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News Editor Williams said she has no long­ Development has long been a Peggy Ryan Williams visited term goals for the College. concern at the College, and Ithaca College for a few days in However, she does have a few Williams said she agreed the issue March as a presidential candidate. short-term goals, such a'> getting is critical. "It is something that But now she is here to stay. to know the institution well. will always be on the agenda, and Williams took offic.e as the She also said she inherited probably more and more in the seventh president of the College some significant projects on her years to come," she said. on July I, following the retire­ desk when she took office, Williams said she will also be ment of James J. Whalen. She including the several construction preparing for the College's said her first impressions of the projects-the music center, the Middlestates review. "This College and its students have Health Science and Human requires us to take a look at our­ been positive. Performance building and the fit­ selves and then we ask a group "My good impressions from ness center. from the outside to come in and the search have been confirmed "I am a cheerleader for those see if our assessment is accurate," and strengthened," Williams said. projects while we live through she said. "We go through the "I've spent a lot of time in the what is always a difficult time," reflection and analysis, and then past month learning about all of Williams said. "These are terrific they become our consultants." the academic programs. I've been projects and we have to remem­ She said another big item on out with each one of the deans, ber that because in the middle of her agenda as president is her first spending a couple of hours with construction, we'll all be incon­ meeting with the board of trustees them trying to understand more venienced. There will be noise in October. "I haven't been about the curriculum and the and there will be dirt, and that's through that cycle before," she The Ithacan/Chuck Holliday diversity of what is offered. I've the price you pay. It is my job to said, "so I'll be learning as we go President Williams talks about her first impressions of the ~n getting a real sense of pride _ ~=e~ remindini people why we along." College.~-- atllwobl July. " Whalen keeps New building changes name Music addition to be called named after the FIC. academic home "It is an absolute honor to James J. Whalen Center for Music be in something that recog­ Whalen By Jennifer Battista r.izes individuals," Proto said. said. 'This was very pleased with the deci­ "Naming the building after Jim News Editor is stan­ By Michael Bornstein sion. "I truly feel honored," he Whalen, it does my heart good As President Peggy R. dard." Ithacan Staff said. to see it." Williams begins to make a name F o r The new building that was He said although every school The rest of the money came for herself as the first female example, to be called the Center for on campus is important to him, from other gifts, donations and president of Ithaca College, at Cornell Music will now be named the the music school holds a special undisclosed sources who gave President Emeritus James J. University James J. Whalen Center for place in his heart. $7.2 million in . honor of Whalen will still be close by. and sever­ Music. The change was "Whenever I felt down about Whalen's career and from the Whalen is on a paid sabbatical al SUNY announced at the College's anything and needed a boost, I sale of bonds by the New York for the 1997-98 academic year. schools, commencement ceremony in would go down to the school's State Dormitory Authority. Following this year, he wil! past presi­ May. auditorium and just listen," Some faculty members said receive a regular retirement plan. dents have "We are grateful beyond Whalen said. "I would instantly they are looking forward to the Dave Maley, director of public remained on and around campus expression for all you have feel better." construction of the new build­ information for the College, said to provide help when needed. done to advance our college Thomas Salm, vice-president ing. there was a financial agreement Whalen said he will only help and for giving the fullest mea­ of business affairs, said construc­ Richard Faria, assistant pro­ made for Whalen, but it was made Williams or the board of trustees sure of your vast energies and tion will begin in October. fessor of the music school, ~aid by the board of trustees and is if he is asked. "If I am asked to do talents," Muller said at com­ Arthur Ostrander, dean of the Whalen was instrumental independent from the College. something, I will do it," he said. mencement. "In humble music school, said he cannot wait when it came to getting money Whalen is living in New "I'm not going to interfere. I was recognition of the enduring to see the building with Whalen's for the new school. Hampshire, but he will still have here for 10 days in July. I'm not a legacy of your leadership as name on it. "It is very appropriate "He really went to bat for us an office in Alumni Hall and will pariah; I can come on the campus the sixth president of this col­ for the building to be named after and came through," Faria ~aid. make several scheduled trips back anytime I want to. I love Ithaca lege, this board hereby resolve President [Emeritus] Whalen," Faria said he is also excited to the College over the course of College. I gave my life to it." that upon completion, the new Ostrander said. about moving into the new the year. Williams said Whalen's main facility for the school of music "He has been supportive of the center. Whalen said he thinks he job will be to assist her in rela­ will be known as the James J. school of music and this project "It has been really tight m should be able to feel comfortable tions with donors to the College. Whalen Center for Music." from the beginning. We have here for too long," Faria said. at the College. "As the former "He is playing an important role The new $12 million, been continuing to work with "We have so much potential president of 22 years, I am enti­ with me in terms of his being 65,000-square-foot building architects throughout the summer here, but we are limned by tled to have an academic home," someone who will introduce me will have 30 new faculty stu­ as they prepare the construction space. We will have much he said. "Suppose I just walked to some of our major donors," she dios, a 250-seat recital hall, a documents. Everything is pro­ more of it in the new building " away-what would people think said. large choral rehearsal room, a ceeding very smoothly," he Stephen Brown. profe~~or of my feelings toward the Whalen said he will help with large instrumental rehearsal added. of the music school, ~aid College?" the new Whalen Center for room, two recording control Ostrander said many of the Whalen was a great leader. Bonnie Gordon, vice president Music, and will also help rooms, an electroacoustic new rooms within the building "I will miss him," Brown of College relations, said it is a Williams with some aspects of music suite, a music education will be named after organizations said. "He was totally support­ very common setup for a fonner fundraising, which he said have resource center, a bridge con­ or people who have donated ive of our school even though president to remain close by to nothing to do with managing the necting the building directly to money for the new music center. he wa~ not a musician." assist the new president. "We're College. "I want to be a good vol­ the library, redesign of the Frank Proto and his wife I. Ginette VanDerYoorn, happy to have his help," she said.