LGBT tobacco education initiative earns merit award
The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Education, Outreach and Services recently received a merit award in the category of special health event program from the 10th annual National Health Information Awards.

In an effort to raise awareness among LGBT students about the disproportionate rates of smoking in their community, the center initiated a campaign that focused on the ways in which tobacco companies target the LGBT community and created action plans to resist those tactics.

Quit Kits were also distributed to help LGBT smokers quit or cut back their tobacco use.

The program was supported in part by a grant from the Tobacco Control Coalition through the Tompkins County Health Department.

For more information, contact Lisa Maurer at 274-7394 or lmaurer@ithaca.edu.

Symposium to give insight into world of sport business
A Careers in Sport Symposium will be held at the college on Friday and Saturday to provide high school and college students with an insight into the wide range of career options available in the sports industry.

Robert Driscoll, athletic director and assistant vice president for athletics at Providence College, and Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing, will deliver keynote speeches at 3 and 4 p.m. Friday in Clark Lounge.

Driscoll, ’74, M.S. ’75, played hockey and baseball at the college and will speak on “The Modern University Athletic Program: Issues and Challenges.”

Steiner’s speech will address sports strategies for business leaders. His $35 million enterprise offers prized memorabilia, including items signed by Ted Williams, Larry Bird, Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali.

On Saturday, four one-hour panel discussions on the topics of “Sport Marketing and Corporate Sales,” “Sport Media,” “Sport Law” and “Finding Your Career Path” will be held at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon.

SIFE shows appreciation to longtime club mentor
The Ithaca College chapter of Students in Free Enterprise recently presented George Burns with a plaque in appreciation for his 14 years of dedicated service to the club.

Burns is the chairman of SIFE’s business advisory board and CEO of the Tompkins Trust Company. During his time with the club, Burns has acted as a mentor, provided valuable project ideas and given feedback on SIFE presentations.

SIFE is a multinational organization which promotes free-market ideals. The club achieves its goals through service projects aimed at educating people in the community about free market issues such as how to start a business and work in a global economy.

Networking reception brings parents and students together
Career Services will hold a Family Weekend Networking Reception Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge.

The event will provide an opportunity for students to practice their networking skills and investigate job and internship opportunities as they speak to parents of other Ithaca College students.

Career Services encourages students to take advantage of the insight and advice these professionals have to offer, as well as the free food.

For more information, contact Tracey Cross-Baker at 274-1688 or at tcrossbaker@ithaca.edu.

Expert to stress importance of communication about cancer
Gary Kreps, the 2003 Ithaca College health communication scholar-in-residence, will speak on the “The Role of Communication in Cancer Prevention, Control and Care” tonight at 7 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge.

Kreps will also participate in two master classes on campus and visit Hospicare to lead a discussion, “Research Developments in Communication and Cancer” during his visit.

He is currently the chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute.

The Departments of Health Policy Studies and Organizational Communication, Learning and Design are sponsoring Kreps’ visit.

For more information, contact Stuart Auyash, associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy Studies, at 274-1312.

Journalist to detail impact of biased reporting on society
Author and journalist William McGowan will give a speech on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Klingenstein Lounge in the Campus Center.

During his speech, McGowan will talk about his latest book, “Coloring the News,” which addresses the social and political impact of slanted news coverage. He will give his opinion about the issue of news bias and sources of distortion in the news.

McGowan has written for several publications, including Newsweek, BBC, The New York Times and the Columbia Journalism Review. He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and is currently a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

The speech is sponsored by the Ithaca College chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Mead Loop, assistant professor of journalism, at 274-3047.