Vice president for enrollment and student success candidates visit campus
Three finalists for the position of vice president for enrollment and student success visited Ithaca College from March 27–29 to speak with members of the campus community.
Three finalists for the position of vice president for enrollment and student success visited Ithaca College from March 27–29 to speak with members of the campus community.
With technology rapidly expanding and student enrollment declining, institutions like IC are investing in social media and advertising resources.
At the Nov. 15 Faculty Council meeting, the college’s Office of Admission announced that it is using social media data to place advertisements and the council discussed scheduling grid changes.
For the past 17 years, Bill Austin has been a staple on the Ithaca College tennis courts. Now, the head coach has cemented his place in history.
A recent study found that high school grades are still valued the most by colleges despite efforts to move away from this achievement-based criteria.
As Ithaca College predicts a drop in its applicant pool by about 1,700 students for the 2015–16 academic year, the Office of Admission is employing new strategies for reaching out to accepted students to encourage them to enroll, while individual schools strengthen their current tactics.
The growth of the pool of applicants versus the consistent admitted students’ numbers opens the possibility of greater selectivity for future classes to the college
From left, junior Aisha Laguna-Merced stands by as freshman Harlem Hopper-Collins signs up to
volunteer for “An Inside Look,” a program to be held April 12 for ALANA students to visit the college.
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Ithaca College’s Information Technology Services is currently implementing a new, paperless system in the Office of Admission.
Ithaca College’s enrollment of African, Latino, Asian and Native American first-year students was a record-breaking 21.7 percent — up from 19.4 percent last year.