August 15, 2002

Vol. 13, No. 6

The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the Department of Public Relations. News of campus interest should be sent to
Ed Delaney, 412-268-1609 (ed47@andrew.cmu.edu) or Bruce Gerson, 412-268-1613 (bg02@andrew.cmu.edu). The newsletter is available on the official.cmu-news and cmu.misc.news bulletin boards.

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The orientation program for the Class of 2006 will take place Tuesday, Aug. 20 through Sunday, Aug. 25. Freshmen and their families will arrive on campus to move into their residence halls on Aug. 20. Due to the increased number of vehicles on campus that day, the Parking Services Office and University Police will have personnel at each of the major campus lots to direct families to available parking. Parking on Frew Street, Tech Street and Schenley Drive will be reserved for freshmen and their families that day.

—Arrangements have also been made to use lots at Central Catholic High School and the Carnegie Museum for overflow parking. To assist with the additional vehicles on campus, the Jay Becker Valet Service will direct traffic in the Morewood lot and East Campus Garage.

—The campus community is encouraged to utilize car or vanpools and public transportation that day. As always, you may ride Port Authority vehicles free, with a current validation sticker on your ID card.

—The Carnegie Mellon shuttle will operate on its regular 6:45 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. schedule beginning Monday, Aug. 19. From Aug. 20 through Aug. 25, the shuttle will run until 12:15 a.m. The shuttle provides service to North Oakland and Shadyside. The campus community is encouraged take advantage of this free service.

—Further information: official.cmu-news, Aug. 7. The orientation schedule is available on the Web at www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/first-year/orientation/

CIT HAS NEW BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT) has established a new Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department replacing the long-standing Biomedical and Health Engineering Program. The BME, established this past July 1, is the first new department formed in CIT since the Engineering and Public Policy Department was created in 1976.

—At the undergraduate level, BME offers an innovative double major degree program with each of the traditional engineering departments within CIT and a minor program with CIT, the Mellon College of Science and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

—At the graduate level, BME offers the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and participates in the M.D./Ph.D. program with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Research topics include: bioMEMS, bioprocessing, computational biomechanics, medical image & signal analysis, tissue engineering and medical robotics.

—Professor Todd Przybycien is the department head and Hilda Diamond, associate head. Sandy Brenner-Hill is business manager and Christal Banks, office coordinator.

—The department's Web site is http://betelgeuse.pc.cc.cmu.edu/bhe/. Its email address is bhe@andrew. The phone number is 8-2521.

APPLY FOR YOUR PORT AUTHORITY TRANSIT STICKER ELECTRONICALLY

Human Resources has announced that the annual distribution of Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit Stickers to benefits-eligible staff should be easier this year. The transit sticker, when applied to your Carnegie Mellon ID, entitles you to free transportation on any line in the Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit System. Current stickers expire at the end of August.

—To receive your new sticker, download the Transit Sticker Request Form from the Human Resources Web site hr.web.cmu.edu. Complete the form and return it to Benefits. After your eligibility for this benefit is verified, your transit sticker will be mailed to you at your home address. The new stickers are valid from Sept.1 - Aug. 31, 2003.

—Direct questions to Human Resources at 8-4747 or hrhelp@andrew.cmu.edu.

WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION OFFERS PROGRAM OF FALL EVENTS

The Carnegie Mellon Women's Association (CMWA) opens its 81st year with the traditional Fall Reception, hosted by Honorary President Maureen Cohon on Sept. 25 at the president's residence in Squirrel Hill. Information about the reception will be in the association's fall newsletter, which is sent to all Carnegie Mellon women in a campus-wide mailing. It will include a membership form for new and renewing members.

—Membership is open to all women associated with the university—faculty, administrators, trustees and staff or wives/partners and friends of faculty, administrators, trustees and staff. Any member may retain her active membership upon her retirement or upon her husband/partner's retirement or death. Any woman with a long-standing commitment to Carnegie Mellon is invited to join CMWA as a "friend." Annual dues are $5.

—Anita Nesaw and Carroll Rivers, co-vice presidents for programming, are planning four or five major activities for 2002 - 2003, including a museum tour, a behind-the-scenes tour of Heinz Field, the traditional wine-tasting gala and the annual spring scholarship award luncheon.

—Three activity groups also meet monthly: gourmet cooking, book club and the volunteer group. The CMWA fall newsletter will contain details on these activities.

CHILDREN HOST "GLOBAL VILLAGE OF HOPE" EVENT

At 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, Carnegie Mellon and the Kids Classical Academy will host an event in Kirr Commons, University Center, which will include the presentation to the university of the Global Village of Hope, a small-scale city with buildings and houses from different cultures. The university community is invited to attend.

—Since June, the Kids Classical Academy has been operating a full-time summer camp on campus, offering an academic arts and humanities curriculum for children. Nearly 150 students and 14 teachers have participated in the program. Students range from kindergarten to seventh grade.

— Indira Nair, vice provost for education, will accept the village on behalf of the university. The Global Village includes the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and Pittsburgh's USX Building. The donation ceremony will feature the children singing songs and reading stories that they have written about what the Global Village means to them. The children are from a variety of Pittsburgh schools. The teachers and students are from 20 different countries.

PLANNING HAS BEGUN FOR JILL WATSON FESTIVAL

Carnegie Mellon's annual "Jill Watson Festival Across the Arts" will take place Sept. 18 ­ 19 on campus with lectures, performances, workshops and exhibitions by artists from a variety of disciplines.

—The festival honors the life of Jill Watson, alumna and adjunct faculty member of the School of Architecture. It began in 1997, one year after Watson died in the TWA Flight 800 crash, and is intended to provide creative programming for the trans-disciplinary arts in western Pennsylvania. The festival is made possible by contributions from the Jill Watson Endowment and The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and ProArts.

—The schedule for this year's events is posted on official.cmu-news, July 31.Further information is available on the Web site, www.cmu.edu/PR/press_releases/020724_jwatson.html

NEWS BRIEF

—On Saturday, Aug. 17, the front entrance of Hamburg Hall will be closed from 6:30 - 11:30 a.m., for the installation of a new handrail. Access to the building will be from the doors on the Smith Hall side.

PERSONAL MENTION

—Arthur Kubey, a member of the School of Music faculty from 1946 ­ 1993, died Aug. 9 at the age of 84. He was the principal bassoonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for several decades until his retirement in 1984.

—Elizabeth Jones, head, Biological Sciences, has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and will be named a HHMI professor. The institute had solicited nominations from 84 institutions. Only 20 professors were selected for the award. "The HHMI Professors and their teaching strategies will serve as models for fundamental change both on their own campuses and elsewhere, helping to support and encourage research universities in their efforts to enhance undergraduate education," the institute said.

—David J. Farber, the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunications and professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and former chief technologist for the Federal Communications Commission, will be a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon this academic year. Farber, whose visit was arranged by School of Computer Science Dean James H. Morris and Heinz School Dean Jeffrey Hunker, will participate in ongoing research and teach on the graduate level. Farber's interests are in telecommunications and information technology policy.

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

—Sunday, Sept. 1: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Cincinnati Riverhawks outdoor soccer. 6:05 p.m., Bethel Park High School Stadium. The Carnegie Mellon Staff Council offers tickets at discounted rates. Information is posted on official.cmu-news, Aug. 13.

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