Cortaca Commission Releases Recommendations

CORTLAND, NY (06/05/2014)(readMedia)-- The College and Community Commission this morning released its final report on issues surrounding the 2013 Cortaca weekend, recommending a multipronged approach to preventing similar problems in the future.

The report includes nine general recommendations for consideration by SUNY Cortland President Erik Bitterbaum and Cortland Mayor Brian Tobin. The two leaders, who requested that the commission be created, now will decide how to move forward on the issue.

The full report?including findings, recommendations and associated documents?is available on the College and Community Commission website: cortland.edu/commission

The 21-member commission began looking into the causes of the destructive behavior surrounding last year's annual SUNY Cortland-Ithaca College football game six months ago, gathering information from varied segments of the community.

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