Getting to the core of the 35th annual Applefest
“It’s interesting to watch this festival grow over the years from a kind of ‘kid’ fair to now an ‘adult’ fair.”
“It’s interesting to watch this festival grow over the years from a kind of ‘kid’ fair to now an ‘adult’ fair.”
The Women Leaders Series expanded to allow all women to explore their potential as leaders, on a personal and professional level.
President Tom Rochon visited J. Christopher Burch ’76, CEO of Burch Creative Capital and co-founder of the Tory Burch women’s fashion label, at his resort in Sumba, Indonesia, in March to discuss how Burch’s relationship with the college would continue.
Malaika Apparel Co., a business created by Ithaca College senior Rita Bunatal, won the grand prize of $20,000 and the audience choice award of $500 at the third annual Business Plan Competition.
Tom Rochon has been president of Ithaca College since July 2008. His tenure has seen several campus initiatives, but it has also been marked by campus controversies and problems with the college’s racial climate.
At several Family Weekend events around campus, POC at IC handed out a document called “The Case Against Tom Rochon” to guests.
There is a culture of fear here at Ithaca College.
IC, like most educational institutions, has, in decades past, done a poor job educating students about racism and its myriad forms.
Immersive learning increases self-awareness and empathy when conducted in diverse teams.
In its guiding assumptions, the event appeared to dismiss and even disparage the idea that a rich and valuable undergraduate education is critically tied to what happens in the classroom, where close, diligent and serious attention to intellectual ideas, problems and texts are the central focus.