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Ithaca College sees lowest enrollment since 2008

Ithaca College sees lowest enrollment since 2008

By Grace Elletson • October 4, 2017
Enrollment for Fall 2017 totals 6,516 students.
Virginia Mansfield-Richardson, associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, is in charge of the working group that drafted a policy regarding the use of drones on Ithaca College’s campus at its first meeting on Nov. 14.

IC prepares to create drone policy for on-campus use

By Max Denning, Staff Writer • November 19, 2014
The college is preparing to draft a policy regarding the use of unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones, on campus.
The Ithacan's newly purchased drone flies above the Carp Wood field to capture an aerial view.

Ithaca College considers drone use in academic setting

By Max Denning, Contributing Writer • September 10, 2014
Four glossy, white, plastic rotor blades propel its 40-ounce frame, complete with a camera capable of shooting video or taking still photographs up to 100 meters in the air. It can cost as little as $200, but using one for commercial purposes can result in a $10,000 fine.
College president Tom Rochon addresses the incoming class of 2017 at the Glazer Arena on Monday at this year's Convocation

Ithaca College welcomes class of 2017 at this year’s Convocation

By Jack Curran, Online News Editor • August 27, 2013
The class of 2017 officially began their time at Ithaca College on Monday with the 2013 Convocation. Faculty, alumni and students gathered in the Glazer Arena to welcome the incoming students.
Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor of television-radio, organized a reenactment of Frederick Douglass' speech at the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in collaboration with The History Center in Tompkins County and Roy H. Park School of Communications. Tsegaye is also producing a film of the re-enactment with the help of Ithaca College students that will communicate the importance of the speech for future generations.

Community collaboration brings Frederick Douglass’ words back to Ithaca

By Karly Placek, Staff Writer • October 20, 2012
A re-enactment of a Frederick Douglass speech was put together by The History Center in Tompkins County, the Roy H. Park School of Communications and St. James AME Zion Church with funding from the Park Foundation.

Film reflects Porchfest spirit

By Lauren Mazzo, Staff Writer • November 2, 2011
Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor of television-radio at Ithaca College, has completed close to 75 documentaries in his career. For his latest documentary, “Porchfest: Celebrating the Spirit of a Community Through Music,” Tsegaye worked with eight students to film the five-year-old festival Sept. 25 in which bands used downtown porches as their stages.
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