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Stay up-to-date on upcoming Dietrich College lectures and events. A full listing is available on the Dietrich College Events Calendar.

SASC Workshop: Motivation, Mindset & Procrastination

Monday, March 18, 4 p.m., Zoom 

Dive into the crucial elements of motivation and mindset, gaining practical insights and strategies to improve your academic performance and battle procrastination.

Learning Objectives:

  • Meta-Cognitive Awareness: Understand and explain the significance of meta-cognitive awareness in academic success
  • Mindset Mastery: Recognize the importance of mindset and motivation in tackling procrastination habits. Discover actionable strategies for developing and maintaining a growth mindset.
  • Motivation Techniques: Identify and apply techniques to enhance motivation and challenge procrastination.

Find out more and register 

Presented by the Student Academic Success Center

Gender Equity Summit 2024

Monday, March 18 to Thursday, March 21, Hamburg Hall A301 

This year’s Heinz College Gender Equity Summit 2024 titled ‘Misfits,’ in collaboration with Tepper School of Business, puts society, system and spaces under a scrutinizing gender-lens. With specialists and experts we will navigate the ways the world around us differentiates and discriminates - how it misfits some - and identify the potential for future technologists, policy-makers and leaders, to make it fit better. 

Schedule of events: 

Keynote Address
March 18, 12:30-1:30 pm
Angela Reynolds, PhD | CEO YWCA Greater Pitt.

Gender Inequity in Arts
March 19, 12:30-1:30 pm
Madeline Gent | ED of Associated Artists of Pitt.
Anya Clarke-Verdery | Co Director of Michiyaya Dance Co.

Bias in AI & Organizations' Approach to Ethical AI
March 20, 12:30-1:30 pm
Dr. Hoda Heidari | Assistant Professor
Jenny Sydeski | Domain Expert for AI and Molecular Diagnostics

"Leaning In" Your Way: Authenticity in Leadership
March 21, 12:30-1:30 pm
Jackie Speedy | Associate Dean at Heinz
Ayana Ledford | Associate Dean at Dietrich
Dr. Kathi R. Elliott | DNP, MSW, PMHNP-BC, CEO

Tepper Minors and Additional Majors Information Session

Monday, March 18, 5 to 6 p.m., Tepper 2611

Learn about Tepper minors and additional major options and ask questions. Tepper offers additional majors and a variety of minors to students in any of the other schools and colleges at Carnegie Mellon. A Tepper minor is a great complement to any field of study, and many CMU students find it valuable to gain business knowledge and skills through one of the programs offered through Tepper.  

  • Additional Major in Business
  • Additional Major in Economics
  • Minorin Business Administration
  • Minorin Business Analytics and Optimization
  • Minor in Economics
  • Minor in Financial Management
  • Minorin Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IDeATe)
  • Minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Minor in Product Management 

Minor Declaration Form

School Supply Drive! 

Tuesday, March 19 to Tuesday, March 26, Nexus of Civic Engagement, CUC

PACE, in collaboration with The Education Partnership will be hosting a school supply drive starting Tuesday, March 19. We are collecting notebooks, pencils, crayons and other school materials to support students of all ages.

10 Most-Needed School Supplies:

Classroom Basics

  • Pencils
  • Notebooks
  • Markers (8-pack)
  • Crayons (24-pack)
  • Filler Papers
  • Scissors

Other High Need Items

  • Copy Paper (8.5x11", white)
  • Pens
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Reusable Water Bottle
  • Protractors
  • Ziploc bags (gallon)

Donations can be dropped off right outside the Nexus of Civic Engagement which is on the first floor of the UC by the black chairs.

What is Safety and Who Defines It?

Wednesday, March 20, 12 p.m., Danforth Conference Room, CUC

Controversial speakers often ignite passionate debates on college campuses. These events raise important questions about free speech versus hate speech — and the delicate balance between allowing diverse viewpoints and maintaining a safe environment.

We invite you join us for a circle to share perspectives on what safety means in divisive moments and who defines it as we develop a culture of civility on campus. 

Light refreshments will be provided. Feel free to bring your lunch! 

If you have questions, please contact Candace Okello, assistant dean for civility initiatives.

Prep Session: Student-Employer Connect Event - Spring 2024

Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 to 7 p.m., The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion, CUC Lower Level Suite 75

An opportunity to prepare for the Student-Employer Connect event. Explore the space and set up, and/or practice your skills. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice their elevator pitch and networking skills with CPDC staff and/or employers. Attendees can practice 1-1 in a quiet space or within a group. THERE WILL BE PIZZA.

