Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit

What CMU Community Members Need to Know

Senator Dave McCormick will convene the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the CMU campus on Tuesday, July 15. President Donald Trump is expected to attend in addition to industry leaders and government officials. The summit is invitation-only but will be livestreamed on Sen. McCormick’s website.

This page is intended to provide information for our campus and community that will be important to know as we host this high-level event, which we do expect will create significant disruptions to campus operations from Monday afternoon, July 14, through Tuesday, July 15. Details will not be finalized until closer to the event. We will update this page with more information as it becomes available.

Be Remote If Possible

• ALERT: please note on July 15 there are only two pedestrian crossings on Forbes Ave.; (1) at Forbes. Ave. at the Tepper Building/Cyert Hall Drive and (2) at Forbes Ave. and Beeler St. More about parking and roads below.
• As with all high-profile events, this will create disruptions to our normal operations. To reduce the number of people on campus, employees and students whose presence is not required to maintain essential operations should utilize available remote work and learning options on Tuesday, if possible.

Event Security

• The summit is an invitation-only event and not open to the public. Pre-clearances will be required for participants and invited guests.
• In addition to the U.S. Secret Service, the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and Pennsylvania State police are managing security for the event and the area surrounding campus, with assistance from CMU, Pitt and Chatham officers.
• No agencies are coordinating with ICE for this event.
• Several planned demonstrations and marches are expected to draw crowds to the area. Review the university community’s commitment to free expression and civil discourse.
• Report suspicious activity to the CMU Police at 412-268-2323.

Roads, Parking and Transportation

• Temporary road and sidewalk closures and blockages are expected throughout the day Tuesday on Forbes and Fifth Aves., and potentially other nearby streets.
• The East Campus Garage and Morewood Lot will be closed to parking from 11 p.m. Monday through 5 a.m. Wednesday. Transportation Services is communicating with affected permit holders. Other parking areas may be inaccessible due to temporary road closures/blockages.
• Any CMU shuttle route changes will be available on the bus tracker app.

Campus/Building Access and Closures

• The Cohon University Center will close at 5 p.m. Monday and remain closed all day Tuesday. It will not be accessible to CMU ID card holders during the closure. Normal building operations will resume Wednesday.
• Security fencing will prevent access to portions of campus from Monday afternoon through Tuesday.
• Warner Hall will be accessible only with CMU ID from 7 a.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Wednesday.
• All other buildings will be accessible only with CMU ID from 6:30 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Wednesday. Carry your CMU ID on campus, and don’t let anyone you don’t know into a CMU building.

Cohon Center Services

• The Postal Services counter and pickup window/lockers will be closed, and there will be no deliveries or pickups, after 1 p.m. Monday and all day Tuesday. Campus mail will be delivered by 1 p.m. Monday but not on Tuesday.
• Tartan Ink’s Cohon Center location will be closed after 1 p.m. Monday and all day Tuesday. Copy and print services will continue to be available at the Hall of Arts location.
• University Stores will be closed after 1 p.m. Monday and all day Tuesday.
• The Fitness Center and all other fitness spaces in the Cohon Center will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday with no GroupX classes. The Tepper Fitness Center will be open from 8 a.m to 8 p.m., or online fitness videos are available.
• Dining Services locations in the Cohon Center will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday, but other on-campus eateries will be open.

Student Support

• Student Affairs offices in the Cohon Center will have adjusted operations:
  • The Career & Professional Development Center will operate at its West Wing location on Tuesday.
  • The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion will operate at the Fifth Avenue Neighborhood Commons Multipurpose Room beginning at noon Monday and all day Tuesday.
  • The offices of Community Engagement & Leadership Development and Student Involvement & Traditions (formerly SLICE) will maintain reception operations remotely on Tuesday with staff available on campus to support select activities.
• Several student programs and activities are being offered on Tuesday in community gathering spaces and residence halls. See the CMU calendar for details on those events that are open to all students.
• Community gathering spaces available to students include Fifth Avenue Neighborhood Commons, Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics, Hunt Library, Margaret Morrison Street Neighborhood Commons and Sorrells Library.

Visitors and Events

• The Coulter Welcome Center in the Tepper building will be closed, and there will be no in-person admissions events or campus tours on July 15. Those hosting on-campus events or meetings with visitors on July 15 should expect logistical challenges and plan accordingly.

Pre-College Programs and Summer Camps

• Pre-College and summer camp staff will communicate any schedule or program changes directly to enrolled students and their families.

Cyert Center for Early Education

• The Morewood Avenue location of the Cyert Center for Early Education will be closed July 15. Cyert Center staff will communicate changes directly to parents of enrolled children.