Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Gerard Turbide, Vice President for Enrollment Management 

Following a national search, I am pleased to announce Dr. Daniel Pascoe Aguilar has been named Executive Director of Career Services. As Executive Director, Dr. Pascoe Aguilar will oversee the Office of Career Services and lead efforts across Ithaca College to advance the professional and career development of our students.

Daniel Pascoe Aguilar has extensive experience leading teams in career services operations at the University of Oregon, Seattle University, the University of North Texas, and Indiana University, Bloomington. He holds a B.A. in Industrial Design from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México City, an MDiv from Palmer Theological Seminary, an M.S. in Instructional Design and a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology (Minor: Counseling; Concentration: Organizational Behavior) from Indiana University.

With over 30 years of experience in higher education, social service and religious organizations, Dr. Pascoe Aguilar has presented extensively on a wide range of topics including strategic partnerships for student success, diversity, inclusion and multicultural development, and leadership and social responsibility.

I am deeply grateful to our Career Services staff for continuing their commitment to serving the needs of our campus community this year as we conducted this search.  Finally, thanks to our search partners, the Career Leadership Collective, and especially our search committee for their excellent work, with special acknowledgement of search chair Sean Reid, and Maria Haner for administrative support:

Susan Bassett, Intercollegiate Athletics

Phil Blackman, School of Music

Elizabeth Bleicher, School of Humanities & Sciences

Nicole Eversley Bradwell, Office of Admission

Nancy Law, Institutional Advancement and Communication

Carson Mohler, Health Sciences and Human Performance 2018

Bryan Roberts, School of Communications

Matthew Sullivan, School of Humanities & Sciences

Dr. Pasoe Aguilar will begin his position at Ithaca College on Monday, June 26.  Please join me in welcoming Daniel to our community.