Phone Number of
Carnegie Mellon University is
4122682000 .
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh began as the Carnegie Technical Schools, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900. In 1912, the school became Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. Carnegie Mellon University also known as CMU or simply Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaIn 1967, and the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form Carnegie Mellon University. The University’s 140-acre main campus is 3 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh and abuts the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park, and the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the city's Oakland neighborhood, partially extending into Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh has seven colleges and independent schools: the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Mellon College of Science, the Tepper School of Business, the School of Computer Science, and the H. John Heinz III College.Carnegie Mellon students come from all 50 U.S. states and 93 countries and was named one of the "New Ivies" by Newsweek in 2006.
In the 1990s and into the 2000s, Carnegie Mellon solidified its status among elite American universities, consistently ranking in the top 25 in United State News and World Report rankings. Carnegie Mellon is distinct in its interdisciplinary approach to research and education. Through the establishment of programs and centers that are outside the limitations of departments or colleges,
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh has established leadership in fields such as computational finance, information systems management, arts management, product design, behavioral economics, human-computer interaction, entertainment technology, and decision science. Within the past two decades, the university has built a new University Center, theater and drama building, business school building and several dormitories. Baker Hall was renovated in the early 2000s, and new chemistry labs were established in Doherty Hall soon after. Several computer science buildings, such as Newell Simon Hall, also were established, renovated, or renamed in the early 2000s.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh has most recently completed building the Gates Hillman Complex and continues renovating historic academic and residence halls.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh served as the locale for many of the on-campus scenes in the 2000 film Wonder Boys, starring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire. Other movies filmed at Carnegie Mellon include The Mothman Prophecies, Dogma, Lorenzo's Oil, and Flashdance. Carnegie Mellon University is also featured prominently in the film Smart People, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis Quaid and in the anime Summer Wars. It was also referenced on an episode of The Simpsons and as being the university "Rat" went to in the sci-fi movie The Core.
In 2008, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" became a pop culture phenomenon. Based on a lecture he gave in September 2007 - shortly after he learned his cancer had metastasized - his book quickly rose to the top of bestseller lists around the country. Named in Time Magazine's "Time 100" list of influential people, he died in July 2008 from pancreatic cancer. Carnegie Mellon also established and administers the Robot Hall of Fame in partnership with the Carnegie Science Center.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh offerings in computer science, engineering, business and economics, public policy, information systems, psychology, statistics, and the arts are considered among the best in their fields. Carnegie Mellon is ranked 1st for graduate studies in computer science, a position consistently held in the past. It is also 6th for graduate studies in engineering, 7th for graduate studies in fine arts, 7th for graduate studies in electrical engineering, 10th for graduate studies in public affairs, 16th for graduate studies in business, 9th for graduate studies in statistics, and 17th for graduate studies in psychology in the 2011 rankings released by the US News and World Report. Carnegie Mellon's undergraduate entrepreneurship program has been named as an "Undergrad Model Program" by EntrepreneurEDU.org. Detailed information on the rankings of undergraduate and graduate programs at Carnegie Mellon is available on the University website.
There are more than 70,000 Carnegie Mellon alumni worldwide. Famous alumni include former General Motors chief executive officer and Secretary of Defense, Charles Erwin Wilson; billionaire hedge fund investor David Tepper; James Gosling, creator of the Java programming language; Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems; Vinod Khosla, billionaire venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems; pop artist Andy Warhol; astronaut Judith Resnik, who perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster; and Randy Pausch, the lecturer behind "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and author of The Last Lecture.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh student life includes various unique traditions, over 225 student organizations, and art galleries. The university has a strong Scottish motif inspired by Andrew Carnegie's Scottish heritage. Examples include Scotty, the Scottish Terrier mascot, The Tartan student newspaper, Skibo Gymnasium, and The Thistle yearbook.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh campus houses several galleries such as The Frame, a student-devoted gallery, and the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, an art gallery that specializes in contemporary professional artists. Additionally the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, and the student-run theatrical organization Scotch'n'Soda provides campus with a variety of world-class performance arts events.
Student organizations provide students with social, service, media, academic, spiritual, recreational, sport, religious, political, cultural, and governance opportunities ranging from such national organizations such as Alpha Phi Omega to unique Carnegie Mellon organizations such as KGB. The Carnegie Mellon Tartans were a founding member of
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Pittsburgh Athletic Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. Prior to World War II Carnegie Mellon played with National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams and in 1939 the Tartan football team earned a trip to the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship at the Sugar Bowl. That same year, Robert Doherty, university president at the time, banned the football team from competing in postseason bowl games. In 1936 the Carnegie Tech riflery team won the national intercollegiate championship. Currently, varsity teams are fielded in basketball, track, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, volleyball, tennis, and cheerleading. In addition, club teams exist in ultimate frisbee, rowing, rugby, lacrosse, hockey, baseball, softball, skiing & snowboarding, water polo, and cycling. Carnegie Mellon Athletics runs a comprehensive and popular intramural system, maintains facilities and offers courses to students in fitness and sports. Carnegie Mellon's primary athletic rivals are fellow University Athletic Association schools Case Western Reserve University and Washington University in St. Louis. The Tartans have an especially intense rivalry with the Washington University in St. Louis Football team.
Carnegie Mellon University Address
The address of Carnegie Mellon University is 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Carnegie Mellon University Website
The Website of Carnegie Mellon University is
www.cmu.edu.
Carnegie Mellon University Customer Support Service Phone Number
The customer support phone number of Carnegie Mellon University is
4122682000 (Click phone number to call).
The postal and
official address, email address and
phone number (
helpline) of
Carnegie Mellon University Service Center and
Carnegie Mellon University customer service phone number is given below. The
helpline of Carnegie Mellon University customer service phone number may or may not be
toll free.
Click Here To View Carnegie Mellon University Customer Service Phone Numbers