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“The Right Person To Lead This Great University” n Bruce Gerson

He’s the right person, at the right o time, for the top job, again. That’s y e the overwhelming consensus of the d r an Presidential Review Committee, which en recommended the reappointment of Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. b y k oto h

Cohon. The Board of Trustees approved P the committee’s recommendation at its C o m e d i a n a n d e d u c at i o n a d v o c at e B i l l C o s b y k e p t e v e r y o n e i n s m i l e s — i n c l u d i n g P r e s i d e n t J a r e d L . C o h o n

May 21 meeting and appointed Cohon to — a t C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s 1 1 0 t h c o m m e n c e m e n t o n S u n d a y , M a y 2 0 . C o s b y t o l d t h e 2 , 1 0 0 s t u d e n t s r e c e i v - a third five-year term, starting July 1. i n g d e g r e e s t o j u s t b e t h e m s e l v e s . “ D o n ’ t t a l k y o u r s e l f i n t o n o t b e i n g y o u a t a n y t i m e , ” h e s a i d . “ Y o u

“Jared Cohon has been, and will d o n ’ t h a v e a n e x c u s e t h a t w o r k s w h e n y o u s a y , ‘ B u t I w a s n e r v o u s . ’ T h a t ’ s n o t y o u . ” O f c o u r s e , C o s b y continue to be, an exceptional leader g a v e t h e s p e e c h i n h i s o w n u n i q u e s t y l e , w i t h l o t s o f j a z z s c a t t i n g a n d o t h e r C o s b y i s m s t h r o w n i n f o r of Carnegie Mellon University,” said g o o d m e a s u r e . F o r m o r e o n c o m m e n c e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g a f u l l t r a n s c r i p t o f C o s b y ’ s s p e e c h , s e e p a g e 6 .

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Carnegie Mellon’s NavLab 5 Rides Into Robot Hall of Fame

n Byron Spice carry the NavLab name. Its crowning achievement was “No Hands Across Carnegie Mellon’s own NavLab scored America,” a 3,000-mile road trip in another first last month: it became the which the vehicle did 98 percent of the first university robot to ride into the steering. Robot Hall of Fame®. Todd Jochem, who went along The modified 1990 Pontiac on that memorable ride in 1995 as a TranSport minivan was one of a doctoral student and is now president of series of 10 increasingly sophisticated Applied Perception Inc., was on hand autonomous vehicles developed at for the induction class announcement

the Robotics Institute that would C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e f o u r

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C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s o w n N a v L a b 5 , a m o d i f i e d 1 9 9 0 P o n t i a c m i n i v a n t h a t d i d 9 8 p e r c e n t o f t h e s t e e r i n g o n a t r i p a c r o s s t h e U . S . O n e For Bingham, It’s What’s on Top That Matters Most piper Eco-art, on one hand, is about approach, I executed the largest scale 6/07 Issue n Eric Sloss making statements and asking questions possible and I thought, maybe, the P u b l i s h e r Teresa Thomas What’s the most important part of a about how we humans live on the university administration would go with planet, use its resources and pollute some of the ideas. With my architectural E dit o r building? The interior? The exterior? Bruce Gerson Neither, says Bob Bingham, professor its assets. But it is also about finding background I’ve learned to use the

M a n a g i n g E dit o r of art and a fellow in the STUDIO for creative ways of looking at the problems power of an architectural plan. I used Susie Cribbs Creative Inquiry. For Bingham, it’s facing our increased degradation of these plans to make my case on what the W r it e r s what’s on top — the roof — that the environment. Eco-art raises our roof could look like. Jonathan Potts Eric Sloss matters most. consciousness about environmental In 2000, Diane Loviglio (BHA’05) Byron Spice Bingham’s ecological art practice issues and makes us look at problems Landis Kauffman (A’02) and Aria Ken Walters evolved from using public mixed-media from a different perspective. Thomases (A’02) came to me because D e s i g n e r Melissa Stoebe installations to address the relationship they heard I worked with facilities Communications Design Group between the natural and built environ- How did you get involved management on a green roof idea for the P h o t o g r a p h y ments. This evolution directly affected in green roofs? Purnell Center. They received a SURG Ken Andreyo Communications Design Group his approach as a teacher, and in 1996 he I worked with soil scientist John Buck, grant to research green roofs, and I created a new environmental art course who was with a local environment firm became their second faculty advisor. The To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 or email [email protected]. as part of the university’s Environment when I participated in the Nine Mile idea to green Hamerschlag Hall’s roof Across the Curriculum Initiative. In Run Greenway Project. For the project, evolved with an interdisciplinary team 2000, as a member of the university’s we were trying to plant a green space of students, faculty and staff through Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities Green Practices Committee, he advised on the slagheap on the Squirrel Hill side the Green Practices Committee. They on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of a student project to design and assist the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, in the implementation of the first green or local laws or executive orders. I s ta rt e d s t u d y i n g a r c h it e c t u r e w o r k i n g a s a r o o f e r i n In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate roof on campus — Hamerschlag Hall’s in admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, c o n s t r u c ti o n o w m a n a rti s t c o mi n g b a c k t o w o r k o n sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not south roof. . N I’ discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or execu- tive orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon Some art practitioners call r o o f s u s i n g s o m e o f t h o s e s a m e a r c h it e c t u r e a n d Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order directing the Department of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t Bingham’s work eco-art. But if you look ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and c o n s t r u c ti o n s k i l l s I l e a r n e d b e f o r e I s ta rt e d m y e d u c ati o n . bisexual students from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving at his work on a larger scale, he’s really in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mel- lon University are available to all students. Inquiries concerning application of these statements should mastered the art of collaboration. 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 Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412- What is eco-art? of the Monongahela River across from researched a variety of issues about the 268-2056. Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus Homestead. design and implementation of green security report describing the university’s security, alcohol and I like to talk about eco-art the way drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus Newton and Helen Harrison, eco-artists, We had a trailer as our laboratory roofs, including how much a living roof during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department at 412-268- implement their artwork. They would and community resource center, and we project would cost and what aspects 2323. The security report is available through the World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/police/statistics.htm. create huge architectural maps and plans needed to test a plant material that holds of planting would work on top of the Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000. solid on steep slopes. So we decided roof. I helped them navigate through Produced for Media Relations by the Communications accompanied with a poetic dialogue Design Group, June 2007, 07-448. designed to begin conversations about to use it on top of the trailer and grow Carnegie Mellon administration and ecological change all over the world. it for two years. It grew 12-feet high. connect with professionals in the field. These plans are so ambitious they may The time with Buck was an important Over a five-year process, the planting moment for me. I started to research of Hamerschlag Hall’s living roof came growing light medium on roofs. It was to fruition. challenging to think about materials I started studying architecture that do not have much weight that working as a roofer in construction. are low-maintenance and can grow in Now I’m an artist coming back to work these locations. With my architecture on roofs using some of those same background, I looked at combining art architecture and construction skills and architecture. I learned before I started my education.

How did you start What are the benefits thinking about growing of a green roof? green roofs on campus? Green roofs reduce the volume of rain When I watched the construction of the runoff and the amount of pollution Purnell Center for the Arts, I wondered delivered to the local drainage system. about the large, boxed theater fly space In Pittsburgh, storm events can cause above the building. If you are close, you combined sewer overflows that cannot see the fly space. But if you back discharge pollution into the rivers and o y

e away from the building, it is harsh, ugly. streams. d r I considered how to soften the square

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en box. I asked facilities management if protects the roof from degradation and I could just soften the building with reduces temperatures, it decreases the b y k some plant material. I asked for plans temperature in the summer and helps oto h P and they gave me some resistance. At insulate in the winter, thus lowering the time, there was an upcoming faculty B i n g h a m a n d h i s s t u d e n t s p l a n t o never be implemented. They created energy costs. Green roofs also reduce exhibition in the building, so I wanted p l a n t v e g e tat i o n o n t h e 2 0 0 7 S o l a r these plans so people can adopt the ideas the heat island affect — an urban D e c a t h l o n h o u s e , a n d b u i l d t h r e e or influence government. There is a to create a semi-site-specific proposal to problem caused by temperatures rising r a i n g a r d e n s a r o u n d c a m p u s a n d a visual art component with the plans and grow the building for the exhibition. due to the reflection off rooftops and g r e e n r o o f o n t h e n e w m e c h a n i c a l a performance element, with Newton For the exhibition I designed the roads. Green roofs also create habitat b u i l d i n g s e r v i c i n g D o h e r t y H a l l . and Helen talking about the ideas. They whole Purnell Center as a green roof. for animals, insects and birds. And let’s are still able to create this work in the I designed the green roof to be over- not forget the aesthetic component, for museum context. I like to take a similar, the-top, so if I did get some response, all those people who gain a beautiful, yet different, approach. maybe a portion of the roof could naturalistic view out their windows be green. Much like the Harrison’s instead of a bland rooftop.

