Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Why is Carnegie Mellon #22
Thursday, November 10th 4:30pm
Each fall, as rising juniors and seniors begin to seriously consider where they will apply for college, US News & World Report publishes its rankings of "America's Best Colleges". National rankings are one of many factors that influence, not only where a student decides to apply for college, but ultimately where this student will enroll. This talk will investigate the significance of the US News & World Report College rankings, including the methodology used to produce the rankings. We will specifically consider the implications of this methodology on Carnegie Mellon.
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Stacey Lopez, Director of Institutional Research & Analysis and Melissa Taranto, Research Analyst II, Carnegie Mellon
Why is Carnegie Mellon #22: Breaking Down our U.S. News & World Report Ranking
Stacey Lopez, Director of Institutional Research & Analysis and Melissa Taranto, Research Analyst II, Carnegie Mellon
Why is Carnegie Mellon #22: Breaking Down our U.S. News & World Report Ranking
Each fall, as rising juniors and seniors begin to seriously consider where they will apply for college, US News & World Report publishes its rankings of "America's Best Colleges". National rankings are one of many factors that influence, not only where a student decides to apply for college, but ultimately where this student will enroll. This talk will investigate the significance of the US News & World Report College rankings, including the methodology used to produce the rankings. We will specifically consider the implications of this methodology on Carnegie Mellon.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Monday, November 07, 2005
Sunday, November 06, 2005
ULS - November 7-17 - great set of lectures!
University Lecture Series presents:
Monday, November 7th 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Thursday, November 10th 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Each fall, as rising juniors and seniors begin to seriously consider
where they will apply for college, US News & World Report publishes its
rankings of "America's Best Colleges". National rankings are one of
many factors that influence, not only where a student decides to apply
for college, but ultimately where this student will enroll. This talk
will investigate the significance of the US News & World Report College
rankings, including the methodology used to produce the rankings. We
will specifically consider the implications of this methodology on
Carnegie Mellon.
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Wednesday, November 16th 5:00pm
Rangos 3, University Center
Carnegie Mellon campus
The promise of technology is to level the playing field, and to make our
world more global by providing access for all people to information that
can change their lives. But the reality has been quite different.
Imagine a world where technology is created by a diverse population and
where the results had a significant social impact.
This talk explores both technology creation, as it is today, and looks
at why more people aren't choosing to participate in the creation of
technology. We also look at the some of the innovative techniques such
as service learning that are proven to attract a different population to
the study of technology.
Finally we close with the work being done at the Anita Borg Institute
for Women and Technology to empower a new kind of technology leader, and
to increase the participation of women in technology.
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Thursday, November 17th 7:30pm
Mellon Institute Auditorium*
*please use the South Bellefield Avenue entrance
DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:00PM ONLY.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield will discuss his research into autism and the
connection with the MMR vaccine. A moderated panel discussion will
immediately follow the lecture. Panel members include: Vicky Debold,
RN, PhD; Edward Yazbak, MD; Debbie Darnley-Fisch, MD; and Arthur
Krigsman, MD.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, MB.BS., FRCS., FRCPath., is an academic
gastroenterologist who has gained international recognition as an
authority on autism. During the course of his work on childhood
developmental disorders, Dr. Wakefield became increasingly convinced of
the need for a research-oriented, integrated bio-medical and educational
approach to these disorders in order to translate clinical benefits for
affected children into measurable developmental progress; this is the
driving aim of Thoughtful House. Dr. Wakefield has published 132
original scientific articles, book chapters and invited scientific
commentaries and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of
Pathologists in 2001. He is medical advisor to the United Kingdom
charity, Visceral, and sits on the board of the U.S. charity, Medical
Interventions in Autism.
