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Blending Policy and Technology

Heinz Dedication Celebration

The recent dedication of Carnegie Mellon University's new H. John Heinz III College marked its commitment to provide future leaders with an exciting blend of the policy and technical expertise needed to overcome critical global issues.

The graduate curricula offered at the former H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management has been transformed to create the new H. John Heinz III College. A School of Public Policy and Management, and a School of Information Systems and Management feature curricula that uniquely blend public policy, management and technology disciplines.

"The creation of the Heinz College is a logical and compelling evolution for the university," said Ramayya Krishnan, acting dean. "As information and communication technologies change the world, the Heinz College is positioned to develop leaders who can understand, anticipate and effectively respond to the rapid, changing nature of managerial and policy problems that affect organizations, societies and individuals around the globe."

In addressing students, Heinz Endowments and Heinz Family Philanthropies Chair Teresa Heinz referred to the legacy of her late husband, Sen. John Heinz.

"You have come to this college at a time in which we confront global problems that are unprecedented," Heinz said. "The only way for us to succeed, as my husband knew well, is for graduates like you to be prepared to work across disciplines, ideologies and party lines. That is why this expansion is so important."

The vision for the college, funded by a $13 million grant from The Heinz Endowments and the result of longstanding generous support of the university, expands the academic menu and enriches its full-time graduate programs. Under the new curricula, students will be able to earn nine master's degrees and three doctorates in various disciplines ranging from healthcare and biotechnology to management and information systems.

"We are deeply grateful to The Heinz Endowments for their magnificent gift," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "Through its progressive, global curricula and focus on solving real-world problems, the college truly celebrates the rich legacy of Senator Heinz."

The Heinz College is one of the university's seven colleges and schools, which include: the Carnegie Institute of Technology; the College of Fine Arts; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Mellon College of Science; the Tepper School of Business; and the School of Computer Science.

The naming of the new college was celebrated on Oct. 24 with a formal announcement and dedication ceremony by the university's board of trustees.

A bronze plaque was erected in recognition of Senator Heinz's inspiration and influence on the new college's curricula. The plaque now hangs in the foyer of Hamburg Hall, home of the Heinz College.

The plaque, in part, reads: "Heinz's all encompassing commitment to public service, environmental issues and international commerce endeared him to constituents of all ages, transcended partisan mind-sets and set a new bar for the political vocation."

Senator Heinz, who believed that "almost all real vital decisions affecting our lives were made in the public sector," served as a U.S. representative from 1971-1976 and as a U.S. senator from 1977 until his death in 1991.

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