Encouraging and inspiring Tartans to change the world
Carnegie Mellon University students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged and supported as they pursue their passions and aspirations, embrace their big ideas and achieve their ambitions — often changing the world along the way.
Driving to success.
Tartan Athletics' first national athletics title is brought home by the men’s golf team in 2023. The women's golf team matches that accomplishment in 2024 on the very same course.
Scotty is born.
Bob Beatty, a member of the Carnegie Tech cheerleading squad, creates the Scotty mascot in 1959, which featured a papier-mâché head and a black uniform with a tail.
Taking the lack of pants seriously.
The Kiltie Band (or the "Band Without Pants") began in 1908 with a group of just seven students dedicated to supporting Carnegie Tech football. Known today for their kilts and colorful hats, a member of the band makes the first appearance in full kilt in 1917.
Hitting the airwaves.
In 1949, a group of engineering students and professors interested in radio broadcasting launch WRCT (Radio Carnegie Tech) on the AM carrier current.
A home for women's education.
Among the many things Andrew Carnegie wanted to accomplish when he founded Carnegie Technical Schools in the early 20th century was honoring his mother, Margaret Morrison. The Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women opened in 1906, as a school that initially focused on vocational subjects. That changed quickly, as female students asked for a more thorough education, including literature, the sciences and the arts.
Explore the evolution of the margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women
A layered history.
To the uninitiated, it’s just a fence. To the Carnegie Mellon community, the Fence is one the university’s most beloved traditions, a paint-wrapped time capsule and bulletin board that has graced The Cut since 1923.
Read more about the history of CMU's fence