Monday, November 7th 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
A Last Lecture Series Presentation
Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Department of
Social and Decision Sciences
Passing through: the Impact of Decision Sciences on Life's Big
Questions
&&&&&&&&&&&Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Department of
Social and Decision Sciences
Passing through: the Impact of Decision Sciences on Life's Big
Questions
Thursday, November 10th 4:30pm
Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall
Stacey Lopez, Director of Institutional Research & Analysis and
Melissa Taranto, Research Analyst II, Carnegie Mellon
Why is Carnegie Mellon #22: Breaking Down our U.S. News & World Report
Ranking
Melissa Taranto, Research Analyst II, Carnegie Mellon
Why is Carnegie Mellon #22: Breaking Down our U.S. News & World Report
Ranking
Each fall, as rising juniors and seniors begin to seriously consider
where they will apply for college, US News & World Report publishes its
rankings of "America's Best Colleges". National rankings are one of
many factors that influence, not only where a student decides to apply
for college, but ultimately where this student will enroll. This talk
will investigate the significance of the US News & World Report College
rankings, including the methodology used to produce the rankings. We
will specifically consider the implications of this methodology on
Carnegie Mellon.
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Wednesday, November 16th 5:00pm
Rangos 3, University Center
Carnegie Mellon campus
Telle Whitney, President & CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and
Technology
Technology: The Unfulfilled Promise and the Opportunity
Changing the World for Women and for Technology
Technology
Technology: The Unfulfilled Promise and the Opportunity
Changing the World for Women and for Technology
The promise of technology is to level the playing field, and to make our
world more global by providing access for all people to information that
can change their lives. But the reality has been quite different.
Imagine a world where technology is created by a diverse population and
where the results had a significant social impact.
This talk explores both technology creation, as it is today, and looks
at why more people aren't choosing to participate in the creation of
technology. We also look at the some of the innovative techniques such
as service learning that are proven to attract a different population to
the study of technology.
Finally we close with the work being done at the Anita Borg Institute
for Women and Technology to empower a new kind of technology leader, and
to increase the participation of women in technology.
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Thursday, November 17th 7:30pm
Mellon Institute Auditorium*
*please use the South Bellefield Avenue entrance
DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:00PM ONLY.
Andrew Wakefield, Executive Director, Thoughtful House Center for
Children
The Seat of the Soul: The Origins of the Autism Epidemic
Children
The Seat of the Soul: The Origins of the Autism Epidemic
Dr. Andrew Wakefield will discuss his research into autism and the
connection with the MMR vaccine. A moderated panel discussion will
immediately follow the lecture. Panel members include: Vicky Debold,
RN, PhD; Edward Yazbak, MD; Debbie Darnley-Fisch, MD; and Arthur
Krigsman, MD.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, MB.BS., FRCS., FRCPath., is an academic
gastroenterologist who has gained international recognition as an
authority on autism. During the course of his work on childhood
developmental disorders, Dr. Wakefield became increasingly convinced of
the need for a research-oriented, integrated bio-medical and educational
approach to these disorders in order to translate clinical benefits for
affected children into measurable developmental progress; this is the
driving aim of Thoughtful House. Dr. Wakefield has published 132
original scientific articles, book chapters and invited scientific
commentaries and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of
Pathologists in 2001. He is medical advisor to the United Kingdom
charity, Visceral, and sits on the board of the U.S. charity, Medical
Interventions in Autism.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
From Lighting Dimensions...
What is the best career advice you've ever been given?
I've been given a lot of great advice over the years from some wonderful teachers and colleagues. I was very fortunate to work as an assistant to many great designers, primary among them Tom Skelton and Craig Miller. Both very often advised me (particularly in my more arrogant moments) to not be so anxious to demonstrate to everyone in the room what I already knew how to do, but rather to be sobered by everything I didn't yet know how to do. It's a simple idea, but they're words to live by.
I've been given a lot of great advice over the years from some wonderful teachers and colleagues. I was very fortunate to work as an assistant to many great designers, primary among them Tom Skelton and Craig Miller. Both very often advised me (particularly in my more arrogant moments) to not be so anxious to demonstrate to everyone in the room what I already knew how to do, but rather to be sobered by everything I didn't yet know how to do. It's a simple idea, but they're words to live by.
