The Ithacan

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La Jerne Cornish, interim president of Ithaca College, welcomed students, faculty and staff back to campus at the All-College Gathering Aug. 31.

Ithaca College Alumni Against Austerity announced that it is gathering complaints against the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Board of Trustees.

Some Ithaca College students have expressed mixed feelings about recent changes made to December Commencement, which will start December 2022. 

Interim president La Jerne Cornish’s term begins Aug. 30. She will address the college for the first time in her new role Aug. 31 at the All-College Gathering.

Some members of the Ithaca College community have expressed disappointment in President Shirley M. Collado’s last year as president following the announcement that she is leaving the college.

Despite a drastic rise in COVID-19 cases in Tompkins County, Ithaca College is not currently changing any campus guidelines.

Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado and Rosanna Ferro, vice president for student affairs and campus life, notified the community the sophomore Thomas Fine died unexpectedly May 15.

Ithaca College has released new summer COVID-19 guidelines, like loosened travel and visitor restrictions, changes to mask requirements for vaccinated students and new disinfecting policies.

Some students are experiencing dissatisfaction with dining halls’ food quality over one year after the college transitioned to in-house dining.

The Tompkins County Health Department is holding two COVID-19 vaccine clinics during the week of May 3 that Ithaca College students can sign up for.

Organizations at Ithaca College held three events within the past week to address the impact of the Academic Program Prioritization (APP).

Large groups of unmasked students are part of a list of community violations that pose a danger to the community because of the COVID-19 pandemic.