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September 18, 2014

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Purchase Discounted Tickets to Fright Nights, Hallowboo and Terror Town

Staff Council is offering discounted tickets to Kennywood Park's Phantom Fright Nights and Idlewild Park’s Hallowboo.

Phantom Fright Night tickets are valid Fridays and Saturdays from Sept. 26 through Nov. 1 (7 p.m.-  1 a.m.) plus Sunday Oct. 12 (7 - 11 p.m.). Tickets are $27 each (gate price $33.99). For more information on Phantom Fright Nights, visit http://phantomfrightnights.com/.

Hallowboo tickets are valid Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 4 through Oct. 26 (noon - 6 p.m.). Tickets are $15 each (gate price is $25.99.). For more information on Hallowboo, visit https://www.idlewild.com/plan-a-visit/events.

Tickets will be sold (cash only) Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. in Cyert Hall 285.  Please let the receptionist know you are there to see Desirée or Marisa. All questions should be directed to Desirée Chronick (chronick@andrew.cmu.edu) or Marisa Daugherty (marisada@andrew.cmu.edu).

Discounted tickets also are available to the Terror Town Haunted House in the Strip District. Tickets are $13 each, $5 off the regular price of $18. Use the online discount code, CMU2014, when purchasing tickets at http://www.terrortownpgh.com. You can also receive the discounted price when presenting your CMU ID at the door.

More information on these discounts and others available to you from Staff Council can be found at http://www.cmu.edu/staff-council/discounts/index.html.

Get Discounts on HoneyBaked Hams, Nemacolin Packages and Rent at Washington Plaza

Staff Council also is offering discounts on purchases of HoneyBaked Hams, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort packages and rent at the Washington Plaza Apartments.

To get a 15 percent discount on all HoneyBaked Hams, download the flyer from the Staff Council website and present it at any participating location. The offer is good through Dec. 31, 2015.  

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort has a "Simply the Best Package" that will be offered on select dates throughout the year. The package includes room accommodations, all taxes and resort fees, a $150 resort spending credit, and breakfast for each person in the room. Prices vary depending on the day of the week and the accommodations selected. For more information on the Simply The Best Package, contact a Resort Sales Specialist at 866-344-6957 or visit http://www.nemacolin.com/best-rates-package to book online.

Staff Council is working with Faros Properties to offer CMU employees a 3 percent discount on rent each month at the Washington Plaza Apartments. To receive the discount, during the application process you must provide either an offer letter on CMU letterhead, a letter of employment verification from an immediate supervisor/HR representative, or a recent pay stub confirming CMU employment.  All questions concerning this discount should be directed to Vivek Shastry at vshastry@andrew.cmu.edu.


Buggy Freeroll Practices To Begin Sunday

The annual Buggy freeroll practices will start this Sunday, Sept. 21. Practices will take place on Saturdays (5 - 8:50 a.m.) and Sundays (5 – 9 a.m.) on Tech Street, Frew Street and Schenley Drive (weather permitting).  During these times, vehicles will not be able to access or park on these roads. Vehicles parked on the above streets during these times will be towed.

The Sweepstakes Committee and adviser in charge of the event have taken care of obtaining permits from the City of Pittsburgh, obtaining permission for use of the metered areas and taking care of signage and safety. Four Pittsburgh police officers will be present during each practice session. They will be positioned at the far end of Westinghouse Drive; behind Carnegie Library by the bridge; Panther Hollow Bridge; and at the top of Schenley Drive by Forbes Avenue near the Golf Course. Margaret Morrison Street wiill be closed after Donner House (at the stop sign).

Here are the practice dates (weather permitting):  
 
  • September 21, 27;
  • October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26;
  • November 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 22, 23;
  • February: 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28;
  • March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 28, 29; and
  • April: 4, 5, 11, 12.  
Please contact Kaycee Palko, coordinator of Student Activities and Sweepstakes Adviser, at kpalko@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268- 8704 with any issues or concerns. For information on Sweepstakes, please visit http://www.cmu.edu/buggy.
 
Save the Date: Spring Carnival – Buggy Races: April 17 & 18, 2015


Football Family Day is Sept. 27

The Department of Athletics invites all faculty, staff, graduate students and their families to Football Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 27, when the Tartans host Geneva College at 1 p.m. at Gesling Stadium. Enjoy free admission for you and your family (with your CMU ID), and fun activities for the kids, including temporary Scotty logo tattoos, player autographs and a touchdown toss with the players following the game, and photographs with Scotty.

Dietrich College Undergraduate Colloquium Seeks Proposals, Mentors

The Dietrich College Undergraduate Colloquium (DUC) is seeking student proposals and mentors for this year's event on Saturday, Nov. 8. The DUC is a unique opportunity for undergraduates with a major or minor in Dietrich College to present their projects, creative work, and research in a formal, but low-stakes setting. Attendance at the DUC is open to anyone from Carnegie Mellon interested in seeing 15 minute presentations or poster presentations of the thoughtful and original work by Dietrich College students. Student proposals are due Oct. 1.

Additionally, mentors are needed to help students with their presentations to ensure that the information will be understood by a general audience.

For more information on the DUC, go to https://sites.google.com/site/cmuduc2014/home.

ORIC Offers Responsible Research Conduct Seminar Series

CMU's Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC) is once again sponsoring the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminar Series during the fall 2014 semester to provide faculty, students and staff with an overview of topics typically covered in RCR curricula. All sessions are from 12 – 1 p.m. in the Cohon University Center. Upcoming sessions are as follows:

  • Wednesday, Sept. 24: Conflict of Interest;
  • Wednesday, Oct. 22: Research Misconduct Lessons;
  • Wednesday, Oct. 29: Using the IRB and Ethical Issues Involving Human Subjects Research;
  • TUESDAY, Nov. 4: International Research Considerations: Shipping and Setting Up a New Lab;
  • Wednesday, Nov. 12: Data Security; and
  • Wednesday, Nov. 19: Lab Safety.

More information is available on the RCR website. Space is limited, so please register early.