Faculty Profile: Christine Shanks

Christine Shanks was a tenured faculty member at an art college in a major city. But the constraints of working at a for-profit institution left her wanting more, both for herself and for her students.

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  • Julianna Mistlebauer, Tompkins Cortland Community College Class of 2009, has won the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Contribution from the New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT).

    When Kylie Golden-Appleton graduated from high school, she wasn’t sure she even wanted to go to college at all. It wasn’t that she was worried about being able to handle the academics; she was a great student at Ithaca High who excelled and graduated half a year early.

    The year was 1974. Gas prices were skyrocketing – up 35% from the previous year to a nationwide average of 53 cent a gallon. Richard Nixon became the first American president to resign for office. Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth to set the new Major League Baseball home run record.


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