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Ithaca College
The Ithaca College Seal
MottoCommitment to Excellence
TypePrivate with 5 schools and the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies
Established1892
EndowmentUS $238 million
PresidentThomas Rochon
Academic staff
673
Students6,448
Undergraduates6,031
Postgraduates417
Location
Ithaca
,
NY
,
USA
CampusSmall city, 757 acres (3.06 km2)
ColorsBlue and Gold
Nickname"Bombers"
AffiliationsEmpire 8, Associated New American Colleges
Websitewww.ithaca.edu
The Ithaca College Logo

Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs.[1] The college is also known internationally for its communications program. The college is at the center of a sophisticated cultural community, with a backdrop of Cayuga Lake, Cornell University, and hundreds of waterfalls and gorges. The college is perhaps best known for its large list of alumni who play or have played substantial roles in the world of broadcasting. The college has been ranked among the top ten master's universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1996.[2] For the 2009 rankings, the college was ranked 7 in this category.[3]

History

Beginnings

Ithaca College was founded as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1892 when a local violin teacher, William Grant Egbert, rented four rooms and arranged for the instruction of eight students. For nearly seven decades the institution flourished in the city of Ithaca, adding to its music curriculum the study of elocution, dance, physical education, speech correction, radio, business, and the liberal arts. In 1931 the conservatory was chartered as a private college.

Modern Era

"Textor Ball," a modern art sculpture on the roof of the Textor lecture halls.

By 1960, some 2,000 students were in attendance. A modern campus was built on South Hill in the sixties, and students were shuttled between the old and new during the construction. The hillside campus continued to grow in the ensuing 30 years to accommodate more than 6,000 students.

As the campus expanded, the college also began to expand its curriculum. By the 1990s, some 2,000 courses in more than 100 programs of study were available in the college's five schools.

The school attracts a multicultural student body with representatives from almost every state and from 78 foreign countries.[4]

Academics

The college offers a curriculum with more than 100 degree programs in its five schools.

Schools

Divisions

  • Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies
  • Division of Graduate and Professional Studies

Student Life

Media and publications

Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications provides students with opportunities to get involved in many of IC’s publications and media outlets. Popular publications are IC’s student run and student written official newspaper, The Ithacan, and IC Fuse, its publication for prospective students and families. Other media outlets include the college’s two radio stations, 92 WICBand VIC Radio, and Ithaca College Television. More information can be found on the Roy H. Park School of Communications page.

Music Groups

Within the Ithaca College School of Music:

  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Choir
  • Madrigal Singers
  • Vocal Jazz Ensemble
  • Chorus
  • Women's Chorale
  • Five Cents Sharp Brass Quintet
  • Concert Band
  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Cello Choir
  • Trombone Troupe
  • Brass Choir
  • Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble
  • Early Music Ensemble
  • Sinfonietta
  • Jazz Workshop
  • Opera Workshop
Outside the Ithaca College School of Music
  • Ithacappella - All-Male a cappella
  • Premium Blend - Female a cappella
  • Amani Gospel Singers
  • VoiceStream - Co-ed a cappella


Greek Life

Historically, various independent and national fraternities and sororities had active chapters at Ithaca College. However, due to a series of highly publicized hazing incidents in the 1980s, including one that was responsible for the death of a student, the College administration removed all but four Greek letter organizations from campus, and adopted a non-expansion policy, prohibiting any new Greek houses from affiliating with the College.[5] As of 2008, three recognized Greek organizations remain on campus, all of which are music oriented:

However, there are various Greek Letter Organizations at Ithaca College that are unaffiliated with the school, and are underground.

Athletics

The Ithaca athletics nickname "Bombers" is unique in NCAA athletics, and the mystery surrounding its origin is almost as rare. Ithaca College's sports teams were originally named the Cayugans, but the name was changed to the Bombers sometime in the 1930s. Several possibilities for the change have been posited. It may have made reference to the New York Yankees, who are known as the Bronx Bombers, or (less likely) boxer Joe Louis, known as the Brown Bomber. The most common explanation is that the school's baseball uniforms - white with navy blue pinstripes and an interlocking "IC" on the left chest - bear a striking resemblance to the distinctive home uniforms of the New York Yankees. It may also have referred to the Ithaca basketball team of that era and its propensity for half-court "bombs." Grumman Aircraft also manufactured airplanes including bombers in Ithaca for many years. The first “Bombers” reference on record was in the December 17, 1938 issue of the Rochester Times-Union in a men’s basketball article.[6]

The name has at times sparked controversy for its perceived martial connotations. It is an occasional source of umbrage from Ithaca's prominent pacifist community, but the athletics department has consistently stated it has no interest in changing the name.[6] The athletics logo has in the past, but currently does not, incorporated World War II era fighter planes.

Ithaca is a member of the NCAA's Division III, the Empire Eight Conference, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Ithaca has one of Division III's strongest athletic programs.[citation needed] The Bombers have won a total of 15 national titles in seven team sports and five individual sports.

Coached by Jim "Butts" Butterfield[7] for 27 years, the football team has won three NCAA Division III National Football Championships in 1979, 1988 and 1991 (a total surpassed only by Augustana and Mount Union). Bomber football teams made a record seven appearances in the Division III national championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, which has since been surpassed by Mount Union in 2003. The Bombers play the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons for the Cortaca Jug, which was added in 1959 to an already competitive rivalry. The matchup is one of the most prominent in Division III college football.[8]

Most recently, the women's crew won back-to-back NCAA Division III championships in 2004 and 2005.

