CMU’S NEWS SOURCE FOR FACULTY & STAFF 9/14 ISSUE

Class of 2018: Women Set New Benchmark in Computer Science n Byron Spice

While the number of women majoring in computer science at Carnegie Mellon has long exceeded national averages, this year’s incoming class has set a new benchmark for the university’s School of Computer Science (SCS). About 41 percent, 56 of the 138 in- coming SCS undergraduates, are women, surpassing the previous high-water mark of nearly 40 percent 14 years ago. Incoming first-year student Rachel Gu brings with her a fascination with artificial intelligence that grew from watching Japanese anime series and reading manga, which are Japanese comics. “I chose CMU after taking the pre- college program last summer because I loved not only the computer science program but also the faculty and current students,” Gu said. “The CMU students

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I struggled, and the staff and teacher’s C o m p u te r S c i e n ce P r o fe s s o r L e n o r e B l u m ( b a ck r o w , t h i r d f r o m r i g h t ) p o s e s w i t h f i r s t - y e a r s t u de n t s at t h e assistants were eager to answer questions W o me n @SCS meet i n g i n l ate A u g u s t . S t u de n t s i n t h e b a ck r o w a r e ( l - r ) A n i s h a P a dwek a r , C h r i s t i n e L ee , J i e L i , and help solve technical issues.” M a u n i k a A tm a k u r i , A b h y V y t h ee s w a r a n , S u mme r K i ta h a r a a n d A s r a M a h m o o d . I n t h e f r o n t r o w a r e ( l - r ) J e n n i fe r

C o n t i n u ed o n p a ge e i g h t C h o u a n d M a i t r e y ee J o s h i . W o me n @SCS i s a n o r g a n i z at i o n t h at s u p p o r t s o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r w o me n i n c o m p u te r s c i e n ce .

“Making” Lifting the Burden of Brain Disorders

Connections n Piper Staff a better understanding of the brain’s Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, structure and function — why we do the China; the Indian Institute of Science in Understanding how the brain works is Hunt Library Takes things we do — and to create new tools Bangalore; Oxford University and the one of the toughest puzzles left to solve. to accelerate discovery and reduce the University of Warwick in the U.K.; and Leap Toward Modern And it can’t happen soon enough. Con- burden of brain disorders. the University of . sider these facts: Learning Commons “This is the right time, and this is the As part of the launch event, CMU If you’re lucky enough to reach right place,” Tom Insel, director of the faculty members Alison Barth, Marlene n Kelly Saavedra age 85, you have a 50 percent chance of National Institute of Mental Health, said Behrmann and Tom Mitchell participated developing Alzheimer’s disease. Sixteen Hunt Library has been a collaborative during his keynote address at the pro- in a panel discussion. million Americans per year are known to learning hub since it was built in 1961. gram launch. “I think weʼve found that Mitchell, the E. Fredkin Univer- suffer major depression. One in 68 U.S. This year, new design studios and lab sweet spot — it doesn't happen all that sity Professor and head of the Machine children annually are diagnosed with an spaces are taking that collaborative often — between the world of academics Learning Department who has conducted autism spectrum disorder. experience to the next level, as Hunt and the world of public policy, and hope- research on how the brain processes lan- That’s just some of the human cost becomes host to the university’s Inte- fully the world of financing.” guage, said brain science is data-starved. of not understanding how the brain grative Design, Arts and Technology CMU’s BrainHub partners include C o n t i n u ed o n p a ge n i n e works. The economic costs are also stag- program (IDeATe). gering. Addiction, alcoholism, mental The library has reconfigured its main illnesses, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s floor and lower level to support students cost the U.S. $1.1 trillion annually. The and faculty working together across global price tag? Five trillion dollars. disciplines in IDeATe’s “maker” experi- To help stem the epidemic, Carnegie ences that combine arts and technology Mellon has launched BrainHubSM, a through 30 new studio-based courses. global research initiative that will bring The program builds on decades of together CMU’s strengths in computer CMU’s success in the arts and technol- science, neuroscience, psychology and ogy to facilitate collaborative learning engineering. experiences for students from any The initiative aims to help develop C o n t i n u ed o n p a ge te n O n e Effort in Efficiency Workday To Streamline HR, Benefits and Payroll Processes

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The days of completing green paper website. “When it became clear time sheets, manually keeping track of that the current systems could not your PTO and remembering yet another keep up with the changing needs password to view your pay stub are of the university, we explored new gladly coming to an end. options. Workday will provide us a Workday, a web-based, human HR/Payroll system agile enough to resources (HR), benefits and payroll support the needs of a 21st century management system that provides em- university.” ployees and managers with the infor- mation they need, is in the final stages of its campus-wide rollout. Workday deployment is set for late December 2014, with the first payroll to be run in Workday in January 2015. Workday will bring payroll in- house and consolidate several manual spreadsheets and information and pro- cessing systems — some of which were created and developed at Carnegie Mellon more than 20 years ago. The systems are the HR Information System (HRIS), the HR Employee Module (HREM), HR Connection, the Talent Management System (TMS), the Pay- Workday, which has been global community and our employees U s i n g W o r kd ay , em p l o y ee s w i l l b e a b l e roll Roster System (PRS) and ADP for adopted by many state governments, don’t all work in Pittsburgh. We need a t o r ec o r d t h e i r w o r k h o u r s , v i ew t h e i r Payroll. Green time sheets and Excel businesses and universities, including system that allows us to serve all of our pay s l i p s , m a ke c h a n ge s t o t h e i r h e a lt h

spreadsheets for PTO requests and Brown, Cornell, Chicago, Georgetown, employees. The new functionality for b e n ef i t s a n d r e q u e s t PTO. tracking of faculty appointment, promo- Miami, Rochester, USC and Yale, will faculty appointments will allow us to tion and tenure also will be replaced by provide faculty, staff and student work- use one system to track faculty.” Center will be a one-stop shop where Workday. ers with a more efficient way to navigate Like Huth, Cheryl Wehrer, associ- CMU employees can get answers to “Software generally does not age their inquiries related to HR benefits and gracefully. What may have begun as “M o v i n g f r om o u r c u r r e n t HRIS to W o r k d ay i s a n a l o g o u s to payroll transactions. The CMUWorks an elegant design when the system was Service Center, which consists of about first conceived 25 years ago, today g o i n g f r om a 1970 s r ota ry p h o n e to t h e l at e s t s m a rtp h o n e 20 employees, will debut in late limits what you can realistically ac- i n o n e f e l l s w oop .” — C h e ry l W e h r e r December. complish,” says CMU Chief Informa- McCarl, who has learned how to tion Officer Steve Huth on the Workday the HR benefits and payroll aspects of ate director of Finance and Adminis- use the Workday system, thinks people their life at CMU. tration in the who will get the hang of it. Employees will be able to record has been a member of the CMUWorks “Parts of Workday are very intuitive their work hours, view their pay slips, Campus Team and Steering Committee, but others are a bit tricky. Some people review and update their payroll infor- says Workday will bring Carnegie Mel- will say that it is complicated. [But] we mation, make changes to their health lon’s HR systems into the 21st century. do ‘complicated’ every day and just as benefits and request PTO. “Moving from our current HRIS to we had to learn to use Oracle, we will PIPER Supervisors will receive notification Workday is analogous to going from a learn to use this system,” McCarl said. 9/14 Issue of the time entry approval and PTO re- 1970s rotary phone to the latest smart- Wehrer also has tested the system P u b l i s h e r Ken Walters quest via email from Workday and will phone in one fell swoop. There’s a ton and has conducted Workday demonstra-

