THE ITHACAN

Board of Trustees throws celebration to honor IC 20/20 plan

By Sophia Adamucci, Assistant News Editor • March 1, 2017

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees is hosting a celebration to acknowledge the conclusion of the IC 20/20 strategic plan, which was terminated early.

IC conducts open presidential search against national trend

By Sierra Guardiola and Sophia Tulp • November 30, 2016

While Ithaca College is still conducting an open presidential search to find its next president, colleges across the country are increasingly using closed searches to identify theirs.

Q&A: Tom Grape discusses upcoming presidential search

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • November 9, 2016

News Editor Aidan Quigley spoke with Grape, chairman of the college's board of trustees, about these issues and, primarily, the college’s approach to the search for a new president.

IC approves tuition uptick and financial aid increases

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • October 26, 2016

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees has approved the revenue parameters for the 2017–18 fiscal year, which include historically low increases in tuition, room and board, and the highest amount of ins

Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

By The Ithacan • October 26, 2016

Many problems with representation and power still exist, leaving the power centralized with the president’s office.

Commentary: Protests are inevitable with administrative inaction

By Cedrick-Michael Simmons • October 5, 2016

Even though administrators were willing to absorb critiques and recommendations about addressing racial inequality on campus, the response was always the same: inaction.

Diversity training implemented for IC alumni volunteers

By Lily Donoghue, Contributing Writer • October 4, 2016

Ithaca College is beginning to encourage alumni volunteers to complete diversity and inclusion training, beginning with sessions during alumni weekend

Administrative departures create uncertainty for academic year

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • August 25, 2016

Ithaca College's senior leadership has seen a significant number of administrative departures, leaving the college with uncertainty about what will be accomplished throughout the remainder of his tenure.

Search committee aims to pick next president by end of 2016

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2016

Following a summer of work by the presidential search committee, meeting and vetting candidates, the search for a new president of Ithaca College has been narrowed to under 30 candidates. The committee's stated goal is to select a new president of the college by the end of 2016.

IC administration lists priorities at All-College Meeting

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • August 23, 2016

The Ithaca College administration took a different approach to the biannual All-College Meeting on Aug. 18. Instead of the traditional meeting structure consisting of updates on the budget, enrollment data or upcoming initiatives, President Tom Rochon focused on two “commitments” to the campus community — diversity and inclusion, and shared governance.

Ithaca College Board of Trustees elects new members

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • June 3, 2016

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees elected three new campus-community trustees and two new term trustees at its spring meeting May 20–21.

Open Letter: SGA supports faculty and staff concerns

By SGA Executive Board • June 2, 2016

It is incredibly disheartening that despite consistent voicing of “No Confidence” across constituencies, Tom Rochon’s leadership continues to be destructive towards the education of students, as well as the treatment of faculty and staff.