Gratitude is not the same as giving thanks

By Shelley Semmler, outgoing vice president for institutional advancement

For the past 13 years, I’ve been the vice president for institutional advancement at Ithaca College. A big part of my job is to cultivate relationships with people who support IC and, above all, to let them know how much we value their...

They love their alma mater, ICView, and a whole lot else, but there’s room for improvement, according to a recent survey. by Keith Davis

Beth and Scott Ross donated a shell to the women’s crew team, honoring their daughter, Jenna Ross ’01, who’d been a member of the IC national championship crew team. The Rosses were joined by a crowd of crew fans and women’s crew coach Becky Metz Robinson ’88, M.S. ’94.

John Baumann ’72 works to ensure that IC student-athletes keep a competitive edge. by Kate Larrabee

“Being an athlete was the most important thing for me in college, because it gave me an instant family and an identity away from home. Sports kept me in college.” As a 17-year-old freshman at Ithaca College, John Baumann ’72 says, “I was truly the...

Grant will enable extraordinary initiatives with far-reaching effects.

HSBC, the huge banking and financial services company, has a nonprofit arm devoted to community and philanthropic work. Ithaca College, the midsize comprehensive institution of higher education, has programs, faculty, and staff dedicated to environmental and...