|
 Carnegie
Mellon is a national research university of about 7,500 students
and 3,000 faculty, research and administrative staff. The
institution was founded in 1900 in Pittsburgh by industrialist
and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who wrote the time-honored
words, "My heart is in the work," when he donated
the funds to create Carnegie Technical Schools. Carnegie Mellon's
position of leadership in technology is unusual in higher
education today. It has become a national leader in technological
fields such as computer science, robotics and engineering.
Today the University today consists of seven colleges and schools,
the Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering), the College
of Fine Arts, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the
Mellon College of Science, the Graduate School of Industrial Administration,
the School of Computer Science and the H. John Heinz III School
of Public Policy and Management.
Directions and map
|
 The
Carnegie Mellon (CMU) campus is comprised of 100 acres, and is adjacent
to the 500-acre Schenley park complete with public golf course,
tennis courts, outdoor pool, ice-skating rink, and numerous jogging,
mountainbiking and cross-country skiing trails.Further information can
be accessed at the CMU
Campus Life section.
CMU is located in Oakland, the educational and medical mecca of
the city, and sits just ten minutes east of downtown Pittsburgh.
In addition to Carnegie Mellon there are four institutions of higher
education in this section of the city, providing a wealth of educational
opportunities. The campus is conveniently located near many vibrant
residential communities and nearby shopping is plentiful and readily
accessible. The area which surrounds Pittsburgh allows many opportunities
for outdoor recreation. |
 Recently
named the "Most Wired Campus" in the United States
by Yahoo Internet Life, the Carnegie Mellon Intranet is a fully
interconnected, multimedia, multiprotocol infrastructure spanning
well over 100 local area networks and over 10,000 computers
on the network. The local area networks are attached to a redundant,
collapsed backbone that enables access between all systems on
the campus, including the Cray facilities operated by the Pittsburgh
Supercomputing Center.
Carnegie Mellon is recognized as a pioneer in the uses
of computing in education. Its "Andrew" computing network,
named for benefactors Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon, is among
the most advanced on any campus today.
Computing Facilities Homepage
SCS
Computing Facilities Description |
 Pittsburgh
combines all of the friendly small-town comforts with all the benefits
of a big city. Its history as the Steel City is apparent by the
grand architectural style of its buildings and in the neighborhoods,
but don't make the mistake of believing that it's the smoky, industrial
city from a century ago. Presently, Pittsburgh has developed into
a nationally recognized financial and technological center. (In
fact, the city boasts of more doctoral scientists and engineers
per capita than Boston, L.A., or San Francisco). Pittsburgh provides
numerous opportunities to engage in all the sights, sounds and good
taste of a river city
 International
visitors find Pittsburgh a refreshingly authentic experience of
an American city, free of pretense and filled with countless ethnic
influences. One distinguishing characteristic of Pittsburgh is its
sense of community and neighborhoods. The city's 88 neighborhoods
showcase a wide variety of cultures, ranging from Italian, Greek,
Polish, Indian, to Irish.
|
cs.cmu.edu
