Georgia Institute of Technology

The Latest Big Ideas

• Students Drive Development of Their Own Research Ideas
  

  (Posted on: Nov 10, 2009 | 0 Comments)

  In twenty years, the vast majority of research being conducted by students should be entirely original research. Students will not simply join into a lab group but will rather approach professors with their own ideas. Big ideas no longer will come from the top to the bottom but will be encouraged and sought after from every person.

• Make Georgia More "Spiky"
  

  (Posted on: Nov 4, 2009 | 0 Comments)

  A coordinated effort across Georgia Tech and with our corporate partners and public agencies to greatly increase knowledge-based economic activities across the state.

• Separate Faculty Tracks for Teaching and Research
  

  (Posted on: Oct 23, 2009 | 7 Comments)

  A specialized teaching faculty track would create a small cadre of top teachers, with the incentives and rewards to be the best, and simultaneously relieve some of the teaching burden from those professors whose primary focus is on research.

• A University Committed to the Professional Growth and Development of Its Faculty and Staff
  

  (Posted on: Oct 21, 2009 | 2 Comments)

  Retain our best personnel through programs designed to broaden professional skill sets, giving them an opportunity to build relationships outside their parent department and develop "bench strength" for institutional advancement.

• Leadership in Education of Math and Science
  

  (Posted on: Sep 28, 2009 | 4 Comments)

  In 25 years, the College of Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology celebrates its 15th anniversary and tops the US News and World Report rankings for schools of education. It becomes a school for all aspects of education, including leadership and innovation, particularly in STEM fields, and is regarded as the most rigorous of its kind in the country.