April 12, 2007
Vol. 17, No. 36
In this issue:
Steinbrenner Institute Presents Program on Global Warming
"Business Strategies in a Carbon Constrained World," a program sponsored in part by the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research (SEER), will address how corporations can minimize their carbon footprint and integrate sustainable practices into their strategic plans. The afternoon discussions from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 18 in the Purnell Center for the Arts' Chosky Theater will include remarks from President Jared L. Cohon and presentations by senior BusinessWeek writer Pete Engardio, and Granger Morgan, professor and head of the Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) Department. A panel discussion will include Engardio; Morgan; Christopher Flavin, president of World Watch Institute; Carnegie Mellon EPP Professor William Rosenberg; Robert Bear, director of environmental affairs at Alcoa; and Kevin Fay, director of product and supply chain stewardship at PPG. The program will conclude with a poster exhibition and reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery. In addition to SEER, the program is sponsored by Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, Sustainable Pittsburgh and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. For more information, go to the bboard official.cmu-news, April 10.
Professor Erwin Steinberg Retiring After 60 Years
After 60 years of teaching at the university, English and Rhetoric Professor
Erwin Steinberg, former dean of Margaret Morrison Carnegie College, has announced he will retire at the end of the semester. A renowned and prolific scholar in James Joyce and the stream of consciousness, English education and rhetorical style, Steinberg held the Thomas S. Baker Professorship of English and Interdisciplinary Studies from 1981 to 1993. He was also a pioneering administrator, leading innovative programs and stepping into newly defined posts at each level of the university. Working with the Westinghouse Corporation in the mid 1950s, Steinberg brought to the Margaret Morrison College (and later the Department of English) the world's first degree-granting program in technical writing. In the 1960s, he was named the first dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1991, he was named Carnegie Mellon's first vice provost for education. In October 2006, at the 25th anniversary of the master of professional writing program that he helped found, Baker Hall A53 was named the Erwin R. Steinberg Auditorium in honor of his record of achievement and service to Carnegie Mellon.
Alumnus Establishes Graduate Student Fellowship
Alumnus
Bruce McWilliams, chairman, president and CEO of Tessera Technologies; and his wife,
Astrid McWilliams, have given the Mellon College of Science (MCS) more than $1 million to establish an endowed fund for the Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship. The fellowship will support MCS graduate students conducting leading-edge research in emerging fields such as nanotechnology, biophysics and cosmology. "Carnegie Mellon is one of the nation's top-ranked universities. As a student there, I received a scholarship that enabled me to pursue my scientific studies. Through this fellowship, Astrid and I hope to give back to the Mellon College of Science and its brightest minds as they make their mark on science and the industry," McWilliams said.
Further information:
http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2007/April/april3_mcwilliams.shtml
Buggy Races To Close Some Campus Streets, April 20-21
This year's Buggy Races, a part of the annual Spring Carnival, will be held April 20 - 21 causing
Margaret Morrison, Frew and
Tech streets, and
Schenley Drive to close from 6 a.m. to noon both days. Parking will be prohibited along these streets after 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, and Friday, April 20. Vehicles parked after 8 p.m. will be towed at owner's expense. In case of inclement weather on Friday and Saturday, the races will be held on Sunday, April 22. WRCT and cmuTV will provide live coverage of the races, which begin at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Prior to the races, the Buggy Design Competition will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 19 in Wiegand Gymnasium, University Center (UC). Buggies from all participating organizations will be on display. Buggy books will be on sale for $1. In addition, you can cast your vote for the "People's Choice Award."
This year's Spring Carnival, "Small Things Made LARGE," will be held April 19 - 21. For a complete schedule of events, visit
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/carnival/
News Briefs
- Students can attend the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic concert at 7:30 p.m., May 3 in Cleveland's Severance Hall free by sending email to cleveland-trip@andrew.cmu.edu. Students will receive a free concert ticket and bus transportation. The bus will depart from the University Center turnaround at 3 p.m., May 3. Reservation deadline: Monday, April 23. The concert is sponsored in part by WQED FM89.3.
- President Cohon will hold an open student office hour at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 17. Students interested in meeting with Dr. Cohon should contact Jennifer Church, dean of Student Affairs, at jcdg@andrew.cmu.edu.
Personal Mention
- The College of Fine Arts has announced the appointment of Noel Zahler as head of the School of Music. "Noel brings the best of three worlds. He comes to Carnegie Mellon respected as a gifted composer and as an accomplished administrator with great leadership skills," said Hilary Robinson, dean of the College of Fine Arts. "We anticipate a great future for Carnegie Mellon's School of Music." Zahler, who begins his new assignment July 1, succeeds Marilyn Taft Thomas, who will return to the school's faculty after serving as interim head. Zahler comes from the University of Minnesota, where he directs the School of Music and teaches composition. Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2007/April/april5_zahler.shtml/
- English Professor Jim Daniels was recently interviewed for "Humanities Live," a production of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and public television station WHYY in Philadelphia. Daniels, head of the Creative Writing Program and the Thomas Stockham Baker Professor of English, appeared on the "Pennsylvania Poets" episode. Further information: http://www.pahumanities.org/projects/live.php/
- Jacobo Carrasquel, associate teaching professor in the School of Computer Science, has been named academic advisor for this year's freshmen class of 120 computer science students. Carrasquel succeeds Rich Pattis, who is moving to California. Carrasquel, one of the initial faculty members at Carnegie Mellon in Qatar, is also the academic advisor to junior computer science students on the Qatar campus.
Calendar Highlights
- April 11 - 25: The University Libraries' Arts & Special Collections Department hosts an exhibit of winning graphic design for music scores. Hunt Library, 4th floor. The "Paul Revere Award Exhibit 2006" is on loan from the Music Publishers Association, www.mpa.org.
- Friday, April 13: The School of Art presents "Findings," the 2007 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Opening reception 5 - 8 p.m., Regina Gouger Miller Gallery. Students featured in this year's exhibition are Lauren Frances Adams, Jan Descartes, David W. Halsell, Ian Ingram, Gunnhildur Jonsdottir and David Tinapple. Further information: http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu/
- Friday, April 13: The Literary and Cultural Studies Colloquium Series will hold a panel discussion on the relationship of art to imperialism at 3:30 p.m., Swank Room, Baker Hall. Three scholars will present papers: Ting Chang, Carnegie Mellon professor of art history, "The Labour of Travel in the 19th Century"; RobertBailey, Ph.D. student in the University of Pittsburgh's history of art and architecture program, "Film as Propaganda in the Integrated Spectacle: The Case of United 93"; and Eric Vazquez, Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon's Literary and Cultural Studies program, "Imperial Apparitions: Conjuring Spectral Threats in the American Contemporary."
- Monday, April 16: The International Relations Program is hosting a teleconference with former Peru president Alejandro Toledo from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Posner Center Boardroom. Toledo's talk is titled "Poverty, Growth and the Future of Democracy in Latin America."
- Friday, April 20: The 2nd Annual Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Research Symposium. 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., Doherty Hall 2302. At 1:30 p.m. keynote speaker Andrey Zarur, founder of BioProcessors Corp., will discuss the "Creation of High Technology Companies in the Life Sciences Industry." Further information: http://andrew.cmu.edu/org/gbmes.
- Wednesday, April 25: Annual Administrative Professional's Day luncheon. 11:45 a.m., Rangos Ballroom, UC. Guest speaker: Samantha Bennett, award-winning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette lifestyle columnist. Registration is open through April 18 at http://hr.web.cmu.edu/ap-day/index.html.
