Dear Pittsburgh Campus Community Members,
The Task Force on the CMU Experience wants your help in making the CMU campus a better place. Today, I am pleased to announce the second CMU UPLift Challenge.
During the very successful pilot year, we invited students, faculty and staff to submit ideas for experimental and temporary campus infrastructure projects, renovations or installations, anywhere on the Pittsburgh campus. We received a total of 59 entries, with five projects being accepted for implementation. Projects ranged in scope from small, outdoor interventions like the Games for Health signage, to art installations like the Wean Stairwell, to opportunities for play like the new swing set near Donner. A special thank you to the committee that made the hard choices to select the five winning projects from last year.
This year, we again are looking for projects that are modest in scope, but ambitious in imagination. Repeat submissions from last year are also welcome! A faculty-staff-student committee will select the best ideas, which the university will fund at up to $20,000 per project (but typically around $10,000), and execute them. I invite to you submit an application with your ideas by April 16. Unsure where to start? Join our planned information sessions:
- Thursday, April 5, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 6142, Scott Hall
- Tuesday, April 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Dowd Room, Cohon University Center
I look forward to receiving your cool, creative and community-focused projects for improving the Pittsburgh campus!
Regards,
Laurie R. Weingart
Interim Provost
Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory