Architect Mack Scogin Tackles Gates Complex from the Inside out on the Record: Jennifer Church

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Welcome to The Piper! Architect Mack Scogin Tackles Gates Complex Just to set the record straight, this isn’t a publication about bagpipes or bagpipers. We might include the occasional story about the university’s From the Inside Out rich piping tradition, but we won’t be all bagpipes, all the time. That’s not what we’re here for. n Bruce Gerson Instead, The Piper will be a new source for official Carnegie Mellon news. Published each It’s a good thing Mack Scogin is a prob- month (we’ll take brief vacations in December, lem solver. How else could he design June and July), this newspaper will be dedicated one of the largest structures on campus to telling the stories that make Carnegie Mellon an in one of the most challenging sites at educational institution like no other. We’ll include Carnegie Mellon, while meeting the re- stories about the research that has propelled us quirements of its future inhabitants and to the top of the national rankings, and we’ll also gaining the approval of the university’s feature pieces on the people who make that re- Design Review Committee? Putting a search happen, the students we all support, and the events and activities that make this university square peg in a round hole wouldn’t be a vibrant place to live, work and learn. totally accurate in describing the feat, The Piper also aims to strengthen the but it’s pretty darn close. connection between Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh Scogin, co-principal of the Atlanta- campus and its programs around the world. As based, award-winning Mack Scogin A f o u r - s t o r y s t r u c t u r e w i l l s i t o f f F o r b e s A v e n u e b e t w e e n C y e r t the university expands and becomes an institute Merrill Elam architectural firm, is ac- a n d H a m b u r g h a l l s a n d w i l l c o n n e c t f r o m a l l l e v e l s t o a s e v e n - s t o r y , for global learning, it’s important for people in m u l t i f a c e t e d b u i l d i n g n e s t l e d b e t w e e n t h e P u r n e l l C e n t e r , D o h e r t y , customed to solving problems. “One of Pittsburgh to know what their peers in Silicon N e w e l l - S i m o n a n d S m i t h h a l l s , a n d t h e C ollaborative I n n o v a t i o n C e n t e r . the things that distinguishes our firm is Valley, Qatar or Australia are doing. We hope to bridge that information gap with The Piper by that generally when people have a big shaped like a trapezoid will sit 180 be surrounded by enough green space running stories that will help us all remember that challenge on their plates, they come to feet off Forbes Avenue between Cyert — about 120,000 square feet — to regardless of our location, we all share in the rich us,” he said in a southern drawl. and Hamburg halls. Research will be rival the Cut. Landscape architecture firm Carnegie Mellon tradition. That big challenge for Carnegie the theme for this yet-unnamed build- Michael van Valkenburgh Associates, Our first issue contains something for every- Mellon is the new $88.6 million Gates ing, which will connect from all four part of the Scogin team, has designed a one — a newsy feature on campus construction, Complex for Computer Science, made levels to a seven-story, multifaceted “greenscape” that will include a winter a fun Q&A with Dean of Student Affairs Jennifer possible with a $20 million lead gift companion building called the Gates garden, tree groves, rain garden, patio, Church, recaps of Homecoming and Reunion from the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- Center, which will be nestled between benches, pedestrian bridges, walkways Weekend, a little bit of Carnegie Mellon lore and International Dispatches from Qatar, Japan and tion. The complex will consist of two the Purnell Center for the Arts, Doherty, and pathways. It will even have a volley- Australia. We hope you like what you see. buildings, totaling 210,000 square feet, Newell-Simon and Smith halls, and the ball court. A green roof on the east side And we hope you’ll keep reading. and a 150-space underground parking Collaborative Innovation Center. of the Gates Center will be visible from garage on the western part of campus. A The two facilities will encompass the Cut.

four-story, 50,000 square-foot structure 5.6 acres of the West Campus and will C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e s e v e n

On the Record: Jennifer Church

n Jenni King working with community standards Carnegie Mellon really was the only in- — which is an area that I have experi- stitution that I was considering because I Jennifer Church took the helm as dean ence in — and so I applied for the was really impressed with the institution of student affairs at Carnegie Mellon position. Right timing, right place, and and the caliber of students. this past April after more than a decade luckily everything came together. C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e e i g h t in various student life positions at the university. The Piper caught up with Church earlier this month to learn more about her take on Carnegie Mellon students, why she loves her job and what she likes to do when and if she has free time. You might be surprised by some of her answers.

What attracted you to a career at Carnegie Mellon? I was actually beginning doctoral work at Pitt in 1995 and decided I also wanted to continue working. There was an

J e n n i f e r C h u r ch opportunity in the student life office O n e The Tartan Turns 100 n Brittany McCandless, Tartan Reporter T h e T a r t a n h a s ch r o n i c l e d t h e After dedicating itself to reporting on paper’s first office was piper u n i v e r s i t y ’ s local and campus news, Carnegie in Porter Hall, the only 10/06 Issue h i s t o r y s i n c e i t s

Mellon’s student newspaper is making building on campus f i r s t i s s u e a p p e a r e d P u bl i s h e r headlines of its own: The Tartan is when The Tartan was i n O c t o b e r 1 9 0 6 . Teresa Thomas turning 100. founded, then it moved E d i t o r Since its first issue in October to the south mezza- i M a g e C ou r t e s y o f Bruce Gerson t he Carnegie Mell o n 1906, The Tartan has chronicled the nine of the College U n i v e r s i t y A r c h i v e s M a n a g i n g E d i t o r university’s history in its pages. From of Fine Arts. The Susie Cribbs the merger between Carnegie Tech and paper relocated to past this fall, its writers, W r i t e r s the Mellon Institute, to the students who the Carnegie Union editors and managers are Jenni King Adam Lazarus attacked Strom Thurmond with marsh- building, formerly the focused on keeping the Brittany McCandless Jonathan Potts mallows during his campus appearance, Andrew Mellon mansion and paper current with the rapid Byron Spice The Tartan has covered it all. now the location of Doherty Apartments. technological advances going on in For its editors, managers, writers The Tartan’s fourth office was in Skibo the newspaper industry today. The Tartan D es i g n e r s Communications Design Group and designers, making the newspaper and the fifth in the Old Student Center. is creating an entire media organization

P h o t o g r a p h y has evolved dramatically since 1906. Now, the newspaper makes it home on poised to adapt to the changing desires Ken Andreyo Students no longer put the issues “to the third floor of the University Center. of its audience. Glenn Brooks Communications Design Group bed” by hand, and editors don’t have To celebrate The Tartan’s 100th To do this, the staff is establishing relationships with the university’s radio To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 or email [email protected]. F o r i t s e d i t o r s , m a n a g e r s , w r i t e r s a n d d es i g n e r s , m a k i n g station, WRCT, and its television station, t h e n e w s pa p e r h a s e v o lv e d d r a m at i c a lly s i n c e 1906. … cmuTV. By joining forces with campus Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in G o n e a r e t h e d ay s o f h a n g i n g t y p ese t pa r a g r a p h s u p media outlets, The Tartan can broadcast admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or t o d ry wa x i n g bl o c k s o f c o p y p r ess i n g o u t e t r a se t university and local news via the air- handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, , , L Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section waves and stream up-to-date video on the 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, h e a d l i n es a n d i n se rt i n g h a n d - d r aw n i ll u s t r at i o n s . or local laws or executive orders. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not paper’s Web site, www.thetartan.org. discriminate in admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, to drive downtown to pick up the papers anniversary, its staff members joined The Tartan staff is also forging age, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not discriminate in violation of federal, fresh from the printer. Gone are the days forces with Alumni Relations to host relationships with students at sister state, or local laws or executive orders. However, in the judg- ment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order directing the Department of hanging typeset paragraphs up to dry, several events during Homecoming and campuses in Silicon Valley and the of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students waxing blocks of copy, pressing out Reunion Weekend earlier this month. Middle East. In time, The Tartan will from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University Letraset headlines and inserting hand- Alumni had the opportunity to tour boast regular correspondents from are available to all students. Inquiries concerning application of these statements drawn illustrations. The Tartan’s office and feel the pulse of Carnegie Mellon West and Carnegie should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-6684 or the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Today’s staff creates the paper on weekend production during the paper’s Mellon Qatar, so all Carnegie Mellon Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2056. in-office computers and goes to press Open House, and past and present staff students will always know what their Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security report describing the university’s security, alcohol and by sending electronic files to the printer. members participated in a panel discus- peers are doing thousands of miles away. drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the The weekly publication now appears sion about the newspaper. Celebrations As it enters its second century as campus during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department at 412-268-2323. The security report is available through the in full form on The Tartan’s Web site, continued with an anniversary party that the university’s student newspaper, one World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/police/statistics.htm. Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon and a collection of digital cameras has gave former and current staff members thing is certain about The Tartan: It will University by calling 412-268-2000. Produced for the Media Relations by the Communications replaced the office darkroom. a chance to share stories of toiling away continue to chronicle Carnegie Mellon’s Design Group, October 2006, 07-192. The office itself has also been trans- to produce the century-old publication. history and hold its rich tradition within formed since The Tartan was born. 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CMU.edu Redesigned United Way Campaign for outstanding research applicable to solving radical polymerization (ATRP) enables Ends Nov. 17 problems in a dynamic and complex global large-scale production of many specialty Keep an eye out for the new www.cmu. business environment. The appointments are: plastics and will allow existing materials to edu. Following research and focus groups Carnegie Mellon’s annual United Way campaign Sunder Kekre, Bosch Professor of Manufactur- be made more efficiently. “By reducing the with students, faculty, staff and alumni, began earlier this month and runs through Nov. ing and Operations Management and commit- level of the copper catalyst used in ATRP, we University Advancement’s Marketing 17. United Way of Allegheny County connects tee chair; R. Ravi, Carnegie Bosch Professor of have made this process at least 100 times Communications Department and people and organizations, streamlining the Operations Research and Computer Science; more efficient and much more amenable Computing Services teamed up with process of getting funds to agencies that Linda Argote, Carnegie Bosch Professor to industrial processes,” said Krzysztof Enrollment Services and the Web Forum impact critical community needs. Last year, of Organizational Behavior and Theory; Don Matyjaszewski, J.C. Warner Professor of to redesign the university’s Web site. United Way partner agencies assisted nearly Moore, Carnegie Bosch Faculty Development Natural Sciences and director of the Center Designed by local agency Ripple Effects one million individuals in Allegheny County Chair; and Vishal Singh, Carnegie Bosch for Macromolecular Engineering. Interactive, the new site will be updated alone. Donations can be made at www. Faculty Development Chair. As part of its new daily and will give visitors a look into unitedwaypittsburgh.org/carnegiemellon or vision, the Carnegie Bosch Institute has also Heinz School Creates Carnegie Mellon’s innovative and distinc- via a pledge card distributed through campus Institute of Social mail. This year, the university aims to increase developed several leadership forums, including tive nature. It will allow visitors to submit Innovation the flagship Global Leadership Executive their own story ideas and photographs for participation as well as maintain a level of giving Summer Forum. The Heinz School has created the new consideration on the university homepage. that supports those in need in the Pittsburgh Institute of Social Innovation (ISI) to foster To provide feedback on the site, send email community. creativity and entrepreneurship in the social to [email protected]. New “Green” Approach Carnegie Bosch Institute Transforms Plastics sector. Funded by a two-year grant from Endows Five New Faculty Manufacturing Process The Grable Foundation and an anonymous donor, the institute will focus on creating new The Tepper School of Business and the Using environmentally safe compounds like courses, conducting research and establish- Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies sugars and vitamin C, scientists at the Mellon ing outreach programs aimed at promoting in International Management have announced College of Science have vastly improved a innovation and societal change. The institute five endowed appointments that constitute a popular technology used to generate industrial is being led by Denise Rousseau, the H. new research committee focused on develop- plastics for applications ranging from drug John Heinz II Professor of Organizational ing insights into global business. The appoint- delivery systems to resilient paint coatings. ments recognize individual faculty members The revolutionary improvement in atom transfer C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e f o u r

