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The Fitness Center hours over Easter weekend will be as follows:

Friday 3/29: 7:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday 3/30: CLOSED

Sunday 3/31: CLOSED

**We will reopen with our normal hours at 7:00am on Monday 4/1/13.**

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Global Citizens for Health
Getting Involved: Taking Action for a Healthier World


Food Sovereignty and the Global Hunger Games
Dr. Philip McMichael
International Professor, cornell University
Monday, April 1, Textor 102 7pm- 8 pm

Women’s Health and Human Rights: Is it a Missing Link? What Can We Do?
Dr. Padmini Murthy.
Director of Global Health New York Medical College
Thursday, April 4, Textor 102 7 pm-8 pm

Malaria: Global Risk Requires Global Solutions
Dr. Laura Harrington
Professor, Cornell University
Wednesday, April 17th  Klingenstein 7 pm-8 pm

Sponsored by: Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance

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What do James Cameron, George Lucas, Robert Rodriguez, Walter Murch, Martin Scorsese, Vilmos Zsigmond and Barry Levinson have to say about the digital future of cinema?

Side by Side, a documentary about the transition from celluloid filmmaking to digital filmmaking, will screen Friday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m. in the Park Auditorium. Following the screening will be a panel discussion with Professors Changhee Chun, Elisabeth Nonas, Brad Rappa, and Patrick Winters.

In the film, Keanu Reeves interviews dozens of filmmakers and artists about their opinions on the decline of celluloid and the rise of digital cinema. 

Tommy Strauss ’09 is the Production Coordinator on the documentary.

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The Black Maria Film Festival is one of the best shorts festivals in the country.

Festival director John Columbus will be at Cinemapolis Thursday April 4th at 7:20pm to present selected shorts from the festival.

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In conjunction with his visit as a Distinguished Visiting Writer, Wayne Koestenbaum will be showing some of his recent paintings in the Handwerker Annex (aka The Center For Faculty Excellence, Library, 2nd Floor) at Ithaca College from March 22-April 9. 

Please join us for a short reception this Thursday, March 28th, from 2.00-3.00 p.m. previous to his reading in the Klingenstein Lounge at 7.30 p.m..

 

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First Person, Twice Removed:
Artist talks with Claire Lesemann, Jessica Warner, & Melissa Zarem


Thursday, March 28, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery
Gannett Center, Ithaca College


Come get a behind-the-scenes look at the studio practices and processes of local artists Claire Lesemann, Jessica Warner, & Melissa Zarem, whose work is currently on view at the Handwerker Gallery through April 12.  The artists will give short informative presentations followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to walk around the gallery.  This event is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments served.

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Confined to a wheelchair, Jerome Felder wrote dozens of early rock and roll hits and became an unlikely musical icon. Q&A with filmmaker Peter Miller. Friday April 5th 7pm at Cinemapolis.

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Work on an archaeological dig locally and get six inexpensive credits!

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Sarah Hall, Syracuse University

Epigenetic mechanisms regulating phenotypic plasticity in C. elegans

4:00 p.m.
CNS 112
April 4 


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! 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Nancy Pierce at npierce@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3161. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

Every year, Modern Languages and Literatures hosts "Multicultural Voices." This celebratory event honors our outstanding seniors and gives all IC students an opportunity to express their passion for languages and cultures through various performances: songs, poetry readings, one-act plays, and/or other creative activities. Performances in English will be considered, provided that they are connected with a language offered by the DMLL.

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Posted on behalf of Brenda Carlisle, Events Coordinator, Alumni Relations

We are saddened to share the news of the death of John Fasolino '60, M.S. '62, a close friend of Bomber football who passed away on March 12, 2013, at the age of 80.

A captain of the Ithaca College football team during his time at IC, Fasolino was an All-East lineman and was also chosen for the All-Decade Football Team. After he graduated, he helped spearhead the establishment of the Dick and Helen Lyon Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Dick Lyon Award.

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We invite all faculty and staff to join alumni and other friends returning to campus for this year's Alumni Weekend celebration, October 11-13, 2013. We would again like to extend the offer for one complimentary ticket to each of the following events:

  • Alumni Happy Hour and Senior Class Celebration - Friday, October 11
  • Picnic on the Campus Center Quad - Saturday, October 12

We would also like to ask for your assistance as we put the finishing touches on the final schedule. If you are planning activities during the weekend, please notify Brenda Carlisle (bcarlisle@ithaca.edu or 274-1381) no later than Monday, April 1, so that we are able to include your event in Alumni Weekend 2013 and assist with logistics and communications support.

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In the fall of 2013, Ithaca College officially launches its new Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC). In preparation for the campus-wide curricular changes, one of the responsibilities is the development of rubrics aimed at assessing how well students meet the learning outcomes of the new program.

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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/

 

 

   

 

Five Sociology and Aging Studies students presented their research at the Annual Meeting of  the Eastern Sociological Society on March 22 in Boston.

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Pilar will be giving a lecture about her graduate experiences as an artist at Maine College of Art at 11:15am in Ceracche 126, and at 11:45 she will demonstrate and produce prints from participating volunteers.

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Tuesday, March 26

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Dr. James Mick, Assistant Professor of Music Education, and three undergraduate students recently presented two sessions at the national conference for American String Teachers Association (ASTA) held in Providence, RI. 

Delivering presentations titled "Strategies for Teaching Composition to K-12 String Students" and "Best Practices in the National String Project Consortium," Mick and his students presented among more than 200 top-notch education sessions. 

This is the first time that Ithaca College students have participated in the conference. Student presenters included Elizabeth Benz ('14), Jessica Chen ('13), and Margaret Dagon ('13), who are all current String Music Education majors and members of the Ithaca College ASTA Student Chapter.

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HOLY WEEK

Contributed by Melinda Butler on 03/25/2013 

Holy Week is upon us!

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The Fitness Center hours over Easter weekend will be as follows:

Friday 3/29: 7:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday 3/30: CLOSED

Sunday 3/31: CLOSED

**We will reopen with our normal hours at 7:00am on Monday 4/1/13.**

 

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