Meet ic president tom rochon ic view ithaca college. Ithaca college faculty split over no confidence vote. These complaints, however, have fallen on deaf ears. Awarded a distinguished scholarship prize by the collective behavior and social movements. Over 200 ithaca college students, faculty and staff gathered at 3. Thomas in minnesota and as president of ithaca college in new york. Ithaca college president tom rochon announced monday he will step down from his post in july 2017, following calls for his resignation late last year. Ithaca college president resigns after protests over race. Racial tensions build among ithaca college students. Amid student protests, ithaca faculty will hold confidence. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Noting that, in her story, emily recounts her experiences this past summer in the west bank, rochon agreed that educational institutions must raise the level of debate around. The ithacan and its staff have won over 200 major collegiate journalism awards and is generally recognized as one of the top studentrun newspapers in the country. Ic students have no confidence in ic president news.
Bagdad cafe, the shield and avatar tish rabe 1973, childrens book author and writer of over 40 dr. Ema oconnor is a political reporter for buzzfeed news and is based in washington, dc. While a climate action plan reassessment team has been in place since 2017, it must make the current administrations intentions for sustainability more clear. Thomas rochon president educational records bureau linkedin. Ithaca students, faculty express no confidence in president. I am proud of the progress and accomplishments achieved by the college over what will be a nineyear tenure as president, rochon wrote in a statement. Tom grape, the chair, and david lissy, the vice chair of the board, wrote that the next year and a half would be an opportunity for the board, rochon and the community to. Ithaca college is a private liberal arts college in ithaca, new york. The ithacan is ithaca colleges official weekly newspaper that is written, edited and published by students. Tom rochon, erbs new president, is no stranger to big jobs. Collado succeeds thomas rochon, who was named eighth president of ithaca college on april 11, 2008. The ithacan sat down with dominick recckio, student government association president, to discuss the student no confidence vote. In particular, he analyzes the crucial role that small communities of critical thinkers play in developing new ideas and inspiring their dissemination through larger social movements. Ithaca college president resigns after student racism protests the.
The twoway students of color have been protesting a series of racially charged events. The twoway tom rochon said he believed it was time for a leader to make a. Association and was named by choice an outstanding academic book of 1998. Rochon was a regular speaker on european political.
An earlier version of this article stated that the faculty vote was still underway. Coddled infants claim college victory another one bites the dust the president of ithaca college is the latest in a string of administrators to. Rochon served as the eighth president of ithaca college, from july. Ithaca college president tom rochon the ithacan reports that of the 6,907 students at the college who were emailed the poll, 2,695 voted they have no. Ithaca college president tom rochon and linda petrosino, interim provost and vice president for educational affairs pledge to address caps demand. Henderson said she was humbled and surprised her book was chosen for this years fyri. Ithaca college president resigns after protests over race issues. Budget committee approves compensation by leah tedesco assistant news editor. Following protests, ithaca college president announces. Now, president tom rochon has given her further recognition by selecting her debut novel as the colleges firstyear reading initiative for the upcoming academic year. The ithaca college campus is in turmoil as its president, tom rochon, faces increasing criticism for his handling of several raciallycharged incidents, several students and faculty say in interviews. Now ithaca students trying to oust administration the. Ne ws thursday, augus t 2 6, 2 0 1 0 the ithacan 5.
Grace elletson staff writer faculty at ithaca college have expressed mixed reactions to the early retirement of president tom rochon. Months after hundreds of ithaca college students engaged in a walkout over racial insensitivity on campus, college president tom rochon has. Tom welcomes your observations or questions on any topic related to education and assessment. Thomas rochon resigns as president of ithaca college, effective july 1, after months of racial tensions on campus. Rochon visits chris burch to discuss relationship with. Freshmen read thoreau by nathan bickell staff writer. Hes an accomplished political scientist with a deep interest in social movements, and has written or edited five wellregarded books and many. We are disturbed by president tom rochon s response to the publication of emily mcneills essay, the violence must end, in the current issue of ic view. In particular, i feel that the manner in which tom rochon s administration is going about implementing its diversity initiatives is both gimmicky and opportunistic. Results of a noconfidence vote in president tom rochon by students were revealed at a student government association meeting at ithaca college on monday, nov. In culture moves, thomas rochon addresses this complex process and develops a theory to explain both how values originate and how they spread.
We strongly oppose the recent decision by president tom rochon to create a chief diversity officer position at ithaca college. Turmoil at ithaca college as criticisms of president mount. President of ithaca college resigns following protests. For months, the college of just 6,600 students nestled in the finger lakes has seen mounting criticism of president tom rochon for what students and faculty believe is an inadequate response to a. I share many of the sentiments expressed in your opeds on trigger warnings and safe spaces ithacan, september 15. In addition to pocatics critiques of president tom rochon, i want to draw attention to the complaints several faculty have voiced via three letters published in the ithacan in the past six or so years. Rochon said that he was recently speaking with former ic president peggy williams, and she told him that the percentage of people of color in the student. The ithacan s editorinchief kira maddox and news editor aidan quigley sit down with president tom rochon to discuss the protests and ongoing racial issues on campus. Ithaca college president announces retirement after campus. Amid student protests, ithaca faculty will hold confidence vote on president. Ithaca college president tom rochon announced plans to retire thursday, following months of protests over his administrations handling of racial incidents and demands for his resignation.
Christopher burch 76, ceo of burch creative capital and cofounder of the tory burch womens fashion label, at his resort in sumba, indonesia, in marc h to discuss how burchs relationship with the college would continue. Named by choice as an outstanding academic book for 1998. Approximately 40 students, led by members of the poc at ic group, stormed the stage oct. Students take over stage during ithaca college presidents speech. Some believe it was the right call, some feel rochon should leave the college sooner, while others said rochon did not deserve the criticism he received. Students take over stage during ithaca college event. Senior cedrickmichael simmons, president of the student government association, and his task force on diversity and inclusion met with about 30 concerned students april 11 to discuss incidents of microaggressions on campus and what could be done to address them. Administrations diversity actions questionable asma. The ithacan is the awardwinning student newspaper of ithaca college, producing daily online content along with a weekly print edition.
In a november 10 meeting, the faculty council elected to hold a vote on the issue of confidence in ithaca college president tom rochon, according to the ithacan. Henderson said the book s theme appeals to younger people. Following protests, ithaca college president announces retirement. Faculty at ithaca college have expressed mixed reactions to the early retirement of president tom rochon. Students demand ithaca college president resigns over. The ithacan sits down with president tom rochon youtube. The deadline to register for the chronicle of higher educations great colleges program is feb. The actions of president tom rochon over the last seven years have brought ithaca college into a state of crisis and many faculty members have been left with grave doubts as to whether he can effectively address the dire situation in which we find ourselves. Tom rochon had recently received a vote of no confidence from students and faculty. Faculty react to rochons ic view response ithaca college. Faculty no confidence teachin scheduled for thursday. The antinuclear movements in western europe, which discusses the sources of support for the peace movement in. Ithaca colleges student government associations recently completed vote of no confidence on president tom rochon and the faculty vote of no confidence currently underway can be understood in the context of similar actions at colleges and universities nationwide.
Ithaca college president tom rochon announced his resignation today after much reflection following student protests against his failure to. Read tom rochons speeches and publications during his time as president of. President of ithaca college resigns following protests over race. Rochon said in a statement that he and burch discussed the events from last fall. Ithaca college president tom rochon, political science. On april 8, the ithacan published a commentary from president tom rochon and linda petrosino, provost and vice president for educational affairs in response to the controversy surrounding caps request for additional resources. Ithaca college faculty respond to rochon stepping down.
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