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, expectations, and connections, all mark the beginning of a new chapter. Know that your student has an entire university community to support them. We encourage family members 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.

This guide provides helpful information about university resources and how the First-Year Orientation and Family Engagement office will support both your and your student’s transition to Carnegie Mellon.

On behalf of the entire First-Year Orientation and Family Engagement team, welcome to CMU! We look forward to engaging with you in the years ahead. Please reach out to myself, or any team member, if we can be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Lauren Moran, EdD Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Director of First-Year Orientation and Family Engagement laurenmo@andrew.cmu.edu

412-268-2142