Meagan Fitzpatrick, biosafety officer in Environmental Health and Safety, initially set out to be a full-time researcher.

Now through Oct. 19, the Resilience Employee Resource Group (ERG) is inviting Tech employees to participate in the 30 Days of Gratitude Happiness Campaign.

This year’s goal is for 1,500 employees to give a total of $350,000. Employees can give via TechWorks, which is recommended, or a paper pledge form through Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Starting this year, participation in this benefit program will require membership in the form of a one-time donation of at least eight hours and a qualifying personal retainer.

Faculty members of all levels are wanted to serve on committees as part of Georgia Tech’s Faculty Governance.

Tech faculty and staff get in free with their BuzzCard and can purchase guest tickets for $3 each for Friday, April 14.

As October begins, it will only be a matter of weeks before employees can voluntarily make selections for 2018 health benefits.

So far, more than 400 employees have pledged more than $160,000.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced Tuesday that the state and University System of Georgia will absorb out-of-network claims for affected employees and their dependents for up to 30 days.

The bus tour was session four of a five-part course for Georgia Tech employees, sponsored by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, called Level Up 2.