Dear IC Community:
As promised last month, I want to provide the campus community with an update on the status of our search for a Vice President for Enrollment.
After giving it a great deal of consideration, I have determined that in the best interests of the college in having an individual who can be successful in meeting our critical enrollment needs, we will relaunch that search this fall.
For the coming year, Executive Director of Student Financial Services Shana Gore will serve as interim associate vice president, helping to meet the day-to-day needs of our enrollment division. Since joining Ithaca College in 2020, Shana has been instrumental in developing and implementing new approaches to our financial aid strategy to better leverage resources, strengthen enrollment, and provide greater transparency to students and their families and supporters. I am grateful that she has agreed to serve in this capacity.
We will also have the assistance of longtime enrollment management consultant Terry Cowdrey for 2023-24. Terry is a highly regarded admission strategist and industry expert who has held significant consulting roles with more than a dozen institutions, including Cornell, George Washington, and Loyola Universities. She served as Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at both St. Lawrence University and Colby College and was Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admission at Vanderbilt University. Her thorough knowledge of the current higher education admission landscape will serve the college well as we navigate this transitional year.
I will provide additional updates as we near the relaunch of the vice presidential search. I want to thank the campus community for its patience as we seek to fill this key position.
Sincerely,
La Jerne Terry Cornish
President