CMU History, Mission, and Organization

CONTENTS: The University.; Vision.; Mission Statement.; Our Values and Traditions.; Degree Programs By College and Department, 1994-95.; Research Centers, Institutions and Groups by Academic, Research, or Other Units.; Endowed and Named Professors by College.; Accreditations By College and Department, Fall 1994.

The University

Carnegie Mellon has emerged as one of the nation's leading private research universities. The university's interdisciplinary approach provides graduates with professional and technical skills and a strong science and liberal arts background. According to Edward B. Fiske, former education columnist for the New York Times, Carnegie Mellon's "faculty and administration have done the most original thinking of any American university in pursuing the twin goals of liberal-professional education."

Carnegie Mellon began in 1900 when industrialist Andrew Carnegie founded Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburgh's Oakland section. Twelve years later these schools became a degree-granting college----the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1967, Carnegie Tech merged with the Mellon Institute of Research to form Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon's internationally recognized programs encompass the areas of engineering, technology, science, liberal arts, fine arts, and public and private management. The university includes four undergraduate colleges and three graduate schools:

The Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT) includes six departments: Chemical Engineering, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgy and Materials Science, plus a program in Biomedical Engineering.

The College of Fine Arts (CFA), the first school in the nation to award a degree in drama , includes the departments of Architecture, Art, Design, Drama and Music.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) is recognized for its broad view of the liberal-professional arts and its commitment to excellence in teaching. Its departments include Economics, English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Social and Decision Sciences, and Statistics.

The Mellon College of Science (MCS) is composed of the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

The Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) offers a Master of Science in Industrial Administration, a degree roughly equivalent to an M.B.A. with a firmer scientific component based on the use of quantitative methods as management tools. GSIA also offers doctoral and executive education programs and now administers undergraduate programs in economics and industrial management.

The School of Computer Science (SCS) operates at the forefront of research in computing, artificial intelligence, machine translation and robotics. The school grants doctor's degrees in computer science and robotics, a master's degree in software engineering and an undergraduate degree.

The Heinz School (HNZ) offers graduate programs to educate managers and analysts for government and non-profit organizations; it awards master's degrees in Public Management and Policy, Arts management and a doctor's degree in Public Policy Analysis.

Vision

Carnegie Mellon will lead educational institutions by building on its traditions of innovation and transcending disciplinary boundaries to meet the changing needs of society.

Mission Statement

To create and disseminate knowledge and art through research and artistic expression, teaching and learning, and transfer to society.

To serve our students by teaching them leadership and problem-solving skills, and our values of quality, ethical behavior, responsibility to society and commitment to our work.

To pursue the advantages provided by a diverse community, open to the exchange of ideas, where discovery and artistic creativity can flourish.

Our Values and Traditions

Leadership: We lead through innovation and excellence; we establish new directions by talent and example, influencing the behavior of other institutions.

Innovation: We identify challenges and opportunities presented by evolving human needs, new research methods and technologies, and promptly assemble the talent and resources needed to exploit them. Our innovative capability is one of the foundations upon which our leadership capacity is built.

Transcending Disciplinary Boundaries: We function seamlessly and transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries to our comparative advantage.

Responsibility to Society: We serve society through transfer of technology, continuing education programs, public service and enrichment of the community through the arts.

Learning: We will build on our heritage of the Carnegie Plan to become a leading institution that combines first-rate research with outstanding undergraduate education through our focus on learning and problem-solving.

Dedication to our Work: Our students, staff and faculty are committed to our heritage emblazoned on our seal: "My Heart is in the Work."

Commitment to Quality: We focus our energies on understanding the needs of the communities we serve while applying principles of self-evaluation, benchmarking and continuous improvement to fulfill these needs.

