College Appoints New Minority Affairs Director

Keeon G. Gregory has been named director of the Ithaca College Office of Minority Affairs. Gregory, who joined the College on July 15, will oversee programming, retention efforts, and counseling for students of color. He will also direct initiatives among the greater campus community to build awareness of issues concerning cultural diversity.

A priority in his first year at Ithaca will be to define the identity of the Office of Minority Affairs and to familiarize the College communitiy with its purposes.

Gregory comes to Ithaca from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, where as assistant to the president for minority affairs he had responsibility for all minority student campus programs. Previously he was associate dean of admission/director of minority student admission at Wittenberg. He holds a bachelor's degree in social work and counseling from Ohio State University and a master's in personnel administration from Ball State University.

Gregory said a priority in his first year at Ithaca will be to define the identity of the Office of Minority Affairs and to familiarize the College community with its purposes. He emphasizes that although promoting dialogue and communication among students of color is a concern nationally, as well as in Ithaca, "you have to be connected to all areas to be successful; we're not going to limit ourselves to one population."