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May 23, 2002 Vol. 12, No. 44
The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the Department of Public
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PRESIDENT COHON REAPPOINTED FOR FIVE-YEAR TERM The university's board of trustees has approved the reappointment of President Jared L. Cohon for a second five-year term. "It's clear that Jared Cohon's strategic and collaborative leadership brings Carnegie Mellon's interdisciplinary and highly entrepreneurial community together to focus on common goals," Erroll B. Davis Jr., chairman of the board of trustees, said. "His vision and his leadership style are powerful assets to help Carnegie Mellon achieve even greater successes in the years ahead." Cohon became president of Carnegie Mellon in 1997. —"I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead Carnegie Mellon as we pursue our strategic plan and seek new ways to apply our distinctive approach to education, research and innovation transfer to benefit society and business," said Cohon. "Carnegie Mellon fosters collaborative problem-solving in a holistic environment that blends technology and the sciences with the arts, humanities, business and policy. Innovation, problem-solving, collaboration-all expressed within a diverse and energetic community-these are the values that shaped this institution 100 years ago and continue to characterize our success as one of the nation's leading research universities. Now more than ever, these strengths match up with important, emerging needs in our complex world." Further information is available at www.cmu.edu STAFF MEMBERS EARNED ACADEMIC DEGREES THIS YEAR The following staff members received degrees at Carnegie Mellon commencement ceremonies: Tracey Bragg, assistant director, Information Networking Institute, master's degree, Public Management, Heinz School; Tina Carr, alumni relations director, School of Computer Science, master's degree, Public Management, Heinz School; Erin Harper, writer/editor, Software Engineering Institute, master's degree, Professional Writing, Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS); Coni Koepfinger, staff assistant, Student Development / Division of Student Affairs, master's degree, English/Literary and Cultural Theory, H&SS; Cynthia Lammert, facilities & projects manager, School of Art, master's degree, Public Management, Heinz School; Dennis Nesaw, assistant director, Fitness and Health, Athletics, masters degree, Public Management, Heinz School. —The following are receiving degrees from other institutions: Don Beynon, account executive, Software Engineering Institute, master's degree, Information Science, University of Pittsburgh (August 2002); Elizabeth Casale, associate director of financial aid, Heinz School (director of financial aid beginning June 1), bachelor's degree magna cum laude, Communication/Information Systems Management, Carlow College; Joshua Frederick, manager of information services, Business Services, bachelor's degree, Business Administration with concentration in Information Technology, Duquesne University (August 2002). WIND-ENERGY CONTRACT RENEWED The university has extended its commitment to wind energy for five more years. The extended commitment will allow the university to increase its purchase of wind energy from 5 to 6 percent of total electricity use. Carnegie Mellon was the first Pennsylvania university to purchase wind power in 2001 and its leadership set the 5 percent precedent that many schools are following. The total number of Pennsylvania colleges and universities buying wind power is now 25, the most of any state in the nation. EAST CAMPUS GARAGE CLOSED ON SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS During the summer months, the East Campus Garage will be closed on weekends and on Memorial Day and Independence Day. This schedule will be in effect from Friday, May 24, through Sunday, Aug. 11. Be certain to make the necessary arrangements to have your vehicle out of the garage before it closes. —The garage will close every Friday at 10:30 p.m. and reopen Sunday at 11:30 p.m. —Holiday schedules: Closed Memorial Day Weekend from 10:30 p.m., Friday, May 24, until 11:30 p.m., Monday, May 27; closed Independence Day from 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, until 11:30 p.m., Thursday, July 4. ANDY AWARDS NOMINATIONS DUE JULY 1 Nominations for this year's Andy Awards are due July 1. The university-wide staff recognition program honors staff for innovation, enthusiasm, citizenship and dedication. Nomination forms are available on the Web at www.cmu.edu/andyawards. Include two one-page statements of support with each nomination form. NEWS BRIEFS —FTC Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson will join some of the nation's leading privacy and security experts, academic authorities and Internet security specialists when they meet May 29-30 for the Carnegie Mellon University Security Workshop on "The Relationship between Privacy and Security." This two-day, invitation-only event will address the issues surrounding public perception that any increase in security comes with a corresponding decrease in privacy. —The June issue of Golf Digest has honored the Schenley Park Golf Course's First Tee of Pittsburgh program with its Junior Development Award, the only one given to an individual site. The course is owned by the City of Pittsburgh and leased to Carnegie Mellon, which operates it as a charitable corporation. The First Tee program will host more than 1,500 children, ages seven through completion of high school, educating them in golf skills, core skills and wellness/fitness, at no charge. Core skills include honesty, sportsmanship, perseverance, respect, courtesy, integrity and confidence. PERSONAL MENTION —Lydia Steier, who received her master of fine arts degree in directing from the School of Drama on May 19, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for the next academic year. She will work in Berlin where she will investigate the vitality of Berlin's three major opera houses even during times of financial hardship. —Robyn M. Dawes, the Charles J. Queenan Jr. University Professor, Social and Decision Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. —Mary Placeway and Nicole Reading are this year's winners of the Mellon College of Science Staff Awards. Placeway has worked in the Physics Department since July 1995 and is the department's business office coordinator. She received the Merit Award and a cash prize of $1,000 for outstanding service to the college. Reading, the graphic/Web designer for the Chemistry Department, won the Rookie Award and $200 for outstanding service from one who has been an employee for fewer than than three years. —Rebecca Kluchin, Ph.D. candidate in History, has won the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' annual Graduate Student Teaching Award. History Department Head Joe Trotter and Graduate Studies Director David Miller praised Kluchin's impressive teaching versatility and deep impact on undergraduate and graduate students. —Psychology professors Margaret Clark, Sheldon Cohen, Vicki Helgeson and Michael Scheier will lecture at the 2002 Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center Summer Institute's seminar, "Basic Pathways Linking Behavior and Disease," June 12-15. The lectures and workshops are geared to professionals with a limited background in health psychology and behavioral medicine. —The International Joseph Alois Schumpeter Society of Vienna has selected Steven Klepper, professor of social and decision sciences, to receive its Schumpeter Prize. The prize is awarded every two years to recognize a recent scholarly contribution related to the work of Schumpeter, an Austrian-born Harvard professor known for his work on entrepreneurship, innovation, democracy and capitalism, and the history of economic thought. The Schumpeter Prize carries a cash award of 10,000 Euro dollars (more than 9,000 U.S. dollars). CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS —Wednesday, May 29: "How Do You Manage?" An informal discussion group designed to give campus supervisors an opportunity to discuss Human Resources and management issues. The May program focus is "PTO Pointers for Supervisors" but participants are free to bring their own ideas and issues to the table. Noon - 1:30 p.m., Pake Room, University Center. To register, email hrhelp@andrew.cmu.edu. —Wednesday, June 5: Cancer Support Group off-campus luncheon meeting. Noon - 1 p.m. All cancer survivors are invited to attend. For details contact: Margie Hinebaugh (8-2161), Anne Humphreys (8-3420), Mari Alice McShane (8-7834) or Linda Plazinski (8-5290). —June 7 - 9: The Carnegie Symposium on Cognition. "Building Object Categories in Developmental Time." Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall. Free admission. Space is limited and pre-registration is necessary. Contact Rochelle Sherman at rochelle@andrew.cmu.edu with your name, address, phone, email information and the days you plan to attend. See www.psy.cmu.edu/categorydevelopment/ If you are a reader of this newsletter on the Web, let us know. A simple "yes" will be sufficient! Please send to ed47@andrew.cmu.edu |
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