E d i to r M a n a g i n g E d i to r be able to approve or deny the request of delivered functionality in Workday tions for users. Bruce Gerson Kelly Saavedra from their desktop, laptop or mobile that we simply don’t have today,” “Workday is very easy and intui- W r i t e r s device. Managers will have access to Wehrer said. tive. If you can read Gmail or use a Web Dana Casto Kelly Saavedra Bruce Gerson Byron Spice the data for the people they supervise, About 40 members of the university browser such as Amazon, the experience Shilo Rea Pam Wigley such as general employee data, contact community have participated in user is similar. Employees will easily figure Abby Simmons Michael Yeomans information, work history, position his- acceptance testing to provide feedback out many parts of Workday on their D e s i g n e r tory and PTO data. to the implementation team, but training own,” Wehrer said. Melissa Stoebe Communications Design and Photography Group Workday also will enable managers for the university community will begin

P h oto g r a p h y and administrators to more accurately in earnest this November. Ken Andreyo & Tim Kaulen track faculty appointments, promotions Individuals who will be conducting M o r e I n f o r m at i o n Communications Design and Photography Group and tenure dates, something Sharon transactions in Workday on a regular To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 Visit the Workday website or email [email protected]. McCarl is anxiously anticipating. basis will receive instructor-led train- at www.cmu.edu/hr/ Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, “Currently we spend a great deal ing. The majority of CMU employees cmu-works/. employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, of time entering appointments year will get their training online, which will belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, You can subscribe to the Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required be complemented with screencasts and not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or after year. This will be greatly reduced executive orders. Workday monthly newsletter Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance in Workday and that will allow people quick guides. with this statement should be directed to the vice president for by emailing cmu-works@ campus affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2056. to focus on other things,” said McCarl, Going live in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus andrew.cmu.edu and using security and fire safety report describing the university’s security, associate dean for Financial Affairs in Workday will be the newly created alcohol and drug, sexual assault, and fire safety policies and con- “subscribe” in the subject line. taining statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus and the number and cause of fires in campus the Mellon College of Science and a CMUWorks Service Center. The team residence facilities during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie To view the latest newsletter, Mellon Police Department at 412-268-2323. The annual security member of the Workday Campus Team, is in place, assisting with the project and fire safety report is also available online at www.cmu.edu/police/annualreports. Steering Committee and Executive and getting up to speed on their new visit www.cmu.edu/hr/ Produced for Media Relations by The Communications Design and Photography Group, September 2014, 15-033. Sponsors Group. roles. Located in the UTDC Building on cmu-works/communications/ “Carnegie Mellon has entered the Henry Street, the CMUWorks Service newsletters.html. T w o Global Stage CMU’s Big Data Experts in Spotlight at World Economic Forum n Michael Yeomans

In a world deluged with data and increasingly sophisticated methods for collecting and analyzing it, scientists are focused on how they can use all of this information to improve our lives. Four Carnegie Mellon faculty members will provide their perspectives on this topic during a session titled “Data Science in Action” at the World Eco- nomic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2014 — also known as Summer Davos — Sept. 10-12 in Tianjin, China. Manuela Veloso, the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Computer Science, will discuss the future of auton- omous robots. She will show how these robots not only use their own sensors to T h e W o r l d E c o n o m i c F o r u m ’ s A n n u a l M eet i n g o f t h e N ew C h a m p i o n s 2014, a l s o k n o w n a s S u mme r D av o s , i s ta k i n g p l a ce collect data from their environment but S e p t . 10-12 i n T i a n j i n , C h i n a . also can collaborate with other robots to share and process massive amounts of sociate vice provost of technology strat- were selected following nominations by Harrison will present in a session data in real-time, allowing them to make egy and impact. Cassell serves as head of the university’s Marketing and Media titled “Tomorrow’s Consumer Tech.” decisions and take action. Veloso also the forumʼs Global Agenda Council on Relations (MMR) team, in collaboration will be featured in a panel titled “Dis- Robotics and Smart Devices at Sum- with the deans. The CMU scientists are: CMU and the Forum cover! Robot Revolution,” moderated by mer Davos. She will moderate a session • Inês Azevedo, associate profes- The World Economic Forum’s member- NPR’s science correspondent Joe Palca. titled “How Are Emerging Technologies sor, Engineering and Public Policy; ship includes the top 1,000 companies Marlene Behrmann, director of Augmenting the Human Experience.” co-director, Center for Climate and from around the world that drive the Carnegie Mellon’s Cognitive Neurosci- Energy Decision Making; global economy and collaborate on shaping ence Lab, will discuss how analyzing 40 Under 40 • Jessica Hammer, assistant professor, global, regional and industry agendas. brain signal pathways in individuals Each year, the forum selects 40 scien- Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon’s relationship with with autism can help identify markers tists under the age of 40 to participate as and Entertainment Technology the forum began in 2010, when MMR initi- that accurately predict the onset of the Young Scientists alongside the business Center; and ated a daylong visit between faculty from condition and allow for early behavioral and political leaders. • Chris Harrison, assistant professor of across the university and a forum represen- intervention. These scientists are selected from Human-Computer Interaction. tative. Shortly after, Carnegie Mellon was Marsha Lovett, director of Carnegie all regions of the world and from a range Hammer will be a panelist during invited to join the forum’s Global University Mellon’s Eberly Center for Teaching of disciplines to provide perspectives on a session called “Future Learning: Bet- Leaders Forum, a group of 25 elite global Excellence, will explain how collecting the most up-to-date trends in scientific ter, Faster, Smarter.” The session will universities, only 11 of which are in the U.S. data from students using online learning research. explore how as machines get smarter, Since then, 15 faculty members software can help scientists customize Three of the scientists chosen this education and learning can become from six schools and colleges — plus each learner’s experience, which results year are Carnegie Mellon faculty who smarter, too. the Entertainment Technology Center — in more effective and efficient learning. have presented at forum meetings. James H. Garrett Jr., dean of the College of Engineering, will examine how sensors can be used to collect data from infrastructure, such as water and CMU Forges International Partnerships sewer pipes, buildings and bridges, in order to locate trouble spots before they This past summer Carnegie Mellon es- CMU-Indian Institute of Science break down, which could save trillions tablished research and education partner- Global technology leader and Infosys co- of dollars in repair costs. ships with two international universities, founder Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrish- President Subra Suresh will intro- the University of Warwick in the United nan donated $1.8 million to establish duce the session. Kingdom and the Indian Institute of this partnership between CMU and the Science in Bangalore. Both institutions Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the Forum Leadership recently joined CMU’s BrainHub initia- Indian Institute of Science. tive (see Lifting the Burden of Brain Suresh, who is one of nine “programme The partnership will foster interac- Disorders on page one). mentors” for Summer Davos and the tions between CBR and CMU research- only university president serving in that ers in the areas of brain research and CMU-Warwick capacity, will be featured in a session education and in closely related areas titled “Optimizing Education through This $10 million collaboration brings such as data sciences and engineering, Technology.” together CMU’s expertise in robotics, human behavior and computation. Last November, Carnegie Mellon cybersecurity, design, machine learning The gift will support post-doctoral launched the Simon Initiative, harness- and computational health applications fellowships and seed funding for research. ing the university’s leadership in learning and sensors with Warwick’s strengths in science to improve learning outcomes manufacturing, digital health care, en- K r i s G o pa l a k r i s h n a n ( t o p r i g h t ), for both CMU students and learners ergy storage and materials and surfaces. c o - f o u n de r o f I n f o s y s , a n d T h e o d o r o s around the world. President Suresh signed the partner- N. A rva n i t i s , p r o fe s s o r a n d h e a d o f Adding further to Carnegie Mellon’s ship agreement in July when he was at r e s e a r c h at t h e I n s t i t u te o f D i g i ta l leadership in this area is Justine Cassell, Warwick to receive an honorary doctor H e a lt h c a r e , WMG, at t h e U n i v e r s i t y Simon Initiative co-coordinator and as- of science degree. o f W a rw i ck , pa rt i c i pated i n t h e l a u n c h o f B r a i n H u b . T h r e e Meet Miss

