Ithaca College

Are you interested in fostering a culture of interaction between students and faculty within the residence halls?  Please consider serving as a Faculty Fellow for the HOME Program!

The HOME Program (Housing Offering a Multicultural Experience) is located in Eastman Hall and provides new students with an opportunity to live in a culturally diverse environment where they can experience, discuss, and learn about cross-cultural and global issues.  Programs offered to HOME residents include international guest lecturers, information sessions about study abroad, film discussions, cultural exchange dinners, and art and music events.

The program goals are:

> To provide an inclusive multicultural community;

> To provide housing that assists residents in developing a multicultural perspective and directly connects them to people from other cultures;

> To create a living/learning experience in a residence hall;

> To offer significant academic programming dealing with issues of culture, race, ethnicity, and globalization;

> To share information and stimulate discussion on multicultural issues with the later campus;

> To motivate domestic students to participate in study abroad experiences;

The responsibilities of a Faculty Fellow include:

> Attending an August orientation/training meeting with Residential Life staff;

> Attending the HOME Program opening reception to meet and greet students;

> Attending Coordinating Group planning meetings/meet with Resident Assistants/Residence Director

> Present six workshops/discussions in Eastman Hall over the academic year

Faculty Fellows must be full time faculty members and are awarded a stipend of $1100 in compensation for their time.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Jacqueline Robilotta, Assistant Director for Residential Education, at 274-3141, or jrobilotta@ithaca.edu. Please note that there is one returning HOME Faculty Fellow that a new Faculty Fellow will get to work with. Thank you for your consideration!