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| Many of the stories you've been enjoying these past few months in the Family Newsletter would not be possible without the combined philanthropic support of people like you. For those of you who have already made a gift this year – thank you! If you have yet to make a gift, we encourage you to visit Carnegie Mellon's secure website to show your support today. Your participation at any level has an immediate impact on the educational experience of your student. You can designate your gift to support their academic department or allow the university to designate it to the highest priorities by choosing to support the Carnegie Mellon Fund. Thank you for joining the thousands of parents, alumni and friends who invest in the students and faculty of Carnegie Mellon each year. To learn more about giving for the 2007 tax year, visit www.cmu.edu/giving/parents-2007.shtml. If you have any additional questions, please contact Christy Thomas, director of the Parents Leadership Program. Happy holidays from Carnegie Mellon University! Enduring Appeal Carnegie Mellon University Across the Stever Generations A star soccer player at Carnegie Mellon glances up into the stands at Gesling Stadium and sees her grandfather smiling proudly. She beams brightly, confirming the bond they share and recognizing the special effort it took for him to travel all this way to see her play in a college game. She is Kasey Stever (A '08) and her grandfather is former Carnegie Mellon President Guy Stever. … Read story » Mascot Debut Design Unleashed at Football Game At the Tartan football game on Nov. 10, fans and friends of Carnegie Mellon University got a special treat: they were among the first to preview the new Scottish Terrier mascot design. … Read story » Exploration & Emotion Professor Apt on Composing a Life Inspired at an early age by the romance and excitement of exploration and science, Jay Apt has led a unique life's journey in pursuit of his many passions: model rockets, photography, physics, flying and pure learning. … Read story » OurCS Focus on Women in Research More than 70 women undergraduates came from as far away as Denmark and Qatar to attend a recent conference at Carnegie Mellon focused on computer science research opportunities for female students. … Read story » Engineering Students Win Energy Challenge National Competition Challenges Presidential Candidates Carnegie Mellon's Shahzeen Attari, Ines Margarida Lima de Azevedo, Benjamin Flath and Constantine Samaras - engineering grad students - are first-place winners in the "Tomorrow's Energy Ambassadors, Managers and Scholars" (TEAMS) competition. … Read story » Balancing Act Sophmore Leads Greek Council In addition to his studies as a second-year architecture student at Carnegie Mellon, Steven Burton (A '10) has also taken on the role of Greek Council president. One of the organization's youngest members, Burton is thrilled to serve knowing he will still be on campus to see his changes take place. … Read story » |
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