Ithaca College

The faculty listed below were selected for recognition by the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life (SACL) for their outstanding collaborative efforts, support of the SACL mission, and support of students in the out of classroom learning experience.

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Patricia Zimmermann, professor of screen studies and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, was invited to write the catalog essay for the 32nd Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival.

Her essay, "Moana: Robert Flaherty, Frances Flaherty, and Documentary Fantasies," analyzes the history of Flaherty's 1926 film Moana, shot in Samoa. The docudrama prompted British producer and critic John Grierson to coin the term "documentary." This rarely seen film raises significant issues about fantasies of uncontaminated paradises and the ethics of documentary representation. Later, in the 1970s, Flaherty's daughter Monica and direct cinema legend Richard Leacock added new sound to the film, further complicating its history.

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Patrick Winters, assistant professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies, was recently interviewed by Tish Pearlman for the local radio show "Out of Bounds." The show features 30-minute interviews with "people living, working, and thinking outside the mainstream."

Winters, who has worked in the film business for more than 30 years, describes his most memorable experience -- working on sound design for the shower scene in the remake of Psycho (1998). He has worked on numerous other films including Finding Forrester, My Own Private Idaho, and Good Will Hunting.

To listen to the interview, click here. Air date: Jan. 10, 2013.
 

Catherine Taylor, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, presented recent video work at the Conference on Ecopoetics at the University of California - Berkeley this past week.

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Miranda Kaye has published an article; Stellingwerff T, Kaye MP (2013) Deterrents of Modern Anti-Doping Approaches – Are the Efforts Making a Difference? J Sports Med Doping Stud 3: e131. doi:10.4172/2161-0673.1000e131, in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Doping Studies. To summarize, indirect evidence provides support that gains in the fight against doping in sport have been made. To preserve sport as a contest of human excellence and to address the morality of doping, deterrence methods are important.

Assistant professors Patrick Winters and Andrew Utterson were invited panelists at a recent Cornell Cinema special event. The two discussed the impact of science and technology on how movies are produced and consumed, following a screening of a new feature-length documentary on the subject, Side by Side.

Utterson teaches screen studies in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies. He recently co-curated a 2012 Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

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Jake Brenner (Environmental Studies & Sciences) and Leann Kanda (Biology) collaborated on a paper, titled "Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) Invades Lands Surrounding Cultivated Pastures in Sonora, Mexico," that will be published soon in Invasive Plant Science and Management, a journal of the Weed Science Society of America.

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Gustavo Licón, Assistant Professor of Latino/a Studies in the Center for the Study for Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CSCRE) was recently awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty.  This fellowship is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by The Woodrow Wilson Foundation.  This Fellowship, along with the support of Ithaca College and the School of Humanities and Sciences, will provide Dr. Licón the opportunity to focus on his research and writing from June 2013-June 2014. His goal during this fellowship year is to publish several articles in peer reviewed journals.

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Marie Sanford, Clinical Associate professor in the Dept of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, three IC students and a colleague from Cornell University presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences in Las Vegas, NV. 

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Ithaca College Fuse, the twice-yearly magazine created by students for students, and Life at IC, a social media project showcasing daily student life, each earned bronze honors in the 2013 Cuppie Awards Program. Sponsored by the Association of Communicators in Education, the Cuppie Awards recognize creative excellence in marketing and communication in higher education. Ithaca College Fuse competed in the Print Publications - Magazine category; Life at IC in Electronic Media - Social Media. A panel of senior-level industry experts judged the entries.

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Frank Gabriel Campos, professor of trumpet, and Nicholas Walker, associate professor of string bass, are appearing twice this week on Performance Today, a nationally syndicated radio and internet show on American Public Media that reaches 1.5 million listeners worldwide.

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Chelsie Reed, an Ithaca College DPT student in her final year of studies at the Rochester Center, is this year’s recipient of the Ann Marie Sirois Clinical Education Scholarship. This clinical education scholarship is awarded to a student with high academic achievement, a record of scholarship and community service.  

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Matthew Klemm, Assistant Professor of History, has published an article entitled "Les complexions vertueuses: la physiologie des vertus dans l'anthropologie medicale de Pietro d'Abano" (Virtuous Complexions: The Physiology of Virtues in Pietro d'Abano's Medical Anthropology), in the journal Medievales, 63, automne 2012.

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Associate professor of psychology Jeff Holmes and professor Barney Beins have co-authored a research laboratory manual in psychology. The book, published by Pearson Custom Library, presents a series of laboratory exercises designed for courses in research methodology.

The Ithaca College Student Chapter of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) won the ACDA Outstanding Student Chapter Award this past week.

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Senior Music Education major Erika St. Denis ('13) will be presenting independent research at the 2013 New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference in East Brunswick, NJ later this week.

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Religion Dispatches is a daily online news magazine that publishes "a mix of expert opinion, in-depth reporting, and provocative updates from the intersection of religion, politics and culture."  Journalists, scholars, and advocates contribute their expertise about issues shaping our lives in the moment. 

In response to Pope Benedict's resignation, Rachel wrote an article examining the immense changes in communications technology since Benedict took office eight years ago. Rachel regularly publishes analytical news articles about religion and technology at Religion Dispatches.

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/6831/pope_tweeted_into_retirement/

Two Anthropology Department faculty members were honored by the Native American community on Monday evening, February 11 on the Syracuse Stage. Brooke Hansen and Jack Rossen were among 50 people recognized for their collaborative work with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), particularly with the Cayuga-SHARE Farm, the Central New York Native American Consortium and through research work validating Native oral histories.

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Assistant Professor of Art, Carla Stetson, is now exhibiting new individual and collaborative works at the Duluth Art Institute’s Morrison Gallery, January 16 through March 17, 2013.

The exhibit, Confluence/Confluencia, by artists Carla Stetson and Cecilia Ramon features installations that speak of migrations across land and air, layered experience and the dynamic nature of subjectivity. Following a cartographic impulse they explore personal geographies in work that relates the macro with microcosmic realms. Stetson will give an artist lecture at the Art Institute on March 11, 2013.

Congratulations to the OTM Winners for December and January.  Due to winter break, both months will be recognized in February.  These winners have shown true leadership and commitment to Ithaca College.  Our December Regional Winner is determined by NRHH chapters across the New York and New England Region.  We are happy to congratulate two dedicated cleaning staff on their regional recognition.  Boothroyd Hall has been deeply impacted due to their kindness. On behalf of the National Residence Hall Honorary, thank you for you dedication and excellence! 

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