Women's soccer has won two national championships in Division III and is consistently ranked in the top 20 nationally.

Ithaca is also home to more than 60 club sports, many of which compete regularly against other colleges in leagues and tournaments.

Sustainability

Ithaca's School of Business was the first college or university business school in the world to achieve LEED Platinum Certification.[9] The College composts its dining hall waste,[10] runs a "Take It or Leave It" Green move-out program, and offers a sustainable living option.[11] It also operates an office supply collection and reuse program,[12] as well as a sustainability education program during new student orientation.[13] Ithaca received a B- grade on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's 2009 College Sustainability Report Card.[14]

Campus

Ithaca College's current campus was built in the 1960s on South Hill. In 1968 the College's final academic department moved to the South Hill campus from downtown, making the move complete.

Satellite Campuses

Besides its Ithaca campus, Ithaca College also operates the following satellite campuses:

  • United Kingdom Ithaca College London Center in London, UK offers both Semester and Summer study-abroad with an option of an internship.
  • Washington, D.C. Ithaca College Washington Semester Program in Washington, D.C.. In addition to the Semester Program, there is a summer option for the Washington Program. The Washington Program is internship based, which is usually supplemented with classes for a semester.
  • California Ithaca College Los Angeles Program, an extension of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at the James B. Pendleton Center in Los Angeles, CA. The LA Program is internship based, supplemented with classes during the semester and an option for a class in the summer.
  • Australia Ithaca College Walkabout Down Under Program, a defunct program which gave students the opportunity to experience several different regions of Australia in one semester. During the semester students studied at Murdoch University, University of Tasmania and La Trobe University. This program ended in spring 2008 due to financial reasons. The college maintains direct enrollment exchange programs with all three Australian universities.
  • Antigua and Barbuda Ithaca College Antigua Program, a short-term study abroad program, with the development of a semester program expected.

Ithaca College also operates direct enrollment exchange programs with the following universities:[15]

Presidents

Current president

Ithaca's current president is Thomas Rochon. Thomas Rochon was named the eighth president of Ithaca College on April 11, 2008.[16] Rochon took over as president of the college following Peggy Williams, who had announced on July 12, 2007 that she would retire from the presidency post effective May 31, 2009 following a one-year sabbatical.[17]

Former presidents

President Life Tenure
W. Grant Egbert[18] 1867-1928 1892-1924
George C. Williams[19] 1874-1971 1924-1932
Leonard B. Job[20] 1891-1981 1932-1957
Howard I. Dillingham[21] 1904-1998 1957-1970
Ellis L. Phillips Jr.[22][23] 1926-2006 1970-1975
James J. Whalen[24][25] 1927-2001 1975-1997
Peggy R. Williams[26][27] 1997-2008

Alumni

Ithaca College has 49,570 alumni in the United States. There are alumni clubs for Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Metro New York, National Capital, N. & S. Carolina, Philadelphia, Rochester (NY), San Diego, and Southern Florida.[28] Alumni events are hosted in cooperation with the specific clubs and also through a program called 'IC on the Road'.[29]

Following is a brief list of noteworthy Ithaca College alumni and faculty. For a more extensive list, see main entry List of Ithaca College alumni.

Brian Hogan - Inbound Sales Representative, Lincoln Financial Distributors

References

  1. ^ Carnegie Classifications: Ithaca College
  2. ^ "U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges" Ranks Ithaca College in Top Ten - News Release - Ithaca College Office of Media Relations
  3. ^ USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2009: Master's Universities (North) Rankings
  4. ^ Office of Institutional Research - Institutional Research - Ithaca College
  5. ^ November 11, 2004 - Music fraternities break stereotype
  6. ^ a b December 07, 2000 - Stories swirl around about Mascots
  7. ^ Ithaca College Quarterly, 2003/No. 1 - Farewell to a Legendary Coach
  8. ^ The Ithacan Online | Media gear up for Cortaca Jug - November 8th, 2007
  9. ^ "New School of Business Building An International First for Highest "Green" Standard". Ithaca College. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  10. ^ "Compost Facility to be Expanded". Ithaca College. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  11. ^ "Sustainability at Ithaca College". Ithaca College. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  12. ^ "Office Supply Collection and Reuse". Ithaca College. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  13. ^ "Sustainability Education for Orientation". Ithaca College. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  14. ^ http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/ithaca-college
  15. ^ Ithaca College International Programs
  16. ^ Ithaca College Selects Thomas R. Rochon As Eighth President
  17. ^ Intercom - Important News to Share
  18. ^ W. Grant Egbert - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  19. ^ George C. Williams - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  20. ^ Leonard B. Job - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  21. ^ Howard I. Dillingham - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  22. ^ Ellis L. Phillips Jr. - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  23. ^ October 05, 2006 - College’s fifth president dies
  24. ^ James J. Whalen - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  25. ^ Ithaca College Mourns Passing of President Emeritus James J. Whalen - News Release - Ithaca College Office of Media Relations
  26. ^ Peggy R. Williams - Office of the President - Ithaca College
  27. ^ Ithaca College President Peggy R. Williams Announces Plans to Retire in 2008 - News Release - Ithaca College Office of Media Relations
  28. ^ Ithaca College:Alumni, Parents, & Friends - Alumni Association - Alumni Clubs
  29. ^ Ithaca College: Alumni, Parents, & Friends - IC on the Road
  30. ^ The Pulitzer Prizes - The 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners
  31. ^ Ithaca College Grad Wins Pulitzer - News Release - Ithaca College Office of Media Relations

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