Friday, November 04, 2005
Playground Pictures
As some of you may know, I was present at various Playgound productions taking pictures that will be used to archive the great works done during this past week. Now that I have finished sorting through them, I am opening up the pictures to any who want them.
To view Playground pictures, please go to:
Please note that, as I am only 1 man, I was only able to get to a fraction of the shows that were presented. Some additional shows on Sunday were captured by Dan Jentzen: those images are available under the Misc. Playgound link.
Also, if anyone has any pictures of "Vile Creature" and The Miscast Cabaret, please let me know as those were two pieces I worked on!
If you wish to use any pictures for personal use ( ie portfolio, etc) and can't find a particular shot that interests you, let me know, as there are still a quite a bit of pictures that were not put on the site (only used the best shots, since there are over 2 gigs of pictures from that single weekend). My only request is that you give credit where credit is due.
Enjoy everyone,
Ian Schwartz
Production Technology And Management
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama '07
To view Playground pictures, please go to:
Please note that, as I am only 1 man, I was only able to get to a fraction of the shows that were presented. Some additional shows on Sunday were captured by Dan Jentzen: those images are available under the Misc. Playgound link.
Also, if anyone has any pictures of "Vile Creature" and The Miscast Cabaret, please let me know as those were two pieces I worked on!
If you wish to use any pictures for personal use ( ie portfolio, etc) and can't find a particular shot that interests you, let me know, as there are still a quite a bit of pictures that were not put on the site (only used the best shots, since there are over 2 gigs of pictures from that single weekend). My only request is that you give credit where credit is due.
Enjoy everyone,
Ian Schwartz
Production Technology And Management
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama '07
a few events you don't want to miss this weekend
Hey School of Drama, here are a few events you don't want to miss this weekend:
TONIGHT in the Purnell Lobby, come see the talents of the Freshman Musical Theatre class. This is a fundraiser for Leagues and tickets go on sale for $5 in the Box Office today at noon. Don't forget to bring your families!
TOMORROW in the Rangos Ballroom in the UC, come support the Senior Music Theatre majors (plus Ashton and Andrew) at their Families Weekend cabaret. The cabaret begins at 9:30 pm.
Have a great weekend!
TONIGHT in the Purnell Lobby, come see the talents of the Freshman Musical Theatre class. This is a fundraiser for Leagues and tickets go on sale for $5 in the Box Office today at noon. Don't forget to bring your families!
TOMORROW in the Rangos Ballroom in the UC, come support the Senior Music Theatre majors (plus Ashton and Andrew) at their Families Weekend cabaret. The cabaret begins at 9:30 pm.
Have a great weekend!
Outside electives
From Barbara Mac-Wood...
SHAKESPEARE (English class) MWF 11:30-12:20. (An excellent class. We intentionally scheduled this to fit the Senior actors schedule- but anyone who is available is welcome to take this great class.)
SHAKESPEARE (English class) MWF 11:30-12:20. (An excellent class. We intentionally scheduled this to fit the Senior actors schedule- but anyone who is available is welcome to take this great class.)
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Three new courses, please inform students!
99-226 Rachel Carson: Her Work and Legacy
Mini 3, 6 units
Time: TBA, TR
Instructor:
Rachel Louise Carson, born nearly a century ago into a
Through this course, students will:
- Learn about the life of Rachel Carson, a famous daughter of
- Study a range of Rachel Carson’s writings and interpret her messages
- Explore and describe the cultural, scientific and policy context for her work
- Analyze the impact of her work in her lifetime
- Critically consider how and why Rachel Carson’s work and her name continue to influence public debate and public policy
Instructor: William Alba
MWF 11:30-12:20 in Baker 231B.
