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Bryan Roberts, associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, addresses Faculty Council about the Student Success Committee's plan to improve student retention by hiring more case workers, CAPS counselors and SAS specialists.

Faculty Council presents plan to improve student retention

By Sierra Guardiola, Staff Writer • March 8, 2017
The Ithaca College Student Success Committee presented a plan to the Faculty Council on March 7 on how the college can better improve retention rates.
Jeane Copenhaver-Johnson, associate professor of education, Vince DeTuri, director of the ICC, and Matthew Sullivan, professor of physics, discussed graduation issues due to the ICC at the Faculty Council's Feb. 8 meeting.

ICC director addresses Faculty Council about graduation issues

By Sierra Guardiola, Staff Writer • February 8, 2017
The head of the ICC brought the issue of students’ struggling to complete their ICC requirements to the Faculty Council on Feb. 7.
Tom Swensen, professor and chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences and Faculty Council chair, said the idea for closed sessions were originally proposed to the executive committee by Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado

Faculty Council makes little progress optimizing ICC

By Rachel Kriedberg, Staff Writer • December 7, 2016
As of the second to last week of the fall semester, the committee has not announced any new findings, nor have any policy changes been proposed.
Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

By The Ithacan • October 26, 2016
Many problems with representation and power still exist, leaving the power centralized with the president’s office.
Jason Freitag, above, filled in for chairman Tom Swenson at the Faculty Council's Oct. 4 meeting where they discussed retention, the Integrative Core Curriculum and rolling grades.

Faculty Council discusses retention at Ithaca College

By Rachel Kreidberg, Contributing writer • October 5, 2016
The Faculty Council discussed student-centered issues of retention rates, the release of final grades and the Integrative Core Curriculum.
In the center, Deborah Rifkin, associate professor in the Department of Music Theory, supports the passing of the APC policy regarding student evaluations at the Sept. 6 Faculty Council meeting.

Ithaca College Faculty Council passes two academic policies

By Grace Elletson, Assistant News Editor • September 7, 2016
The Ithaca College Faculty Council passed two Academic Policy Committee (APC) proposals at its September meeting. One aims to ensure student anonymity in student evaluations, and the other attempts to quicken the approval process for APC policies.
From left, Professor Luke Keller and Professor Abraham Mulugetta have been chosen as Charles A. Dana professors, the first to receive this honor since 2008. The Dana Professorships are awared on five-year terms.

New Dana professors announced at IC following program changes

By Meaghan McElroy, Contributing Writer • September 6, 2016
Two new Ithaca College Dana professors were announced Aug. 30, after changes were made to the professorship program by the Faculty Council and subsequently approved by the Executive Committee of the Dana Foundation this past February.
From left: Benjamin Rifkin, former provost and vice president for educational affairs at Ithaca College; President Tom Rochon; and Gerald Hector, former vice president for finance and administration, observe a student protest Dec. 11 at Free Speech Rock. All three administrators pictured have since announced they are stepping down from their respective positions at the college.

Administrative departures create uncertainty for academic year

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • August 25, 2016
Ithaca College's senior leadership has seen a significant number of administrative departures, leaving the college with uncertainty about what will be accomplished throughout the remainder of his tenure.
Pictured fourth from left, Tom Swenson, chairman of Faculty Council, said he has concerns with the proposed shared governance draft sent out to the campus community in an email Oct. 24.

First Faculty Council meeting tackles old and new ideas

By Grace Elletson, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2016
The Ithaca College Faculty Council held their first meeting of the 2016–17 academic year where they tackled old and new agenda items.
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the Class of 2020, referencing the college’s commitment to education, engagement, dialogue and learning, at the annual Convocation ceremony held Aug. 22 in the Athletics and Events Center.

Search committee aims to pick next president by end of 2016

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2016
Following a summer of work by the presidential search committee, meeting and vetting candidates, the search for a new president of Ithaca College has been narrowed to under 30 candidates. The committee's stated goal is to select a new president of the college by the end of 2016.
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the campus community at a March 2015 town hall meeting about announced staff cuts. Following the All-College Meeting Aug. 19, Rochon said there will be no additional cuts this year.

IC administration lists priorities at All-College Meeting

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • August 23, 2016
The Ithaca College administration took a different approach to the biannual All-College Meeting on Aug. 18. Instead of the traditional meeting structure consisting of updates on the budget, enrollment data or upcoming initiatives, President Tom Rochon focused on two “commitments” to the campus community — diversity and inclusion, and shared governance.
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.
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