Georgia Tech Receives Award for Excellence in Grounds Management

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
Nov 04, 2015 - 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.

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

Tech Green and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Building (Photo Credit: Rob Felt)
Nov 04, 2015 - 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 Wins Atlanta Bike Challenge

Employeees from Parking and Transportation Services used the Atlanta Bike Challenge as an opportunity to take group rides around campus and Midtown.
Nov 09, 2015 - 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.

Giving Students a Chance to ‘Excel’

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.
Nov 09, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Excel provides these students with a learning experience in which they can build on their education, life skills, and independence.

In the Classroom with Linda Green

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.
Nov 09, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Green takes a team approach to teaching with both her students and fellow faculty members.

President to Initiate Discussion Groups on Inclusiveness and Gender Equity at Tech

Oct 29, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Opportunity to better understand the experiences and challenges unique to women at Georgia Tech

Grant Funds Course Development for Public Service Pathway

Oct 29, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
The Public Service Pathway, part of Tech’s Serve-Learn-Sustain initiative, will train faculty on how to develop courses that connect academic knowledge to community challenges.

Join Georgia Tech’s Solar Decathlon Team

Oct 30, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Students are invited to compete in the collegiate Solar Decathlon competition.

Students, Employees Invited to Share Homes for Thanksgiving

The Eckert Family hosted two international students, Junia Baker and Mansavi Lalwani, at their home for Thanskgiving. The Eckert family includes multiple Yellow Jackets, including Katie Eckert, biomedical engineering graduate; Shelley Eckert, biomedical engineering graduate and master of business administration student; and Chase Eckert, a chemical and biomolecular engineering student.
Nov 03, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Home for the Holidays pairs international students with local families during the Thanksgiving break.

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

Tech Green and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Building (Photo Credit: Rob Felt)
Nov 04, 2015 - 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.
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