Ithaca College must be transparent in times of uncertainty
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.
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.
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.
Ithaca College’s surplus has dropped from $20 million to $5 million for the 2018–19 academic year.
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.
The $235.5 million budget is an increase of $2.3 million over the forecasted amount for the fiscal year 2017–18.
The board will be releasing an announcement with the approved budget prior to their next meeting in May.
To anyone contemplating seeing this atrocity, don’t. Go see “Blade Runner 2049” instead.
Ithaca College’s office of Title IX will receive an increase in funding for the 2016–17 academic year. Having previously received money on an as-needed basis, Fall 2016 marks the first time that Title IX will have a cemented budget.
The Faculty Council is planning to distribute Ithaca College’s budget to all faculty with the attached criticism that it is “deeply lacking detail.” The council is also preparing to launch its diversity and inclusion database by the end of this week.
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees has approved increases in the tuition, financial aid, salary pool and operating budget of the college during its February meeting.
For the first time, I was to become responsible for purchasing everything I needed and desired beyond tuition, room, and a meal plan.
Ithaca College is taking steps within the coming years to make the college become more affordable for students.