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“Hands On: Halloween Harvest” Photo Gallery

On October 29, the Libraries celebrated spooky season and the start of sweater weather with a fall installment of the new “Hands-On” series. More than 50 attendees joined for a crafternoon of autumnal activities, including pumpkin painting, ghostly garland making, and creating seasonal suncatchers. They also had the opportunity to indulge in some culinary classics like apple cider, Halloween candy, and a build-your-own dirt cup bar.

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“Heading to the Point: From Margins to Mainstream” Event Recording and Photo Gallery

In celebration of Carnegie Mellon University’s 125th anniversary, the University Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Community, Culture and Engagement offered a new installment of the annual “Heading to the Point” on Tuesday, October 21. “From Margins to Mainstream: How Libraries Empower the Excluded” featured a powerful one-on-one conversation about the evolving role of libraries as agents of culture, community, and inclusion.

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Dean Keith Webster Joins CMU Alumni Gathering in Saudi Arabia, Highlighting Libraries' Global Reach

Carnegie Mellon University’s global spirit was on full display during the 2025 annual alumni gathering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — an event that brought together more than 50 alumni representing various colleges and disciplines across CMU. Among the event’s guests was Keith Webster, Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries and Director of Emerging and Integrative Media Initiatives, who offered remarks underscoring the university’s and the Libraries’ enduring global impact.

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Architect Behind CMU’s Iconic Campus Gets a New Chapter

Henry Hornbostel was an influential architect in the early twentieth century, who designed landmarks like the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City and the Harding Memorial, US President Warren Harding’s elaborate tomb. “Time Well Spent: An American Architect in Europe, 1893,” a new October 2025 release from Carnegie Mellon University Press, brings to life Hornbostel’s formative 1893 journey to Europe as a young man. This journey influenced him for the rest of his life, as he designed famous buildings across the country – and in Pittsburgh, where he built nearly half his works and designed Carnegie Mellon’s campus. “Time Well Spent” includes reproductions and transcriptions of Hornbostel’s sketchbook and journals, and contextualizes them with essays about the significance of travel in architectural education.

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Meet the 2025-2026 Libraries Student Advisory Council

The 2025-2026 Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) has started meeting! This year’s LSAC will focus on exploring and growing the map resources available to the CMU campus community. A team of undergraduate and graduate students will work with Arts and Humanities Librarian Lynn Kawaratani to learn about how the CMU Architecture Archives collects, conserves and promotes the use of architectural records that document the architects and architecture of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and the region.

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“Time Well Spent: An American Architect in Europe, 1893” Book Launch Photo Gallery

On Thursday, October 9, Carnegie Mellon University Press celebrated the launch of “Time Well Spent: An American Architect in Europe, 1893,” a new book by School of Architecture Assistant Teaching Professor Francesca Torello that brings to life the extraordinary travels and experiences of young Henry Hornbostel. Hornbostel went on to become an influential Beaux-Arts architect, designing several bridges in New York as well as Carnegie Mellon’s original campus — including the College of Fine Arts building, where the book launch was held.

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How the OSPO Helped the School of Computer Science’s Diagramming Platform Grow

Introduced in 2020 by researchers from the School of Computer Science, Penrose enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing notation in plain text, making it easy for nonexperts to create high-quality visuals that provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts. The platform is made with open-source software, which means the code is freely available for modification and redistribution.

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Carnegie Mellon University Press Announces the Establishment of the Tayur Endowed Poetry Fund

Carnegie Mellon University Press (CMUP) is proud to announce the establishment of the Tayur Endowed Poetry Fund, made possible through the generosity of Sridhar R. Tayur, Ford Distinguished Research Chair and University Professor of Operations Management at the Tepper School of Business. This announcement coincides with the announcement of a special reading by Rita Dove — past CMUP author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and US Poet Laureate — through the Pittsburgh-based International Poetry Forum where Tayur serves as a member of the board of directors.

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Faculty and Staff Achievements: October 2025

At Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, we celebrate the many contributions of the faculty and staff who make the Libraries the destination for scholarly information, creative inquiry, and intellectual collaboration across disciplines, propelling the significance, reach, and impact of the university.

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Spotlight: Erin Swift

At the University Libraries, faculty and staff bring diverse backgrounds and interests to their roles, elevating the Libraries’ culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and lifelong learning and curiosity. We asked Outreach and Engagement Events Manager Erin Swift a few questions about her work, to find out more about the inspiration behind her contributions to the campus community.