Since Fall 2017, Mary Holland-Bavis has been a key member of the Office of Student Engagement team at Ithaca College. During her time as Associate Director of Student Involvement, Mary has collaborated with a plethora of individuals across campus to help student organizations plan and implement a wide range of programs. She provided support for event logistics, created helpful procedures, and led leadership development workshops to enhance co-curricular learning opportunities. Mary oversaw the redesign of the Student Activities Center, created an effective process for recognizing new and returning student organizations, and improved communication with student organization executive board members and advisors. During the period of remote learning, Mary worked with a team of students to develop Weekly Happenings, a tool to help all current IC students learn about all of the events happening both virtually and in person. She served as a mentor and advisor to the Student Governance Council, Student Activities Board, and BomberTHON, and represented IC and OSE on numerous committees where she advocated for various groups.
All Mary’s event planning experience will be put to good use in her new role as the Event & Program Manager at the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. This position is responsible for overall success of the Chamber’s annual event, program, and educational workshop schedule, supporting revenue goals through developing sponsor relationships and investment, and increasing member attendance and engagement.
Mary’s last day on campus will be Thursday, June 2, so feel free to drop her an email, call, or swing by OSE before then to wish her well. There will also be a chance to celebrate with Mary on Friday, June 3 from 12:00-2:00pm at Ithaca Beer Company. Please feel free to stop by to congratulate her, since we will have a restorative Friday off that day!
We are hoping to begin a search for a new Associate Director of Student Involvement soon, but during the vacancy period, please send any questions to ose@ithaca.edu or mlenhart@ithaca.edu and we will do our best to answer those.
