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The following is sent on behalf of Dr. Margaret Arnold:

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Goal Setting

Contributed by Katie Sack on 01/08/2013 

"Tools to Set Actionable Goals for the New Year"

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The School of Business would like to congratulate Ayana Richardson on her new position as assistant dean of undergraduate programs for Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Ayana’s last day at Ithaca College will be Friday, January 11th.

Ayana joined the School of Business as assistant dean of student services in May 2009 and has been an incredibly valued member of the Business School staff.

Please join us as we celebrate Ayana’s time at IC and wish her success in her new position. A farewell reception/luncheon will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 from 11:30am-1:00pm in the 2nd floor atrium of Park Center.


Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations for this event should contact Maria A. Fiorille at 607-274-3341.

(Submitted on behalf of Samarra Mbenga, leader of the Weight Watchers At Work program at Ithaca College)

Happy New Year! Our total weight loss for 2012 was 1520.2 pounds!!!!  Will you be joining us to reach your goals in 2013?  

Our latest program, Weight Watchers 360 is built for human nature. Imagine making healthy choices and being active becoming as second nature as brushing your teeth. For anyone who has been disappointed by a diet in the past, Weight Watchers is here with a new approach to help make that life-changing dream a reality!

Expect to amaze yourself by reaching your health goals in 2013 with Weight Watchers 360!

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(Posted on behalf of Traci Shoemaker, Corporate Account Manager ~ WW Health Solutions. Please refer to the Intercom announcement dated 12/20/2012 for information about registering for our Weight Watchers At Work meetings.)

Happy New Year! 

I hope you enjoy this latest edition of Quickbites. Please pass along the below Quickbites to your employees to support health and wellness in your workplace.  

Our WW360 program not only teaches employees how to eat healthy, but how to live healthy.

...Wishing you well in 2013,

Traci Shoemaker
Corporate Account Manager ~ WW Health Solutions

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Staff will be participating in a webinar that the United States Postal Service is conducting on the rate increases that take effect on 1/28/13.
The Phillips Hall Post Office and the Mail Center will be closed during this time.

 

Every January, the Ithaca College community celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through a series of programs sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement & Multicultural Affairs.

We continue this tradition on Monday, January 21, 2013, when students, staff, faculty, and community members will honor Dr. King's work by coming together to discuss the relevance of his work today.

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Bronwen Exter's "Junkyard" was voted as #5 in the local "Jimmies", annual awards presented by Ithaca Journal entertainment writer Jim Catalano, highlighting the best local CD's released each year and recognizing the many talented people making music in our area. 

Brian Dozoretz, Manager of Recording Services in the School of Music, was the Mastering Engineer for the CD and played Upright Bass on a couple of the tracks as well. 

To read the full article: Return of the Jimmies: Rounding up the best local CDs of 2012

Congratulations Brian!
 

Happy New Year! The first Weight Watchers At Work meeting of 2013 will be in Job Hall 161, one of the classrooms in the hallway (beneath the fountain) between Job Hall and Dillingham Center. This location change is for January 8 only.

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Due to the renovation project taking place at Hill Center, the following parking changes are effective immediately and will continue through at least December, 2013.

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Patricia Zimmermann, professor of screen studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), delivered two invited lectures in Hong Kong in late November as part of a US State Department initiative to foster cultural exchange and understanding.

On November 29, Zimmermann presented a lecture entitled “The Open Space Project: Towards a Collaborative and Relational Theory and Practice of Transmedia Documentary” in the communications school at Hong Kong Baptist University for Ph.D. students and faculty. Showcasing US-based transmedia projects exhibited in previous Finger Lake Environmental Film Festivals at Ithaca College, her talk theorized how these works simultaneously continue documentary legacy formations and also offer new shifts and recalibrations that significantly alter the documentary project.

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The Campus Store and Macs General Store have re-opened for business.

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The 2013 MLK Celebration Committee is proud to announce the panelists for the "Careers in Humanity" panel, to be held on MLK Day, Monday, January 21, 2013 at 5pm, part of our Celebration event. 

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ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on Outlook and Sakai next week, Monday January 7 through Friday, January 11. Click any link below to register online instantly. 

Outlook Series:
Moving to Outlook Calendar for Macintosh
Moving to Outlook Calendar for Windows
Moving to Outlook Calendar for Designates
Moving to Outlook Calendar for Resource Owners

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 It is with great sadness that we inform the campus community of the death of our colleague and friend, Frank Musgrave.  Frank passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 2, after a brief illness. 

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Don’t forget to register for next week’s EDUCAUSE Live! webinar, which will kick off Data Privacy Month 2013!

On Wednesday, January 9, 1-2 pm ET, our special guest speaker will be Rebecca Herold, also known as the Privacy Professor.

Are You Smarter Than Your Phone?

Do you really want everyone to know you are out alone at midnight by “checking in” at your local donut shop? Do you use your phone for banking, without password protecting the device? This free hour-long webinar, “Data Privacy Month: Are You Smarter Than Your Phone?,” will outline the steps you need to take to protect your data privacy when using a mobile device.

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The Campus Store and Macs General Store remain closed.

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It is with a great deal of sadness that I inform the campus community of the death of one of our students.  Victoria “Tori” Howell passed away on Sunday, December 30, as the result of an automobile accident.

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U-lot will be closed and reserved for the Swearing in Ceremony of Congressman Reed on Monday, Jan. 7th.

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Data Privacy Month is an annual effort to empower people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint, as well as escalate the protection of privacy and data as everyone's priority. Spend the month helping to ensure your campus community is respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. This year’s Data Privacy Month Planning Task Force has selected weekly themes for the higher education community to focus on. Several free webinars will also be offered throughout the month of January.

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