This event is hosted by the Olitsky Family Foundation Career Readiness program in collaboration with the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion and the Office of Disability Resources.

The goal of the Olitsky Family Foundation Career Readiness Program is to reduce the barriers to employment for individuals who might identify with having cognitive or emotional differences. This program takes a multifaceted approach, including individual support and employer & community education.

Northwestern Mutual, Ford, and CPDC Career Consultants will be available to help attendees prepare for the Student-Employer Connect Event.

Focus Group for Trans and Gender Diverse Students

Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Morewood Gardens D-Tower Conference Room

CaPS is hosting a focus group for trans and gender diverse CMU students to obtain feedback on two toolkits relating to job searches and graduation. The focus group will be on March 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Morewood Gardens D-Tower Conference Room and snacks/refreshments will be provided. 

Register for the event by March 18:
tinyurl.com/FocusGroupTGD

The Hilliard Family Speaker Series on Behavioral Economics Presents: Christopher Roth "Lost in Transmission"

Thursday, March 21, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Tepper Quad, Room 4242

The Department of Social & Decision Sciences and the Center for Behavioral & Decision Research (CBDR) presents the Hilliard Family Speaker Series on Behavioral Economics: Christopher Roth Professor of Economics and Management University of Cologne.

"Lost in Transmission”

For many decisions, people rely on information received from others by word of mouth. How does the process of verbal transmission distort economic information? In our experiments, participants listen to audio recordings containing economic forecasts and are paid to accurately transmit the information via voice messages. Other participants listen either to an original recording or a transmitted version and then state incentivized beliefs. Our main finding is that, across a variety of transmitter incentive schemes, information about the reliability of a forecast is lost in transmission more than twice as much as information about the forecast’s level. This differential information loss predictably distorts listeners’ belief updates: following transmission, reliable and unreliable messages converge in influence and average belief updates from new information are weakened. Mechanism experiments show that the differential loss is not driven by transmitters deliberately trading off the costs and benefits of transmitting different kinds of information. Instead, it results from memory constraints during transmission, which can be overcome through targeted reminders.

Schedule a time with the speaker

You're Invited! S24 Book Club, Meeting #2 

Thursday, March 21, 5 to 6 p.m., Posner Hall 234 (The Johnstone Room) 

You're invited to participate in a campus-wide book club for all undergraduate students this semester, sponsored by the Department of English. This book club is meant to be a fun, low-stakes opportunity for you to make new friends across campus, talk about a book, and enjoy being a part of a community.

Plus, there will be food.  

Book Club Details

  • The Book: Babel by R.F. Kuang.
  • The Moderator: Professor Marian Aguiar (plus a pre-selected undergraduate student co-moderator each meeting)
  • What: We'll assign certain pages for you to have read by each meeting. And if you didn't get to read all of the assigned pages, that's totally okay. Come anyway! For 3/21, please read chapters up to chapter 22. And bring a friend (or two!) if you like! 

RSVP

CMU IFF Opening Night Showtime: 'Four Daughters' by Kaouther Ben Hania 

Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m., Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters depicts the struggles of both motherhood and sisterhood in a land where the meaning of loyalty inherent to family ties changes almost daily. Placing a single family’s traumatic past on full display, we see firsthand a grand attempt to come to terms with the destructive influence of radicalized religion through the medium of film. Two actresses take the role of Ghofrane and Rahma—the vanished daughters of Olfa Hamrouni, having disappeared years prior after being radicalized by extremists from the Islamic State. Another actress plays Olfa herself, in scenes deemed far too painful to reenact. The rest of the cast is self-played, and grieving, in an enthralling, never-before-seen film-within-a-film constitution.

This event includes:

  • Opening Night Reception with delicious Tunisian Food catered by Salem's Market!

  • Post Screening Discussion moderated by CMUProfessor Nevine Abraham

  • Additional events: Hands-on Acting Workshop

                                 Date & Time: Saturday March 23rd 1pm

                                 Location: Center For Creativity (University of Pittsburgh)


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CMIST's Lawfully Speaking - Who’s Afraid of International Law? Why the Senate is Approving Fewer Treaties

Friday, March 22, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Posner Center, Carnegie Mellon University

Why is the Senate approving fewer treaties and why are Presidents entering into more international agreements that do not require Senate approval? In his presentation, Who’s Afraid of International Law? Why the Senate is Approving Fewer Treaties, John Bellinger, who served as the legal adviser for the Department of State and the chief international lawyer for the U.S. Government in the George W. Bush Administration, will address why the Senate has refused to approve numerous multilateral human rights treaties as well as the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has been joined by 168 other countries including Russia and China.

