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Graduate Orientation Schedule Fall 2026

CMU New Graduate Student Orientation

August 17-19, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University will host a series of in-person orientation events for all incoming graduate students across academic programs from August 17-19. While these events are not required by the School of Architecture or the university, we strongly encourage you to attend, as they are an excellent way to support your transition into the CMU community.

For more information and the full schedule, please visit the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs website:

CMU Graduate Student Orientation Info

Carnegie Mellon Architecture New Graduate Student Orientation

August 11-13, 2026

Carnegie Mellon Architecture's Graduate Program Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11-Thursday, August 13, 2025. 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 17 - In-person

6:00-8:00pm | Welcome Picnic, Schenley Plaza Oval Tent

Tuesday, August 18 - remote

10:00am-12:00pm | Welcome + Overview

  • Welcome
    • Omar Khan, Head of the School of Architecture
    • Joshua Bard, Associate Head of the School of Architecture
  • Student Resources & Information Sessions
    • 10:10-10:20 Office of Disability Resources (Victoria Huston) 
    • 10:20-10:30 am Student Academic Success Center, including Communication & Language Support (Jamie Rossi)
    • 10:30-10:40 Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) (Jessica Ezemba)
    • 10:40-10:50  CM-A Graduate Student Assembly Committee (GSAC) (Julia Twardzisz)
    • 10:50-11:00 CM-A AIAS (Ari Delay and Lori Claus)
    • 11:00-11:10  Career and Professional Development Center (Peter DePasquale and Lori Claus)
    • 11:20-11:30 University Libraries (Lynn Kawaratani)
    • 11:30-11:40  CFA Engagement and Belonging (Britney Yauger-Limtham) 
    • 11:40-11:50 On-Campus Job Opportunities & Assistantships (David Koltas) 
    • 11:50-12:00 Q& A

Wednesday, August 19 - in-person

10:00am-12:00pm | Program Specific Events/Meetings - Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall (MMCH), room number by program:

  • MUD: MMCH 411 (Stefan Gruber)

  • MArch: MMCH 303 (Sarosh Anklesaria)

  • MSSD: MMCH 307 (Dana Cupkova)

  • MSCD: MMCH 403 (Daniel Cardoso Llach)

  • MSBPD: Intelligent Workplace ( Azadeh Sawyer)

  • AECM: MMCH 409 (Joshua Lee)

12:00-1:00pm | CM-A Facilities Scavenger Hunt (Team-Based) Sponsored by GSAC.

1:00-2:00 | Lunch

Asynchronous Information Sessions

As part of orientation, the following virtual sessions must be completed: