As faculty and staff, we were deeply troubled to read the article entitled “More Students Come Forward With Rape Stories” in last week’s Ithacan. The article raises questions about the safety and security of our students, the mechanisms in place to support students who have experienced the trauma of rape and sexual assault and the potential sanctions deemed appropriate for a student who commits the crime of rape. Because college officials are bound by privacy laws, we will likely never know the exact facts in the case cited and do not seek here to reach judgment on that case. However, it is our fervent hope that officials at the college do not believe, as the article implies to some, that a drug offense warrants harsher punishment than a rape offense. We voice our concerns on behalf of those who have experienced sexual assault and rape as well as those who feel a sense of outrage in response to the article. To that end, we ask our administration to respond swiftly to the issues raised.  Our students and colleagues have the right to a safe and secure campus environment where rape is not tolerated and where there is no confusion as to its seriousness. We stand in solidarity with the IC Feminists, SAFER and resident assistants in seeking changes supportive of those who have endured the pain and suffering of rape and ask that efforts be undertaken across campus to address this issue in the near future.

 

Ellen J. Staurowsky Professor & Graduate Chair, Sport Management & Media

Jonathan Ablard Assistant Professor, History

Barbara Anger Instructor, Adjunct, Theatre Department

Anne Applin Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Margie Arnold  Associate Professor & Chair, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Stewart Auyash  Professor, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Srijana Bajracharya Assoc. Professor, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Susan Barbehenn  Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Art Education

Elizabeth Begley Clinical Assist. Professor, Speech Language Pathology Audiology

Mary Bentley Associate Professor & Chair, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Katherine Beissner Professor, Physical Therapy

Susannah Berryman Associate Professor, Theatre Arts

Elizabeth Bleicher  Assistant Professor, English

Julie Boles,  Assistant Professor,  Health Promotion and Physical Education

Rene Borgella  Assistant Professor, Biology

Dan Breen  Assistant Professor, English

Darius Conger Associate Professor, Economics

Vivian Conger  Coordinator, Women’s Studies Program

Phoebe Constantinou Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Edward Coursey  Instructor, Speech Communication

Mindy Cozzolino Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Occupational Therapy

Carol Dennis Associate Professor & Chair, Occupational Therapy

Maria DiFrancesco  Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures

Julie Dorsey  Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy

Annemarie Farrell  Assistant Professor, Sport Management & Media

Paul Geisler Assistant Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences

Lindsay Gilmour Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts

John Ginsberg-Stevens  Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Claire Gleitman  Associate Professor & Chair, English

Judith Gonyea  Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy

Catherine Gordon  Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy

Hilary Greenberger  Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Joanie Groome  Lecturer, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Linda Hanrahan  Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Education

Jennifer Hayghe Assistant Professor, Music Performance

Bruce Henderson  Professor, Speech Communication

Linda Heyne Associate Professor, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Terri Hoppenrath Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Wendy Hyman Assistant Professor, English

Joanne Izbicki Assistant Professor, History

Jennifer Jolly Assistant Professor, Art History

Luke Keller Assistant Professor, Physics

Judy Kennison Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Ann Kolodji Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Cheryl Kramer Director, Handwerker Gallery

Julia Lapp Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Keri Lee Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Rebecca Lesses Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Jewish Studies

Diane Long Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy

Patrick Meister Associate Professor, Economics

Jeff Meyer Director of Orchestras, Music Performance

Kristina Miller Lecturer, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Susanne Morgan Department of Sociology, Center for Teaching Excellence

Janice Elich Monroe Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Lana Morse Administrative Assistant, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Kathleen Mulligan Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts

Lisa Paciulli Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Michael Pagliarulo Professor & Chair, Physical Therapy

Rebecca Plante Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Jack Powers Assistant Professor, Television–Radio

Michael Smith Assistant Professor, History

Sharon Stansfield Associate Professor, Computer Science

Raj Subramaniam Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Human Movement

Susan Swensen Associate Professor, Biology

Tom Swensen Associate Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences

V. Lauryl Tucker Assistant Professor, English

David Turkon Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Cindy Turo Administrative Assistant, Sport Management & Media

James Utz Assistant Professor Theatre Arts

Leigh Ann Vaughn Associate Professor, Psychology

Kent Wagoner Assistant Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences

Aaron Weinberg Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Vera Whisman Lecturer, Sociology & Women’s Studies Program

John T. Wolohan Professor & Chair, Sport Management & Media

Patricia Woodworth Associate Professor & Chair, Computer Science

Deborah Wuest Professor & Grad Chair, Health Promotion & Physical Education

Osman Yurekli Professor, Department of Mathematics