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Members of the Ithaca College faculty hold up No signs at the Oct. 27 Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias event in the Athletics and Events Center. Faculty share their responses to Rochons announcement that he will be retiring at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

Ithaca College faculty vote no confidence in President Rochon

By Faith Meckley and Kyle Arnold • December 14, 2015
A majority of faculty members have voted no confidence in President Tom Rochon as the results of the Faculty Council no confidence vote were released the morning of Dec. 14.
From left, Lisa Barnard, assistant professor in the strategic communication department; Duncan Duke, assistant professor in the management department; and Chris Hummel, associate professor in the exercise and sports science department, listen to the discussion at the Dec. 1 Faculty Council meeting.

Faculty Council to choose reps for Shared Governance task force

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • December 2, 2015
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees asked the Faculty Council to pick two faculty members to serve on a task force evaluating the governance structure at the college.
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.

Ithaca College faculty no confidence vote to begin Nov. 30

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 12, 2015
According to a statement the council released, the vote will be sent out to all eligible faculty voters Nov. 30, and voting will end at 5 p.m. Dec. 11 on SurveyMonkey.
From left, Jason Freitag, associate professor of history, and Alexander Moon, assistant professor of politics, were appointed to Faculty Councils diversity and inclusion task force.

Ithaca College Faculty Council creates diversity task force

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015
The Faculty Council created a diversity and inclusion task force to organize information and formulate a plan to combat problems of racial tensions on campus.
SGA Senator Charlotte Robertson casts her vote Oct. 26 to initiate a student vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon. Students can vote until 4 p.m. Nov. 30 via the survey sent out through email by the SGA on Nov. 4.

Commentary: No confidence vote is necessary for progress

By Charlotte Robertson • November 4, 2015
We can’t expect change and we can’t move forward if we do not first vote no confidence in Tom Rochon.
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.

Ithaca College faculty discuss no confidence vote in president

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • October 28, 2015
Members of the Ithaca College faculty are discussing holding a vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon.

Ithaca College plans event to list racial climate action steps

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • October 26, 2015
Following rallies about the racial climate on campus, Ithaca College will hold an event titled “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias,” which aims to list possible actions about this issue that could be undertaken immediately.
Chris Hummer speaks at the Faculty Council meeting Oct. 6 as Stanley Seltzer and Jason Harrington listen on.

Faculty Council discusses conflicts between classes and sports

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • October 7, 2015
Ithaca College Faculty Council discussed conflicts between classes and sports in the 4–6 p.m. time slot and heard a presentation on the college’s budget from Gerald Hector, vice president of the Division of Finance and Administration, at the Oct. 6 Faculty Council meeting.

Ithaca College revisits Shared Governance

By Faith Meckley and Mark Prowse • October 7, 2015
The Ithaca College Faculty Council and Benjamin Rifkin, provost and vice president for educational affairs, are reviving conversations around improving the current system of Shared Governance at the college.
SGA questions Ithaca Colleges Intellectual Property policy

SGA questions Ithaca College’s Intellectual Property policy

By Grace Elletson, Contributing Writer • September 16, 2015
Ithaca College Student Government Association President Dominick Recckio and Kyle James, SGA vice president of academic affairs, are raising questions about the college’s Intellectual Property Policy document.

Ithaca College faculty salaries remain with average

By Joe Byeon, Staff Writer • April 15, 2015
The American Association of University Professors released a comprehensive report April 13 on faculty salaries at higher education institutions, showing the first single-digit increase since the Great Recession while arguing that they are still underpaid.

College Briefing: April 16

April 15, 2015
Faculty Council seeking part-time representative, Fall 2015 course to offer winter trip to Costa Rica, and more
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