Support the ETC
Make a Gift
Gifts to the ETC don’t just fund equipment or spaces, they change lives. Donor-funded scholarships and awards help students:
- Afford tuition and living costs
- Attend conferences and industry events
- Travel for co-ops or research opportunities
- Launch bold, original projects
ETC Creative Good Fund
Supports partnerships with nonprofit organizations to create meaningful, mission-driven experiences. Established by Afzaal Akhtar (E ‘84 ‘86) and Sarah Bhutta (MCS ‘88) in memory of Afzaal’s mother, Shaheen Akhtar, the fund enables the ETC to collaborate on projects that apply entertainment and education technology to ensure that creative innovation continues to serve the greater good.
ETC Fellowship Fund
Provides support to ETC graduate students, with a focus on broadening access for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds at Carnegie Mellon, such as those of under-privileged socioeconomic status, from underrepresented geographic areas, who grew up in single-parent households or who were first in their families to attend college.
ETC General Fund
Provides flexible, unrestricted support that empowers the ETC to respond to its most urgent needs and opportunities. From enhancing student experiences to funding travel and conference participation, this fund helps ETC students showcase their work, build industry connections and bring their ideas to the world stage.
Alumni: Stay Connected, Make an Impact
Once you’re part of the ETC, you’re part of a creative family that stretches across industries and around the world.
Here’s how you can plug back in:
- Mentor current students or give a guest talk
- Host a studio visit during the West Coast Trip
- Recommend a student for a job, internship, or co-op
- Fund a scholarship or travel stipend
- Join us at Fall Festival, Spring Showcase, or other events
Have something else in mind? Email Robin Mitchell (robinmit@andrew.cmu.edu) — she’d love to hear from you.
Partner with Us
Innovation thrives when industry and academia come together. Our corporate and community partners play a vital role in shaping student experiences, advancing new ideas and building what’s next in entertainment technology. We have a few key ways you can get involved.
Sponsor a Project
Bring a challenge to one of our student teams and work alongside them for a semester to develop interactive solutions. Over 15 weeks, your project will be shaped by creativity, iteration, and collaboration — with deliverables you can demo, refine and build upon.
Connect with Top Talent
From designers and engineers to producers and technologists, our students are ready to lead in creative industries. Host an on-campus recruiting session, post co-op and internship opportunities or join us during our annual West Coast Trip to meet students face-to-face.
Sponsor an Event
Sponsoring an ETC event is a great way to support student visibility and connect your brand to creative innovation.
Create Social Impact
Collaborate with our K–12 outreach and community-centered programs to expand access to immersive technology.
Tour the ETC
Curious to see where all the magic happens? Whether you’re just exploring or already envisioning a collaboration, we’d love to host you for a walkthrough of our studios, labs and project spaces.
Email Amanda Anderson for recruiting or student connections, amandaan@andrew.cmu.edu.
Email Derek Ham, for partnership and sponsorship conversations, derekham@andrew.cmu.edu.
Email John Balash to discuss social impact opportunities, jbalash@andrew.cmu.edu.
ETC Year in Reflection 2024-2025
The ETC Year in Reflection offers a snapshot of the people, projects, and partnerships that made the past academic year unforgettable. Inside, you'll find student innovations, faculty research, alumni achievements, and the creative momentum that continues to define the ETC community.
Let’s Build the Future. Together.
Whether you're giving, mentoring, hiring, or partnering, your support helps ETC students push boundaries and create work that moves the world. However you choose to get involved, we’re grateful you're part of the story.
Robin Mitchell, Chief Advancement Officer
robinmit@andrew.cmu.edu | 734-834-9220
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