Graduate Orientation Schedule Fall 2024
CMU New Graduate Student Orientation
August 12-14, 2024
Carnegie Mellon University will host the University New Graduate Student Orientation the week of August 12-14, 2024 and is required for all new entering graduate students. Orientation programming and registration as well as other important information for incoming graduate students will be posted to the university’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs webpage. Questions can be addressed to grad-ed@cmu.edu.
CMU Graduate Student Orientation Info
School of Architecture New Graduate Student Orientation
August 19-21, 2024
The School of Architecture's Graduate Program Orientation is scheduled for Monday, August 19-Wednesday, August 21, 2024. This orientation gives you an opportunity to meet other architecture graduate students, receive an introduction and overview of your program, and learn more about administrative policies and procedures.
Monday, August 19 - In-person
6:00-8:00pm | Welcome Picnic, Schenley Plaza Oval Tent
Tuesday, August 20 - remote
10:00am-12:00pm | Welcome + Overview
Welcome by Head and Associate Head (Omar Khan and Joshua Bard)
Track Chairs & Faculty Introduction (Studio-based & PhD in Architecture: Sarosh Anklesaria, Jeremy Ficca, Stefan Gruber, Nida Rehman)
Track Chairs & Faculty Introduction (MS/PhD & DDes: Erica Cochran Hameen, Joshua Lee, Azadeh Sawyer, Dana Cupkova, Daniel Cardoso Llach)
12:00-1:00pm | Lunch Break
1:00-3:00pm | Info Sessions
Introduction to University Libraries (Lynn Kawaratani)
GSA Information Session (Nihar Nitin Pathak)
Career and Professional Development Center / AXP / Communications ( Peter DePasquale and Lori Claus)
On-campus Job Availability for Self-Paying Students + Assistantships (David Koltas, Kai Gutschow)
Student Academic Success Center including Communication and Language Support (Jamie Rossi)
Wednesday, August 21 - in-person
10:00am-12:00pm | Program Specific Events/Meetings - Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall (MMCH), room number by program:
MUD: MMCH 312 (MUD Studio) (Stefan Gruber)
MAAD: MMCH 301 (Jeremy Ficca)
MArch: MMCH 303 (Sarosh Anklesaria)
MSSD: MMCH 307 (Dana Cupkova)
MSCD: MMCH 403 (Daragh Byrne)
MSBPD: Intelligent Workplace ( Azadeh Sawyer)
AECM: MMCH 409 (Joshua Lee)
12:00-1:00pm | Lunch Break
1:00-3:00pm | School of Architecture Facilities Tour, meet at MMCH Rotunda
Hosted by Graduate Student Affairs Committee (GSAC)
Asynchronous Information Sessions
As part of orientation, the following virtual sessions must be completed:
Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence - The Future Faculty Program has been updated since this video was produced; please see the Graduate Student Support page (link below) for the most up-to-date info.
School of Architecture Computing and Media Center