Carnegie Mellon University

Other Opportunities

Learn about other educational opportunities available to Dietrich College students.

Academic Opportunities

Masters of Global Communication & Applied Translation Program – Invitation to Apply 

Upcoming Application Deadlines for fall 2024: March 13, May 8

Are you passionate about languages, communication, and bridging cultural gaps? The Masters of Arts in Global Communication & Applied Translation (GCAT) program is your gateway to a dynamic career in the ever-evolving field of translation and global communication, jointly offered by the Department of English and the Department of Modern Languages.

Why choose the GCAT program?

  • Accelerated “4+1” Program: Exclusively for CMU students, our accelerated track allows you to earn your masters degree in just two semesters. Dive into core courses, electives, hands-on projects, and internships, refining your expertise as a skilled translator.
  • Translation as a Profession: Gain practical insights into the world of professional translation. We’ll guide you through employment opportunities, job-seeking strategies, and networking with industry experts.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Access Carnegie Mellon’s groundbreaking language and translation technologies, staying ahead of the curve and exploring innovative tools.
  • Language Pair Flexibility: Choose from a range of target languages to pair with English translation: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.
  • World-Renowned Faculty: Learn from seasoned professionals in a close-knit, collegial environment. Our faculty boasts accolades in the field of professional translation.
  • Financial Support:In addition to tuition scholarships, we offer funding opportunities to support your academic journey.

 Your path, your language.

Students have the option to translate from your native language (or highest proficiency) into English or from English into your native tongue.

Upcoming Application Deadlines for fall 2024: March 13, May 8.

Questions? Visit the GCAT website or email Jen Loughran


2024 PREDOC Summer Course: Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems

Application deadline: March 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PD

The PREDOC Summer Course: Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems is an eight-week, tuition-free course providing a culminating award of $2,000 to successful participants. A goal of the program is to remove barriers to access to research and doctoral careers in quantitative social science, and cultivate an inclusive classroom experience where different ideas and experiences interact productively. This virtual course is designed to prepare rising undergraduate sophomores and juniors with the coding, research methodology, and professional skills that are relevant for pursuing a research career in the quantitative social sciences. We want students to be well-equipped to find their own research pathways, whether they lead to a pre-doctoral position or graduate study.

Find out more and apply


Weekend Micro-Course on Tech, Humanity, & Social Justice: Criminal Justice 

This semester's focus is on criminal justice as it relates to technology, humanity and social justice. 

The course is three units in mini-4. The course dates are Friday, Mar. 22, Saturday, Mar. 23 and Sunday, Mar. 24. The course is remote with synchronous expected engagement. Please note that this is a week later than normal in mini-4 (week nine) due to non-alignment with CMU and Pitt's spring breaks

There are three course numbers: 99-385 (undergrad), 99-785 (graduate) and 94-864 (Heinz). 

This is a multi-disciplinary course that brings in faculty speakers from a range of disciplines to offer insights into their research. This semester's speakers are from: GIS, Geography, Philosophy, Criminal Justice and Public Policy. The course also includes students from University of Pittsburgh. 

Students can find the syllabus for the course here


Dietrich College Senior Honors Program and Honors Research Fellowship Program

Application deadline: March 25, 2024

The Dietrich College Senior Honors Program is an opportunity for the college's most accomplished and promising seniors to work independently, with the close guidance of a faculty member, in the design and completion of a year-long scholarly or creative project. The "Honors Program experience" was conceived as an integrative and fulfilling capstone for student participants, as well as a vehicle for creating a distinguished scholarly and creative undergraduate student community.

The Senior Honors Research Fellowship Program provides summer funding support to rising seniors in the Dietrich College senior honors program as they undertake early-stage research and development of their thesis topics.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Student must have a major in Dietrich College, either as a primary or an additional major, or be in the BHA program or ISP program.
  • Cumulative QPA through the end of the junior year of at least 3.25 overall, and 3.50 in the Dietrich College major associated with the proposed project.
  • Departmental sponsorship by a faculty member to serve as advisor for the two-semester/18 unit honors project and approval by the department head.

