New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University

New York State College of
Human Ecology
at Cornell University

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, original home of The College of Human Ecology
Type	Statutory
Established	1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Dean	Rachel Dunifon (Interim)
Academic staff	105 professors
Undergraduates	1,250
Postgraduates	458
Location	Ithaca , New York , U.S.A.
Affiliations	Cornell University State University of New York
Website	human.cornell.edu

The New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University

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.[4] 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,

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

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

In 1933, the College was housed in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall (MVR), located at 116 Reservoir Avenue in Ithaca. The

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]

• 
  Human Ecology Building
• 
  The Commons
• 
  MVR Hall
• 
  MVR West

Notable alumni

• Parker W. Borg, professor and former U.S. ambassador to Mali and Iceland
• Mandy Cohen, physician and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director
• Sandra Fluke, attorney, political candidate, and activist
• Raja Jaafar, Crown prince of Perak, Malaysia
• Alice H. Lichtenstein, professor and nutrition researcher
• James Pitaro, chairman, ESPN and The Walt Disney Company sports content division
• Nicole Alexander-Scott, infectious disease specialist
• American Obesity Association
• Mark Whitacre, highest-level corporate executive in U.S. history to become an FBI whistleblower

Notable faculty

• Beulah Blackmore
• Urie Bronfenbrenner
• Joan Jacobs Brumberg
• Stephen Ceci
• Dora Erway
• Karl Pillemer
• Robert Sternberg
• Susan Margaret Watkins
• Ritch Savin-Williams

Further reading

• New York State College of Human Ecology. (2000). Human ecology. Ithaca, NY^[28]
• New York State College of Human Ecology & Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (1991). American clothing: Identity in mass culture, 1840 to 1990. Ithaca, NY: New York State College of Human Ecology.^[29]
• New York State College of Human Ecology. (1989). Report of the New York State College of Human Ecology. Ithaca, N.Y: The University.^[30]
• New York State College of Human Ecology. (1984). Some ways to find out about child abuse and neglect, child welfare, adoption of children with special needs, troubled adolescents. Ithaca, N.Y: Family Life Development Center, Region II Resource Center on Children and Youth, Cornell University.^[31]
• New York State College of Human Ecology. (1981). Television advertising for children: Buy it or ban it?. Ithaca, N.Y: Television, Radio, and Film.^[32]
• New York State College of Human Ecology. (1970). Annual report of the New York State College of Human Ecology. Ithaca, N.Y: The College.^[33]
• New York State College of Human Ecology. (1978). Expanding adolescent role expectations: information, activities, resources for vocational educators. Ithaca, N.Y: The College.^[34]
• New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. (1999). Human ecology historical photographs. Ithaca, N.Y: College of Human Ecology.^[35]

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