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Career and Education Opportunities

Volunteer at WITCON 2026!

When: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Where: David L. Lawrence Convention Center | Pittsburgh, PA

Want to be part of Pittsburgh’s largest women-in-tech conference? Join us as a volunteer for WITCON 2026!

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help bring this incredible day of connection, inspiration, and innovation to life.

Whether you’re passionate about technology, love connecting with people, or simply want to support women in tech, we’d love to have you on our team!

Volunteer with us and:

Connect with inspiring women and technology professionals.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of Pittsburgh’s biggest tech events.
Support a community that champions women in technology.

Help us make WITCON 2026 unforgettable. We can’t wait to see you there!

Heinz Accelerated Degrees Information Session

When: Thursday, October 29th | 1 - 2:30pm

Where: Virtually via Zoom

Are you an IS undergrad or DAS/IS minor interested in Heinz accelerated degrees?

This virtual information session will provide your students with an overview of the accelerated degree programs offered by Heinz and give them a chance to ask any questions they may have about the curriculum, the school, the student body and more. We will also discuss who should apply to our program, the admissions process, and financial aid.

Please share this opportunity (we ask you to forward this email and attached poster) to any students who you feel would benefit from or have an interest in this information session. And feel free to contact me, David Danenberg in the Office of Admissions, via email (davidbd@andrew.cmu.edu) if you or your students have any questions

Please feel free to visit our MISM website for more information on our MISM program.
Please feel free to visit our MISM-BIDA website for more information on our MISM-BIDA program.
Please feel free to visit our MSISPM website for more information on our MSISPM program.
Please feel free to visit our AIM website for more information on our MSISPM program.

New Courses in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics

82-196 Atomic Culture: From Chornobyl to Hiroshima and Fukushima
Monday & Wednesday, 12:30-1:50pm, 9 units

What happens when a nuclear catastrophe becomes culture, memory, and popular entertainment? This interdisciplinary course explores how societies experience, remember, and represent nuclear warfare, weapons testing, and nuclear disasters through literature, film, graphic novels, video games, street art, music, and popular culture. From Hiroshima and Chornobyl to Fukushima, we will examine how nuclear events shape collective memory, cultural identity, artistic expression, and our understanding of the modern world.

Instructor: Olga Klimova (oklimova@andrew.cmu.edu)

82-297 Robots, Aliens, and Utopias: Russian, Slavic, and Western Science Fiction
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 am-12:20 pm, 9 units

From early visions of mechanical workers and journeys to Mars to Soviet space fantasies, post-Soviet satire, and contemporary explorations of artificial intelligence, science fiction offers a powerful lens for examining technology, society, and political power. Through Russian, Slavic, and Western literature, film, and popular culture, this comparative course explores robots and human identity, alien encounters, space exploration, utopias and dystopias, surveillance, and imagined futures. We will examine how science fiction reflects social anxieties, challenges established norms, and reimagines the relationship between humanity, technology, and the worlds we create.

Instructor: Olga Klimova (oklimova@andrew.cmu.edu)

Introducing Friedman Trek for Undergrads

We are excited to share a new, fully funded opportunity for Carnegie Mellon University undergraduate students: The Friedman Trek!

Established through the generosity of CMU emeritus trustee Cynthia Friedman, this five-day program takes students to Washington, DC, during Spring Break 2027 (March 8–12) to explore career paths in public service, policy, technology, business, the arts, humanities, and beyond—at no cost to them.

Overview:

What: Friedman Trek (Fully Funded 5-Day DC Trip)
When: March 8–12, 2027 (Spring Break)
Who: CMU Undergrads (Targeted at First-Years & Sophomores, All Majors)
Cost: Free (Travel, lodging, Metro passes, and activities included)

Program Highlights:

Tours of the US Capitol, monuments, memorials, museums, theater performances, think tank visits, alumni networking reception, and more!
Networking opportunities with CMU alumni working across government, nonprofits, and industry.
Chartered bus transportation from Pittsburgh to DC, double-occupancy hotel accommodations, and unlimited Metro passes during the trek.

Target Audience & Eligibility:

Open to undergraduate students of any major on CMU’s Pittsburgh campus.
Designed especially for first-year and sophomore students who are beginning to explore career possibilities and have had limited prior experience in Washington, DC.

If you have advisees who are curious about government, technology, public policy, international affairs, arts and humanities, business, or simply want to experience DC for the first time—we would love for you to encourage them to apply! Applications open August 19, 2026, and will remain open through November 1, 2026.

Thank you for your help in sharing this transformational opportunity with your students! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. ehalf@andrew.cmu.edu

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Supplemental Instruction for AY 26-27

SI is essentially a guided weekly study group for some of the most challenging courses led by students who have taken the course and excelled. It is an enrichment activity and helps students review the most challenging content from the past week. We also run exam reviews.

SASC Success Workshops and & Coaching Resources

Community Event Opportunities

CMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Pitch Fest

When: Monday, November 30th

Where: In person + Zoom

What are CMU’s next generation of entrepreneurs building?

On November 30, student teams from 67-428: Innovation & Entrepreneurship will showcase the startups they’ve developed throughout the semester at the course’s culminating Pitch Fest.

The teams have spent the semester taking early-stage ideas and developing them into startup concepts—conducting customer discovery and market research, developing business models and products, exploring go-to-market strategies, and thinking through how these companies could be funded and scaled.

At Pitch Fest, each team will deliver a 5-minute startup pitch followed by Q&A with a panel of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.

The event is open to the broader CMU community—including students, faculty, alumni, entrepreneurs, investors, and friends of the university—and can be attended in person or via Zoom.

Come see the ideas, companies, and founders emerging from CMU.

Student Event Opportunities

AI Fluency Week

When: October 26 - 30

Where: Various Locations (register to see details)

Whether you're new to AI or already using it in your coursework or research, CMU Libraries' AI Fluency Week offers opportunities to build your skills and judgment through hands-on workshops and conversations with faculty and researchers. Explore how AI is shaping teaching and research, discover tools for scholarly literature searching, practice prompt engineering and vibe coding, and more.

Here's what's planned for the week:

Monday, Oct. 26
- Preparing to (Vibe) Code
Tuesday, Oct. 27
- Text Mining the Scholarly Literature
- Built-In or Banned? CMU Faculty on AI in the Classroom
Wednesday, Oct. 28
- The Impact of AI in the Research Process: A Panel Discussion
Thursday, Oct. 29
- Using AI-Supported Tools for Literature Searching
Friday, Oct. 30
- Introduction to Prompt Engineering
- Vibe Code Sprint Halloween Party

Attend one session or join us throughout the week. Events are open to students across disciplines and experience levels.

Learn more and register: https://library.cmu.edu/about/news/2026-09/ai-fluency-week

Research Opportunities

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