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Most of the Georgia Tech library's collection has now been safely moved six miles to the EmTech Library Services Center, where it will be kept cool, dry, and well-preserved for the next 200 years.

What if you want a book from their collection? Click here to find out.

Honor Code Round Table

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Confused about the Honor Code? Never actually read the Honor Code and want to know what it says? Join Honor Advisory Council at the Honor Code Round Table to learn more and have all your questions answered, all while enjoying free pizza.

Thursday, April 7
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 131, Clough Commons

The Office of Undergraduate Admission is asking for help from minority students in recruiting future Yellow Jackets. To read more on this article click here.

Changes to Core Curriculum

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On March 9, 2016 the Board of Regents approved a revision to Board of Regents policies related to the Core Curriculum.

Effective immediately 

1. Institutions will not be required to identify or track overlay requirements related to US Perspectives, Global Perspectives, and Critical Thinking.


2. Students will not be required to complete the overlay requirements from this point forward.

3. Students who are scheduled to graduate this semester and who have not completed the overlays may graduate without fulfilling this requirement.

ACC InVenture Prize Competition

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The ACC InVenture Prize will be held Wednesday, April 6 at 8 pm in the Ferst Center for the Arts. Request your free tickets here.

Third Annual Fulbright Symposium

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The Fulbright Student Association at Georgia Technology is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Annual Southeastern Fulbright Symposium. Join us for an exciting day of listening to prominent speakers, participating in enriching discussions, and building new friendships over lunch. Fulbrighters from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and some nearby states are expected to join us at the Symposium.

11:00am - 6:30pm
Bill Moore Student Success Center

This event is open to all Georgia Tech students. Limited seats.
RSVP at https://goo.gl/1Z92V2.

Colors of Tech Money

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Students are encouraged to attend a very enlightening presentation as to how Tech is funded and how then money is spent to advance their mission on February 23.

The goal of this series will be to inform staff, faculty, and students about the big picture topics that have impacts on everyone at Tech. This is an excellent opportunity to learn, grow, and ask questions of the leaders and decision makers in this special topic arenas.


GT Unite Celebrates Diversity on Campus

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GT Unite is a celebration of all aspects of diversity at Georgia Tech. We are going to show off Georgia Tech and demonstrate how inclusive and amazing our overall culture is. Attend on Monday October 19 from 5:00PM-7:00PM at the Campanile:

Thirty-five organizations will be coming to provide FREE food, music, games, dancing, and art including:

  • Pakistani Student Association,
  • FirstGen,
  • Chinese Student Association,
  • National Panhellenic Council, 
  • LGBTQIA Resource Center,
  • and more!
Also look for out for the events going on in each residence hall as each hall will have a diversity event during the week as well!

Check out our Facebook event here:https://www.facebook.com/events/957924014228210/.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to participate in service projects around the city on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Each fall, TEAM Buzz provides a chance for the Tech community to give back to surrounding neighborhoods through hands-on volunteerism. This year, student organizers expect around 2,000 student, alumni, faculty, and staff volunteers to meet at the Kessler Campanile on Sunday, Oct. 18, before spreading out across the city.

Project signups are now open at teambuzz.org. Projects include activities such as planting, park cleanup, tutoring, sorting books and other media, and caring for animals. Those interested can sign up alone or with friends, co-workers, or family, and choose from more than 40 projects around Atlanta.

This year, TEAM Buzz is providing free child care to children of faculty and staff to enable their participation. Qualified students will serve as caretakers for the day and be stationed at the Student Center. Children will also participate in service activities, including making crafts and writing letters to hospital patients. The event runs from around 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Let SGA know how you feel about the proposed change to Georgia Tech's fight song:
http://polling.gtorg.gatech.edu/index.php/716134?lang=en

This poll will be open from Monday, October 12 to Sunday, October 18 at midnight. The initiative is an attempt to make the song more inclusive to women.

