Got an email from CIPA but... CIPA is moving??

[Joyma]

Got an email earlier today from CIPA Jennifer "First and foremost, CIPA is moving forward with plans to formally join Cornell’s College of Human Ecology" also, this email informs a change intuition from 45000+ to 30000+ annually.

 

CHE has undergraduate and phd programs. it also offers a MPH through its sloan program. does this change mean more focus on health policy? 

 

I am so confused now... this is like the last kind of thing I can imagine after submitting application... and do I need to make any response. personally it is a really good news for me coz I want to do more about health in gradschool = =

anyone got any idea? 

 

 

" The MPA degree would continue to be offered under the code of legislation of the Graduate School of Cornell University and would be managed similar to other graduate programs in the College of Human Ecology.“ ————CIPA website

[ohgoodness]

I can't say anything about how this will affect CIPA directly but I can vouch that officially being a a part of CHE  (which is a part of SUNY) is no different from being in any of the other colleges at Cornell.   Cornell is very open between colleges and students can move very easily between the different parts.   I am PhD in the Policy Analysis program and there are a lot of different policy research within CHE;   Family Policy (especially within the Population Center),  Health Policy through Sloan and so;  Education and Labor.   A lot of the courses that CIPA are requiring are within the college of CHE so no change there. 

 

There will definitely be people at Cornell who say CHE is a lesser college but to me - this is just silly talk from kids.  I take the first-year sequence in Sociology and the CHE courses on methodologies and policy analysis are far superior to what is offered in Economy and Sociology.

 

This post became somewhat of a defense talk of CHE but I just wanted to speak up as the college (being public at an ivy) gets badmouthed from time to time.  Feel free to shoot me a message if I can answer any direct question about Human Ecology or PAM. 

Edited February 13, 2014 by ohgoodness

[Jufarius87]

Being from New York, a CIPA admit and a SUNY (not Cornell) Alum, this move made perfect sense and is actually a plus for me as I consider my options. MPA/MPP programs housed in the graduate college of a university run the risk of becoming an interdisciplinary government/economics degree with a professional title. CHE offers some incredibly interesting interdisciplinary programs with an applied/professional bend (biology and society comes to mind). I think the MPA program will become more professionally oriented with its transition into CHE. Also as the OP said, there will likely be an increased opportunity for collaboration with the health sciences.

I will also be curious to see how many MPAs find their way into the Policy Analysis PhD now

Edited February 16, 2014 by Jufarius87