President's Corner
3/21/2012
By Tom Rochon
Ernest Hemingway once wrote a six-word short story (supposedly in response to a bar bet): “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” In later years he claimed it was his best work.
Like haiku, the six-word short story has become a literary feat that many have tried to master. John Updike wrote one as follows: “I’m sorry.” “What...
11/18/2011
By Tom Rochon
One of my father’s favorite expressions is, “Fix the roof while the sun is shining.”
I thought often about that advice during the past year as IC faculty, staff, and students worked together to create the strategic vision we call IC 20/20. After all, the sun has long been shining on our roof. IC’s academic programs enjoy strong reputations....
8/1/2011
By President Tom Rochon
“Starbucks is not a coffee company that serves people. It is a people company that serves coffee.”
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, wrote these words in a somewhat self-promoting book about the lessons...
4/26/2011
By President Tom Rochon
The undergraduate student population on the Ithaca College campus increased overnight by more than 50 percent between March 31 and April 2 of this year.
No, we didn’t accidentally send out an extra 3,400 letters of admission. We...