T w o Cohon Named to Third Term as Carnegie Mellon President C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e Carnegie Mellon ranked 21st among national research universities in U.S. News & World Report magazine this year. Newsweek rated the university among the “New Ivies” and “The Top 100 Global Universities.” The London Times Education Supplement ranked Carnegie Mellon 35th among the world’s top 200 universities. The university has also made great strides globally. When Cohon became president in 1997, the university offered just one academic program in three countries outside the U.S. Today, it offers 12 degree programs in 10 countries. Carnegie Mellon also has student exchange and joint-degree programs in Singapore, Taiwan, India

o and China. y e Diversity on campus continues to d r an grow, in part due to Cohon’s advocacy en for creating a university that reflects the

b y k flattening world around it. He estab- oto

h lished and heads the Diversity Advisory P Council, which oversees the university’s C o h o n a d d r e s s e s t h e c l a s s o f 2 0 0 7 a t c o m m e n c e m e n t . efforts to increase diversity on campus, annually publishes a report on those Chairman of the Board David Shapira. mental Engineering David Dzombak. In success as one of the world’s leading re- efforts and presents an award to an “He has taken this university to new addition to Dzombak, faculty members search universities. Now more than ever, individual who has helped improve the heights and has overseen tremendous included Paul Fischbeck (social and de- these strengths match up with important, university’s culture and climate. growth in education, research and cision sciences, engineering and public emerging needs in our complex world,” Cohon has played a vital role in the development. His astute leadership and policy), Khee Poh Lam (architecture), Cohon said. university’s major fundraising his inimitable management style have Lynne Reder (psychology), David Owen According to the committee, Cohon campaign. Currently in the “quiet advanced Carnegie Mellon as a leader (mathematical sciences) and Stanley Zin will be faced with several challenges phase,” the campaign has raised more not only in the Pittsburgh region, but (Tepper School). Trustees were Erroll during his third term. Among them are than $370 million since the Board of also around the world. I don’t believe Davis Jr., Linda Dickerson, Tom McCo- successful completion of the fundraising Trustees approved the effort in Novem- there’s a better person to lead this great nomy, Kears Pollock and Lea Simonds. campaign, upgrading the information ber 2003. The success is well ahead of university than Jared Cohon.” The committee interviewed 62 technology infrastructure, expanding ef- the projected pace for fundraising. The Cohon became Carnegie Mellon’s senior administrators, deans, faculty and forts to improve diversity, upgrading the total goal and timeframe for the cam- eighth president in 1997 and was reap- department heads, trustees, student lead- financial management system to meet paign will not be determined by the pointed for a second five-year term ers, staff, and regional, national and in- increasing auditing demands, maintain- board until May 2008. in 2002. ternational constituents. It also received ing the quality of new programs outside Additional notable progress in the “President Cohon has been an past decade includes a doubling of spon- effective and visionary leader during sored research and increased support for the past five years, leading the university “A t t h i s im p o rta n t s ta g e i n t h e h i s t o ry o f C a r n e g i e M e l l o n the region’s economy. Changes in the in important new initiatives,” the com- … P r e s id e n t C o h o n i s t h e r i g h t p e r s o n t o l e a d t h e university’s technology transfer opera- mittee stated in its report. “Especially tion, for instance, led to 14 new start-ups u n i v e r s it y .” — T h e P r e s id e n ti a l R e v i e w C o mmitt e e notable are the significant expansion of in 2006 — an all-time high for Carnegie off-campus educational programs, the Mellon and among the highest rates in development of the most aggressive anonymous input from 32 individuals Pittsburgh, and improving the universi- the nation. The Collaborative Innovation capital campaign in the history of the through an advertised Web site. ty’s undergraduate national rankings. Center has been successful in attracting institution, increased effort to expand “Uniformly positive views of Carnegie Mellon has already grown software companies to Pittsburgh, with diversity on campus, the expansion of President Cohon’s integrity, honesty and significantly during Cohon’s two terms, Intel, Apple and Google setting up shop biotechnology and development of the commitment to Carnegie Mellon were making advancements in many areas, and bringing new jobs to the city. In Life Sciences Greenhouse in partnership expressed to the committee,” said Dzom- including education, research and 2006, a national study named Carnegie with the University of Pittsburgh, and bak and Queenan. “Further, there was regional impact. Under Cohon’s tenure, Mellon a “city savior” as one of the establishment of the Collaborative nearly unanimous opinion that President Carnegie Mellon’s curriculum has been America’s leading “good neighbor” Innovation Center. Cohon’s leadership over the past five recognized for its interdisciplinary focus universities. “At this important stage in the years has been outstanding, and that he is and attention to ethics, environmental “The findings of the Presidential history of Carnegie Mellon, in the the right person to lead Carnegie Mellon studies, global awareness and innova- Review Committee strongly support middle of important new initiatives for another term.” tion. And the number and quality of the board’s decision to reappoint Presi- including a capital campaign that will Cohon said he was “delighted” to applications from students around the dent Cohon,” the Presidential Review be defining for the institution’s future, have the opportunity to lead Carnegie world continue to rise — confirming Committee co-chairs said. “We thank President Cohon is the right person to Mellon for the next five years. the university’s academic prowess President Cohon for his leadership and lead the university,” the report stated. “Carnegie Mellon fosters collabora- and reaffirming its high national and commitment to Carnegie Mellon, and we The Presidential Review Com- tive problem-solving in an environment international rankings. This year the wish him well in the five years ahead.” mittee, formed last fall, included six that blends technology and the sciences university received a record number senior faculty and six trustees, and was with the arts, humanities, business and of more than 22,000 undergraduate The Presidential Review Committee’s co-chaired by Emeritus Trustee Charles policy. Innovation, problem-solving and applications for 1,360 spots, nearly report is available online at www.andrew. J. Queenan Jr. and Faculty Senate Chair collaboration have shaped this institu- double the number received during cmu.edu/org/fac-senate/Docs.html. and Professor of Civil and Environ- tion for 107 years and characterize our Cohon’s first year in office.

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May 15 at the RoboBusiness Conference marked the first time since Carnegie the luncheon, showing movies of the android played by actor Brent Spiner and Exposition in Boston’s Hynes Mellon established the Robot Hall of early Hoppers as well as his company’s during the 1987–1994 run of “Star Convention Center. Three other robots Fame in 2003 that the hall ventured innovative four-legged robot, Big Dog. Trek: The Next Generation” would be will join NavLab 5: the Raibert Hopper, beyond Pittsburgh for one of its events. Though the LEGO Mindstorms inducted. Through this character, the LEGO Mindstorms and Lt. Cmdr. Data Coincidentally, two of the inductees robotics kit is a popular toy, researchers series’ writers explored questions about — the android character of TV’s “Star boast ties to both Boston and Pittsburgh, at the MIT Media Lab produced what it means to be human and the Trek: The Next Generation.” cities that each nurture burgeoning classroom materials that helped make it rights of sentient machines. “As a researcher, I’m gratified that robotics industries. a valuable tool worldwide for teaching Marinelli contended that it remains this year, for the first time, our jury Marc Raibert was a Carnegie mathematics and science. Since last important for the Robot Hall of Fame to has selected more robots from science Mellon professor when he began work year, when LEGO introduced a new recognize the achievements of fictional than from science fiction,” Robotics with the one-legged Raibert Hopper at generation of the kit called Mindstorms robots like Data. Institute Director Matt Mason said at a his Leg Laboratory in 1980. Robotics NXT, the company has been marketing “We have found that behind Robot Hall of Fame luncheon sponsored Institute project scientist Ben Brown educational materials developed by virtually every great roboticist, there is by The Technology Collaborative. “I was part of that visionary effort, Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Academy a robot from science fiction that inspired suspect that this might be a trend for the which explored the phenomenon of and co-branded by LEGO Education and that scientist,” he said. “By using the future, as the brilliant work of today’s dynamic balance and resulted in a the Robotics Academy. Robot Hall of Fame label, we speak in robot builders and programmers begins number of agile two-legged running Data is the lone sci-fi robot in the terms that pop culture can understand — to fulfill the promise of the friendly, and backflipping robots. Raibert class and drew the biggest response something that people in robotics hardly functional robot created first in science moved the lab to MIT in 1986. Now from the audience when Don Marinelli, ever do — and we get the attention of fiction.” president of the company he founded, executive producer of the Entertainment the general public to the contributions The announcement in Boston also Boston Dynamics, Raibert spoke at Technology Center, announced that the robots are making to human society.”

