Ithaca College

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees has announced the selection of Shirley M. Collado as Ithaca College's ninth president. Collado currently serves as executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer at Rutgers University—Newark. She will assume the presidency at Ithaca on July 1, 2017. 

"I am so proud to welcome Shirley Collado to Ithaca College as our next president," said Thomas Grape '80, chairman of the board of trustees. "The sheer breadth and caliber of her experiences, the strength of her strategic thinking, and her incredible track record in bringing people together to solve complex challenges and get results make her the perfect leader to shape the next chapter of this college's history."

The board's unanimous approval followed the recommendation of Collado by a Presidential Search Committee, which was chaired by trustee James Nolan '77, Parent '01, and was composed of trustees, faculty, staff, and students.

Collado succeeds Thomas R. Rochon, who has served as president of Ithaca College since 2008.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend one of two open sessions to meet Shirley Collado this afternoon. The sessions will take place today, February 22 in Emerson Suites, from 11:00–11:45 a.m. and 12:00–12:45 p.m.

You can read the full announcement and see more information at ithaca.edu/newpresident. At that website, you may also send your comments, questions, and ideas to her directly.