Degree Programs By College and Department
Academic Year 1994-1995

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering (Bioengineering Option) B.S. Computer E. B.S.
Bioengineering with CIT Department M.S. Electrical E. B.S.
Bioengineering M.S. Electrical and Computer E. M.S.
Bioengineering with CIT Department Ph.D. Electrical and Computer E. Ph.D.
Bioengineering Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Mechanical E. B.S.
Chemical E. B.S. Mechanical E. M.E.
Chemical E. M.S. Mechanical E. M.S.
Chemical E. Ph.D. Mechanical E. Ph.D.
Colloids, Polymers, & Surfaces M.S.
(Interdisciplinary w/ MCS) Materials Science and Engineering
MSE B.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering MSE M.E.
Civil E. B.S. MSE M.S.
Civil E. M.S. MSE Ph.D.
Civil E. Ph.D.
Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering and Public Policy Manufacturing Engineering M.M.E.
Engineering Major & EPP B.S.
EPP M.S.
Engineering Major & EPP M.S.
EPP Ph.D.

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Modern Languages
Humanities and Arts B.H.A. French B.A.
(jointly w/CFA) German B.A.
Spanish B.A.
Economics
Economics B.A. Philosophy
Economics B.S. Philosophy B.A.
Managerial Economics B.S. Logic & Computation B.S.
Computational Linguistics B.S.
English Logic & Computation M.S.
Literary & Cultural Studies B.A. Computational Linguistics M.S.
Creative Writing B.A. Computational Linguistics Ph.D.
Professional Writing B.A. Pure & Applied Logic (with Ph.D.
Rhetoric B.A. Comp. Science & Mathematics)
Technical Writing B.S.
English M.A. Psychology
Professional Writing M.A. Psychology B.A.
Literary & Cultural Theory Ph.D. Psychology B.S.
Rhetoric Ph.D. Cognitive Science B.S.
Psychology Ph.D.
History
Social History B.A. Social and Decision Sciences
Social History B.S. Social and Decision Sciences B.S.
History and Policy B.A. Information & Decision Systems B.S.
History and Policy B.S. Policy and Management B.S.
Anthropology and History B.A. Polical Science B.S.
Anthropology and History B.S. Social and Decision Sciences Ph.D.
European Studies (Double Major) B.A.
Social History M.A. Statistics
History and Policy M.S. Statistics B.S.
Social History Ph.D. Statistics M.S.
History and Policy Ph.D. Statistics Ph.D.

Student Defined B.A.
Student Defined B.S.

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Humanities and Arts B.H.A. Drama
(jointly w/H&SS) Drama B.F.A.
Master of Arts Management M.A.M. Costume Design M.F.A.
(w/SUPA) Directing M.F.A.
Lighting Design M.F.A.
Architecture Playwriting M.F.A.
Architecture B.Arch. Production M.F.A.
Architecture M.S. Scene Design M.F.A.
Architecture Ph.D. Acting M.F.A.

Art Music
Art B.F.A. Music (Composition) B.F.A.
Art M.F.A. Music Performance B.F.A.
Performance M.M.
Design Composition M.M.
Graphic Design B.F.A. Conducting M.M.
Industrial Design B.F.A.
Communication Design B.F.A
Communication Planning and Design M.A.
w/English
Visual Communication & Product M.Des
Design

MELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Mathematics
Biological Sciences Mathematics B.S.
Biological Sciences B.S. Applied Mathematics B.S.
Biological Sciences/Comp. Sci. Track B.S. (Operations Research)
Biological Sciences & Humanities or B.A. Applied Mathematics (Statistics) B.S.
Social Science Mathematics M.S.
Biological Sciences Ph.D. Applied Mathematics M.S.
Biological Sciences/Biochemistry Ph.D. Science $ Computational Finance M.S.
(w/Chemistry and Physics) (w/GSIA, SCS and Statistics)
Biological Sciences/Biophysics Ph.D. Mathematics D.A.
(w/Chemistry and Physics) Mathematics Ph.D.
Biological Sciences/Biochemistry and Ph.D. Algorithms, Combinatorics &
Biophysics (w/ Chemistry & Physics) Optimization (w/Comp. Sci., GSIA) Ph.D.
Mathematical Finance (w/GSIA) Ph.D.
Pure & Applied Logic (w/ Computer Ph.D.
Chemistry Science and Philosophy)
Chemistry B.A.
Chemistry B.S.
Chemistry/Computer Science Track B.S. Physics
Chemistry M.S. Physics B.A.
Polymer Science M.S. Physics B.S.
Colloids, Polymers, and Surfaces M.S. Physics/Computer Science Track B.S.
(w/ Chemical E.) Physics M.S.
Chemistry Ph.D. Physics Ph.D.
Chemistry/Biochemistry Ph.D. Applied Physics Ph.D.
(w/Biology and Physics) Physics/Biochemistry Ph.D.
Chemistry/Biophysics Ph.D. (w/Biology and Chemistry)
(w/Biology and Physics) Physics/Biophysics Ph.D.
Chemistry/Biochemistry & Ph.D. (w/Biology and Chemistry)
Biophysics (w/Biology and Physics) Physics/Biochemistry & Biophysics Ph.D.
(w/Biology and Chemistry)

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL H. JOHN HEINZ OF PUBLIC POLICY
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Industrial Management B.S. Public Management & Policy M.S.
Industrial Administration M.S.I.A. Public Management & Policy, minor M.S.
Industrial Administration, minor in M.S. in Business Admin. (w/ GSIA)
Pub. Management & Policy (w/ SUPA) Public Management & Policy & Juris M.S.
Civil Engineering & Management (w/CIT) M.S. Doctor (w/ U. of Pittsburgh)
Computational Finance M.S. Master of Arts Management (w/ CFA) M.A.M.
(w/HSS, MCS and SCS) Master of Philosophy M.Phil.
Software Engineering and Business M.S. Master of Public Management M.P.M.
Mgt (w/SCS) Public Policy Analysis Ph.D.
Industrial Administration Ph.D. Social Science & Public Policy Ph.D.
Accounting Ph.D. Analysis (w/ S&DS.)
Algorithms, Combinatorics and Ph.D.
Optimization (w/ Computer Science and
Mathematics)
Economics Ph.D.
Financial Economics Ph.D.
Information Systems Ph.D.
Management of Manufacturing and Ph.D.
Automation (w/ Robotics Institute)
Manufacturing and Operations Ph.D.
Systems
Marketing Ph.D.
Operations Research Ph.D.
Organizational Behavior and Theory Ph.D.
Politics and Political Economy Ph.D.

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Mathematics/Computer Science B.S.
(w/Mathematics)
Software Engineering M.S.
Algorithms, Combinatorics & Ph.D.
Optimization (w/GSIA & Mathematics)
Computer Science Ph.D.
Robotics Ph.D.
Pure & Applied Logic (w/ Philosophy Ph.D.
& Mathematics)

Information Networking Institute

Information Networking M.S.
(jointly w/GSIA, CIT and SCS)

Research Centers, Institutions and Groups
By Academic, Research or Other Units
Fall 1994

ACADEMIC UNITS

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Center for Advanced Deformation Processing Research (CADPR)

Computing Systems Center (CSC)

Center for Energy and Environmental Studies (CEES)

Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)

Center for Excellence in Optical Data Processing (CEODP)

Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research (CISR)

Center for Solid Waste Management (CSWM)

Data Storage System Center (NSF/ERC DSSC)

Engineering Design Research Center (NSF/ERC)

Enviromental Institute

Gov./Uni./Ind. Consortium Center for Bladed Disk Structures Research & Technology (GUIde)

Information Networking Institute (INI)

Pennsylvania SEMATECH Center of Excellence for Rapid Yield Learning (PA SCOE)

Program on Innovation, Technology & Economic Grtowth (PITEG)

Program on International Peace and Security (IPS)

SRC/CMU Research Center for Computer-Aided Design (SRC/CMU-RC-CAD)

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD)

