The editor of the influential news and opinion magazine, National Review, will give a free public presentation at Ithaca College on Wednesday, November 18. Rich Lowry will present a conservative’s perspective on independent media and the current state of journalism at 7:30 p.m. in Park Hall Auditorium.

Nancy Cornwell, Professor and Chair, Department of Television-Radio has been selected as a 2010 Faculty Fellow by the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Educational Foundation.  NATPE is a global non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms, across all mature and emerging media platforms. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Cornwell will attend the 2010 NATPE Market and Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.  During that time, she will participate in a range of faculty sessions focused on television programming, distribution, advertising, audience measurement as well as emerging issues facing the television industry.

While many Ithaca College students spent their fall breaks catching up on sleep, junior Park Scholars traveled to New York City to shadow Ithaca alums and media professionals in the city. The trip, which took place Oct. 15-17, is an annual experience for all junior Park Scholars.

“The goal of the experience is to introduce Park Scholars to professionals working in areas of...

The New York State Education Department recently approved the registration of Documentary Studies and Production as a new BA degree at Ithaca College. This degree program will be housed in the Roy H. Park School of Communications and is one of the first degrees in the school to draw on courses from multiple departments, including Television-Radio, Journalism and Cinema, Photography and Media Arts. 

Ithaca College is ranked #1 for in the “Best College Radio Station” category according to The Princeton’s Review’s 2010 edition of “The Best 371 Colleges.”

WICB is a student-operated station that broadcasts on 91.7 FM from the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Its 4,100-watt signal can be heard from the Pennsylvania border to...