Board of Trustees Recognizes Faculty Members with Promotions and Tenure

By News, May 25, 2023

Congratulations to the members of the faculty who have been recognized by the Ithaca College Board of Trustees. At its May meetings, the board awarded tenure to one associate professor, promoted three from assistant to associate professor, and promoted six from associate professor to professor.

AWARDED TENURE

Roy H. Park School of Communications
Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies

Associate professor Julie Blumberg, who earned her B.A. and M.A. from Tufts University, and M.F.A. from the University of Southern California.

PROMOTED FROM ASSISTANT TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Criteria for promotion to associate professor include: a sustained record of teaching excellence, evidence of significant scholarly or appropriate professional attainment, and evidence of service to the college and profession.

Roy H. Park School of Communications
Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies

Andy Watts, who earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and M.F.A. from Columbia University.

School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Occupational Therapy

Jessica Valdez Taves, who earned her B.A. from Ithaca College and M.O.T. from Colorado State University.

Department of Physical Therapy
Jill Mayer, who earned her B.S., M.S., and D.P.T. from Ithaca College.

PROMOTED FROM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TO PROFESSOR

Criteria for promotion to professor include: evidence of a continued record of teaching excellence, evidence of significant scholarly or appropriate professional attainment, evidence of having attained regional or national stature in the discipline or distinguished academic leadership at the college, and evidence of significant service to the college and profession.

School of Business
Department of Sport Management

Annemarie Farrell, who earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University.

School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Heath Promotion and Physical Education

Mary Ann Erickson, who earned her B.A. from the University of Rochester, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.

School of Humanities and Sciences
Department of Economics

Shaianne Osterreich, who earned her B.A. from Central Connecticut State University and Ph.D. from the University of Utah.

Department of Sociology
Alicia Swords, who earned her B.S. from Oberlin College, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.

Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Marella Feltrin-Morris, who earned her Laurea from the University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Binghamton University.

Department of Writing
Eleanor Henderson, who earned her B.A. from Middlebury College and M.F.A. from the University of Virginia.