CMU’S NEWS SOURCE FOR FACULTY & STAFF 11/14 ISSUE 2 HAMBURG HALL EXPANSION PROJECT 7 S OFT E R S ID E OF R OBOTICS 9 S TAFF AT R OOTS OF P ITTSBURG H Just Breathe E NS E MBL E 10 E B E R LY C E NT E R H E LPS T E AC he RS W /S TUD E NT -C E NT E R E D A PPROAC H Back Home Siger To Direct Strategic Planning Process n Mike Yeomans Since leaving Pittsburgh to attend Columbia University, Rick Siger’s career has been on a fast track. His rapid progression shaping public policy in the areas of science, technology and economic development — first in Virginia, and then in Washing- ton, D.C. — resulted in his appointment as chief of staff in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2011. But the further he progressed, the more it became apparent to him that all roads headed back home, and specifically to Carnegie Mellon. PHOTOS BY SEAN ARCHIE (E’15) Siger, a native of nearby Fox Cha- N EED A BREAK ? T HE M INDFULNESS R OO M ON THE FIRST FLOOR LOUNGE IN W EST W ING IS DESIGNED TO PRO M OTE RELAXATION pel, joined CMU in September as direc- AND REDUCE STRESS . A BOVE , C M U STAFF AND STUDENTS DISPLAY WHAT M INDFULNESS M EANS TO THE M . C LOCKWISE FRO M tor of Strategic Initiatives and Engage- TOP LEFT ARE A NGELA L USK , H OUSEFELLOW FOR S TEVER H OUSE ; E M ILY M ELILLO ( A’ 1 9 ) ; I DA C HOW ( A’ 1 8 ) AND E M ILY S U C ONTINUED ON PAGE THREE ( DC ’ 1 8 ) ; AND M ICHAEL B OOKER ( E ’ 1 6 ) . R EAD THE STORY ON PAGE 8 . Silver Anniversary School of Computer Science Celebrates 25 Years n Byron Spice graduates are highly prized by recruiters. “One of the things I’ve realized President Subra Suresh possessed a since coming here,” he said at the Octo- Little hoopla surrounded the creation of competitive respect for SCS’s capabili- ber kickoff of SCS25, “is that the School the School of Computer Science. ties when he was MIT’s dean of engi- of Computer Science is even richer, even Carnegie Mellon President Richard neering and oversaw that institution’s broader, even deeper, even stronger than Cyert told faculty and staff on Dec. 13, computer science program. I ever knew.” 1988, that the new school would begin C ONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN Program Provides operations soon and the school was of- Offices with ficially announced in a news release on Jan. 3, 1989. Framework for Few people off campus took note. Sustainability Maybe it was the holidays; maybe it was that CMU already had established it- n Bruce Gerson self as a computer science pioneer. But it was the last time SCS would be ignored. Carnegie Mellon has always prided itself Now, as the school celebrates its on being environmentally responsible, 25th anniversary, its graduate programs but there’s a new movement afoot that’s are consistently top-ranked by U.S. challenging the university community News & World Report, it boasts 12 Tur- to further reduce its carbon footprint. ing Award Laureates among its alumni C ONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR and faculty and, most significantly, its O NE Necessary Investment Hamburg Hall Project Features Grand Lobby, New Auditorium n Bruce Gerson Out of sight, but definitely not out of mind. While some campus construction projects are very visible to passersby, such as Scott Hall and the Cohon University Center addition, there’s a provocative project unfolding off of Forbes Avenue, nestled in between Hamburg and Smith halls, that will greatly enhance the Heinz College, improving its facilities to help meet its growing size and stature. Ranked first among graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report (2012) for its School of Information Systems and Management and ninth for its School of Public Policy and Management, the Heinz College has seen tremendous growth over the past 14 years, expanding its programs and more than doubling its number of students from 726 in 2000 to more than 1,500 today. In the past five years, 17 new fac- H EINZ C OLLEGE FACILITY ulty members and 17 new post-doctoral ENHANCE M ENTS WILL researchers have been hired. INCLUDE A GLASS - ENCLOSED “The growth attests to the quality ROOFTOP COURTYARD and competitiveness of the Heinz College ( TOP PHOTO ) ABOVE A NEW education and to the worldwide reputation 1 5 0 - SEAT AUDITORIU M and prominence of its entrepreneurial and ( BOTTO M PHOTO ) NESTLED innovative faculty,” said Heinz College BETWEEN H A M BURG AND Dean Ramayya Krishnan, the William W. S M ITH H ALLS . and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Manage- ment Science and Information Systems. Heinz College areas also garner- ing top national rankings by U.S. News PIPER PHASE 2 AND 2.5 11/14 Issue include public