Ithaca College

Sunday, March 10, 4-7 pm, at NYU's Skirball Center (900 seats)

more details on Broadway World: broadwayworld.com/article/DREAM-ACTS-Staged-Reading-and-Discussion-Set-for-NYUs-Skirball-Center-310-20130307

DREAM ACTS - Written by Chiori Miyagawa, Mia Chung, Jessica Litwak, Saviana Stanescu, and Andrea Thome. dreamactunion.org/

STARRING: Carlo Alban*, Heidi Armbruster*, Jackie Chung*, Rachael Holmes*, and Ryan Shams*   Directed by Kristin Horton

The Staged Reading will be followed by a Panel Discussion featuring: 
Alejandra Rincon, author, "Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education"; Dan H. Berger, Esq., Curran & Berger LLP; the playwrights and performers; and undocumented students eligible for proposed DREAM Act benefits. The panel will be moderated by playwright/scholar Saviana Stanescu.

*Actors appearing courtesy of The Actors' Equity Union.

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White Muslin: Veiling the Body in the 1790s
Amelia Rauser, Associate Professor of Art History, Franklin & Marshall College
Thursday, March 7, 4.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College

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The event "Struggling for Justice: One Rabbi's Journey from South Africa to Israel/Palestine and America" features Rabbi Brian Walt on Thursday, March 7, 7 pm in Business 104. The Ithaca College Students for Justice in Palestine and the Philosophy and Religion Department are co-sponsors.  

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Please join us on Tuesday, March 5th at 12:10 in CNS 204 for a talk on The Nobel Prize in Physics - 2012 with Bruce Thompson, Ithaca College Physics

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Join us as we welcome Vijay Nair, a Fulbright Fellow being hosted by the City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, to have a conversation with us about "Freedom of Expression in India: Evolution and Challenges" on Thursday, March 7 at 7PM is Williams 211. 

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Join us on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in BUS 111, for a lively discussion on “Sustainability and Business Education.”

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Half-Century Song (Arturo Sinclair)
First Death in Nova Scotia (John Scott)
These Amazing Shadows (Paul Mariano & Kurt Norton)

Join us for a day of documentaries as we celebrate the work of some of IC’s talented documentary film makers and welcome two internationally renowned filmmakers at a special showing and reception.

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 The event "Struggling for Justice: One Rabbi's Journey from South Africa to Israel/Palestine and America" features Rabbi Brian Walt on Thursday, March 7, 7 pm in Business 104. The Ithaca College Students for Justice in Palestine and the Philosophy and Religion Department are co-sponsors.  

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 While reflecting on her trip to the Holy Land, "Birthright" alumna Katarina Andersson began researching the political goals and strategies for the "Birthright" program, which offers a free trip to Israel for young Jews, ages 18-26. On Tuesday, March 5, 7pm in Friends 205, Katarina, an IC student, will share her research in a multi-media presentation,to provide a context for discussion.

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Gifford Pinchot III will deliver the Keynote Presentation, "Engaging Talent and Initiative in the Workplace," during the 20/13 Conference on Saturday, as well as hosting a lively discussion on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in BUS 111, on “Sustainability and Business Education." 

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Lost and Found in Translation: Transformative Exchanges in Islamic and Western Dress
A lecture by Charlotte Jirousek, Curator, Associate Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University

Thursday, February 28, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College

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Join us on Monday, March 4th at 7PM in Job Hall 161 as we welcome Robert Hackey, Ph.D., Director of the Health Policy and Management Program at Providence College. Dr. Hackey's presentation will focus on his new book which draws upon political speeches, newspaper coverage, television shows, and movies to demonstrate how continued talk of crisis has shaped public attitudes towards the American health care system from the 1960s to the present day.

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Filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton will screen their film, These Amazing Shadows, at Ithaca College on March 5 at 6 p.m. in the Park Auditorium. Following the film will be a question and answer session with the filmmakers.

These Amazing Shadows is an 88-minute documentary that tells the history and importance of the Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and the American experience itself.

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The Park Center for Independent Media wants to remind you that today's the day of award-winning journalist Juan González's visit. Tonight, at 7:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites, he will present “The Epic Story of Race and U.S. Media." The event is free and open to all.

González is the coauthor of “News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media,” a groundbreaking study that illustrates how racism influenced and was influenced by mainstream media throughout U.S. history. This often prompted enterprising journalists to start up independent media outlets that challenged official narratives. Bill Moyers calls the book an “engrossing story of how the press sees — and doesn’t see — who we are as a people.”

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Bruce Smith

"Water fleas and kiwis: too much,too little, …. too late?"

February 28    (pdf)
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

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! 

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CAPS, Active Minds and TWLOHA invite you to hear Regi Carpenter tell the story of her teenage experience with mental health.  Snap!, My Teenage Life: Breaking Down and Finding Hope was described by The Harvard Crimson Review as "Harrowing, uplifting, haunting and surprisingly, hilarious."wing, uplifting, haunting & surprisingly hilarious.”

Thursday, February 28th.  7pm.  Emerson Suite B    

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Faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend a presentation by candidate, Phuong Nguyen, who is a semi-finalist for the line in Asian-American Studies. This will be a dual appointment, between the CSCRE and Sociology. There is also an "open meeting" time slot if you want to meet with the candidate.

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The Scarf, a Tool of Empowerment, and the Modest Style Movement
Nancy Hoque, designer, sixteenR
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6.00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery
Gannett Center, Ithaca College

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National Geographic photographer Lynn Johnson will give a public lecture on Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Park Auditorium.

In addition to assignments for National Geographic, Johnson has also work for LIFE, Sports Illustrated and various foundations. She has traveled all over the world and even photographed notables such Tiger Woods and the entire Supreme Court. However, according to her biography, her favorite assignments “are emotionally demanding stories about ordinary people.”

Her visit campus is part of a unique community partnership that includes pairing student photographers with local organizations. The Park Award for Photo Activism Project is in its first year. Participating students are enrolled in a documentary photography class taught by Professor Janice Levy. As their class assignment, students will provide in-depth visual explorations of the contributions these organizations make to their constituencies and our community. While Johnson is in Ithaca, she will visit the class and offer feedback on student’s work.

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Ronald Hoy, Cornell University
"The Janus-Faces of Predation and Escape:
a neurobehavioral analysis"

February 21    (pdf)
4:00 p.m.
CNS 112

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! 

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