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The Fitness Center will be closing at 2:00pm on Friday 3/8/13, and will remain closed from 3/9/13 - 3/11/13.  We will have limited hours from Tuesday 3/12/13 - Friday 3/15/13, and will resume our regular semester hours on Monday 3/18/13.

Friday 3/8: 7:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday 3/9: CLOSED

Sunday 3/10: CLOSED

Monday 3/11: CLOSED

Tuesday 3/12: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wednesday 3/13: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Thursday 3/14: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Friday 3/15: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday 3/16: CLOSED

Sunday 3/17: CLOSED

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Hello IC Campus Community!

The Spring 2013 Block 2 Group Exercise schedule is now available.  The new schedule will take effect beginning on Monday 3/18.

Next block we will be offering 26 FREE classes including BODYPUMP, Zumba, Group Cycling, Kripalu Yoga,

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Sunday, March 10, 4-7 pm, at NYU's Skirball Center (900 seats)

more details on Broadway World: broadwayworld.com/article/DREAM-ACTS-Staged-Reading-and-Discussion-Set-for-NYUs-Skirball-Center-310-20130307

DREAM ACTS - Written by Chiori Miyagawa, Mia Chung, Jessica Litwak, Saviana Stanescu, and Andrea Thome. dreamactunion.org/

STARRING: Carlo Alban*, Heidi Armbruster*, Jackie Chung*, Rachael Holmes*, and Ryan Shams*   Directed by Kristin Horton

The Staged Reading will be followed by a Panel Discussion featuring: 
Alejandra Rincon, author, "Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education"; Dan H. Berger, Esq., Curran & Berger LLP; the playwrights and performers; and undocumented students eligible for proposed DREAM Act benefits. The panel will be moderated by playwright/scholar Saviana Stanescu.

*Actors appearing courtesy of The Actors' Equity Union.

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Paris Is Burning (1990, USA)
Jennie Livingston (director), 71 min.
Thursday, March 7, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College

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White Muslin: Veiling the Body in the 1790s
Amelia Rauser, Associate Professor of Art History, Franklin & Marshall College
Thursday, March 7, 4.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College

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The event "Struggling for Justice: One Rabbi's Journey from South Africa to Israel/Palestine and America" features Rabbi Brian Walt on Thursday, March 7, 7 pm in Business 104. The Ithaca College Students for Justice in Palestine and the Philosophy and Religion Department are co-sponsors.  

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This is a reminder that April 1st is the due date for completing Technology Renewal Summer 2013 questionnaires, which have been sent to all individuals, labs managers, and area coordinators.

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Dear Ithaca College Community Members:

Recently, Ithaca College Board of Trustees Chairman, Tom Grape '80, wrote to inform you of the Board’s commitment to conduct regular reviews of the performance of our president and about our plan to conduct an extensive Comprehensive Presidential Assessment in 2013.  This upcoming process involves inviting input from representatives of the different constituencies that comprise the Ithaca College community.  The purpose of today’s communication is to let you know the methodology we are using for selecting participants in the process.

As outlined in Tom Grape’s previous communication:

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Thank you for your interest in the Tenure and Promotion Workshop for Reviewers that was scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in the Center for Faculty Excellence.  Unfortunately, this workshop has been CANCELED due to illness.  We plan to reschedule at a later date. 

Quoted in the media: Faculty members Scott Hamula, Stephen Mosher, Rachel Wagner and Frank Micale; and staff member Melissa Gattine. For more information on the following articles, please visit the IC in the Media page at the Office of Media Relations:

IC in the Media

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Dr. Skott Freedman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology recently published an article in the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology entitled "Children's naming as a function of neighborhood density".

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The following is submitted on behalf of Provost Kelly:

The March 7 Faculty Colloquium scheduled for 5:00 pm in Clark Lounge has been cancelled.  All questions/concerns related to this cancellation can be directed to provost@ithaca.edu or 274-3113. 

The next Faculty Colloquium will be held Thursday, April 4 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in Clark Lounge immediately following the Whalen Symposium.  The featured speaker will be Saviana Stanescu Condeescu, Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts Department.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Marisa Kelly, Provost & VPEA

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Join Ted Kelly, the Community Outreach contact from ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions, as he presents about ways to avoid these emergencies, and what to do if one happens to you. Ted will also be giving an overview of how ClearPoint can help, and will have a fun, interactive money quiz to find out how much you know about managing your money!

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 Denise Nuttall presented  two Indigenous Rhythm Workshops to 82 participants at the Teaching Choices Symposium 2013: "Tomorrow's Classroom", Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa on February 21st. 
Title: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Systems in North American Universities: A Workshop on Rhythm and the North Indian Percussion Instrument Tabla.

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Have you thought about signing up to the Wellness Clinic, but haven’t yet convinced yourself to take the plunge?  Come and try it out for free, and help Exercise & Sport Sciences students study at the same time!

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IC made a strong showing at the Northeastern Anthropological Association (NEAA) Annual Conference, held at the University of Maryland in College Park on March 1 and 2, 2013. There were six student oral presentations, one poster, one faculty presentation, and one recent alumnus presentation, all from the Anthropology Department.

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 Assistant Professor Donathan Brown will present a recent essay titled,  "Examining Racial Politics amidst Shifting Demographics," at the 60th annual meeting of the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies to be held this week in Panama City, Panama.

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CC&ES is pleased to release our new Flavours Catering Menu to the Ithaca College community. The menu features a wide range of fresh and exciting options for the budget minded event planner. A brand new option to the campus is our Community Catering Drop & Go Service.   Breakfast, lunch and dinner options are all available for under $8.00 per person. We’ll bring the food to your event in disposable containers and let you get down to business.

Download a copy of your menu today or call CC&ES for more information.

Ithaca College has a contract with Sodexo Campus Services to provide all food service on campus. Use of Ithaca College funds for catering on college property must be processed through the Campus Center and Event Services Office and Dining Services.

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Application Due Dates Are Changing for Dependent Tuition Remission

In an effort to better align the educational benefits application process with the financial aid process, we are changing the application due dates for Dependent Tuition Remission. Applications for incoming freshmen, or transfer students should be submitted no later than November 1st,   for the upcoming academic year.  Applications for returning students should be submitted by May 1st for the upcoming academic year.

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Charles Woodard's artist's book, The History of Photography in Pen & Ink (A-Jump Books, Ithaca), has been selected for inclusion in an exhibition at Gagosian Gallery entitled Ed Ruscha Books & Co. and a publication entitled Various Small Books: Referencing Small Books by Ed Ruscha (The MIT Press, Cambridge).

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