Commit-to-Change Program

Statement of Qualifications

Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a mid-sized comprehensive residential college in central New York with 6,260 undergraduates and 400 graduate students. This year, for the 11th consecutive year, Ithaca was ranked among the top 10 master’s degree-granting institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report. Perhaps what most distinguishes an Ithaca College education is a focus on not only “talking the talk,” but “walking the walk.” Within and outside the classroom, the College has long sought to provide liberal arts students with a practical understanding of life and careers, just as it has imbued students pursuing professional degrees with the core values and intellectual framework to pursue learning beyond the scope of their field. IC’s embracement of sustainability in its operations and the education it provides exemplifies the “learning by doing” credo.

The Environmental Studies Program
The Environmental Studies Program is 10 years old. We offer B.A. degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Science, with an emphasis on “learning-by-doing.” Our vision is to “develop nationally prominent educational and research programs that will benefit all of our constituencies and, in so doing, will become a first choice program for students with strong interests in environmental issues. We also aspire to provide every Ithaca College student with the foundations of ecological literacy that will empower them to be active and responsible citizens.” In the last three years, we have experienced a doubling of the number of students in our program.