Ithaca College

The Division of Enrollment and Communication will be closed 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  on Friday, January 18 for a division meeting.  Departments in the division include:

• Office of Admission
• Office of Enrollment Planning
• Office of Marketing Communications
• Office of the Vice President
• Student Financial Services

Exhibition Sneak-Peek for Faculty and Staff
The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center

The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to be co-hosting a 'soft opening' at the Handwerker Gallery to enable faculty and staff from across campus to mingle and get a sneak-peek of the upcoming exhibition, meet and speak with the gallery staff, schedule class visits, and learn about upcoming gallery programming for the semester.

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The Office of Cashier Services will be closing Thursday January 17th from 9am-11am for The All College Meeting.  We will also be closing Friday January 18th from 10am-11am for a Financial Services Staff Meeting. 

Please feel free to use our night drop box located next to our window during these times. 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Purchase now from the Phillips Hall Post Office before the rate increase!
First Class letter postage is increasing 1 cent to $.46. 
Stamped envelopes are increasing 2 cents to $.58. 

The Phillips Hall Post Office has a supply of Forever books, coils and individual stamps that can be purchased at the current rate. 
We accept cash, checks, ID Express, Visa, MC and Discover.

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The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs is seeking a member of the faculty or staff who is interested in serving as a trip adviser for students participating in the Alternative Spring Break Program (ASB) from March 9 - March 17, 2013. We are currently seeking an adviser for the volunteer trip to Salamanca, NY, where students will work at a youth center located on the Seneca Nation of Indians Allegany Territory. Students on the trip will have the opportunity to learn more about the dynamics between native and non-native peoples living in the area.

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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.   The last event held on MLK Day will be the School of Music Annual MLK Celebration Concert. This amazing concert will be held at Ford Concert Hall in the School of Music at 7:30 pm. Don't miss this beautiful display of the Ithaca College Community's talents. 

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We are back in our regularly scheduled meeting room on the ground floor of Peggy Williams Center. It’s a new year with an enhanced program: Weight Watchers 360.

Since the implementation a year ago of the Monthly Pass portal that we use to register for the program, our meetings run on an on-going basis and they are open to the entire Ithaca College community. You can join anytime and it is never too late. Keep reading for registration information. But first....

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Nominations for the Izzy Award for calendar year 2012 are due January, 14 2013 . The annual honor for outstanding achievement in independent media — named after legendary journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone — is a project of the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College.

“With large corporations dominating the media landscape,” said PCIM director Jeff Cohen, “the Izzy is important because it recognizes and honors journalists and media outlets operating outside of the media conglomerates.”

The inaugural Izzy Award for 2008 was shared by blogger Glenn Greenwald and “Democracy Now!” host/executive producer Amy Goodman. The 2009 award went to investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, the 2010 award was shared by New York City investigative outlet “City Limits” and author/columnist/“Truthdig” cofounder Robert Scheer, and the 2011 Izzy was shared by journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous and the investigative outlet Center for Media and Democracy for its work on “ALEC Exposed.”

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The start of each semester is a busy time for many departments and clubs that want to reserve classrooms or other academic spaces for various non-academic activities. There can be some confusion concerning the process for reserving classrooms for these activities leading up to and during the add/drop period each semester. In order to make the process smoother for this upcoming semester, as well as future semesters, here are guidelines for reserving classrooms during the add/drop period.

Flexibility is required during the add/drop period to assign different classrooms for classes that need to be moved for any number of reasons. During this period the Office of the Registrar will only process classroom requests for activities that have an academic focus. All other classroom requests should be directed to the Campus Center and Event Services Office (CC&ES).

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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.

The MLK Day Celebration Event will be held from 4 - 6 pm in Emerson Suites. There will be a presentation on the MLK Scholars Civil Right Trip followed by a presentation by Careers of Humanity Young Alumni Program focused on social justice and humanitarianism in their careers. Information about this event can be found here! In order to receive SLI credit, sign up here!

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Take a look at OUCH!, a monthly security awareness newsletter from SANS:

www.securingthehuman.org/resources/newsletters/ouch

The January issue of OUCH! explains what Java is, dangers of using Java, how to disable it, & how to keep it updated.

http://www.securingthehuman.org/newsletters/ouch/issues/OUCH-201301_en.pdf

Other cyber security awareness resources are available from the SANS Securing The Human Program, so take a look and let us know if you find anything particularly useful.

Follow us: facebook.com/ICInfosec | twitter.com/IC_infosec

Individual office audits in Office and Academic buildings will take place between January 13th and March 30th this semester.

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Please mark your calendars for the All College Meeting that will be held Thursday, January 17, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Emerson Suites of the Campus Center.

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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.

Educational Sessions will be held from 10:00 - 11:30 am & from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. Each session will be focused on different aspects; all of the sessions are listed here. Even more of a reason to attend - they are worth SLI credit! Sign up here before January 14th to receive credit! 

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The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce the kickoff of “Engaging Professionals at Ithaca College (EPIC),” a competency-based certificate program for administrative office professionals, February 27, 2013 – April 17, 2013. The program consists of eight two-hour weekly sessions.  Each session is designed to provide individuals with highly engaging opportunities to increase core business knowledge and to develop critical professional skills. The program will build upon current knowledge and provide additional insight and perspective to help participants develop needed skills for continued success. 

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(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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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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