Ithaca College

Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

The Daily Grind welcomes faculty every weekday morning from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. for coffee.  Please drop by to chat with colleagues, watch the news, or just get ready for the workday. 

Stop by the 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Daily Grind, the parking is prime!

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I wanted to follow up as quickly as possible on the message I sent yesterday regarding the hateful graffiti left recently on a residence hall door.  The investigation concluded this afternoon and the student responsible for the graffiti has been judicially referred.  I would like to thank Public Safety for their aggressive investigation of this abhorrent act, beginning the moment the incident was reported.

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Do you have an idea for using multiple iPads to facilitate a collaborative project in the field, classroom, clinical setting, etc.? Have you ever wanted to explore how an iPad might be useful for your teaching and research?

Information Technology Services in collaboration with the Center for Faculty Excellence will loan out twenty 3rd generation iPads.

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I'd like to share some great news: seniors who are graduating this May will be able to keep their IC email account after graduation. The class of 2013 is the very first that can take advantage of this new benefit, and I hope that it proves useful after seniors leave campus.

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Camden Weber ’15 and Lauren Ryan ’16 were recently named recipients of a New York Women in Communications Scholarship.

Weber, a communications management and design major received the McGraw-Hill Companies Scholarship. Ryan, an integrated marketing communications major, received the New York Women in Communications Alumna Award for Excellence. The scholarships are awarded to 15-20 students each year who show academic excellence, need, and demonstrated commitment to the communications field.

Both recipients went to New York City in April and were featured on the TODAY Show, attended a VIP reception with names such as Ryan Seacrest and Joan Rivers, among others, and went to the luncheon sponsored by WEtv where they received their awards.

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Udi's, the #1 gluten-free brand in America, announced it's ranking of the Top 10 Campuses that accommodate the gluten-free needs of its student population. 

Check out Udi's blog post to learn why Ithaca College was ranked #7 and see who else made it into the Top 10. And, with the addition of the Simple Servings (allergen-free station) at Terrace Dining Hall this winter, we may be on our way to top spot the next time around!

Check out Ithaca College's Top 10 mention on Udi's Blog:

http://udisglutenfree.com/2013/05/02/the-top-10-gluten-free-campuses/

Thoughts on fracking infrastructure, extreme energy, and civil disobedience by Sandra Steingraber, Ithaca College distinguished scholar-in-residence, biologist, and author, with special guest Katarina Andersson '13, the music education and vocal performance major who was arrested in March with Steingraber and 10 others for undertaking this peaceful protest.

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ECHOES IN TIME AND SPACE | Commencement Eve Concert
4/18/13 | 8:30 P.M. | Glazer Arena, Athletics & Events Center

You and your family are invited to the Commencement Eve Concert on Saturday, May 18, at 8:30 p.m. in Glazer Arena, within the Athletics and Events Center. Admission is free.

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This is just a reminder the deadline for dependent tuition remission applications has changed. The deadline for applications for returning students was May1st. If you have not submitted an application yet, please do so as soon as possible. Cash Award Applications should be submitted no later than July 15th and must be accompanied by a copy of the institutions bill showing a charge specifically for tuition. Cash Awards will not be processed without a tuition bill from the institution your dependent is attending. Educational Benefits Applications can be found at http://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/education/

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The College is committed to supporting employees in multiple ways.  With this comes an understanding that everyone’s needs are different at different times in our lives.  To help manage the various demands of work and life outside of work, you may want to consider a Flexible Work Arrangement.

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Senior Week 2013 is quickly approaching and we need your help to help the seniors celebrate their final days at Ithaca College! 

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Having a meeting? Need it delivered, fast? Simply to Go Catering is Ithaca College’s new catering program that allows faculty, staff and student groups to enjoy meals conveniently at any campus location.

Simply to Go service can be scheduled for delivery or pick up, Monday through Friday. Choose the convenience of delivery, or pick up your order at La Vincita.

To check out the menu and get more information, please visit: http://ithacadiningservices.com/catering.html

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
Presented by Susan Nixson, Lecturer, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Register Here (registration is encouraged, but not necessary

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Skott E. Freedman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, recently published an article in International Journal of English Linguistics.

Title: Effects of neighborhood density on adult word repetition

Journal: International Journal of English Linguistics
Issue: 2013, Volume 1

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Recognize someone who shone brightly in May by submitting an Of The Month award to the Ithaca College Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary!

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The National Residence Hall Honorary would like to congratulate our three regional winners.  These recipients were nominated by other Ithaca College students and faculty for their outstanding contribution to the Ithaca College community during the month of March.  The New York New England Association of College and University Residence Halls then chose these three winners to represent our region.  Congratulations!

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Longview is pleased to offer Ithaca College employees 10% off the first year’s rent of an Independent Apartment at Longview! This offer is applicable to family members of Ithaca College employees. Ithaca College ID must be shown. Potential residents must meet admissions criteria for independent living.  For more information, please call 607-375-6320.

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President Tom Rochon is seeking a recent IC graduate, including a member of the class of 2013, to serve as assistant to the president. Among the principal duties will be to route questions that come into the president’s office to the appropriate area or division, to assemble information necessary to respond to questions and complaints, and to draft routine communications from the president’s office in response to messages received.

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I want in this message to address the campus community regarding hateful messages that were left recently on a residence hall room door, and the college’s response to those messages.

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Guitar performance major Russell Kniffin (’13) will present his senior exhibition, titled “The String Quartets of Karel Husa: An Exhibition of Documents,” at the School of Music’s Karel Husa Gallery in an opening reception next Monday, May 6. 

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