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July 27, 2006 Vol. 17, No. 3
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.
SALARIES FOR THIS YEAR'S TEPPER SCHOOL GRADS CONTINUE TO CLIMB Both newly minted MBAs and first-year graduate students at the Tepper School of Business report a strengthening market for jobs and summer internships, with increased offers overall and more offers being made earlier than last year. About 83 percent of graduating MBAs had offers in hand--and about 75 percent of those had accepted their first job--at the time of their graduation, said Ken Keeley, executive director of the Tepper School's Career Opportunities Center. Graduates of Tepper's Master of Science in Computational Finance (MSCF) program reported exceptionally high demand for their blend of strong quantitative, computing, statistical and finance skills. All MSCF graduates accepted a job within a month of graduating, up from 71 percent during the same period a year ago. The numbers were nearly as good for internships: 99 percent of first-year students received at least one internship offer for the summer, up from 95 percent last year. —Salaries for 2006 MBA graduates continued to climb. The average salary reported by MBA students who graduated in May was $94,935, nearly seven percent higher than last year. The average starting salary for MSCF grads was $90,118, down slightly from 2005's average of $93,510. —Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060725_tepper.html NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO BE ISSUED IN AUGUST Carnegie Mellon is making major changes to its identification card system this summer to create a more secure environment on campus and take advantage of new technology. As part of the changes, all students, faculty, staff, spouses/partners, dependents, retirees and affiliates will receive new identification cards, the ID+Card, in August. The cards will go into effect this fall. —Some of the changes planned for the ID card system include the use of a randomly generated card number encoded directly onto the magnetic strip. This replaces the use of employeesÕ Social Security number as their card number. Students, staff and faculty can also link their ID+Card to their PNC bank account and use their ID as their ATM card. (For more, go to the PNC branch in the University Center or visit www.pncbank.com/carnegiemellon.) — Staff members from Enrollment Services, Facilities Management Services, Housing and Dining Services, Enrollment Systems, Campus Police, ACIS, and other departments have been working to develop an implementation plan for the new system. The university has also created the Carnegie Mellon Card Office, located at Warner Hall A15 (across from The HUB), which will administer the card and its services. For more information, see www.cmu.edu/idplus. PROFESSOR HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING RECRUITMENT OF MINORITIES Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Ronald D. Blanton has won a 2006 Emerald Award for outstanding leadership in recruiting and mentoring minorities for advanced degrees in science and technology. Blanton will be honored Sept. 16 during a gala celebration at the Baltimore Convention Center. The Emerald Awards, sponsored by Science Spectrum magazine, are the premier awards for African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans working in the research sciences. "We need to entice more precollege and college students to seriously consider pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering and the sciences, and the Emerald Awards help showcase that need," Blanton said. Pradeep K. Khosla, dean of the College of Engineering, said Blanton's excellent research reputation, commitment to education and dedication to recruiting and mentoring under-represented students in engineering made him an exceptional candidate for the Emerald Award. Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060724_emerald.html TIM MICHAEL TO HEAD NEW DIVISION OF CAMPUS SERVICES The university has established a new division in the Enrollment Group called Campus Services and has named Tim Michael, former director of University Housing and Dining, to lead the effort. Michael, who has been promoted to assistant vice president for Campus Services, will oversee Housing & Dining Services, Conference & Event Services, Printing Services--including bulk mailing and labeling--Copy Centers, Parking Services, Postal Services, Photography & Graphic Services in Mellon Institute, University Receiving and Shipping, and Retail Services--including the Bookstore, Art Store, Computer Store and Entropy. —"I appreciate the opportunity that vice presidents Bill Elliott and Deb Moon have created to bring together these important groups that serve the campus community. The hard-working staffs in all these areas can now partner more efficiently and effectively to create strong and responsive services that our campus community members need and deserve. Through shared planning, training and operations we will strive to provide state-of-the-art services focused strongly on our customers," Michael said. NEWS BRIEFS —A service will be held to honor the research, academic and humanitarian contributions of Professor Otto (Toby) Davis at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16 in McConomy Auditorium, University Center (UC). A reception will follow in the Schatz Dining Room. Davis, the William W. Cooper University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, died this past May 9. He was a founder and second dean of the School of Urban and Public Affairs, now known as the Heinz School. An additional remembrance is planned for alumni during the Oct. 13 - 15 Carnegie Mellon Homecoming/Heinz School reunion weekend. —The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has increased funding for the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) for the next fiscal year by 65 percent to $2.5 million. The PSC is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and Westinghouse Electric Company. PERSONAL MENTION —Jon Peha, professor of electrical and computer engineering and engineering and public policy, addressed a U.S. House of Representatives science committee July 25 on ways that Congress can improve its system of obtaining science and technical advice on key issues. Peha, associate director of the Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking, was part of a panel of experts who discussed a new program that will help congressional leaders improve the way they tackle key issues, including blackouts, space shuttle launches and homeland security. —Duen Horng Chau, a research associate in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, designed the new ID+Card that will be implemented this fall. —Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) graduate student Jung-Chun (Mike) Kao received a Best Student Paper award from John Wiley & Sons Ltd. at the IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks for "Eavesdropping Minimization Via Transmission Power Control in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks." He wrote the paper with his advisor, Associate ECE Professor Radu Marculescu. —Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Greg Lowry, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Professor Bob Tilton, Biology Professor Ned Minkley, and Chemistry Professor Kris Matyjazewski won a competitive National Science Foundation Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) grant. The four-year, $1.075 million grant is titled "NIRT: Targeted Delivery and Microbial Interaction of Polymer-Functional Nanoparticles for Groundwater Contaminant Source-Zone Remediation." —Ken Lau, a senior architecture major with a double minor in Chinese language and photography, won a $3,000 Freeman Asia Award, which he is using to study in China this summer. He has also received scholarships from both the Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation and Carnegie Mellon's Modern Language Summer Study Abroad program to support his travel. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
—Monday, Aug. 7: The university's Arts and Culture Observatory will present a panel discussion titled "Audience Development and Diversification in the Cultural Sector" at 9 a.m. The discussion, held at the Cabaret at Theater Square in downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, is free and open to the public. To reserve a place at the forum, call 412-268-4890 or email artsobservatory@andrew.cmu.edu.
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