Find out more and register

Empanadas and Impact Beyond the Classroom: QSSS & Community Engagement Info Session 

Friday, March 22, 3 p.m., Baker Hall 160

Are you looking for ways to get even more out of your education and apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to real world problems? Then consider attending the Impact Beyond the Classroom info session, on Friday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in Baker Hall 160. Join us for empanadas and learn about two of Dietrich’s premier programs:

Quantitative Social Science Scholars Program (QSSS)

Applications are now OPEN for QSSS, for rising sophomores in any major who are interested in learning additional statistical skills to answer real-world questions in the social sciences, such as:

  • Measuring racial discrimination in labor markets
  • Analyzing political prediction markets
  • Diagnosing gender representation in literature via textual data mapping
  • Examining voting access by demographic composition of neighborhoods
  • Applying insights from behavioral economics and game theory to develop more accurate models of strategic interactions 
  • Use data to analyze positive psychology and happiness

This program offers special seminars only available to participants that will better prepare you to do research to get into a top graduate program or get an edge for jobs in data science. To apply, send a one-page statement of interest in the program and an unofficial copy of your transcript (you can download in SIO) to Mark Patterson at mpatters@andrew.cmu.edu by Sunday, March 31.

Community Engagement Fellowship

This powerful program allows you to connect a passion for community impact with academic and professional goals. Join a small cohort of fellows as you learn from community leaders and engage in experiences and projects that lead to lasting change. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 1 at noon. Learn more about the program.

CMU IFF Screening: The Peasants 

Friday, March 22, 7 p.m., Harris Theater 

Country: Poland, Serbia, Lithuania

Language: Polish with English Subtitles

Director(s): DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman

This reimagining of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning novel recounts the bitter tale of a village called Lipce, held together by pride, patriarchy and extremely strict tradition. As peasant Jagna reaches a conflict in her social life – forced to choose a lover between the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son, and other powerful men in the community – we see in full the timeless conflicts of the rich against the poor, the charismatic against the meek and the humble, the terrible liars against the dwindling tellers of truths. But what truly sets The Peasants apart as a distinctive film is not its story, but rather its near-tangible production design: every single frame has been hand-painted by a team of artists, creating a style of animation utterly unique to this particular production studio.

Learn more about the film and buy tickets

 

Mosaic Conference for Intersectionality

Friday, March 22, arious locations in the Tepper Building

Join the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion for the 27th annual Mosaic Conference for Intersectionality! This year’s theme and focus is Synergizing Communities of Action and will take place on Friday, March 22 in various locations in the Tepper Building.

The afternoon will feature a range of workshop topics including a deep dive on the meaning and history of the term intersectionality, a zine making activity, exploration of intersectional identities, an active listening workshop focusing on civility, and more! Be sure to join us for the keynote address by AC Dumlao, a transgender non-binary first-generation Filipinx-American activist and educator. They are the creator of  “Call Me They" and Chief of Staff at Athlete Ally.

All are welcome to attend as much of the conference as possible and can come and go between sessions as needed. There will be refreshments and giveaways! See the conference schedule and register here.

CMU VC Demo Day

Saturday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship 

Join us for the final round of pitches in the CMU Venture Challenge!

CMU VC is the premier annual event of the Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Association, with notable local judges, thousands in prizes and opportunities to connect with world-class student entrepreneurs.

We are also very excited to announce two amazing CMU alumni as guest speakers:

  • Blake Scholl, founder of Boom Supersonic.
  • Lucy Guo, co-Founder of Scale AI and Founder of Passes

Lunch will be provided for all attendees!

Registration is open!

CMU IFF Screening: Totem

Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m., Harris Theater

Country: Mexico

Language: Spanish, English with English Subtitles

Director(s): Lila Avilés

Clear to this child's eyes are her increasingly broken family, and that same brokenness diffused throughout the world around her. She sees the sadness that lurks beneath all the surface glamor: something very horrible is about to happen, but what is it? The world of grown-ups has forgotten not only joy, but also true loneliness; the hardest goodbyes to say are the ones yet to come, and the hardest wounds to heal are the ones that are hidden. Through the eyes of our protagonist, Sol, Totem leads us to unlock the truly distinctive fear of all the secrets that adults take great measures to hide away.

