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EVENTS
- October 17-18
Fall Break
- October 19
Public Policy Seminar
Robert D. Atkinson
The Past and Future of America's Economy: Long Waves of Innovation that Drive Cycles of Growth
12:00 - 1:30pm
DM Smith, Room 303
Student Advisory Board
4:30 - 6:00pm
DM Smith, Room 303
- October 20
MediaTech Club
11:00-12:00
Skiles, Room 318
Job Search Strategies
11:00-12:00
Success Center Theater
Faculty Brown Bag
John Krige
Technology, Hegemony and U.S. - European Relations in Space in the 1960's
DM Smith, Room 303
- October 23-24
Connect with Tech - 3
- October 24
International Film Series
Intimate Strangers
12:00-2:00pm
- October 25
In Schneer's Modern European History class: David Clay Large on 'Darktown Parade: African-Americans in the 1936 Berlin Olympics'
9:30-11:00
DM Smith, Room 304
International Film Series
Sequins
12:00-2:00pm
The Life and Death of Terri Shiavo: Scientific, Religious, Legal and Ethical Perspectives
4:00 - 5:30pm
Georgia State University College of Law
Room 170, Urban Life Building
140 Decatur Street, Atlanta
- October 26
International Film Series
Red Lights
12:00-2:00pm
Fourth Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
7:00pm - free admission
Clary Theatre
- October 27
INTAGO Brown Bag Lunch Research Seminar Series
Peter Breake, Associate Professor, INTA
Soft Power: It's Measure
11:00 - 12:00pm
Habersham G-17
MediaTech Club
11:00-12:00pm
Skiles, Room 318
- October 27-29
Homecoming Weekend
- October 28
State of the Institute Address (Alumni Presentation)
3:30pm
Global Learning and Conference Center, Room 236
84 5th Street
- October 31
Choosing a Major
5:00-6:00pm
Success Center, Room 260
- November 1
Economics Seminar
11:00-12:15pm
Margaret Slade
International Film Series
Not on the Lips
12:00-2:00pm
- November 2
In Usselman's Technology and the Shaping of American Society class: Susan Smulyan on 'Hawaii Calls: Race, Nation and Radio'
LCC/Wesley New Media Center Lecture Presentation
Dreadmill: The Collusion of Death and Technology
Performance and lecture by Marcel O'Gorman,
Director, Digital Media Studies, University of Detroit Mercy
Wesley New Media Center, Skiles Bldg., Room 2
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- November 3
MediaTech Club
11:00-12:00pm
Skiles, Room 318
- November 4
Globalization and Development Seminar Series
Dr. Rawi Abdelal
12:00 - 1:30pm
Habersham, Room 136
A Family Affair
(Minority Student Recruitment Program)
8:00-5:00pm
West Side Story
DramaTech
8:00pm
- November 5-11
Military Week
Check the online calendar for daily events!
