The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity

David Harker, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, assumed the position at the end of the Fall 2016 semester.

The failure of the Office of Civic Engagement is a prime example of an initiative that seemed to be all talk and no action.

The Ithaca College Office of Civic Engagement is currently “on hold” pending the selection of a new executive director.

Ithaca College’s senior leadership has seen a significant number of administrative departures, leaving the college with uncertainty about what will be accomplished throughout the remainder of his tenure.

Two Ithaca College administrators have announced they will be stepping down from their positions, claiming a lack of administrative support from the college.

Meaningful engagement with the diverse community that surrounds Ithaca College could be one way that the college enhances the education of its students.

The Music as Medicine Project, a new initiative at the college highlights the therapeutic power of music and the importance of service-learning.

The Office of Civic Engagement was given a physical space this year on the third floor of the Campus Center that students can use to meet with outside community partners.

As Ithaca College strives to build ongoing community involvement, a new $500,000 grant from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation awarded to the Office of Civic Engagement will enable it to establish a permanent endowment, which will accelerate this institutional initiative.

The Human Expression through the Arts: Resident Development Program is a student organization that provides weekly creative arts programming for residents at MacCormick Secure Center to promote healthy self-concepts and coping skills through the creative arts.

The Human Expression through the Arts: Resident Development Program is a student organization that provides weekly creative arts programming for residents at MacCormick Secure Center to promote healthy self-concepts and coping skills through the creative arts.