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F o u r Tool Time: S o u t h C r a i g S t r e e t Summer’s Hot For Campus Construction P r o p e rti e s n Bruce Gerson O f f i c i a l ly “G r e e n ”

“Caution: Construction Zone!” n Bruce Gerson That’s the summer motto for Campus Design and Facility Green and silver seem to be the colors of Development, as more than 25 new choice for Campus Design and Facility De- construction and renovation projects velopment, as recent renovation projects to — at a cost of more than $17 million 300 and 407 S. Craig Street were awarded — are under way on campus, from Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmen- Henry Street all the way to Wean tal Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Hall and Resnik House.

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summer to-do list, the new School b y friendly features such as paint, sealants and of Computer Science Complex oto h and phase II of the Doherty Hall P adhesives that produce limited emissions of B y t h e t i m e s t u d e n t s r e t u r n t o c a m p u s i n A u g u s t , t h e c o n s t r u c - renovation. volatile organic compounds; certified, sus- t i o n s i t e f o r t h e S C S C o m p l e x w i l l s p o r t c o n c r e t e p i l l a r s f o r While the $88 million SCS tainable wood for interior doors; carpeting t h e 1 5 0 - c a r s u b t e r r a n e a n g a r a g e . Complex won’t be completed until made from recycled materials; air condition- spring of 2009, site preparation the largest on campus, the sexiest then expand into the space vacated ing systems that do not use reheat coils; will move full-steam ahead this may be the “Tartans Pavilion,” a by Entropy. carbon dioxide monitors to regulate fresh summer. All excavation work will new 4,100-square-foot eatery on Michael said the new-and- air; chlorofluorocarbon-free refrigerants for be completed and the concrete the plaza between Resnik Hall and improved store will be substan- foundations will begin to be poured the Gesling Stadium track and field. tially larger and will appropriately air conditioning and water cooler systems; by late August. When students The new venue to meet and eat will be called Entropy+. He says the and bicycle racks for employees who wish to return, concrete pillars for the 150- be largely enclosed by seven glass expanded space will allow the bike to work. car subterranean garage will be garage doors facing the athletic mini-grocery to offer an expanded The two-story, 11,000-square-foot struc- emerging from the ground. field. In nice weather, the doors coffee bar, fresh pastries, a fresh ture at 407 S. Craig Street also includes a The $27 million Doherty can be raised and a canopy will fruit and vegetables section, and skylight on the second floor for natural light- renovation project, which includes extend outward, creating an outdoor more frozen foods, chilled drinks, ing and a 25-kilowatt solar cell array on its 178,000 square feet of interior sidewalk café, where students, sandwiches and other merchandise. roof that helps power the facility. The build- revisions as well as a new 16,000- faculty and staff can enjoy the Entropy+ will accept cash, dineX- ing houses office space for faculty, staff and square-foot addition on the building’s food and weather while watching tra, Plaid Ca$h, checks and credit north wing, will also gain valuable football, soccer or other athletic cards. Michael said construction students in the School of Computer Science. ground this summer. The steel frame events. The pavilion will include a should begin this summer with an Renovations to 407 S. Craig began in 2004 for the addition will be completed wood-fired brick grill and oven for anticipated grand opening on Oct. 1. and were completed one year later at a cost and the building’s “skin” of brick, pizza and hoagies, and seating for Other summer projects include of about $2 million. glass and metal will be mounted. about 100. renovations for distance-learning The four-story, 80,000-square-foot build- The addition will house a new Tim Michael, assistant vice classrooms at the Information ing at 300 S. Craig Street, the former Vision ventilation system, mechanical president for Campus Services, Networking Institute, the Heinz Services Center that Carnegie Mellon pur- room, elevators and fire stairwells to said the goal is to complete the School and the Tepper School’s chased in 2005, houses the University Police support new chemical engineering $1 million project in time for Executive Education program; Department, and office space and labs for labs. The project will be completed Homecoming this fall. a new research lab for the in August 2008. The Tartans Pavilion project, Microsoft-sponsored Center for the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the Doherty Hall will also get a originally scheduled to begin last Computational Thinking in the School of Computer Science and the Center facelift this summer, so to speak, February, was pushed to the summer Collaborative Innovation Center; for Behavioral Decision Research. The 300 as the stairs to the front entrance to coincide with the installation of and renovations to four science S. Craig renovation project began in 2005 facing the Fence will be redone. a new synthetic track surface in the labs in Mellon Institute. and was completed in 2006 at a total cost of The new entry will include a ramp stadium. Also on tap is the continuation about $9 million. and railing for easy access for those Another project to keep of work in the fraternity quad- The buildings on South Craig join four with disabilities. your eye on this summer is the rangle, where the Phi Kappa Theta other university structures that have received While the SCS Complex and anticipated move of Entropy. A and Kappa Delta Rho houses are LEED certification, giving Carnegie Mellon Doherty Hall projects are clearly planning team of students and staff up for remodeling this year. Three from Campus new study rooms will be built in six of the 22 designated green buildings in Services, Dining the Hunt Library basement, and the Allegheny County. The New House and Services and the Engineering and Science Library in Henderson House residence halls were University Center Wean Hall will be the beneficiary awarded silver designation in 2003 and is working with of two new study rooms. 2004, respectively. The Posner Center was Lami Grubb A 3-D fabrication lab for the certified in 2005, and the Collaborative Associates to schools of architecture and design Innovation Center received a Core & Shell move the campus will be built on the C-level of Gold citation in 2006. convenience Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall. store across the The lab will enable Styrofoam Other projects being considered for

son LEED certification include The Intelligent r first floor of the models to be cut directly from ge University Center computer-aided drawings. Workplace, the Carnegie Mellon Café and ce the permanent installation of the 2005 Solar

r u to a portion of All in all, keep your head up B the Hawkins when walking around campus this House near Donner Hall. The Doherty Hall b y Dining Room summer. “Caution: Construction Phase II renovation and the new School of oto h P near Si Senor. The Zone!” Computer Science Complex are also seeking D o h e r t y H a l l w i l l g e t a f a c e l i f t t h i s s u m m e r , bookstore will LEED certification. a s t h e s ta i r s a n d f r o n t e n t r a n c e w i l l b e r e d o n e . F i v e Let’s Hear It for the “Nerds!” Cosby Tells Graduates To “Be You” in Commencement Address

After strolling into Gesling Stadium walking a Scottish terrier — Carnegie Mellon’s new “official” mascot — award-winning comedian Bill Cosby told more than 2,100 graduates to be proud, be prepared and be “you” in his entertaining keynote address at Carnegie Mellon’s 110th commencement, Sunday, May 20. He told a tale about how he bombed in his premiere at a famous Chicago nightclub, only to recover in time for the second show to rave reviews. “I don’t care what you do, when you are good you bring you out,” he said. And by the way, that wasn’t just o

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m e d i a n , b u t i t ’ s t h e t r u t h . C o s b y k e p t t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t a u d i e n c e entertained w i t h t h e s t o r y o f h i s g r e a t

