Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Staff Council.

On 9/5/2017, President Collado sent a message to the campus community condemning the decision by the Trump Administration to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and to assert that the College will participate fully in the advocacy efforts within higher education to ensure the protection of the over 800,000 young people affected.  On 9/21/2017 the Ithaca College Staff Council met and approved a motion affirming the college’s values as expressed by President Collado and as reflected in the Faculty-Staff-Student Council’s value statement issued in April 2017.  The Faculty Council passed a similar motion on 9/5/2017.

 Faculty, Staff, and Student Councils’ Value Statement

In response to campus, national, and world events, we affirm that Ithaca College welcomes faculty, staff, and students from around the globe. As a learning community, we are inextricably bound to the world and recognize that international visitors enrich our campus, which is further enhanced when our own students and faculty study abroad.

We endorse scientific and critical inquiry as a foundational element in how we analyze, understand, and solve the difficult challenges confronting us. We believe scholars must be free to follow their inquiries wherever they may lead, and to express their ideas in an environment of open and respectful dialog.

We passionately commit to nurturing a diverse and inclusive community, appreciating that diversity takes many forms, including: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, class, and ability. We embrace and learn from these differences, as they strengthen our local connections and facilitate our ability to share in the responsibilities of global citizenship.