Posted June 8, 2011 Atlanta, GA
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Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. “Bud” Peterson kicked off his annual summer tour of the state today in Dalton, Georgia.
This is the third annual tour for Peterson who will travel through several cities from June 8 to 13. Stops will be made in Dalton, Rome, Carrolton, Peachtree City, Newnan, LaGrange and Gainesville.
Peterson and his wife, Val, initiated the visits two years ago to provide an opportunity to meet face to face with alumni, students, state leaders and other friends to share updates on Georgia Tech and listen to questions and concerns.
Stops for the 2010 tour were Young Harris, Athens, Watkinsville, Greensboro, Perry, Warner Robins, Fort Valley, Lyons, Vidalia and Albany.
Peterson visited Columbus, Macon, Savannah, Brunswick and Augusta in 2009.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the world's premier research universities. Ranked seventh among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities and the eighth best engineering and information technology university in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities, Georgia Tech’s more than 20,000 students are enrolled in its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech is among the nation's top producers of women and minority engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
