YourIthaca E-news
June 2003
Director's Note
Graham Stewart '81, M.S. '01
Director of Alumni Relations
Featured Upcoming Alumni Events
June 26: Summer Boat Cruise, Boston SOLD OUT
June 27: Yankees vs. Mets, NYC -- SOLD OUT
June 28: Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore, MD -- SOLD OUT
June 30: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs Register by June 25th!
Join the Department of Sport Management and Media and the Philadelphia alumni club for one last game at Veterans Stadium before its no more.
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Save the Date
September 1213: Homecoming 2003
Mark your calendars now for a fabulous fall weekend in Ithaca. Look for a full schedule of events in the July yourIthaca.
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Online Community
New Feature: Alumni Yellow Pages
Do you sell a product or provide a service you'd like other IC alumni to know about? Be one of the first to post your business listing on our new alumni yellow pages. Search the yellow page listings and support fellow IC alumni!
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Campus News
Ithaca College Deans Announce Retirement Plans
The deans of the Roy H. Park School of Communications and the School of Business at Ithaca College have announced plans to retire from their positions.
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Ithaca College to Hold Leadership and Empowerment Workshop for Girls
A week-long workshop designed to help promote self confidence and leadership skills in middle school-aged girls is being offered at Ithaca College July 2125.
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ICQ Alumni Spotlight: Tish Saumsiegle Rabe '73
Rhyme Time
A crooning extinct reptile was what clinched the deal. "Morris O-roarus was a brachiosaurus/Had the best voice in the dinosaur chorus," went the poem Tish Saumsiegle Rabe '73 submitted to Random House Children's Books in 1995. She was told that while they didn't normally publish rhyme that wasn't written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Geisel's widow, Audrey, was interested in finding writers who could mimic his style and continue producing his children's books.
Rabe (pronounced "RAH-bee") got the gig, and since then she has been hard at work as one of the authors in the continuing series of Dr. Seuss books.
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Good to Know
Alumni Award Nominations
Do you know alumni whose professional and volunteer accomplishments deserve to be recognized by the Ithaca College Alumni Association? Please take a few minutes to nominate someone for one the association's five major awards. The deadline is October 15th.
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Tell A Friend about yourIthaca
We only have e-mail addresses for about 25% of our alumni. If you know an alumnus/a who you think would enjoy receiving this e-newsletter, send them an invitation now!
Health and Life Insurance
Every graduating senior is offered a free $10,000 life and $30,000 travel accident policy for one year, compliments of the Alumni Association. American Insurance Administrators (AIA) offers term life insurance and four health insurance products. For more information, call (800) 922-1245 or visit AIA online.
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