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The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) is an industrial relations school at Cornell University, an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. ILR specializes in the fields of human resource management, labor relations, and dispute resolution.

Established in 1945, ILR is a statutory or contract college and receives funding from the State of New York. It was the world's first school for college-level study in workplace issues and remains one of a handful of four-year undergraduate programs focused on work and employment. It also has more faculty dedicated to teaching and researching work, employment, and labor issues than any other educational institution. In addition to its undergraduate curriculum, the school offers professional and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs.

ILR publishes the top-ranked academic journal Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and its students independently oversee the Cornell HR Review.

History

In 1944, forces leading to the creation of the school came from leaders in American business, industry, labor, government, and education. They believed that a new type of school was needed that focused on issues involving the American workplace.

Founding

More specifically, the State Legislature established the school in 1945 based on the recommendations of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions. This committee was headed by Irving M. Ives and was originally formed in 1938. Ives, along with others in the committee, determined that a fundamental dysfunction in the relationship between management and labor was that each group brought different technical information and skills to the negotiating table and that these differences were hindering the formation of mutually favorable outcomes. The committee’s response to this observation was to recommend that the state of New York provide “a common training program” for representatives of labor and management. The committee stressed that the importance of such a training program is “not merely attendance at the same institution or in the same school, but rather mutual and cooperative analysis of the problems common to both groups.” Indeed, a quote from the committee’s 1943 report adds:

The Committee believes that a state-sponsored school in this state should be based upon a broader educational philosophy. One of the most important ways of improving industrial and labor relations is to bring together, in a common training program, representatives of both labor and industry.

In other words, it was the committee’s recommendation to provide common training to leaders from all perspectives of the management-labor debate. It was hoped that this common training would stabilize the negotiating table by producing leaders on all sides who have common technical information and competencies. In 1942 the committee recommended that ILR be established at Cornell University (the state’s land grant institution). Two years later, formal legislative action was taken and Governor Dewey approved ILR. On July 1, 1945 ILR became a going educational enterprise. The school was charged with the mission “to improve industrial and labor conditions in the State through the provision of instruction, the conduct of research, and the dissemination of information in all aspects of industrial, labor, and public relations, affecting employers and employees.”

Patriarchs

Mr. Ives was the first dean of the school. However, soon after gaining this title he became a United States Senator for New York and left for Washington. Beginning in the summer of 1947, Martin P. Catherwood became the dean The school was also championed by, then Chancellor of Cornell University, Edmund Ezra Day. The state of New York provided the school with generous funding. From the beginning, “ILR embodied both the intellectual rigor of the Ivy League and the democratic spirit of state universities.”

Original curriculum

The school offered the first 4-year degree (B.S.) in the field of industrial and labor relations. Originally, students had ninety-seven of the required 120 hours prescribed for them. The first two years consisted of many social science classes such as American history and government, sociology, psychology, economics, and law. Students were required to take English and public speaking courses as well as courses in accounting and statistics. The last two years of coursework were the technical core: classes that were expected to provide the students with the technical skills and competencies which enable them to develop professional expertise within the field of industrial and labor relations. Examples of these courses include: history of labor and labor-union organization and management, business organization and management, and corporate finance. Beyond the classroom, students were expected to gain applied experience. This was achieved primarily through a required summer work-training program. To fulfill this expectation, students would spend three of their summers working in the field for each of the following types of organizations: industrial or commercial, government, and labor.

Campus

The school was originally housed in quonset huts, but later it moved into buildings vacated by the New York State College of Veternary Medicine. The current campus comprises Ives Hall, the Conference Center, the Research Building, and the Martin P. Catherwood Library, which is one of only two official depository libraries of the International Labour Organization (the other being the Library of Congress). It also has branches in Albany, Buffalo, New York City and Rochester.

Organization and degree programs

The school is divided into six departments: Labor Relations, Law and History, Human Resource Studies, International and Comparative Labor Relations, Labor Economics, Organizational Behavior, and Social Statistics.

Undergraduate programs

While most such schools offer only masters and PhD degrees in human resources or labor relations, Cornell is one of a few that offer a four-year undergraduate program focused on work and employment, the B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations (BSILR). All students are required to complete a 120 credit hour curriculum with the following general requirements: First-year students are required to complete a two-semester writing seminar, Introduction to Organizational Behavior, History of American Labor, as well as micro and macro economics. Sophomore year students have the following course requirements: statistical reasoning, labor and employment law, Human Resource Management, Collective Bargaining, and an economics seminar. Junior and Senior level students are required to take 24 credits from within the school's six departments. An additional 16 credits may be taken outside ILR. Additionally, there are math and physical education requirements. Many undergraduates go on to attend law school or to earn an MBA.

