Each summer Ithaca College sponsors a number of special noncredit programs that serve the precollege and postcollege populations. All are taught by instructors selected from the College's knowledgeable and highly competent faculty.
For additional information contact the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies, 607-274-3143.
Continuing education programs provide practitioners in various fields with an enhancement of skills and up to date knowledge. Specially designed residential academic youth programs enable qualified high school students to take advantage of the College’s extensive faculty and facilities and to experience life on a college campus. In addition to these continuing education offerings, the regular credit offerings of the institution are open to non-Ithaca College students on an extramural basis.
The Healthy Musician: Injury Prevention and Intervention for Musicians and Health Care Providers
Level I: June 13–16
Level II: June 17–18
Designed for musicians and health care providers, this comprehensive program of seminars and hands-on workshops will focus on musical performance and health. A multidisciplinary faculty will examine the physical and mental factors that affect both the musician and performance and will discuss the care and prevention of music-related injuries. For more information and registration material visit www.ithaca.edu/healthymusician or phone 607-274-3143.
Media Literacy Summer Institute
July 14–18
This workshop, presented by the Ithaca College Project Look Sharp program, is designed for teachers, support staff, and other professionals working with students in an educational setting. Participants receive training in the theory and practice of media literacy, learn applications for digital technology, and work individually with a Project Look Sharp "coach" to develop and implement a media literacy integration project. Hands-on production is Mac-based. Graduate credit is available. Further information, including registration instructions, is available by phone at 607-274-3471 or by e-mail at looksharp@ithaca.edu.
Summer Piano Institute
July 3–12
Talented young pianists, ages 12 to 18, are invited by Ithaca College’s School of Music to participate in 10 days of intensive piano study. The Summer Piano Institute is a comprehensive program of varied musical experience that uses the superb facilities of the James J. Whalen Center for Music, where nationally and internationally known piano faculty provide a lively array of daily lessons, workshops, classes, and supervised practice. The 10-day schedule allows for more optional practice, study, or homework time; or the chance just to relax. Field trips, picnics, special weekend events, and other social activities are also offered. For application information visit our website at www.ithaca.edu/pianoinstitute or phone 607-274-3143.
HealthQuest
July 7-11
The Ithaca College School of Health Sciences and Human Performance is proud to sponsor the fourth HealthQuest residential camp for central New York high school students entering grades 10 through 12 in fall 2008. Learn about careers in health, sport, and leisure on the beautiful Ithaca College campus, located on Ithaca’s South Hill overlooking Cayuga Lake. Students will interact with faculty and professionals in speech-language pathology, clinical exercise science, athletic training, occupational therapy, health policy studies, outdoor adventure leadership, therapeutic recreation, gerontology, community health education/physical education, social work, and clinical laboratory science. To learn more, visit www.ithaca.edu/gps or call 607-274-3143.
Summer College for High School Students
Three-Week Session: June 29-July 18
Five-Week Session: June 29-August 1
One-Week Minicourses: July 20-25 and
July 27-August 1
In this pre-college program, students experience college life while living in a safe environment. The three-week program is designed for students who have completed their sophomore or junior year in high school. These students choose one of six courses, and earn two or three college credits. The five-week program is open to students who are entering their senior year of high school in fall 2008. Students attending the five-week program choose two courses and earn six to eight credits. The one-week minicourses are open to all qualified high school students. In this program students get a chance to immerse themselves in a particular subject area while living on a college campus. Students may enroll in one or both minicourse sessions, as well as the three-week session. All minicourse participants will receive a certificate of completion. For additional information, including an online application, visit our website at www.ithaca.edu/summercollege or call 607-274-3143.
Ithaca College courses are open to local residents, and students enrolled in other colleges are welcome to attend as well. Summer courses taken on an extramural basis may be applied to a degree program at Ithaca College or transferred to other institutions. Fall and spring classes are also open to extramural students if space is available. To learn more, request the guide to extramural study from the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies.
