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On Sept. 21, the Ithaca College Student Governance Council announced the elected senate candidates for the 2025-26 academic year. Candidates campaigned from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, with voting on IC Engage opening Sept. 18 and ending Sept. 19.

SGC shares results of Fall 2025 election

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • September 23, 2025
On Sept. 21, the Ithaca College Student Governance Council announced the elected senate candidates for the 2025-26 academic year. Candidates campaigned from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, with voting on IC Engage opening Sept. 18 and ending Sept. 19.
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council held platform presentations Sept. 15 in the Klingenstein Lounge on the second floor of the Campus Center for candidates running in the Fall 2025 election. Candidates are able to campaign from 9 a.m. Sept. 16 to 4:59 p.m. Sept 19.

SGC holds platform presentations for Fall 2025 candidates

By James Ambrosini, Contributing Writer • September 17, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council held platform presentations Sept. 15 in the Klingenstein Lounge on the second floor of the Campus Center for candidates running in the Fall 2025 election. Candidates are able to campaign from 9 a.m. Sept. 16 to 4:59 p.m. Sept 19.
Luca Maurer — executive director for student equity, inclusion and belonging in the Center for Equity, Inclusion and Belonging — said the Center for EIB helps support affinity groups for faculty and staff like groups focused on supporting early career, LGBTQ+ and remote working faculty and staff.

SGC discusses inclusion on campus amid federal pressures

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • September 9, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Sept. 8 to hear from Luca Maurer — executive director for student equity, inclusion and belonging in the Center for Equity, Inclusion and Belonging — about his office’s efforts to foster inclusion on campus in the face of federal pressures at the council's first meeting of Fall 2025.
Junior Rishabh Sen was reelected as the president of the student body after running unopposed with 282 votes and 28 votes of no confidence, which means that the voter chose to abstain from voting for that candidate.

SGC shares election results for the 2025-26 academic year

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • April 30, 2025
Six candidates were elected to the Ithaca College Student Governance Council's executive board and nine candidates were elected to senate for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council was joined by Emily Rockett, vice president, general counsel and secretary to the Board of Trustees, who discussed the legal implications of ongoing federal actions regarding higher education.

SGC discusses implications of federal actions with general counsel

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met April 28 for its last meeting with its current members. SGC was joined by Emily Rockett, vice president, general counsel and secretary to the Board of Trustees, who discussed the legal implications of ongoing federal actions regarding higher education.
Junior Rishabh Sen, president of the student body, ran for re-election unopposed. Like the other candidates, he gave a platform presentation stating who he was and what he wanted to achieve in the job.

SGC holds platform presentations for executive board and senate candidates

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • April 26, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council held its platform presentations for candidates running for SGC executive board and senator positions for the 2025-26 academic year.
SGC heard from David Weil, vice president and chief analytics officer, and Casey Kendall, deputy chief information officer and associate vice president of applications and infrastructure about upcoming technological developments on campus.

SGC discusses technological developments at IC

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • April 23, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met April 21 with members of the Office of Information Technologies and Analytics to discuss new and upcoming technological developments on campus. 
From left, junior Senate Chair Nikki Sutera and junior Rishabh Sen, president of the student body, had conversations with students who did not know what SGC was before attending.

SGC holds open house to hear student feedback

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • April 15, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council hosted an open house April 14 instead of a regular meeting session. SGC recorded that 75 students came to learn about the council, share concerns, participate in a raffle and eat from an Indian buffet. 
Ithaca College President La Jerne Cornish met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 31 meeting to hear and address student concerns, including about the college’s budget deficit and pushback on the college and higher education by the federal government.

SGC discusses threats to higher education with President Cornish

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025
Ithaca College President La Jerne Cornish met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 31 meeting to hear and address student concerns, including about the college’s budget deficit and pushback on the college and higher education by the federal government.
Paula Murray Cole, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance and member of Ithaca College’s Faculty Council, met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 24 meeting to gather feedback on proposed changes to the student statements surveys given at the end of every course.

SGC discusses proposed changes to student statement surveys

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025
Paula Murray Cole, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance and member of Ithaca College’s Faculty Council, met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 24 meeting to gather feedback on proposed changes to the student statement surveys given at the end of every course.
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met March 17 to discuss the college’s financial future with Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration.

SGC hears about college’s financial future and DOE investigation

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2025

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met March 17 to discuss the college’s financial future with Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration. The council...

Rakin "Rock" Hall, vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Success, met with SGC on March 3 to discuss plans to increase enrollment.

SGC discusses plans to increase enrollment and potential cuts to the Department of Education

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • March 4, 2025
Rakin “Rock” Hall, vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Success, met with the Ithaca College Student Governance Council at its March 3 meeting to discuss the college’s plans to increase future enrollment.
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