New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University explained

New York State College of
Human Ecology
at Cornell University
Country:U.S.A.
Faculty:105 professors
Undergrad:1,250
Postgrad:458
Dean:Rachel Dunifon (Interim)

The New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University[1] (HumEc) is a statutory college and one of four New York State contract colleges located on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York.[2] [3] The College of Human Ecology is compilation of study areas such as design, design thinking, consumer science, nutrition, health economics, public policy, human development and textiles, each through the perspective of human ecology.

The school was founded in 1925 as the New York State College of Home Economics, growing out of an academic department that had been started in 1907. The college was renamed to its present appelation in 1969.[4]

The college is open to both New York State residents and to non-residents; residents pay reduced tuition rates. In 2007-2008, the HumEc total budget of $42 million included $33 million in tuition revenue and $9 million in state appropriations.[5]

Academics

The College enrolls approximately 1,250 undergraduates and 458 graduate students, and has approximately 105 professors and lecturers, and 70 research associates. Human Ecology provides a liberal arts foundation supporting career-specific preparation in a small college environment. The admitted freshman profile is in the middle 50th percentile. In 2005, the Cornell Alumni Magazine reported males represented 25 percent of College of Human Ecology 2005–06 student body.[6]

The five academic departments comprising the College are Design and Environmental Analysis, Fiber Science & Apparel Design, Human Development, Policy Analysis and Management, and Nutritional Sciences, which offer the following undergraduate majors: Design and Environmental Analysis;[7] Fiber Science and Apparel Design, with possible options in Apparel Design, Fashion Design Management, or Fiber Science;[8] Global and Public Health Sciences; Human Biology; Health and Society; Human Development;[9] Nutritional Sciences; Policy Analysis and Management; and Healthcare Policy. Please note that Policy Analysis and Management (now Public Policy) and Healthcare Policy are being moved from Human Ecology to the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Thirty-five to forty percent of Human Ecology students continue in professional or graduate degree programs following the completion of undergraduate degree programs. The college also houses the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA), which awards the Master of Public Administration degree and the Sloan Program Master of Health Administration.[10]

History

1924–1932
1932–1940
Mary F. Henry (Acting) 1940–1941
1941–1946
Elizabeth Lee Vincent 1946–1953
Helen G. Canoyer 1953–1968
1968–1974
Jean Failing 1974–1978
Jerome M. Ziegler 1978–1988
Francille M. Firebaugh 1988–1999[11]
Patsy M. Brannon 1999–2004
Lisa Staiano-Coico2004–2007
Alan Mathios 2007–2019
Rachel Dunifon2020-Present
The home economics movement emerged toward the end of the nineteenth century. Pioneers such as Ellen Swallow Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Melvil Dewey championed home economics as a field in higher education.[12]

From 1903 to 1907 Martha Van Rensselaer (1864–1932), a pioneer in the field of home economics, and American nutritionist Flora Rose (1874-1959),[13] and Anna Botsford Comstock taught early home economics courses at the New York State College of Agriculture.[14] [15] [16] and later co-directed the fledgling department of Home Economics.[17] In 1914, the United States Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act to establish a system of cooperative extension services provided by land-grant universities for the purpose of educating American farmers, youth, and other groups about developments in the fields of agriculture, home economics, 4-H and other related domains. Van Rensselaer and Rose advocated for the state charter of 1925 for the New York State College of Home Economics - the first unit of its kind in the United States.[18] [19]

In 1929, Eleanor Roosevelt lent political influence to assist the college to obtain public funds to construct a building, later completed in 1933.

In 1969, the College was renamed the New York State College of Human Ecology. The term human ecology refers to methods regarding the study of relationships between people and natural and constructed environments.[20]

Requests for appropriations, budgets, estimates, and expenditures has remained under the management and control of the State University of New York, and the college is therefore subject to the financial supervision of the SUNY trustees.[21] In this respect, the college is fundamentally a part of Cornell's land-grant mandate of providing state funds for training in "practical" fields that assist the economy of the state.

The Human Ecology Fund, a CIA-funded operation on brainwashing, was also executed through the College.

Facilities

In 1933, the College was housed in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall (MVR), located at 116 Reservoir Avenue in Ithaca. The Georgian Revival style brick building was designed by architect William Haugaard of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.[22]

In 1968, architect Ulrich Franzen designed an addition on the north side MVR Hall. The expansion provided studio and laboratory space for faculty and students. In 2003, Dean Patsy Brannon presided over the completion of a west wing addition to MVR Hall, providing space for the Division of Nutritional Sciences, including a human metabolic research unit as well as an interactive distance-learning classroom.[23]

