THE ITHACAN

Faculty group presents letter to Board of Trustees

By Kayla Dwyer, Editor-in-Chief • May 19, 2016

Faculty and staff presented a letter to the Board of Trustees at its May 19 reception, asking the board to conduct a performance review of provost Benjamin Rifkin.

Ithaca College SGA passes five bills at final meeting

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • May 4, 2016

The Ithaca College Student Government Association Senate passed a wide-reaching set of five bills at its final meeting May 2, marking the highest number of bills passed at a meeting this semester.

Ithaca College to relocate sport management and media majors

By Danielle Allentuck, Sports Editor • May 2, 2016

During a meeting April 29, Ithaca College faculty and administrators announced a proposal to split up the Department of Sport Management and Media in an attempt to better organize the programs. However, students have criticized the decision, saying they feel they were not included in the process.

Editorial: Student body should select student trustee

April 20, 2016

Like in any other representative system, it seems natural that the student body would select its own representative.

MOOCs have not gained as much popularity as expected

By Anna Lamb, Contributing Writer • April 13, 2016

In 2013, some educators feared massive open online courses would eliminate the need for the traditional residential college experience, with free classes that anyone could access. However, they have not gained as much traction as originally expected.

Faculty Council addresses tenure rights for phased retirement

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • April 7, 2016

The Ithaca College Faculty Council has addressed confusion around whether or not faculty members lose the rights of tenure when they begin the process of phased retirement.

Editorial: Rochon adjusts his focus for final tenure

March 30, 2016

Based on President Tom Rochon’s stated priorities for the year-and-a-half remainder of his tenure, one conclusion is for certain: He has finally seen some light.

Commentary: Ithaca College is a fractured community

By Dominick Recckio • March 9, 2016

Making IC more diverse and inclusive does not need to manifest solely within the bubble laid out for us by the broken structures that caused the issues in the first place.

Newly tenured IC professors do not include POC at IC’s picks

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • March 2, 2016

The list of professors at Ithaca College who were awarded tenure for 2015–16 was announced Feb. 21. However, missing from the list were the names of the professors that POC at IC demanded be given immediate tenure.

Editorial: Solar project is promising but needs closer look

February 24, 2016

Ithaca College has made a leap forward in announcing a solar power project that would meet 10 percent of its electricity needs. But let’s not get carried away or blinded by optimism.

Letter to the Editor: Shared Governance group needs input

By Shared Governance Task Force • February 23, 2016

The Shared Governance Task Force agrees wholeheartedly with these calls to engagement and hopes that everyone in the campus community will get involved in our efforts this semester.

Letter to the Editor: Administration misses the point

By Maura Stephens and Patricia Rodriguez • February 23, 2016

The many calls from our community members to confront structural issues at IC have been met, however, with responses in the forms of hostility, co-option or simply inaction.