Commencement

Carnegie Mellon Architecture recognizes the outstanding achievement of graduating students through its annual Graduation Awards program. The recipients are announced during the annual diploma ceremonies.

• Alpha Rho Chi Medal: Recognizes either a B.Arch or M.Arch graduate for their leadership and service and what they offer the future of the profession.
• AIA Medal for Academic Excellence: Recognizes one graduate each from the B.Arch and M.Arch programs who has displayed "general excellence" throughout their academic career.
• Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Award: Recognizes a graduating B.A. student who exemplifies academic excellence and exceptional citizenship within the CM-A and broader university community, and who serves as a role model to peers.
• Alumni Design Award: Awarded to a graduating B.Arch student in recognition of exceptional design and representation as demonstrated through studio work within the last two years of the program.
• Master’s Thesis/Capstone Project Graduation Awards: Recognize exceptional design research through a thesis or capstone project completed by a graduating student from each master's program.
• ARCC King Student Medal Program for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research: Awarded by the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) to recognize a graduating Ph.D. student for innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research.

Career and Professional Development Center

The Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) offers a variety of career services for students and alumni. In addition to the services described on the CPDC website, alumni can use all of the resources available to current students, including job postings in Handshake.

CMU Alumni Association

Congratulations graduating students and welcome to the Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Association! Learn how to connect with other alumni and engage with the university through events and other alumni programming by joining the CMU Alumni Community. Following graduation, you will begin receiving information about upcoming events, available resources, campus news and more to help introduce you to the Alumni Association. To ensure that you receive these messages, please update your contact information. As your city, job and contact information change over time, please keep your information current so that we can stay in touch!

AIA Membership for New Graduates

You can join The American Institute of Architects (AIA) when you graduate and receive free membership for up to 18 months (for spring graduates, this is the rest of your graduation year and the following year for free). You're eligible for free membership if you’re a first-time member who meets one of the following criteria:

• You have earned a NAAB-accredited architecture degree (B.Arch or M.Arch) within the past 18 months.
• You have earned a non-NAAB accredited architecture degree within the past 18 months and currently work under the supervision of an architect.
• You are a first-time member working under the supervision of an architect and are currently enrolled in an AXP or equivalent activity.