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Nova: Emerging Technologies Week  

March 23 to  March 30

Register by March 22

ScottyLabs is excited to announce a brand new event this semester! Nova: Emerging Technologies Week will be happening from Saturday, March 23, to Saturday, March 30, and we would like to invite you to apply here

Participants will spend the week building a project using cutting-edge technologies of their choice, attending workshops and interacting with mentors. The event will culminate in a project expo, in which participants' efforts will be showcased to judges and other teams. 

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top team and food will be provided both at opening and closing ceremonies!

Registration will close this Friday, on March 22. We will be reaching out to applicants with more information then!

CMU IFF Screening: The Border

Sunday, March 24, 3:30 p.m., McConomy Auditorium

Country: Poland

Language: Polish, Arabic, French, English with English Subtitles

Director(s): Agnieszka Holland

Deep within a vast expanse of cramped, swampy forest lies the border between Poland and Belarus – in other words, the border between the still-developing world and the European Union which many outside have come to see as a promised land. Green Border tells an all-too-familiar story of many Middle Eastern and African refugees trapped on both sides of the fence, having been falsely promised an easy passage across. The lives of Julia, Jan, a border guard and a close-knit Syrian family all come to intertwine in this riveting conundrum of human rights. And despite avoiding any heavy-handedness, Green Border is painfully relevant in America today–especially in 2024, an election year in which immigration will assuredly become a hot-button political issue.

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Dietrich VOICES Info Session

Monday, March 25, 5 to 6 p.m., Posner Hall, Room 277 

Calling all undergraduate Dietrich VOICES!

Dietrich VOICES is a new Dietrich program that seeks to celebrate and foster community among our student leaders, faculty and staff, particularly from first-generation, low-income, and other underrepresented backgrounds in higher education in order to build a sense of pride, belonging, thriving and empowerment in what it means to navigate higher education and CMU, together. Interested undergraduate students are invited to attend an info session to learn more and provide feedback; sign up at: bit.ly/dcvoices

If you have any questions, feel free to email Ashley Christopherson at ahchrist@andrew.cmu.edu.

CMIST Scientists & Strategists - Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat

Tuesday, March 26, 5 to 6:15 p.m., Posner Grand Room (Posner 340)

Join us during Women's History month as we connect with Sarah Percy live from Australia for a discussion of her recent book Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat. Dr. Percy will explore the historic role women have had in combat and set the historical record straight. This event will be hosted by CMIST Director, Audrey Kurth Cronin and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with Percy in real-time after her presentation. 

Light refreshments will be served prior to the event, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the 3rd floor foyer of Posner Hall.

About our speaker: Sarah Percy is an associate professor at the University of Queensland and formerly a Fellow of International Relations at Merton College, Oxford. Percy's first book, Mercenaries, examined unconventional military history, while her second book, Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat is the definitive history of women in war, revealing how women have always been an essential part of combat.

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Department of Social and Decision Sciences Waffle Registration Brunch 

Wednesday, March 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., SDS Conference Room, Porter Hall 223D

Join SDS advisors and friends for fall '24 registration conversations. We will have waffles with Nutella, maple syrup, various fruits and yogurt.

COME ENJOY FRESHLY MADE FREE WAFFLES :)

Dietrich Day 

Wednesday, March 27, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., The Mall Lawn (outside of Baker Hall)  

Show off your Dietrich spirit at Dietrich Day on March 27 (4:30-6:30 p.m. on the Mall Lawn outside of Baker Hall). The event is open to all Dietrich students, graduate and undergraduate. Play mini golf, run through the inflatable obstacle course, take a photo in the retro photo booth, design your own tote bag and enjoy food, music and more!

Recurring Events

Family Matters

Mondays, 4-5:30 p.m., in-person

This is a supportive space to explore how your relationships with families have shaped who you are today, so that you can more intentionally grow into the person you want to be and have the type of relationships you want. This group can help you understand your role in relationships: Are you the peace-keeper? Scapegoat? Rebel? Outcast? Processing interactions in-the-moment during group provides an opportunity to learn boundaries, practice expressing yourself to others, experience supportive relationships, and navigate conflict in a healthy way. A pre-group consultation is required. Contact Abigail Cruz, PhD for more information.

Enrollment ends 02/24 or when full


Korean Drama and Conversation Club 

Mondays, 5 p.m., Askwith Kenner Global Languages and Cultures Room (Tepper Bldg 1024).

