October 19, 2006

Vol. 17, No. 15

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)
  Bruce Gerson, 412-268-1613 (bg02@andrew.cmu.edu)
  Susan Cribbs, 412-268-7521 (cribbs@andrew.cmu.edu)

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Now in its 16th year, Carnegie Mellon's International Festival celebrates the values, traditions and beliefs of world cultures. This year's festival, "Body, Mind and Spirit: Prescriptions for Global Health," will be held Nov. 2 - 4 and will transform the University Center into a world of workshops, lectures, discussions and performances focused on global health.

—The keynote lecture, "Living in a World Without Borders," will be given by Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Doctors Without Borders North America. Heinzl will speak at 12:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3 in Rangos Ballroom. Tickets are free and lunch will be provided to all attendees. Another festival highlight is a performance by the Tibetan Monk singers of Drepung Loseling Monastery. "The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance" will take place at 7 and 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4 in Rangos. Endorsed by the Dalai Lama as a means of promoting world peace and healing, the Tibetan Monk singers have performed in many of America's greatest theaters.

—The International Festival schedule is online at www.cmu.edu/internationalfestival/.

HELP THE NEEDY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN

Carnegie Mellon's annual United Way Campaign is under way. By uniting people and organizations, United Way creates lasting change in people's lives. Last year, United Way partner agencies touched the lives of 1 million individuals in Allegheny County. Please support Carnegie Mellon's commitment to the community by donating online at www.unitedwaypittsburgh.org/carnegiemellon/.

NEW WEB HOMEPAGE TO LAUNCH AT END OF OCTOBER

Following research and focus groups with students, faculty, staff and alumni, University Advancement's Marketing Communications Department and Computing Services partnered with Enrollment Services and the Web Forum to redesign the university's homepage at www.cmu.edu. Designed by the local agency Ripple Effects Interactive, which assigned three Carnegie Mellon alumni to the project, the new site will launch at the end of the month. The redesigned homepage aims to give online visitors--on campus and around the world--a look into the innovative and distinctive nature of Carnegie Mellon. The new site will also allow visitors to submit their own story ideas and photographs for consideration. Once the site goes live, it will be updated daily. You can send feedback to web-feedback@andrew.cmu.edu.

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2007 BENEFITS RUNS OCT 30 - NOV 10

Open Enrollment for health car benefits will take place Oct. 30 through Nov. 10. This is your opportunity to make changes to your benefits for 2007. This is a special, one-year open vision election year due to the introduction of an additional vision carrier. There are new monthly rates and plan features for many benefits programs. Look for your Open Enrollment envelope to arrive at your home by Oct. 28. The Benefits Workbook, links to additional benefits information and the Health Solutions Toolkit will be available online starting Oct. 26 at http://hr.web.cmu.edu/.

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF DREAMWORKS FEATURE FILM IS OCT. 26

Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center and The Alice Project, along with AB Films, will host a free advance screening of the DreamWorks animated feature "Flushed Away" at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26 in McConomy Auditorium. A limited number of free passes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for members of the university community starting at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 26 outside the auditorium. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Questions? Contact kf01@andrew.cmu.edu. "Flushed Away" (http://www.flushedaway.com) opens in theaters Nov. 3.

NEWS BRIEFS

—Computing Services' Information Security Office in partnership with CyLab is sponsoring its first Cyber Security Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 1. Registration is free to Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff and students. Nationwide security experts from the FBI, CERT Coordination Center, Carnegie Mellon, CyLab, SEI, PNC Bank, Microsoft, Apple, VigilantMinds, i-SAFE and many more will present the latest in cybersecurity. For more information and to register visit: http://www.cmu.edu/iso/summit/.

—All staff and faculty are invited to an open performance of "The Fix," a skit produced by Carnegie Mellon's award-winning Interactive Theater, at 11 a.m., Nov. 1 in Rangos 1. "The Fix" is an intriguing scenario focusing on conflict management. It raises the questions: who's at fault; what could or should the characters have done differently; and what were they thinking? You decide by asking the characters questions and dialoguing with others in the audience. Register online at https://acis.as.cmu.edu/gale2/servlet/HRLearn2/.

—The residence halls along Margaret Morrison Street (known as the "the Hill" dorms) invite faculty and staff to bring their children and families to the annual HILL-OWEEN celebration from 5 to 7 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 27. Events will include Schlagmare (Hill-oween's haunted house); a costume contest for grade-school children; face painting; pumpkin carving and pumpkin painting; Halloween movies; and trick-or-treat goodies, including cotton candy, kettle corn and hot cider. Contact Taylor Grabowsky at tag@andrew.cmu.edu for more information. Sponsored by Student Development, Student Affairs and Student Dormitory Council.

PERSONAL MENTION

—Irving H. Bartlett, former long-time history professor at Carnegie Mellon, died July 1 at age 83. He was on the faculty from 1964 to 1980, and in 1977 won Carnegie Mellon's William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching. Bartlett was the author of six books, including biographies of Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bartlett Scholarship and Teaching Fund of Cape Cod. Community College, 2240 Iyanough Road, West Barnstable, MA 02668.

—"Four Decades of Innovation," a symposium in honor of University Professor and computing pioneer Dan Siewiorek's 60th birthday will be held on Monday, Dec. 4 on campus. The symposium will honor Siewiorek's seminal contributions that have shaped the evolution of computer systems throughout the last four decades, including microprocessors, reliable and fault-tolerant computer systems, wearable computers and context-aware computing. Siewiorek is the Buhl University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute. For more information, visit http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dan60/index.html/.

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

—Saturday, Oct. 21: Adamson Visiting Writers Series. Javier Grillo-Marxuach (HS'91), a former writer and supervising producer on the hit ABC-TV series "Lost," will speak at 8 p.m. in the Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A. Grillo-Marxuach has been a television screenwriter for more than 10 years, and is a co-executive producer on the NBC series "Medium." Free and open to the public.

—Wednesday, Oct. 25: The Center for the Arts in Society BYOBrain Series presents Kim Beck, assistant professor in the School of Art. Beck's talk is entitled "Growth." Noon, Dowd Room, UC. Bring your own lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided.

—Thursday, Oct. 26: Intel Research Pittsburgh Open House. 4 - 6 p.m., fourth floor, Collaborative Innovation Center. See and discuss the latest research and innovations. RSVP to Casey Helfrich at 412-297-4097 or cjh2@andrew.cmu.edu.

—Wednesday, Nov. 1: The ninth Morris H. DeGroot Memorial Lecture will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Giant Eagle Auditorium (Baker Hall A51). This year's talk, "Conversations with Morrie," will be given by Joseph B. Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Science, Emeritus. A reception follows the lecture at 5:30 p.m. in the Singleton Room in Roberts Hall.

—Wednesday, Nov. 8: Award-winning historian David Cannadine, author of the new Andrew W. Mellon biography "Mellon: An American Life," will speak at 6 p.m. in McConomy Auditorium. A public reception and book signing will precede the lecture at 4:45 p.m. in the Connan Room. Both events are free and open to the public. The book, published by Knopf, is the most comprehensive account yet of the life of one of Pittsburgh's most famous native sons. Cannadine wrote the biography with the full cooperation of the Mellon family and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/061009_cannadine.html/.

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