August 22, 2002

Vol. 13, No. 7

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
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President Jared L. Cohon welcomed the Class of 2006 on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the first day of orientation programming for the more than 1,300 members of the freshman class. "You are a special group of people joining a special institution," Cohon said. "Chosen from more than 14,000 applicants, you come from all over the world. You've earned the right to take your place at Carnegie Mellon. You're a diverse student body joining a tradition of excellence and achievement at Carnegie Mellon and we look to you to continue this tradition."

—Cohon emphasized the university's focus on problem-solving, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation and its commitment to change. He encouraged the Class of 2006 to "take advantage of all this place has to offer. Squeeze us dry, recreationally and educationally. Think outside the box. It's part of growing up."

THE CLASS OF 2006 AT A GLANCE

—Applications: 14,271. Admitted: 5,440. Enrolled: 1,391.

—Students Enrolled by College/School: Carnegie Institute of Technology: 399; Mellon College of Science: 211; Fine Arts: 257; Humanities and Social Sciences: 239; Information Systems Program: 55; School of Industrial Administration: 84; School of Computer Science: 133; Bachelor of Humanities and Arts Program: 13.

—Student Body Make-Up: 847 men, 544 women, 184 international students, 163 minority students (84 African Americans, 73 Hispanics and 6 Native Americans).

—Geographic Representation: Forty-six states including the District of Columbia, 26 foreign countries and two territories. Fifty-four percent of the students are from Mid-Atlantic States. Eighteen percent are from Pennsylvania.

—Average SAT score of the freshman class: 1350 (640 verbal and 710 math).

MAM PROGRAM TO HELP MANAGE CULTURAL SITES IN ITALY

Carnegie Mellon's Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program has signed an agreement with three educational institutions in Italy to help restore, utilize and manage historical cultural sites in Italy's Piedmont region, home to more than 250 castles and hundreds of churches and estates, many of which are in disrepair. The MAM program, an interdisciplinary joint program of the Heinz School and the College of Fine Arts, will work with the University of Bologna's Department of Economics and Management, The Polytechnic Institute of Turin's 2nd Faculty of Architecture and the Fitzcarraldo Foundation in Turin. The agreement allows for the exchange of faculty, students and researchers among the three partners.

—"Our students will have opportunities to participate in the research and planning work and they will gain some extremely valuable first-hand experience in developing and establishing new community resources, both private and nonprofit," said Dan J. Martin, associate professor and director of the MAM Program.

— Further information is posted on official.cmu-news, Aug. 20, and on the Web at www.cmu.edu.

PARKING PERMIT DISTRIBUTION STARTS MONDAY

Parking permit distribution will take place from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., beginning Monday, Aug. 26, through Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the University Center Courtyard. Payment can be made by check, MasterCard/Visa or cash. Further information is posted on official.cmu-news, Aug. 21.

NEWS BRIEFS —The university's annual Andy Awards program will take place at noon, Sept. 23, in McConomy Auditorium. The awards recognize the contributions of Carnegie Mellon staff members. For the names of the 2002 Andy Award nominees, go to www.cmu.edu/andyawards

—The Career Center is asking for donations of business clothing to its new Emergency Interview Closet for those students without appropriate interview attire. The following items may be donated for both females and males: jackets, pants, suits, shoes, ties and solid shirts or blouses. Donations will be accepted at the Career Center in Warner Hall 19 or picked up at any campus location. Questions? Contact Courtney Little, calittle@andrew.cmu.edu.

—The 2003 Entertainment Books have arrived on campus. Staff Council is selling the books as a service to the campus community for $20 each. Cash and checks payable to Carnegie Mellon University will be accepted. The 2003 books can be used now. Complete information is posted on official.cmu-news, Aug. 21.

PERSONAL MENTION

—Dorothea Simon, wife of the late Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon, died Aug. 15. She was 89. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Sept. 14, at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, corner of Morewood and Ellsworth avenues. Mrs. Simon is survived by three children, as well as several grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Further information is posted on official.cmu-news, Aug. 19.

—Protecting private information and the movement to protect individual identities has a new ally in DatAnon, LLC, a company co-founded by Latanya Sweeney, assistant professor of computer science, technology and policy, and director of the Laboratory for International Data Privacy in the School of Computer Science, and Antonia Scarlata, entrepreneur in the health care management arena, former CEO of OPTIONS, and consultant to Carnegie Mellon. DatAnon provides computer solutions that guarantee the anonymity of information in databases released for research and analysis, while also ensuring that the information remains useful for those purposes. Further information: www.datanon.net

—The National Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation has given academic achievement awards to the following students: David Howard, junior, mathematical sciences major, Mellon College of Science; Kevin Litwack, sophomore, computer science major, School of Computer Science, Aadik Shekar, junior, business administration major, School of Industrial Administration; Michael Wenske, sophomore, electrical and chemical engineering major, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Each received a certificate and a check in recognition of superior achievement as an associate member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity.

—Michael Domach, Chemical Engineering professor, and University of Pittsburgh colleagues have won a second, consecutive national competition for funding from the Interagency Program in Metabolic Engineering. The National Science Foundation and other allied Federal agencies will fund work on the metabolic engineering of sporulating cells for three years at a level of $2.2 million. Carnegie Mellon is the prime contractor for this award.

ALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

—Aug. 27 - 29: Entropy's "Sampling Days,"11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free food and beverage samples from Fuze, Turner's Dairy, Coke, Pepsi and Pizza Outlet will be available on the Cut outside of Entropy. A mountain bike, a Coleman cooler, a box refrigerator and t-shirts will be given away.

—Sept. 3 - 4: Staff Council Book Fair. 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Lobby (4th floor, Mellon Institute). A wide variety of new books—best sellers, children's books, cookbooks and special interest books—at discounted prices. Cash, checks, MasterCard/Visa, Discover and American Express will be accepted.

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