Academic Resources
In addition to encouraging the innovative spirit of the university, the Carnegie Mellon community offers various resource centers to ensure that students have a successful and enjoyable college experience.
› Resource Centers
› Academic Facilities
› Computer Clusters
› University Libraries
Resource Centers
Carnegie Mellon Advising Resource Center (CMARC)
The Carnegie Mellon Advising Resource Center (CMARC) is an advising and information center that connects students to appropriate communities, services and opportunities by providing academic planning and one-on-one counsel. Its primary purpose is to build a supportive, intellectual and social community across diverse cultures.
Women’s Center
www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/women/films.html
The Women’s Center is a collective with resources available including books, magazines, brochures, videos and music. Students run the center and provide educational programs, support and entertainment addressing a broad range of concerns affecting women.
Fellowship Resource Advising Center
www.cmu.edu/frac
The Fellowship Resource Advising Center (FRAC) provides support to students who are interested in pursuing external scholarships and fellowships.
Academic Development
www.cmu.edu/academic-development
Academic Development offers everything from academic counseling in study skills to peer tutoring as well as supplemental instruction for select courses. Their services are designed to help both students who are having academic difficulties and those who just want to improve their performance. Learn more about the advising and support services available at Carnegie Mellon.
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Academic Facilities
The campus contains more than 50 academic, research and administrative buildings and three libraries. An online resource sharing system and reciprocal borrowing between Carnegie Mellon and other local universities provide students with almost unlimited library resources.
In addition to academic facilities, Carnegie Mellon features a $47 million University Center, which houses state-of-the-art recreational and entertainment facilities, a food court, a non-denominational chapel and office space for student clubs and organizations. Other facilities include numerous research laboratories, the historic Kresge Theater, art galleries, abundant studio and rehearsal space, and a gymnasium. The Purnell Center for the Arts was completed in the fall of 1999. Recently, additions and technological upgrades have been made to accommodate advancements in the sciences, humanities, business and robotics research areas.
› University Center
› Purnell Center
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Computer Clusters
www.cmu.edu/computing
The Carnegie Mellon Computing Services offers students over 400 computers in 7 computer labs (knows as clusters) across campus. There are Windows, Macs and Linux machines available in the clusters and most of them are open 24/7. A multimedia studio in the College of Fine Arts – and the use of materials including microphones and cameras – is open to all students. In addition to computer clusters, students can also take advantage of our wireless network. (Did you know that Carnegie Mellon was the first to offer a campus-wide wireless network?)
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University Libraries
www.library.cmu.edu
There are three University Libraries with collections that support Carnegie Mellon coursework and research: Engineering and Science Library (computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, science, technology), Hunt Library (arts, business, humanities, social sciences), and Mellon Institute Library (chemistry, biology).
Library collections include books, journals, scholarly databases, full-text, audio, video, DVDs, sheet music, slides, technical reports and other formats. The library also has unique special collections: Architecture Archives, Artists' Books, Fine and Rare Books, Industrial Hygiene Collection, Posner Memorial Collection, Science Fiction Collection, Slide Collection, Swiss Poster Collection, Technical Reports Collection, University Archives and Video Collection.
Students can consult with librarians and use library services in person or online. For example, Ask A Librarian includes in-person, chat and email reference service. Use the Automated Resource Finder (ARF) to help you choose appropriate resources. Request interlibrary loans online and have books held for you to pick up or get articles delivered to your desktop. Access course reserves and renew books online.
Additional Library Links
Below is a list of links to the various resources offered at our libraries:
› Architectural Archives
› Artists’ Books
› Fine and Rare Books
› Industrial Hygiene
› Posner Memorial
› Slide Collection
› Swiss Poster
› Technical Reports
› University Archives
› Video Collection
› Ask a Librarian
› Automated Resource Finder
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