Safety awareness classes made mandatory
Recently, the University System of Georgia Task Force on Campus Safety and Security, which is co-chaired by Tech president G.P. “Bud” Peterson, instituted a plan...
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Student Center examines expansion options
A strategic positioning study has been conducted by Workshop Architects, Inc. in order to identify the highest priority goals of an upcoming expansion and re-branding...
Harrison Square construction misses deadline, others ongoing
Over the summer semester of 2015, numerous places on Tech’s campus underwent varying degrees of construction. The Student Center parking lot, located outside the West...
PTS focus group airs grievances
A student focus group recently held by Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) aimed to discuss and propose solutions to ongoing issues with Tech’s public transportation....
Tech, NSF collaborate to promote sustainability
The National Science Foundation will fund a $12 million network of universities and institutes looking to design more sustainable cities, with Tech as an anchor...
Galil to be Dean for five more years
After five-years of service beginning in July 2010, Dr. Zvi Galil was reappointed as the Dean of the College of Computing (CoC). “While I don’t...
Peterson looks to future in annual address
On Aug. 27, Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson gave his annual institute address. The main focus of Peterson’s speech was an administrative initiative given the...
Congressional staffers congregate at Tech
From Sep. 2-4, Tech’s Office of Government and Community Relations hosted a group of 25 congressional staffers from various districts around Georgia. The staffers participated...
CDAIT opens new doors
Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) aims to play a large and important role in developing the technology...
Gerber assumes GTRI director position
On Aug. 1, Dr. Andrew Gerber assumed his responsibility as the Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Gerber’s role includes acting as the...
Researchers find bugs in common browsers
Recently, researchers from the College of Computing at Tech who published a paper including information on a certain technique which can be used to detect...
Dining commons to be built on West campus
In what is currently a parking lot in front of the Caldwell and Folk residence halls, the “West Village” dining commons, which will include additional...
Over 3,000 freshmen make up class of 2019
Tech’s new freshman class is the biggest in the institution’s history, and boast impressive diversity among other things, according to Rick Clark, Tech’s Director of...
Tech and USG address faculty pay gap
Despite the compression of faculty salaries and raises awarded to presidents of University System of Georgia (USG) institutions, including G.P. “Bud” Peterson at Tech, the...
Admiral joins Tech faculty
This year, Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld will join Tech as a faculty member. Specifically, Winnefeld will become a part of the Sam Nunn School of...
Publix weekday trolley access limited
As of June 6th, the Tech Trolley no longer makes stops at the midtown Publix location before 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. According to Lance Lunsway,...
Intel announces plan to invest in Tech
On Aug. 4, the Intel corporation announced it would invest $5 million over the next five years to not only deepen its engineering relationship with...
Library renewal kicks into high gear
Later this Fall, the new Library Service Center, which is the result of a collaboration between Tech and Emory, will open. Following the conclusion of...