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                                                                                                                        EDITOR
                                                                                                                        Sherry Stokes

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                                            We'll get the job done                                                      Amy Bickerton
                                                                                                                        Sherry Stokes
                                                             Engineers are problem solvers, and that is exactly         Chriss Swaney
                                                             what the world needs now. We face overarching              Mike Vargo (MechE 1969)

                                                             energy and environmental challenges; these                 DESIGNER
                                                             challenges, if not addressed, could irrevocably alter      Monica Banaszak (A 1984),
                                                                                                                        Communications Design Group
                                                             the well-being of our planet, leaving our social and
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                                                             economic institutions in disarray. But we aren't ready
                                                             to let that happen.                                        PHOTOGRAPHY
                                                                                                                        Ken Andreyo,
                                                                                                                        Communications Design Group
                                                             The College of Engineering has identified both the         Amy Bickerton
                                                             environment and energy as major research thrusts.          Glenn Brookes
                                                             In our research centers, faculty and students are          Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate
                                                                                                                        and Carnegie Mellon University is required not
                                                             investigating everything from alternative fuels and        to discriminate in admission, employment, or
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                                                                                                                        administration of its programs or activities on the
                                                             CO2 sequestration to air particulate emissions and         basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap
                                                                                                                        in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
                                                             climate change policy. We are looking at ways to           Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and
                                                                                                                        Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other
                                                                                                                        federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.
                                                             reduce the human contribution to climate change,                 In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does
                                                                                                                        not discriminate in admission, employment or ad-
                                                             and we're developing measures and technologies to          ministration of its programs on the basis of religion,
                                                                                                                        creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, sexual
                                                             deal with changes that are occurring now. High levels      orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does
                                                                                                                        not discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local
                                                 of greenhouse gases are already in our atmosphere, and even            laws or executive orders. However, in the judgment
                                                                                                                        of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commis-
                                                 if we drastically slashed the amounts of these gases we pump           sion, the Presidential Executive Order directing the
                                                                                                                        Department of Defense to follow a policy of, "Don't
                                                 into the air, it would take decades for the climate to respond. We     ask, don't tell, don't pursue," excludes openly gay,
                                                                                                                        lesbian and bisexual students from receiving ROTC
                                                                                                                        scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless,
                                                 have to prepare now for the changes heading our way and work           all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University are
                                                                                                                        available to all students.
                                                 relentlessly to secure our future.                                           Inquiries concerning application of these
                                                                                                                        statements should be directed to the Provost,
                                                                                                                        Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue,
                                                                                                                        Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-6684 or
                                                 To combat our energy problems along with the many other                the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon
                                                                                                                        University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
                                                 challenges facing our society, it will take innovative thinking.       15213, telephone 412-268-2056.
                                                                                                                              Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual
                                                 We need innovators to envision and create new technologies             campus security report describing the university's
                                                                                                                        security, alcohol and drug, and sexual assault
                                                                                                                        policies and containing statistics about the number
                                                 and processes, and we need entrepreneurs to bring these                and type of crimes committed on the campus during
                                                                                                                        the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by
                                                 novel achievements to market. The College of Engineering is            contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department
                                                                                                                        at 412-268-2323. The security report is available
                                                 broadening its undergraduate and graduate curriculum to include        through the World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/po-
                                                                                                                        lice/statistics.htm.
                                                 courses and programs in entrepreneurism and innovation                       Obtain general information about Carnegie
                                                                                                                        Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000.
                                                 management. In January, we launched a new master's degree                    Produced for the College of Engineering
                                                                                                                        by the Communications Design Group,
                                                 program, Engineering and Technology Innovation Management              March 2007, 07-104.
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                                                 (see page 16). Our graduates will manage innovations developed
                                                 in universities, corporations and private start-up companies,
                                                 and deliver them to the people who need them.
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                                                 challenge. After all, problem solving is what we do best.              Carnegie Institute of Technology
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