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Members of POC at IC occupy the Peggy Ryan Williams administrative building Dec. 7.

POC at IC begins occupation of Peggy Ryan Williams building

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • December 7, 2015
A Facebook group for the event was created just before 9 a.m. Dec. 7. The event, titled #OccupyPRW, aims to “demand Tom Rochon’s immediate resignation and reclaim and transform PRW to a safe space for community, education, and healing for the ALANA community and and its allies.”
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Tom Grape, chair of the Board of Trustees, speak to each other at POC at ICs Oct. 21 protest. Ithaca College has announced the third-party firm tasked with finding the next president of the college.

Q&A: Trustees discuss campus climate and Rochon’s future

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • December 4, 2015

Following major protests by student group POC at IC, students at Ithaca College have voted “no confidence” in President Tom Rochon. A faculty no confidence vote is in progress. News Editor Aidan...

Ithaca Colleges votes have made the college one of 132 schools nationwide that have held votes of no confidence in their academic presidents in the last 25 years.

IC votes of no confidence similar to actions nationwide

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • December 2, 2015
Ithaca College’s Student Government Association’s recently completed vote of no confidence on President Tom Rochon and the faculty vote of no confidence currently underway can be understood in the context of similar actions at colleges and universities nationwide.
The Ithaca College Student Government Association reveals the results of the student no confidence vote in Emerson Suites on Nov. 30. The SGA has opened an application for students interested in joining the search committee for the next president.

UPDATE: Ithaca College students vote no confidence in Rochon

By Kyle Arnold and Max Denning • November 30, 2015
Ithaca College students have voted “no confidence” in President Tom Rochon, with 71.75 percent of students who voted expressing no confidence.
President Tom Rochon stands in a crowd of Ithaca College community members during the walkout Nov. 11.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon has complex tenure

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • November 19, 2015
Tom Rochon has been president of Ithaca College since July 2008. His tenure has seen several campus initiatives, but it has also been marked by campus controversies and problems with the college’s racial climate.
Dominick Recckio, current student body president, as well as the student body presidents and one student trustee from the last nine years, signed a letter explaining their disappointment in President Tom Rochon and his administration.

Open Letter: Current and former SGA representatives express lack of confidence in Rochon

By Current and Former Student Body Presidents • November 17, 2015
Rochon’s disinterest in improving the student experience has all but ensured the current climate on South Hill.
Members of the Ithaca College faculty chant Tom Rochon, no confidence along with students who took stage at the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias” event in the A&E Center Oct. 27.

Open Letter: H&S faculty argue for Rochon no confidence vote

By H&S Faculty Senate • November 16, 2015
As our rationale for an all-college vote of no confidence, we focus upon two explicit failures of the President’s administration.
Editorial: Faculty Council vote suggests shift in power

Editorial: Faculty Council vote suggests shift in power

November 12, 2015
The fact the vote is happening shows that power is beginning to fall into new hands.

Why You Should Care About #POCatIC, Even if You’re White

By Christina Tudor • November 11, 2015

This may be one of the hardest blogs I’ve ever written. This post has gone through several drafts because I’ve really struggled deciding whether or not my voice should take up space in this movement...

Peter Rothbart, chair of Faculty Council, speaks at the Nov. 10 Faculty Council meeting. Rothbart has received criticism for Faculty Councils decision to release the results of the faculty vote of no confidence to President Tom Rochon and the Board of Trustees before the rest of the campus community.

Faculty Council votes to hold no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Max Denning • November 11, 2015
Ithaca College faculty members will vote in a referendum on the issue of confidence in President Tom Rochon.
Mara Baldwin, director of the Handwerker Gallery, and Carla Golden, professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, participate at the Oct. 27 meeting in the Athletics and Events Center.

H&S and Park School faculty recommend no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Kyle Arnold • November 4, 2015
In the wake of faculty discussions about initiating a vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon, two out of five schools have voted for recommending Faculty Council conduct a vote, while one has voted against holding such a vote.
Editorial: Community should write to IC Board of Trustees

Editorial: Community should write to IC Board of Trustees

November 4, 2015
Students, faculty and staff disappointed with administration can express concerns directly to the Board of Trustees via letters or emails
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