Investing in the Future of CMU

Community Listening Sessions

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The Pittsburgh Investment: a $500 million commitment to CMU's flagship campus

Carnegie Mellon’s greatest strength has always been its people – their imagination, ambition and belief in what we can accomplish together.

Ken Griffin’s historic $3 billion commitment to Carnegie Mellon includes $1 billion to strengthen the Pittsburgh campus: $500 million for the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science and $500 million for university-wide priorities.

Building on the foundation we have created over generations in Pittsburgh, this investment is intended to strengthen our entire university: helping us attract and retain exceptional talent, expand access and affordability, advance research and creative expression, and create a CMU experience that enriches the lives of our students, faculty and staff.

Advisory Committee on the Pittsburgh Investment

The Advisory Committee will help ensure that the university-wide portion of the Pittsburgh Investment is deployed with strategic coherence and broad benefit. It will advise the president and Board of Trustees on an investment framework and priorities that strengthen CMU’s academic and research core, expand opportunity for students and faculty, and position the university for sustained leadership and impact.

The committee will:

Assess university-wide opportunities where the Pittsburgh Investment can produce enduring gains in academic excellence, research capacity, talent, the student experience and institutional capability.
Recommend principles and criteria for evaluating potential investments, including their alignment with CMU’s mission and strategy, breadth of benefit, ability to catalyze additional resources, feasibility and long-term sustainability.
Advise on the appropriate balance among near-term action, capacity-building investments and longer-horizon priorities, recognizing that some benefits should begin immediately while others will require deliberate development.
Engage the CMU community through town halls, targeted conversations, digital platforms and other forums that invite faculty, staff and students to contribute ideas and perspectives.

Chair

James H. Garrett Jr., Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Committee Members

Gina Casalegno, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
Theresa Mayer, Vice President for Research
Jeanne Cunicelli (DC ’88), Carnegie Mellon University Board of Trustees member and President, UPMC Enterprises and Executive Vice President, UPMC

Additionally, a broader proposal review committee will be established to provide further oversight and support for this initiative, with its membership to be announced in the near future.

One Carnegie Mellon

Investments should strengthen Pittsburgh while creating value across the university’s academic and research enterprise.

Academic Excellence and Impact

Priorities should build on distinctive CMU strengths and advance work with the potential to shape fields and serve society.

Additionality

The commitment should enable ambitions and capabilities beyond what existing resources can support.

Durability

Recommendations must account for recurring costs, implementation capacity and long-term financial sustainability.

Shared Benefit

The portfolio should create meaningful opportunity for faculty, students and staff across disciplines and communities.

Your ideas. Our future.

Ken Griffin’s transformative gift opens new doors for our entire community—and your voice will guide where we go next. CMU students, faculty and staff are invited to join the conversation and help shape the future of CMU Pittsburgh.

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