T w o A s k A n d r e w Dear Andrew, I read somewhere that Margaret Morrison Carnegie College turns 100 this year. What were the original majors in the college and how many Dear Andrew, Why is “the Cut” called “the Cut?” It doesn’t look like anything women were enrolled in the first class? S.C., UniversityA dvancement of the sort to me. J.P., H&SS Dear S.C., Dear J.P., Even before the Carnegie Technical Schools had a president, it had a vision. The original Carnegie Mellon’s main campus wasn’t always flat and lush with grass, like it is today. Well, trustees imagined a learning institution divided into four units, among them the Margaret it was lush — but not with neatly manicured lawns. Instead, it was “all hills and valleys,” as Morrison Carnegie School for Women (eventually renamed Margaret Morrison Carnegie Ted Fenton writes in his “Carnegie Mellon 1900–2000: A Centennial History.” He also offers College). In 1908, the college had 16 faculty members — nine women and seven men — a direct answer to your question: “Until 1917, a ravine or ‘cut’ extending from the present and enrolled 395 women (221 day students and 174 night students). Margaret Morrison site of the tennis courts to the deep ravine on the Forbes Street side of Wean Hall marked originally offered three-year diploma programs and two-year certificates, and the courses the edge of campus. Hornbostel [Carnegie Mellon’s original architect] had planned to build a were “planned to develop womanly attributes and give a foundation on which to build a bridge across the valley, but instead the ravine was filled in by 1917 after Tech acquired the career in distinctly feminine fields.” The college offered programs in bookkeeping and office land that separated the campus from Forbes Street. About one million cubic feet of earth work, cooking, millinery, stenography, and sewing. These girls weren’t all about traditional from a nearby hill filled the Cut. In 1908 making one’s way from Forbes Street to the existing women’s roles, though. As early as 1906, they had plans to start a basketball team. campus across what is now a level lawn (the Cut) would have meant a scramble down one side of a steep, brush-covered slope and another scramble up the other side.” Have a question for Andrew? Send it to [email protected].

David vs. Goliath – Tartan Basketball Looks To Slay Big Opponent n Adam Lazarus, Sports Information Intern The two universities are located just a — occurred early in the 1996-97 cam- mile apart, yet in recent decades Pitt and paign. Carnegie Mellon’s basketball programs While Carnegie Mellon has not have rarely crossed paths. But Nov. 1, defeated the Panthers since a 68-64 the Tartans will lace up and do battle win in 1969, the Tartans are no with the Panthers — a perennial Big stranger to Division I play, or success East powerhouse — in a preseason versus bigger national programs. Since exhibition game at the Petersen Events 1993, the Tartans have played 12 Center on the Pitt campus. games against seven different Division “It’s a daunting task,” said Carnegie I opponents. And during last season’s Mellon Head Coach Tony Wingen, who historic 20-6 run, Carnegie Mellon is in his 17th season at the helm of a defeated Princeton 51-46 on the Tigers’ program that captured its first University home court. Athletic Association (UAA) Champion- “Pitt is much better than Princeton ship last year. “Yet we want to go in was last year, but it does give us con- with the mindset that there are things we fidence that we can beat a Division I can do and have success with — things team,” Wingen said. we can do that will give the Panthers The Tartans enter the contest with some trouble.” several returning members from last T h e T a r t a n s , w h o w o n t h e i r f i r s t u a a t i t l e a n d a d v a n c e d t o p o s t - s e a s o n p l a y l a s t y e a r , w i l l t a k e o n t h e P i t t P a n t h e r s N o v . 1 .

“I t ’ s a d a u n t i n g ta s k . Y e t w e wa n t t o g o i n w i t h t h e m i n d se t t h at t h e r e a r e t h i n g s w e c a n d o a n d h av e s u c c ess Upcoming Events w i t h — t h i n g s w e c a n d o t h at w i ll g i v e t h e P a n t h e r s Nov. 1 “Cottagers” and “Tyrants.” Nov. 6 Interactive Theater 8 p.m., Adamson Wing, University Lecture Series s o m e t r o u ble .” – H e a d C o a c h T o n y W i n g e n “The Fix,” focusing on Baker Hall 136A “The Health Care Crisis in conflict management the Developing World: 11 a.m., Rangos 1 Nov. 3 Spotlight on Nicaragua” The conference the Tartans belong season’s squad, but this year’s edition Register at https://acis. International Festival Oscar Aragon, ophthalmologist to, the UAA, consists of eight Division will look different from the team that as.cmu.edu/gale2/servlet/ Lecture & Lunch and founder of an education III schools, and most of Carnegie lost to Baldwin-Wallace in the open- HRLearn2 “Living in a World and training center in Nicaragua Without Borders” 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Mellon’s opponents in recent years have ing round of the NCAA Division III Nov. 2–4 Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder Baker Hall 136A been these “smaller” colleges. Although tournament last season. International Festival of Doctors Without Borders they’re members of the NCAA, Division “We have a very inexperienced “Body, Mind & Spirit: North America Nov. 9 Prescriptions for Global Health” 12:30 p.m., Rangos Ballroom University Lecture Series III schools do not offer athletic scholar- team, we are young,” Wingen said. University Center “Fish School” ships, unlike their Division I counter- “We’re still trying to find our identity, Nov. 4 Dean Pomerleau and son, Kyle parts — including Pitt. but I think we’re all very confident Nov. 2 Carnegie Mellon Football 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Health and Benefits Fair The Tartans vs. Bethany Baker Hall 136A Despite the programs’ differences, that we are going to have a very good 11 a.m.–5 p.m. College the 7:30 p.m. matchup will not be the season.” Rangos Ballroom 1 p.m., Gesling Stadium Nov. 10 CAUSE Speaker Series first time the Tartans and Panthers Beyond the exposure for the International Festival Lecture Nov. 4 “She Would Be Better Off in “Epidemic Vulnerabilities square off. Pitt owns a 106-18 histori- program and the seasoning the Tartans International Festival the South: Working-Class in a Connected World” cal advantage in competition against will get by playing one of the top “The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Black Women and Their Dr. Donald S. Burke, Scared Music Sacred Dance” Families Response to the Tartans, with most of those games teams in the national rankings, the dean of the Graduate Tibetan Monk Singers of New York State’s Use of School of Public Health, occurring before Pitt joined a major game with Pitt offers to be a thrilling Drepung Loseling Monastery Southern Parole.” University of Pittsburgh athletic conference. In their most recent experience. 7 and 9 p.m. Cheryl D. Hicks, assistant 4:30 p.m., McConomy Rangos Ballroom professor of history, clash, Pitt defeated Carnegie Mellon 97- “It’s fun for the players to play Auditorium Williams College 70 in a similar preseason showdown in in a big arena against guys you see Adamson Visiting Writer Series 5 p.m., H&SS Auditorium, November 2004. The last regular season on TV all year and read about in the Marshall Klimasewiski, (HS’88), Baker Hall meeting — an 84-39 Pitt home victory national magazines,” Wingen said. author of fiction collections