Consider the circle. In this course we will investigate how the
apparently simple concept of circularity (both in stillness and in
motion) has accreted meaning. Starting with the circle as presented
in early geometry, we will encompass circularity in ancient and
Renaissance astronomy as well as classical and modern physics. We
will also discuss appearances of the circle in literature,
philosophy, and art since our study will reveal connections such as
how Aristotle's views on nature influenced Ptolemy and an
understanding of our place in relation to the world, including
central imagery in the poetry of Donne. As we demonstrate proofs and
analyze texts, circularity will emerge not only as a device through
which intellectual revolutions have occurred, but also as an object
that has itself been transformed over the centuries.
Registration for this course requires permission of the instructor.
Please contact Dr. William Alba at alba@cmu.edu or 412-268-7333.
99- 305: “The Year is 1905”: E= mc2, photons and relativity
Spring 2006; Wednesdays 6:30 to 8:30
Instructors: Gregg Franklin, Physics
Indira Nair, Engineering and Public Policy
“2005 has been declared as The World Year of Physics, an international celebration of physics by the United Nations, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miraculous year”." http://www.physics2005.org/
1905 has been called “Annus Mirabilis”, the year of miracles in Physics because Albert Einstein, then a patent clerk in
The United Nations has officially declared 2005 the International Year of Physics, and more than thirty nations are participating in the year-long celebrations with public lectures, museum exhibits, and educational projects.” (http://www.physics2005.org/, http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/).
The primary objective of the course is to make the “miracle” of 1905 conceptually accessible to all students and to place the discoveries in the contexts of history and culture. In addition to the basic physical principles of the discoveries, this course will look at the phenomenon of 1905 with lenses of history, sociology and of the culture of science. The first reference below has all these components, and will be augmented by some of the readings on the culture and history of science, such as works by Thomas Kuhn and Gerald Holton. Students will discover the significance of Einstein’s work with a survey of the history of concepts that led up to that point, the culture of the doing of science, the importance of the 1905 papers, and the social and historical consequences of E=mc2.
The course is open to students of all majors and years. Students are not expected to have a mathematics background, but are required to read the readings completely, be active in class and Blackboard discussions and complete several writing assignments and projects.
The students will read, and discuss 2 books and several papers in depth:
1. E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis
2. Einstein: A Life in Science – Michael White and John Gribbin
3. A collection of readings on the implications and consequences of the physics that was unraveled in 1905.
The course will meet once a week for two hours, in order to give students time for reading the books, and to write a reflective piece each week. It is our hope that the students will leave the course with an appreciation for physics in general and aware of the meaning of the great conceptual leaps in 1905.
IN THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS
IN THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS, A reading
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 3:30 pm Rauh Studio Theater
by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 3:30 pm Rauh Studio Theater
by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner
directed by Kathleen Amshoff
featuring:
Greg Coughlin
Craig De Lorenzo
Paloma Guzman
Christopher Henry
Michael Herman
Eryn Joslyn
Laura Mixon
Michelle Mulitz
Melissa Tang
Jackson Tobiska
As part of Carnegie Mellon's 15th Annual International Festival "Globally
Green: Cultural Perspectives and Environmental Issues," CMU Drama
presents IN THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS, a play celebrating the life of
Rachel Carson.
During the research and writing of her world-changing book SILENT SPRING,
Rachel Carson is diagnosed with breast cancer. As she struggles to
complete the book, she simultaneously fights both her own advancing
cancer and various factions of American enterprise, including the
chemical industry, who launch a wholesale attack on her personal and
professional reputation. The journey of the play takes Rachel to a
crossroads cojoining her own life story with a fantastical landscape
enlivened by literary, film and cultural references that theatricalize
the revolutionary science of SILENT SPRING.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Project/Excel Import/Export feature
I was doing some work in Project and Excel, and wanted you all to know about the following feature:
Exporting Project information to an Excel PivotTable
It might be something you want to play around with, as you are using both programs!
Open up your Project file in MSProject
Go to File, Save As
Under 'Save as type', choose "Excel Pivot Table", and click on Save
The Project Export Wizard opens up
Click Next
Click New Map
You have to create a map of fields from the project file to Excel field names
Click Next
Select which types of data you wish to export (tasks, assignments, resources)
Click Next
Create Map for data types
Click Finish
You may have to play with this to get what you're looking for, but I thought you'd be interested in knowing that this feature is available.
