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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Omar Stoute '18 will be the first director of Staff Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the college. He will begin the position Jan. 16.

Alum becomes IC’s inaugural director of Staff Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • January 5, 2024
In an Intercom message posted Dec. 19, Kirra Franzese, associate vice president and chief Human Resources officer at Ithaca College, announced that Omar Stoute ’18 will assume the position of director of Staff Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, beginning Jan. 16. 
The panel, hosted by IC Strike and the college’s Title IX office, was held Sept. 24 to be a conversation about the new national Title IX regulations and the impact on the college’s Title IX rules.

Title IX Office addresses student concerns about new regulations

By Jordan Broking, Staff Writer • September 30, 2020
The panel, hosted by IC Strike and the college’s Title IX office, was a conversation about the new national Title IX regulations and the impact on the college’s Title IX rules.
Omar Stoute, the new Title IX deputy coordinator, has worked at the college in different positions in recent years and will be taking over the position, said La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, in the announcement. He started the position Feb. 17.

College appoints new Title IX deputy coordinator

By Caitlin Holtzman, Staff Writer • February 19, 2020
The Title IX office in the Ithaca College Office of the General Counsel announced Feb. 14 that Omar Stoute ’17 is the new Title IX deputy coordinator.
Nationwide, families in the bottom quartile — with salaries less than $34,933 — pay the highest percentage of their income. The second quartile includes salaries $34,933 to $65,496; the third quartile spans $65,496 to $116,466; the top quartile earns $116,466 and more.

Low-income students face systemic barriers to college access

By Kayla Dwyer, Editor in Chief • April 26, 2017
Students from low-income backgrounds historically have had difficulties fitting into the higher education equation.
The First-Generation Student Group was created by several Ithaca College students and became recognized by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs this semester. The group hopes to serve as an outlet for first-generation college students, the first in their family to attend college.

Q&A: Group focuses on first-generation students

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor • October 19, 2016
The First Generation Organization is meant to be a place where students who are the first in their families to go to college can meet others experiencing similar struggles.
From left, Sethavatey Limsreng ’16 and senior Alex Horner won the first-place prize for Park Tank, an annual media business competition held through the Roy H. Park School of Communications.

Smoking cessation aid wins Park Tank at Ithaca College

By Steph Siok, Contributing writer • October 10, 2016
Senior Alex Horner and Sethavatey Limsreng ’16 fused technology and medicine to claim first prize at the third annual Park Tank at Ithaca College.
Ithaca College's spring 2016 peer mentors through the Office of State Grants, pose outside in February. The peer mentors assist in the Higher Education Opportunity Program, a program that supports academically and economically disadvantaged residents of New York state in achieving a postsecondary education.

Ithaca College peer mentors assist in the Office of State Grants

By Daniel Hart, Staff Writer • April 25, 2016
After benefiting greatly from financial aid, many Ithaca College students have been prompted to assist their peers in similar circumstances succeed academically as peer mentors in the Office of State Grants.
From left, Leslie Reid, manager of student accessibility services; Jeane Copenhaver-Johnson, interim associate dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences; and Fae Dremock, assistant professor of environmental studies and science, discuss the experiences of first-generation college students at the First-Generation Faculty and Student Discussion Panel March 31.

Ithaca College panel focuses on first-generation college students

By Annie Estes, Staff Writer • April 2, 2016
Many first-generation college students deal with roadblocks during their college career, but their struggles are often overlooked, according to panelists who discussed their experiences at the First-Generation Faculty and Student Discussion Panel at noon March 31.
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