Carnegie Mellon University

Visit Day 2024

At Carnegie Mellon's Department of Engineering & Public Policy

Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23
Carnegie Mellon University campus, Wean Hall 3701

Our in-person departmental Visit Day will take place Friday, March 22, beginning at 10AM in the EPP conference room located in Wean Hall, Room 3701, on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. We will also be broadcasting the event via Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person.  

For those attending in person, we have arranged a series of social events Thursday through Saturday to give you a chance to meet with our current students and faculty. See below for information on the social events planned.

Lodging and Transportation

For those who need lodging, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn - Pittsburgh University Place for Thursday and Friday nights. We will cover the cost of room, tax, and parking (if applicable). A hotel reservation confirmation number will be sent to you prior to your arrival by Debbie Kuntz.  If you have questions or concerns about the hotel, please contact Debbie Kuntz at 412-268-3303.

When you register for the events, you will indicate then if you will need lodging and for how many nights (one or two). The deadline for hotel registration is February 21, 2024.

Hilton Garden Inn - University Place
3454 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213, US
412-683-2040

Transportation details can be found on the transportation page.

Events and Registration

Register for Visit Day

Social activities with EPP graduate students will include the following: Thursday evening informal dinner with graduate students, Friday morning breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn,  Friday evening Molly's Trolleys Tour of Pittsburgh, and Saturday late morning visit to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens with lunch following.

Additional Information

Check the weather forecast. March in Pittsburgh can be a bit of a mixed bag so please dress accordingly.  

Enjoy your visit!  While Monday will be a formal day of pre-arranged events, we have built in social events that we hope will give you a chance to relax and get a feel for Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. Pittsburgh offers a lot of great amenities – cultural diversity, excellent eateries, world class symphony, opera, ballet, art & history museums, modern dance, jazz, professional sports, hiking, biking, and a low cost of living. Pittsburgh has been named as one of the “most livable cities” in the US!   

Reimbursement

Upon the conclusion of EPP Visit Day you will receive an email from cmu-forms-transformDONOTREPLY@andrew.cmu.eduWithin this email, there is a link to open up the CMU Non-Employee Reimbursement Form.

You will be able to upload your legible receipts via this form. Please be sure that the date of purchase and the last 4 digits of the card used for payment are noted on receipts.

The items below are required and need to be filled out completely on the Non-Employee Reimbursement Report.  If any items are missing this drastically slows the reimbursement process. The reimbursement process takes approximately 8 weeks for processing.

  1. Last name
  2. First name
  3. Banking information
  4. Name as it appears on account
  5. Full Mailing address
  6. 3 required questions

If you are getting reimbursed for mileage you will need to supply a mileage calculator of your choice that shows the mileage from your address to Carnegie Mellon University.  We use the government rate of $.67 per mile https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates.

Any questions regarding reimbursements please contact Kim Martin kamartin@andrew.cmu.edu