This club is a great opportunity for students who are interested in Korean language, K-dramas, K-pop, Korean food and other aspects of Korean culture to meet up weekly.

Open to all CMU students


Neurospicy: Neurodivergent Undergraduate Support Group

Tuesdays, 12 to 1 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Neurospicy is a supportive space for students across the neurodiverse umbrella to discuss their experiences traversing neuro-typical and allistic landscapes.

How to Join 

To join this group, please email the facilitator, Jayme Jenkins, PhD, or call 412-268-2922 and schedule your pre-group consultation. 

More Information 


Invisible Fight: Surviving and Thriving with Chronic Illness 

Tuesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.

This support group is an opportunity for students who experience chronic conditions (i.e. asthma, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, cancer and others) to gather in community for support and validation. It is a space to explore the challenges of navigating various aspects of our world (health care systems, academic environments, personal lives, etc.) while also caring for the self.

How to Join

To join this group, please email co-facilitator, Dr. Erin Unkefer, or call 412-268-2922 to schedule your pre-group consultation. This consultation is an opportunity to make sure the space will fit your needs and to answer any questions you may have.

Enrollment ends 02/24 or when full.


LGBTQIA+ Support and Social Group

Tuesdays, 6 to 7 p.m.

This group is intended to be a safer space for LGBTQIA+ folks to socialize and support one another.

How to Join

To join this group, please email the facilitator, Jayme Jenkins, PhD, or call 412-268-2922 and schedule your pre-group consultation.

More information


PhD Student Support Group

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This is a supportive space to build community and discuss the CMU experience as a PhD student, confidentially. Group members typically share their experiences, offer and receive support and connect with others during group meetings. The group is able to accommodate no more than one student per program/lab.

How to Join

To join this group, please email the facilitator, Kym Jordan-Simmons, PhD, or call 412-268-2922 to schedule your pre-group consultation. This consultation is an opportunity to make sure the space will meet your needs and to answer any questions you may have.

Enrollment ends 02/24 or when full. 

More Information 


Let's Talk

Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Drop-in for an informal, confidential conversation with a CaPS counselor at various campus locations and on Zoom* on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-3pm.

For more information and locations, please visit www.cmu.edu/counseling/services/lets-talk.html


Beginner's Meditation Circle

Wednesdays, 5 to 5:30 p.m., The Mindfulness Room, West Wing

Meditation is the practice of intentionally spending time with our mind. We take pause out of our busy days to sit and to practice. Doing this helps us become more aware of our thoughts, act more compassionately toward ourselves and others, and connect with the present moment. Join us to learn about the different ways you can practice meditation. No previous experience required. Cushions/chairs are provided. All are welcome.


Understanding Self & Others

Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00pm, In-Person

A supportive space for students to deepen their awareness and acceptance of themselves while also having the opportunity to practice new, more satisfying ways of connecting with others. This group can help you: overcome fears and doubts in social situations, develop a better understanding of how others perceive you, identify your feelings and express yourself to others, increase assertiveness and deal with conflict effectively, and understand the connection between your interpersonal style and your emotional well-being. A pre-group consultation is required. Contact Grace Wei, PhD for more information.

Enrollment ends 02/24 or when full


Paws to Relax Pet Therapy  

Wednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m., The Mindfulness Room, West Wing

Volunteers through Animal Friend's Therapet program join us weekly on Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. to offer some friendly dog companions for the hour. Take a break and join us!


Weekly Gratitude Practice

Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., Virtual

Expressing gratitude is associated with a host of mental and physical benefits. Studies have shown that taking time to appreciate and be thankful can improve sleep, mood and immunity.

Join CMU community members as we take time to pause and take stock of what is good in our lives and in the world. Sessions are casual: we start with a brief centering practice, often use a prompt to spark conversation and share as we are ready to do so.


Gender in Process 

Thursdays, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

This is a supportive space for healing from internalized cissexism and transphobia, together.

How to Join

To join this group, please email co-facilitator, Abigail Cruz, PhD, or call 412-268-2922 and schedule your pre-group consultation.

Enrollment ends 02/24 or when full. 

More Information 


Tertulias

Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m.

Students of all levels who are interested in practicing Spanish are invited to join Tertulias, an informal conversation group organized by the Hispanic Studies program. The group meets on Thursdays, from 7-8 p.m., in the Modern Languages Resource Center & Humanities Commons (POS 343).