Ithaca College

Please join us Friday September 4th for a special exhibit opening to welcome back students and celebrate the debut of a new body of artwork in the Art Department's downtown gallery.

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Join Hillel for the annual Welcome Back BBQ Friday, August 28th from 4 - 6 pm on the Academic Quad. Enjoy Kosher hot dogs, hamburgers, and veggie burgers while listening to the epic sounds of the Scopes Monkey Trial band. All are welcome!

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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. The Office of Extended Studies invites you to enroll in courses on a nondegree (extramural) basis this fall.

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A few seats have opened up in our 1-credit IICC mini-courses for Fall 2015

* short courses on systems thinking, synthesizing expertise, creativity, and character

* active hands-on learning; no lectures

* lots of fun

* the courses will help you make connections among what you are studying in different courses inside and outside your majors

* this can make learning more lasting and more useful in meeting complex real-world challenges

* courses are one credit and are graded pass/fail

* taking any three of the four mini-courses will count as an ICC elective in the World of Systems or the Inquiry, Imagination and Innovation theme with a Humanities or Social Sciences perspective

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 Check out the 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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Please join us for this one-hour community learning webinar which focuses on techniques to effectively interrupt bias within the academic workplace followed by a 30 minute discussion. Learn how to use a new, innovative, model of organizational change: metrics driven bias interrupters that hold the promise of creating a more inclusive workplace. This is part of a webinar series sponsored by the Office of the Associate Provost Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement and the Office of Human Resources. Refreshments will be provided.

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The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has featured Patricia R. Zimmermann’s essay on the amateur film “A Study in Reds," on their newly developed extended film essay site.  Zimmermann is professor of Screen Studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival.

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Looking for new members? Interested in advertising an upcoming event to a large group of people? Do not miss this amazing opportunity to have a table at the Fall Student Organization Fair on September 2 on the Campus Center Quad (Rain location: Emerson Suites) from 10am-3pm. All recognized and new student organizations are able to sign up.
 
To request space at the fair, please complete the 2015 Fall Student Organization Fair sign up form by August 26, 2015.

Contributed on behalf of Gerald Hector, Vice President for Finance and Administration

On Thursday, August 20, 2015, we received news that Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed our A2 stable rating from two years ago. This rating signifies that we are financially stable, and we are operating within acceptable parameters that will allow us to continue to provide the academic and operational excellence that make our institution great. The rating is a direct result of the bond issuance process we are currently going through in order to refinance two tranches of debt that have “bullet maturities” in fiscal year 2016 and 2017.

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Are you looking to get the most out of your experience in a student organization? On Saturday, September 12th, join the Student Organization Specialists of OSEMA at the 2015 Student Organization Conference!

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IC Men's Rugby are looking for new recruits to join Ithaca's largest club sport! 

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“Memories are made in every moment this family spends love, joy, and time together”  

Make the most out of the time spent with family! Check out our Family Fun Month webpage - https://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/wrklife/familymonth for family time suggestions like…

• $1 Movie Days
• National Dog Day
• Gorge Hikes and more!

LGBTQA+ and Allied Student Community Welcome -  Tuesday August 25, 7 pm Taghannock Falls Room, Campus Center
Come out and join us for this annual tradition! Enjoy refreshments and an opportunity to meet the LGBT Center program director, student staff, and student leaders of our four LGBTQ-themed student organizations, as well as info about our spectacular ZAP panel program and how to  get involved.

Learn more about our unique and supportive campus and the surrounding community, meet old friends and new, find out how to get involved, and let the LGBT Center know what services, policies, and offerings meet your needs and what more could be put in place to better serve you!

Visit the events calendar

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Information Technology Services (ITS) is pleased to announce the recently completed upgrade to the Remark Classic OMR Optical Scanning Software. This upgrade provides three new reports for exam processing as well as some enhanced features, such as scoring Extra Credit Questions and the ability to score an exam using ½ point increments.

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An increase in the student allowance for complimentary printing on campus was recently approved for the 2015-16 academic year. The new allowance was determined based on data that showed significant cost savings from the past academic year. It is anticipated to fulfill the printing needs of more than 90% of IC students.

The new allowances are:

• $15 fall semester (Aug. 10, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2015), allowing for approximately 214 double-sided pages
• $15 spring semester (Jan. 1, 2016 – May 22, 2016) allowing for approximately 214 double-sided pages

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On behalf of the men and women in Information Technology Services, welcome or welcome back to our students, staff and faculty.  Your ITS team has been busy this summer implementing several new systems, enhancing the functionality of others and planning for new projects. 

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Join us in Ford Hall for the first concert of the new academic year!

On Thursday, 27 August at 7:00 P.M., Professors Jean C. Radice and Mark A. Radice will be joined by sophomore music major Christopher Davenport in a program featuring compositions by César Franck (1822–90), Olivier Messiaen (1908–92), and Jean Langlais (1907–91).

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Contributed by Wade Pickren, PhD
Director, Sponsored Research

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) formerly known as the All-College Review Board on Human Subjects Research (HSR) is responsible for reviewing all college research and teaching activities conducted by faculty, staff, and students that involve the use of human subjects.

If you are uncertain whether your project requires review, or if you plan to submit an IRB proposal in the coming semester, please visit the Institutional Review Board on Human Subjects Research.   You will find application forms, examples and instructions, proposal submission deadlines, committee meeting dates and a listing of members. 

Protocols for the September 2 meeting must be received by Wednesday, August 26, 2015 by 5pm. 

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Contributed by Wade Pickren, PhD
Director, Sponsored Research/IACUC Chair

All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving live vertebrate animals for research and/or teaching must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally-mandated oversight of all activities that have a direct impact on the well-being of animals.

Ithaca College’s animal use program is managed in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.  A link to federal guidelines can be found on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee website –https://www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/iacuc/.

Protocols for review must be received by Thursday, August 27, 2015 by 5pm.

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