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Sophomore Rishabh Sen, president of the student body for the 2024–25 academic year, leads the SGC May 6 meeting to confirm the positions of senate chair, club athlete senator and senator-at-large.

SGC holds confirmations for unfilled positions

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • May 10, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council (SCG) met May 6 to have its first meeting with the newly elected members of SGC and hold confirmations for the positions of senate chair, club athlete senator and senator-at-large.
From left, sophomore Rishabh Sen will take over as president of the student body in Fall 2024 while first year student Eva Horst will be the vice president of campus affairs.

SGC releases elected candidates for 2024-25 academic year

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • May 6, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council released the elected candidates who will serve on the executive board and senate for the 2024–25 academic year on May 3 in an Intercom post. Candidates ran for 13 positions out of 32 open positions across the e-board and senate, which all have year long terms.
Casey Kendall, deputy chief information officer and associate vice president of applications and infrastructure, told SGC that iClicker and Tophat, applications used to track attendance, will no longer be used.

SGC discusses AI integration process with Information Technology and passes three bills

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • May 1, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met April 29 to pass three bills regarding time extension when presenting bills, an ad-hoc committee to change orientation to further support incoming students from underrepresented backgrounds, and providing a senator position for the Students of Color Coalition.
Sophomore Paris Agiomavritis, who is on the appropriations committee and is the assistant to the vice president of communications, is running for the vice president of business and finance position.

SGC hears from Fall 2024 candidates ahead of elections

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • April 26, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council had their annual spring platform presentations April 23 for candidates to serve in the Fall 2024 semester.
Elyse Nepa, assistant director of Clery Act compliance & prevention education, shared how the feedback SGC gave OPS in Spring 2023 helped shape and improve their community engagement efforts for 2024.

SGC hears from the Office of Public Safety and discusses senator involvement bill

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • March 6, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met March 4 to have dinner with the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management and discuss a bill presented by the Campus Affairs Committee about senator involvement on committees.
Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president for Finance and Administration, met with SGC to discuss upgrades to the Ithaca College campus, specifically the Terraces Dining Hall and Terrace roadway.

SGC discusses Terrace Dining Hall Elevator and other renovations to Ithaca College campus

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • February 21, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Feb. 19 to hear from Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president for Finance and Administration, provide feedback on ways to improve lighting around campus and how to make the Terrace Dining Hall and dorm rooms more accessible. The council also held confirmations for the senate position of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and the senator at large position. 
From left, Sophomore Senate Chair Nikki Sutera and Lili Chalfant, School of Communications Senator. Chalfant was appointed to the Appropriations Committee during the meeting.

SGC hears from Dining Services about future plans for meal exchange service and provides feedback

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • February 13, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Feb. 12 to hear from Reginald Briggs, senior director of Dining Services, to discuss the reasons for implementing the meal exchange service, plans for dining services and to hear feedback on how meal exchanges are being received around campus. The council also confirmed new members on the Appropriations Committee. 
SGC members met with Amy Shippos, parking services and transportation coordinator, and Thomas Dunn, associate director and deputy chief in the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, on Nov. 6 to discuss parking changes and make suggestions about how to improve access to parking on campus.

SGC discusses campus parking changes and procedures

By Makai Yllanes, Staff Writer • November 7, 2023
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Nov. 6 to hear updates from the Office of Parking and Traffic Services. SGC also heard concerns about smoking on campus from members of the community and followed up with senator and officer reports. 
From left, David Weil, vice president and chief information and analytics officer; Jenna Linskens, director of learning and innovative technologies for the Center for Instructional Design and Educational Technology; and Casey Kendall, deputy chief information officer and senior executive director of applications and infrastructure, visited the Sept. 18 Ithaca College Student Governance Council meeting to share information about updates to campus technology.

SGC discusses improvements to campus network and online resources with Information Technology

By Makai Yllanes, Contributing Writer • September 20, 2023
The Student Governance Council met Sept. 18 to hear from the Division of Information Technology about technology improvements made at Ithaca College over the summer. The council also discussed officer reports and looked into SGC-run events for the fall semester. 
First-year student Ava Casell-Lapetina presents her campaign goals during the Ithaca College Student Governance Council platform presentations Sept. 12. Casell-Lapetina was elected as one of the two Class of 2027 senators for SGC.

SGC shares Fall 2023 election results

By Lorien Tyne, News Editor • September 19, 2023
Six candidates ran without opposition in the Fall 2023 Student Governance Council elections and were all appointed.  After presenting their campaign platforms Sept. 12, voting on IC Engage opened Sept. 13 and closed Sept. 16. Candidates were notified of their election Sept. 18 and were given 24 hours to accept their position. New SGC members will attend their first Senate meeting Sept. 25.
Sophomore Ty Anderson explains his campaign platform for vice president of Residential Affairs, the only open position on the Student Governance Council executive board, to the current SGC members and audience at the Sept. 12 platform presentations.

SGC holds platform presentations for Fall 2023 election

By Makai Yllanes, Contributing Writer • September 13, 2023
The Student Governance Council (SGC) held its platform presentations at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 for students running for the executive board and senate positions for the 2023–24 academic year. A group of about 10 students gathered in the Taughannock Falls Room to hear from the six candidates. 
From left, sophomore Caleb Cackowski, vice president of communications for the Student Governance Council, and senior Chief of Staff Olivia Jones listen at the Sept. 11 SGC meeting as SGC President Carli McConnell discusses how SGC can work with college administration on institutional goals.

SGC discusses Appropriations Committee confirmations and role in institutional goals

By Makai Yllanes, Contributing Writer • September 13, 2023
The Student Governance Council met on Sept. 11 to discuss confirmations to the Appropriations Committee, election information and officer reports. 
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