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Kevin Perry, assistant director of the First-Year Experience in the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, stands with sophomore Anna Gardner and senior Catherine Proulx.

IC SGC appoints new executive board members

By Ryan King, Staff Writer January 25, 2017
Ithaca College’s Student Governance Council opened the spring semester by appointing two new members to its executive board.
The SGC holds its a meeting on Nov. 28. In the open letter, the SGC discusses the that it is still important for the community to remain engaged despite the change in the presidential search process.

Open Letter: SGC addresses campus on presidential search shift

By SGC Executive Board December 8, 2016
As the hiring in higher education changes in terms of presidents and candidates, we must respect this shift.

Editorial: College must declare itself a sanctuary campus

By The Ithacan December 7, 2016
The sanctuary campus movement should move beyond the demands of student bodies and into administrative action.
Tom Swensen, professor and chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences and Faculty Council chair, said the idea for closed sessions were originally proposed to the executive committee by Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado

Faculty Council makes little progress optimizing ICC

By Rachel Kriedberg, Staff Writer December 7, 2016
As of the second to last week of the fall semester, the committee has not announced any new findings, nor have any policy changes been proposed.
The SGC holds its a meeting on Nov. 28. In the open letter, the SGC discusses the that it is still important for the community to remain engaged despite the change in the presidential search process.

IC SGC passes bill to bring local coffee company on campus

By Sophia Adamucci, Staff Writer November 30, 2016
Amid a slow semester in terms of bill proposals, the Ithaca College Student Governance Council passed its second bill, which would bring local company Gimme! Coffee on campus as an alternative and eco
Ithaca College is conducting an open presidential search to replace President Tom Rochon.

IC conducts open presidential search against national trend

By Sierra Guardiola and Sophia Tulp November 30, 2016
While Ithaca College is still conducting an open presidential search to find its next president, colleges across the country are increasingly using closed searches to identify theirs.

Editorial: SGC productivity lapse neglects student issues

By The Ithacan November 16, 2016
Having just one bill so far this semester reflects a significant drop in productivity for a group whose purpose is to represent the needs of the student body.
From left: Off-Campus Senator Charlotte Robertson and Class of 2018 Senator Connor Friend participate is discourse at the Nov. 7 SGC meeting. At this meeting, The Shared Governance Task Force visited the SGC to garner feedback on their most recent charter.

IC’s Student Governance Council struggles to propose legislation

By Sophia Adamucci, Staff Writer November 9, 2016
The SGC passed nine bills in the Fall 2015 semester and an estimated eight bills in the Fall 2014 semester, according to the SGC's website.
Luis Torres, Student Governance Council vice president of campus affairs, and Danielle Weinstein, vice president of communications, will step down at the end of the fall semester. Torres has been in the position since Feb. 29, while Weinstein was new to the SGC this semester, running on the IC Office Ticket.

Two IC Student Governance Council exec board members to resign

By Sophia Adamucci, Staff Writer November 2, 2016
“I think that we’re probably going to end up using winter break to adjust, get to know each other's working styles,” Foote said. “I’m not too
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.
Ithaca College is renewing its efforts to incentivize students to take the campus climate survey, which closes Oct. 28.

Campus-climate survey participation under required threshold

By Maura Aleardi, Community Engagement Manager October 26, 2016
Ithaca College is renewing its efforts to incentivize students to take the campus climate survey, which closes Oct. 28.
The final day to complete the Campus Climate Survey is Oct. 28. For the survey results to be valid and released, 30 percent of the campus must complete it.

SGC: More responses needed for Campus Climate Survey

By SGC Executive Board October 25, 2016
Far less than half of the campus community has taken the survey, and if we don’t come together as a campus to hit the minimum threshold, the results will be invalid.
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