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“Ah, nerds. Why anybody would accept find yourselves, or to see if you could be didn’t even bother me. I said, ‘Well, let them performer. By 7 o’clock I had done one of the themselves as nerds bothers me. If I’m independent. Now you’re graduating, you are see me.’ That’s how good I am. And I went on most masterful jobs of making myself feel that looking at nerds — according to nerds going back home. This is really disappointing. stage — we worked from 8 p.m. until 4 in the I did not belong in this club. And I couldn’t — I think it has to do with something like [Laughter] You are not going to be a nerd. You morning. My job description was to break up get out of it. I kept telling myself, ‘But you are you don’t know how to mingle. You don’t are disappointing people. For God’s sake, get the monotony of the folk singers. I was good. good!’ But these other voices kept coming: know how to get along with other people. a job. [More Laughter] Wait, we don’t want I did my 20 minutes of whatever, and the ‘But you are not that good, and people, the Or dance. Or just stand in a room and look hostility from the families. Marienthal Brothers said, ‘We’d like to meet audiences, know. These people know. And human. I don’t know why you want to accept I was 25 years old and I was good. you.’ There was no backstage. We went to when they see you, they are going to know yourselves as being that, because you all And I knew I was good. I knew I was good some storage room above the coffee shop. that you are not good, you don’t belong here.’ have continued on where non-nerds stopped. because I felt confidence and I was working And they said we like you and we’re going to There was a knock on the door, and it Now let’s do the math. They quit. All the at a place called the Gate of Horn in Chicago. give you — and at the time, pardon me, I was was one of the fellows that introduces and non-nerds did that — they said I’m tired, why he said, ‘How you doing, Bill? How do you do I have to know this? You guys continued want to be introduced?’ I said, ‘Ladies and on. That’s not nerdy. I think it’s very, very N e r d : a p r e pa r e d p e r s o n w h o d o e s n ’ t r e a l ly g i v e a d a m n gentlemen, this is one of America’s fastest-

brave, considering how many friends you lost. a b o u t t h e d a n c e . — B i l l C o s b y rising new comedians, and then my name.’ [Laughter] But look at how many friends you He said okay and he went down, and I went gained. back to my favorite depression. (Later) he And listen to yourselves having fun. It was a folk place, and I was one of the making $120 a week, this was in the ’60s … said, ‘Come on down, take your place.’ I [Cheers and shouts] Oh boy … that’s enough fastest-rising new comedians in the United the early ’60s. There still was no money. New wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel ready. And I felt this of that. States of America. And I knew I was good. York was very expensive. They offered me audience knew more than I. I want to get on with YOUR life. I looked across the street from the Gate of $400 a week and airfare to Chicago. I said, And I stood behind the curtain and the Graduation … I will have you know from my Horn and there was a place called Mr. Kelly’s. ‘I’ll take it.’ I flew out for two weeks. I was fellow introduces and then you walk out and experience, is the most important occasion in Mr. Kelly’s is where I wanted to be. It was a the opening act. I don’t remember who the you stand on the stage. The place holds, oh, family life. … There’s the wedding, funeral and nightclub, they sold liquor but they had great closing act was. It was a female singer. And I … about 150 people. And then the trio was college graduation. Of the three, the only one comedians playing there — big name tags, had a suit and a tie. playing, do, do, do. Ta da, shoop [Cosby that does not have a reputation for a family the biggest. They had been on TV. That’s … I went in about 3 o’clock to get the does a jazz scat.] ‘And now ladies and fight is the graduation. People fight at funerals where I wanted to go, and while playing the feel of the room. And I walked around looking gentlemen, Mr. Kelly’s is proud to present — knock the coffin over, the corpse is out Gate of Horn I knew that I should be there. at this club because I’m here, and I began to one of the fastest-rising new comedians of of the box. Weddings, people are ripping up And finally some five months later, after look at the pictures of these great comedians, the United States of America! Let’s have a dresses, bridesmaids don’t like their dresses. playing nightclubs, coffee houses, Greenwich men and women who were on TV. I had not big hand for Bill Cosby.’ The people started But nobody fights at graduation. Village, two brothers came, the Marienthal been on TV as of yet. But I’m good. I went to applaud, and I walked up and I looked out (That’s) not to say that (your families) Brothers, to see me in this club that held up to the room, this was around 4:30, and at these people, and it got worse. I did what are not confused, because you really are 90 people and they had frat parties and first show is 8 o’clock. I began to talk from supposedly had been a 35-minute act in 18 supposed to go some place other than back weird things. I’m just a half a year out of the within to myself about these great comedians. minutes, and I said thank you, and I walked home. [Laughter] That alone says volumes projects; I don’t understand this new coffee And I began to see this club as some kind off. I don’t remember what the audience did. for a lot of people. Right? These people are stuff with the chocolate chips in them and the of mountain that I was approaching. I began I went up to my dressing room. I was not taking you back. Those of you who asked Italian biscuits that are hard. And one of the to feel a loss of confidence. And I began to nauseous, I just felt this is the end and I’m to come to this school because it was away owners said to me, ‘The Marienthal Brothers talk to myself in such a way that a heaviness going back to Temple University and I’m going from home, you wanted to see if you could from Mr. Kelly’s are here to see you.’ And it began to push and make me feel inferior as a to finish out my senior year and play pro ball S i x Let’s Hear It for the “Nerds!” and maybe get paralyzed for $13,000 a year as a quarterback with the New York Giants. The Marienthal Brothers knocked on the door, and I looked at both of them, and they looked at me and I said, ‘Please, understand me. I don’t want to be paid. I’m going back to the hotel and I am going to go home. And I will return the round-trip money. I want to thank you for the opportunity.’ And one of the brothers said, ‘Good.’ The other one said, ‘Yeah. We both agree — you need to go back. You need to go back and you need to go back to college and you need to finish up your career. And while you are back at the hotel, do 2 us a favor and send Bill Cosby back here for the second show, because you stink. And ask Bill Cosby why he sent you.’ And they left. Well, I would like to tell you that that 1 speech — I mean if this was a movie it would be that I went on stage and I killed them in the second show. (But) it got worse. I didn’t know what I was going to do for the second show. And the time was coming, coming, coming, coming. (The fellow that introduces you said) ‘Will you please set yourself, sir?’ And I went down and I stood behind the curtain. [Jazz scat] Da, da, da. And the man said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Cosby.’ I said, ‘What are you doing? The guy said, ‘I beg your pardon?’ I said, ‘Where is the intro I gave you?’ He said, ‘Did you see the first show?’ And we 4 3 started a repartee back and forth. I forgot all about that mess I fed myself, and the audience started to laugh and thought it was in fact a 5 part of the show. And I did my 36-minute act in an hour and 10 minutes. The poor woman following me to this day will not speak to me because I destroyed the place. I pranced, I moved, I ad-libbed. When I came off, the guy said, ‘Man, that was a great show.’ I said, ‘Yeah, … this is the first time I have seen at least 80% of it.’ The Marienthal Brothers said, ‘Gee whiz, thank you. Where is that boy who was here for the first show?’ I said, ‘He’s gone, man.’ r k

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f r i e n d s s c u r r y i n g f o r c o v e r , C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s P put yourself beneath anybody. ‘Oh, I’m from 1 1 0 t h c o m m e n c e m e n t t o o k p l a c e b e n e a t h b l u e s k i e s Harvard.’ ‘Yes, I’m from Carnegie Mellon.’ a n d s u n s h i n e . W h i l e s t e e p e d i n t h e t r a d i t i o n o f [A horn blares and Cosby responds.] Is that h o n o r a r y d e g r e e presentations ( H e l e n F a i s o n ) the alma mater? ( 1 ) a n d t h e b a g p i p e b a n d ( 2 ) , t h e c e r e m o n y a l s o Be proud. But you can’t be proud and o f f e r e d m o m e n t s o f f r i v o l i t y , e s p e c i a l ly f r o m you can’t carry it out unless you are sure of k e y n o t e s p e a k e r B i l l C o s b y ( 3 ) . C a t h e r i n e S c u d e r a yourself and prepared. And that’s where the ( 4 ) a d d r e s s e d h e r f e l l o w g r a d u a t e s f r o m t h e p l a t - nerds stand tall. That’s how you got that name, f o r m w h i l e t h e y c e l e b r a t e d o n t h e f i e l d i n t h e i r that’s what it means. I looked it up. ‘Nerd: a o w n u n i q u e w a y s ( 5 – 7 ) . O f c o u r s e , n o C a r n e g i e prepared person who doesn’t really give a M e l l o n c o m m e n c e m e n t w o u l d b e c o m p l e t e w i t h o u t damn about the dance.’ So in closing, I close. t h e C i v E g r a d s — c l a d i n t h e i r h a r d h a t s ( 8 ) . [Long pause … Applause] 7 S e v e n Survey Shows Most Want Public Art on Campus

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A majority of the participants in this spring’s Campus Conversation on public art believe that the university’s public art policy needs to be modified. But overall, they’re happy with the role that public art plays on campus. Campus Conversations are a series of events at which students, faculty and staff spend time discussing issues of importance to the campus community. As a result of last year’s campus debate over the installation of “Walking to the Sky,” a Campus Conversation took place April 11 to discuss public art on campus. “My biggest overall impression was how positive everyone was toward

