Ithaca College student Daniella Hobbs took home the jury award at the Director's Guild of America Student Film Awards for her documentary film, "The City of Good Neighbors." The senior documentary studies and production major accepted her award at a ceremony on Dec. 15 in New York City. Hobbs' prize came in the east region of the best African American student filmmaker category.

Elizabeth Gulino, an integrated marketing communications major at Ithaca College, was awarded a scholarship by the Washington Media Scholars Foundation. The foundation provides college students with the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the public policy advertising field by providing scholarships and holding an annual media plan case competition.

Ithaca College student Tom Garris has been awarded the Radio Television Digital News Association Presidents Scholarship.

Ten students from Ithaca College are helping PBS NewsHour cover the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. The students will gather interviews and auxiliary video footage in addition to assisting the PBS social media and digital production teams.

Ithaca College student and pole vaulter Katherine Pitman was named the Empire 8 Athlete of the Week.

Ithaca College student and swimmer Adam Zelehowsky was named the Empire 8's athlete of the week.

Over sixty Ithaca College students were honored with the Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership, an award recognizing students who excel academically, perform service to the college community and nation, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment.

Ithaca College student and football player Dan Loizos was named to D3football.com's All-East Second-Team as a linebacker. He was also voted onto the ECAC North First-Team All-Star Team.

Ithaca College student and football player Jordan Schemm was was named to the All-East First-Team as a returner and a second-team honoree as a cornerback by D3football.com. He was also voted an ECAC North First-Team All-Star.

Junior Jordan Schemm of the Ithaca College football team added another accolade to his impressive 2016 campaign, as he was named Honorable Mention All-American as a return specialist by d3football.com.

Ithaca College student and cross country runner Annie Morrison was named the Empire 8's Rookie of the Year. Morrison is the seventh freshman runner for IC to be named the Empire 8's top rookie and first since 2011. She finished eighth at the conference meet to top all freshman entries with a time of 19:13.3 on the 5K course, and was also one of the best freshman at the NCAA Atlantic Regional meet with an overall placement of 46th out of 304 runners. Morrison also made a trip to the NCAA DIII Championship as Ithaca placed 11th overall as a team.

Ithaca College student and cross country runner was named the Empire 8's Runner of the Year. Phillips paced Ithaca to another Empire 8 title (seventh straight) on October 29 in Oneonta, N.Y. and claimed the individual crown with a time of 25:45.9 on the 8K course, which was nearly 13 seconds faster than the runner-up. He earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championships this season and finished 148th overall in a time of 25:42.7.

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has released its All-Region selections with three members of the Ithaca College women's soccer team receiving recognition for their contributions during the 2016 season. Senior Aimee Chimera was tabbed to the East Region's Second Team while classmates Jocelyn Ravesi and Taylor Baranowsky were each named to the Region's Third Team.

Ithaca College student and volleyball player Joelle Goldstein was selected to the First Team on the 2016 ECAC Division III North Women's Volleyball All-Star Team.

Ithaca College student and field hockey player Colleen Keegan-Twombly was named to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association's NCAA Division III Second Team in the North Atlantic Region.

Ithaca College student and football player Jordan Schemm was named Special Teams Player of the Year by the Empire 8 Conference.

Ithaca College student and volleyball player Joelle Goldstein was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Ithaca College student and diver Nickie Griesemer was named the Empire 8 Conference's diver of the week.

Ithaca College cross country runner Sean Phillips was named male runner of the week by the Empire 8 Conference.

Over 180 Ithaca College students have been inducted into the Oracle Honor Society. The Oracle Honor Society is a historic Ithaca College honor society that recognizes academic excellence. New students who achieve a GPA within the top 10 percent of students in their academic school after completing two full semesters at the college are invited to accept membership into the society.

IC Books Thru Bars collects books and sends them free-of-charge to prisoners upon request. Since its conception at Ithaca College in Dec. 2013, Books Thru Bars has distributed nearly 450 books to prisoners across the country.

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) released its Academic All-District Teams for football and three members of the Ithaca College program received the honor for Division III District 3.

College student. Communications studies major. Motivational speaker. Now a first-time author. Soon-to-be summiteer of Kilimanjaro. The list of descriptors applicable to Timothy Conners is all the more impressive when two more are considered: blind cancer survivor. Earlier this month, Conners, now 22, released his debut book, titled "It's Impossible Until You Do It: Succeeding in the Face of Adversity."

The Ithaca College field hockey team received several honors from the Empire 8 Conference.

Six members of the Ithaca College men's soccer team have been named All-Conference by the Empire 8.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its annual All-Region Teams on Thursday morning with two Ithaca student-athletes named in the release. Joelle Goldstein was named to the New York All-Region Team, while Amanda Cerruti was an Honorable Mention selection.

Seven members of the Ithaca College women's soccer team were honored by the Empire 8 Conference for their contributions during the 2016 season.

Six members of the Ithaca College women's volleyball team were named to Empire 8 all-conference teams for 2016.

Junior volleyball player Joelle Goldstein was named the Empire 8's Player of the Year.

Two integrated marketing communications majors have been selected to take part in the American Advertising Federation's Most Promising Multicultural Students Program. Seniors Niel Guaman and Irma Perez will attend a three-day event in New York City from Feb. 13-16, where they will attend professional workshops and meet with some of the premier advertising agencies, media companies and advertisers in the world.