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Amanda Smith has stage presence. That and her jaw-dropping singing voice — qualities she’s learned and nurtured at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama the past two years — helped the junior musical theatre major win the Miss Penn- sylvania crown for 2014. Smith, who sang an amazing rendition of the Phantom of the Opera’s “Music of the Night” in the state pageant, will be compet- ing for the title of Miss America on Sunday, Sept. 14 in Atlantic City. The competition will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. EDT on ABC. Amid her busy schedule, the Piper recently caught up with Smith to talk about her role as BOYD PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO BY MATT Miss Pennsylvania and her fitness M u s i c a l t h e a t r e m a j o r A m a n d a and nutrition platform. S m i t h ( A’ 1 7 ) s a y s h e r C M U ed u c a t i o n h e l p ed h e r w i n t h e MEAD PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO BY HOLLY S m i t h ’ s c r o w n i n g m o me n t i n t h e M i s s P e n n s y l v a n i a p a ge a n t . Q: What’s it like to wear the M i s s P e n n s y l v a n i a t i t l e . crown?

A: It truly has been an amazing experi- Q: How do you deal with the time intelligent, talented, beautiful, caring, on interview skills and expanding my ence. It’s a lot of personal appearances, crunch? authentic and forward-moving women. personal platform. community service work, paperwork A: I will be taking a year of absence Q: What platform are you and training. It keeps me busy, but I love Q: What has been the most re- from CMU; however, the faculty and promoting? warding part of this experience? every second. staff have been incredibly supportive A: Fitness and Nutrition: The Key to Q: Has your CMU education as I embark on this journey dedicated A: The most rewarding part for me is Healthy Living. I took on this platform helped you compete? to scholarship, community service and meeting the people who are so grateful to make people aware of how fitness and personal growth. And I can’t thank them for Miss Pennsylvania coming to sup- A: nutrition are directly related to cancer Oh, absolutely. As a musical theatre enough for that. port an event or cause. major, I take acting, voice lessons and and other diseases. Recently, I’ve started dance — ballet, jazz and tap — every Q: When people think of pageants, an initiative to educate families and Q: What are your plans post- semester. I also have taken classes in the movie “Miss Congeniality” individuals about affordable ways to graduation? speech, movement, Alexander technique comes to mind. Can you separate maintain a healthy lifestyle, since cost is A: I love serving, and I love promoting and foundations of drama. The talent fact from fiction? a key issue for Americans today. the benefits of fitness and nutrition to portion of the pageant is 35 percent of A: (laughs) … Taking the truth and Q: How are you preparing to com- help others. And with the connections your score, and CMU’s School of Drama stretching it always makes for a good pete for the Miss America title? I’m making, I can certainly continue to definitely contributes not only to my con- comedy. I’m sure there are pageants out do that without a crown on my head. I fidence and technique onstage, but how A: I’ve been keeping updated on cur- there that are about beauty and “world also hope to pursue a career onstage in I carry myself in social situations as well. rent events, working with my personal peace,” but I feel proud to be part of an New York City or in film and television trainer for that swimsuit body, working organization that really prides itself on in Los Angeles.

“Newsies” Star Returns for Family Visit

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Corey Cott (A’12), who right after grad- still have your family. That’s what uation landed the lead in “Newsies,” one matters,” Corey said. of Broadway’s biggest hits, returned to CMU also has been family to campus in late August to visit family — Corey, who took the time to talk to his brother, Casey, and the CMU faculty. students in Professor Don Wadsworth’s Casey, who is beginning his junior “Business of Acting” class. year in the School of Drama, said he “Carnegie Mellon is the heart and was happy to have his big brother there soul of my training. The faculty became to see his performance in “Parade” at the like family to me and my classmates. New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh. Every single one of them brings some- “We’ve always been two brothers, thing different to the table and they find and now we’re just two actors compar- a way to make it all work together for ing notes,” Casey said. “He’s pretty di- the students’ benefit,” Cott said. rect with me when it comes to criticism “Throughout his four years in the and advice, and I appreciate that.” CMU conservatory, Corey’s only desire Corey said family is the most im- was to grow as an artist and to serve the portant thing to him and no role would industry he loved so much,” Wadsworth

ever change that. said. “It was never hard to believe that PHOTO BY LOUIS STEIN “This could all go away, and you he would do well early in his career.” D r a m a P r o fe s s o r D o n W a d s w o r t h ( l eft ) a n d C o r e y C o tt ( A’ 1 2 ) . F o u r Hit it, Maestro! Renowned Conductors Raise the Baton in This Season’s Repertoire n Dana Casto

Cue the music. Mellon’s Philharmonic and Choirs who is director of orchestral studies faculty member and opera singer Jen- Carnegie Mellon’s Philharmonic perform a wide variety of festive hits. at the University of Akron School of nifer Aylmer singing ‘Quel guardo, will take their seats at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Award-winning Luis Hernandez will Music. il cavaliere’ from Donizetti’s “Don Sept. 14, at Carnegie Music Hall in Oak- be the featured pianist on Gershwin’s Pasquale,” ‘L’amerò, sarò costante’ • 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 22. Mae- land to kick off the School of Music’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” from Mozart’s “Il re pastore” and stro Cárdenes conducts the season’s 2014-2015 orchestra season. ‘Vorrei spiegavari il giubilo’ from • 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25. David final concert, which features Barber’s Concert-goers will be treated to Rossini’s “La cambiale di matrimonio.” Effron conducts Mozart’s “Overture “Symphony in One Movement” and formidable favorites as well as hallmarks to ‘The Magic Flute,’” Schoenberg’s Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3 in View the complete season schedule at of American composers when Maestro “Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38” E-Flat Major, ‘Eroica’ ” and CMU http://music.cmu.edu. Andrés Cárdenes, director of orchestral and Schumann’s “Symphony No. 2 studies at CMU, raises his baton for the in C Major, Op. 61.” This concert first of these special evenings that run features 2014 concerto competi- now through April. tion winner Siu Yan Yap on William The season features internationally Kraft’s “Concerto for Timpani and recognized guest conductors Manfred Orchestra.” Honeck, David Effron and Barry Douglas. Highlights include: • 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19. Manfred • 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14. This Honeck of the Pittsburgh Symphony concert features last year’s concerto Orchestra conducts the Philharmonic competition winner Joshua Burca and Choirs on Mozart’s “Requiem on Sibelius’ “Violin Concerto in D Mass, K. 626” and Dvořák’s “Sym- Minor, Op. 47.” phony No. 9 in E Minor, ‘From the New World.’” • 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12. In- ternationally renowned conductor • Student Composers’ Concert, 8 and pianist Barry Douglas performs p.m., Wednesday, March 4. This Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 concert features original works

in B-Flat Major, Op. 19.” composed for orchestra by Carnegie PHOTO BY ALISA GARIN PHOTOGRAPHY Mellon School of Music students. M a e s t r o A n d r é s C á r de n e s a n d t h e C a r n eg i e M e l l o n P h i l h a r m o n i c k i ck • Annual Holiday Concert, 8 p.m., Directed by Daniel Nesta Curtis and o ff t h e S c h o o l o f M u s i c ’ s 2014-2015 o r c h e s t r a s e a s o n a t 7 : 3 0 p . m . , Thursday, Dec. 4. Carnegie guest conductor Guy Victor Bordo, S u n d a y , S e p t . 1 4 , a t C a r n eg i e M u s i c H a l l .

