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From left, Senator-at-Large Cat Proulx, Business School Senator Taulant Gashi, Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Senator-at-Large Seondre Carolina discuss debates within higher education regarding academic freedom and free speech.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the SGA

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • September 20, 2016
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon joined the Student Government Association’s Sept. 19 meeting.
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the Class of 2020, referencing the college’s commitment to education, engagement, dialogue and learning, at the annual Convocation ceremony held Aug. 22 in the Athletics and Events Center.

Search committee aims to pick next president by end of 2016

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2016
Following a summer of work by the presidential search committee, meeting and vetting candidates, the search for a new president of Ithaca College has been narrowed to under 30 candidates. The committee's stated goal is to select a new president of the college by the end of 2016.
The 2016–2017 Student Government Association Senate, chaired by sophomore Carlie McClinsey, urges the Presidential Search Committee to create an open search for the next president of Ithaca College.

Student Government Association elects 2016–17 senate chair

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • May 4, 2016
Freshman Carlie McClinsey was voted in as 2016–17 senate chair of the Student Government Association at the May 2 meeting, running against two other candidates on a platform for strengthening the senate and stabilizing the constitution.

Presidential search sessions show low student attendance

By Ana Borruto, Staff Writer • April 21, 2016
Spencer Stuart, the executive search firm tasked with finding applicants for the ninth president of Ithaca College, met with members of the campus community April 19, however some of the sessions had a low student turnout.
A public safety officer oversees a group of students occupying Peggy Ryan Williams Center Dec. 8.

SGA bill to improve relationship between students and OPS

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • December 9, 2015
The Ithaca College Student Government Association passed a bill with the goal of mending relationships between the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management and the student body. The bill, titled the PEACE bill, was passed at a Dec. 7 meeting. It was spurred by alleged incidents of aggression by Public Safety officers and subsequent protests over the racial climate at the college.
The Ithacan Interview: Dominick Recckio

The Ithacan Interview: Dominick Recckio

November 18, 2015
The Ithacan sat down with Dominick Recckio, Student Government Association president, to discuss the student no confidence vote.
Junior Esther Kim, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance senator, and sophomore Sean Themea, Class of 2016 senator, discuss their plans for the year during the first SGA meeting.

SGA makes plans for upcoming year

By Zakare Ilnitzki, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2013
The Student Government Association has set their sights this year on the over-sized Freshman class, lower tuition and free printout limits.
Senior Cedrick-Michael Simmons is the Student Government Association’s student body president for the 2013-14 academic year. He said one of his goals is to create open dialogue among members of the college community.

SGA president addresses diversity

By Arlana Shikongo, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2013
Cedrick-Michael Simmons, the new president of the Student Government Association plans to make students feel more comfortable in the campus community.
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