Students protest racism, express no confidence in rochon. After a few minutes of talking to ithaca colleges new president, you get. Thomas in minnesota and as president of ithaca college in new york. Ernest hemingway once wrote a sixword short story supposedly in response to a bar bet. Collado works to advance ithaca college s mission of offering a comprehensive residential student experience that uniquely blends the liberal arts with professional programs of study. To the ithaca college board of trustees, a semester after a majority of the campus voiced no confidence in his leadership, tom rochon continues to make decisions that negatively impact both. Rochon, a former assistant professor in the politics department at princeton university, has been instrumental in initiating the ic 2020 plan more below. 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. Collado, the incoming president of ithaca college, plans to.
Rochon received a decrease in compensation from 2015 to 2016, according to the form 990 information return, a tax form that the college files with the irs every year. Tom rochon, erbs new president, is no stranger to big jobs. Tom rochon has been the president of ithaca college since july 2008. President rochon covers college cost controlling measures. Courtesy of adam baker of ithaca college tom rochon has been the president of ithaca college since july 2008. Poc at ic facebook ithaca college students protested racial injustice on campus and called for the schools president, tom rochon, to step down, the ithaca journal reported on wednesday. Ithaca college presidents salary greater than peers the. Hes an accomplished political scientist with a deep interest in social movements, and has written or edited five wellregarded books and many journal articles, essays, and book chapters as well as articles on political parties, elections, and social movements. Over 200 ithaca college students, faculty and staff gathered at 3. Administratively, tom served as dean and provost at claremont graduate university, as provost at the university of st. Ithaca, ny ithaca college president tom rochon, who announced his retirement on thursday, seems to have no intention of quietly riding out his final year and a half.
Rochon does not actually receive the funds they are reported as retirement and other deferred compensation. Whalen, and our current president tom rochon asked me to tell the story of the college between 1975 and 2008, the. Ithaca college president tom rochon is retiring, effective july 2017. Like haiku, the sixword short story has become a literary feat that many have tried to master. Since rochon s arrival, the deans of all 5 schools have changed oversometimes more than once. The college is best known for its large list of alumni who have played substantial roles in the media and entertainment industries. Ithaca college announced wednesday that it has selected a new president, former executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer at rutgers universitynewark shirley collado. Ithaca college president resigns after protests over race. 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. Tom welcomes your observations or questions on any topic related to education and assessment. Thomas rochon s april 17 inauguration inspired an academic symposium, concerts, presentations, celebratory remarks, and visits from dozens of dignitaries. Robertson engelsmanvia youtube students at the campus organized a solidarity walkout and demanded rochon s resignation in.
Ithaca college keeps tuition down, quality up news. Ithaca college students vote no confidence in rochon. Rochon has served as dean and provost at claremont graduate university, as provost at the university of st. Today, ithaca college president tom rochon announced that he will retire from his position at the end of the 201617 academic year july 1, 2017, to be exact. Ithaca college president resigns after protests over race issues. Of the 6,907 students at the college who were emailed the poll, 3,756 voted, with 2,695 voting they have no confidence, 1,019 voting they. The defining moment, though, took place during the ceremony in ben light gymnasium, when members of the ithaca college board of. Ithaca college 5 things i wish i had known before attending.
Opportunities to mingle and converse with president collado in a relaxed, informal setting. By president tom rochon starbucks is not a coffee company that serves people. Rochon gets no confidence from ic faculty ithaca journal. Rochon was a regular speaker on european political trends for foreign service officers in the u. Rochon was a regular speaker on european political. Thomas rochon resigns as president of ithaca college, effective july 1, after months of racial tensions on campus. One of my fathers favorite expressions is, fix the roof while the sun is shining.
Tom rochon, president of ithaca college, signed presidents letter to trump. Ithaca college students protest racism and call for. Ithaca college s new branding initiative takes flight. Ithaca college is a private liberal arts college in ithaca, new york. Icview 20153, president tom rochon, presidents column, presidents corner. Monday, may 4th, 2009, in eyes of ithaca college president tom rochon. Rochon visits chris burch to discuss relationship with college. The provost, vice presidents, and office of the president staff. President collados blog, messages to the campus, and a collection of her key speeches. A day in the life of ithaca college president tom rochon. Association and was named by choice an outstanding academic book of 1998. The supporter explains his view while the protesters explain theirs.