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Drama Season Includes August Wilson’s b o x o f f i c e at 412-268-2407 “Seven Guitars” and “The Wiz” o r v i s i t i n g w w w . d r a m a . c m u . e d u . n Piper Staff unveils the tragic beauty of provincial This year’s Director Series, life through love, laughter and loss. productions directed by students, The School of Drama has a tough act to 2014-15 F e at u r e In addition to the four featured includes Sam Shepard’s “Fool for follow as its centennial year comes to a a c k a g e P presentations, the school also is present- Love,” “Steubenville,” which centers close, but Peter Cooke is betting on this ing “Bliss,” a Soviet satire by Mikhail around the 2012 rape case in the Ohio year’s cast members and faculty direc- “Seven Guitars,” Oct. 2-11 Bulgakov, and “Wolves,” a deconstruc- town, “MilkMilkLemonade” and tors to deliver. “Trojan Women,” Nov. 13-22 tion of Little Red Riding Hood by Steve “The Maids.” “After a wildly successful centen- “The Wiz,” Feb. 19-28 Yockey. nial year, the School of Drama’s 2014- “Three Sisters,” April 9-25 15 season promises to be just as excit- ing and varied in subject matter, scope, style and presentational ingenuity,” said a modern-day Greek tale of the agoniz- Cooke, head of the Drama School. ing causes and undeniable effects of war. This year’s main stage produc- Professor of Voice and Music tions in the Philip Chosky Theater are Theatre Thomas Douglas and Assistant “Seven Guitars” by Pittsburgh native Professor of Dance Tome Cousin will August Wilson; “Trojan Women: A direct and choreograph “The Wiz.” Love Story” by Charles L. Mee; “The “‘The Wiz,’ America’s love affair Wiz” by William Brown; and “Three with the magical adventures of Dorothy Sisters” by Anton Chekhov. and her journey to the Wizard of Oz, Assistant Professor of Acting will be our high-octane musical this Cameron Knight will direct “Seven year,” Cooke said. “Full of recogniz- Guitars,” a story about the African- able characters and songs, ‘The Wiz’ American male’s fight for identity and suits our musical theatre ensemble and WIGLEY PHOTO BY PAM CM U a l u m n a M eg a n H i lt y ( A’ 0 4 ) r et u r n ed t o P i tt s b u r g h o v e r t h e self-worth in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. is guaranteed to lift the spirits as winter s u mme r t o p e r f o r m s o n g s b y F r a n k S i n at r a i n “L u ck B e a L a d y : M eg a n Jed Allen Harris, associate teaching turns to spring.” H i lt y S i n g s S i n at r a a n d M o r e ” at H e i n z H a l l . W i t h H i lt y (L - R) a r e professor in the John Wells Directing New York-based Pamela Berlin C o n d u ct o r S te v e n R e i n eke a n d S c h o o l o f D r a m a H e a d P ete r C o o ke . Program, will direct “Trojan Women,” will direct “Three Sisters,” a story that F i v e Celebrating Staff Andy Awards Honor Outstanding Commitment

They’ve gone above and beyond the call, outshined the others. And their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. Twenty-four Carnegie Mellon staff members and six teams have been nominated this year by their co-workers for a well-deserved Andy Award, a special honor that recognizes THE superior performance and commitment to the university community. Awards are given in six categories: Commitment to Students, Community Contributions, Culture, Dedication, Innovation and University Citizenship. ANDY The Andy Awards ceremony takes place at noon, Sept. 30 in McConomy Auditorium. A light reception in Rangos Hall will follow the ceremony. The campus community is invited to attend. AWARDS And the nominees are: “ M y h e a r t i s i n t h e w o r k .”

Commitment to Students

A l e x a C . H a n s e n E r i k a N i n o s R u b a b J a f r y C a r o l Y o u n g T h e I n f o r m at i o n N etw o r k i n g I n s t i t u te E n r o l l me n t T e p p e r S c h o o l I n s t i t u te f o r C o m p l e x O ’C o n n o r ( h n z ’ 0 5 ) , D i et r i c h C o l l ege S e r v i ce s O ff i ce T e a m A d v a n ceme n t E n g i n ee r ed S y s tem s T e p p e r S c h o o l o f I n f o r m a t i o n S y s tem s (F r o m l eft t o r i g h t ): J a m i e L e h n eke (HNZ’09) B u s i n e s s a n d J e s s i c a B ecke r

Culture University Citizenship

L o r i S m i t h ( S’ 8 5 , D i a n e S t i d l e S a l ly C u n n i n g h a m M i c h a e l S. D a n k o J o e R u dm a n G u y W i n n D C ’ 9 2 ) , E n r o l l me n t M a c h i n e L e a r n i n g S o ftw a r e E n g i n ee r i n g N a v a l S c i e n ce (DC’74,’83), P h y s i c s E n r o l l me n t S e r v i ce s S e r v i ce s I n s t i t u te

Community Contributions Innovation

C h r i s H ay e s N o l i n G . R o n a l d R i p p e r T h e L e o n a r d G e l f a n d C e n te r f o r S e r v i ce L e a r n i n g & T r e s h e a W a de (S ’ 8 5 ) , C o m p u t i n g C i v i l a n d O u t r e a c h D r i v e r s T e a m ( h n z ’ 1 4 ) , T e p p e r S e r v i ce s E n v i r o n me n ta l (F r o m l eft t o r i g h t ) : L e o n “ P ete ” S m i t h a n d W i l l i a m S c h o o l o f B u s i n e s s E n g i n ee r i n g T a y l o r

S i x Dedication

T h e O ff i ce o f I n te r n a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n D o c u me n t M a n a ge r s T e a m ( f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ) : T r i c i a D u g a n a n d D o n n a F r o s t

T h e C o m p u t i n g S e r v i ce s H e l p C e n te r T e a m (F r o n t r o w , f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ) : A m a n d a R e i n ecke , E r i c P h i l l i p s , K y at M a k . ( B a ck r o w , f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ) : D o n H a c h é , K e v i n W e s t l i n g , N i k D o v e a n d D a v e O l c o tt

T h e U n i v e r s i t y C o n t r a ct s O ff i ce T e a m T h e I n te r n at i o n a l F i n a n ce T e a m ( f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ) : E v i e F i s h e r , M att h ew D ’ E m i l i o (F r o n t r o w , f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ): M i c h a e l G r i mm , C a r r i e N e l s o n , A n t h o n y T a l o tta . a n d D a v e D u n c a n . N o t p i ct u r ed : L i s a R a b n e r (B a ck r o w , f r o m l eft t o r i g h t ): N i m i t M e h r o t r a (TPR’10), S a r a N. B a i l e y , C h r i s t i n e L. M u r r ay , K at i e P r i ce , A s h l e y F e r e n c z y , K a r e n L. S a d l e r a n d M a r k G a m b o n e

K e n n y B l a i r ( h n z’ 1 6 ) M e l i s s a B r o w n R e b ecc a O ’D o n n e l l L e s l i e C h o v a n N a n c y D o y l e C h a r l e s G i t z e n C o m p u t i n g S e r v i ce s C i v i l a n d E n v i r o n me n ta l C h o l tc o , E n r o l l me n t S o ftw a r e E n g i n ee r i n g I n f o r m at i o n N etw o r k i n g P h y s i c s E n g i n ee r i n g S e r v i ce s I n s t i t u te I n s t i t u te

S u m i t r a G o p a l S u s a n T a te H i s e r A n n M a r i e M e s c o L i z M i l a v ec C y n t h i a V i cke r R o b o t i c s I n s t i t u te U n i v e r s i t y ( D C ’ 0 1 ) , D i g i t a l F i n a n ce D i v i s i o n (T p r ’ 0 4 ) , A d v a n ceme n t I n i t i a t i v e s L i b r a r y C h em i c a l E n g i n ee r i n g

S e v e n Students Crawl Craig Street

New Carnegie Mellon students explored Craig Street’s restaurants, shops, live music and more between Forbes Avenue and Winthrop Street during the first annual Craig Street Crawl on Saturday, Aug. 23.