Consider signing on to the request to change one word in the school song: http://www.jointhebraveandbold.gatech.edu/

Join The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts for Homecoming October 23-24!

It’s the biggest game of the year and we invite Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts to celebrate together!

Homecoming Alumni Mimosa Brunch - Saturday, October 24
Ivan Allen alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to gather on the porch of the Old Civil Engineering Building from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (right after the Ramblin’ Wreck Parade!). Great food, super prizes!

Graduate Student and Graduate Alumni Reception - Friday, October 23
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

RSVP for these events!

Advising Site Gets an Upgrade

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There is a new look to the advising website.  GradesFirst is replacing the (ancient) system of online appointment scheduling. No more accidentally scheduling at appointment on March 32nd (yes, this happened)! It's easy to use, just familiarize yourself with the new format.  Here's the link: gatech.gradesfirst.com.

Take Back the Night April 6th

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Take Back the Night: April 6th at 7PM at The Campanile

Tack Back the Night is a candlelit vigil dedicated to honoring victims of sexual assault and educating the campus community about issues related to rape and sexual violence. Georgia Tech students are invited to share their stories of their experience with sexual violence either anonymously or at the Take Back the Night event. 

Visit voice.gatech.edu for more information and the anonymous submission form.



President Barack Obama to Visit Georgia Tech

The Georgia Institute of Technology is pleased to welcome President Barack Obama on Tuesday, March 10, at McCamish Pavilion. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to see the president speak! The theme of the topic is "Making College Affordable."


More information about ticketing, transportation, parking, etc. here.

Watch President Obama's remarks to the Georgia Tech community on Tuesday, March 10, via the White House LIVE stream here.

Sign Up For Tech Beautification Day

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Tech Beautification Day Volunteer Sign Up:

Run entirely by students, Tech Beautification Day (TBD) gives students, alumni, and faculty the opportunity to participate in projects that help foster school spirit and beautify Georgia Tech's campus.

Tech Beautification Day 2015: Saturday, March 28th

Morning Celebrations 8-9AM at the Campanile
*Sign-ins will take place from 8-8:45*
Volunteer Period 9AM-12PM
Afternoon Celebrations 12-3PM at the Tech Lawn

Volunteers receive...
  • free breakfast
  • free lunch
  • free t-shirt
  • freebies from campus representatives
  • free snacks and beverages, and more!
Non Student: Faculty/Alumni- Families are welcome! For your family's safety, any volunteers under the age of 18 must complete projects under your adult supervision. In such case, only drop-in projects will be available as your volunteer opportunity. No exceptions will be made.

Please sign-up by filling out the form below. As a reminder, the deadline to sign up is March 13th.

Volunteers will be e-mailed their group information during the week before. Group information will, also, be available the morning of the event during the sign-in period.

Tech Arts Festival: Last Week of Art!

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Tech Arts Festival
Enjoy 18 Days of Great Arts Experiences!
February 18 - March 7
The third annual Tech Arts Festival celebrates the creative spirit with a host of performances, events and exhibitions by Georgia Tech students, faculty, and guest artists. The Tech Arts Festival includes works that showcase the convergence of art and technology, and also works that are solely artistic in nature - music, dance, theatre, digital, literary, and visual arts. 

Madison Cario, director of the Office of the Arts, encourages everyone on campus to check out at least one event. "Find something fun, thought-provoking, or brand new and go! It's easy with so many free events happening both during the day and at night."

Performances and events slated for the Tech Arts Festival include:

Sounds of Atlanta - A multi-sensory exhibit of sound and visual art with GT students and Grammy-nominated recording and mixing engineer KY Engineerin’. Feb. 18. Ferst Center. Free.

Cartoon - A fast and furious fable about violence -- both the cartoon and real-life kind. Presented by DramaTech. Feb. 19-21.

Deliberation - Artist Ruth Stanford has sandblasted the grand jury testimony from the Ferguson/Michael Brown case onto a police car, on view in the Ferst Center Plaza. Panel discussion Feb. 19. Free. Ferst Center.


