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Emil L. Cunningham speaks at the Rankin & Associates presentation when consultants came to Ithaca College Feb. 2 to outline their plan for the next campus-climate survey. The college has announced the survey will be open from Sept. 27 to Oct. 28. for participation.

Ithaca College plans second campus climate survey release

By Grace Elletson, Assistant News Editor August 21, 2016
Ithaca College has set a date range for administering its second campus climate survey, which will assess how the community feels about living and learning at the institution.
Students hand out copies of The Ithacan to prospective students and families during the fall 2015 protests at Ithaca College. Many students have mixed feelings about diversity on campus after transitioning to college from more diverse locations.

Culture Clash: Students struggle with perceived diversity at IC

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer March 9, 2016
Social justice advocacy from groups that seek to amplify the voices of marginalized students has forced the campus community to reconsider itself as a diverse and welcoming place.
Editorial: Ithaca College has lost sight of its vision

Editorial: Ithaca College has lost sight of its vision

February 3, 2016
We cannot simply hire a new president and expect that person to change everything, to provide the new direction the college needs.
Dom Recckio, SGA president, speaks at the SGA debate in the spring. Diversity was one of his campaigns major platforms.

Ithaca College planning new campus-climate survey next fall

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer September 2, 2015
Ithaca College is planning on administering a new campus-climate survey next fall, four years after the previous climate survey, which revealed a stark perception gap between different groups regarding diversity and inclusivity on campus.
From left: Sophomore Josh Kelly of IC Progressives, sophomore James Dellasala of IC Democrats and junior Sean Themea of IC Conservatives participated in the debate on March 17.

Ithaca College student organizations hold political debate

By Kyle Stewart, Staff Writer March 21, 2015
Sophomore Josh Kelly of IC Progressives, sophomore James Dellasala of IC Democrats and junior Sean Themea of IC Conservatives fielded questions students submitted online prior to the debate.
Sophomore Griffin Schultz wrote the bill SGA passed to provide a set of requirements on how to better structure and administer the survey in future years.

Ithaca College SGA passes bill in response to survey results

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2015
After the results of the Fall 2012 Campus Acceptance, Inclusion and Fairness Survey were released 2 1/2 years after the survey’s initial distribution, the Ithaca College Student Government Association passed a bill Feb. 16 with a 13–1 vote to provide a set of requirements on how to better structure and administer the survey in future years.
Campus-climate survey results reveal perception gap

Campus-climate survey results reveal perception gap

By Kayla Dwyer, News Editor February 11, 2015
The results of the Fall 2012 Campus Acceptance, Inclusion and Fairness Survey — commonly known as the campus-climate survey — indicate many perception gaps concerning inclusivity at Ithaca College among different identity groups.

Editorial: College must release results of campus-climate survey

December 10, 2014

This semester, the Ithaca College administration created a discussion group to review the results of the Fall 2012 Campus Acceptance, Inclusion and Fairness Survey. Though this is a step in the right direction,...

Editorial: Transparent SGA puts up wall

Editorial: Transparent SGA puts up wall

April 30, 2014

According to Dominick Recckio, current vice president of communications in the Student Government Association, 18.2 percent of the student body, 1,223 students, voted in the April 17–18 election and...

Guest commentary: College must listen to voices and criticism

Guest commentary: College must listen to voices and criticism

By Cedrick-Michael Simmons February 19, 2014

Currently, the members of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees are meeting in Santa Monica, Calif., and I imagine they want to know how the campus community views its experience at the college. However,...

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