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Bassonist Fabio Cury performs at a concert of Middle Ages and 21st-century music April 9 in Hockett Family Recital Hall. The event included music by IC composition students. GReCO Camerata, a chamber group from Sao Paulo, Brazil, performed.

College Briefs April 12

April 11, 2018

Faculty Excellence award recipients announced for 2017–18 academic year The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Faculty Development Committee announced the recipients of the 2017–18 Faculty Excellence...

Ithacappella, Ithaca College’s all-male a cappella group, performs its Block IV senior farewell concert on March 30 in Emerson Suites. The concert also featured The Accidentals, a new a cappella group on campus, for their first performance.

College Briefs April 5

April 4, 2018

CSCRE speaker to discuss intersectionality theory and praxis A CSCRE discussion series event will be held on April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery. Emma Perez will discuss intersectional...

Junior Jack Lewis engages with a vendor’s virtual technology simulation at this year’s 28th annual Educational Technology Day at Ithaca College on March 22 in Campus Center. The regional technology event attracts over 1,600 people and vendors.

College Briefs March 29

March 28, 2018

Instructional Development Fund proposals for faculty due April 15 Submissions for Instructional Development Fund proposals open to all faculty are due  April 15. The grants has two categories: Direct...

The opening reception of the Museum of Transgender History and Art presents The Veil of Veronica, a new exhibition at the Handwerker Gallery, which opened March 21. The exhibit showcases work by Craig Calderwood, Nicki Green and Jordan Reznick.

College Briefs March 22

March 21, 2018

Conversation about mindfulness to be held for staff and faculty A Contemplative Cafe session will be held on March 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Center for Faculty Excellence. The Contemplative Cafe...

The Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble plays the music of jazz artist Thelonious Monk on March 4 in Ford Hall. The ensemble performed the concert entirely as “head charts,” or music learned by ear and performed without the aid of written sheet music.

College Briefs March 8

March 7, 2018

Degree candidate to discuss power of healing from distress Gregory Mitchell, a Master of Arts degree candidate in Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, will be discussing transforming pain...

Un/Pitched, a collaboration between Ithaca College and Cornell University faculty and students, performs at the concert “The Sonic Sandbox Orchestra” on Feb. 25 in Ford Hall. Composition graduate student Keehun Nam conducts the orchestra.

College Briefs March 1

February 28, 2018

Suspensions for peaceful protests will not impact admissions results Ithaca College released a statement encouraging free speech in prospective students Feb. 26 via Twitter. The statement said the college...

From left, 9-year-old Kai Patrone and 10-year-old Elliot Cullenen read The Ithacan during men’s basketball’s 85–63 win against Bard College in Ben Light Gymnasium on Feb. 16. Patrone said it is his dream to have a photo in The Ithacan.

College Briefs Feb. 22

February 21, 2018

Peggy Ryan Williams Awards given to students for leadership The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs announced junior and senior students who were selected to receive the Peggy Ryan...

From left, senior Caroline Maloney, junior Connie Bahng and freshmen Dhruv Iyengar, Rafael Lopez and Courtney Long perform in the play “DREAM ACTS” on Feb. 10. Members of the theater faculty worked with the students on the performance.

College Briefs Feb. 15

February 14, 2018

STEM professors write essay on role of politics in education Jason Hamilton, chair of the Department of Environmental Studies and Science, and Tom Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, published...

From left, juniors Caleb Matheson and Sam Stein, members of the trio Lazy Bones– also including junior Brendan Olivieri on bass, guitar, synth and vocals–performed at Varsity Sex Club on Feb. 2. Three other bands performed at the concert venue.

College Briefs Feb. 8

February 7, 2018

Professor publishes book on link between technology and language James Pfrehm, associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, recently had his book, “Technolingualism: The...

Nicholas Walker and Elizabeth Simkin, associate professors in the Department of Performance Studies, performed at a faculty recital in the Hockett Family Recital Hall on Jan. 29. Walker played double bass, and Simkin played violoncello.

College Briefs Feb. 1

January 31, 2018

Committee looking for candidates for the IC Faculty Excellence Awards The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Faculty Development Committee are seeking nominations for Ithaca College’s annual Faculty...

Freshmen MLK Scholars give a presentation of their fall break civil rights tour on Jan. 23 as part of MLK Week 2018. During the national anthem, some scholars kneeled or put a fist up while civil rights photographs played in the background. Caitie Ihrig/The Ithacan

College Briefs Jan. 25

January 24, 2018

Police investigate multiple robberies since Dec. 5 in Tompkins County An armed man robbed the Quik Shoppe at 317 Third St. on Jan. 21 at 6:23 p.m. According to Jamie Williamson, the public information...

The annual Downtown Ithaca Ice Festival and Chowder Cook-off were held on The Commons from Dec. 7 to 9. Ice carvers competed for $9,000 in prizes in speed-carving and carve-and-deliver competitions. Jerry Perron made this sculpture.

College Briefs Dec. 14

December 13, 2017

Professor writes first biography on prominent Indian female activist Angela Rudert, lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, had a new book published in September titled “Shakti’s New...

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