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Join us for the fellows' brief presentations and a reception to honor them.

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Mirit Hadar is teaching JWST 27500: ST Israeli Culture through Literature, in fall 2013 on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:00 pm.

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The “Rural Aging in 21st-Century America” workshop will be held Wednesday, April 24th, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Country Inn and Suites, 1100 Danby Road, Ithaca (just 5 minutes south of the college).

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On Wednesday, April 18, Sandra Steingraber, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Environmental Studies and Science, was found guilty of trespassing at a site owned by Inergy, a natural gas and liquid petroleum storage company in Watkins Glen.  The Inergy facility is part of the infrastructure planned to support the expansion of the hydraulic fracturing industry in the Finger Lakes region.   Sandra was sentenced immediately to 15 days in the Chemung County jail, when she refused to pay the fine the judge had imposed. 

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Please join us in wishing Michael Faber happiness in retirement and a hearty farewell after 31 years as Hillel Director and Jewish Chaplain! 

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Submitted on behalf of Terri Stewart, Director for Public Safety & Emergency Management

The Ithaca College Office of Public Safety & Emergency Management, in partnership with the Student Government Association (SGA), Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and Center for Health Promotion invite all students to join us in what we hope will be a series of dialogue with members of the Public Safety team. 

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The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Faculty Development Committee along with the Office of the Provost announce the recipients of the 2012-2013 Faculty Excellence Awards.

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Ithaca College softball head coach Deb Pallozzi won her 700th career game as coach of the Bombers during Wednesday’s doubleheader sweep of King’s College. Pallozzi is the 10th coach overall in NCAA Division III softball history to reach 700 career wins, and only six coaches all-time have achieved 700 wins at one school.

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A conversation on Monday 22, 2013 from  7:00 – 9:00 p.m, with Dr. Amii Omara-Otunnu, UNESCO Chair for the United States, on power, terror and the constant tension between realpolitik and justice.

Dr. Otunnu holds the first and only Chair in Human Rights in the USA and coordinates the
UNESCO Chairs in Human Rights in the regions of Israel, Western Europe and North America. He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. 

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Submitted on behalf of Provost Marisa Kelly:

As was noted in an October Intercom, Ken Kutler, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports, announced his retirement. Although Ken is not officially retiring until the end of June, a celebration in his honor is planned for Friday, April 26, 2013 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the VIP room of the Athletics and Events Center.

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Assistant Professor Nick Kowalczyk, who teaches feature writing and creative nonfiction in the writing department, published a new essay this week in the "Real Families" series on Salon.com. The essay is titled "How Many Pets Can We Save?" and it's about love, marriage, pets, and a small dog in danger named "Pancakes."

Read it here: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/18/how_many_pets_can_we_save/

This is a general notification about the annual campus electrical shutdown on June 1, 2013 and August 10, 2013.

 

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College employees and students should plan to find alternate parking during this time.

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The Campus Life Award is given each year to a select group of graduating seniors in order to recognize their outstanding contributions to the Ithaca College community through participation and involvement in campus life.  Over the years this award has become a coveted goal and valued honor. In order to be nominated for this prestigious award, students must have been extensively involved in a number of areas of campus life and have demonstrated significant leadership abilities and accomplishments.

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 The Department of Anthropology announces the spring 2013 inductees into the Omicron Chapter of the Lambda Alpha national anthropology honorary society.

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An evening with best selling author and transgender activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Thursday, April 18 - doors open at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Ithaca, Parlor, 306 N. Aurora Street, downtown Ithaca on the corner of Aurora and Buffalo.

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Service Learning in Native America (ANTH 14500; 3 credits; CRN 10002) will be offered during the May 2013 session (May 14-24) where we will travel to the Cayuga and Onondaga Nations and participate in many projects the nations need help with.

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The Handwerker Gallery is thrilled to showcase the work of 30 Ithaca College seniors in our final exhibition of the year!  Please join us for the opening reception!

ARTiculated: 2013 Senior Student Show
Curated by Leaf Ye (Art History '13)
April 18-May 19, 2013
Opening Reception: April 18, 5.00-7.00 p.m.

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Chilean poet Cecilia Vicuña brings her distinctive improvisatory style to the Handwerker Gallery on the ground floor of the library on Thursday, April 18th at 8:00 pm. Vicuña is the author of twenty books of poetry and the co-editor of The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry.

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Don’t forget to come to IC’s annual Family Carnival hosted by the Student United Way. Activities for all ages include arts and crafts, face painting, and an inflated bounce house! There will also be live performances, a raffle, and snacks.

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