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Editorial: Is 10 seconds of fame worth years of damage?

Editorial: Is 10 seconds of fame worth years of damage?

By The Ithacan • February 25, 2021
It’s been obvious that over the last four months, the administration has not been open to discourse with the campus community.
The college is currently conducting a review, called the Academic Program Prioritization (APP), of all of its academic programs in which programs will be identified for discontinuation, consolidation, reorganization or growth. This could result in the elimination of entire departments and tenured faculty members losing their jobs. 

Open the Books discusses alternatives to faculty cuts

By Alexis Manore, News Editor • December 14, 2020
The Ithaca College Open the Books Coalition discussed how to stop the elimination of faculty positions in a Dec. 7 panel. 
Editorial: Community members need to take a stand in prioritization process

Editorial: Community members need to take a stand in prioritization process

By The Ithacan • November 9, 2020
Clearly, this is something no one wants to see happen. Shared governance can be achieved. The college is just making it more difficult.
David Prunty, executive director of auxiliary services and Shared Governance task force member, talked about shared governance to community members at an event held last October. Prunty recently said the task force is unable to affect the power of the Board of Trustees and the Presidents Council due to a stipulation in the Ithaca College policy manual — something faculty have criticized in the most recent shared governance draft.

Shared governance task force unable to adjust power of president

By Matt Ristaino, Staff Writer • April 19, 2017
Criticisms remain about the power the Ithaca College Board of Trustees and the President’s Council still have in the most recent Shared Governance draft.
Elizabeth Bleicher, Enlgish Professor and member of the Student Success Committee, addressed Faculty Council about making Commencement and Convocation more interesting for students.

Faculty Council postpones approval of shared governance draft

By Sierra Guardiola, Staff Writer • April 5, 2017
Faculty Council voted in favor of tabling the recently published updated shared governance draft until Shirley Collado begins her term as president.
Editorial: SGC proposals better resemble resolutions

Editorial: SGC proposals better resemble resolutions

April 5, 2017
Renaming these “bills” to resolutions would establish the idea that legislation is meant to be a recommendation to the college.
Linda Petrosino, provost and vice president for educational affairs, speaks to members of the Faculty Council in the VIP Room in Athletics and Events Center at the college on Oct. 19 2016.

New shared governance draft shows few significant changes

By Sophia Adamucci and Sophie Johnson • March 22, 2017
Faculty Council Chairman Tom Swensen said he thinks the new draft is relatively similar to the previous one.
Linda Petrosino, provost of the college, addressed the Faculty Council at their Nov. 1 meeting about concerns they have on the proposed shared governance draft.

Faculty and staff have concerns about shared governance draft

By Nicole Pimental, Staff Writer • November 2, 2016
Since the release of the shared governance draft, sent out to the campus community via email Oct. 24, faculty and staff have expressed concerns.
Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

Editorial: Top-down issues remain in new governance model

By The Ithacan • October 26, 2016
Many problems with representation and power still exist, leaving the power centralized with the president’s office.
Pictured fourth from left, Tom Swenson, chairman of Faculty Council, said he has concerns with the proposed shared governance draft sent out to the campus community in an email Oct. 24.

Shared governance draft proposes new council to receive proposals

By Nicole Pimental, Contributing writer • October 26, 2016
The draft proposal for a shared governance structure at Ithaca College was released to the campus community for review in an email Oct. 24.
Linda Petrosino, provost and vice president for educational affairs, speaks to members of the Faculty Council in the VIP Room in Athletics and Events Center at the college on Oct. 19 2016.

Shared governance draft to be shared with college community

By Nicole Pimental, Contributing writer • October 19, 2016
The Ithaca College Shared Governance Task Force announced that it will present a draft of its shared governance proposal to the campus Oct. 24.
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.
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