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On June 5th-15th, Michael Twomey (English, Dana Professor) and Steven Hartman (English, 1987) taught environmental humanities in the Svartárkot Culture-Nature Program based in Kiðagil, Bárðardalur, Northern Iceland.  The course, titled “Understanding the Human Dimensions of Long-Term Environmental Change: Transformations of Iceland From the Viking Era Through the Late Medieval Period (CE 850-1500),” brought an international faculty in literary criticism, archeology, environmental history, visual landscape studies, historical climatology, and ecology together with 10 graduate and post-graduate students from England, Greenland, Japan, Sweden, and the USA.

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The Office of the President, Office of Career Services, and the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, is starting a new initiative this year for students in their second year called Sophomore Launch on Thursday, August 27thth at 7:00 pm.  During the program, President Rochon will address the students, as well as Sophomore Class President Babatunde Adeyinka, and students will have an opportunity to write goals for the upcoming year.

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Apple has informed us that they are discontinuing the ‘private’ iTunes U service that IC has used since 2008 on September 1, 2015. This affects iTunes U in the legacy private iTunes U that you access via http://itunes.ithaca.edu or myHome. This also affects iTunes U access from within Sakai. It does NOT affect content on the “public” itunes U that is part of the iTunes store.  ITS attempted to contact most content owners during the past month.

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Do you love leadership? Do you have a really awesome presentation or idea you want to share? Consider presenting in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) program, the OSEMA's ongoing leadership workshop series. We are currently accepting proposals from individuals across campus as well as from Student Organizations and Campus Offices that are offering educational programming in Block 1 of the Fall Semester and want to partner with the SLI program.

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Patricia Zimmermann, professor of Screen Studies and codirector of the Finger Lakers Environmental Film Festival, was the invited featured speaker at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan, May 14-17, 2015.

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Office 365 ProPlus available to all current students, staff, and faculty as a FREE subscription license for personal devices.

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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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“Family – today’s little moments become tomorrow’s precious memories”

Make memories by spending time your family! Check out our Family Fun Month webpage - https://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/wrklife/familymonth for family time suggestions like…

• Music in the Hollow
• National Aviation Day
• Star Gazing and more!

Kathleen Mulligan (Theatre Arts) was a featured speaker at the inaugural Statera Foundation Conference on August 1, 2015 at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah.

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 The School of H&S is searching for an Academic Services Coordinator (Level G Non Exempt).  This position will work with the Assistant Dean of Student Services, and will prepare and review student academic data, advisor assignments, degree evaluations, and degree audits.  In addition, this position will provide assistance to students in resolving scheduling conflicts, orientation, and registration procedures. The Academic Services coordinator will assist with the coordination of registration, orientation and Fall Welcome related events. This position will prepare confidential correspondence, spreadsheets and reports, and maintain files and records. This position will serve as a resource for students, faculty, and staff providing information and assistance regarding academic services.

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Asma Barlas, professor of Politics and director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity taught a summer course on Islam as part of SUNY and St. Petersburg State University's annual Institute on Linguistics, Cognition, and Culture, in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July.

 The Office of Extended Studies will be closed on Friday, August 14 for staff development. Email OES@ithaca.edu for assistance.

Thank you!

 At IC Square Food Court, we're featuring two new sandwiches from our Summer Unplugged line, available until August 14!

At Selona Grill, we're serving up a Bao Sandwich. A traditional steamed bun filled with Asian flavored beef brisket and pickled cabbage slaw topped with chopped cilantro.

At The Deli, we're featuring a Roast Beef and Arugula Baguette! Delicious roast beef, arugula, balsamic red onion and fresh mozzarella with black pepper may on a baguette.

Come to the Food Court and try one today!

The Orientation issue of Student Health 101 is available all summer long! Check it out:

http://readsh101.com/go2ithaca.html

To receive Student Health 101 health tips and updates by text: Text ITHACA to 40691

Student Health 101 is a free e-magazine that covers a large range of topics including sleep, stress, nutrition, fitness, alcohol use and more!

Student Health 101 is sponsored by the Center for Health Promotion in the Center for Counseling, Health, and Wellness at Ithaca College. Questions or comments may be directed to Nancy Reynolds, Program Director. 

This is just a friendly reminder that drop-in hours will not be available from August 17 through the 25 due to student training.  Drop-ins will resume on Wednesday August 26 from 11 to 3, Thursday August 26 from 11 to 3 and Fridays from 12:00 to 3:00.

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The Ithaca College Catholic Community is heading down to Philadelphia in order to celebrate Mass with Pope Francis when he holds the only Mass that is open to the public on Sunday September 27th. 

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All online orders of Textbooks for the Fall Semester need to be made by Sunday, August 16th, 2015.

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Gladys M. Varona-Lacey, Modern Languages and Literatures professor, presented a conference paper at the XVI Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánca in Tenerife, Spain (July 2015). Her paper, “Recuerdo, ausencia y desplazamiento en ‘Cortado en dos’”, analyses a short story by Mirta Yáñez, a Cuban writer, was recently inducted to the Academia Cubana de la Lengua.

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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This fall, the sign-up process for major instrumental ensemble auditions has moved online. The online sign-up system will remain open until midnight, Wednesday, August 19.

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