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Each Campus Conversation takes h P the form of a Deliberative Poll®, in T h e C a m p u s C onversation o n P u b l i c A r t t o o k t h e f o r m o f a D e l i b e r a t i v e P o l l , i n w h i c h a s a m p l e o f t h e which a representative sample of the c o m m u n i t y s t u d i e s a n i s s u e , d i s c u s s e s i t a m o n g t h e m s e l v e s i n s m a l l g r o u p s l i k e t h i s o n e , a s k s q u e s t i o n s community studies an issue, discusses o f a n e x p e r t p a n e l a n d t h e n r e g i s t e r s i t s o p i n i o n . it among themselves and with an expert panel, and then registers its opinion. This was the first Campus Conversation be aesthetically pleasing. Asked which to the Sky.’ All of us have had time to “I think we’ve arrived at the point with alumni participation, both onsite groups should have influence over the reflect on how the installation of public where we have a better process in place and through a live online forum. selection of prominent pieces of public artwork on campus could be better with the Public Art Committee, the Eighty-nine people registered art, 49 percent said that Carnegie Mellon dealt with in the future,” Carson said. public art policy and the recommen- for the event, including faculty, staff, art experts should have a lot of influence, “I also think that people have come to dations of the Deliberative Poll,” he students and alumni. Fifty of those while 41 percent said students and 16 appreciate ‘Walking to the Sky’ better added. participants completed both the pre- percent said the administration. Most over time and through discussion. and post-event surveys, and results of participants said that the university’s the event are based on their post-event public art committee should be responses. fully representational of all campus “Some people thought that there constituencies. A s k A n d r e w would be many who did not want public “I think people who participated in the poll came away with the art on campus, but the discussions After last month’s announcement that the Board of Trustees reappointed President Cohon to a third five-year term, I started to wonder about other Carnegie Mellon presidents. How long do they usually stick around? “M y b i g g e s t o v e r a l l im p r e s s i o n wa s h o w p o s iti v e e v e ry o n e And who served the longest? S.C., University Advancement wa s t o wa r d a rt o n c a m p u s . T h e y wa n t e d t o k n o w w h y t h e r e

i s n ’ t m o r e .” — K r i s ta C a m p b e l l President Cohon was named the eighth president of Carnegie Mellon back in 1997, and most of his predecessors stayed at the helm of the university for quite a while. In fact, five of them served 10 years or more. This tradition of longevity dates back were more positive than that. Most understanding that it is a complex issue. to the university’s first president, Arthur A. Hammerschlag, who served 19 years want it, but with a plan — a plan It’s not based entirely on the aesthetics, (1903–1922) and turned the vocational Carnegie Technical Schools into the Carnegie that’s principled and innovative,” said and there are oftentimes social, cultural Institute of Technology, which offered four- and five-year bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Robert Cavalier, a teaching professor and political components that feed into of philosophy and co-director of the those positions,” said Michael Bridges, The university’s third president, Robert Doherty, was president for 14 years Southwestern Pennsylvania Program associate director of assessment at the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence (1936–1950) and began the “Carnegie Plan,” a new approach to undergraduate for Deliberative Democracy, which education that focused on teaching students the fundamental knowledge necessary and the Office of Technology for co-sponsored the event with the Coro to solve practical problems. It also required them to take classes outside their major. Education. Bridges helped design the Center for Civic Leadership and the And voila! The university’s interdisciplinary, practical approach to problem-solving survey and analyzed the data. University Libraries. was born. Three-fourths of the respondents Four people served on the expert said that the current public art policy panel at the Campus Conversation, all During his 18-year term (1972–1990), Richard Cyert led the university from regional needs some modifications, and the of them members of the university’s excellence to national prominence by strategically focusing the university’s efforts on theme that emerged during the discus- Public Art Committee: John Carson, areas where it had the talent and expertise to make the most impact. The School sions was that the university needs a head of the School of Art; Student of Computer Science and Robotics Institute were created on his watch, and the Andrew computing system was completed, making Carnegie Mellon the most wired plan for public art. Most participants Body Vice President Andrea Hamilton; campus at the time. said that the university should accept Ralph Horgan, associate vice provost donated works of art and seek donors of Campus Design and Facility These examples barely scratch the surface of what the university’s presidents have to endow the campus with art, rather Development; and Robbee Kosak, vice president for University Advancement. done to shape Carnegie Mellon as we know it. If you want to learn more, check than commission public art with general out the Web site for the Office of the President, which offers brief bios on all the “I thought it was a very useful university funds. university’s presidents: www.cmu.edu/leadership/president/history/index.html. process. It was interesting, because in A majority of respondents said it The shelves of Hunt Library also contain some great volumes on the history of the was important that public art improve many ways the whole discussion was university, in case you’re looking for summer reading. generated by the arrival of ‘Walking E i g h t the visual quality of the campus and Faculty Awards and Accolades

With one school year completed and • Three CIT faculty members won College of Humanities and • John Soluri, an associate professor a few months hiatus before a new 2007 Sloan Research Fellowships Social Sciences of history, and Therese Tardio, one begins, The Piper thought this for early-career scientists of • John Anderson, the Richard King a lecturer in Spanish, received would be an ideal time to celebrate the outstanding promise: Priya Mellon Professor of Psychology the Jefferson Award for Public accomplishments of the university’s Narasimhan, associate professor and Computer Science, has Service from Carnegie Mellon. faculty. The following is a list of of electrical and computer been elected to the American Soluri also won the George Perkins faculty awards and accolades from this engineering; Dawn Song, assistant Philosophical Society. Marsh Prize for Best Book in past school year, with a main focus on professor of electrical and computer • Jim Daniels, the Thomas Stockham Environmental History for “Banana those occurring since January. Quite engineering; and Mohammad Baker Professor of English, won Cultures.” impressive, don’t you think? F. Islam, assistant professor of the Blue Lynx Prize for poetry from • History Professor Joe Trotter was chemical engineering and materials Eastern Washington University for reappointed head of the History College of Engineering science and engineering. his collection, “Revolt of the Crash- Department. He also received a • Associate Professor of Civil and Test Dummies.” Distinguished Alumni Achievement Environmental Engineering Burcu College of Fine Arts • Statistics Professor William Eddy Award from his alma mater, Akinci has been selected to receive • Leonardo Balada, University has been named chair-elect of Carthage College in Wisconsin. the 2007 Walter L. Huber Civil Professor of Composition in the the Section on Statistics for the Engineering Research Prize from School of Music, received the • G. Richard Tucker, the Paul American Association for the the American Society of Civil American Academy of Arts and Mellon University Professor of Advancement of Science. Engineers. Letters’ Award in Music. Applied Linguistics and head of the • Paul Eiss, associate professor Modern Languages Department, • Nadine Aubry, head of the • Stephen Lee, professor of of anthropology and history, has received the Doherty Award Mechanical Engineering architecture and LEED™ been awarded a New Directions for Sustained Contributions to Department, was named chair of accredited professional research Fellowship from the Andrew W. Excellence in Education. the U.S. National Committee on faculty for the Center for Building Mellon Foundation. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Performance and Diagnostics, was • Valerie Ventura, an associate • Brooke Feeney, associate professor research professor in the • Chemical Engineering Professor awarded the “Shades of Green of psychology, won first prize Department of Statistics, received Larry Biegler was awarded Leadership Award” by the Green at the inaugural Mind Gym the 2006 Canadian Journal of the 2007 CACHE Award for Building Alliance. Academic Awards in London. Statistics Award for her paper Excellence in Computing in • professor of Cindy Limauro, “Bootstrap Diagnostics and Chemical Engineering Education. lighting design in the School • Statistics Professor Stephen Remedies.” Fienberg and Philosophy Professor • Civil and Environmental of Drama, received the 2007 Wilfried Sieg have been named Engineering Professor David Henry van de Velde Award for The Heinz School fellows of the American Academy A. Dzombak was named the Architectural Education from the • Edward Barr, associate teaching of Arts & Sciences. Fienberg is the Walter J. Blenko Sr. Professor Higher Institute of Architectural professor of professional writing, Maurice Falk University Professor of Environmental Engineering. Sciences at University College, earned the school’s Excellence Antwerp, Belgium. of Statistics and Social Science. • Civil and Environmental Award for the MISM/MSIT • Professor of English Linda Flower Engineering Professor James H. • Vivian Loftness, a professor in programs. received the first Steve Witte Award Garrett Jr. was named Professor the School of Architecture and • Michael Dekay, research professor from The American Educational of the Year by the Pittsburgh Center for Building Performance of engineering and public policy, Research Association’s Special chapter of the American Society and Diagnostics, was appointed to and Janusz Szczypula, teaching Interest Group on Writing and of Civil Engineers. the Assurance Group for the World professor, received the Heinz Business Council for Sustainable Literacies. • C. Fred Higgs III, assistant School’s Martcia Wade Award. Development. • Larry Heimann, associate professor of mechanical • Denise M. Rousseau, the teaching professor of information engineering, and Mohammad • Anne Mundell, associate professor H.J.Heinz II Professor of systems, earned the H&SS Elliott F. Islam, assistant professor of of drama, received CFA’s Henry Organizational Behavior and Public Dunlap Smith Award. chemical engineering and materials Hornbostel Award. Policy, has been awarded the 2006 science and engineering, received • Paul Mellon Professor of Music • Psychology Professor David Douglas McGregor Memorial five-year Early Faculty Career and Director of Choral Studies Klahr was elected to the National Award by the NTL Institute and Development Awards from the Robert Page was named a Academy of Education. The Journal of Applied Behavioral National Science Foundation. University Professor — the highest • Chris Neuwirth, professor of Science. She will also receive the • Pradeep K. Khosla, dean of honor Carnegie Mellon faculty can English and human-computer Distinguished Scholar Award from the College of Engineering and achieve. interaction, received the 2007 the Managerial and Organizational the Philip and Marsha Dowd • Luis Rico-Gutierrez, associate Computer and Composition Cognition Division of the Academy Professor of Electrical and dean of the College of Fine Distinguished Book Award for of Management in August. Computer Engineering, received Arts, was named a trustee of the “Writing and Digital Media,” the prestigious Cyber Education Pittsburgh History and Landmarks which she co-edited. Mellon College of Science • Chemistry Professor Bruce Champion Award from the Business Foundation. • Susan G. Polansky, teaching Armitage was elected co-vice Software Alliance. professor of Hispanic studies, has • Hilary Robinson, the Stanley chair for the Gordon Research been named head of the university’s • M. Granger Morgan, head of the and Marcia Gumberg Dean of Conference on Photochemistry. Department of Engineering and the College of Fine Arts, became Department of Modern Languages. • The Outstanding Paper Award Public Policy, was elected to the a trustee of the Andy Warhol • Scott Sandage, associate professor at the E-Learn 2006 Conference National Academy of Sciences. Museum, Quantum Theater and of history, received a grant from was given to William Brown, The Mattress Factory. the National Endowment for • Irving Oppenheim, professor professor of biological sciences, the Humanities to research his of civil and environmental • Lewis Strouse, associate teaching and James Burnette III, lecturer upcoming book, “Half-Breed engineering, received CIT’s professor of music education, has and coordinator of undergraduate Creek: A Tall Tale of Race on the Benjamin Richard Teare Jr. Award. received a Citation of Excellence research placement. for his work in higher education. Frontier, 1804–1941.” C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t e n