T h r ee And the Andy Goes To...

n Susie Cribbs

Each October, Carnegie Mellon pauses in the midst of the busy fall semester to bestow its annual Andy Awards on individuals or teams CULTURE of staff members whose outstanding dedication and performance have made a significant impact on the university. The awards are open to Recognizes staff who foster a all non-faculty university employees and are presented in five categories: enthusiasm, innovation, dedication, culture and citizenship. balanced, inclusive workplace Without further ado, this year’s winners are…(Drum roll, please.) culture and are committed to providing a welcoming environment. ENTHUSIASM INNOVATION DEDICATION

Honors staff members who bring Recognizes thinkers and doers who have developed new approaches, Celebrates employees who take W i n n e r : Leslie Rhodes

a positive and productive perspec- methods and systems to improve organizational effectiveness, find pride in their work and unfailingly T i t l e : Pre-Award Administrator

tive to work, building morale within solutions to problems or foster change that benefits the entire serve their customers through an D e p a r t m e n t : Office of groups or organizations on campus. Carnegie Mellon community. unyielding commitment to getting Sponsored Programs the job done right.

W i n n e r : John Sengenberger W i n n e r : The Oracle 11i Development of this online learn- W i n n e r : Lori Bell P r a i s e F r o m P e e r s :

T i t l e : Director of Alumni Relations E-Learning Initiative Team ing module enabled campus users T i t l e : Benefits Specialist “Her leadership has inspired others

S c h o o l : Tepper School T e a m M e m b e r s : Renee Fisher, of the expense and procurement D e p a r t m e n t : Human Resources to work with her and, at times, to

of Business e-learning and systems support modules to select a self-paced P r a i s e F r o m P e e r s : take the lead. Leslie has always

P r a i s e F r o m P e e r s : specialist; Amanda Perkins, training experience that could be “Lori has consistently been a star been supportive of the work of her “John’s enthusiasm and drive has university card manager; Brett accomplished at their own sched- service provider during her tenure coworkers and constituents.” resulted in a truly outstanding ule and convenience.” at Carnegie Mellon, committed to Rebischke-Smith, Oracle help “… When the people who coor- alumni relations program that advocating on behalf of Carnegie desk analyst; Leonard Stellitano, “They did an excellent service dinated Carnegie Mellon’s Take would not be half as successful Mellon faculty and staff and their business training specialist; and for the Carnegie Mellon commu- Our Daughters and Sons to Work if not for him.” families, [and] working through Noel Ross Strader III, scientific/ nity in helping us understand our Day decided to drop their involve- the bureaucracies of numerous technical specialist transition to Oracle 11i. I applaud ment, Leslie — who was already “John Sengenberger displays the vendors…” most enthusiastic and positive D e p a r t m e n t s : Human their efforts and their time in an active member of Staff Council spirit of anyone that I have ever Resources, Financial Systems, helping the transition to 11i be as “Lori is immediately responsive — just picked it up and ran with worked with. And his enthusiasm is Office of Technology for smooth as possible.” — always willing to go the extra it. … There were only six weeks contagious! … I admire his fortitude Education mile, listening with care to re- to pull it all together and she built “Considering the number of users in making sure that alumni are con- P r a i s e F r o m P e e r s : quests for assistance to understand a team and was able to pull off a who had to be certified and the tinually aware of what is happening “The Oracle 11i E-Learning the underlying need. … Lori’s great day for the children.” short time frame, the Oracle 11i with their alma mater and individu- Initiative Team developed a service orientation makes faculty E-Learning Team did a great job!” “Leslie simply takes requests and if ally responding to their requests, self-service module to meet the and staff feel that she is their ally she can’t get them done, she finds needs and direction.” campus training needs. … who can and will help them get the person who can and then helps. through the red tape of the ben- … She is a wonderful giver, server efits world.” and person.”

will also be a special, one-time open vision the festival will feature DARPA Picks Tartan election year. Faculty and staff should soon a keynote lecture by Racing for Funding N e w s B r i e f s receive Open Enrollment packages at their Dr. Richard Heinzl, Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan Racing is one of 11 C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e t w o home addresses that outline new monthly rates founder of Doctors teams that will receive technology develop- and plan features for the benefits programs. Without Borders ment funds from the Defense Advanced Behavior at the Heinz School and the Tepper The annual Benefits and Fitness Fair will be North America. Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to help School; Tim Zak, president of the Pittsburgh held in conjunction with Open Enrollment from Free tickets to prepare for the agency’s Urban Challenge event Social Innovation Accelerator and an adjunct 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2. Dozens the lecture are for autonomous vehicles. The Urban Challenge, professor at the Heinz and Tepper schools; and of vendors will be on-hand to provide benefits available at the scheduled for Nov. 3, 2007, will require driver- Marie Coleman, senior director of develop- information, conduct demonstrations and University Center (UC) less vehicles to negotiate 60 miles of streets ment and special projects at the Heinz School. health screenings, and answer questions. Information Desk. Other events scheduled in a mock-urban setting somewhere in the For more about the ISI, visit www.heinz.cmu. For more information on health care benefits, for the weekend include a student cultural food western United States. Each of the 11 “track A” edu/socialinnovation. Open Enrollment or the Benefits Fair, visit fair; an international bazaar and marketplace teams will receive up to $1 million from DARPA, http://hr.web.cmu.edu. with food and craft vendors; and “The Mystical Open Enrollment Runs with monies paid out in increments as the Through Nov. 10 Art of Tibet: Sacred Music and Sacred Dance,” teams achieve milestones over the next year. International Festival Explores featuring the famed multiphonic Tibetan Monk More than 60 teams submitted proposals to Open Enrollment for health care benefits will Rx for Global Health singers of Drepung Loseling Monastery. Other DARPA for track A funding. Tartan Racing, with take place through Nov. 10. This is an opportu- Carnegie Mellon will hold its annual Interna- lectures, workshops, gallery shows, panel General Motors as its premier sponsor, will pre- nity for university employees to make changes tional Festival Nov. 2–4 in the University Center. discussions and films will occur throughout the pare two driverless Chevy Tahoes, though only to their benefits for 2007. Because a new vision Organized around the theme, “Body, Mind festival. For more, see www.cmu.edu/interna- one can be entered in the competition. Other carrier has been added to Carnegie Mellon’s list and Spirit: Prescriptions for Global Health,” tionalfestival. sponsors of Tartan Racing include Caterpillar, of benefits vendors, this year’s open enrollment Applanix, Continental AG, Google and Intel. For F o u r more on the team, visit www.tartanracing.org. Does What Happens on Facebook Stay on Facebook? New Research Shows Lack of Concern for Privacy in Online Communities

