Recognized annually on November 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance honors the memory of those murdered because of anti-transgender violence. So far in 2015, 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S., and 19 of these were trans women of color. At the start of the Transgender @ Tech workshop, 22 Georgia Tech employees and students participated in a candlelight vigil to remember those who were lost to anti-transgender violence in the past year.

Workshop Explores Challenges Facing Transgender Community

Atlanta, GA

The LGBTQIA Resource Center, Student Center, and Student Diversity Programs hosted Transgender @ Tech — the first workshop of its kind — earlier this month.

Task Force Moves Forward in Examining Issues of Campus Inclusivity

Atlanta, GA

Report and recommendations anticipated early in the spring semester.

Serve-Learn-Sustain Examines Community Concept

Atlanta, GA

The symposium will ask what sustainability might look like if the concept of community is taken seriously.

Employeees from Parking and Transportation Services used the Atlanta Bike Challenge as an opportunity to take group rides around campus and Midtown.

Tech Wins Atlanta Bike Challenge

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech employees took to two wheels in droves during the month of October, beating out more than 30 other employers to win this year’s Atlanta Bike Challenge.

Linda Green fields a question from a student during her Introduction to Organismal Biology course. Green uses in-class technology to gauge how well students are understanding the material.

In the Classroom with Linda Green

Atlanta, GA

Green takes a team approach to teaching with both her students and fellow faculty members.

Campus Events Honor Service Men and Women

Atlanta, GA

Several events this week will take place in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

Natalie Jackson (left) and Marnie Williams, followed by other Excel students, make their way to the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Excel’s home on the fourth floor of the Scheller College of Business.

Giving Students a Chance to ‘Excel’

Atlanta, GA

Excel provides these students with a learning experience in which they can build on their education, life skills, and independence.

Tech Green and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Building (Photo Credit: Rob Felt)

Georgia Tech Earns the Georgia Urban Forest Council’s 2015 President’s Award

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech has received the 2015 Georgia Urban Forest Council’s (GUFC) prestigious President’s Award for its comprehensive urban campus tree inventory and management practices.

Tech Green and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Building (Photo Credit: Rob Felt)

Georgia Tech Earns the Georgia Urban Forest Council’s 2015 President’s Award

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech has received the 2015 Georgia Urban Forest Council’s (GUFC) prestigious President’s Award for its comprehensive urban campus tree inventory and management practices.

The White Oak (Quercus alba) near Tech Tower Lawn is one of the oldest and largest trees in Atlanta metro area. It can be seen in images of Tech Tower circa 1888. According to the USDA Forest Services i-Tree calculations, this tree alone has the carbon storage capacity of 11,177 lbs  – the same amount of energy released when burning 2,092 gallons of gasoline. A tree of this size typically sequesters an additional 217 lbs of carbon every year. Energy calculations generated using www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/en

Georgia Tech Receives Award for Excellence in Grounds Management

Atlanta, GA

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) recently recognized Georgia Tech with an Honor Award in the Society's 2015 Green Star Awards competition.