President Collado’s blog explores issues of agency, collective engagement, shared effort, and other themes of importance at Ithaca College and within the 21st century academic landscape.
On February 9, our Ithaca College community tuned in for our first All-College Gathering of 2021. These gatherings share key updates with faculty, staff, and students and provide opportunities for connection and engagement around college business.
City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and I sat down for a pre-pandemic conversation about the power of activating, hearing, and supporting young voices. Never has this been more important than it is right now.
Last month in Los Angeles, I had the incredible opportunity to engage in an inspiring and robust conversation with Bob Iger ’73, one of the college’s most accomplished alumni and author of a new memoir, “The Ride of a Lifetime.”
The close of the calendar year is a good time to reflect on the promise of Ithaca College, and how we realize that promise by centering students—in moments that both affirm us and challenge us as a community.
As an institution that strongly centers the liberal arts within a context of an experiential and professional education, this year’s Cortaca was emblematic of the essence of the IC experience.
Melanie Stein joined our Ithaca College community as dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences this academic year. Melanie may be new to the IC community—but her roots run deep in Ithaca, New York.