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David Prunty, executive director of auxiliary services and Shared Governance task force member, talked about shared governance to community members at an event held last October. Prunty recently said the task force is unable to affect the power of the Board of Trustees and the President's Council due to a stipulation in the Ithaca College policy manual — something faculty have criticized in the most recent shared governance draft.

Shared governance task force unable to adjust power of president

By Matt Ristaino, Staff Writer • April 19, 2017
Criticisms remain about the power the Ithaca College Board of Trustees and the President’s Council still have in the most recent Shared Governance draft.
Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

By The Ithacan • October 26, 2016
Many problems with representation and power still exist, leaving the power centralized with the president’s office.
Pictured fourth from left, Tom Swenson, chairman of Faculty Council, said he has concerns with the proposed shared governance draft sent out to the campus community in an email Oct. 24.

Shared governance draft proposes new council to receive proposals

By Nicole Pimental, Contributing writer • October 26, 2016
The draft proposal for a shared governance structure at Ithaca College was released to the campus community for review in an email Oct. 24.
As student body president, senior Dominick Recckio said he believes Ithaca College has not been considering the views and service of its constituents in making decisions and visions for the future.

Commentary: Ithaca College is a fractured community

By Dominick Recckio • March 9, 2016
Making IC more diverse and inclusive does not need to manifest solely within the bubble laid out for us by the broken structures that caused the issues in the first place.
Ithaca College has announced its new open-housing policy — a housing option that enables students to select roommates regardless of their sex or gender. Freshmen Anna Gardner and Joe Simpson plan on utilizing the open-housing policy in the fall.

Ithaca College allows students of different sex to be roommates

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer • February 23, 2016
Ithaca College recently announced its new open-housing policy, allowing students to select roommates regardless of sex or gender.

Ithaca College staff cuts will not include filled positions

By Annika Kushner, Staff Writer • January 27, 2016
An Ithaca College administrator announced at the Jan. 21 All-College Meeting that the initiative to cut 40 staff positions over the course of the 2015–16 academic school year will no longer include positions that are currently filled.
Staff Writer Elena Piech sat down with Lippincott to discuss how she was appointed to her position as assistant to the Ithaca College president.

Q&A: Ithaca College president’s assistant discusses her job

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer • December 2, 2015
Staff Writer Elena Piech sat down with Lippincott to discuss how she was appointed to her position, her job responsibilities and her involvement in having an administrative role and responding to issues of race on campus.
Roger Richardson will no longer hold the interim chief diversity officer position at the college and will continue in his role as associate provost of diversity, inclusion and engagement.

Q&A: Richardson discusses role as chief diversity officer

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 18, 2015
"These are not new issues. They’re not new issues for our nation. They’re not new issues for institutions of higher education."
SGA questions Ithaca College's 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.

College considers new internet provider

By Gillian Nigro, Senior Writer • October 24, 2013

As Ithaca College struggles with complaints of poor Wi-Fi connectivity across campus since last semester, officials said the college’s six-year contract with Apogee, its Internet provider for students...

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