Ithaca College

An experienced administrator and advocate for the arts will lead Ithaca College’s founding school. Karl Paulnack, who has served since 2002 as director of the Music Division at The Boston Conservatory, has been named dean of the Ithaca College School of Music.

The appointment marks a return to Ithaca for Paulnack, who had been on the School of Music faculty from 1986 to 1998 as an associate professor of piano. He created and directed the school’s Bachelor of Music in Performance–Collaborative Emphasis degree program. He will assume his new position on July 1.

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Please join Ithaca College’s Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) as we host a FREE ice cream social to help celebrate the first “Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day” on February 28, 2013.

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At its February meeting, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees — and especially its Educational Policy Committee and Campus Life and Community Committee — engaged in thoughtful discussions with the administrative leadership about the educational mission of the college as a comprehensive residential institution, the quality of its curricular and cocurricular programs, and the excellent work of its faculty and staff.

Specific topics ranged from an update on academic program review to faculty handbook recommendations to the vision for the First-Year Residential Experience. One very important action taken by the board of trustees was the granting of emeritus/a status to 7 former faculty members and the awarding of promotions and tenure to 18 current faculty members.

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Check out all the name brand fashions at 310 Rosemont!!

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Passionate about helping people with disabilities? Have a loved one with a disability? Want to increase campus accessibility? 

Come purchase a 3E Love shirt!! Pi Theta Epsilon, the Occupational Therapy Honor Society, will be selling 3E Love merchandise over the next two weeks (February 18th - March 1st) in the CHS atrium from 12-1 and Campus Center Lobby from 9-3! All money raised will go to Ithaca College to help improve campus accessibility!

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What is it like growing up as an LGBTQ individual these days? Is there really as much equality for the LGBTQ population as the media portrays? Get answers to questions like these by booking a ZAP! Panel for your class, organization, or floor meeting!

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This year's student employee appreciation lunch will be held on April 9th in the Emerson Suites from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. to thank Ithaca College’s outstanding student employees for their dedicated work. All current student employees will receive a personal invitation to attend, and we encourage supervisors to join us with their student employees. More information will follow, so please save the date.

Dear Ithaca College Community Members:

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees regularly conducts reviews of the performance of our President, as is customary practice in all employment settings. Since this is the fifth year of President Rochon’s tenure, we are undertaking a more expansive process called a Comprehensive Presidential Assessment which will involve inviting input from representatives of the different constituencies which comprise the Ithaca College community. The purpose of this process is to highlight areas of positive performance and to contribute suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the work of the President in advancing the goals and mission of the College.

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Saturday, March 2, 12:30-5:00 PM, Williams Hall 2nd Floor

What is your next step when it comes to planning your career and future? Seniors where are you going after you graduate? For others, what are you doing to prepare for your future?

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The Jewish Mardi Gras!

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Check out all the name brand fashions at 310 Rosemont on February 25th & 26th!

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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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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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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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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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There is still time to nominate graduating seniors (including December 2012 and December 2013 graduates) for this honor. Nominations are due to the Office of Career Services by 5:00pm on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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 This Meatless Monday, IC Dining Sustainability Interns explore the nutritional benefits of a vegetarian favorite, Tofu! Don’t let the look or sound of it freak you out, give it a try and you’ll be sure to love it!

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Just a reminder that starting on Tues. evening (2/19) the A&E Center will be experiencing a high volume of traffic as we host UNYSCA-Swim & Dive Championships Tues.-Sat. (2/19-23) & NYSCTC-Track &Field Championships Fri. & Sat. (2/22-23.) For all athletic, rec. sports, & academic programs that are utilizing the A&E Center should follow these recommendations:

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