Prior positions also include service as executive director of the gre. Tom rochon, president of ithaca college, signed presidents. John harcourts book ended with the arrival of james j. Read tom rochons speeches and publications during his time as president of. Howard schultz, ceo of starbucks, wrote these words in a somewhat selfpromoting book about the lessons. Ithaca college faculty voice concerns with rochons. Crew athletes, coaches, friends, and college staff joined president rochon september 7 for the groundbreaking ceremony for the robert b. Patrick lohmann after 3,756 ithaca college students voted, the results are in. Ithaca college faculty respond to rochon stepping down. No, we didnt accidentally send out an extra 3,400 letters of admission. Rochon served as the eighth president of ithaca college, from july 2008 to june 2017. Find out the six key college experiences that can result in a great job and a great life. Ithaca college president, under steady fire, will retire.
Ithaca college president tom rochon holds allcollege. The undergraduate student population on the ithaca college campus increased overnight by more than 50 percent between march 31 and april 2 of this year. A little over a month into ithaca college president tom rochon s final academic year in office, faculty members are expressing concerns that the administration has failed to adequately address a body of grievances they voiced during the fall 2015 semester a year ago, a group of faculty members signed a document citing key concerns about the core of the leadership at the college, with. The ithaca college faculty council announced monday that 67 percent of eligible faculty have no confidence in the schools president, tom rochon. Drawing on her strong professional foundation in the academy and in the nonprofit sector, president shirley m. At ithaca college, a president focused on diversity the new york. President of ithaca college resigns following protests over race. Though ithaca college president tom rochon s salary ranks ahead of presidents at similar colleges and universities, the average salary of faculty at the college is below the median in the college s peer group, according to two recently released surveys by the chronicle of higher education. My work life became dramatically more exciting in 2014, when i accepted the commission to write the next installment of the institutional history of ithaca college. The existing boathouse, built in 1974, was demolished soon afterward so construction could proceed.
I thought often about that advice during the past year as ic faculty, staff, and students worked together to create the strategic vision we call ic 2020. Faculty at ithaca college have expressed mixed reactions to the early retirement of president tom rochon. Ithaca college president tom rochon announced thursday that he is retiring, effective at the end of the 20162017 academic year. Ithaca college president resigns after student racism protests the. Protestors confront ithaca college president youtube. Rochon served as the eighth president of ithaca college, from july. Many on campus students and faculty included have called for a vote of no confidence for the. Students gather to call for the resignation of tom rochon at ithaca college. Its hard to sum up ithaca college in one word, but at the start of the fall semester, ic did exactly that. The first thing you notice about tom rochon is his eyes. Rochon s experience is about as wellrounded as one could hope for in a president of ithaca college.
Poc at ic allies crowd around an ithaca college student who supports tom rochon s efforts. Ithaca college doesnt use data to document how its education translates into successful careers, said rochon, although he allowed that the school is broadly subject to national trends. Meet ic president tom rochon ic view ithaca college. My book, ritual practices to gain power, which was published in 1998 by.
Ithaca college has selected shirley collado as the ninth president of the institution, officials announced wednesday morning. Under rochon, several vice presidents have left ic or come and gone, turning ithaca college into an academic waystation where relationshipbuilding and longterm planning are nearly impossible. The college was founded by william egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of ithaca, cayuga lake, waterfalls, and gorges. During his nine years as president, rochon drove transformational change focused on increasing educational quality and controlling student tuition costs, taking full advantage of the possibilities inherent in a college. A day in the life of ithaca college president tom rochon duration. Thomas in minnesota, and as president of ithaca college in new york. 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. Ithaca college president tom rochon announced his resignation today after much reflection following student protests against his failure to. Ithaca college president tom rochon, political science.
On september 1, the college revealed a new branding and marketing campaign designed to. President rochon of ithaca college signs letter to trump urging him to speak out against harassment and hate. Ithaca college selects shirley collado as 9th president. Months after hundreds of ithaca college students engaged in a walkout over racial insensitivity on campus, college president tom rochon has. Rochon said in a statement that he and burch discussed the events from last fall. Mixed reactions from ithaca college faculty on rochons.
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