Office of the Provost
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Friday, February 1 2013
Center for Faculty Excellence 316 Gannett Center
GRAND OPENING! The Daily Grind
Coffee, Croissants, and Conversation--The Three Cs of Civilized Life. On Friday, February 1, join us for the three Cs. Our special guests will be several colleagues who will be sharing their recent scholarship, research, and creativity.
The Daily Grind will be open every weekday morning from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. for coffee and conversation. Please drop by to chat with colleagues, watch the news, or just get ready for the workday. The First Friday of each month we will have a special event.
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Center for Faculty Excellence 316 Gannett Center
MEET AND GREET! Dr. Marja Sirkkola, Principal Lecturer at HAMK University for Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Dr. Sirkkola will be available for an informal conversation about her work on multi-sensory environments and socio-cultural animation. She has taught two weekend seminars at Ithaca College on sensory environments at Ithaca College as part of our international faculty exchange program and will be presenting a third workshop February 1-3 titled Art, Color and Symbols: A Practical Approach.
Dr. Sirkkola has worked as an Art Therapist and as a Principle Lecturer at HAMK University in the Education and Research Centre for Wellbeing. She is internationally known for her work on multi-sensory environments.
Finland?
What is MSE?
What is multi-sensory work?
What is socio-cultural work?
**FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR LUNCH**
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Monday, February 4 2013
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
WRITING WORKSHOP 1 OF 3: BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE (register here)
Presented by Susan Adams Delaney, Assistant Professor, Department of Writing
Faculty should bring one or more current writing assignments they’re using so that we can work together to understand the goals of the assignment, how it fits within current learning objectives, and how it responds to particular disciplinary or departmental needs. The goal of this workshop is to have faculty understand just how much expectations of student writing vary and to assess what’s working—or not—the way assignments are currently structured. This is also an opportunity to introduce faculty to various resources that can help them improve these assignments, such as John Bean’s book Engaging Writing and various websites (such as the OWL and the Colorado Writing Guides). Faculty will do reflective writing and leave with a clear working plan for improving the assignments they brought with them.
Register at www.ithaca.edu/cfe/events/spring_2013_events/
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Tuesday, February 5 2013
AE Center - VIP Lounge
Faculty Council
Contact: drumsey@ithaca.edu or 4-3113
Category: Meetings
Wednesday, February 6 2013
Center for Faculty Excellence 316 Gannett Center
Short-term Study Abroad Program Development
All faculty and staff members are invited to attend a workshop designed to assist in the development of short-term study abroad programs. Short-term study abroad programming is an important component of the overseas study abroad options available to Ithaca College students. College faculty and staff members have successfully lead programs over the past few years in a number of different locations, including most recently Belize, Canada, China, Ecuador, Ghana, Italy, Malawi, and the United Kingdom. We will discuss program planning and development, proposal submission, safety and security measures, risk management, best practice, as well as other relevant topics.
Register through the Office of International Programs at rcullenen@ithaca.edu or 274-1676.
Contact: rcullenen@ithaca.edu or 274-1676
Category: Academics
Clark Lounge
Dream Acts
Ithaca College Theatre Arts and the Center for Faculty Excellence present a FREE staged reading of DREAM ACTS: A Play About Undocumented DREAM-Eligible Youth
Written collectively by:
Chiori Miyagawa, Mia Chung, Jessica Litwak, Saviana Stanescu and Andrea Thome
Project originally conceived by Chiori Miyagawa
Directed by: Saviana Condeescu, Assistant Professor of Playwriting & Theatre Studies at Ithaca College
Dream Acts is a fictional play about DREAM-eligible youth, in which five undocumented teens from Nigeria, Mexico, The Ukraine, Korea, and Jordan face the extraordinary challenge of living ordinary lives under the radar. Each story is moving and urgent; some are funny, others are tragic, and through their experiences, we learn about the DREAM Act and the secret lives led by undocumented youth.
The reading will by followed by a panel discussion.
Contact: scondeescu@ithaca.edu
Category: Academics
Thursday, February 7 2013
Clark Lounge
Faculty Colloquium
The IC Faculty Colloquium is a monthly event designed to provide a forum for faculty to share with one another their scholarly and creative work. This is a chance for people across department and school lines to learn more about the exciting pursuits of their colleagues and to engage with one another as members of a common learning community.
Contact: mataylor@ithaca.edu or 274-1206
Category: Special Events
Friday, February 8 2013
Klingenstein Lounge
NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION LUNCHEON (RSVP here)
Presentation by Dr. Jeffrey W. Mantz, Program Director, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate, National Science Foundation
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Klingenstein Lounge
MAKING THE CONNECTIONS: TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND FUNDING SYMPOSIUM (register here)
Dr. Jeffrey Mantz, Program Director, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate, National Science Foundation
Dr. Katherine Beissner, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Dr. Cyndy Scheibe, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Dr. Doug Turnbull, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Michael Rogers, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Symposium on integrating teaching, research, and funding. How do teaching and research inform each other? How can external funding enrich the undergraduate experience? When should you look for external funding? Which funding agency best suits your project? Our symposiasts represent funding from a variety of external sources and are well placed to share their experiences and to answer your questions.
2.00-2.30 PM Reception for Dr. Jeffrey Mantz, Refreshments Provided
2.30-4.00 PM Symposium
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Monday, February 25 2013
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
WRITING WORKSHOP 2 OF 3: UNDERSTANDING AND STRUCTURING THE WRITING PROCESS (register here)
This workshop will focus on creating opportunities for students to develop writing projects in the early, informal stages. We’ll try out different prewriting strategies and practice peer- and teacher-response activities. Faculty will have the opportunity to share disciplinary and individual priorities in order to emphasize that writing is context-dependent. Faculty will leave with a clear set of strategies to implement in their own classes.
Register at /cfe/events/spring_2013_events/
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics
Thursday, February 28 2013
Center for Faculty Excellence 316 Gannett Center
WRITING EFFECTIVE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDENTS (register here)
Presented by Dr. Luke Keller, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Faculty and staff are often asked to write letters recommending students for scholarships, fellowships, internships, graduate school, medical school, and jobs. As with resumes, an effective letter of recommendation can make a significant positive impact on the student's success, while a mediocre letter—even a positive one—can trigger the circular file. We will discuss strategies for crafting effective letters that stand out.
This short workshop is designed for early career faculty and staff, but we welcome more experienced letter writers to the discussion.
Contact: cfe@ithaca.edu or 274-3734
Category: Academics