A b o v e : F i r s t - y e a r s t u de n t s M u r i e l P o k o l (DC’18), M i tc h e l l L ee ( E ’ 1 8 ) a n d A m y C a i ( T p r ’ 1 8 ) p o s ed f o r a s n a p s h o t w i t h C M U ’ s m a s c o t , S c o tt y . PHOTOS BY KELLY SAAVEDRA PHOTOS BY KELLY

R i g h t : M em p h i s H i l l k i cked o ff T o p : M a r k R u o s s a n d G e r a l d i n e H a s l e r , e x c h a n ge s t u de n t s t h e r a i g t r eet r a w l w i t h l i v e C S C f r o m S w i t z e r l a n d s t u d y i n g de s i g n i n CMU’ s C o l l ege o f F i n e m u s i c . A r t s , t o o k t i me t o h av e t h e i r p o r t r a i t s d r a w n b y a c a r i c at u r e a r t i s t .

A b o v e : A m o n g t h o s e p u tt i n g i n r e q u e s t s f o r b a l l o o n a r t we r e f i r s t - y e a r C o l l ege o f E n g i n ee r i n g s t u de n t s S a m W e s te n b e r g , R i n F a i r a n d K e v i n Z h a n g .

Women Set New Benchmark in Computer Science C o n t i n u ed f r o m p a ge o n e

A project for incoming student the percentage of women — 21 percent well as friends who are also computer One reason for the increase in wom- Maitreyee Joshi’s local science fair in — who entered the program in 2008. science majors,” said Blum, whose re- en enrollees may relate to the increased high school piqued her interest in the The last time that a class of first- search and work to increase the partici- popularity of computer science — a field. Joshi’s idea involved analyzing year computer science majors came pation of girls and women in computer discipline in high demand by employers DNA mutations in cancer patients and close to including 40 percent women science and other science, technology, and that is now inextricable with most she amazed herself — as well as the was in 2000 during the first dot-com engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields including science, economics, judges — with the computer program boom, after CMU had expanded its fields began in the early 1970s. engineering and the arts. she created using just a laptop and the admissions criteria and launched an “What we have shown is that “I think the message for under- potential of that program to impact outreach program to high schools to making these opportunities explicit for graduates coming in is clear, that SCS people’s lives. encourage more female applicants. But the minority in a population ends up and CMU value diversity,” said Tom “Computer science has the potential that increase was short-lived, in part working to the advantage of everybody,” Cortina, assistant dean for undergraduate to create amazingly diverse applications because the dot-com bust caused all Blum added. “We see that women and education. that can impact every area of our lives,” applications to computer science pro- men exhibit similar spectra of interests, “Students and teachers now under- Joshi said. “I would really like to use grams to drop nationwide. ranging from coding to designing stand that if I’m interested in any subject my computer science education from Lenore Blum, professor of com- computer systems to developing today, say I want to be a biologist, I need CMU to build assistive technologies puter science who joined the faculty applications of computer science.” to understand something about comput- that improve how the disabled live and in 1999, launched the Women@SCS SCS has developed this inclusive ing,” he added. interact with the world.” program, instilling a new SCS philoso- culture while maintaining rigorous CMU received nearly 6,200 ap- According to the most recent phy based on providing women with the admission standards for all students. plicants for its undergraduate computer Taulbee Survey compiled by the same opportunities for professional ad- Jacobo Carrasquel, freshman ad- science program — a record number. Computer Research Association, just vancement as men, rather than catering viser since 2005, noted that enrollment The School of Computer Science, 14 percent of bachelor’s degrees in to supposed differences in the interests of women has been steadily increasing, now celebrating its 25th year, once again computer science in 2012-13 nationwide of men and women. representing 29 percent and 34 percent has received the highest possible score were conferred on women. That “Women need the same things that of the 2012 and 2013 first-year classes, in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking compares to 22 percent that academic have always been available to men — respectively. of Ph.D. programs in computer science. year at Carnegie Mellon, consistent with mentors, networks and role models, as E i g h t Happy Returns Edna Jackson Moves to Qatar as Director of Dean’s Office n Bruce Gerson pretty much every situation one can imagine,” said Kamlet, who stepped After 26 years of working in the down as provost this past summer after Carnegie Mellon Provost’s Office, Edna 14 years. Jackson has decided to pack it up and “She treats everyone with respect see the world. Her first stop … Doha. and dignity and has the patience of a Jackson, who has been a main- saint. She has a keen understanding and stay on the sixth floor of Warner Hall appreciation of the culture of Carnegie for more than two decades, and her Mellon and has contributed profoundly husband, Bob, have moved to Carnegie to that culture. But, perhaps more than Mellon Qatar, where she has assumed anything else is how much she cares the new position of director of the for the individuals she works for and all Office of the Dean for Ilker Baybars. those that she works with,” Kamlet said. Bob will be doing “a little bit of every- Over the years Jackson has worked thing,” she said. with four presidents; 19 vice presidents; For Jackson, this trip — a three- 37 deans; 53 vice provosts, associate year stint — is her fifth time to CMU- provosts and associate vice presidents; Q. She and Bob were there for four

PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN 127 department heads; and has served months as part of the initial set-up on 1,820 reappointment, promotion and team 10 years ago. They both returned E d n a J a ck s o n a n d h e r h u s b a n d , B o b , g r eet g u e s t s d u r i n g a f a r ewe l l pa r t y tenure review committees. “Edna was for the inaugural year celebration and o n C M U ’ s P i tt s b u r g h c a m p u s p r i o r t o l e a v i n g f o r Q ata r . invaluable in every one of those activi- the 10-year anniversary gala this past ties,” Kamlet said. spring. Jackson also has been back for team, and Andy is a major gift officer me, and Paul [Christiano] and I had a Jackson said her new assignment the CMU-Q building opening ceremony in University Advancement. Daughter very special relationship,” she recalled. should be an easy transition. and the first graduation there. Libby, a teacher in California, worked “They were both engineers, and Mark “I’ve known Ilker for a very long From their first visit, Jackson at the Cyert Center for Early Childhood [Kamlet] was my first chance at a social time. Every provost I’ve worked for has said Qatar has always been a “special Education during her summer breaks in scientist. We quickly became fast and had a great relationship with Ilker, so in place.” college and before she earned her full- furious friends. I’ve loved them all for my mind this is a perfect fit,” she said. “It really changed our view of the time teaching certification. different reasons. Dean Baybars agrees. world. It made me realize that parents “As little boys Ryan and Andy came “Mark is an amazing man and very “Edna is the most experienced there are the same as parents here. They to the first football game at Gesling Sta- thoughtful. His door was always open. high-ranking administrative assistant/ ask the same questions. They want the dium. We’ve been a CMU family. CMU He always had time to give you the office manager at CMU. She is knowl- best for their kids and they want us to has been good to us. It’s our home,” backstory,” Jackson said. edgeable, skilled, competent and hard look after them. We found a close group Jackson said. At a celebration in early August, working with a very pleasant demeanor. of friends there and we found a church Jackson’s role in the Provost’s Of- Jordan and Kamlet thanked Jackson for She is a veteran, who is intimately to be involved in. fice, under Angel Jordan (1983-1990), her outstanding contributions. familiar with the academic components “People had this distorted view of Paul Christiano (1991-2000) and Mark Jordan noted her ability to work of CMU, and she would serve any dean this part of the world after 9-11 that we Kamlet (2000-2014), has included many with many different people and person- in Pittsburgh extremely well. I am lucky found to be unfounded,” Jackson said. aspects, from learning how to type a bit alities and her ability to keep calm dur- that she was ready for a change and she Jackson’s son, Andy, said his par- in Spanish for Provost Jordan to serving ing controversial times. He praised her decided to join us,” Baybars said. ents’ affinity for Qatar is evident. on search committees and tenure review for her patience, confidence, loyalty and And what about traveling and “Every time they came back, there committees with influential faculty stability. seeing the world? was a sparkle in their eye and a jump members. She’s also helped plan many Kamlet said Jackson was “extraordi- “You can’t be in that part of the in their step. They were living a dream special events. narily important” to him from the day he world and not take advantage of the over there,” he said. She has deep admiration for her walked into the office in July 2000. opportunity,” Jackson said. Jackson feels pride, a sense of three provosts. “She has immense common sense, family and hope when she talks about “Angel [Jordan] was a great person a very good sense of humor, is wise and CMU-Q. to work for, he was very protective of experienced, and has seen and handled “CMU came up out of the sand there. It really is Carnegie Mellon there. The kids work just as hard. What we C o n t i n u ed f r o m p a ge o n e are here is what Doha is as well. I’ve Lifting the Burden of Brain Disorders told Mark [Kamlet] that the thing he He said new algorithms are needed that can combine results from diverse brain studies to create databases large enough to begin should be most proud of is the Qatar to answer fundamental questions about something as complex as the brain. campus,” she said. Behrmann, the George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and co-director of the Center for “I believe education changes the the Neural Basis of Cognition, said new high-resolution imaging technology is needed to allow scientists to study the brain of an world, and I think that’s our only hope infant and continue as it gradually develops. She also called for non-invasive mobile imaging technology to allow subjects to be for peace in the Middle East. Qatar is studied in normal, everyday circumstances. like the Switzerland of the region. The Barth, professor of biological sciences, predicted that in the future biology would help scientists to identify and map every universities are there to encourage and cell, every synapse and every connection in the brain, giving researchers more fundamental information to build upon. advance the mindset of peacefulness Insel said the brain is — without question — the topic of the decade. He noted that the future of the National Institutes of and collaboration. Maybe we can share Health’s BRAIN initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) relies on bringing together the that thoughtfulness, peacefulness and physical sciences, engineering, psychology, computer science and mathematical sciences with neuroscience. diplomacy with others,” she said. Moving forward, CMU BrainHub will focus on several key areas of research: designing new tools to measure and connect Carnegie Mellon has been family brain function and behavior; creating tools to build brain-related data sets as well as tools to integrate and analyze those large- to the Jacksons. Their two sons, Ryan scale data sets; and developing new methods for treating neurological disorders and training the brain to improve its performance. (DC’01) and Andy (DC’03), are CMU Over the next five years, the research will be supported by private, public and internal commitments totaling about graduates. Ryan is director of Finan- $75 million. cial Systems for the Financial Systems N i n e Campus Engagement Day Connecting Top Employers With CMU Community

n Abby Simmons

Carnegie Mellon is a destination for edge sessions” will cover best practices top talent. We know it. Employers for hiring international students, I n c r e a s i n g D e m a n d , E x pa n d i n g C a pa c i t y know it. But fielding a constant stream building an employer brand on campus, of requests by recruiters for one-on- new graduate programs and peer-to-peer Over the past three years: one meetings with faculty and student tips for campus recruitment. The day • Job postings on TartanTRAK increased 53 percent groups can be challenging. concludes with a student organization The Career and Professional Devel- fair that connects recruiters with student • CPDC’s outreach and engagement with employers increased opment Center (CPDC) sets aside one leaders to discuss mentoring, sponsor- 155 percent day at the start of each academic year ships and employment opportunities. to bring all the key players — faculty, Karen Stump, teaching professor In August, the CPDC moved its career consulting and campus academic advisers, student organiza- and director of undergraduate studies and employment operations to the second floor of West Wing – now tions and CPDC staff — together with laboratories in the Department of Chemis- known as the CPDC Advising Center. This will allow the CPDC employers who want to meet them. try, said Campus Engagement Day gives to expand its capacity for on-campus recruiting in its existing Now in its third year, Campus her a chance to learn about recruiters’ hir- location on the ground floor of the Cohon University Center, Engagement Day has earned the CPDC ing priorities. She also participates to raise which has been renamed the CPDC Interview Center. Students the National Association of Colleges awareness of the skills Mellon College of will be able to reserve the University Center spaces for and Employers’ Chevron Award for Science students possess among employ- organizational meetings or group study in the evenings through innovation. ers who otherwise might not consider This year’s Campus Engagement them as potential hires. the 25Live reservation system. Day is set for Monday, Sept. 15, which “MCS students pursue careers coincides with many of the university’s in a wide variety of industries upon dean for faculty and research at the Trick said. fall career fairs. graduation. This is largely because of Tepper School of Business, highlighted Thorne accepted the Chevron “Our goal is to bring employers their broad-based and well-developed the strengths of his school’s graduates Award on behalf of the CPDC and gave to campus and have them come away skill sets in foundational areas such as at last year’s event and explored partner- a presentation on Campus Engagement knowing what makes CMU unique,” problem-solving; written, oral and visual ships for project courses. Day at the NACE National Conference said Wesley Thorne, the CPDC’s associ- in San Antonio, Texas, in June. The ate director for employer relations. program will be featured in the Septem- Thorne and his team also designed “T h e fa c u lt y p r e s e n tat i o n s o n a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m s o f f e r e d ber edition of the NACE Journal. the event to help employers learn how “To my knowledge, there is noth- i n s i g h t i n to t h e c u r r i c u l u m a n d t h e i r s t u d e n t s ’ pa s s i o n s to navigate the university’s decentral- ing like this,” Thorne said. “I’ve seen ized structure and increase their brand t h at c a n ’ t b e g l e a n e d f r om a w e b s i t e o r p u b l i c at i o n . other career centers offer smaller best presence on campus through hack- I l e a r n e d w h at t h e s t u d e n t s a r e c u r i o u s a b o u t , w h at practices sessions for on-campus re- athons, project courses and research. cruiting, but our program is about how mot i vat e s t h e m , a n d g ot a s e n s e o f w h at t h e y h op e to g a i n “Last year’s program brought to fully engage our campus and take together more than 100 individuals i n t h e i r c a r e e r s .” advantage of all of our resources here. from 43 organizations with more than “One of the reasons why I love — R a c h e l H a r d i e , h u m a n r e s o u r c e s d i r e c to r f o r B r a n d i n g B r a n d , w h i c h 70 CMU faculty and staff representing working at Carnegie Mellon is that we 41 departments. In addition, 54 leaders po w e r s mo b i l e c omm e r c e s i t e s a n d a pp s f o r t h e n at i o n ’ s top r e ta i l e r s . are asked to think outside of the box from 27 student organizations partici- about our work — we’re encouraged pated,” Thorne said. to take risks, to innovate and to think Campus Engagement Day begins communication; computational and “It gave Tepper faculty and staff a of ourselves as entrepreneurs. It is my with short introductions to each college quantitative reasoning; and the ability to chance to talk informally with a number belief that this mindset and the unique and school, followed by in-depth round- function with a high degree of indepen- of employers to find out what they are collaborative environment at CMU is table discussions with academic depart- dence as well as in teams,” Stump said. looking for, allowing us to improve the what makes a program like Campus ments. This year’s afternoon “knowl- Michael Trick, senior associate curriculum and programs we offer,” Engagement Day possible.”

