Ithaca College

Programs: Instruction, research, and public service: ithaca college is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational liberal arts college located in ithaca, new york. The princeton review consistently names the college among the best colleges in the nation, with the 2018 guide ranking the college #3 for theater, #3 for newspaper, and #6 for radio, and is among the top schools producing fulbright scholarship recipients. In fall 2016, the college enrolled 6,103 full-time and 118 part-time undergraduate students as well as 457 graduate students. Approximately 69% of the undergraduate student body resides in on-campus housing. For the 2016-2017 academic year, the college conferred 1,507 undergraduate and 292 graduate degrees, and employed 523 full-time and 230 part-time and adjunct faculty. The college offers a curriculum with more than 100 degree programs in its five schools. Roy h. Park school of communications: the school of communications, recognized as a leading undergraduate communications school, is known for its prominent student-run media vehicles, including: the ithacan, the colleges official weekly newspaper; ithaca college television; and the wicb radio station. The school also offers the los angeles program, an internship-based program that provides students with professional experience in their chosen field while taking industry-related courses at the james b. Pendleton center, located minutes from burbank and hollywood. School of business: accredited by the association of advance collegiate schools of business (aacsb), the school of business offers a rigorous professional education, offering a range of undergraduate programs, concentrations, and minors, as well as graduate level and certificate programs. Students participate in the professions program, a professional development curriculum that allows students to develop progressive skills and gain experiences that will prepare them for competitive internships and careers. School of music: tracing its roots to the colleges founding in 1892 as a conservatory of music, the school of music provides state-of-the-art facilities, features over 25 ensembles, and presents about 400 performances annually. The school is host to several summer music opportunities to musicians of all ages, including the summer music academy and the summer piano institute. Through the music in the community program, the school connects students with the community by creating performance and teaching opportunities in the greater ithaca area. School of humanities & sciences (h&s): a liberal arts education in the school of h&s prepares students for life in a rapidly changing, multicultural, and globally inclusive world. H&s students receive a broad foundational understanding of issues facing the human community. Students build their own integrative and cross-disciplinary version of an h&s education. The department of theatre arts draws students from across the united states and the world, and is accredited by the national association of schools of theatre. School of health sciences and human performance (hs&hp): the school of hs&hps students touch peoples lives as clinicians, therapists, researchers, administrators, recreation and sport professionals. Hs&hp students choose from more than 1,700 organizations across the nation to engage in internships and fieldwork, and can help clients at one of four on-campus clinics. The school offers a range of undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in areas of exercise and sport sciences, health promotion and physical education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology and audiology. Students are encouraged to participate in one of the colleges many study abroad opportunities. The college operates the ithaca college london center, which is located in the heart of the royal borough of kensington and chelsea and is among the longest-standing study abroad programs in london. The college provides students opportunities to engage in experiential learning through scholarship, research, and creative performance. Research is funded substantially by private sources and governmental agencies. During the 2016-2017 academic year, faculty members and others engaged in sponsored research received $1. 38 million in awards from external funding agencies.

auxiliary services: auxiliary enterprises exist to furnish goods or services to students, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. Auxiliary enterprises are managed to operate as self-supporting activities. Major auxiliary enterprises at the college include the following: dining services, administered by sodexo, which operates 3 residential and 10 retail dining facilities located throughout the campus, and promotes environmental awareness through a variety of sustainability programs; conference and event services, which provides a full range of meeting and event services to internal and external clients; and the hammond health center, accredited by the accreditation association for ambulatory health care, inc.

student services: student services includes expenses incurred for offices of admissions and the registrar, student aid administration, and activities with the primary purpose of contributing to students emotional and physical well-being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside the context of the formal instruction program. Student services also includes the colleges multitude of athletics programs. The colleges varsity teams compete at the division iii level of the ncaa. The college is also a member of the eastern college athletic conference, and, beginning july 1, 2017, the liberty league. Prior to joining the liberty league, the ithaca bombers were charter members of the empire 8. Intercollegiate sports include baseball, basketball, crew, cross country running, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, sculling, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wresting. The college also has a large intramural sports program, in which approximately 20% of students participate, and which offers a variety of sports including soccer, volleyball, flag football, and basketball, in addition to single day events such as tennis tournaments and battleship. The college is also home to more than 60 club sports, many of which compete regularly against other colleges in leagues and tournaments. Student services also includes expenses for the office of student engagement and multicultural affairs, which provides the first-year experience and orientation, and oversees student activities, multicultural events, and student organizations. The office of career services, serving both students and alumni, provides career-related education, experiential learning, professional development, and post-graduate opportunities for the benefit of students and alumni.