Following Lavender Graduation, the LGBTQIA Resource Center presented the Second Annual Lavender Awards to recognize individuals who have made the Institute a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQIA students, faculty, staff, and alumni.Award recipients included:LGBTQIA Alum of the Year Award – Bradley Wilkinson, founding member, Georgia Tech Pride Alliance and Class of 1983Award for LGBTQIA Faculty/Staff Leadership – Melanie DeMaeyer, assistant director, Women’s Resource CenterAward for LGBTQI

Lavender Awards Nomination Period Open

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Presented by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, Lavender Award nominations will be accepted until February 17, 2017.

The Week Ahead: Feb. 13 – 19

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During this week at Tech, love is in the air. Celebrate Valentine’s Day all week by checking out some of these lovely on-campus events.

President G. P. “Bud” Peterson announces the 25-year strategic plan, Designing the Future, last fall. Since then, campus units have been brainstorming ways to implement it.

Funding for Concepts Tied to Tech's Strategic Plan

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Long known for its entrepreneurial attitude, Georgia Tech continues to seek ideas that help fulfill the goals and objectives as outlined in its strategic plan.

Campus to Test Emergency Systems

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Beginning, Wednesday, Feb. 8, OEP will transition from testing on Thursdays at 11 a.m. to testing on Wednesdays at noon for the spring semester.

The Week Ahead: Feb. 6-12

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Congratulations, Jackets! You’ve completed the first month of spring semester. Luckily, February has a lot to offer Tech students. Check out some of the events happening this week.

Traffic will be detoured off of Ferst between Fowler St. and State St. until early July 2016. 

Improvements Coming to Ferst Drive

Atlanta, GA

Ferst Drive is undergoing a number of improvements to the streetscape, sidewalks, pavement, lighting, and traffic flow.

From Participant to Leader: The Path through FASET

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For many students, the acronym FASET (familiarization and adaptation to the surroundings and environs of Tech) sparks memories of first-year orientation.

During Georgia Tech’s MLK Lecture on January 11, Bakari Sellers, CNN political analyst, lawyer, and activist, honored Dr. King’s legacy while setting the agenda for the next civil rights movement with students, faculty, staff, and community members. During his remarks, Sellers asked the audience: “How far have we come, and where do we go from here?” Photo by Christopher Moore

MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker Discusses the Agenda for the Next Civil Rights Movement

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During Georgia Tech’s MLK Lecture on January 11, Bakari Sellers, CNN political analyst, lawyer, and activist, honored Dr. King’s legacy while setting the agenda for the next civil rights movement with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter will receive the 2017 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage. In this photo, the former president and first lady pose at a 2003 event celebrating President Carter’s Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in December 2002. Photo credit: The Carter Center. 

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter To Receive the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

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The former president and first lady are the first couple to receive the Georgia Tech award.

Some of the updates involved with the streetscape project include wider sidewalks, LED streetlights, and safer crosswalk at Hemphill Avenue. 

Improvements Coming to Ferst Drive

Atlanta, GA

Ferst Drive is undergoing a number of improvements to the streetscape, sidewalks, pavement, lighting, and traffic flow.