Studio for Creative Inquiry (SFCI)

Building Industry Computer-Sided Design Consortium

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION

Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies in International Management (CBIASIM)

Center for the Management of Technology (CMT)

Center for the Study of Public Policy (CSPP)

Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship (DHJCE)

Green Design Initiative

Institute for Strategic Development

The Center for Financial Analysis and Securities Trading

HEINZ SCHOOL

Center for Economic Development (HEINZ CED)

Decision Systems Research Institute (DSRI)

Urban Systems Institute (USI)

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Center for Advancement of Applied Ethics (CAAE)

Center for Educational Computing in English (CECE)

Center for History and Policy

Center for the Study of Writing (CSW)

Laboratory for Computational Linguistics (LCL)

Pittsburgh Center for Social History (PCSH) (w/ U. of Pittsburgh)

Statistical Center for Quality Improvement (SCQI)

MELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Center for Nonlinear Analysis (CNA)

Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research (NMRCBR) (w/ U. of Pittsburgh)

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) (w/ U. of Pittsburgh and Westinghouse)

Science & Technology Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology (STC)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Center for Machine Translation (CMT)

Human Computer Institute (HCI)

Information Technology Center (ITC)

Robotics Institute (RI)

Field Robotics Center (FRC)

Vision and Autonomous Systems Center (VASC)

CARNEGIE MELLON RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMRI)

Advanced Devices and Materials Group (AD&MG)

High Technology Center (HTC)

Materials Technology Center (MTC)

Computer, Automation and Robotics Group

Computer Engineering Center (CEC)

Industry Systems Group

Center for Protective Coatings(CPC)

Rail Systems Center (MTC)

High Speed Ground Transportation Center (HSGTC)

Biotechnology Group

Center for Environmental Microbiology (CEM)

Biotechnology Center

Special Programs Group

Center for Materials Production (CMP)

Steel Structure Painting Council (Center for Surfaces & Coatings)

ASTM Engine Test Monitoring Center (ASTMC)

Research Center on the Materials of the Artist and Conversation (CMA&C)

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI)

OTHER UNITS

Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (HIBD)

University Teaching Center (UTC)

