Students hold candlelight vigil in response to faculty cuts
The Open the Books coalition organized a candlelight vigil to honor the faculty members whose positions are being eliminated due to the APP.
The Open the Books coalition organized a candlelight vigil to honor the faculty members whose positions are being eliminated due to the APP.
Out of the five graduate programs that are being recommended for discontinuation by the APPIC, four are Masters of Music (M.M.) in the School of Music.
The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and community organizations its students work with are voicing their opposition to the “Shape of the College” recommendations.
The APPIC released its final recommendations for the APP in the “Shape of the College” document Feb. 18. The final recommendations recommend the elimination of 116 full-time equivalent faculty.
The Ithaca College SGC passed a resolution expressing no confidence in the “Shape of the College” proposal outlining faculty and program cuts at its Feb. 22 meeting.
The Open the Books coalition held a fifth protest demanding financial transparency regarding faculty and program cuts.
Approximately 30 protesters gathered outside the PRW Center with signs and dyes to write messages in the snow.
The Academic Program Prioritization Implementation Committee (APPIC) released its final recommendations for the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) process.
The petition asks for increased shared governance, an extended timeline and increased financial transparency throughout the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) process.
Faculty, students and alumni share their reactions to the “Shape of the College” draft.
The Image Text MFA program is one of five graduate programs at the college that have been recommended for discontinuation.
Members of the Ithaca College Faculty Council expressed confusion and dissatisfaction with the recommendations for program and department cuts.