Faculty, Staff Alumni Take Leading Roles in Commencement
Many alumni find themselves back at Tech as faculty and staff members — and even back at Commencement. We talked with a few who have integral roles in the ceremony and will be there this weekend.
Commencement weekend is about the Georgia Tech graduates, but it takes a lot of other people — and pieces — to make it happen. Learn who lines up graduates, who's reading names, and why they do it.
Brian Cunningham, computer science graduate and chief instructor at the Porsche Experience Center, puts in eight hours a day inside some of Porsche's top sports cars.
Government, Business Leaders Headline Commencement
At Spring Commencement next week, graduates and their guests will hear from John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Mary Brock, philanthropist and co-owner of the Atlanta Dream; and Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Health Is Star (Again) at Spring Capstone Design Expo
Last night's overall winner was Hub Hygiene. The interdisciplinary team created a device that cleans a needleless IV connector, aiming to reduce bloodstream infection rates.
With the Spring Capstone Design Expo tonight, one graduate explains how her senior project helped her land a contract with the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome.
Student Government Matches $40,000 Gift to Tech Donation
For the second year in a row, SGA is providing funding to the second and third place Gift to Tech projects. This year, the Housing Homeless Tech Student Initiative and the Campus Victim Survivor Program each get $20,000.
