Doctoral Open House

2024 Admitted Student Open House

March 21 & 22, 2024

Welcome!

Congratulations on being admitted to the Computer Science Department doctoral program! We hope you will join us for our Open House. There are informational group events and one-on-one meetings with faculty and doctoral students to help you decide if our program is the best fit for you to pursue your degree.

A customized schedule will be provided based on the research areas and interests that you provide on our information form, which you will receive via email along with detailed information inviting you to our program overview event.

Prior to your visit be sure to access the program overview, Ph.D. Handbook and Faculty Research Guide for information about the degree program and research that is currently happening across the department.

We strongly encourage in-person attendance. Due to the ongoing pandemic some remote access will be accommodated. Community members and visitors to CMU are expected to be fully vaccinated when medically possible. Proof of vaccination can be sent to yano@cs.cmu.edu.

Good quality masks are recommended while indoors, except while eating.

Visiting Campus

- Public Bus Service 28X (to and from PIT airport)
- Lyft
- Uber
*Note that shuttles are provided to/from the hotel and to some off campus events during your visit. Please refer to the daily schedule.
- Cohen University Center (CUC)
  - University Information Desk
- Gates Hillman Center for Computer Science (GHC)
- Newell-Simon Hall (NSH)
- Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC)
- Smith Hall (EDS)
- TCS Hall
- Wean Hall (WEH)
Additional information about locations on campus is available on the interactive campus map.

Open House Schedule

The calendar provided here is for group activities during the CSD Doctoral Admitted Student Open House.

Please be sure to refer to your individual schedule for 1-to-1 meetings and events specific to your visit to campus. Contact Charlotte Yano with any questions you may have about your schedule.

We hope you have a wonderful visit to Pittsburgh, CMU, and CSD!

Travel Reimbursement

We will reimburse up to $750.00 USD for your travel expenses.
- Please fill out the online Expense Report by April 26, 2024.
- 2024 IRS Mileage rate: 67 cents per mile ($0.67).
- You will receive an email from Charlotte Yano yano@cs.cmu.edu to let you know that the reimbursement process has begun for you.
- You will also receive an email from: cmu-forms-transformDONOTREPLY@andrew.cmu.edu.
- This step is required for your expenses to be reimbursed — The email you receive from Carnegie Mellon will provide the link for online access to enter your electronic banking information, your postal address, scans/photos of all your receipts and answers to a few questions.
- The CMU reimbursement system is data-secure, but if you have questions about the system you can call +1-412-268-3509 and talk to a dedicated staff person in Accounts Payable.
- After you provide required information the reimbursement process will be completed and submitted.
- You will receive an email notification that your reimbursement is being processed, and you will receive payment in approximately 3 weeks.

Campus Resources and Regional Information

Break Room:

GHC 7114 is available for breaks and socializing between meetings and events — access code is provided in your Welcome Folder.

Internet Access:

Wireless access information will be provided in person.

Document Printing:

For printouts, please email document to Charlotte Yano and pick up in GHC 6027.

Feeback & Decision:

We appreciate your feedback! Please use our Feedback Form following your visit.
Remember to log your decision to accept or decline CSD's offer by April 15, 2024, via the Applygrad reply form.