Ithaca College

The Exploratory Program seeks faculty to teach "Exploring the Options," a 1-credit course that helps first-year, first-semester students develop the investigative and decision-making skills they need to make authentic choices about their academic and professional goals. Faculty are compensated for one credit per section in load or over load.

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Nick Kowalczyk (Writing) has published a new essay in LitHub.

Titled  “Turning the Story of a Family Inside Out,” it’s about Kowalczyk sneaking into the house of his biological father after learning the truth of his parentage. 

https://lithub.com/turning-the-story-of-a-family-inside-out/

The Ithaca College Department of Athletics is now accepting applications from IC students for the Fall 2020 semester who wish to obtain academic credits and work within athletics. All internship opportunities are three to six credits (180-360 hours) and will entail evening and/or weekend hours.

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Cynthia Henderson, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, was recently interviewed for two podcasts about her pedagogical approach to teaching  acting and fusing that training with aspects of theater of the oppressed. They were very interested in hearing about her work with her program Performing Arts for Social Change. The podcast "Dear Multi-Hyphenate," hosted by BFA Musical Theatre Alum Michael Kushner, will air on May 4th. The podcast called "Flipping the Script" aired on Saturday, April 25th and the link to listen is below.

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These multidisciplinary gatherings will offer individuals exposure to new ideas, powerful questions, and learning. As well, they will provide dynamic interactivity, passionate debate, and a variety of perspectives and approaches.

• IC Engage RSVP/Registration REQUIRED https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/5675233

• Student Leadership Institute (SLI) credit eligible

• Career Connections (CC) credit eligible

• The series SAKAI site will house information related to each salon session and all sessions will be conducted via ZOOM Video Conferencing.

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Steven Hess, a Rochester resident, and Holocaust educator will share his personal story of survival on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:30 PM Eastern Time over Zoom.

To RSVP see the page here. 

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Steven Hess, a Rochester resident, and Holocaust educator will share his personal story of survival on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:30 PM Eastern Time over Zoom.

To RSVP see the page here. 

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 Peace Action Ithaca College is hosting a virtual panel discussion Friday, May 1st, at 7:00 PM EST to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global landscape for peace and human rights going forward. The panelists will provide their perspectives on how the coronavirus is affecting trends in rising authoritarianism, deteriorating multilateralism, and the shifting balance of power between the United States and China. There will also be a brief question-and-answer period at the end.

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Register now via HomerConnect for summer 2020.

May Session* 
May 18 – 29, 2020

*Due to the extension of spring 2020, May Session dates will overlap summer I by one week.

Summer Session I
May 26 – June 26, 2020

Summer Session II
June 29 – July 31, 2020

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You are invited to join us as Majors in the Department of Physics & Astronomy present their Senior Theses, Whalen Symposium style, over a ZOOM meeting.

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Please join us for short presentations and performances at 5PM each day. The Zoom link is available in the Fine Artists at Five forum of the Keep Teaching Sakai site. This week’s artists include:

Pablo Cohen, Monday April 27

Jennifer Tennant, Tuesday, April 28

Kathleen Mulligan and Norman Johnson, Wednesday, April 29

Cory Brown, Thursday, April 30

Christin Schillinger, May 1

Fine Artists at Five is hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence.

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All are invited to join ZOOM  to learn what research these students in CNS have been working on. 

Meetings begin at 4 pm.  Contact Maki Inada for the meeting log-in.

• April 27   Biochemistry Honors
• April 30   Biology Honors  

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We have had an outstanding group of Diversity fellows! They have taught (face-to-face and online), contribute to their departments, work with students, and completed (or nearly completed) their dissertations within the year. In this Zoom salon, each of them will give us a glimpse to their research and their future. Please join us Monday April 27th, 2020, 4:00-5:30 p.m. In this research showcase to hear about their work, their plans, and honor their contributions to Ithaca College.

Updated Registration URL:

https://ithaca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkc-ugrjwqHtwe0or6aeSmBxOCK_yQ9cCA

Each scholar will speak briefly about their research with informal discussion and (bring your own refreshments) at the end of their showcase. Everyone is welcome!

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If you are in your junior or senior year, now is the time to begin thinking about the possibility of a Fulbright application for the 2021-22 academic year.

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These are the last few days to enter SAB's TikTok competition to win a mysterious prize.

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Please join President Collado and members of the senior leadership team for a virtual All-Faculty-and-Staff Gathering on Tuesday, April 28, from 12:10 – 1:05 p.m. This gathering is for faculty and staff only, to provide space to engage in a transparent and open dialogue with one another and with college leadership around issues that are specific to our work.

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Just a few more workshops offered in the month of April.

Please be sure to register for SLI workshops!

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The Roy H Park School of Communications will host a conversation in its salon series on April 28.

Larsen Z. Wenzel IC’16, Strategist at Motive

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 ~ 12:10-1:05 p.m.

Registration Required and Available at:

https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/5675233

SLI and CC credit eligible for IC Students!

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  The Roy H Park School of Communications will host a conversation in its salon series on Thurs day, April 30.

Scott Lozea, IC’91 Director of Post Production, NBC Sports Group

Thursday, April 30, 2020 ~ 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Registration Required and Available at:

https://ithaca.campuslabs.com/engage/event/5675233

SLI and CC credit eligible for IC Students!

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Dear Faculty and Staff:

We hope this message finds you well as we continue to adjust to the evolving situation and seemingly endless snow. Spring will be here soon!  As you know, we shared information on April 13 regarding a variety of options available for voluntary reductions and retirement. As of today, 83 faculty and staff members have expressed interest in one or more of these options, and we have been working to answer their questions and share information relevant to their particular situations.

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