Welcome

We’re excited for you and your student to join our Carnegie Mellon University community.

Carnegie Mellon students are passionate, curious and create work that matters for our communities and our world. As your students start their college careers, they will engage in their academic journey to become innovative scholars, interdisciplinary researchers, centerstage artists and leaders in their fields and industries. CMU will provide them the support and resources they need to thrive across academic, social, physical and emotional aspects of their lives. Your students have made an excellent choice for their college education, and I hope that you will find these years exciting and rewarding as you support their university experience.

There is so much to look forward to throughout the Carnegie Mellon experience, including the beginning. We know that a major transition takes place as first-year students and their families begin the college journey. Navigating new schedules, new expectations and new connections all mark the beginning of a new chapter. Know that your student has an entire university community to support them. As family members, we encourage you to connect to current CMU families and alumni in your local community, and we are committed to keeping you informed and involved as a part of our Carnegie Mellon family.

I hope that this guide contains helpful information about the Office of Parent and Family Engagement, how we will support you and your student, and university resources to help with the transition to Carnegie Mellon.

I look forward to engaging with you in the years ahead. Until then, please reach out to me directly if I can be of any assistance.

With a warm Tartan welcome,

Julie Schultz

Associate Dean for First-Year Orientation and Family Engagement julieschultz@cmu.edu 412-268-2142

Carnegie Mellon University continues to monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most up-to-date information is available on CMU’s coronavirus website. We will communicate updates with families as necessary throughout the year. cmu.edu/coronavirus