Find out more about the Dietrich College Senior Honors Program and apply

Competitions

Poker AI Competition 

March 29-30

The CMU Data Science Club, in partnership with the CMU Poker Club, is thrilled to unveil our first-ever Poker AI Competition, set for March 29-30, with over $8,000 in cash prizes. This unique event offers participants a chance to network with recruiters from our gold sponsors, Jump Trading and Trexquant, as well as other top-tier sponsor firms, and enjoy a day filled with complimentary meals, refreshments, and exclusive merchandise.

This competition challenges teams to design bots capable of playing a custom poker variant, emphasizing algorithmic strategies, game theory insights, and data-driven decision-making. The specific poker variant will be unveiled on the competition day, setting the stage for a series of one-on-one bot battles in a tournament format. Teams can comprise up to four members, with a range of workshops and lectures provided to guide you from the outset.

At least one team member should possess programming skills, and a decent understanding of mathematics is useful. We've designed the competition environment and bots to be accessible, supporting those with minimal programming experience to learn and contribute their distinct perspectives effectively.

No prior poker knowledge is required. 

Participants are encouraged to share their resumes, which will be shared with our sponsors, including Jump Trading, Trexquant, Jane Street, Hudson River Trading and IMC.

All teammates should register so we can share individual resumes with recruiters as well as collect t-shirt sizes. 

All CMU students, undergrad and grad, are allowed to sign up.

Register here!

Join our Discord for announcements and help finding a team


Dietrich College T-Shirt Design Contest

Deadline: March 31

We want to give current students an opportunity to show off their Dietrich spirit and help us welcome the class of 2028+ by designing the Dietrich College t-shirt for First-Year Orientation! The contest is open to all students and will close on March 31, 2024. The winner will be announced in April and will receive a free shirt with the winning design along with other cool prizes. T-shirts will be distributed during First-Year Orientation in late August.  

The guidelines: Create an image that represents Dietrich. Submit the design as a PDF, PNG, JPEG or TIFF file. If the file is less than 150 dpi, the student may be asked to submit a higher resolution version in the future, or we may need to recreate the image to make sure the resolution is high enough for a quality print job. 

Students can submit their designs here. 

Get Involved on Campus

You're Invited to Submit! 2024 Adamson Awards in Creative Writing

Deadline for submission: Monday, March 25, 2024

Run by the Creative Writing program, the Adamson Awards are presented for student excellence in fiction, poetry and non-fiction, and are open to undergraduate students throughout the Carnegie Mellon University community. Student pieces are judged by professional writers and to add to the sense of celebration, a prominent writer is invited to be the special guest speaker at the annual awards.

Details are available on the Adamson Awards website.

And please mark your calendar for the reading and presentation of awards: Thursday, April 18, 6:30-8 p.m., The Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A) with featured reader & Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tyehimba Jess!

TYEHIMBA JESS is the author of two books of poetry: Leadbelly and OlioOlio received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in Poetry, and received an Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN Jean Stein Book Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Leadbelly was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series.

If you have questions, please contact Prof. Lauren Shapiro at shapirol@andrew.cmu.edu.


Camp Kesem at Carnegie Mellon’s Make the Magic

April 27, 2024

We’re excited to announce the new date for this year’s Make the Magic event, benefitting Carnegie Mellon University’s very own Camp Kesem chapter. On April 27, 2024, you will have the opportunity to make magic with us in supporting children impacted by a parent’s cancer.

Led by passionate, trained student leaders from over 100 colleges nationwide, Camp Kesem provides a free overnight summer camp experience and year-round support to nearly 9,000 children affected by a parent’s cancer.

Our Make the Magic social, hosted this year at The Frame Gallery, a student-run gallery located on Carnegie Mellon’s campus, is our biggest spring fundraiser and helps ensure all kids can attend camp free of cost. There will be a special exhibition of student artwork displayed as we celebrate Camp Kesem!

Wondering what you may hear at this year’s event? Check out Positif's story, a story that resonates with many Kesem families all over the country, to see what Kesem is really all about.

Join us on the afternoon of April 27, 2024, from 3-5 p.m. to experience the magic and meaning behind Kesem. Tickets include food, drinks, a wonderful show of student art, and event programming. Once you purchase a ticket, you will be sent an email closer to the event date on parking, schedule and other important details. Purchase your tickets today!

Take advantage of our early bird discount before March 1, 2024 by using the code EARLYBIRD at checkout to receive a portion off your ticket price. Don't miss out on this special offer!

We hope to see you there!