Scheduling whistle changes to take effect this fall
Tech’s class schedules and whistle-soundings for class changes will change this fall as the result of recommendations from the Classroom and Academic Scheduling task force....
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SGA Elections result in runoff
This year’s race for Undergraduate Student Government president and executive vice president has ended in a runoff between Sujay Peramanu/Richard Wang and Lizzie Lisenby/Connor Brogan....
Tech, USG respond to revised travel ban
President Trump’s administration announced a revised version of its much-maligned travel ban March 8, prompting responses from Tech as well as the University System of...
SGA Candidates Debate
Candidates for undergraduate president and vice president convened at a debate co-hosted by the Technique and the Student Government Association (SGA) on March 7. The...
Higher ed bills clear Crossover Day
March 3 marked the Georgia State Legislature’s Crossover Day for this legislative session. Crossover Day in the Georgia State Legislature marks the date when bills...
InVenture finalists hold media event
The six InVenture Prize finalists are hard at work preparing for the March 14 finale at the Ferst Center, on March 7, news media was...
Tech’s OMSCS program recognized by Fast Company
Tech’s Online M.S. in Computer Science (OMSCS) recently earned Tech the #3 spot on Fast Company’s 2017 list of the Most Innovative Companies in Education,...
Campus assault bill clears House before Crossover Day
House Bill 51, a piece of legislation proposed by Representative Earl Ehrhart of Powder Springs and aimed at protecting students accused of sexual assault, cleared...
Ivan Allen Prize Awarded to Carters
The 2017 Ivan Allen Prize for Social Courage was awarded to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during a symposium held at the Biltmore Ballrooms on Feb....
Tech receives Tree Campus USA designation
Tech was recently accredited with a title of Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the ninth straight year that Tech has...
Midtown Alliance introduces new traffic plan
Atlanta’s Midtown Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of businesses and community leaders, released a plan on traffic improvements for Midtown on Feb. 9. The plan includes...
Student inventions chosen to compete in InVenture 2017
Last week, the six finalists for the 2017 InVenture Prize, Tech’s annual student innovation competition, were announced. Having survived a preliminary round of open gallery...
Dean May departs for UC Davis
Gary May, dean of the College of Engineering, will depart Tech this summer for the chancellorship of University of California (UC), Davis. Janet Napolitano, president...
GA Board of Regents meet, approve actions
Georgia’s Board of Regents met on Valentine’s Day, approving several new programs for University System institutions — including Tech — and receiving the breaking news...
Honeywell donates $25,000 to Tech groups
Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) announced that it would be donating a total of $25,000 to three Tech student initiatives: $10,000 to the OMED program, $10,000...
Lawmakers file bills to alter HOPE funds
Georgia lawmakers have recently proposed two threads of legislation with the goal of preventing the HOPE Scholarship, funded by Georgia Lottery proceeds, from going into...
Faculty Senate holds first 2017 meeting
Tech’s Faculty Senate met for the first time in 2017 on Valentine’s Day, providing updates to faculty representatives and taking action on several items of...
Campus carry gun bill resurfaces
Early last week, Georgia Representative Mandi Ballinger filed House Bill (HB) 280, officially resuscitating Georgia’s version of what is commonly known as “campus carry.” Should...