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President La Jerne Cornish spoke at the State of the College meeting Oct. 26, 2023. Ithaca College administrators held a State of the the College meeting May 20 to share updates on enrollment and the college’s finances going into the 2025-26 academic year.

Ithaca College administration shares updates on enrollment and FY26 budget

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • May 22, 2025
Ithaca College administrators shared updates on enrollment and the college’s finances going into the 2025-26 academic year at the State of the College meeting May 20.
Editorial: Financial literacy is crucial for students to learn now

Editorial: Financial literacy is crucial for students to learn now

By The Ithacan • October 28, 2021
Students may not be able to get the financial literacy they need from their classes, the college offers other options like the Personal Finance Clinic
Tim Downs, vice president of Finance and Administration and chief financial officer, said the college is a tuition-dependent institution and that room and board make about 90% of the net operating revenue. Tuition for the 2021–22 academic year is $46,610 on top of the $6,868 standard meal plan and a double room cost of $8,976.

IC community discusses budget cuts and tuition amid pandemic

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • October 20, 2021
The Ithaca College community is adjusting both to the residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the college’s budget and the strategic plan Ithaca Forever.
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado answers questions at a press conference in September 2018. Collado and La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, approved the plan to cut 116 full-time equivalent faculty positions Feb. 24.

Q&A: Administration speaks about APP and faculty cuts

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief • March 5, 2021
Collado and Cornish spoke about the campus community’s reactions to the changes and the APP process moving forward.
The virtual open-conversation session was led by David Lissy ’87, chair of the board of trustees, and James Nolan ’77, vice chair of the board of trustees. About 55 people attended the event.

Board of Trustees approves updated 2020–21 fiscal budget

By Alexis Manore, News Editor • October 27, 2020
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees approved the revised fiscal budget for the 2020–21 year, which includes a projected $13 million deficit. 
Ithaca College must be transparent in times of uncertainty

Ithaca College must be transparent in times of uncertainty

By The Ithacan • September 10, 2020
The college needs to be as transparent as possible with its students throughout the academic year and take the time to listen to their concerns.
From left, Dave Lissy ’87, Ithaca College Board of Trustees Chairman, and Vice Chairman James Nolan ’77 at an open forum February 15, 2019.

Board of trustees hosts forum with college community

By Mary Rand, Staff Writer • February 18, 2019
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees held an open forum Feb. 15 to discuss their winter session and to take questions from the college community.
William Guerrero, vice president of the Division of Finance and Administration, said the college community should not be concerned about the decrease in the surplus.

Ithaca College budget surplus decreases by $15 million

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer • September 19, 2018
Ithaca College’s surplus has dropped from $20 million to $5 million for the 2018–19 academic year.
La Jerne Cornish, the newly appointed provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, speaks about how she defines shared governance at the Ithaca College Faculty Council Meeting May 1.

President Shirley M. Collado introduces new provost at Faculty Council

By Maggie McAden, Staff Writer • May 2, 2018
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado introduced La Jerne Cornish, the newly appointed provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, at the Faculty Council meeting May 1.
Board of trustees approves 2018-19 budget

Board of trustees approves 2018-19 budget

By Sam Haut • March 29, 2018
The $235.5 million budget is an increase of $2.3 million over the forecasted amount for the fiscal year 2017–18.
From left, Tom Grape, chair of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, and Vice Chair David Lissy held an open conversation session Feb. 15. The board of trustees helps finalize the budget.

Ithaca College budget for 2018-19 not yet approved

By Falyn Stempler, Assistant News Editor • February 28, 2018
The board will be releasing an announcement with the approved budget prior to their next meeting in May.
“Geostorm” is the latest in a long line of disaster movies from Dean Devlin, the producer of the 1998 “Godzilla.” “Geostorm” is set in in a world where global warming was solved by climate scientist Jake Lawson (Gerard Butler).

Review: Big-budget disaster movie is a catastrophe

By Charlie Musante, Staff Writer • October 24, 2017
To anyone contemplating seeing this atrocity, don’t. Go see “Blade Runner 2049” instead.
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