Troy Savage speaking to students, 2023 HHD Industry Seminar

Certificate Programs

CIHF has partnered with eCornell to create 3 online certificates that focus on senior living management and healthcare facilities design:

Senior Living Management

Design Considerations for Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare Facilities Planning & Design

Information on these and other online certificates that focus on healthcare can be found at eCornell.com. If you are interested in using these programs or any of our as professional development training opportunities for your team or employees, your organziation might be eligible for corporate pricing. Please reach out to Catherine Perkins cp227@cornell.edu for further information.

Courses & Seminars

Health, Hospitality and Design Industry Seminar

HADM/DEA 3033/6055, Spring Semester

This 1 credit-hour speaker series provides a unique opportunity for students to learn from industry leaders with proven success in the emerging industry that combines elements of hospitality and design with health, wellness, and senior living.  Students in this course have an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights directly from senior executives as they share their views on business, managerial, career, and other critical industry-related issues. As part of the course, students have the opportunity to meet in small groups with the individual speakers. There is considerable demand for college graduates who understand the complexities of the emerging industry and this seminar provides students the opportunities to learn first-hand from the speakers.

Instructors: Heather Kolakowski (SHA) and Mardelle Shepley (HCD)

CHE and Sloan students should sign up for DEA 3055 or DEA 6055 and SHA students should sign-up for HADM 3055 or HADM 6055. Other Cornell students can sign-up for either course number. The course may be taken multiple times for credit as the speakers and topics change each year.

Change-making: Designing Healthy and Hospitable Environments

DEA 1112, Winter and Summer Sessions

This course is an opportunity to explore ways of applying design thinking, hospitality customer service and facility planning/design to impact personal and work environments. It is a great way for you to explore different areas of study during the winter session without conflicts with other courses. In this multidisciplinary program, you’ll explore design innovations and their impact on hospitality, health care management, senior living, and other areas. You’ll learn how good design can improve consumer experiences, organizational operations, and even medical outcomes. Through case studies and hands-on projects, you’ll explore “design thinking,” architecture, and planning. You’ll also delve into using design and creative processes to improve business operations. In addition, you’ll interact with leaders from design, health care, and hospitality fields, participate in virtual site visits to health and/or hospitality operations on campus, and learn about careers that cut across design and other fields. This introductory program is open to designers and non-designers alike. No artistic abilities are required. You’ll emerge with new skills and a fresh perspective on how design can elevate our moods, extend our lifespans, and help affect positive change.