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A periodic compilation of references to Ithaca College in
the national media.
So many experienced film-studies professors
were interested in moving that Ithaca College could be especially
selective in filling an opening this fall. With more than 100
applicants, "it was impossible to even look at someone just
with a new Ph.D.," says Patricia R. Zimmermann, a professor
of cinema and photography who chaired the search committee. The
college hired Gina Marchetti, who had been at the University
of Maryland at College Park from 1986 to 1996. Although it’s
an undergraduate institution, the college offers strong training
for film and video artists. "Because they’re film makers,
students are very open to film studies," says Ms. Marchetti.
—Chronicle of Higher Education,
Oct. 9, 1998
Public colleges are not necessarily more generous
than private ones to average [high school] students. Consider
Erica Singer Fine of Easton, Conn. She thought Ithaca College,
a competitive but fairly low-profile private school in Ithaca,
N.Y., would be a long shot, despite her extensive extracurricular
activities and strong teacher recommendations. But Ithaca, which
has a relatively generous reputation in financial aid circles,
awarded her an aid package worth...nearly half the total cost.
—Money, July 1998
As we learned on a recent visit, the Cayuga
Lake region of New York State, a mere two-hour drive from the
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area, has much more to offer than Cornell
and its other prestigious institution of higher learning, Ithaca
College. There are the estate wineries along the Cayuga Wine
Trail, tributes to the women’s rights movement at Seneca
Falls, and spectacular vistas at 150 or more gorges and waterfalls
carved by a series of glacial advances and retreats thousands
of years ago.
—Good Times for Seniors,
September/October 1998
While some elementary and secondary school
teachers groan at having to answer questions about the Clinton
scandal and the Starr report, some local college professors and
a few high school teachers have found ways to use them as teaching
tools. Martin Brownstein, associate professor and chair of the
politics department at Ithaca College, said his courses have
been monopolized by the issue. "The problem is to maintain
some kind of order in my lesson plans when there are changes
every day," he said. "I feel trapped by this story."
—Elmira Star-Gazette,
Sept. 21, 1998
"Many of these shows have marginal moral
lessons that might be slightly helpful...[but] TV gives standards
most kids can’t live up to," says Cynthia Scheibe,
a psychology professor and a media-literacy expert at Ithaca
College in New York. "Teens are so vulnerable to these issues.
It’s a setup for kids to feel inadequate—and always
wanting more [material goods] to make them feel better. Even
in a show like Party of Five, which is one of the best, these
kids are wealthy; they dress too well."
—Christian Science Monitor,
Oct. 9, 1998 |