CITIZENSHIP n Byron Spice Rewards staff who have commit- Pittsburgh isn’t exactly Vegas on ted time and energy to working with the Mon, but students who use others to improve and enhance the Facebook often expect that what Carnegie Mellon community. happens at Carnegie Mellon stays at Carnegie Mellon. W i n n e r : Pat Roach That was never the reality about T i t l e : Assistant Manager Facebook. But its members nonetheless D e p a r t m e n t : Property and assumed that personal information they Space Accounting posted on the social networking site was shared only within the university community, say two Carnegie Mellon researchers who are the first to study information-sharing behaviors on the site. The perception was so strong that few users ever bothered with the site’s privacy controls. Recent changes to Facebook, including the addition of its News Feed and Mini-Feed features and opening the site to all comers, have heightened privacy concerns. Still, “I suspect that not much of that behavior will change,” said P r a i s e F r o m P e e r s : Alessandro Acquisti, assistant professor “Pat’s energetic ‘can do’ attitude about of information technology and public getting this important job done is never policy at the Heinz School. daunted despite the less-than-enthu- Acquisti bases his prediction on M e m b e r s o f F a c e b o o k o f t e n a s s u m e t h e p e r s o n a l information t h e y p o s t siastic reception of his directions and surveys of Carnegie Mellon students o n t h e s i t e i s s h a r e d o n l y w i t h i n t h e i r s p e c i f i c n e t w o r k . T h i s p u b l i c l y reminders on the subject. … He is and data-mining studies he performed a v a i l a b l e s c r e e n s h o t o f F a c e b o o k f o u n d e r M a r k Z u c k e r b e r g s h o w s j u s t unfailingly cheerful and maintains a with Ralph Gross, a School of Computer h o w m u ch p e r s o n a l information i s o n t h e s i t e . warm sense of humor. His certainty that Science graduate student. They found regional networks — though not its the work can be done and done right is that not only did few Facebook users of Carnegie Mellon students, it has university or workplace networks — to contagious.” take full advantage of the site’s privacy always been fairly easy for outsiders any and all comers will change users’ controls, but that only 5 percent made to gain access. In the past year, reports “He engenders a spirit of common effort sense of security within their imagined adjustments even after they knew how have multiplied of university officials, and purpose for what can easily be mis- communities is not clear. their personal information could be used newspaper reporters and parents using interpreted as a tedious and seemingly With the advent of Google’s Gmail against them. Facebook to identify underage drink- unnecessary task of annually reviewing electronic mail service several years The potential pitfalls are consider- ers, rowdy fans at football games and and accounting for our space.” ago, for instance, many worried that able. Facebook, the seventh most visited instances of hazing. matching ads to email content would be “Pat exhibits a positive approach, deals site on the Web and top photo-sharing None of that had much impact on an invasion of privacy, Acquisti noted. with requests in a most positive way, site, is unique among major online social online behavior, but recent changes “Now, no one worries about privacy. has strong ‘team player’ abilities and networks in using real names They just use it,” he said. fosters that attitude in others, and is ex- and linking them with photos. “N o w , n o o n e w o r r i es a b o u t p r i va c y . “We are pretty amazing in tremely dedicated to Carnegie Mellon.” Gross, a research assistant in how we adapt to new forms the Data Privacy Lab, was t h e y j u s t u se i t . W e a r e p r e t t y a m a z i n g i n of revelation.” taken aback when he first h o w w e a d a p t t o n e w f o r m s o f r e v el at i o n .” Revelation, not privacy, explored the site in 2005. – A less a n d r o A c q u i s t i , a ss i s ta n t p r o f ess o r is what social networks are “Smart People” To Be “I was just stunned by o f information t e c h n o l o g y a n d p u bl i c p o l i c y all about anyway. “We are not Filmed on Campus the amount of information privacy advocates,” Acquisti people revealed,” he said, not- “Smart People,” starring Dennis Quaid as an said, “but we do study privacy eccentric Carnegie Mellon English profes- ing many profiles included birth dates, issues, and these studies also lead us to sor, Rachel Weisz as the former student he hometowns, addresses — otherwise made by Facebook — which is rumored understand more general information- falls in love with, and Mary Steenburgen as hard-to-get information that could sig- to be preparing itself for sale to Yahoo! revelation patterns.” the English department head’s assistant, will nificantly aid an identity-theft scheme. or another suitor — sent many users into What people reveal about them- film on campus in early November. The film’s The site has strong privacy con- an uproar last month. selves and the lies they tell about producer is Michael London, whose credits trols built in, but users tell Acquisti and First came the rollout of News Feed themselves can vary greatly depending include “Sideways,” “House of Sand and Fog” Gross that they usually don’t change the and Mini-Feed, news aggregators that on circumstance, Acquisti explained. In and “The Illusionist.” According to Assistant default settings because they feel com- announced when members added or this regard, social networks can serve as Vice President for Marketing Communica- fortable sharing information within a dropped a friend, broke up with a lover windows for observing the forces that tions Marilyn Kail, terms of the agreement may network of university peers. Fewer than or posted new photos. It’s not that the drive information revelation. include the use of College of Fine Arts students 1 percent make their profiles unsearch- same information wasn’t previously Facebook, with its use of real as extras, production assistants and interns, able. That’s understandable, said Gross: available by visiting a member’s page, names and its wealth of photos, provides and on-campus speaking engagements by “Why would you join a social network if but it had never been so easily available. a real-world check on the truthfulness of production crew and cast members. She said no one could find you?” Facebook officials responded by giving its members that other social networks, the university would also request that the film This is, however, only an “imagined members more control over the content be screened on campus before the release such as MySpace or Friendster, lack. community,” Acquisti added. Though of the news feeds. date. More details regarding the production “Facebook,” Gross added, “allows Facebook users join a network that But whether the news feeds or the schedule and locations will be released when us to observe people in the wild.” seems to be restricted, such as a network decision last month to open Facebook’s they are finalized. F i v e Alumni Discuss Public Art in Campus Crawl

