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This year, the Jazz Ensemble will be playing in the Jazz Educator Network’s Annual JENerations Jazz Festival to be held in Atlanta. The event is the ensemble’s largest event of the year, performing alongside over six hundred other musicians on January 5th at the Peachtree Hyatt.

Throughout the year, the liberal arts program Poetry at Tech brings renowned guests to the Institute to present their compositions to the campus community.

Each year, the GT African Student Association (ASA) hosts Taste of Africa, one of the largest cultural events on Tech’s campus and in the city of Atlanta. Showcasing the arts and foods of Africa, the event is a long and proud tradition of the club and its organizers.

DramaTech, the longest-running theatre company in Atlanta, is celebrating 20 years of performing in the black box Dull Theater.

Tech’s student organization Enterprise to Empower, in conjunction with MOVE (Mobilizing Opportunities for Volunteer Experience) on campus and the international social enterprise Better World Books...

The annual community service event continues to bring in large numbers of volunteers, despite the effects of a decrease in Greek participants this year as compared to last year’s turnout.

The Teach for Georgia program provides college graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with the opportunity to spend two years teaching in a rural high schools.

Tech’s student organization Enterprise to Empower, in conjunction with MOVE (Mobilizing Opportunities for Volunteer Experience) on campus and the international social enterprise Better World Books (BWB), is kicking off its third biannual book drive Sunday, Nov. 4

This year, Tech’s greatest alumnus and icon is celebrating his 85th birthday, giving the campus another reason to recognize its most beloved--if fictitious--member of the Tech community, along with our favorite mascots.

With the 2012 presidential election fast approaching, Tech’s many political student organizations are working to boost their presence on campus. In particular, the Tech branches of Jackets for Romney and Jackets for Obama are welcoming students who want to support the respective campaigns.

As science and technology continue to develop and take on a greater roles in modern society, politics and political issues are increasingly integrated into those fields.