“Making” Connections C o n t i n u ed f r o m p a ge o n e “W e ’ r e r e s po n d i n g to t h e n e e d s o f a n e w g e n e r at i o n o f

discipline. These types of working expe- constructed on the main floor that now s t u d e n t s w h o a r e u s i n g l i b r a r i e s i n d i f f e r e n t way s i n h i g h riences will help prepare the students to serve as IDeATe’s primary classrooms. meet the growing demand for profes- Glass partitions provide a glimpse into s c h oo l a n d wa n t to c o n t i n u e to d o t h at w h e n t h e y a r r i v e

sionals in the creative industries, such as the goings-on without distracting those at t h e u n i v e r s i t y .” — K e i t h W e b s t e r , d e a n o f U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s social media, game design and respon- nearby who are seeking quieter study. sive environments. When not in use for classes, the studios explore interactive digital media, pro- “We’re responding to the needs of “The placement of the IDeATe facil- are open to the public. grammable electronics and robotics. a new generation of students who are ity in Hunt Library is part of an overall Downstairs on the lower level “The idea is not just to teach a using libraries in different ways in high plan for the evolution of the library into are the less publicly accessible — and student how to, for example, use a 3-D school and want to continue to do that a 21st century, mediated learning com- soundproofed — fabrication, multimedia printer, but to teach students who have when they arrive at the university,” mons,” said Thanassis Rikakis, CMU’s and physical computing labs. different backgrounds and skillsets how Webster said. provost for design, arts and technology. The digital and standard fabrica- to talk to each other,” said IDeATe Proj- Webster noted that libraries across “A key aspect of integrative design is tion labs are equipped for 3-D printing ect Manager Ben Peoples (A’02). the country are creating maker spaces bringing together diverse teams to solve in plastic; laser-cutting in wood, plastic, Keith Webster, dean of university like this to reflect the way in which complex problems, and no university is matboard and cardboard; and computer libraries, wants to assure the community libraries are available to support digital better positioned than Carnegie Mellon numerical controlled (CNC) routing in that those involved are not engaged in media in all its forms. to address the demand for professionals wood, plastic and foam. dismantling the function of the library “It’s a tremendous opportunity for in this area.” In the media lab, students can exper- in its traditional sense, but rather adding Hunt Library to serve as a connector Visitors to the library will notice iment with multimedia and performance. to it. between faculty, students, technology two large design studios have been In the physical computing lab, they can T e n and knowledge,” Webster said. Former Skater’s Recipe for Success CMU’s Rebecca Gilbert Authors Easy-to-Follow Guide for Going Vegan n Kelly Saavedra

As a competitive figure skater from the age of 6, Rebecca Gilbert was used to pushing herself through pain. But the body has its limits, and Gilbert's right knee let her know that loud and clear in college during her senior year. On what should have been a typi- cal day for her — classes sandwiched between time on the ice — her knee totally gave out from chronic pain that

had been plaguing her for months. It PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN didnʼt matter that Disney awaited her R e b ecc a G i l b e r t , a f u n d r a i s e r f o r arrival in Florida where she was to join CM U , s p e n d s h e r f r ee t i me p r o m o t - the “Beauty and the Beast” European i n g t h e b e n ef i t s o f a v eg a n d i et . Tour; this was Gilbertʼs final bow, and the show hadnʼt even started. control group ate whatever they wanted. PHOTO BY GREG STRATTON “They tried to get me into shape The experimental group reported an 80 with physical therapy, cortisone treat- percent reduction in their osteoarthritic o h i c k e n a l a d ments and electrical stimulation. knee pain,” she said. N C S Nothing worked,” she said. What did she have to lose by eating Prep time = 5 minutes, Cook time = 3 minutes, Servings = 4 A surgical procedure promised plants for a few weeks? No Chicken Salad makes an excellent portable meal. It's a her a knee that would work like new. “I was desperate. These people had delicious filling for pita pockets and lunch box sandwiches. However, post-surgery the problem knee pain, and then they didn’t. And that It also works well as a salad topping. worsened, and Gilbert was faced with was all I needed to know,” Gilbert said. her toughest pill to swallow — a future Starting with beans and rice as a 1-½ cups diced celery without figure skating. staple, she figured out the rest as she 1-½ cups chopped apple Gilbert moved on. She went to went along. Her pain subsided in the first 1 cup vegan mayonnaise business school, earned an MBA and couple of weeks, and within five weeks Pinch of salt began working as a market analyst. Still of the start of her vegan diet, the pain ½ teaspoon pepper suffering five years after her profession- was completely gone. 2 tablespoons lemon juice al skating career ended, Gilbert searched “Stepping out onto the ice for the 3 cups cooked vegan chicken, chopped (Beyond Meat, lightly seasoned the Internet for help with chronic joint first time in six years felt amazing,” flavor works well) pain and stumbled on a study done in said Gilbert, who still tears up when she Chopped parsley for garnish Scandinavia. remembers the moment. “The experimental group went “Itʼs not just about the loss. We all 1. In a large bowl, toss chicken with diced celery, apples and vegan for six months, eating a com- have something in our lives that gives us mayonnaise. Mix well. pletely plant-based diet — no meat, no so much joy. When weʼre doing it, time 2. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley. butter, no dairy, no eggs, no fish. The stops. We smile. Weʼre fulfilled. For me, 3. Make pita sandwiches or plate individually on a bed of mixed greens with tomatoes. S’ mo r e s P u d d i n g

Prep time = 5 minutes, skating was that. No one can skate for six hours a Cook time = 2 minutes, Servings = 2 day who doesnʼt love it. And I felt so sad. I just A quick dessert that's elegant for missed it. And I was just so, so grateful to be able company. to do it again.” Note: If you can't find vegan marshmal- Gilbert works for Carnegie Mellon as a fund- lows in your area, you can buy Sweet raiser. In her free time, she promotes the benefits and Sara through her website (http:// of a vegan diet and shows people how easy it is to sweetandsara.com/) or Dandies vegan switch to plant-based eating. She speaks regularly marshmallows online through Amazon. at vegetarian festivals and has given talks in New York and Paris. 2 medium frozen bananas Gilbert has a substantial following on 3 tablespoons cocoa powder Twitter (https://twitter.com/yummyplants) and 4 tablespoons unsweetened Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/yummy-

non-dairy milk plants), and her newly published beginnerʼs guide to PHOTO BY MARCY SMITH ½ cup mini vegan marshmallows becoming vegan, “Itʼs Easy to Start Eating Vegan! Yummy Plants 101,” 3 graham crackers offers practical tips, including: PHOTO BY NEETI ATTWOOD Sliced almonds for topping • Easy egg and dairy substitutions;

