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3/3/2009
ITHACA, NY — Twenty-five Ithaca College students have been selected to present their research projects at the 23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), being held April 16–18 at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The conference serves as a showcase for more than 2,000 students and their faculty mentors in all fields of study to present their original...
2/10/2009
Seniors residents of Longview and Ithaca College students will have an opportunity to work on a creative dance project with Martha Bowers, nationally recognized choreographer/ director and producer of large scale community events and site-specific
productions that engage culturally diverse communities in dialogue about socio-political issues. The Bowers residency will look at issues of...
10/29/2007
A gift provided by Jay ’72 and Judith ’73 Linden has established the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging in IC's Gerontology Institute.
The center will research, explore and encourage ways that creativity and the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for older adults. The center will also help students become...
6/11/2009
Unique partnership brings students and seniors together: Last fall, Sabrina Higgins ’09 traveled to Longview, a residential senior community in Ithaca, twice a week to teach Harold Sweet, 95, how to use a computer. When they began he didn’t even know how to turn it on, but after a few weeks he was e-mailing with his family. “He didn’t...
1/27/2009
During the year and especially during the winter holiday season, residents of local senior
living centers are entertained by musical performances by students from Ithaca College,
through the combined efforts of the Linden Center at the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College,
and the School of Music.
Support for this program, entitled the "Voices for...