-8:00 p.m., CNS 112

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Looking to meet new friends? Well Join us for first Evensong of the Semester. 

In case you don't know Evensong is a student led worship service help in Muller Chapel tonight (Wednesday) at 9PM! There will be music, fellowship, and a good time. Come early meet and greet old and new friends! 

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

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The Office of International Programs is now reviewing applications to the London Center for Spring 2016. The deadline for Spring 2016 applications is Monday, September 14, but we are reviewing complete applications on a rolling basis as they come in. 

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