Ithaca College

The 2013 C. P. Snow Lecturer is Dr. Anthony Aveni, who on Wednesday, April 10 (TONIGHT!) at 7pm in Textor 102 will present a talk entitled "Doomsday Scenarios and the Ancient Maya:  At the Crossroads of Culture, Science, and Religion."

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Presentation by Dana Brown, Executive Director of the US Office on Colombia, a human rights advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. 

Brown’s talk with address the many facets of the current peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla, with a special focus on civil society engagement in the peace process. She will highlight the struggle of victims’ to secure some measure of truth, justice and reparations in this process, and the possibilities for a parallel peace process with the ELN. Lastly, she will expose critical issues excluded from the negotiating agenda that could have grave implications for the prospects of a lasting peace.

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Physics Spring Seminar Series: Three IC Physics Student Present on Their Summer Research. 

Casey Byrne, Ithaca College, With Luke Keller: Grism Wavelength Calibration for the Faint Object Camera for the SOFIA Telescope

Jeffrey Porzio, Ithaca College, With Luke Keller : Sonification of Spectral Data

Martin Garay, Ithaca College With Luke Keller : Trouble Shooting in IDL

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The “Grief and Loss When Working with Older People” workshop will be held Wednesday, April 10th, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Country Inn and Suites, 1100 Danby Road, Ithaca (just 5 minutes south of the college).

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The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series at Ithaca College will host a free public showing of the film “The Lesbian Fairytale Musical” on Thursday, April 11th at 7 p.m. in Textor 103. Members of the creative team behind LFM, and cast and crew, will be on hand to introduce the film and provide Q&A and insight into the making of the musical. The screening will be the final offering of this year's LGBT Center Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen Film Series.

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At 6 pm. on Tuesday April 9, Writing Department professors Heather Bartlett and Katie Marks will read stories and poems in the Handwerker Gallery. The title of their reading is "What we Wait for," and an open themed reading by students will follow. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

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Primitive Pursuits is proud to bring to Ithaca legendary birder, tracker, naturalist and author Jon Young, who will share his doorway into bird language and reveal insights from his book What the Robin Knows.

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Kippur (כיפור), a 2000 Israeli drama war film directed by Amos Gitai, will screen Monday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in Textor 102.

The storyline is based on Gitai's own experiences as a member of a helicopter rescue crew during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The film stars actors Liron Levo, Tomer Russo and Uri Klauzner in principal roles. It premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

Israeli actor Liron Levo, the leading character of the movie will be present at the screening for a Q&A and to share stories from his acting career. He currently lives in Hollywood and has worked with Sean Penn, Steven Spielberg and Natalie Portman.

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Dan O'Shannon, an executive producer and writer of the hit show Modern Family, will serve as this year's Park Distinguished Visitor. His visit, previously set for October, has been rescheduled for April 2-4.

While at Ithaca College, O'Shannon will give a public presentation, host a writer's workshop, and speak in various classes.

Public Lecture:
Dan O'Shannon
Thursday, April 4
8 p.m.
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall
The event is free and open to the public

Assistant Professor Jack Powers will moderate this session and then open it up to audience questions.

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The Media Alliance for People & the Planet (MAPP) is proud to host IC alumna Kate Sheppard, environmental reporter for independent magazine Mother Jones (this year's Izzy Award recipient).

Kate will be giving a public lecture on media representations of environmental issues and how we can do a better job. An informal Q&A session will occur after the lecture. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in Park Auditorium.

The following is submitted on behalf of Provost Marisa Kelly:

Please join me on Thursday, April 4th for the fifth Faculty Colloquium of the academic year.  Saviana Stanescu Condeescu , Department of Theatre Arts, will be presenting “NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT (Writing the Immigrant Experience).”  

Romanian-born award-winning playwright and poet Saviana Stanescu, author of the acclaimed plays "Aliens With Extraordinary Skills" (produced off-Broadway at Women's Project, New York; in regional US theatres; in Mexico, in the Spanish version: Inmigrantes con Habilidades Extraordinarias, in Turkey, Romania, etc), "Lenin's Shoe", "Ants", "For a Barbarian Woman", and "Waxing West" (winner of 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Script), will talk about writing/performing the immigrant experience.

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Dr. Murthy will be sharing how the lack of prioritizing women's health leads to dire consequences. Dr. Murthy has been actively involved with advocating for women's rights and has been working with students in projects to improve maternal health. She will be presenting how we can become involved in being global citizens for women's health using work at the New York College of Medicine as an example.

Textor 102, Thursday, April 4, 7pm.

Dr. Murthy's many accomplishments and positions includes:

Global Health Program Director New York Medical college 
School of Health Sciences and Practice

NGO Representative of the Medical Women's International Association to 
the United Nations

International Council on Women's Representative to the World Health Organization

Chair, Committee of Women's Rights- American Public Health Association

This event is sponsored by the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education. For more information, please contact Amy Frith at afrith@ithaca.edu

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MODERNIST IDENTITY
Monday, April 1, 2013, 5.30 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery (Gannett Center)

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Dr. Murthy will be sharing how the lack of prioritizing women's health leads to dire consequences. Dr. Murthy has been actively involved with advocating for women's rights and has been working with students in projects to improve maternal health. She will be presenting how we can become involved in being global citizens for women's health using work at the New York College of Medicine as an example.

Textor 102, Thursday, April 4, 7pm.

Dr. Murthy's many accomplishments and positions includes:

Global Health Program Director New York Medical college 
School of Health Sciences and Practice

NGO Representative of the Medical Women's International Association to 
the United Nations

International Council on Women's Representative to the World Health Organization

Chair, Committee of Women's Rights- American Public Health Association

This event is sponsored by the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education. For more information, please contact Amy Frith at afrith@ithaca.edu

Ithaca College Gerontology Institute announces Spring Workshop Series, which will be held on three Wednesday afternoons, April 10, 17, and 24 from 2 to 4:30 p.m., at the Country Inna and Suites, 1100 Danby Road. The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute provides high quality education to students and professionals, empowering them to positively impact the lives of older people.

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The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) is hosting a presentation on Monday, April 1, by Michelle Erai, assistant professor of gender studies at UCLA. Her talk, “If I Win, I Might Tattoo My Face—Mike Tyson as Māori Artifact,” will be held at 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. It is free and open to the public. 

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This year's C. P. Snow Lecturer is Dr. Anthony Aveni, who on Wednesday, April 10 at 7pm in Textor 102 will present a talk entitled "Doomsday Scenarios and the Ancient Maya:  At the Crossroads of Culture, Science, and Religion."  On the previous day, Tuesday, April 9 at 7pm in Business 111, there will be a panel discussion entitled "Four Views of the Apocalypse" consisting of Ithaca College faculty members from the departments of Physics, Philosophy and Religion, and Writing.

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The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series at Ithaca College will host a free public showing of the documentary “Riot Acts” on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7 p.m. in Textor 103.

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The School of Music offers Healthy Living for Musicians sessions in partnership with the Ithaca College Office of Counseling and Psychological Services (IC CAPS).

School of Music students are encouraged to participate in these sessions to establish a healthy body, mind, and soul, which are a foundation to a happy and successful career. Recital attendance credit is given at each session.

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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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