1. Add frozen bananas to blender. Pulse and slowly add milk. • Ideas for stocking your vegan pantry; Minimal processing is best. • Plant-based protein sources; 2. Add cocoa powder, graham crackers and 1/2 cup of marshmallows. Con- • Sample meal plans and tasty, easy-to-make basic recipes; and tinue to pulse until mixture has the desired consistency, chunky or smooth. • Tips for navigating social situations. 3. Transfer mixture into serving dish and top with sliced almonds and mini-marshmallows. Chill for 1 hour before serving. “Living a life of service is important to me,” Gilbert said. “Whether itʼs through the work I do to raise financial support for CMUʼs amazing students, faculty and programs, or through my personal work to teach people about the health benefits of a vegan diet, I want to use my talents to make this world a better place.” E l e v e n Coming Up: Cèilidh Weekend, Oct. 9-12 Dedication Distinguishes Alumni Award Honorees

Among Carnegie Mellon’s greatest as- sets are its alumni, students, faculty and staff who vigorously pursue excellence. Their dedication has helped to bring Carnegie Mellon farther faster than any other university in its first 100 years. Carnegie Mellon’s Alumni Associa-

tion will honor 18 of these outstanding J o h n M . C o h n ( E ’ 9 1 ) F. R o b e r t D a x ( E ’ 7 2 , J o s e p h F. D i M a r i o G r eg o r y P. P o l a n s k y R e n é e L . S t o u t W. J a me s T et l o w ’ 7 7 ) a n d K at h y S a b ec ( E ’ 5 4 , T p r ’ 6 0 ) ( S ’ 7 4 , T p r ’ 7 6 ) ( A’ 8 0 ) ( A’ 7 7 ) individuals during Cèilidh Weekend D a x ( A’ 7 5 ) at a special ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 10. The Alumni Awards recognize achievements in the arts, humanities, science, technology and business as well as service and commitment to the university. Cèilidh Weekend kicks off at 11 a.m., Oct. 9 with a groundbreaking celebra- J eff C . K u n i n s R a c h e l E . K ee l e r J o n R . K i n o l J o n gw o o K w a k S a m u e l A . S w i ft S u z a n n e R o t h fe l d (T p r ’ 9 4 ) (T p r ’ 9 2 ) (T p r ’ 8 7 ) (CM U ’ 0 4 , T p r ’ 0 9 , ’ 1 2 ) tion for the Jared L. Cohon University ( D C ’ 9 5 ) S te v e n ( T p r ’ 9 3 ) Center addition and an all-campus barbecue at 11:30 a.m. For the full weekend schedule and to register, visit cmu.edu/ceilidh. N o t p i ct u r ed i s D a w n R . W e l e s k i ( A’ 1 0 ) 2014 Alumni Award Honorees

B o we i G a i ( E ’ 0 6 , ’ 0 7 ) L i n d a M . K a p l a n A l l a n H . M e l t z e r M i c h e l l e L i n ( D C ’ 1 4 ) C h r i s t i n e M . S i d o t i Alumni Distinguished ( E ’ 0 7 ) ( E ’ 1 4 ) Achievement

John M. Cohn (E’91), a pioneer in the Alumni Achievement has hosted Tepper events and established Award in 2012, has served as an adviser area of design automation for high- relationships with his employers for to the CMU student chapter of the Renée L. Stout (A’80), one of CMU’s speed custom analog and digital circuits, graduate and intern recruitment in the American Society of Civil Engineers most prominent alumni artists, has been holds more than 60 patents, shares his financial services industry. (ASCE) and as a member of the CEE recognized through prestigious awards, passion for science on social media and Alumni Advisory Council. grants and residencies, and is showcased Jongwoo Kwak (TPR’87), president of the reality show, “The Colony,” and is Dawn R. Weleski (A’10) in permanent collections of the nation’s the Korean Alumni Network, is a dedi- , co-director currently focusing on IBM’s “smarter major art museums, private collections cated alumnus who continues to attend of Conflict Kitchen, is widely known planet” agenda. and The Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal, events in support of the network and the for her “street performances,” which Netherlands. CMU community in Korea. have been featured on NPR, and for Alumni Distinguished her professional work in galleries and Samuel A. Swift (CMU’04, TPR’09,’12), Service W. James Tetlow (A’77), an internation- museums around the world. ally renowned lighting designer, has co-founder of the CMU Buggy Alumni F. Robert Dax (E’72, ’77) and Kathy received two Monitor Awards and an Association, helped implement a tim- Faculty Service Sabec Dax (A’75), two of CMU’s most Emmy for his work on “Sesame Street,” ing system for the races and assisted involved volunteers, coordinate class and has worked on corporate videos, live students in finding sponsorships for Allan H. Meltzer, an expert on econom- reunions, remain actively involved with theatrical productions and exhibit light- Sweepstakes, broadcasting equipment ic affairs who has taught at the Tepper their Greek organizations, Sigma Alpha ing designs. and race day guides. School since 1957, has supported Epsilon and Delta Gamma, and volun- alumni and their programs as a faculty Jeff C. Kunins (DC’95), who spent the Suzanne Rothfeld Steven (TPR’93), teer and participate in campus events speaker for VIP dinners, reunion last 20 years in software with a focus on founder of the alumni network in each year. weekends and alumni events around mobile, social media and communica- Denver, has served the university as a the world. Joseph F. Di Mario (E’54, TPR’60) tions, has enjoyed career milestones at member of the Carnegie Mellon Admis- has been a dedicated CMU volunteer Microsoft, Tellme Networks, Skype and sions Council and as a member of class Student Service for over 20 years through class reunion is currently vice president of Kindle reunion planning committees and the Alumni Association Board. planning, as a member of eight com- Cross Platform with Amazon. Michelle Lin (DC’14) is a Loyal Scot mittees of the Alumni Association and Highland Ambassador who has Recent Alumni Board and as a member of the Civil and Alumni Service participated in the Student Cèilidh Environmental Engineering Advisory Weekend Committee, the American Rachel E. Keeler (TPR’94) serves as Bowei Gai (E’06, ’07) is a young alum- Council. Marketing Association, the Certified the Pittsburgh Alumni Network’s chief nus who co-created the app Snapture, Gregory P. Polansky (S’74, TPR’76), Horsemanship Association, Bhangra volunteer recruiter, chair of the Sponsor- which improved the early iPhone camera former president of the Andrew Carn- in the Burgh and the Undergraduate ship Committee and a member of the and photo storage, and co-founded Card- egie Society, is a long-time, enthusiastic Marketing Organization in the Tepper Events Committee, coordinating the Munch, a startup purchased by LinkedIn CMU volunteer whose service has School of Business. network’s signature event each year — that converts and stores business card included class reunion planning and the Highland Games. information in your phone. Christine M. Sidoti (E’14) has served as who has been a member of the Annual an Orientation volunteer, a Greek Peer Jon R. Kinol (TPR’92), a member of the Linda M. Kaplan (E’07), a bridge Giving Committee, Alumni Associa- Mentor, and as a member of the Panhel- Tepper School Board of Advisors and designer for Gannett Fleming and tion Board, Tepper Pittsburgh alumni lenic Conference Executive Board, the the Master in Computational Finance recipient of the Civil and Environmental network and Board of Trustees. Society of Women Engineers, Student Advisory Board, is a star volunteer who Engineering (CEE) Recent Alumni Cèilidh Weekend Committee, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Rho Lambda.

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