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Ithaca College trustees announce content of winter meetings

By Kathleen McAleese, Staff Writer • February 23, 2016
In meetings held the week of Feb. 8, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees met to discussed the selection of a new president, efforts to further the initiative of developing a new shared governance system at the college and measures to improve diversity and inclusion.

Editorial: Public Safety work group shows mediocre progress

February 17, 2016
A community review board is something the campus has needed for several months now, and it has taken more than nine meetings to even draft a setup for it.
A rape in the third degree reportedly occurred between 1:15 a.m. and 4 a.m. Jan. 22 near Boothroyd Hall at Ithaca College.

Ithaca College to begin diversity and inclusion initiatives

By Jessica Ferreira, Staff Writer • February 9, 2016
A work group formed in October 2015 between Residential Life and Public Safety is currently focusing on the creation of a community review board to make decisions about concerns regarding Public Safety.
Emil L. Cunningham speaks at the Rankin & Associates presentation when consultants came to Ithaca College Feb. 2 to outline their plan for the next campus-climate survey. The college has announced the survey will be open from Sept. 27 to Oct. 28. for participation.

Consulting firm for campus-climate survey visits Ithaca College

By Elena Piech and Parita Desai • February 3, 2016
Rankin & Associates, a third-party consulting company, presented to Ithaca College students, faculty and staff Feb. 2 regarding its plans to develop and carry out the survey.
Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

By Faith Meckley and Sophia Tulp • January 28, 2016
Students protesting the racial climate at Ithaca College are not the only ones finding a collective voice with which to address institutionalized racism. In a tumultuous fall semester, at least 75 other colleges and universities have begun bringing their demands for change to their administrations.
Gerald Hector, vice president of business and finance, speaks at the Dec. 16 dialogue event. Hector decided to host the event after the “Demands Walk-out” held by POC at IC Dec. 11, which called for President Tom Rochon’s resignation.

Ithaca College VP of Finance hosts dialogue on racial issues

By Daniel Hart, Staff Writer • December 18, 2015
Gerald Hector, vice president of finance and administration at the college, hosted a dialogue Dec. 16 in Klingenstein Lounge to continue conversations about the racial climate 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 19, 2015
"These are not new issues. They’re not new issues for our nation. They’re not new issues for institutions of higher education."

Open Letter: Faculty object to top-down administrative hires

By Ithaca College Faculty • November 17, 2015
We strongly oppose the recent decision by President Tom Rochon to create a "Chief Diversity Officer" position at Ithaca College.

Updated: College announces chief diversity officer position

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon announced the creation of a chief diversity officer position to provide leadership over “ongoing work to improve our campus' racial climate.”

College announces new chief diversity officer position

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015
Ithaca College announced the creation of a new position at the college, chief diversity officer, Nov. 10, focused on addressing student concern about racism and cultural bias.
The council is run by co-chairs Linda Petrosino, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, and Belisa Gonzalez, associate professor and director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, along with nine other members.

Ithaca College creates Council on Diversity and Inclusion

By Melanie De Lima, Contributing Writer • September 23, 2015
The Ithaca College administration has created a new council to address the recent issues concerning diversity, inclusion and engagement on campus.
Kyle James, SGA vice president of academic affairs, talks with an Ithaca College student at constitution day.

Ithaca College SGA releases first draft of student bill of rights

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • September 22, 2015
The first draft of a student bill of rights was released by the Ithaca College Student Government Association Sept. 17 and will be available for comment by the campus community for the duration of the first semester.
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