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From left, first-year student Rishabh Sen, vice president of campus affairs, senior Grace Madeya, president of the student body, and Dave Harker, director for the Center for Civic Engagement, discuss campus and community involvement at Ithaca College's Student Governance Council meeting Nov. 14.

SGC talks student success, community involvement and new bill

By Emma Kersting, Staff Writer • November 15, 2022
SGC welcomed three guest speakers, discussed a new bill and appointed a new vice president of communications at its meeting Nov. 14.
From left to right, David Harker, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, senior Kelly Warren and Scott Doyle, director for the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, plan to increase Eco-Reps' involvement with the campus and broader Ithaca community in 2022.

Eco-Reps plan for major outreach after a year of struggles

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Staff Writer • August 31, 2022
In recent years, IC Eco-Reps was forced to scale back as reduced funding and staff cutbacks left the program without staff to advocate for the students.
Junior Petar Odazhiev quit his internship position at the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability after leadership staff either resigned or were fired.

Environmental sustainability suffers from loss of leadership

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • February 16, 2022
Environmental efforts at IC are deteriorating, according to campus members who have experienced a lack of staffing support in sustainability efforts.
The 2020 Ithaca College Voting Act and the Excused Absence for Poll Workers Recommendation were passed at the SGC’s Oct. 5 meeting.

SGC discusses voting bills with Center for Civic Engagement

By Syd Pierre, Staff Writer • October 20, 2020
The 2020 Ithaca College Voting Act and the Excused Absence for Poll Workers Recommendation were passed at the SGC’s Oct. 5 meeting.
Doreen Hettich-Atkins, director of strategic planning and administration in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life, is one of the volunteers at The Pantry, Ithaca College’s on-campus food pantry.

Volunteers keep on-campus food pantry stocked

By Ashley Stalnecker, Assistant News Editor • September 4, 2019
The college has completely relied on volunteers to stock and manage The Pantry since it first opened Feb. 21. The Pantry is an on-campus food pantry.
David Harker, director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Ithaca College, pictured working at the IC on-campus food pantry in the DeMotte Room of Campus Center. He was recently selected for the Engaged Scholar Initiative.

Civic engagement director chosen for scholar initiative

By Erika Liberati, Staff Writer • February 11, 2019
David Harker was chosen from a pool of candidates from the Eastern Region for the 2019–20 national Engaged Scholar Initiative.
Harker began his career in civic engagement at Colorado College, where he was the director of the Collaborative Community Engagement.

Civic engagement director lays out plans for campus community

By Sophia Tulp, Print Layout Editor • March 29, 2017
David Harker, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, assumed the position at the end of the Fall 2016 semester.
Senior Julie Erickson is pictured above using the new Honors Program wing in the Peggy Ryan Williams Center to do work.

Honors program moves into new space

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer • February 8, 2017
The Ithaca College Honors Program has been moved to the garden level of PRW and has been allotted a new lounge and workspace.
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