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The 30 or so alumni who went on the c a m p u s a r t d u r i n g H o m e c o m i n g

Campus Art Crawl, sponsored by the a n d R e u n i o n W e e k e n d . S t o p s

Center for the Arts in Society during i n c l u d e d C o o p e r ’ s o w n m u r a l

Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y C e n t e r R o t u n d a

were rather bemused to learn that recent ( b o t t o m l e f t ) , t h e K r a u s C a m p o public art installations had stirred up a t o p t h e P o s n e r C e n t e r ( t o p ) a n d controversy on campus. “ W a l k i n g t o t h e S k y ” ( b o t t o m r i g h t ). In their minds, the only real scandal was the lack of public art at Carnegie Mellon. “For a school so rich in art and art history, why aren’t we arguing over how few pieces of art there are?” said Richard Fieler (E’56).

“ F o r a s c h o o l s o r i c h i n a r t a n d a r t h i s t o r y , w h y a r e n ’ t w e a r g u i n g o v e r h o w f e w p i e c es o f a r t t h e r e a r e ?”

– R i c h a r d F i ele r ( E ’ 5 6 )

“Look at this room,” Fieler said, referring to the Danforth Lounge in the University Center during a discussion after the art tour. “There’s not a single piece of art on the walls.” The Campus Art Crawl was led by Professor of Architecture Doug Cooper, who started the tour inside the University Center in front of the murals he designed for the building’s rotunda. From there, Cooper took the group to the Kraus Campo and then to “Walking to the Sky.” Along the way, he offered his candid critique of both installations, and described the reactions that both had elicited on campus. “On a university campus, is it almost an obligation for a public art work, on some level, to be controver- sial? … It’s a very important question to consider,” Cooper said as he led the group out of the University Center. The alumni were particularly surprised to hear that “Walking to the Sky” provoked such strong protest. Most of them liked the striking, 100-foot-tall A Lifetime of Service sculpture designed by alumnus Jona- “The only thing that I can think of than Borofsky (A’64), and like Cooper, that someone would object to is that appreciated the perspective it offers it’s such a dramatic piece that someone the students who stream onto campus might drive into a telephone pole

“ T h e o n l y t h i n g t h a t I c a n t h i n k o f t h a t s o m e o n e w o u l d o b j e c t t o i s t h a t i t ’ s s u c h a d r a m a t i c p i e c e t h a t s o m e o n e m i g h t d r i v e i n t o a t ele p h o n e p o le

c o m i n g d o w n F o r bes . ” – J i m F el d m a n (S’57, E’58, E’60)

every day from Forbes and Morewood coming down Forbes,” said Jim avenues. The figures on the pole seem Feldman (S’57, E’58, E’60). to move in the same direction as the Fieler noted that countless famous students, Cooper said. works of art have been provocative. “I think it gives humanity to a place Much protest greeted the construction that some people might see as cold and of the Eiffel Tower, which many people A l u m n a a n d l o n g t i m e C a r n e g i e M e l l o n v o l u n t e e r V i r g i n i a W r i g h t S c h at z (A’43) sterile,” said Elizabeth Heltsley Hoyle grudgingly accepted only because it was r e c e i v e d t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’ s D istinguishe d S e r v i c e A wa r d a s pa rt o f t h e A l u m n i A wa r d s c e r e m o n y d u r i n g H o m e c o m i n g a n d R e u n i o n W e e k e n d . O t h e r awa r d s a n d t h e i r r e - (MM’56). “At night, when it’s lit, it supposed to be temporary, according to c i p i e n t s w e r e : D istinguishe d A c h i e v e m e n t , F r e d e r i c k H. D i l l (S’54, S’56, E’58) a n d

really gets your attention.” Fieler and Cooper. L aw r e n c e R. S u l a k (S’66); A c h i e v e m e n t , I r i s R a i n e r D a rt (A’66), R ay m o n d G i n d r o z One man joked that the only prob- “If it doesn’t provoke emotion, is (A’63, ‘65), A a r o n e l d e R o y G r u b e r (MM’40) a n d W i l b u r C. T h o m a s (E’44); S e r v i c e , lem with the sculpture is that it presents it art?” Fieler asked. I va n M. F a i g e n (E’48) a n d S e m a M o s k o v i t z F a i g e n (MM’49); S t u d e n t S e r v i c e , M e n n a M u l u g e t ta (TPR’07) a n d R a m z i J. R a m s e y (TPR’07); F a c u lt y S e r v i c e , C i n d y L i m a u r o a bit of a traffic hazard. a n d S u s a n n e S l av i c k ; a n d H o n o r a ry A l u m n u s , A rt h u r C. S c h w o t z e r (HA’06). S c h at z

i s congratulate d h e r e b y A l u m n i A s s o c i at i o n P r e s i d e n t J ay P r i c e (S’66). S i x I n t e r n at i o n a l D i s pat c h es