Undergraduate dual-degree programs include the following:

• B.S./M.S.: ILR undergraduates with strong GPA (3.5 or above) are given the option to apply to this five-year program. Undergraduate students choosing this option are required to provide the same application materials as a candidate whose undergraduate work was done with a school other than ILR.

• B.S./MBA: Highly qualified undergraduates may apply to the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management for this five-year, dual-degree program. GMAT scores must be submitted as part of the program application. If accepted, the student is required to complete all requirements for the B.S. degree by the end of his/her junior year. The fourth and fifth years are then spent completing requirements for the MBA degree.

• B.S./MILR: undergraduates may apply to Cornell University Graduate School for the 2-year professional MILR program. Undergraduate students choosing this option are required to provide the same MILR application materials as a candidate whose undergraduate work was done at a different school. They are also required to complete the MILR program's normal 48 credit hours.

The school also sponsors a chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The school's undergraduate contingent has claimed the national title at SHRM's HR Games twice—in 2002 and 2004.

Graduate programs

These graduate-level degrees are offered through the Graduate School:

• Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR): Two-year professional degree for which students are required to complete 48 credit hours (16 courses): 6 core courses, 6 concentration courses, and 4 electives. Students may choose one of five concentrations: Human Resources and Organizations, Collective Representation, Dispute Resolution, Labor Market Policy, or International and Comparative Labor.

• MILR/MBA: Dual-degree program with the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management. Termed the "crown jewel for aspiring aspiring HR professionals," students must apply and be accepted to both programs. One year is spent completing MILR core courses and electives. One and a half years are then spent completing 45 credit hours of MBA instruction.

• Master of Professional Studies (MPS): Professional degree designed for students who "are, or have been employed in human resources, dispute resolution, collective representation or other labor related fields and wish to upgrade their skills and understanding." Completion of the program can occur in one year with full-time study, pending 30 credit hours of study and completion of an MPS project. Study is offered at the Ithaca and New York City campuses.

M.S./Ph.D.: Both degrees are intended for students wishing to pursue an academic or research career in human resources or labor relations. The M.S. degree is normally completed in two years and culminates with a Master's thesis. The Ph.D. degree is begun after the student has completed a master's degree or other advanced degree in the social sciences and culminates in a doctoral dissertation. The following major areas of study apply to both degree programs: Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, and Labor History; Human Resource Studies; International Comparative Labor; and Organizational Behavior. The school offers two minor programs of study: Social Statistics and labor economics.

Extension

Since 1946, the school has participated in Cornell University's cooperative extension program, which reaches every county in the state. The school's extension program provides training and consulting services to both organized labor and management on contract negotiations, grievance handling, and employee relations. Since the 1990s the extension service has expanded into topics such as racial and gender diversity, health and safety, alcohol and substance abuse, regulatory compliance, and integrating persons with disabilities into the workforce.

People

Faculty

The school claims to be home to the world's largest concentration of scholars in employment research and education. Current and former faculty include Charles Tharp, former SVP of HR at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Saks; Kevin Hallock, board member for WorldatWork; and the 4th U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, who was the first female U.S. Cabinet member, who served longer than anyone else as Secretary of Labor (12 years), who witnessed the Triangle Factory fire, and who championed the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act. Andy Stern, former President of the SEIU, holds an appointment as the Alice B. Grant Labor Leader in Residence at the school.

Alumni

Graduates of the school include JP Morgan Chase CHRO John L. Donnelly (BSILR '78), former Northrop Grumman CHRO Ian Ziskin (MILR '82), Coca-Cola Enterprises SVP of HR Pam Kimmet (BSILR), Corning Incorporated VP of HR Christy Pambianchi (BSILR '90), Towers Perrin COO Stuart Roth (MILR/MBA '00), PepsiCo (Quaker Oats) CHRO Michael DeAngelo (MILR '97), ADM SVP of HR Michael D'Ambrose (BSILR '79), SunGard SVP of HR Kathleen Weslock (MILR), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris (BSILR '83), American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten (BSILR '80), former Academy of Management President David A. Whetten (Ph.D. '74), CBS's The Early Show reporter Dave Price (BSILR '87), New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio, former Cornell football head coach Jim Knowles (BSILR '87), and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (BSILR '74).

See also

• List of deans of the ILR School

References

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30. "Stuart Roth". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
31. "Michael DeAngelo". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
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35. "Randi Weingarten". Cornell. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
36. "David A. Whetten bio". Marriott School of Management. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
37. "Dave Price". Cornell. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
38. "Michael Nozzolio". Cornell. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
39. "Jim Knowles". Cornell. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
40. "Gary Bettman". Cornell. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

External links

• Official website
• ILR pictures
• Cornell Human Resources Review

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