Implementation

Guthman Competition

New TechArts Initiative Spotlights Events, Innovation

February 6, 2012 — TechArts aims to enrich the student experience, develop the campus and its neighborhood as a vibrant live-work-learn-play environment, and advance scientific research at the nexus of technology and the arts.

Strategic Plan

Strategic Initiative Teams Provide Updates

February 5, 2012 — Members of the Georgia Tech community recently received a preview for many of the ideas intended to push the Institute closer to realizing its vision as the technological research university of the 21st century.

Guthman Competition

TechArts Brings Events to Campus the Week of Feb. 13

February 5, 2012 — From a 3-D drawing experience that incorporates artificial intelligence to a competition that features cutting-edge musical instruments such as a partially edible toy piano, there will be something for every arts lover on campus the week of Feb. 13.

Planning for ‘X Degree’ Moves Forward

October 2, 2011 — Finding the right balance of structure and flexibility has been an ongoing challenge for the committee tasked with developing a plan for a Georgia Tech interdisciplinary “X degree.”

Strategic Plan Steering Committee Forms

August 21, 2011 — To guide the institutional efforts going forward, a newly formed Strategic Plan Implementation Steering Committee has been charged with overseeing the implementation of the current plan-related projects, such as those mentioned above, as well as future projects.

Technology and Law Task Force Makes Progress

August 7, 2011 — A collaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory University in the areas of law and technology is on its way to becoming a reality.

Faculty Invited to Participate in First Day Initiative

August 7, 2011 — Taking 10 minutes on the first day of class to introduce yourself to students can go a long way in building relationships in the classroom.

2011 Great Colleges to Work For

Georgia Tech Again Named to ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ Honor Roll

July 24, 2011 — For the third consecutive year, the Georgia Institute of Technology has been recognized on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2011 “Great Colleges To Work For” Honor Roll. Tech was the only four-year public institution in Georgia to receive the recognition.

Tech Tower

Georgia Tech Announces New Programs to Foster Entrepreneurship and Innovation

May 8, 2011 — As part of an ongoing effort to foster innovation and entrepreneurship within its campus community, the Georgia Institute of Technology has announced the creation of three new programs that will complement several well-established initiatives. 

Tech, Emory Bolster Cross-Registration Partnership

April 10, 2011 — Georgia Tech and Emory presidents share resources through cross-registration.

Advanced Clean Rooms

New Research Institute Leverages Current Electronics and Nanotechnology Strengths

April 10, 2011 — To leverage existing research expertise and resources in support of strategic Institute initiatives, Executive Vice President for Research Stephen Cross has announced the formation of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN). The new interdisciplinary research institute consolidates multiple electronics and nanotechnology research centers and related programs into an organization designed to enhance support for rapidly growing programs spanning biomedicine, materials, electronics and nanotechnology.

BuzzMart Homepage

BuzzMart Launches on Feb. 21

February 13, 2011 — The new eProcurement system, BuzzMart, will go live on Feb. 21, replacing Tech’s PeopleSoft campus requisition.

BME Graduate Leadership Program

Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders in Biomedical Engineering

February 3, 2011 — Georgia Tech is preparing the next generation of leaders in biomedical engineering thanks to the new Graduate Leadership Program. 

Dr. Beth Mynatt

New Research Institute to Connect People and Technology

February 1, 2011 — To support the strategic plan’s focus on faculty-led, interdisciplinary and transformative research, Executive Vice President for Research Steve Cross has announced the launch of the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT). 

Provost Forms Committee to Develop ‘X-College’ Initiative

January 6, 2011 — Earlier this month, Provost Rafael L. Bras announced the creation of a committee that will review options and formulate strategies for the creation of an X-College, one of the ideas that sprouted from the yearlong strategic planning process.

Steve McLaughlin

Provost Names Faculty Advisory Group in Support of International Partnerships

January 6, 2011 — With the renewed emphasis on global engagement articulated in Georgia Tech’s new strategic plan, Institute leadership has formed an advisory group that will provide additional focus in forging future international partnerships.

Rich DeMillo - Center for 21st Century Universities

Georgia Tech to Found Center for 21st Century Universities

December 16, 2010 — The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced the creation of the Center for 21st Century Universities, to be directed by former Georgia Tech College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo. Source: Office of Communications

France-Atlanta 2010: Together Towards Innovation

Georgia Tech Expands French Campus With New Institute

November 28, 2010 — Georgia Institute of Technology is expanding its campus in the northeast region of the country with a new resource center for industry and academic research laboratories. The Lafayette Institute will be built at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in Metz, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the forefront of global engineering education and research.

Woodruff Center Student Season Pass

Georgia Tech and Woodruff Arts Center Announce New Program

September 21, 2010 —  A new partnership between the Woodruff Arts Center and the Georgia Institute of Technology will give Tech students unlimited access to the arts in Atlanta at a deeply discounted rate.  By purchasing a season pass for just $20, Tech students will have access to all exhibitions at the High Museum of Art and all performances of the Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Symphony through May 31, 2011.