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Ben Mumford-Zisk, manager of the Information Technology Student Employment Program, organized a club for students to practice their public speaking skills.

Q&A: Learning how to become a public speaking pro

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor May 3, 2023
Ben Mumford-Zisk, manager of the Information Technology Student Employment Program, began a public speaking club to students practice public speaking.
Junior Callie Nguyen poses with Scott Thomson, assistant professor in the Department of Communications Studies and coach and adviser of the speech and debate team, after winning the championship title.

IC Student wins championship title for speech and debate

By Julie Dannevig, Staff Writer February 12, 2020
Junior Callie Nguyen is the first student from Ithaca College to win the championship title at the Gorlok Gala forensics tournament.
Nick Estes is an advocate for Native American rights. The public speaker will be giving a speech at the college at 6 p.m. March 4 in Clark Lounge about indigenous resistance during the #NoDAPL movement and beyond.

Q&A: Nick Estes speaks about social justice for indigenous people

By Noa Covell March 4, 2019

Nick Estes first became involved in activism as a teenager. He attended a nonviolent anti-war rally in 2003, where he witnessed police officers using force to stop the protesters. This experience inspired...

From left, Arturo Sinclair and Janice Levy, professors of media arts, sciences and studies, go over Levy's speech for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance's FORO14 seminar. Levy had to learn Spanish in less than a year for her speech.

Ithaca College professor to address Kellogg Fellows

By Steven Pirani, Assistant Life & Culture Editor September 3, 2014
Janice Levy, professor of media arts, sciences, and studies, will be giving a keynote speech for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance seminar.
Guest commentary: Gillibrand's vision provides benefits for women

Guest commentary: Gillibrand’s vision provides benefits for women

By Paula Twomey February 12, 2014

The excitement was palpable as 1 p.m. approached Feb. 3 for those of us waiting to hear U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speak on campus. At 1:10 p.m., when the side door opened, we all rose to enthusiastically...

Video – Obama in Binghamton

Video – Obama in Binghamton

By Deanna Romanoff, Assistant Multimedia Editor August 29, 2013

Video: Juan Gonzalez and “The Epic Story of Race and U.S. Media”

By Jaclyn Cataldi February 28, 2013
Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez comes to Ithaca College to discuss "The Epic Story of Race and U.S. Media." Get an inside look at his Q&A with senior journalism major Nicole Orgrysko and speech in Emerson Suites this past Monday.
Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor of television-radio, organized a reenactment of Frederick Douglass' speech at the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in collaboration with The History Center in Tompkins County and Roy H. Park School of Communications. Tsegaye is also producing a film of the re-enactment with the help of Ithaca College students that will communicate the importance of the speech for future generations.

Community collaboration brings Frederick Douglass’ words back to Ithaca

By Karly Placek, Staff Writer October 20, 2012
A re-enactment of a Frederick Douglass speech was put together by The History Center in Tompkins County, the Roy H. Park School of Communications and St. James AME Zion Church with funding from the Park Foundation.
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