Ithaca College

The Office of the Provost & Sr. VPAA invites you to consider making nominations for honorary degrees.  Nominations must be received by completing the Honorary Degree Nomination Form available on the Provost website, link.  Rationale and supporting data are expected at the time of nomination, and the nomination form must be filled out completely. 

 The criteria are:

• The nominee possesses a record of outstanding personal/public achievement, community service, philanthropic endeavors and interest in education and/or humanitarian programs.
• The nominee is known for outstanding scholarly contributions and/or demonstration of some other significant service of benefit to humanity or Ithaca College.
• The nominee has made outstanding contributions in the private sector of our society (i.e., the clergy, law, medicine, business, education, etc.) in ways that harmonize with the heritage, character, and mission of the College.

Completed nomination forms should be sent to Michelle Rios-Dominguez (mriosdominguez@ithaca.edu) in the Office of the Provost, nominations will begin to be considered as early as September 15th and will continue to be accepted until Thursday, November 1st, 2018.  If you have questions about the nomination process, please contact Michelle Rios-Dominguez, by phone at 274-3041 or via e-mail at mriosdominguez@ithaca.edu.