Tagged as “ICView 2008/2”

Recent graduate Anjuli Kronheim '08, who majored in politics and minored in environmental studies at IC and graduated magna cum laude, is working with Green Corps in Iowa. The national organization places college graduates around the country to help communities improve their environmental responsibility, while giving the young activists a solid grounding in organizational work for...

Rick Frishman ’76 tells writers “How to Get Published in America.” by Karin Fleming ‘09

After two years in the theater department at Ithaca College, aspiring actor Rick Frishman ’76 was told by one of his professors a couple of things that might have sent a lesser man running off to join the circus: one, that his short stature would never land him...

This year's Ithaca College Alumni Association Awards were given during the annual banquet held on Saturday night during Alumni Weekend. This year's honorees...

Tony Prudence ’89 shows that ecology-minded companies can do a booming business. by George Sapio

Tony Prudence is passionate; his eyes light up and his voice rises when he talks about his work. That work is bringing...

A “who’s who” of music alumni celebrate the jazz master on his retirement. By Greg Ryan ’08

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College hosts festival for alternative playing. By Mbeti Hyess

In June the College hosted the 14th annual New Directions Cello Festival, a “forum for the exchange of music and ideas in the field of nonclassical and alternative cello,” as festival director Chris White ’87 puts it. He and assistant director Sera Smolen ’77, M.S. ’86, brought nearly...

If you weren’t there, you missed hearing Tony DeSare sing, watching nonagenarian Vergiu Cornea glow, and witnessing long-lost brothers and sisters reunite.

Among the more than 800 alumni and guests who came to Alumni Weekend 2008 were nearly two dozen theater arts grads who came to honor retired professor Vergiu Cornea,...

IC is the first U.S. college or university to be represented at the UN Climate Change Conference. by Greg Ryan ’08

Most U.S. Americans who attended the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali felt a little heat from their foreign colleagues. The U.S. delegation to the conference had refused to accept the framework the other...

‘‘Back stateside, we were just worker bees,” Chris Remillard told IC students in April. “Anything involved with running a clinic here, I’m in charge of. I’m it. I am the PT, OT, dietician, chiropractor, and ortho. Makes life a little interesting.”...

Recent grad takes top honors in the annual competition.

Music-anthropology double degree holder Travis Knapp ’07 won first place and a $10,000 scholarship for his song “Before You Go” in the BMI...

Do teachers have a role when it comes to saving the planet? By Susan Allen-Gil

Even after their passing, Edgar “Dusty” Bredbenner ’50 and his wife, Barbara Northrop Bredbenner, are making a difference for Ithaca College student-athletes and sports fans, not to mention everyone who will benefit from the spectacular public spaces in the new athletics and events center. The College will soon...

Switching from the draft to a volunteer army has made marketing key to recruitment over the last three decades. By Karin Fleming ’09

“Take the Army’s 16- month tour of Europe” is the headline that accompanies a photograph of a 20-something American man sitting at...

Frustrated by most Americans’ ignorance of blacks’ contributions to society, Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week (which would take a half century to be institutionalized nationally as the renamed and expanded Black History Month) in 1926. The son of former slaves, Woodson eventually earned his Ph.D. from Harvard...

At its February meeting the IC board of trustees named eight distinguished recently retired faculty members to emeritus/emerita status and granted tenure and promotions to others.

Emeritus/Emerita

Mary Arlin ’61, who retired in 2006, taught...

It turns out Ithaca is more than just “gorges” — it’s pretty smart, too. Forbes.com named Ithaca the third most intelligent city in the nation in a study posted to the site in February. The study ranked cities based on the percentage of...

The longtime dream will become reality with just a little more help from individual donors.

At long last, the wait is over. Ithaca College will soon begin building its new athletics and events center. Not only will the College’s athletic teams finally have a practice and competition space equal to...

The longtime School of Music leader leaves a vigorous program. By Karin Fleming ’09

Years before the James J. Whalen Center for Music became a reality, music dean Arthur Ostrander was working to make it one. Facilities in Ford Hall had become cramped and...

Retirement marks the end of two decades of leadership. By Liz Getman '09

Howard Erlich has closed the chapter on his 20 years as dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, but his life in academia continues. He will spend this year on sabbatical while completing his term as chair of the American Conference of...

I am stunned by the letter in “Mailbox” from Scott Long ’92 (“Wedding Blues,” 2008/1) regarding the “Pairings” section of the magazine. That our alumni group contains someone so far right and homophobic as to object to such a minor change [in the section’s title] is not surprising. You must get...

I am responding to Scott Long’s letter, which asked that you change the “Pairings” section to one recognizing only heterosexual marriages.

When I first realized that ICView was including commitment ceremonies between homosexual couples [Editor’s note: I...