N i n e Faculty Awards the American Institute of Medical • Jennifer Mankoff, assistant professor • Burton Hollifield, associate professor and Biological Engineering. in the Human-Computer Interaction of financial economics, received C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e n i n e • Roy Nicolaides received the first Institute, received a 2007 Sloan the Tepper School’s BS Business • Terry Collins, the Thomas Lord Alexander M. Knaster Professorship as Research Fellowship. Administration Teaching Award. Professor of Chemistry, received head of mathematical sciences. • Srinivasa G. Narasimhan, assistant • Claudia A. Kirkpatrick, associate the 2007 Excellence in Catalysis • Kavita Ramanan, associate professor professor of robotics, and Carlos teaching professor of business Award from the Catalysis Society of mathematical sciences, received the Guestrin, assistant professor of management communication, of Metropolitan New York. He 2006 Erlang Prize for Young Applied machine learning and computer received a Special Award for was also elected a fellow of the Probabilists. science, received five-year Early Sustained Teaching Excellence in International Union of Pure and Faculty Career Development Awards the Classroom. • Gordon Rule, professor of biological Applied Chemistry. from the National Science Foundation. sciences, earned the Ryan Award for • Don Moore, associate professor of • The Genetics Society of America Meritorious Teaching. • Computer Science Professor organizational behavior and theory, awarded its first Excellence in Steven Rudich was a co-winner has been selected for the 2007 • Assistant professors Russell Schwartz Education Award to Elizabeth Jones, of the Association for Computing Cummings Scholar Award from the and Nathan Urban received Eberly head of biological sciences and the Machinery’s 2007 Gödel Prize. Organizational Behavior Division Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Family Career Development Profes- • Assistant Professor of Computer of the Academy of Management. He University Professor of Life Sciences. sorships in Biological Sciences. Science Luis von Ahn received also received the school’s Weil Prize. • Steve Shreve was appointed the Orion • John Mackey, lecturer and assistant Microsoft Research’s New Faculty • Anthony Stanton, associate teaching Hoch Chair of Mathematical Sciences. department head in mathematical Fellowship and a MacArthur professor and director of Graphic sciences, received the MCS Julius • Chemistry Professor Stuart Staley Foundation “Genius Grant.” Media Management, was elected to Ashkin Teaching Award. won the MCS Richard Moore • William L. “Red” Whittaker was a two-year term as president of the Education Award. • Physics Professor Sara Majetich named a University Professor — Technical Association of the Graphic is one of four 2007 Distinguished • Physics Professor Michael Widom the highest honor Carnegie Mellon Arts. Lecturers of the IEEE Magnetics received the Alloy Phase Diagram faculty can achieve. • Sridhar R. Tayur, the Ford Society. International Commission Best Distinguished Research Chair • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, the Paper Award. Tepper School of Business Professor and professor of operations J.C. Warner University Professor of • University Professor of Industrial management and manufacturing, Chemistry, received the first Herman F. School of Computer Science Administration and Applied received the Information Technology • Jonathan Aldrich, assistant professor Mark Senior Scholar Award from the Mathematics Egon Balas was inducted Award, one of the Carnegie Science in the Institute for Software Research American Chemical Society. He also into the Operational Research Hall of Center’s 2007 Awards for Excellence. International, earned the Association received an honorary degree from the Fame by the International Federation Internationale pour les Technologies Russian Academy of Sciences. of Operational Research Societies. University Libraries Objets 2007 Dahl-Nygaard Junior • Associate Dean of University • Associate Professor of Biological • Professor of Financial Economics Prize. Libraries Erika C. Linke was elected Sciences Jonathan Minden earned Robert Dammon received the MBA • University Professor Manuel Blum to a three-year term as vice-president/ the MCS Award for Innovation in George Leland Bach Teaching Award. earned the SCS Herbert A. Simon president-elect of the Association of Education. • Chris Forman, assistant professor of Award. College and Research Libraries. • Chemistry Professor Eckard Münck information systems, was one of five • School of Computer Science Dean outstanding young scholars to receive received the 2007 Alfred Bader Award West Coast Campus Randal E. Bryant received the 2007 from the American Chemical Society. a Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship • Associate Teaching Professor Ray Emanuel R. Piore Award from the from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Bareiss received the Dean’s Award • Robert (Bob) Murphy, professor of Institute for Electrical and Electronics • Economics Professor Marvin for Excellent Work. biological sciences and biomedical Engineers. engineering, was elected a fellow of Goodfriend received the school’s BS Economics Program Teaching Award.