C a r n e g i e M ell o n Q ata r Several new faculty members are teaching at CyLab Japan just welcomed its second C a r n e g i e M ell o n i n A d el a i d e S u b m i t t e d b y A n d y Z r i m s e k , Carnegie Mellon Qatar this fall, including John class, bringing the total number of students M a r k e t i n g a n d p r D e p a r t m e n t , Barr, associate teaching professor of computer on the Kobe campus to 17. The diverse class The Carnegie Mellon Australia Joint Advisory C a r n e g i e M e l l o n U n i v e r s i t y science; Lynn Robert Carter, principal fellow; includes students from Japan, the United Board met for the first time this fall. Composed i n Q a t a r Iliano Cervesato, researcher; Erik Helin, visiting States, the United Kingdom and India. The of representatives nominated by South Austra- lecturer of Spanish; Sham Kekre, associate program also welcomed Justin Zhan, from lia and Carnegie Mellon, the board members Carnegie Mellon Qatar is preparing for the teaching professor of business; Ian Lacey, as- the Heinz School, and Atsushi Inoue as new reflect extensive leadership capabilities and di- influx of athletes and fans expected for the sociate teaching professor of management and faculty members. verse expertise. The advisory board is charged Doha Asian Games. Taking place Dec. 1–15, information systems; Andrew Leung, course with providing strategic advice, networks and the 15th Asian Games will feature 50 different assistant; Alan Montgomery, associate profes- The MSIT-IS program provides numerous op- ideas to contribute to the ongoing develop- countries competing in everything from bas- sor of marketing; Douglas Perkins, instructor; portunities for faculty and student exchanges. ment of Carnegie Mellon in Adelaide. ketball and chess to sailing and water polo. Silvia Pessoa, visiting lecturer of Spanish; and One second-year student spent this past Members of the Advisory Board include The multisport event is held every four years. Paul Zagieboylo, instructor in computer sci- summer in Pittsburgh for his master’s project Michael Moore, former prime minister of New More than one million people are expected ence. David Stanfield and Caryl Tuma joined and is completing his curriculum in Pittsburgh Zealand and head of the World Trade Orga- to arrive in Doha for the games, which the Student Services staff. this fall. Recent faculty visitors to the Kobe nization (chairman); Peter Wylie, chairman of will effectively double the small country’s campus include Adrian Perrig, assistant pro- Advertiser Newspapers and representative of population. Since the fall semester began Robert P. Kail, senior associate dean in Qatar, fessor of electrical and computer engineering, Rupert Murdoch; H. L. Kam, group managing in early August in order to finish by the end retired after 37 years with the university, most engineering and public policy, and computer director of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Hold- of November, several students will work as notably with the College of Engineering. science; Tina Wong, Information Network- ings; Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister volunteers for the games. ing Institute faculty; and Ramayya Krishnan, of Australia; Margaret Jackson, chairperson the William W. and Ruth F. Cooper Professor Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan of Qantas Airways Ltd.; Baroness Susan Groundbreaking ceremonies were held this of Management Science and Information S u b m i t t e d b y N i c o l a s C h r i s t i n , Greenfield, director of the Royal Institution of spring for the Carnegie Mellon Qatar build- Systems in the Heinz School. Alessandro i n i f a c u l t y a n d m s i t - i s a c a d e m i c Great Britain; Grant Oliphant, associate direc- ing. Designed by world-renowned architects Acquisti, assistant professor of information a d v i s o r i n K o b e , J a p a n tor of The Heinz Endowments; Gary Wigmore, Legoretta+Legoretta, the building will reflect technology and public policy at the Heinz senior partner for the global law firm Milbank the firm’s signature style and feature a robust School, will visit this semester. The Master of Science in Information Technolo- Tweed Hadley & McCloy; and Scott Bates, vice palette of colors, water features and trees. gy — Information Security (MSIT-IS) program in president and senior fellow at the Center for Construction is expected to begin this year National Policy in Washington, D.C. and be completed in 2008.

While the interior design has The outer “skin” of the Gates Com- C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e Gates Complex exceeded all expectations, the contem- plex will be a combination of materials. porary exterior shape, sustainability and Thirty percent will be a dark-colored consistency of the Gates Complex — a zinc, called “anthra-zinc,” and about 10 combination of dark zinc, light zinc and percent will be a light-colored “preweath- glass — also meets expectations, even ered” zinc and a bright metal that will though they have raised a few con- border the windows. Fifty percent of the cerns. Blelloch noted that an additional buildings will be glass and the remaining requirement of the building was that it 10 percent will be other materials such be distinctive to reflect the School of as louvers and concrete. Scogin said the Computer Science’s status in the world. preweathered zinc and metal will act as “Even in our original proposal to the reflectors and bring light into the build- [Bill & Melinda] Gates Foundation [for ings, making the Gates Complex a lively initial funding] we had always stated pair of buildings 365 days a year.

T h e G a t e s C o m p l e x , s h o w n h e r e b e t w e e n S m i t h a n d N e w e l l - S i m o n h a l l s , that we wanted something distinct,” “No matter what the sky and sun w i l l i n c l u d e 3 1 0 p r i v a t e o f f i c e s , 3 2 l a b s , 1 1 c o n f e r e n c e r o o m s a n d Blelloch said. conditions are, the buildings will have a a 2 5 0 - s e a t a u d i t o r i u m . Scogin, who has made some modi- lot of sparkle and brightness to them,” fications to the initial design in response Scogin said. Speaking of the Cut, a pedestrian Scogin worked with an eight-member to concerns, said the final plans meet the The new home for SCS will seek bridge will connect the Gates Center to SCS faculty committee, chaired by Guy criteria presented to him. Gold Leadership in Energy and Envi- the Cut, some 80 feet above. Another Blelloch, and designed the buildings “The way we work is rooted in the ronmental Design (LEED) certification pedestrian bridge will connect the Gates using an inside-out approach. Blelloch understanding of the objective put on the from the U.S. Green Building Council Center to Newell-Simon Hall. explained that the major requirements table in front of us,” Scogin said. “It’s an for its sustainability and efficiency. Other The complex will include 310 presented to Scogin included private attempt to provide all 300 or so individ- campus facilities that have earned LEED private offices, 32 labs, 11 conference offices for all faculty, plenty of space for uals in the building with an office with certificates for their green design are the rooms and a 250-seat auditorium. More collaboration, lots of natural light, and a window, and an attempt to respond to Collaborative Innovation Center, the New than 8,000 square-feet of open space and pedestrian-friendly traffic patterns both the dynamics of the site, the surrounding House and Henderson House residence rampways will allow for easy navigation inside and outside the buildings. buildings, the grade and the entry points. halls, the Posner Center and 407 South and collaboration among faculty, staff “There were requirements in It’s a very complex set of circumstances Craig Street. and students. regards to making connections between that helped shape the buildings. “I understand that some people want “There’s no doubt they’re complex different parts of campus, in particular “We firmly believe that what we’ve more than gold certification, but this is buildings in a complex site, but it’s the to Newell-Simon Hall, since we’ll be done is a very rational approach to the too large and complicated a project to be kind of project that we do,” said Scogin, keeping space there, and also to the Cut challenge given us,” he added. “We the showcase of sustainable buildings. who’s earned many awards for his work, to help us get to the main part of campus do a lot of research, and we look at a There are too many constraints,” Blelloch including the Academy Award in Ar- and for people coming from the Cut to lot of choices. There have been critics said. “LEED Gold is more than we’ve chitecture from the American Academy get to the buildings. Also connections that have changed this project and have accomplished before.” of Arts and Letters, the 1996 Chrysler within the building were important so it brought to the table very good opinions, In fact, “more than we’ve accom- Award for Innovation in Design and five will be easy for people to get from place very good ideas that we have responded plished before” could be used to describe national awards for excellence from the to place to visit their colleagues and to to. We have also tested a lot of ideas that the entire project. It’s a good thing Mack American Institute of Architects. make it easy for undergraduates to work we’ve rejected for very good reasons,” Scogin is a problem solver. To accommodate the needs of the with faculty on research projects. It’s a Scogin said. School of Computer Science (SCS), collaborative thing,” Blelloch said. S e v e n L e c t u r e S p o t l i g h t : Cannadine Discusses “Mellon: An American Life”