Good luck!
Corrine
Exporting Project information to an Excel PivotTable
It might be something you want to play around with, as you are using both programs!
Open up your Project file in MSProject
Go to File, Save As
Under 'Save as type', choose "Excel Pivot Table", and click on Save
The Project Export Wizard opens up
Click Next
Click New Map
You have to create a map of fields from the project file to Excel field names
Click Next
Select which types of data you wish to export (tasks, assignments, resources)
Click Next
Create Map for data types
Click Finish
You may have to play with this to get what you're looking for, but I thought you'd be interested in knowing that this feature is available.
Good luck!
Corrine
FRESHMEN FOR 50 GRAND
ATTENTION! FRESHMEN CABARET THIS WEEKEND!
"FRESHMEN FOR 50 GRAND" (a Leagues benefit)
"FRESHMEN FOR 50 GRAND" (a Leagues benefit)
Don't lie to yourselves, Dramats and Faculty- nothing TOO interesting goes on in Pittsburgh on Friday nights. What a better way to spend the evening then by supporting the fresh new faces in Purnell?
Bradley, Kyle, Brittany, Alex, Jon-Michael, Zach, Steffi, Hunter, Nic, Ryah and Zak (featuring Devin Ilaw on piano) are proud to announce their VERY FIRST cabaret, "FRESHMEN FOR 50 GRAND":
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, November 4th at 11PM in the Purnell Lobby!
Also, since it's PARENTS WEEKEND, bring your family along-- they'd love to see a small example of just WHERE their $45,000 is going to! The more the merrier. We're here to help our beautiful seniors get to New York and LA to strut their stuff-- support US as we support THEM!
Hope to see you there! Thank you!
POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES TO VISIT CAMPUS
Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States will speak at Carnegie Mellon on November 16th, 8PM in Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A)
POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES TO VISIT CAMPUS FOR NOVEMBER 16th READING
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa in 1939. He received his B.A. from Iowa State and his M.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of ten collections of poetry, including Delights & Shadows (Copper Canyon, 2004); Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison (Carnegie Mellon, 2000), which won the 2001 Nebraska Book Award for poetry; Weather Central (1994); One World at a Time (1985); and Sure Signs (1980). His fiction and non-fiction books include Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry (Copper Canyon, 2003) written with fellow poet and longtime friend, Jim Harrison; and Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (2002), which won the Nebraska Book Award for Nonfiction in 2003. His honors include two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Poetry, a Pushcart Prize, the Stanley Kunitz Prize from Columbia, and a Merit Award from the Nebraska Arts Council. In the fall of 2004, Kooser was appointed the Library of Congress's thirteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He is currently serving his second term. A visiting professor in the English department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, NE, with his wife Kathleen Rutledge, the editor of the Lincoln Journal Star.
POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES TO VISIT CAMPUS FOR NOVEMBER 16th READING
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa in 1939. He received his B.A. from Iowa State and his M.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of ten collections of poetry, including Delights & Shadows (Copper Canyon, 2004); Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison (Carnegie Mellon, 2000), which won the 2001 Nebraska Book Award for poetry; Weather Central (1994); One World at a Time (1985); and Sure Signs (1980). His fiction and non-fiction books include Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry (Copper Canyon, 2003) written with fellow poet and longtime friend, Jim Harrison; and Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (2002), which won the Nebraska Book Award for Nonfiction in 2003. His honors include two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Poetry, a Pushcart Prize, the Stanley Kunitz Prize from Columbia, and a Merit Award from the Nebraska Arts Council. In the fall of 2004, Kooser was appointed the Library of Congress's thirteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He is currently serving his second term. A visiting professor in the English department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, NE, with his wife Kathleen Rutledge, the editor of the Lincoln Journal Star.
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