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On June 9, Amy Falkner was appointed as the new dean of Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications and began her position Aug. 1. 

Q&A: Park School dean discusses transition to her new role

By Syd Pierre, News Editor • August 31, 2022
News Editor Syd Pierre sat down with Amy Falkner, dean of the Park School of Communications to discuss her transition to IC and her future goals.
Amy Falkner has been appointed as the new dean of Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications and will succeed Jack Powers, professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies, who has been serving as interim dean of the Park School since 2020.

Ithaca College announces new dean of the Park School

By Syd Pierre, News Editor • June 9, 2022
Amy Falkner has been appointed as the new dean of Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications and will begin her new position at the college Aug. 1, 2022.
Junior Camille Ealey, television and digital media major, works in the dean's suite in the Roy H. Park Hall. Each candidate for dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications held two, one-hour open sessions to introduce themselves; one for faculty and one for staff and students.

Park school holds open sessions to introduce dean candidates

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • May 4, 2022
Faculty, staff and students attended sessions between May 2 and 5 to meet the final candidates for dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
The additional recommendations include: Create a streamlined undergraduate application process, increase flexibility of the curriculum, make the faculty workload more equitable, revise and implement the course schedule, establish centralized management of graduate programs and reevaluate course caps. 

Final Park School dean candidates interact with IC community

By Alexis Manore, Cora Payne, and Falyn Stempler • May 19, 2020
The final candidates for dean of the Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communications, are still considered for the position.
Diane Gayeski, Dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications and Karl Paulneck, Dean of the Music School will both step down from their positions at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Final candidates for dean searches to be on campus in March

By Jordan Broking, Staff Writer • January 29, 2020
Final candidates for the next deans of the Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communications and the School of Music are to be on campus in March.
La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced that Karl Paulnack, dean of the School of Music, and Diane Gayeski, dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, will be leaving their positions at the end of the 2019–20 academic year.

College begins national searches for new deans

By Alexis Manore, Assistant News Editor • October 23, 2019
Ithaca College is beginning two national searches for new deans of the School of Music and the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
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