policy analysis (7), of the program, an Phase 2.5 is scheduled to begin in environmental policy and management $18 million effort funded largely in part 2016 when the Institute for Complex P UBLISHER Ken Walters (8), public finance and budgeting (13), by a $10 million gift from The Heinz Engineered Systems, now located on E DI to R M ANAGING E DI to R health policy and management (16), and Endowments, is set to begin later this the first and second floors of the west Bruce Gerson Kelly Saavedra nonprofit management (21). year or early 2015. Phase 2 will feature a wing of Hamburg Hall, will move to W RI T ERS “While the college’s reputation and new 150-seat auditorium tucked into the Scott Hall. Bruce Gerson Stephanie Magulick programs have grown, its physical space surface parking area between Smith and Ralph Horgan, vice provost for Jordan Markley has not. This investment in infrastructure Hamburg halls, and the transformation Campus Design and Facilities Manage- Erika Ninos Kelly Saavedra is necessary for the Heinz College to of Hamburg Hall 1000, the large lecture ment, said the space vacated by ICES Abby Simmons stay competitive, and to attract the best hall commonly called the “rotunda.” would be made into “forward-looking Byron Spice Mike Yeomans and brightest students and top faculty The rotunda, which currently has classrooms that will allow faculty to by providing space for collaborative, poor sight lines and acoustics, will be experiment with new pedagogies.” The D ESIGNER Melissa Stoebe project-based learning in state-of-the-art converted into a grand entrance and lob- 10,000 square feet of space also will be P H oto GRA P HY facilities. This is an urgent priority for by area where students, faculty, staff and used to create faculty and student offices. Ken Andreyo & Tim Kaulen the college,” Krishnan said. visitors can network and collaborate on PHASE 3 of the program will see con- To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 Krishnan said the new space would projects. The lobby will connect to the or email [email protected]. struction of a glass roof above, and glass allow Heinz College programs to contin- new classroom — modeled after Rashid Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, walls surrounding the rooftop courtyard employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, ue to hire new faculty, continue to grow Auditorium in the Hillman Center — age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, of the new lecture hall. A café in the belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, its Ph.D. and master’s degree programs, and will include a rooftop courtyard that Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required courtyard will be added once the glass- not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or and eliminate the need for space outside can be enjoyed during the spring and executive orders. enclosed room is completed. Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the vice president for of Hamburg Hall. summer months. The new auditorium is campus affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, PHASE 4 will renovate third-floor faculty Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2056. Here’s a rundown of the four-phase expected to be operational by fall 2015. Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security and fire safety report describing the university’s security, and Ph.D. offices, and meeting spaces. alcohol and drug, sexual assault, and fire safety policies and project. Phase 2 also will see construction of containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus and the number and cause of fires PHASE 1 an ADA-compliant entrance to Hamburg in campus residence facilities during the preceding three years. — completed in summer You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police from Forbes Avenue. In addition, Department at 412-268-2323. The annual security and fire 2013 — upgraded and relocated student safety report is also available online at www.cmu.edu/police/ annualreports. existing infrastructure will be upgraded Produced by Marketing & Communications, November 2014, services offices to the ground floor and 15-205. created nine interview rooms for on- to meet current building codes. T W O campus recruiters. Back Home: Siger To Direct Strategic Planning Process C ONTINUED FRO M PAGE ONE ment, a position in which he will focus on directing the university’s strategic planning process. He also will coordinate the university’s engagement in regional and national economic development initiatives, as well as engagement with key university partners and stakeholders.