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Rakin "Rock" Hall, vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Success, spoke with the Faculty Council Dec. 3 about combatting the college's budget deficit.

Faculty council discusses college’s work to eliminate budget deficit

By Taylor Borash, Assistant News Editor • December 6, 2024
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met Dec. 3 to discuss the college’s ongoing work with the Huron Consulting Group and hear from two guest speakers about actions the college can take to increase enrollment and revenue.
From left, Stacia Zabusky, Provost Stein, Sloan MacRae, Melissa Marchese, Allison Usavage and Will Porter. Ithaca College Faculty Council heard the Provost report and heard about the storytelling beat system from the college's marketing and communications team.

Faculty council hears from marketing team about storytelling from the college beat system

By Makai Yllanes, Co-Video Editor • October 9, 2024
Ithaca College’s Faculty Council met Oct. 1 to discuss the changes and successes of the summer academic onboarding and pre-registration process. The council also heard new plans from the college’s Marketing and Communications team.
Provost Stein spoke with the Faculty Council Sept. 3 about updates to the 2025-26 academic calendar. The changes align breaks with Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr.

Faculty council discusses college’s next steps for reaccreditation

By Taylor Borash, Assistant News Editor • September 4, 2024
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met Sept. 3 for its first meeting of Fall 2024 to discuss the rules of order, hear about the ongoing reaccreditation process and voice concerns to be addressed during later meetings.
Belisa González spoke with the Ithaca College faculty council May 7 about the Campus Climate Survey results and key findings. The meeting concluded faculty council for Spring 2024, but will resume in Fall 2024.

Faculty Council revises grade policy for students to have ten weeks to submit an S/D/F form

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • May 10, 2024
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met May 7 with new members of the council in attendance. The new and continuing members voted on the Faculty Council Executive Committee’s 2024-25 chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, Academic Policies Committee liaison and two “at large” Academic Policies Committee liaisons.  
The faculty council heard the Provost report and study abroad updates from Rachel Gould, senior director of study abroad in the Office of International Programs April 2. 

Faculty Council votes to have a ‘not applicable’ choice in student statements

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • April 4, 2024
Ithaca College’s Faculty Council met April 2 to clarify definitions relating to types of appointments and faculty evaluation within Sections 4.9 and 4.12 of the Faculty Handbook. The council also voted upon adding a “not applicable” choice in standardizing student statement evaluations, which are collected from students toward the end of each semester for feedback on courses. 
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard the Provost's report and updates from the Credit Hour Policy, Plagiarism/Misconduct policy and an update about the Faculty Handbook.

Provost Stein informs Faculty Council employee salaries are down by several million dollars

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • March 6, 2024
Ithaca College’s Faculty Council discussed low salaries for faculty members and how AI changed the college’s plagiarism policy at its March 5 meeting. The council also heard the provost’s report from Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and heard updates about the Student Statement Committee from David Hajjar, associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
From left, Luke Keller, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; Stacia Zubusky, associate provost of Academic Programs; and FC Chair Dave Gondeck.

Faculty Council initiates credit hour policy clarifications for reaccreditation process

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • February 7, 2024
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard from Stacia Zabusky, associate provost for Academic Programs, about the college’s credit hour policy and Emily Rockett, vice president, general counsel and secretary to the board of trustees, about nominations for a faculty trustee in its Feb. 6 meeting. 
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard from the co-chairs of the Middle States Reaccreditation committee and from the college’s director of energy management and sustainability at its Dec. 5 meeting. Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, also spoke about upcoming updates to the academic dishonesty policy, in addition to creating a comprehensive credit hour policy.

Faculty Council receives updates on energy management and sustainability

By Lorien Tyne, News Editor • December 6, 2023
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard from the co-chairs of the Middle States Reaccreditation committee and from the college’s director of energy management and sustainability at its Dec. 5 meeting. Updates were also given on a new faculty retirement plan option and a policy change about the length of advanced notice when the college separates from an employee.
From left, Belisa Gonzalez, professor of sociology and dean of faculty, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and David Gondek, associate professor in the Department of Biology and chair of the Faculty Council, discuss the low response rate for the Campus Climate Survey which is currently about 15%.

Faculty Council discusses Campus Climate Survey and benefits enrollment for employees

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor • November 9, 2023
Ithaca College’s Faculty Council met for its monthly meeting Nov. 7 to discuss low response rates to the Campus Climate Survey that closes Nov. 14 and to hear from the Faculty and Staff Wellness Committee about benefits enrollment.
From left, Stacia Zabusky, associate provost of academic programs; Michael Trotti, legal studies coordinator and professor in the Department of History; Dave Gondek, associate professor in the Department of Biology and chair of Faculty Council; Carly Jo Hosbach-Cannon, associate director and graduate program chair of the Department of Speech, Language, Pathology and Audiology and Lauren Steele, vice chair of the faculty council and assistant professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies assess the success of the summer onboarding and registration model.

Faculty council discusses success of pre-registration process and convenes new sub-committee

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor • October 4, 2023
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met Oct. 3 to discuss the success of summer academic onboarding through the pre-registration process. It also convened a sub-committee for student statements. 
Members of Faculty Council met on Sept. 5 for its first meeting of the Fall 2023 semester to discuss faculty searches, grievance policies and future meeting times.

Faculty Council discusses revisions to grievance policy

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor • September 6, 2023
On Sept. 5, the Ithaca College Faculty Council met for its first meeting of the Fall 2023 semester to discuss faculty search procedures, revisions to the grievance policy and future meeting times. 
All of the candidates for the executive committee ran unopposed. Michael Trotti, professor in the Department of History, said the executive committee has been primarily composed of faculty from the School of Humanities and Sciences and proposed that the council wait until its August 2023 meeting to see if members from the other schools would nominate themselves for the positions.

Faculty Council elects executive committee, reviews proposals

By Kai Lincke and Prakriti Panwar • May 3, 2023
In its May 2 meeting, the Ithaca College Faculty Council elected members for its 2023–24 executive committee and listened to student proposals.
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