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From left Amy Jessen-Marshall, vice president in the Office of Integrative Liberal Learning and the Global Commons at the Association of American Colleges, and Universities and David Hubert, associate provost for learning advancement at Salt Lake Community College. The two served as external evaluators of the ICC.

External evaluators come to campus to review ICC

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor • February 12, 2019
Despite the student body’s criticisms of the Integrative Core Curriculum, no students showed up to the two open sessions with external evaluators.
Editorial: Criticism should be paired with student engagement

Editorial: Criticism should be paired with student engagement

January 30, 2019
Rather than merely voicing our grievances to one another and posting on social media, students should voice their concerns to people who are actually capable of making change on our campus.
Editorial: Draft report encourages necessary change for ICC

Editorial: Draft report encourages necessary change for ICC

January 23, 2019
Moving forward, the committee should continue to review and consider the data it has collected on the ICC, albeit with more transparency.
From left, Senior Research Analyst Elijah Earl, Chief Analytics Officer Yuko Mulugetta and senior President’s Fellow Anna Gardner discuss the National Survey of Student Engagement. This survey has previously struggled to garner enough student responses to yield legitimate data.

SGC gives feedback on response rate of upcoming student survey

By Alexis Manore, Staff Writer • December 4, 2018
Representatives from the Office of Analytics and Institutional Research spoke to SGC about the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement.
From left, juniors Magdalena Kwasnica, Julia Muller, and Hannah Mahany, write about why the ICC is impactful to students and how students can better change the program for the future.

Commentary: Student input is vital to the ICC Program Review

By Hannah Mahany, Julia Muller, and Magdalena Kwasnica • November 27, 2018
As students, it is important to know that you have power and the ability to make changes to your academic experience.
Editorial: Students should engage with ICC program review

Editorial: Students should engage with ICC program review

September 26, 2018
Since the ICC impacts the entire student body, it is the campus community’s duty to be proactive in finding a resolution to the issues that remain with the curriculum.
The Ithaca College Faculty Council (FCEC) held a working group meeting of the Faculty Council on March 10 to discuss holding a no confidence vote against the administration. Featured image is from a Faculty Council meeting from Sept. 4, 2018..

Provost outlines new faculty programs

By Ashley Stalnecker, Staff Writer • September 5, 2018
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado and La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, spoke at the college’s Faculty Council meeting Sept. 4.

Q&A: New provost discusses initiatives for academic year

By Maggie McAden, Assistant News Editor • September 3, 2018
Cornish began her tenure as the college's new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs July 1, replacing interim provost Linda Petrosino.
The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of New York recently appointed President Collado to its board of trustees.

Personnel changes made throughout Ithaca College

By Falyn Stempler, News Editor • August 29, 2018
Numerous shifts have occurred in lower-level leadership at Ithaca College since President Shirley M. Collado took office. While some occurred organically, others were a direct result of structural cha
The Middle States Commission visited the college from Feb. 26-28 and followed a self-study process the college began in 2015. The self-study process consisted of an executive committee, a steering committee and seven working groups.

Middle States reaccredit Ithaca College

By Falyn Stempler, News Editor • July 5, 2018
Ithaca College has been reaccredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
La Jerne Cornish, the new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Ithaca College, speaks to faculty on May 1 in Handwerker Gallery.

Incoming provost visits college to meet with community

By Madison Fernandez, Assistant News Editor • May 2, 2018
La Jerne Cornish, new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, oriented herself to the campus community during her campus visit May 1.
Vince DeTuri, director of the Integrative Core Curriculum, said the Park School's proposal is on hold until the ICC program review during the 2018–19 academic year. The proposal calls for an expansion of the Liberal Arts and Society theme, which currently is only available to transfer students.

Potential ICC theme change could provide more course options

By Ana Borruto, Senior Writer • April 18, 2018
Around 86 percent of the students were in favor of eliminating the themes and almost 83 percent found the themes to be restrictive.
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