Karen Sue Kirk

Program Coordinator, Language Technologies Institute

I started at CMU in 2021.  I serve as a Program Coordinator in the Language Technologies Institute and work closely with the department's program managers and coordinators to assist with course management, event planning, and faculty, staff, and student support.

I would like to assist the Staff Council with advocating for CMU staff especially with regards to benefits and personal well-being. I am also deeply committed to green practices and would like to support the Staff Council as they lobby to change university policies for the good of the entire campus community.

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view” is one of my favorites by Edward Abbey. It summarizes my wish for everyone, just once, during this wonderful life.

A song which has been a part of my life soundtrack since childhood is "Country Roads, Take Me Home."