Ithaca College

The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs is seeking a member of the IC community to join the Alternative Spring Break trip to Virginia Beach from March 9  -17. 

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Frank Gabriel Campos, professor of trumpet, and Nicholas Walker, associate professor of string bass, are appearing twice this week on Performance Today, a nationally syndicated radio and internet show on American Public Media that reaches 1.5 million listeners worldwide.

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All faculty and staff are welcome to attend a Pathways training to learn to identify and respond to a student who might be experiencing distress.  We appreciate your willingness to learn crisis response skills before you need them. 

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The following is contributed on behalf of Wade Pickren, PhD, Director of Sponsored Research:

The Human Subjects Research website has been updated with new application forms and directions. 

If you are uncertain whether your project requires review, or if you plan to submit an HSR proposal in the coming semester, please visit the All-College Review Board on Human Subjects Research  website. Submission deadlines for proposals and information on the application process are also posted on this site.

Additional support for preparing and submitting proposals is available.  Please contact hsrlog@ithaca.edu for assistance.

Finally, all federally funded faculty and student researchers must complete CITI training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.  Additional information is available by contacting hsrlog@ithaca.edu or at 4-3113.

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Retirees in Service to the Environment (RISE), a volunteer program at Ithaca College, is seeking local retirees for this comprehensive training program, April 5-May 17. Trainings will be held Friday mornings at Longview, just up the road from the college.

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CAPS, Active Minds and TWLOHA invite you to hear Regi Carpenter tell the story of her teenage experience with mental health.  Snap!, My Teenage Life: Breaking Down and Finding Hope was described by The Harvard Crimson Review as "Harrowing, uplifting, haunting and surprisingly, hilarious."wing, uplifting, haunting & surprisingly hilarious.”

Thursday, February 28th.  7pm.  Emerson Suite B    

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Chelsie Reed, an Ithaca College DPT student in her final year of studies at the Rochester Center, is this year’s recipient of the Ann Marie Sirois Clinical Education Scholarship. This clinical education scholarship is awarded to a student with high academic achievement, a record of scholarship and community service.  

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Faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend a presentation by candidate, Phuong Nguyen, who is a semi-finalist for the line in Asian-American Studies. This will be a dual appointment, between the CSCRE and Sociology. There is also an "open meeting" time slot if you want to meet with the candidate.

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Interested in presenting your research to your peers and faculty?  We are now accepting proposals for oral presentations or display posters on research you have completed.  Musical or other creative presentations are also encouraged. 

 As the premier academic event at Ithaca College, the 16th Annual James J. Whalen Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in the Campus Center.    The schedule is as follows:

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Matthew Klemm, Assistant Professor of History, has published an article entitled "Les complexions vertueuses: la physiologie des vertus dans l'anthropologie medicale de Pietro d'Abano" (Virtuous Complexions: The Physiology of Virtues in Pietro d'Abano's Medical Anthropology), in the journal Medievales, 63, automne 2012.

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In an effort to provide the highest quality of service to students, as well as faculty, we want to make faculty aware of testing procedures that are in place within our office for the administration of exams.

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Regular semester testing has picked up and midterms are approaching quickly so here are a few reminders about preparing test materials for students electing to take their tests with Student Disability Services:

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The Scarf, a Tool of Empowerment, and the Modest Style Movement
Nancy Hoque, designer, sixteenR
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery
Gannett Center, Ithaca College

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WHITE LIES: featuring work by Vinita Prabhakar (Lecturer) & Cameron Halladay ('13)
Followed by a themed open reading.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College

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Associate professor of psychology Jeff Holmes and professor Barney Beins have co-authored a research laboratory manual in psychology. The book, published by Pearson Custom Library, presents a series of laboratory exercises designed for courses in research methodology.

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.

It's short and it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate!

1. Complete the short online dining survey located at:  http://ithacadiningservices.com/index.html

2. Insert your email address at the end of the survey to win!

3. Then, you're entered to WIN a GOOGLE NEXUS 7 Tablet!

Thanks everyone, we appreciate your participation and look forward to your feedback! 

ONE lucky winner will be randomly chosen and announced after the survey closes on Wed., March. 6th. So hurry and submit your survey today, for your chance to win!
(only one entry per person, please.)

Good Luck Everyone!

The Jewish Mardi Gras!

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National Geographic photographer Lynn Johnson will give a public lecture on Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Park Auditorium.

In addition to assignments for National Geographic, Johnson has also work for LIFE, Sports Illustrated and various foundations. She has traveled all over the world and even photographed notables such Tiger Woods and the entire Supreme Court. However, according to her biography, her favorite assignments “are emotionally demanding stories about ordinary people.”

Her visit campus is part of a unique community partnership that includes pairing student photographers with local organizations. The Park Award for Photo Activism Project is in its first year. Participating students are enrolled in a documentary photography class taught by Professor Janice Levy. As their class assignment, students will provide in-depth visual explorations of the contributions these organizations make to their constituencies and our community. While Johnson is in Ithaca, she will visit the class and offer feedback on student’s work.

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Ronald Hoy, Cornell University
"The Janus-Faces of Predation and Escape:
a neurobehavioral analysis"

February 21    (pdf)
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

Part of the Department's Seminar Series.

Everyone is welcome to attend!
Refreshments beforehand* (3:45-4:00pm)
CNS first floor lobby
*Please bring your own reusable mug for beverages. Reuse, reduce, recycle! 

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