Meanwhile, MVR Hall's north wing had been urgently evacuated in 2001 due to structural problems, and was demolished in 2005.[24] In 2011, a new 89,000-square foot facility designed by Gruzen Samton and IBI Group was completed to provide a parking garage, a three-story building, and a commons adjacent to the existing building.[25] [26] In 2015, the Green Parking Council certified the parking structure a green garage.[27]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NYS College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. SUNY.
  2. Web site: NYS College of Human Ecology at Cornell. SUNY. The State University of New York.
  3. Web site: Attend SUNY. SUNY. State University of New York.
  4. Web site: About the College: Timeline . College of Human Ecology, Cornell University . September 28, 2022.
  5. http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000383.pdf p. 31 Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  6. Tregaskis. Sharon. Any Person: With the education gap widening between rich and poor, Cornell and its peers struggle to increase the economic diversity of incoming classes. Cornell Alumni Magazine. September 2006. 109. 2. 44–52. Cornell Alumni Federation. Ithaca, New York. 1070-2733. 1813/28186.
  7. News: Caplan. Bill. Design Students conceived hub for College of Human Ecology. Architect News. December 2, 2013.
  8. Web site: Jadran. Farah. Fashion meets function with 'smart' fabrics. WSYR-TV ITHACA. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.. April 26, 2016.
  9. News: Segelken. H. Roger. Robert Sternberg joins Human Ecology faculty Feb. 1. Cornell Chronicle. January 17, 2014.
  10. Web site: Graduate Degree Programs Academics. Cornell College of Human Ecology. en. 2020-05-02.
  11. Bardaglio. Wrexie. Overtime . Cornell Alumni Magazine. July 2005. 108. 1. 49. Cornell Alumni Federation. Ithaca, New York. 1070-2733.
  12. Book: Stage. Sarah. Vincenti. Virginia Bramble. Rethinking home economics : women and the history of a profession. 1997. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 0801429714. xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  13. Book: Cook . Blanche Wiesen . Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2: The Defining Years, 1933-1938 . Penguin . 2000 . 978-1101567456 . 2016-05-24 .
  14. Thompson Craig. Hazel. Stover. Blanche Margaret. The history of home economics. 1946. Practical Home Economics. New York. 4179508.
  15. Percival. Caroline M.. Alumnae Association of the New York State College of Home Economics. Martha van Rensselaer. 1957. 688392789.
  16. Book: Eisenstadt. Peter R. Moss. Laura-Eve. The Encyclopedia of New York State. 2005. 728. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, New York. 9780815608080. 57506556.
  17. Book: Steiner. Frederick R. Human ecology : how nature and culture shape our world. 2016. sland Press. Washington [District of Columbia]. 9781610917384. xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  18. New York State College of Human Ecology. Annual report of the New York State College of Human Ecology. 1981. 14 v. : ill. ; 23–28 cm. The College, 1970-1983. Ithaca, N.Y. 21074534.
  19. NYS Education Law § 5714.
  20. Bruhn. John G.. Human ecology: A unifying science?. Human Ecology. 1974. 2. 2. 0300-7839. 10.1007/bf01558116. 105–125. 145504053.
  21. Web site: 2013 New York Consolidated Laws, EDN Education, Title 7, 5714 - New York state college of human ecology.. Justia US Law.
  22. Web site: 1015A-Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Facility Information. Cornell University.
  23. The West Wing : More Space in MVR. Cornell Alumni Magazine. January 2003. 105. 4. 14. Cornell Alumni Feder. Ithaca, New York. 1813/28164.
  24. Web site: Hollis Archival Collection Guides. hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. 2020-05-02.
  25. Web site: School Of Human Ecology / Gruzen Samton • IBI Group. Arch Daily : the worlds most visited architecture website. April 4, 2012.
  26. Web site: Feature of the Month: Gruzen Samton * IBI Group designs new 87,000 s/f Human Ecology Bldg. at Cornell. nyrej. New York Real Estate Journal. April 23, 2013.
  27. Web site: Wheeler. Simon. Green certification for garage. ithacajournal. USA Today Network. November 13, 2015.
  28. New York State College of Human Ecology.. Human ecology. Human Ecology. Ithaca, New York. 2163-520X.
  29. New York State College of Human Ecology.; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.. American clothing : identity in mass culture, 1840 to 1990. 1991. 19. 3. 36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Human ecology forum. New York State College of Human Ecology, 1991. Ithaca, NY. 24155356.
  30. New York State College of Human Ecology. Report of the New York State College of Human Ecology. v. : ill. ; 28 cm. The University, 1989-. Ithaca, N.Y.. 215224255.
  31. New York State College of Human Ecology. Family Life Development Center. Some ways to find out about child abuse and neglect, child welfare, adoption of children with special needs, troubled adolescents. Family Life Development Center, Region II Resource Center on Children and Youth,1984. Ithaca, Ny. 12819185.
  32. New York State College of Human Ecology. Television, Radio, and Film Media Services.. Television advertising for children : buy it or ban it?. 1981. [Television, Radio, and Film] Media Services [New York State College of Human Ecology]. Ithaca, N.Y. 10068010.
  33. New York State College of Human Ecology. Annual report of the New York State College of Human Ecology. 1981. 14 v. : ill. ; 23–28 cm. The College, 1970-1983. Ithaca, New York. 21074534.
  34. New York State College of Human Ecology. Community Service Education Department.. Expanding adolescent role expections : information, activities, resources for vocational educators. The College, 1978. Ithaca, N.Y.. 5380305.
  35. New York State College of Human Ecology. Human ecology historical photographs. College of Human Ecology, 1999-2003.. Ithaca, N.Y.. 52503966.

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