Get Involved
Whether it's through a standing committee or interest group or attending or serving at a Student Affairs event or tradition, there are countless way for you to get involved at Carnegie Mellon beyond your particular department.
Student Affairs Interest Groups & Committees
Come one, come all! Student Affairs offers various ways to get involved across the division, both professionally and personally.
Standing Committees
Nominations (self or otherwise) for standing committees will take place in the spring semester in line with the university's annual goal setting process. Descriptions of all current standing committees will be shared via The Thread along with a form to express interest. Staff are asked to commit to one year of service on the committee unless otherwise noted in the description. Questions about each committee should be directed to the chair/co-chairs. The next nomination cycle for standing committees will take place in May 2023.
Current standing committees include
- Student Affairs Communicators Committee (Mandi Semple, chair)
- Student Affairs Information Technology User Advisory Board (Joe Tuner, chair)
Working Groups
Working groups are typically convened to achieve specific deliverables within a determined time frame. Working groups are generally operational in their focus with one or more related objectives that tie to a strategic goal or broader area of emphasis. Working groups are often launched by existing standing committees to gain additional input or expand capacity for the work of the committee. Requests for participation in working groups may come at any time during the year. Staff will be informed of new working groups via The Thread with an indication as to how members are being recruited and selected.
There are no current divisional working groups.
Strategy Teams
Similar to working groups, strategy teams are formed to accomplish a specified task or tasks but usually within a short period of time. The purpose of the strategy team format is to both broaden input and maximize efficiency. Strategy teams are intentionally small and often seek broader input from key stakeholder groups to inform action. These teams may be tasked by department heads or other divisional leadership as needed.
Current division-wide strategy teams:
- Process to Assess Existing & Propose New Initiatives (coming soon)
Throughout the Year
August
- Residence Hall Opening/Move-In
- ORIGINS & Tartan Scholar Move-In
- Graduate Student Orientation
September
- Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment
October
- Family Weekend
November
- MOSAIC
- Spirituality Development Month
December
- Almost Midnight Breakfast
- Finals Muffins
January
- MLK Programming
March
- Greek Sing
April
- Spring Carnival
May
- Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion Commencement events
- Commencement
- Almost Midnight Breakfast
- Finals Muffins
June
- Pre-College Opening Day