Institute President G.P. “Bud” Peterson announced the members of the provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs search committee. Former provost Dr. Gary Schuster stepped down Oct. 12.

Tech administrators have announced that four of the six furlough days required to be taken by the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BoR) are to be taken from Dec. 21 to Dec. 24.

Gary Schuster announced on Oct. 21 that he will be stepping down from his position as executive vice president for Academic Affairs as soon as his replacement is found.

Tech campus was informed on Wednesday morning via email from Institute President G. P. “Bud” Peterson that Gary Schuster, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, will be stepping down from his post. He has served as provost since Aug. 2006.

Over the coming weeks and months, the Institute will develop a strategic plan that envisions Tech’s future and provides a roadmap for achieving that goal. The purpose of the plan is to transform Tech into the premier educational institution for the 21st century. The hope is to develop a plan and to implement it over the next 25 years, in time for the 150th anniversary of Tech’s founding.

At the end of this summer, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (IAC) Dean Sue Rosser will be taking a cross-country trip all the way to San Francisco--to stay. After a ten-year tenure at Tech as dean, Rosser will be taking up the position of provost at San Francisco State University (SFSU) beginning this August.

Interim President Gary Schuster announced last week the launch of a search committee for the new dean of the College of Computing (CoC).

Interim President Gary Schuster stood before a crowd at the LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management to give the annual State of the Institute address. Omicron Delta Kappa hosted the Tuesday morning event, which saw attendance from both the student body and faculty.

Biomedical Engineering professor Gilda Barabino was named Tech’s first Vice Provost for Academic Diversity (VPAD). Barabino will be in charge of the strategic development of Tech’s effort to find new ways to increase diversity on campus.

The dean of the College of Computing (CoC) Richard Demillo announced last week his resignation and intention to return to the faculty as a professor. Provost and Interim President Gary Schuster named as the interim dean James Foley, a professor in the School of Interactive Computing, effective July 1.