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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
After Susan Bassett ’79 announced her plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2024-25 academic school year, the college prompted a search committee to find the best possible candidate. The committee includes current athletes, coaches and faculty members.

IC strives to cover all bases in search for its next director of athletics

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • April 30, 2025
The changing of the guard is an important step in determining the future of a program. For a department with a rich history such as the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Ithaca College, the search for the next athletic director is underway with a deadline of July 1, according to the athletics department. 
Susan Bassett ’79, Ithaca College’s director of athletics, was the first president of Women Leaders in Sports and has held leadership roles in collegiate athletics for over four decades. Bassett announced she will retire at the end of the spring 2025 semester.

Building a legacy: The role of women leaders in NCAA growth

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • December 4, 2024
As of the 2024–25 academic year, there are 425 colleges and universities that fall under the NCAA’s Division III for athletics. Among those schools, 147 have female directors of athletics, which represents the highest ratio across every division in the NCAA.
On July 29, the college’s athletics department announced the addition of women’s wrestling to the varsity sport agenda. The team will begin competition in the 2025–26 season and will mark the 14th women’s sport offered on campus.

Newest varsity team expands field of women’s sports

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • November 13, 2024
This fall, Ithaca College became the first institution in the Liberty League to take the next step in expanding women’s sports. 
Madison Mulligan, assistant coach for the Ithaca College women's lacrosse team, was among a select group of coaches to join the IWLCA Aspire Program. The program seeks to advance coaches' professional expertise.

Women’s lacrosse assistant coach takes step forward with Aspire program

By Flynn Hynes, Head Sports Editor • October 9, 2024
Madison Mulligan, assistant coach for the Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team, eagerly embraces the opportunities ahead as she embarks on her journey in the IWLCA Aspire Program.
The Ithaca College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted its annual "Be the Match" bone marrow drive Sept. 19. Pictured, Maybelline Amaya of NMDP directs the student-athlete volunteers.

“Be the Match” bone marrow drive supports college trustee

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • September 25, 2024
Every year, the Ithaca College Office of Intercollegiate Athletics hosts a “Be the Match” bone marrow drive to recruit potential blood stem cell donors. This year, the Sept. 19 drive took on an added significance, showing support for Jack Dembow ’77, a member of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, who is in need of a bone marrow transplant.
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