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The dean searches for the Ithaca College School of Music and Roy H. Park School of Communications dean positions will be postponed until October, said La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice preside

With Karl Paulnack, dean of the School of Music, stepping down from his position at the end of the semester, Ithaca College hosted the four finalists in the search to replace him in open sessions Marc

In Spring 2017 at Ithaca College, then-freshman Courtney Webster was taking 13 courses, worth 16 credits, to fulfill her music outside field major.

Final candidates for the next deans of the Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communications and the School of Music are to be on campus in March.

Karl Paulnack, dean of the School of Music at Ithaca College, will leave the college at the end of the 2019–20 academic year.

Rochon does not actually receive the funds — they are reported as retirement and other deferred compensation.

After receiving 2,139 fewer applications in 2016, Ithaca College accepted 69.92 percent of applicants, the highest percentage since 2010.

It is unclear what affect President Tom Rochon’s stepping down will have on fundraising. Chris Biehn, vice president for institutional advancement and communication, said he does not know how the comprehensive campaign, which began in 2014, will be affected.

With the help of professional new music performance group Ensemble X, ICU Sound Works, which will hold its first performance at 8:15 p.m. Oct. 30 in Ford Hall, integrates students, faculty and professional players.

Ithaca College announces that former faculty member Karl Paulnack will be the new dean of the School of Music

The third and final candidate in Ithaca College’s search for a dean of the School of Music visited campus Wednesday.