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The Student Governance Council (SGC) is in the research phase for several bills like a physical and mental health day bill, a bill that would extend library hours, a dining bill and an initiative to update the Improved Campus Lighting Bill.

SGC holds bill-writing workshop and discusses initiatives

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • March 2, 2022
SGC is working on several bills like a bill that would extend library hours, a dining bill and an to update the Improved Campus Lighting Bill.
The college’s Graduate Physician Assistant program is set for accreditation and will be housed in the Rothschild Building in Downtown Ithaca. 

Graduate Physician Assistant program receives grant

By Alexis Manore, News Editor • March 17, 2021
Ithaca College has received a $1,580,627 grant for its new Graduate Physician Assistant program. 
Snyder is a clinical health studies major, which is part of the six-year physical therapy program, and she has minors in neuroscience, psychology and honors. Snyder was inspired to start her own research project in the fall of her sophomore year after taking a behavioral neuroscience course taught by Tamara Fitzwater, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. 

Q&A: Student conducts research on stress in adolescents

By Ryan Bieber, Staff Writer • February 5, 2020
For students, conducting their own research is the ultimate goal. Senior Justina Snyder is already well on her way to achieving this.
Students work with Clinical Assistant Professor Emily Leppien in the community pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York.

IC partners with Binghamton University for PharmD program

By Cody Taylor, Senior Writer • January 29, 2020
Ithaca College and Binghamton University have partnered to allow Ithaca College students to transfer to Binghamton University’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. 
The Ithacan is highlighting exceptional seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work in their major and across campus throughout their four years at Ithaca College.

Senior Spotlights: School of Health Sciences and Human Performance

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • April 30, 2019
The Ithacan is highlighting seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work throughout their time at the college.
Three swimmers look toward the pool before their race at the Senior Day meet against Alfred University on Jan. 26. The Bombers added 12 freshman to their roster this season.

Large freshman class revitalizes men’s swimming and diving

By Emily Adams, Assistant Sports Editor • January 29, 2019
The men's swimming and diving team has 28 athletes on it's roster compared to 19 at the end of 2017-18 thanks to a large freshman class.
Jill Mayer, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, demonstrates an exercise to senior Tayler Tai (left) and graduate student Matthew Limoges (right). Mayer founded a program pairing local cancer survivors with students and clinicians at the college to study and develop personalized fitness plans.

Students and faculty develop fitness plans for cancer survivors in study

By Emily Snyder, Staff Writer • September 23, 2018
Students and faculty of the physical therapy and exercise science departments at Ithaca College will be studying the health and fitness progress of cancer survivors.
Linda Petrosino ’77, M.S. ’78, retiring dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, has been the dean of the School of HSHP since 2012 and has facilitated the development of programs, partnerships and strategic goals.

Q&A: Linda Petrosino discusses role as IC interim provost

By Grace Elletson and Sophia Tulp • August 24, 2016
News Editor Sophia Tulp and Assistant News Editor Grace Elletson spoke with Linda Petrosino, who assumed the role as interim provost once before in 2014, to discuss her role, initiatives that will be continued this year and an idea of the leadership strategy for the college.
The last students to complete the sport studies major, members of the classes of 2016–18, pose in front of the Dillingham Fountains in Fall 2015. The sport studies major is now only offered as a minor, and additionally Ithaca College faculty and administrators announced a proposal to split up the Department of Sport Management and Media April 29 during a town hall meeting.

Ithaca College to relocate sport management and media majors

By Danielle Allentuck, Sports Editor • May 2, 2016
During a meeting April 29, Ithaca College faculty and administrators announced a proposal to split up the Department of Sport Management and Media in an attempt to better organize the programs. However, students have criticized the decision, saying they feel they were not included in the process.
Park School classroom assistant, senior Ryan Somelofske, receives classroom equipment from junior Danielle Calder at the Park Portable Equipment Center and Services.

Some Park School classroom assistants work more than paid

By Faith Meckely, Assistant News Editor • December 9, 2015
Some classroom assistants within the Roy H. Park School of Communications have reported they are working more hours than they are allotted to each week — and their extra work is going unpaid.
Junior Alex Blackman, left, uses Google Glass to video record junior Fiona Mancuso, right, as she treats him in the physical therapy clinic in the Center for Health Sciences under the supervision of associate professor Michael Buck.

Google Glass makes its way into IC classrooms and student research

By Maura Aleardi, Contributing Writer • September 24, 2014
Ithaca College faculty have owned Google Glass for no longer than a year and have already begun using it for major advances in education and health. Both the Roy H. Park School of Communications and the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance are working on new uses for Google Glass within the classroom, as well as outside of the college.
Drew Olkowski, former Class of 2017 senator, presented his “e-cigarette policy proposal” bill at the SGAs Feb. 3 meeting.

SGA researches e-cigarette policy

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • February 11, 2014
Researching electronic cigarettes to create a sensible e-cigarette policy for Ithaca College is now an initiative that the Student Government Association will be leading.
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