a $4 million state grant to support the Nano Green, Carolyn Levine, Don Moore and Alan Facility Development. Horgan said the bar Center in CIC 2. Once a developer is selected Scheller-Wolf. “The evaluation committee and adjacent residence will be demolished N e w s B r i e f s and an agreement is reached in June, the goal is noted Ken’s distinctive effectiveness with both at some point later this year. Horgan added to complete the building in 18 months. external and internal constituents; the compelling that the purchases are intended to give Second Collaborative sincerity of his commitment to the school and Carnegie Mellon some flexibility with regard Innovation Center Dunn Reappointed the university; his contacts with alumni — dating to future development opportunities in the Under Development Dean of the Tepper School even from his time as a professor here; his neighborhood. The owners of the Holiday The Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC) has Kenneth Dunn has credibility with business people through his Bar were already in the process of selling been so successful in its mission to attract been appointed to a experience and success as a business person; the property when university representatives software companies like Apple, Intel and second five-year term his credibility with faculty from his own academic approached them. The university expected to Google to Pittsburgh that a second CIC with a as dean of the Tepper success; and his clear articulation of the close on the property by May 31. similar mission is in the works. Preliminary plans School of Business. importance of top quality academic research,” call for the “CIC 2” to sit on a parcel of land “Under Dean Dunn, Kamlet said. Page and Whittaker across the hollow and railroad tracks from “CIC the Tepper School Dunn was appointed the eighth dean Receive Carnegie Mellon’s 1.” This new 200,000- to 300,000-square-foot has seen a marked of the Tepper School in July 2002, following Highest Honor building also aims to attract private businesses increase in the quality a 16-year career that included serving as Robert Page and William L. “Red” Whittaker that want to be near the innovative research of its students, in managing director of Morgan Stanley Investment have been named University Professors, and academic talent at Carnegie Mellon and the importance placed on the impact of Management and co-director of the U.S. Core the highest distinction faculty can achieve in Oakland. faculty research and in external relations and Fixed Income and Mortgage teams. Before his at Carnegie Mellon. Page is the Paul Mellon Carnegie Mellon and The Carnegie, which fundraising,” said Provost and Senior Vice private-sector work, Dunn taught at Carnegie Professor of Music and director of choral owns the land, are partners on the project. In President Mark Kamlet in a memo to the Mellon, joining the faculty in 1979. studies in the College of Fine Arts, and addition to CIC 2, the partners also envision Tepper School community. “The generous gift Whittaker is the Fredkin Research Professor a pedestrian bridge that will travel across of David and Marlene Tepper and renaming of University Purchases of Robotics in the Robotics Institute. “The the hollow to connect both CIC structures. the school is a seminal event for the school and Forbes Avenue Properties University Professors are truly the ‘best of the They hope the bridge will help link campus the university. It bespeaks the confidence of the The university has purchased the Holiday best’ among our faculty,” said Provost and to the museums, and to the university’s other donors not only in the school and the university, Bar, which closed this past April, and the Senior Vice President Mark Kamlet. “Robert properties in east Oakland. CIC 2 will also but also in Dean Dunn and his vision for the residence next door for future development. Page and Red Whittaker are exceptionally house Carnegie Mellon’s Nanotechnology Tepper School,” Kamlet said. But just what that development may be for the deserving of this honor, each having made Commercialization Center and facilities for Dunn’s reappointment was unanimously properties at 4620 and 4622 Forbes Avenue is exceptional contributions to their fields as well biomedical engineering. In August 2006, recommended by a faculty committee consisting still undetermined, according to Ralph Horgan, as outstanding contributions and leadership to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell awarded of Egon Balas (chair), Dennis Epple, Richard associate vice provost for Campus Design and the university.”

T e n Meeting of the Minds Celebrates No Slowdown in Sight Lectures and classes may ease-up for the summer, but that doesn’t mean Carnegie Undergraduate Research Mellon comes to a standstill. In fact, the university will be hopping with everything from elementary school enrichment programs to a special state program for rising high school seniors gifted in the sciences. Check out the list below for more about what’s going on this summer.

June–August: Carnegie Mellon Athletic Camps FITT Camp Basketball Camp For boys and girls in grades 3–8 For boys and girls ages 6–14 June 18–22 and June 25–28 July 9–13, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Information: 412-551-8763 Information: 412-268-2218

Diving Camp Soccer Camp

s Weekend Camp: June 30–July 1 For boys and girls ages 6–14 b b i Day Camp: July 16–20 July 30–Aug. 3 C r 9:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m. for ages 10–17 Day Campers: 9:15 a.m.–4 p.m. sie Mini-Camp: 9:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. for for ages 8–14

b y S u ages 6–9 Mini Campers: 9:15 a.m.–1 p.m.

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June 18–29, July 9–20: Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students (C-MITES) About 500 talented students in grades three through eight converge on Carnegie Mellon (and other locations) each summer for classes ranging from computer programming to amusement park physics. C-MITES students must submit test scores, teacher recommendations and information about academic achievements. Overall, about 80 percent of the students are accepted into each class. For more on CMITES, see www.cmu.edu/cmites.

June 24–28: Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS) B e f o r e t h e m a s s e x o d u s o f s t u d e n t s t h a t Administered through Carnegie Mellon since its inception in 1982, PGSS cultivates f o l l o w e d f i n a l e x a m s l a s t m o n t h , t h e r e w a s junior scientists, giving talented rising high school seniors the chance to experi- a d a y w h e n t h e U n i v e r s i t y C e n t e r h u m m e d ence educational and research-oriented activities not normally available to students w i t h s t u d e n t r e s e a r c h a n d p r o j e c t s . T h e through their Pennsylvania high schools. To date, 2,179 talented Pennsylvania high u n i v e r s i t y ’ s a n n u a l M e e t i n g o f t h e M i n d s undergraduate r e s e a r c h s y m p o s i u m w a s school students have completed the PGSS program. This year, Carnegie Mellon will h e l d M a y 9 , a n d f e a t u r e d p r o j e c t s r a n g i n g f r o m s t u d e n t - w r i t t e n host 100 students chosen from a pool of 530 applicants. p o e t r y c o l l e c t i o n s t o o b s t a c l e - d e t e c t i n g v i s i o n s o f t w a r e f o r s e l f - d r i v i n g v e h i c l e s . S o m e s t u d e n t s , i n c l u d i n g s e n i o r A n n a V o g e l z a n g ( t o p ) , June 25–Aug. 10: Andrew’s Leap p e r f o r m e d t h e i r c r e a t i v e w o r k s , w h i l e o t h e r s l i k e c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e Andrew’s Leap is a summer enrichment program for mathematically gifted students j u n i o r B e n M a u r e r ( b o t t o m ) demonstrated m o r e t e c h n i c a l r e s e a r c h . I n run by the School of Computer Science. Students get into Andrew’s Leap by taking a l l , m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t e d t h e i r r e s e a r c h a t t h e s y m p o s i u m . the “Interesting Test,” and teachers are more interested in how they arrive at answers than what those answers are. Accepted leapers are exposed to the frontiers of com- puter science — the best faculty, the most interesting research. They “leap” ahead approximately 10 years. For more, see www.cs.cmu.edu/~leap. “Reverse Alarm Clock” decision-making skills. The study shows that, Keeps Children Sleeping although decision-making competence is June 30–Aug. 10: The Summer Academy for Mathematics correlated with verbal and nonverbal intelligence, John Zimmerman, associate professor of and Science (SAMS) it is still a separate skill. The study was published design and human-computer interaction, has last month in the Journal of Personality and High school students entering their junior or senior year who are considering careers developed an unconventional alarm clock every Social Psychology. Its co-authors include Wändi in engineering, science and other mathematics disciplines are eligible for this new parent needs — a clock to keep children Bruine de Bruin, a researcher in the Department program. The rigorous, residential summer experience focuses on creating sleeping. Called the Reverse Alarm Clock, of Social and Decision Sciences; Andrew Parker, the product aims to keep young children from interest in technical disciplines and building academic and personal skills to an associate behavioral scientist with the RAND interrupting their parents’ sleep. The Reverse better prepare students for the college application process. For more, see Corp.; and Baruch Fischhoff, the Howard Heinz Alarm Clock consists of a moonset and sunrise www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html. University Professor of Social and Decision calculator, a small circular wall-mounted unit Sciences and Engineering and Public Policy. that illustrates time with images of the sun, June 30–Aug. 10: Advanced Placement/Early Action (AP/EA) moon and stars. When the moon is lit, the Peter Lee To Lead Computer AP/EA is for high school seniors interested in taking Carnegie Mellon classes for children should stay in bed; when the moon Science Department college credit. The classes are actual university courses, condensed and accelerated is off, the children can get out of bed if they wish but not disturb their parents. Finally, when Peter Lee, professor and vice provost for to fit into a six-week program. Acceptance into the program is based on a review the sun is on — and the wakeup music they research at Carnegie Mellon, has been named of the student’s qualifications and space availability. selected from the clock’s Treasure Chest Music the new head of the Computer Science Selector plays — they must get up. Department in the School of Computer Science. June 30–Aug. 10: Pre-College, Fine Arts He succeeds Jeannette Wing, who on July 1 will High school seniors may be selected to participate in this program, which allows Good Decision-Makers become assistant director of Computer Science them to study in the school of their choice within the College of Fine Arts. Students May Be Made, Not Born and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation. Lee’s can explore a discipline to determine their level of interest for future study at the A new study from decision scientists at appointment received the strong endorsement college level. For more, see www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/. Carnegie Mellon and the RAND Corp. shows of a faculty committee charged with evaluating that people who do well on a series of the department’s needs and reviewing potential decision-making tasks involving hypothetical June 30–Aug. 10: National High School Game Academy candidates to replace Wing. The committee was situations tend to have more positive decision High school seniors may be invited to the National High School Game Academy, led by Todd Mowry and included Dave Andersen, outcomes in their lives. The results suggest an intensive study of video game design and development. The program provides Lenore Blum, Tom Mitchell, Tom Murphy and that it may be possible to improve the quality Frank Pfenning. students with hands-on experience and exposure to the breadth of knowledge of people’s lives by teaching them better and disciplines needed to be part of this new and exciting field. For more, visit

