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October 27, 2005 Vol. 16, No. 17
The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the University Advancement Division. News of campus interest should be sent to one of the following editors:
Ed Delaney, 412-268-1609
(ed47@andrew.cmu.edu) 2001 Editions are available online. 2002 Editions are available online. 2003 Editions are available online. 2004 Editions are available online. Previous editions are available online.
ALUMNI RETURN FOR HOMECOMING AND REUNION WEEKEND More than 1,200 alumni and guests will be on campus Oct. 27 - 30 as Carnegie Mellon celebrates its annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend with a full slate of events and activities. Special reunion programs are being held for alumni representing the classes of 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1990. Among the weekend's many highlights is the Alumni Awards Ceremony, in which more than a dozen individuals will be honored for merit and service. Alumni representing all five schools in the College of Fine Arts, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary during the 2005-06 academic year, will be among the honorees. For more on the award winners and Homecoming, visit http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/051026_homecoming.html. —Alumni, students, faculty and staff can still register to participate in Homecoming by stopping at the registration tables in Kirr Commons, University Center. Tables will be open through the weekend, beginning at 3 p.m. today (Thursday). SIGN UP TO RECEIVE A FREE FLU SHOT AT THE BENEFITS & FITNESS FAIR At this time, there is a strong likelihood that Student Health Services will not have received their shipment of the flu vaccine in time for the Benefits & Fitness Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 2 in Rangos Hall. If supplies are received, free shots will be administered at the fair to faculty and staff with a valid ID and a completed Flu Shot Authorization Form (students and spouses can receive the shot for a fee of $15). However, if the shipment is not received, faculty and staff can still get a free flu shot by registering at the fair. When the supply is received, a Flu Vaccine Clinic will be scheduled. Only those who registered for a free flu shot at the fair will receive their vaccination at no charge during the clinic. Details about the Flu Shot Clinic will be publicized as soon as flu vaccine shipment is confirmed. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES 100 YEARS TODAY A symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chemical Engineering Department is being held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., today, Oct. 27, in the Singleton Room, Roberts Hall. Invited speakers include alumni, present and past faculty, and friends of the department. The talks include the history of the department, highlights of the department's accomplishments and the evolving impact of chemical engineering throughout the century. COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS TURNS 100 The college that brought the world Andy Warhol, "Hill Street Blues," The Hug, composer Stephen Schwartz, architect Roger Duffy and pop artist Burton Morris turns 100 this year. Officially founded in 1905, the College of Fine Arts was one of the first comprehensive arts learning institutions in the United States. "The College of Fine Arts has for 100 years set the standard for excellence in arts education within a university setting," said President Jared L. Cohon. "The college brings a special energy to Carnegie Mellon every day and engages us with objects and performances of beauty and power. We take immense pride in the creative contributions of generations of its students, faculty and graduates to the arts in America and throughout the world." —For more on the CFA Centennial, visit: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases05/051024_cfa.html. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, NOV. 3 - 5, FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES "Globally Green: Cultural Perspectives and Environmental Issues" is the title of this year's International Festival, Nov. 3 - 5. Sy Montgomery, a well-known author and conservationist, will kick off the festival with a keynote address, entitled "Conservation: Hope and Second Chances." From her travels around the world, which include living with Bengali fishermen and Amazon shamans, Montgomery shares the ancient, sacred stories by which people close to the earth honor and remember their connection to land, water and animals. The lecture begins at 4:30 p.m., Nov. 3, in McConomy Auditorium. Another highlight is the Scrap Arts Music concert and performance at 9 p.m. on Nov. 4. Scrap Arts Music makes their own instruments and music from shiny harbor scrap, salvaged sewage pipes, aluminum bowls and other recycled odds and ends. Add more than 80 wheels, a composer and a set of drumsticks, and the result is a dizzying shower of beats, gymnastic agility, compelling percussive drive and intricate, eye-catching choreography. Tickets for the concert are free and will be available at the UC Information Desk beginning Oct. 31. —For more information visit: http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/StudentActivities/InternationalFestival/ RYAN AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE NOV. 7 Current and former members of the university community are invited to nominate faculty members for the William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching. The Ryan Award is given to faculty who have demonstrated unusual devotion and effectiveness in teaching undergraduate or graduate students. All Carnegie Mellon faculty members are eligible for nomination. Nominations are welcome from students, faculty and administrators. Copies of the award guidelines are available at http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/eberlycenter/. NEWS BRIEFS —The 12th Annual Staff Council Food Drive runs from Oct. 31 through Nov. 11. Canisters and boxes will be placed in most buildings and departments on campus to collect non-perishable food and paper products. (Please no glass containers.) All items will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The annual "One Day, One Can" collection will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Bring at least one can to the Food Drive tables in the University Center and you will be entered into a raffle for various prizes. PERSONAL MENTION —Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Biomedical Engineering José M. Moura has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his "outstanding contributions to the science and engineering of statistical signal processing and its application to communications and bioimaging." The honor will be formally conferred at a ceremony in St. Louis in February. —ECE Professor Ozan Tonguz, Ph.D. student Evsen Yanmaz and Sudhir Dixit, a Nokia fellow, published a paper entitled, "On the Design of Self-Organized Cellular Wireless Networks" in the July 2005 issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. According to the IEEE publications database, it was among the top 100 most accessed IEEE documents this August in the ECE and Computer Science disciplines. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS —Monday, Oct. 31: As part of the Net Impact speaker series, alumnus Peter Fusaro will speak on "Green Trading: Innovations in Financial Markets." Students, faculty, and staff are invited. 12:30 p.m., Posner Hall, Room 152. Co-sponsored by the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research. —Nov. 1 - 2: Scholastic Book Fair hosted by Carnegie Mellon's Children's School. Exciting books and learning products from more than 150 publishers for readers of all ages. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Connan Room, UC. The fair, which features traditional children's favorites and new works by popular authors and illustrators, helps the Children's School promote literacy while raising money for the school. Gift wrap will be available for a small donation. —Thursday, Nov. 3: Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) Open House. This event is intended to allow industry participants, faculty and students to informally learn about various research, education and outreach initiatives sponsored by ICES and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance. 3 - 6 p.m. Singleton Room, Roberts Hall. If you wish to attend, register at http://www.ices.cmu.edu/openhouse or contact Dana Hilinski at hilinski@andrew.cmu.edu. —Thursday, Nov. 3: The Bookstore has announced an author signing for "Street," a new book with poems by Jim Daniels and photographs by Charlee Brodsky. The signing will take place at the bookstore at 4:30 p.m. The book is a collection of photographs shot by Brodsky in the 1980s of people in Pittsburgh. Each photograph is accompanied by a poem written by Daniels that tells the imagined story of the person pictured.
—Friday, Nov. 4: Holiday Craft Show. 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Hamerschlag Hall 1112.
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