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He was one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs, transforming western Pennsylvania into an industrial powerhouse. As the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, he shaped American economic policy for more than a decade. And he was a great philanthropist whose personal art collection helped establish the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. But until now, there has never been a complete account of the life of Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937), whose achievements spanned the worlds of finance, industry, government and philanthropy. On Nov. 8, Carnegie Mellon will celebrate Mellon’s legacy with a lecture by historian David Cannadine, author of the sweeping new biography “Mellon: An American Life.” Cannadine will sign copies of his book during a public reception from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. in the Connan Room in the University Center. His lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in McConomy Auditorium. Cannadine’s appearance at Carnegie Mellon is part of the University Lecture Series. Mellon headed the bank his father founded, T. Mellon and Sons, and organized the Union Trust Company and Union Savings Bank of Pittsburgh. He helped to found several industrial giants, including ALCOA, Koppers and Gulf Oil, and was the treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932. Mellon and his brother, Richard Beatty Mellon, founded the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, which merged with the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1967 to form Carnegie Mellon University. Mellon’s life was often troubled. His marriage ended in a scandalous divorce in 1912 and his final years were marred by politically motivated tax-fraud charges — of which he was ultimately vindicated. “Whatever one thinks of it, Mellon’s life, and the issues with which he grappled, at varying W h a t : David Cannadine, “Mellon: An American Life” levels of success and comprehension, imagination and morality, continue to resonate,” W h e n : 6 p.m., Nov. 8 Cannadine writes. W h e r e : McConomy Auditorium, University Center

Want to know what else is going on next month? See the calendar of events on page three.

Jennifer Church C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e

What’s your impression of helping students engage faculty and drama and choir and music and dance Based on that experience, Carnegie Mellon students? staff in shaping the kind of community than I was in, say, sports. what advice would you have for Carnegie Mellon students are motivated we want to have. I’m very interested in students who are not sure what Do you still play the flute? and inspiring. They’re so engaged in continuing to engage students in more they want to do? I’d say I play around. I play around with building the experience here, both their intentional ways in discussions about di- I think that one piece of advice is that the flute and my children are interested personal experience and the broader versity and the global community where whatever you’re studying here, whether now because they’re getting older and campus and community life. If you we live, and helping them explore their it’s what you think you’re ultimately taking their own interest in music and look at the kind of experiences they’ve own ideas and perspectives. going to do as a career, everything you other activities. So it’s sort of fun to already had in their lives, it’s really do in college is somehow relevant to Other than campus, what’s your experience that with them. inspiring. I’m not sure that they always who you become. Time is not wasted favorite spot in Pittsburgh? see these qualities in themselves because Do you have a favorite TV program? taking an extra course or playing intra- I think I would probably identify to them this is normal. It’s just who I have two children, so the things they murals or just hanging out with your Schenley Park, because I spend a lot of they are, what they do. I think that is choose are not what I would choose. I friends. Each of these experiences is time there with my children. I think that unique in terms of their peer set across enjoy “The American Experience” series relevant to your future in ways that still one of the great aspects of Pittsburgh is college students and people their age and I watch quite a few documentaries. may be unknown. that there are these wonderful parks and in our country. I actually was a journalism major with places to go to hike and relax. I didn’t What’s coming up this school year aspirations to produce documentary films that you’re really excited about? Through your various roles here, experience that growing up and I really at one time, before I decided that I really what have you accomplished that value the opportunity to do that here I’m really excited about the ways the wanted to work in education. So I think was most meaningful to you? in the city. campus community is shaping itself. The thing that stands out to me as the I’m usually drawn to historical documen- You know, just a few weeks ago students most satisfying part of my job is the What’s your favorite vacation spot? taries or programs about history, social were out walking in Gesling Stadium to kind of relationships I feel like I’ve I like to go to the beach and be near history, societal issues, social justice. raise money for cancer research — and water. … Just being near the ocean gives been able to build with students and to When you were 20, what career did that’s not an anomaly. Our students are me a chance to put things into perspec- maintain with them even after they’ve you have in mind for yourself? beginning to seize all the possibilities tive. It’s a good opportunity for me to graduated. This has made the job very Like many students in college, I kind that are open to them. … When I think reenergize, and it is great family time. meaningful for me. of dabbled in a few things. I went into about the new year, I think, “What are What would people be surprised to college thinking I was going to come the new things that we’re going to be What would you like to accomplish know about you? able to accomplish this year in partner- during the next five years? out prepared to go to medical school. I ship with faculty, staff and students to I’m very interested in the freshman [Long pause]. Wow. I don’t know if I quickly changed and decided I wanted to be even better than we were last year?” experience and in actively helping have an answer for this one. study journalism. I was pretty involved And that goes back to the question about students acclimate and adjust to life at What you see is what you get? in campus life and through those experi- what it is that I like about Carnegie Carnegie Mellon. A student’s ability to Pretty much. I don’t think people would ences I think I determined that I wanted Mellon. I think it’s that we are always achieve success after Carnegie Mellon be all that surprised with me. Maybe one to be on a college campus, not necessarily changing for the better. The whole is influenced by our ability to help them thing, if I had to say something, is that in a teaching capacity, but I wanted to environment engenders that sense of establish a strong foundation during the I’m probably more artistically inclined work with students and help them de- possibility to do something new, to be a university experience. than I let on. I do play the flute — I’ve velop their own experiences. I finished little bit better and to evolve. And we do played since I was seven. I studied ballet up my degree in journalism and I im- I’m interested in further developing the that better than anyone else. for 12 years. I was more involved in mediately went on to graduate school to sense of community on campus and look at the opportunities in education.

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