Some 1,318
graduates will be awarded degrees at Ithaca College’s 106th
Commencement on Saturday, May 19, with author and journalist Gail
Sheehy delivering the main address.
The College’s
34th annual Commencement Eve Concert, with the theme "Out of
Africa: Popular Music of the Americas," will be held on Friday,
May 18, at 8:30 p.m. in Ben Light Gymnasium.
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Ithaca College’s
Reunion 2001 will offer alumni and their families, as well as
staff and faculty members, a variety of activities and programs,
including a keynote address from Deirdre Murphy ’80.
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John Rosenbaum,
television-radio, has received a grant from the Fulbright program
to spend the 2001-2 academic year at the University of Tuzla in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ibrahim Shakoor, a senior studying organizational
communication, learning, and design, has been awarded a grant
from the Fulbright student program.
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Jim Malek,
provost and vice president for academic affairs since 1998, has
accepted a comparable position at Rollins College in Winter Park,
Florida. He will begin his new duties there in mid-August.
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The United
States Institute for Theatre Technology has given John Bracewell,
associate professor of theater arts, the USITT Harold Burris-Meyer
Distinguished Career in Sound Design Award for 2001.
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INVOLVED ---
a program to engage freshmen in campus life at Ithaca College
--- has been selected by the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators as one of the 10 best in the nation.
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The New York
State Education Department has approved bachelor of arts and bachelor
of science degrees in gerontology for Ithaca College. Students
may enroll in the new programs starting this fall.
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The Gerontology
Institute will present "Aging and Creativity," a daylong conference
of lectures, workshops, a panel discussion, and a performance
showcase concentrating on how art can enhance the lives of older
adults.
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President
Peggy R. Williams took the opportunity at Earth Day activities
to release the Ithaca College Comprehensive Environmental Plan.
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A number of
annual awards were recently announced.
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Principal
events on campus April 30-June 6
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