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 Professor Rogers and undergraduate researchers Ryan Fedora '17, Addison Hebert '16, Jeff Hejna '16, and Evan Van de Wall '16 traveled to Mt. McGregor (just north of Saratoga Springs, NY) to conduct preliminary scans of the location where President Grant finished his memoirs and passed away from throat cancer. The team completed a full scan of the exterior of the house and established a plan for scanning the interior. 

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Please join the School of Music in offering a fond farewell to Director of Music Admissions, Townsend Plant, at a reception on Friday, August 21, from 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. in the Klingenstein Lounge.

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 Dining Services Main Offices located in the Terrace Dining Hall will be closed today for an all-employee meeting. The Administrative Staff will not be available for mail deliveries/pick-ups or Faculty/Staff Meal Plan renewals.

We appreciate your patience and understanding. We will return to normal business hours (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM) tomorrow, August 19th. 

Dr. Derrick Fox, Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education/Conducting led teachers from around the country in professional development sessions focused on teaching in the middle school/junior high choral classroom. Hosted this past July by the Michigan State University School of Music in East, Lansing, MI., workshop topics included assessment, rehearsal planning and technology. 

Dr. Fox will also lead junior high and high school choral directors in the Orange County Public School System of Orlando, Florida in similar sessions this August. Particular focus will be given to assessment and technology, as they adopt a one-to-one technology plan.

NCC News (Newhouse Communications Center, Syracuse University) recently ran a story about a fascinating case involving an IC athlete with vocal cord dysfunction that was conducted by 2 IC Clinical Faculty members, Clinical Associate Professor of Athletic Training & Head Athletic Trainer, Mike Matheny, MS, ATC, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology & Clinic Director Mary Pitti, MS, CCC-SLP. The case is a result of an exciting and informative interprofessional collaboration between the Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences and the Department of Speech Language-Pathology and Audiology in the School of Health Sciences & Human Performance, and has lead to several forthcoming publications by the 2 professors. The story can be read and heard here

 Clinical Associate Professor, Courtney Gray, MS, ATC and AT Major, Class of 2014 and current DPT student, Andrew Claypool published Nonsurgical Management of a Jones Fracture in a Collegiate Basketball Player, a unique case study in the July 2015 Issue of "The International Journal of Athletic Training & Therapy", the result of collaborative work between Professor Gray and Andrew during his clinical education in the Athletic Training Education major in the Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences.

Stephen Tropiano, associate professor of screen studies and director of the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program, served as a judge for the Richard Wall Memorial Award.

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 Andrew Utterson, Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, recently delivered papers at two international conferences.

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 I am pleased to announce that Abby Juda has joined the library staff.  Abby holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Toronto.  She comes to us from the Crumb Library at SUNY Potsdam.

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 Dining Services Main Offices located in the Terrace Dining Hall will be closed on Monday, August 18th for an all-employee meeting. The Administrative Staff will not be available for mail deliveries/pick-ups or Faculty/Staff Meal Plan renewals.

If you have any questions or need to make arrangements in advance, please don't hesitate to contact us at dine@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1187.

The Technology Learning Center in Friends Hall 101 will be offering Intro to Sakai workshops on Friday, August 21 at 2:00 PM and Tuesday, August 25 at 10:30 AM.  

This hour-long workshop will be followed by a 30-minute open lab for additional Sakai help.

Please register for this session on our website at www.ithaca.edu/its/tlc

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Phoebe Constantinou, associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, recently published an article entitled, "Academic Language in Physical Education" in the peer-reviewed journal, Strategies, Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, (volume 28, number 3, pages 9-17).

The article focuses on defining academic language in physical education and provides a step-by-step approach designed to help preservice and inservice teachers understand and incorporate academic language into their lesson planning. It provides examples of discipline-specific vocabulary, language functions, syntax, and discourse, aiming to clarify ambiguities surrounding language demands as they relate to the field of physical education. Furthermore, teaching strategies and assessment tools that enhance and measure academic language skills are discussed and presented.

 Matthew Holtmeier, postdoctoral teaching fellow in screen studies, recently delivered papers at two academic conferences.

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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.

IC Theatre offers a variety of subscription packages to make it easy to attend our shows with guaranteed seats and discounted prices. Package prices include five shows and start as low as $30. Please call 607-274-3224 to place a subscription order and visit ithaca.edu/mainstage for more information and an online order form. 

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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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Please mark your calendars for the All College Meeting that will be held Thursday, August 20, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Emerson Suites of the Campus Center.

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Andrew Utterson, assistant professor of screen studies, recently published an essay in the peer-reviewed journal Quarterly Review of Film and Video.

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The purpose of this one-day workshop is to enable participants to understand and more fully utilize their own Emotional Intelligence in their interactions and relationships at work and at home.

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Drop-in hours will not be available from August 17 through August 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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