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 Newsreel
A periodic compilation of references to Ithaca
College in the nation’s media.
Furby, a Gremlin-like interactive toy, is
being touted as the must-have toy for Christmas. Who anointed
it as "the" toy of choice? Not the kids. Before Furby
was available in any store nationwide, its manufacturers, Tiger
Electronics, had already designated it as the season’s hot
pick. "The word is ‘spin,’ and toymakers in recent
years have mastered how to spin their products," said Marty
Hansen, an assistant professor of communications at Ithaca College
in Ithaca, N.Y.
—New York Times, Oct. 16,
1998
With shifting organizational structures and
an immense speed-up in the pace of work, more and more information
sources vie for everyone’s attention in the workplace. Diane
Gayeski, professor of organizational communication, learning,
and design at Ithaca College and a principal in Omnicom Associates,
describes overload as the biggest performance problem in organizations
today. Gayeski reports observing, for example, that the managers
of a restaurant chain risked "spending from four to six
hours each day simply focusing on information piling up in their
e-mail boxes, on voice mail, and across their desks."
—Strategic Communication
Management, October/November 1998
Helping faculty to move their teaching, research,
and service forward has long been a concern for colleges and
universities. One result of this concern has been the evolution
of faculty development centers. In most cases, targeted workshops
assist faculty in gaining skills in specific areas such as building
a Web page for their class syllabus, or using e-mail to support
class projects. Examples include Ithaca College’s faculty
development group, which offers a workshop titled "Learning
Technology and Generation X: Creating Effective and Compelling
Curricular Materials."
—Change: The Magazine of
Learning, September/October 1998
Neither Ithaca College’s nor Cortland
State’s stadiums seat more than 5,000, but crowds swell
to more than 10,000 when the two play each other. The Division
III schools’ proximity to one another—only 18 miles—has
spawned upstate New York’s most emotional rivalry. The game
tomorrow at Cortland is the 57th renewal. Ithaca leads the series,
32-21-3, but Cortland has won the last two games. Ithaca (7-1)
will probably make the playoffs regardless of the outcome and
Cortland (4-4) is clinging to an outside possibility.
—New York Times, Nov. 6,
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