YourIthaca E-news
October 2006
Ithaca College Announces $115 Million Campaign
Ithaca College alumni, parents, and friends unable to attend the campaign launch celebration October 12 need not despair. Photos are now available on the College's campaign website.
More than 400 alumni, parents, and friends joined faculty, staff, and students on campus for the event. The campus-wide launch included an address by president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company Robert A. Iger '73, receptions hosted by each of the College's five schools and the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies, and an evening celebration.
The Campaign for Ithaca College: Making a World of Difference will seek to raise a total of $115 million for the following six objectives:
- $6 million to endow new academic programs, enhance existing ones, and support faculty development;
- $30 million to increase endowed scholarship aid, thereby decreasing the College's dependence on tuition revenue;
- $17 million to construct a new School of Business building that will seek platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council;
- $20 million to build a new athletics and events center, expected to cost $35 million;
- $34 million to provide additional student housing (this objective has already been met); and
- $8 million to ensure continued support of the Ithaca Fund, which provides visiting scholars and artists, faculty/student research opportunities, library enhancements, and student financial aid.
To date, the College has raised $92.6 million toward its goal. In order to meet all six campaign objectives, another $22.4 million must be raised by early 2008.
For more information about the campaign, please visit the www.ithaca.edu/campaign, call (607) 274-1391, or send an e-mail to makeadifference@ithaca.edu.
Continued...Announcing the New Executive Director of Alumni Programs
Shelley Semmler, vice president of institutional advancement, announces the appointment of Marsha Eger '70 as the new executive director of alumni programs. In addition to her current responsibilities as director of the College's annual fund, Marsha will take on responsibilities for alumni relations programs. Continued...A Farewell Note from Graham Stewart '81, M.S. '01
To my alumni friends,
It has been my pleasure to serve as your director of alumni relations for the past seven years, but the time has come for me to explore new opportunities. Last month I accepted an offer from the University at Buffalo to head its alumni program. Continued...
International Opera Star Sharon Sweet Back to Campus for Master Classes
Soprano Sharon Sweet returned to the Ithaca College School of Music in early October to give two free master classes to voice students. Sweet -- who has performed at such venues as the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Paris Opera, and London's Royal Opera House -- earned her master of music degree from the school in 1978. Continued...New Ithaca College Travel Website
The next time you travel be sure to check out www.ithacacollegetravel.net, our new travel website.
This new service is like having our own Expedia.com just for Ithaca College alumni, faculty, and staff. You get access to the same airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and cruise and vacation packages you find on the other major travel websites at very competitive prices. It even uses the same technology of tried-and-true favorites such as Hotels.com and Priceline.com.
The only website where you support Ithaca College simply by booking your travel is at www.ithacacollegetravel.net.
Continued...Featured Events
Ithaca College is taking its act on the road!There's no need to pack your bags to reconnect with IC. Through the coming months, we'll be hosting events in glamorous off-campus locales as varied as the Australian embassy in Washington, D.C., the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the State Room in Boston, the Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles, and Fort Mason in San Francisco.
Coming up:
Network Nights
1/4/2007 to 1/25/2007
Network Nights promote the career interests of the Ithaca College community by bringing together alumni and students to discuss career issues and the current job market.
IC on the Road--Next Stop: Weston
1/16/2007 7:00 PM to 1/16/2007 9:00 PM
You are cordially invited to the Weston Hills Country Club for an elegant reception and a screening of the film A World of Difference: Five Stories from South Hill.
IC on the Road--Next Stop: Tampa
1/17/2007 7:00 PM to 1/17/2007 9:00 PM
You are cordially invited to the Florida Aquarium for an elegant reception and a screening of the film A World of Difference: Five Stories from South Hill.
IC on the Road--Next Stop: MFA, Boston
1/24/2007 6:00 PM to 1/24/2007 8:30 PM
You're invited to a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of the MFA's musical instruments collection with curator Darcy Kuronen.
NYC Alumni Club Happy Hour
1/25/2007 6:00 PM to 1/25/2007 9:00 PM
Join your fellow Ithaca alumni at The Village Pourhouse in NYC.
IC On The Road--Next Stop: New York City
2/12/2007 6:30 PM to 2/12/2007 9:30 PM
President Peggy R. Williams cordially invites you to a dazzling revue in gorgeous Gotham Hall to mark the metro New York debut of the Campaign for Ithaca College.
Defensive Driving Course
2/17/2007 9:00 AM to 2/17/2007 3:30 PM
The Office of Alumni Relations, in conjunction with Liberty Mutual Insurance, is sponsoring a defensive driving course for members of the Ithaca College Community.
London Center Reunion
3/14/2007 to 3/18/2007
The Ithaca College London Center is turning 35, and you're invited to celebrate at a special reunion of alumni, faculty, and staff.
Save the Date
The Ithaca College London Center is turning 35, and you're invited to celebrate at a special reunion of alumni, faculty, and staff.
London Center Reunion - Save the Date3/14/2007 to 3/18/2007
