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Spring 2008

Alumni Update

For Alumni and Friends of the College of Human Ecology

In This Issue

  • DEANS’ LETTER

    After several years of planning, budgeting and designing, we have finally kicked off construction of the new Human Ecology Building!

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  • SAVE THE DATE

    Please mark April 10th on your calendars to join us for the Human Ecology Alumni Association Meeting in New York City.

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  • SLOAN PROGRAM

    Event Calendar
    Annual Meeting

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  • THE NEW BUILDING

    A state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research in science and design

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  • SUBSCRIBE

    More information about subscribing to the Human Ecology Alumni Update Newsletter

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Deans’ Letter

After several years of planning, budgeting and designing, we have finally kicked off construction of the new Human Ecology Building! The first phase of construction has begun: a 290-car underground parking garage.

With an estimated completion of 2012, the new building will provide state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research in science and design. It will be connected to Martha Van Rensselaer Hall through an inner courtyard and by way of the Commons, a large, open, multipurpose interior space created to foster and strengthen the Human Ecology community.

The building will house a new art gallery to showcase the work of Human Ecology students and faculty, research and teaching laboratories, design studios, a wood shop, conference and seminar space for the entire College, and administrative and faculty offices for the department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. A terrace and exterior walkway along the north side of the building will provide extensive outdoor public space and expansive views across Beebe Lake and North Campus.

Take a look inside for more pictures of this exciting expansion and enhancement of Human Ecology’s physical campus. You will also find information about upcoming events, including Reunion (years ending in 3 & 8) and the Human Ecology Alumni Association Annual Meeting.

For those of you who might prefer to receive this update electronically, we are pleased to announce a new web version. For all of you whose email addresses we have, expect a note soon with an option to switch over to electronic delivery only. If you don’t get an email from us, please contact heaad@cornell.edu and we’ll make sure to get you on the list.

Warm Regards,

  • Alan Mathios Mathios signature
    Alan Mathios
    Interim Dean
  • Marybeth Tarzian Tarzian signature Marybeth Tarzian
    Assistant Dean, Alumni Affairs & Development

Save The Date! April 10, 2008 | 6:00 PM

Please mark your calendars to join us for the Human Ecology Alumni Association (HEAA) Annual Meeting in New York City.

Brainerd and ReynaThe HEAA will honor the recipients of the 2008 Helen Bull Vandervort Alumni Achievement Award and 2008 Recent Alumnus Achievement Award.

This year’s program will also feature Human Development Professors Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna to discuss the groundbreaking Law, Psychology & Human Development (LPHD) program, a collaborative graduate concentration uniting the College of Human Ecology with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Cornell Law School.

The LPHD program is the top program of its kind in the country, and it exemplifies Cornell’s long history of leadership in the interdisciplinary field of law, psychology, and human development. Cornell possesses a unique cluster of faculty who have conducted award-winning research on topics such as child abuse and neglect, death penalty exemptions for juveniles and disabled persons, children’s testimony, false memories in police interviews and interrogations, unreliability of eyewitness identifications, and jury decision making.

Sloan Program Alumni Update

Event Calendar

APRIL 10-11
Entrepreneurship@cornell Celebration | Ithaca

Two symposia panels featuring Sloan alumni:

  • Reflections on Non-Profit and For Profit Healthcare Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Bio/Pharmaceutical Sector

For more information:

MAY 2-3
Wagner Weekend | Ithaca

JUNE 5-8
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Annual Meeting | Washington DC

JUNE 25-29
National Association for Advisers for the Health Professions | Chicago

Annual Meeting

pictureWashington DC Sloan Alumni Association Annual Meeting Peter Banko Sloan ’92, CEO of 4-hospital St. Vincent Health System in Arkansas and Sloan Alumni Association Board Member, Liebe Meier Sloan ’08, and Cliff Barnes Sloan ’74 Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, Washington, DC share ideas during the Annual Meeting reception hosted by Holland and Knight LLP in conjunction with this year’s DC Intersession Program. Meier has accepted an offer from Banko to work for St. Vincent’s.

The New Human Ecology Building

A state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research in science and design, including an art gallery, research and teaching laboratories, design studios, a wood shop, conference space, offices, and more.

TerraceTerrace, looking back towards MVR

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