www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/game.html. E l e v e n Carnegie Mellon Discovers Critical Ensuring a safe computing environment isn’t the sole domain Security Flaw in Microsoft Service of the ISO — all members of the n Ken Walters “We are responsible for monitoring and “That said, security is a collab- Carnegie Mellon community can

ensuring the health and safety of the orative effort,” she added. “Everyone help. Blair offers these tips for smart Carnegie Mellon’s Information Security computing and network infrastructure,” plays a part. We are especially appre- computing: Office (ISO) may be one of the newest said ISO Director Mary Ann Blair. ciative of our peers across campus and departments on campus, but its impor- • Always use strong passwords In the Microsoft case, the ISO within Computing Services who are tance to the university is growing daily. and keep them secret. discovered a remote intruder gain- responding to the need to improve our In early April, the ISO was the first • Keep your operation system, ing access to the DOS (disk operating security posture. But it’s a very reactive organization to detect attacks exploiting productivity software and system) prompt of a machine, giving environment. There is so much source a critical security flaw in Microsoft’s the intruder full access to the system, code out there, and it’s very difficult for antivirus protection up to date Domain Name System (DNS) server including sensitive information and a vendor to fully test its offerings. As with patches. service. The office quickly notified possibly passwords. a result, we are always going to have • Back-up your computer in case Microsoft, helping to avert potentially “The tip-off that there was a prob- systems and applications with vulner- information is lost and needs to serious problems with both older and lem was when we began to see DOS abilities, and attackers looking for those be retrieved. unreleased versions of Microsoft prompts appearing on high-numbered vulnerabilities.” operating systems. The flaw could have • Don’t store sensitive information ports,” Blair said. “From there, we Blair said her thoughts have shifted been exploited by remote attackers to on your own computer if you analyzed additional network and af- in the two years the ISO has been in take complete control of an affected don’t absolutely need to. “It’s fected host data. Finding nothing in the operation. system without warning. safer to leave that information in existing literature that matched the at- “I used to think that 80 percent “We’re excited about discover- tack signature and vulnerability profile, of our efforts should involve increas- the primary storage location or ing this attack for two reasons,” said we alerted the appropriate computer ing awareness and training,” she said. place it in a managed storage Joel Smith, vice provost for computing security incident response teams.” “Now that’s shifted to thinking that location that has protections in services at Carnegie Mellon. “First, The teams, which included Micro- 80 percent of our efforts should be on place,” Blair said. “If you must it’s unusual to be the first to detect a soft, the Software Engineering Insti- automating protection to the extent store it on your own computer, new attack. Doing so contributes to the tute’s CERT program and the SANS possible. Because 25 percent of the security of the entire Internet commu- delete it as soon as you can.” Internet Storm Center, worked with the undergraduate student population at nity. And second, it helps to verify that • Don’t click on email or instant ISO to collect and analyze diagnostic Carnegie Mellon turns over each year, our security-monitoring procedures are message links or open information. Microsoft released a patch it’s a better return on investment.” working well to detect suspicious activ- attachments if you don’t know to address the vulnerability in May. Blair noted that awareness still ity.” “Our goal is to reduce the risk of plays an important role in the ISO, the source of the email or are It’s all part of the job at the ISO, compromise to confidentiality; in- though. Last fall, the office held a suspicious of its contents. “A which was created nearly two years ago tegrity; availability of our electronic daylong Cybersecurity Summit, which good portion of spam and virus- in response to both the rise in computer resources with layered technical de- included a variety of speakers and infected emails are filtered, but security incidents on campus and a fenses; campus-wide security training break-out sessions to advise the campus some do get through because surge in regulatory compliance de- and awareness; policy and guideline community on how to better protect signed to ensure that sensitive informa- spammers are updating their development; proactive security assess- their computers. A variety of online tion, such as personnel and financial techniques all the time, and the ment; and timely incident response,” resources are also available on ISO’s data, remains secure. filters need time to catch up,” Blair noted. Web site at www.cmu.edu/iso. she said.

I n t e r n ati o n a l D i s pat c h e s New Entrepreneurship Certificate Offered in Qatar Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar have created an First Australia Class Graduates executive training course for entrepreneurs to boost opportunities for creating technology start-ups in Doha, Qatar. While it’s too early to predict whether they’ll soon be running world governments, The Executive Entrepreneurship Certificate Program aims to transform Qatar’s deep investment recent graduates from Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz School programs in Australia aspire to in research and education into business success stories. The nine-month, part-time program will teach public service. aspiring managers and executives how to build technology-based businesses by acting entrepreneur- A ceremony to celebrate the inaugural class of graduates from Carnegie Mellon ially, innovating within their existing companies or starting a new enterprise. Enrollment is now open, University in Adelaide, Australia, was held May 25 at the South Australian Museum. and the inaugural class will begin in September. South Australia Premier Mike Rann presented the degrees. The entrepreneurship program is run by Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and its Among the first to graduate was Christina Chang, 25, of New York, who had Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship. The center, recognized as one of the best in the world, been selected to take part in the prestigious U.S. Presidential Management Fellowship has taught thousands of people to create new businesses, including the founder of iGate Corporation, program that attracts new leaders to federal service. a global IT company with nearly $400 million in market capitalization. This is the first time the program is “It’s too early to say if I’ll be working at the White House, but it is certainly a pos- being offered in the Middle East. sibility,” said Chang, who plans to return to the U.S.

Chang said 10 years from now she hopes to play a significant role in promoting Two Win Freeman-ASIA Awards for Study in China “environmental sustainability at a large scale.” Chang liked the practical problem-solv- ing skills she gained through a Carnegie Mellon education and said that the program Carnegie Mellon students David Andrews and Samantha EunYoung Cho have received Freeman location in Australia, where the state is doing a lot of work in global warming, made for Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) this summer. The Freeman-ASIA summer programs include a unique combination that benefited her studies. awards for up to $3,000 to support American undergraduates who plan to study in East or Southeast Tim Zak, executive director of Heinz School Australia, praised Chang’s commit- Asia. Both students received the full amount of the award. ment to environmental sustainability and tackling climate change. “I hope that she can Andrews and Cho will participate in a summer program at the Shanghai International Studies continue to combine this passion with her policy work. She will certainly be an asset University in Shanghai, China, where they will study the Chinese language to improve their reading, and ambassador to this important cause,” he said. writing, listening and speaking skills. Others graduating included Rebecca Murrie, the first South Australian graduate “The Freeman-ASIA Awards have opened the door for Carnegie Mellon students to study in Asia,” and mother of two who put her job on hold to earn her degree; Shanaka Herath, who said Eva Mergner, senior coordinator of study abroad and exchange programs. “Students benefit from plans to return to Sri Lanka; and Sreng Mao, who returns to Cambodia to continue his study abroad personally, academically and professionally. Understanding the unique cultures of Asia career in international education services and development project management. has proved invaluable to Carnegie Mellon students in preparing them for an inherently global work- Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon is one of four universities that will benefit from a place.” new agreement between South Australia and the government of Kazakhstan. Three Andrews is a rising sophomore majoring in electrical and computer engineering, and Cho is a rising students from that country are expected to enroll in the Heinz program with support junior majoring in business administration with a dual concentration in entrepreneurship and marketing. from the Bolashak Award, the government of Kazakhstan’s international scholarship The eight-week program from late May to mid-July is organized annually by Carnegie Mellon’s program. Modern Languages Department and includes 29 students this year.

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