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Festival Pass Prices for Screenings and Events at Cinemapolis

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Women's Studies will be hosting a colloquia by Alexandra Rutherford, Associate Professor of Psychology at York University.  The colloquia will be held on March 26 at 5 PM in the Six Mile Creek Room. Light refreshments will be served. 

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Passover begins on Monday evening March 25th

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This summer the writing department will offer an online course in Travel Writing taught by Professor Nick Kowalczyk. The 3-credit, 300-level course will be offered through the month of July. It focuses on both the kind of travel writing you see in magazines & guidebooks, plus the kind of "literary" writing published as travelogues, memoirs, essays, and foreign correspondence & reportage. Please read the course description on HomerConnect & contact Professor Kowalczyk (nkowalczyk@ithaca.edu) if you have any questions.

Professor of Music Kim Dunnick traveled to Brazil last week, where, on March 10, he gave a performance and conducted a master class at Rio de Janeiro State University. 

As President of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG), Dunnick also lead meetings with trumpet professors and professional players in both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo regarding various collaborations that might be developed between the ITG and the Association of Brazilian Trumpeters (ABT). 

Ed Tech Day, Thursday, March 21, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Clark Lounge

The theme this year is Innovation, Inquiry, and Creativity at the Intersection of Pedagogy and Technology.

Session 1: 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - What We Learned During the Ithaca College iPad Pilot (Marilyn Dispensa, Mary Jo Watts, Wade Pickren, et.al./Ithaca College)
9:25 a.m. - The Development of an E-Portfolio Solution to Integrate Practice and Theory in an Undergraduate Nursing Program (Tammy Roman and Katie McDonald/St. John Fisher College)

Session 2: 10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - Writing in the Digital Age (Bhavani Arabandi/Ithaca College)
10:25 a.m. - Reflective Writing in the E-Portfolio (Susan Delaney Adams/Ithaca College

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An asteroid impact? Earthquake? Plague of locusts? Flood? Tidal wave? Environmental or political collapse? Are you prepared for the end? Join us for a series of discussions on the culture and science of the apocalypse (ithaca.edu/cpsnow).

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Please join the Ithaca College Department of Physics for a public viewing of the night time sky from 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM on Friday, March 22, 2013.

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On March 28, 2013, the Jewish Studies program at Ithaca College and the LGBT Center are bringing Dr. Joy Ladin to Ithaca College. At 7:30 p.m., in Textor 101, she will be speaking on her experiences as a transgender Jew, transitioning from male to female and teaching at Yeshiva University, an Orthodox Jewish university in New York City.

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The Handwerker is pleased to welcome back students, staff and faculty from Spring Break The Handwerker is pleased to welcome back the Ithaca College community with the opening of it's exhibition, First Person, Twice Removed, featuring the work of local artists Claire Lesemann, Jessica Warner, and Melissa Zarem.  This exhibtion will be on view at the Handwerker from March 18th-April 12th, 2013.  An opening reception will be held Thursday, March 21, 5:00-7:00 pm.  The artists will speak about their work publicly on Thursday, March 28, 6:00 pm.

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After being one of six groups forwarded to the finals, the Ithaca College Trumpet Ensemble placed fourth in the Ensemble Division of the National Trumpet Competition held in Washington, DC this past weekend.

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Take advantage of the more than 350 concerts offered each year by the School of Music. A full listing of all concerts and events is available at www.ithaca.edu/music/events/ and this week's are listed below.

Can't make it? Web-streamed performances are available live and on demand at www.ithaca.edu/music/live.

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Kim Dunnick, Professor and Chair of the Department of Performance Studies, was recently reappointed to the Editorial Review Committee of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. The ITG Journal, a quarterly publication with a subscription of around 5,000, recently changed editors.  Dunnick was invited to continue to serve in this capacity by the new Editor.

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Faculty Council is soliciting nominations, including self-nominations for the 3-year position as Faculty Trustee on the IC Board of Trustees. The Faculty Trustee is a fully participating and voting member of the Board of Trustees with all of the attendant rights and responsibilities.

Given the challenges ahead, this is a crucial position and we are seeking actively engaged, enthusiastic and knowledgeable individuals for a pool of candidates, from which three will be selected by Council to be forwarded to the Board for their decision regarding the one position.

Please submit the candidate's name, along with a cv and brief statement in support of the candidate to Peter Rothbart, Chair, Faculty Council, rothbart@ithaca.edu.

Deadline for submission of all materials is April 1, 2013.

For further information:

http://www.ithaca.edu/policies/vol1/volume_1-10302/
http://www.ithaca.edu/policies/vol1/volume_1-10303/ 

 The Ithacan was honored with two Gold Crown awards by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at the spring National College Media Convention on March 10 at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City. The Gold Crown awards are the highest honors presented by CSPA.

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Thursday, March 21st, the College will be holding our 23rd Educational Technology Day.  This event attracts over 800 visitors to our campus to explore new technologies and learn more about how technology can be used both in and out of the classroom.

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Mary Arlin, Emerita Professor of Theory, History and Composition at the School of Music, was the invited Keynote Speaker for the 34th annual conference of the Southern Chapter of the College Music Society on March 1, 2013.

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School of Music faculty Richard Faria and Heidi Hoffman were invited by the Governor's School for the Arts, one of the most select arts magnet schools in Virginia, to give several masterclasses, a concert, and coaching to students of the school's Technology Orchestra on March 8, 9, and 10. 

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Ithaca College senior Ricardo Gomez won the 125-pound title at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships this weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gomez, an accounting major from Brentwood, N.Y., is the 11th Bomber wrestler to win an individual national title. He is also the 23rd Bomber student-athlete all-time to win an individual national title, and that group has accumulated 30 national championships in total.

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On behalf of the National Residence Hall Honorary - Ithaca College Chapter, congratulations to all nominees on their outstanding contributions to the Ithaca College community.  We had 24 nominations for the month of February, a record breaking number for Ithaca College.  Thank you to our dedicated nominators who took the time to recognize these outstanding individuals and programs.  You can take part in this recognition process and submit an OTM for the month of March by April 1st.  Check out our website or other Intercom announcements about how to nominate.  

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