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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.
Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, told the council that beginning in Fall 2026, the college’s academic calendar will include a three-day Thanksgiving break — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — to replace the traditional five-day break.

SGC discusses changes to the Fall 2026 academic calendar with provost

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025
Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, met with the Ithaca College Student Governance Council at its Feb. 10 meeting to discuss upcoming changes to the college’s academic calendar, scheduling grid and the Academic Policy Committee. SGC also heard from Cliff-Simon Vital, interim director of the BIPOC Unity Center, about this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Campus-Wide Celebration Week, held Feb. 10-16.
SGC was joined by Stanley Bazile, vice president of Student Affairs and Campus Life, to discuss upcoming changes to first-year student housing selection for Fall 2025.

SGC discusses Fall 2025 housing changes

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer • February 5, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Feb. 3 to discuss upcoming changes to first-year student housing selection for Fall 2025.  SGC was joined by Stanley Bazile, vice president of Student Affairs and Campus Life; Laura Davis, director and interim assistant dean of Students in the Office of Residential Life; and Eileen Roth, assistant director for Residential Education and Assessment in Res Life.
Junior Caleb Cackowski, vice president of communications, said he wants the council to have a stronger presence on campus — a goal that SGC has continually strived for. He suggested holding more events like the SGC’s Fall 2024 Town Hall to achieve improved campus outreach. 

SGC discusses Fall 2025 scheduling grid

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • January 30, 2025

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Jan. 27 for its first meeting of Spring 2025 to discuss the Fall 2025 course scheduling grid and the council’s goals for the semester. The college...

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