Ithaca College is recognized by a great number of graduates for its progressive nature. It does not content itself as an institution that conforms to the strictly traditional, opting rather to take the best of the past and the brightest of the future to create something uniquely Ithacan.

The letter to the editor from Scott Long ’92, “...

Congratulations on surpassing the campaign goal, bringing in over $145 million.

I am so proud to be an alumnus of such a great institution.

One can’t begin to truly appreciate the value of being a graduate of Ithaca until time has passed (21 years in my case) and you begin to see things from various other perspectives. Being an Ithaca...

I love IC’s new arts and literary magazine, IC(Point of)View! It really captures the spirit and creativity of Ithaca’s students, staff, and faculty, and it took me back to being a student there, as well as to Ithaca as a whole. I look forward to the next issue!

Abby Crim ’06,...

I am a local IC alumna. ICView is great — improving every year. Thanks!

Jane Riggs '40, M.S. '46, Ithaca

Congratulations to Shelley Semmler and everyone else involved with your successful campaign. What wonderful news! You have worked hard for this accomplishment . . . and what spectacular results! It’s a great tribute to your leadership and the talents of the entire Ithaca College team.

Jim Mazza...

I know that I speak for many faculty when I offer my profound appreciation to Shelley Semmler, vice president for institutional advancement, and her team for their hard work and success with the campaign.

Professor John Rosenthal, Ithaca College Department of Mathematics

Peggy R. Williams is feted on campus and off as she retires after 11 years as IC president.

The Ithaca Times featured her on its cover under the heading “Goodbye, Peggy!” The campus threw an official farewell celebration. And she was given an honorary doctor of letters degree and named president emerita. But what perhaps...

FLEFF offers an ever-expanding smorgasbord of indie and rare films, music, classes, and more. by Karin Fleming ’09 with Maura Stephens

“How many opportunities do we have for a shared academic experience that cuts across the entire campus?” asks Tanya Saunders, dean of...

Theater department’s quadrennial dance concert showcases the inventiveness of the choreography faculty. by Karin Fleming ’09

“White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So many possibilities . . . ”

More students from IC than any other U.S. school worked at the Olympics.

IC had three groups of students involved with the Beijing Olympics this summer. Eleven Park students worked in China and six in New York City as NBC interns; Park is one of only six institutions in the country to...

David Muir ’95 fulfills a dream and offers one in return.

If David Muir looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen him on TV. The anchor of ABC’s World News Saturday and coanchor of Primetime has also reported for World News with Charles...

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shares horrific stories of the Sudanese genocide to spur response. by Karin Fleming ’09

The photo is of the skeletal remains of a teenage girl. Her hands are still bound at the wrists and twisted behind her back; her body is still crouched in the ditch...

The new president is scholar, educator, academic administrator, fund-raiser, political scientist — and already a champion of IC. by Maura Stephens

The first thing you notice about Tom Rochon is his eyes. They’re deep-set, warm, brown, curious, intense. After a few minutes of...

For the Bombers men’s lacrosse team, it’s about more than just the sport.
by Khrista Trerotola ’07

Wes Patterson, a gray-haired, tall, and confident member of the Tuscarora Nation — part of New York State’s Iroquois Confederacy...

Steve Alpert ’73 creates a glorious painting in tribute to U.S. military personnel. by George Sapio

“The pressure was on,” Steve Alpert says. “This had to be spectacular.” For Steve, who spent 25 years as a television and video producer and director on such shows as 1978’s Marathon Fever (a documentary profiling four...

Glenn Palmieri ’03 hand-crafts a for the pope’s visit to New York. by George Sapio

It was April 16, just three days before Pope Benedict was to hold a youth rally in Yonkers. Woodworker Glenn Palmieri ’03 had already spent almost three weeks constructing a seven-foot-high papal throne for the pontiff to occupy at the event....

Ethan Medley ’01 helps the Super Bowl champions share their wealth and skills. by Greg Forbes Siegman

While millions of fans debate whether the New York Giants can win back-to-back Super Bowls, Ethan Medley ponders a different question: What can they do to remain champions off the field?

As the team’s assistant director of community relations, Ethan helps...

Andrew Bernier ’07 stays in Ithaca an extra year and hosts a radio show about things he learned at IC. by George Sapio

When friends and strangers describe your baritone as “godlike,”...

Robin Sidman Organ ’95 is creating healthy learning environments for children, one school at a time. by Khrista Trerotola ’07

“What’s she’s creating now,” says Linda Salamone, “will be with people forever — and...

Division III head football coach Glenn Caruso ’96 is scoring with his version of the “play action run.” by Greg Ryan ’08

Ask Glenn Caruso ’96 how he learned the nuances of complementary play calling, and the new head football coach of the University of St. Thomas credits hard...