To see the rest of the events, click read more.


Full-time Position at Tech:

Library Associate II - Metadata Specialist Tech Temp

Job Purpose: Perform routine to complex assignments in support of specific segments of library operations. Such assignments may include digital library development and maintenance, branch library operations, and development/maintenance of various library specific software applications and databases. Major Responsibilities:

  • Provide a variety of branch library services which may include reserves processing, reference and technical assistance and general administrative services.
  • Perform records creation and maintenance associated with specialized areas of library operations.
  • Participate in specialized collection development and maintenance services.
  • Perform various process routines associated with specialized library services.
  • May assist in providing customer service for library patrons.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
Education: Technical Diploma, Associates Degree, 2 yrs college level course work or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Work Experience: Four to five years job related experience.
Certifications: N/A

Skills: This job requires skills in the advanced application of library policies, practices and procedures specific to area(s) of assignment. Skills in organization, problem, communications and customer service are required as is use of office and specialized computer applications and databases.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree
  • Preferred Work Experience: Master's of Library Science could substitute for experience
Preferred Skills: 
  • Work within a university library environment
  • Familiarity with metadata principles and practices; this position focuses on records creation and maintenance using metadata schema
  • Experience searching and retrieving records from scholarly publication databases or with creating scholarly bibliographies
  • Familiarity with research information networks, with institutional repositories, or with scholarly communications practices 
For more information and to apply, click here.


Recent Tech alumni have said they want to see Tech graduates better prepared to understand the social, cultural, and environmental impact of their professions. Georgia Tech’s latest undergraduate educational plan, Serve•Learn•Sustain, is its latest initiative designed to improve the undergraduate education experience by developing academic courses and programs that combine community involvement with sustainability. 

Come to this event and join us in a dialogue that includes both a brief, formal presentation as well as informal conversation with students and faculty about the opportunites that are planned. 


Student organizations that wish to participate are invited to reserve a table at:
http://c.gatech.edu/1LkdLyl

The event will be Tuesday, March 3 from 4:30-6:00PM in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Center.

The Student Center is expanding, and we need YOUR INPUT! As part of the Student Center Expansion Project, the Student Center has invited consultants from Workshop Architects to campus to help us envision the new building based on your feedback!

Sign up to make your voice heard at one of our Student Center Expansion Feedback Sessions going on this Thursday and Friday. Sessions will include an overview of research findings so far, followed by an opportunity for students to provide their opinions on what they'd like to see in the new Student Center! Interested students should sign up by Tuesday, March 3rd by 5pm! Food will be provided at each session, and spaces are limited, so sign up today and help us build YOUR new Student Center!


Sign up here.

The Inclusive Postsecondary Academy (IPA) at Georgia Tech is a developing four year, two certificate program that provides students with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to engage in the Yellow Jacket experience through participating in college classes, living independently, working in professional internships, and enjoying active social lives.

We are recruiting passionate Georgia Tech students who are interested in making a difference to serve as peer mentors or peer supportsfor the first cohort of IPA students. Peer supports will work with IPA students to achieve academic success, develop a social network, and establish healthy and independent lifestyles.

More information and applications can be found at www.ipa.gatech.edu/peersupports, or you can contact Marnie Williams (BME ’15) atmarnie.williams@ile.gatech.edu.

Interested students may attend any of the following information sessions:

  • Thursday, February 26th: 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.: Student Center 359
  • Thursday, March 5th: 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.: Scheller College of Business 4432
Applications for Peer Mentors and Peer Supports are due on Friday, March 6th at noon.
Office: 404.385.4085
Inclusive Postsecondary Academy: www.ipa.gatech.edu
Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship: www.ile.gatech.edu
Scheller College: www.scheller.gatech.edu

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School of History and Sociology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Old Civil Engineering Building
221 Bobby Dodd Way
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