The First Generation and MLK Scholar programs have recently merged with the BIPOC Unity Center given the overlapping identities and events between these programs. While this has the potential to be beneficial and allow for more stream-lined, efficient programming, the center must ensure that it also maintains a nuanced perspective when it comes to supporting students, especially students of color.
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.
By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
• January 31, 2024
The BIPOC Unity Center at Ithaca College is looking for student representatives to serve on a committee that will help find the next director for the center. The call for student representatives was announced Jan. 31 in an IC Engage post made by Cliff-Simon Vital, assistant director of the BIPOC Unity Center.
By Kai Lincke, Assistant News Editor
• December 6, 2023
Ithaca College held a processing session Nov. 30 for BIPOC students to ask questions and share their concerns with college administrators and staff members about the departure of Angélica Carrington, former director of the BIPOC Unity Center.
By Kai Lincke, Assistant News Editor
• November 14, 2023
Two members of the Ithaca College BIPOC Unity Center’s professional staff, Angélica Carrington, former director of the BIPOC Unity Center, and Radeana Hastings, former program coordinator of the BIPOC Unity Center, are no longer employed at the college as of Nov. 10.
Student leaders and Angélica Carrington, director of the BIPOC Unity Center — formerly the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Social Change — have led the charge to rename the center, reestablished its mission and set forth new initiatives for BIPOC students.
In an effort to support incoming BIPOC students at Ithaca College, the BIPOC Unity Center hosted a new Jumpstart Program called “A Place Where YOU Belong: The BIPOC Experience” from Aug. 14–16.
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