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The Piper+ May 2009

			Commencement Preview
			Fifth-year architecture student Allison Lukacsy will be the Student Speaker for Carnegie Mellon's 112th Commencement. Be sure to check out a special pullout section inside the print edition of the Piper for a look at this year's keynote speaker, the honorary degree recipients and a commencement weekend schedule. Watch Lukacsy discuss her speech "Catalyst for Change."

Online Exclusives

Performance Panels	Birds of a Feather
Alumni actors return for a chat with students. View a slide show of their visits.		Check out a slide show from Earl Schriver's Earth Day campus visit with falcons.
Architecture's Role in Sustainability
Vivian Loftness, University Professor in the School of Architecture, was recently awarded the Green Building Alliance 2009 Community Leader Shades of Green Award. Listen to her talk about her 30-plus-year career in environmental design and sustainability.

Top Headlines and Featured Links		Also in this issue:
	Faculty, staff and students volunteered in late March as part of 1000Plus. Check out photos from the event.	• Former Treasury Undersecretary Joins Heinz College • Google’s Eric Schmidt To Give Commencement Address • Cognizant Chief To Speak at Heinz College Diploma Ceremony • Bank CEO To Address Tepper School of Business Grads • Class Documents Lives in Transition • News Briefs • Many Help Students Secure Prestigious Scholarships • Golf Team Wins UAA Championship • Panel Offers Reviews, Ideas for Economic Recovery • Collage Concert A Hit • Silicon Valley Campus Commemorates Rwandan Genocide • Shoot For The Sky • SDS Faculty Named to Intelligence Panel • H1N1 Update
	Laura Tomokiyo is using GigaPan to preserve culture in Barrow, Alaska. See her image of preparing seal skins for a seafaring canoe used in whaling.
	Check out Pittsburgh Passion tailback and artist Ayanah Moor's work, which explores images, styles and languages associated with subcultures.
	Sneakerology creators Jesse Chorng and Elliott Curtis cap off a semester that includes a shoe created in partnership with Reebok in celebration of education.
	The Carnegie Mellon Women's Association recently awarded its annual scholarships. Want to join? Download the membership form.

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