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Tim Downs, vice president for Finance and Administration at Ithaca College, gives the Student Governance Council a presentation on the colleges finances in April 2022. Downs updated the campus community on Ithaca College’s projected deficit and its capital priorities in the first ‘Dollars and Sense’ presentation of Spring 2024 on March 14. 
Ithaca College's deficit projected to reduce by about $5M by end of FY24
By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor • March 18, 2024
Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration, updated the campus community on Ithaca College’s projected deficit and its capital priorities in the first ‘Dollars and Sense’ presentation of Spring 2024 on March 14. 
Public Safety Logs Feb. 26—March 10
Public Safety Logs Feb. 26—March 10
March 18, 2024
Public Safety Logs
The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services is a confidential resource for students to discuss their concerns or report sexual assault. Two CAPS counselors, who have experience working with sexual assault survivors, serve as Title IX liaisons.
Community expresses concern about Title IX lawsuit against former associate dean, IC
By Kai Lincke, Staff Writer • March 8, 2024
As Ithaca College students returned to campus in January for the start of Spring 2024, many learned of a sexual abuse, harassment and Title IX lawsuit filed by a student against the college and Bryan Roberts, former associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
From left, Shadayvia Wallace, program director of the MLK Scholars and First-Gen Center, Marsha Dawson, dean of students and interim director for the BIPOC Unity Center and Cliff-Simon Vital, assistant director of the BIPOC Unity Center.
First-Gen, MLK Scholar and BIPOC Unity Center programs merge after recognizing overlap in student need
By Jacquelyn Reaves and Ryan Johnson March 6, 2024
At the beginning of Spring 2024, the Ithaca College First-Generation and MLK Scholar Center merged with the BIPOC Unity Center to recognize the overlap with students who use both centers’ resources. 
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard the Provosts report and updates from the Credit Hour Policy, Plagiarism/Misconduct policy and an update about the Faculty Handbook.
Provost Stein informs Faculty Council employee salaries are down by several million dollars
By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • March 6, 2024
Ithaca College’s Faculty Council discussed low salaries for faculty members and how AI changed the college’s plagiarism policy at its March 5 meeting. The council also heard the provost’s report from Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and heard updates about the Student Statement Committee from David Hajjar, associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards explains hate crime investigation process
Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards explains hate crime investigation process
By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor • March 6, 2024
From 2022 to 2024, there were nine hate crimes reported on campus at Ithaca College. As of March 6, the only case where further action has been taken was regarding an incident report on Jan. 19. 
Across the college, there are eight different active religious and spiritual clubs and organizations for students to engage with. The clubs range in size and reach with the largest like Hillel at Ithaca College supporting nearly 1,000 students, to smaller organizations like the Muslim Student Association (MSA) that serve far fewer students. 
Community reflects on use of Muller Chapel and culture of religion at Ithaca College
By Ryan Johnson and Aubren Villasenor March 6, 2024
With more active religious and spiritual Spring 2024 programming at Ithaca College — which is a nonsectarian institution — members of the campus community have been sharing their thoughts on Muller Chapel as a general-purpose space.
With the addition of ALERTUS, the college will be able to send out emergency alerts to any networked computer, which includes any college-owned laptops, desktops and professors screens in classrooms and throughout campus.
Emergency notifications now sent to any networked computer on campus through ALERTUS
By Noa Ran-Ressler, Investigative Editor • March 6, 2024
The symphony of phone calls and text alerts that spread across Ithaca College’s campus before an emergency alarm system test will now have a new digital source. RAVE, the college’s software program for emergency alerts, will team up with ALERTUS to form a more comprehensive emergency notification system.
 The panelists at the event were Alex Chernyakov, assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at Tompkins Cortland Community College; Marguerite Davis ’18, an instructor at Mathnasium; Tiffany Ho, data analyst at the Tompkins County District Attorneys Office; Deborah Hoover, vice President and small business lending manager at Tompkins Community Bank; and Cassandra Valenti, a math teacher at Ithaca High School. 
Women in Math Day held in person for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic
By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • March 6, 2024
thaca College’s Women in Math Day was held March 2 for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was organized by Megan Martinez and Ted Galanthay, associate professors in the Department of Mathematics. 
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