Students find housing and communities on Facebook
In order to fill off-campus housing vacancies some students have taken to Facebook to post ads in specific groups run by sources outside of Ithaca College.
In order to fill off-campus housing vacancies some students have taken to Facebook to post ads in specific groups run by sources outside of Ithaca College.
Kristen Harrison ’20 visited some of the students at their Ithaca homes — from a social distance — to see how they are spending their time in Ithaca.
The college has a responsibility to make a stressful process like housing selection as effective and straightforward as possible.
Ithaca College faculty are faced with the challenge of finding both affordable and suitable housing in Ithaca — a city that isn’t necessarily known for either, said several faculty who have experienced the housing and rental market.
Ithaca College has strict rules against having pets on campus, as do some off-campus landlords, but students are finding their way around the rules rather than leaving their pets at home.
The project, headed by L Enterprises, LLC in Horseheads, N.Y., will renovate a block on The Commons known as “Harold’s Square.” The project is currently under site review by the Planning and Development Board.
The Office of Residential Life is rethinking some parts of the First Year Residential Experience plans in response to negative views from students.
Beginning next year, current students will face different requirements for housing options to align with the Ithaca College First Year Residential Experience Program in IC 20/20, Ithaca College’s strategic 10-year plan.
The Office of Residential Life will now approve students for off-campus housing during the fall semester.