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February 9, 2006 Vol. 16, No. 29
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. 2005 Editions are available online. Previous editions are available online.
SCHOOL OF DRAMA STAGES PRODUCTION OF "NATHAN THE WISE" The School of Drama will present Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's "Nathan the Wise" Feb. 23 - 25 and Feb. 28 - March 4 at the Philip Chosky Theatre. The play tells the story of a Jewish merchant who must negotiate religious conflict in 12th-century Jerusalem for the good of his family. Mladen Kiselov, professor of directing and acting, will direct the production. As part of an ongoing initiative to link the School of Drama's work to larger ideas and issues on campus and around the world, Drama will host a talkback session after the Feb. 23 preview that will feature Sarah Bryant-Bertail, associate professor of theory and criticism at the University of Washington School of Drama. She will also address the campus as part of the University Lecture Series at 4:30 p.m., Feb. 23 in the Adamson Wing, Baker Hall. —Curtain times and ticket prices: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060206_nathan.html STUDENTS DESIGN VIDEOGAME TO HELP STOP GENOCIDE IN AFRICA A videogame designed by a team of master's degree students at the Entertainment Technology Center aims to help stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, Africa. Called "Guidance," the game is one of three finalists in the Darfur Digital Activist Contest, a competition for a $50,000 prize offered by mtvU and the Reebok Human Rights Foundation.The three finalists and their games are showcased at http://www.darfurisdying.com. The winner will be determined by the public, which is invited to play and rate the games over the next two weeks. Carnegie Mellon team members are Camilla Kydland (team leader), Clay Reister, Albith Delgado, T. J. Jackson and Sam Spiro. The other finalists are from the University of Southern California and the DigiPen Institute of Technology. 2006 LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR LEADING THE BEST This year's Leadership Symposium, sponsored by Human Resources, will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 16. The symposium will provide managers with the strategies, information and resources they need to enable them and those reporting to them to achieve organizational goals. The symposium will include an opening breakfast and welcome by Vice President and General Counsel Mary Jo Dively. The lunchtime keynote address will be delivered by Denise Rousseau, H. J. Heinz II Professor of Organizational Behavior. There will also be a variety of sessions in four focus areas of Leadership Development, Management Practices, Legal Updates, and Culture/Workplace Environment. Attendees can concentrate on one focus area or mix and match courses from the tracks. —Registration will open in mid February. More information about the Leadership Symposium and detailed course descriptions will be distributed later this month. NEWS BRIEFS —Carnegie Mellon will again participate in the Student Employee of the Year Recognition Award Program sponsored by the National Student Employment Association. The program recognizes the outstanding contributions and achievements of students who work while attending college. Nomination forms are available on here under Spring 2006 Programs and Events. Nomination forms must be emailed by Feb. 17 to Pati Kravetz, director of Student Employment, at pk13@andrew.cmu.edu. —The American Cancer Society's "Daffodil Days" are March 20 - 26 but orders and payment must be received by Monday, Feb. 13. Proceeds from Daffodil Days benefit American Cancer Society research, education, advocacy and patient services. Orders will be available for pick-up on Tuesday, March 21.To order flowers or contribute to the American Cancer Society, contact one of the following persons: Kathy Bossick, bossick@andrew.cmu.edu, 8-3172, Mellon Institute Library; Maxine Leffard, leffard@cmu.edu, 8-5673, Porter Hall 119; Toni McItrot, TM2L@andrew.cmu.edu, 8-3573, DH1105; Beth McShane, em1y@andrew.cmu.edu, 8-1640, UTDC - 4516 Henry Street; or Kristin Sullivan, kristin@andrew.cmu.edu, 8-5139, Warner Hall & PPG 6. —Carnegie Mellon is participating in Recycle Mania 2006 through April 8 and needs your help to reduce waste and increase our recycling. Campus-generated waste and recycling will be tallied weekly and the weights entered into the contest. This year's contest has 93 colleges and universities from 33 states participating. Recycle Mania results can be viewed at http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/. PERSONAL MENTION —Richard D. McCullough, dean of the Mellon College of Science and professor of chemistry, received the 2006 Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence as Start-up Entrepreneur. The award, presented by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, recognizes leadership in developing a promising innovation in an early-stage company. In the early 1990s, McCullough discovered regioregular polythiophenes (RRPs), plastics that conduct—rather then impede—electricity. RRPs are excellent conductors of electricity because of their uniform composition and ability to neatly align into nanowires. Since their discovery, McCullough has made a series of major advances, both in finding inexpensive methods to produce RRPs and in creating chemistries that enable their use in versatile settings. He and his fellow awardees will be honored at a celebration at the Carnegie Music Hall, May 3. —Aditya Chand, who graduated in December 2005 with a master's degree in human computer interaction, took second place in a student design competition for a bar code system he developed that enables semi-literate people in remote Indian villages to interact with computers and access the Internet. Chand will receive his award from the International Council for Caring Communities at the United Nations headquarters Friday, Feb. 10, during the 44th session of the Commission for Social and Economic Development. The bar code system will be on display there. —Elaine A. King, professor in the School of Art, has been named the Distinguished Art Historian in Residence at the American University International Program in Corciano, Italy. —The College of Engineering will honor six faculty on April 22 for outstanding service in the areas of research and teaching. This year's winners and their awards include Mechanical Engineering Professor Philip LeDuc: the George Tallman Ladd Research Award; Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Tsuhan Chen: the Benjamin Richard Teare Teaching Award; Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Daniel Stancil: the Philip L. Dowd Scholarship Award; Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Stanley Charap: the Outstanding Research Award; Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Susan Finger and Research Professor Eswaran Subrahmanian: the Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research. —Rahul Telang, assistant professor of information systems at the Heinz School, has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his proposal on "Securing Cyberspace: The Role of Markets and Policy." The prestigious CAREER Award is given by the NSF to support the early career development activities of teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of their organization's mission. —The United States Institute for Theatre Technology has announced that three drama students have won awards. Selected from students who applied from all over the United States are graduate student Zi Xie, the Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award; graduate student Andrew Birdzell, the Rose Brand Award for Scene Design; and undegraduate Hallie Stern, the W. Oren Parker Scene Design Award. —Faculty members Lorrie Cranor, Institute for Software Research International, Jason Hong, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and Michel Reiter, Electrical and Computer Engineering, have received a 2005 Microsoft Research Trustworthy Computing Curriculum Award to fund the development of a new course on usable privacy and security. The course is offered for the first time this semester in the School of Computer Science (http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/courses/ups.html). It is designed to introduce students to a variety of usability and user- interface problems related to privacy and security and give them experience in designing studies aimed at helping to evaluate usability issues in security and privacy systems. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS —Sunday, Feb. 12: "Minor Entity," a movement/dance piece by Roberta Burke (A'08) about the true story of a young black woman dealing with the realities of racism, betrayal and reconciliation at Carnegie Mellon. 6 p.m., Rangos 1, University Center (UC). Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs. —Monday, Feb. 13 - Friday, Feb.17: "Reflections on Black History: Carnegie Mellon Student Art." 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Art Gallery, UC. Reception: 4 - 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15.
—Tuesday, Feb. 14: Lecture: "August Wilson, Bard of the Hill." Limberly C. Ellis. 4:30 - 6 p.m., Connan Room, UC. Sponsored by the School of Drama and the Division of Student Affairs.
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