Endowed and Named Professors
By College
Fall 1994

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS: Andrew Mellon Professor -- Howard Saalman (Emeritus); Bessie F. Anathan Professor in Fine Arts -- Barbara J. Anderson; Dorothy L.Stubnitz Professor -- Herbert Olds; Nierenberg Professor of Design -- David Smith; Philip Chosky Visiting Professors of Drama -- Jose Meier, Bonnie Walker, Natalie Baker, Geoffrey Hitch; T. David Fitzgibbon Chair in Architecture -- Dennis Neeley
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Alumni Chair in Environmental Science and Engineering -- Edward Rubin; Buhl Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science -- Daniel P. Siewiorek; George Tallman Ladd Professor -- Not Filled; George Westinghouse Professor of Engineering -- David Casasent; Mobay Professor in Chemical Engineering (Emeritus) -- Herbert Toor; Posco Professor -- Richard J. Fruehan; Rudolph R. & Florence Dean Professor of Chemical Engineering -- Ignacio E. Grossmann; Theodore Ahrens Professor of Engineering -- J. Fletcher Osterle; U.S. Steel Professor of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science (Emeritus) -- Harold W. Paxton; Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor of Environmental Engineering -- Francis C. McMichael; William J. Brown Professor Mechanical Engineering -- Norman A. Chigier
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION: David M. & Barbara A. Kirr Professor of Organization -- Gerald R. Salancik; David T. & Lindsay J. Morgenthaler Professor of Entrepreneurship -- John R. Thorne; Ford Foundation Distinguished Professor -- Gerald C. Meyers; Heinz Chair in Graduate School of Industrial Administration -- Bennet T. McCallum; IBM Chair in Information Systems at GSIA -- Gerald L. Thompson; Richard M. Cyert Professor of Management and Economics -- Shyam Sunder; Alumni Professor of Economics and Finance -- Sanjay Srivastava; R.M. and M.S. Cyert Professor of Economics and Management -- Richard M. Cyert
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: Alumni University Professor of Philosophy -- Clark Glymour; D. O. Hebb Professor of Psychology -- Marcel A. Just; Howard Heinz Professor of the Humanities -- Peter N. Stearns; Lee and Marge Gregg Professor of Psychology -- Patricia A. Carpenter; Leonard J. Savage Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences -- Joseph B. Kadane; Luce Professor of Technology and Social Change -- David W. Hounshell; Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics & Social Sciences -- Stephen E. Fienberg; Richard S. Caliguiri Professor of Urban Studies -- Joel A. Tarr; Thomas Stockham Baker Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies -- Richard E. Young; Walter VanDyke Bingham Professor of Psychology and Computer Science -- John R. Anderson
MELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE: Alumni Professor of Biological Sciences -- Chien Ho; Buhl Professor of Theoretical Physics -- Not Filled; Eberly Family Chair of Biological Sciences -- Not Filled; Lord Professor of Chemistry -- Not Filled; Otto Stern Professor of Physics -- Robert B. Griffiths; Alumni Chair of Mathematics -- Morton E. Gurtin
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE: Alan J. Perlis Professor of Computer Science -- Not Filled; U.A. & Helen Whitaker Professor of Computer Science -- Takeo Kanade; Finnmecanica Professor of Computer Science -- Guy Blelloch; Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics -- Raj Reddy
H. JOHN HEINZ III SCHOOL OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT & POLICY: Henry J. Heinz, II Professor of Urban Studies -- Not Filled; J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research -- Alfred Blumstein
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY: Alumni University Professor of Industrial Administration and Applied Mathematics -- Egon Balas; Gulf Oil Foundation Chair in Engineering -- John Anderson; Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Computer Science -- D. Raj Reddy; Hillman University Professor of Computer Science, Philosophy, and Mathematical Logic -- Dana S. Scott; Howard M. Wilcoff University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- Ronald A. Rohrer; Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Economics and Finance and University Professor -- Lester B. Lave; John E. Swearingen University Professor of Chemical Engineering -- Arthur W. Westerberg; R.K. Mellon Professor of Computer Science -- Herbert A. Simon; R.M. Trueblood University Professor of Accounting and Economics (GSIA) -- Yuji Ijiri; Sun Company University Professor -- Stephen J. Fenves; U.A. & Helen Whitaker University Professor of Electrical & Computer Eng. -- Stephen W.Director; University Professor of Physics (Emeritus) -- Lincoln Wolfenstein; University Professor of Applied Science (Emeritus) -- William W. Mullins; University Professor of Composition -- Leonardo Balada; University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- Angel G. Jordan; University Professor of Phychology -- Robyn Dawes; University Professor of Physics and Mathematics -- Robert F. Sekerka; University Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy (GSIA) -- Alan Meltzer; William W. Cooper University Professor -- Otto Davis

Accreditations
By College and Department
Fall Semester 1994

College/Department                        Accreditation Agency

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY                Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
                                          MSA

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY          Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology
                                          ABET 
    Chemical Engineering            
    Civil Engineering
    Computer Engineering    
    Electrical Engineering 
    Engineering and Public Policy
    Mechanical Engineering 
    Materials Science and Engineering

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS                    

    Architecture                          National Architectural Accrediting Board
                                          NAAB                        
    
    Art                                   National Association of Schools of Art and Design
    Design                                NASAD
    
    Music                                 National Association of Schools of Music
                                          NASM
        

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL             American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
    ADMINISTRATION                        AACSB       


MELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

    Chemistry                             American Chemical Society
                                          ACS

H. JOHN HEINZ III SCHOOL OF               National Association of Schools of Public 
PUBLIC POLICY & MANANGEMENT               Affairs and Administration
                NASPAA

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