- November 7
Economics Seminar
12:00-1:15pm
Thijs ten Raa
International Film Series
Borders
12:00-2:00pm
- November 8
International Film Series
Ashkarara
12:00-2:00pm
- November 9
International Film Series
Moolade
12:00-2:00pm
Student Advisory Board
4:30-6:00pm
DM Smith, Room 303
Bryan Norton @ Engineer's Bookstore
Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Management
Presentation and book signing 5:30-7:30pm
- November 9-12
West Side Story
DramaTech
8:00pm
- November 10
MediaTech Club
11:00-12:00pm
Skiles, Room 318
- November 10-13
2005 International Engineering Colloquium
Staying Competitive Through Global Education
Georgia Hotel & Conference Center
- November 11
Choosing a Major
11:00-12:00pm
Success Center, Room 260
- November 14
Economics Seminar
12:00-1:15pm
Edwin Lai
Jonathan Schneer @ GT Barnes and Noble Bookstore
The Thames
Presentation and book signing
7:00-9:00pm
Ivan Allen College Website |
The
2005 Nobel Peace Prize was announced on October 7, and two IAC faculty
members were apparently on the shortlist for the prize. The world
famous international betting agency Centrebet in Australia ranked
former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn (‘60), Distinguished Professor of
International Affairs at Georgia Tech, and the man for whom the School
of International Affairs is named in 4th place and John Endicott,
Director for the Center for International Strategy, Technology and
Policy (CISTP), in 7th place. Mohamed Elbaradei, head of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, was named the 2005 winner. |
Modern Languages Hosts Colloquium
The
School of Modern Languages will host the 8th Annual International
Colloquium on International Engineering Education presented by Georgia
Tech and the University of Rhode Island International Engineering
Program. Engineering, language and international program educators will
be present, along with corporate executives and personnel directors,
and members of government, education, and public policy agencies. The
event will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center on
November 10-13, 2005. |
Rosser Tracks Life Sciences Salaries
The Scientist
quotes Dean Sue V. Rosser as saying that salaries are closing in on the
national median of $39,000 for postdocs due to NIH postdoctoral salary
guidelines which has now set a baseline of $35,568 for starting
postdocs. In life sciences, the MS degree tends to provide only modest
pay increases over a BS, while the the PhD is still "very much an
important degree to have." |
Dedication of the Remodeled Swann Building
President G. Wayne Clough and Provost Jean-Lou Chameau led ceremonies
to reopen the newly renovated Swann Building, home to the School of
Modern Languages. The ceremonies on October 13, 2005 were followed by a
ribbon cutting, reception and an open house. "The two year wait for the beautifully renovated Swann
Building was worth every minute" said Phil McKnight, Chair, School of
Modern Languages. "The architects, contractors and the Georgia Tech
teams have created a truly unique building with its extensive woodwork,
friendly spaces reminiscent of classical humanities buildings, and high
tech classrooms that create a much different feel than in any other
Georgia Tech campus building." |
Poetry @ Tech Presents the Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
Poetry @ Tech begins the '05-'06 year with the Fourth Annual Bourne
Poetry Reading. The event features the powerful poetry of Michael Ryan,
reading with his wife, Doreen Gildroy, and Thomas Lux, in a rare
opportunity to hear Thomas Lux read a full selection of his work. The
first reading is October 26, 2005 at 7:00 P.M., in The Clary Theatre in
Georgia Tech's Bill Moore Student Success Center. The second event will
take place on February 2, 2006. Like all Poetry @ Tech events, both are
free and open to the public, and neither tickets nor reservations are
required. For more about Doreen Gildroy, visit here; for more about Michael Ryan, visit here; for more about Thomas Lux, visit here. |
Family Weekend Attracts Large Parent Participation
The
Annual Georgia Tech Family Weekend reception at Ivan Allen College,
which took place on Friday, September 15, was a great success, with
over 160 students, parents and faculty attending. Faculty
representatives from every school were present to interact with parents
and current students, and members of the IAC advising staff were
available to interact with potential students. |
First Lady of Cape Verdi Islands Visits IAC
On
behalf of Georgia Tech, Dean Sue V. Rosser and Ivan Allen College paid
host last month to Mrs. Adelcia Lima Barreto Pires, First Lady of the
Republic of Cape Verde, an island nation off the northwest coast of
Africa. Together with the Cape Verdean Ambassador to the US, Jose
Brito, the First Lady attended a seminar on Friday, September 23,
addressing technological and economics topics vital to the country's
future, followed by a reception in her honor. |
Homecoming Weekend Ethics Initiative
During
Homecoming Weekend, Robert Kirkman, Assistant Professor of the School
of Public Policy, will provide an overview of current initiatives in
ethics research, education, and assessment at Georgia Tech. The
seminar, which will take place at 9a.m. on Friday, October 28, in the
Global Learning Center, also will examine situations that call for
ethical decision making and provide an outline of a basic approach to
making such decisions. "The Ethics Initiative at Georgia Tech is an
interdisciplinary effort to improve ethics education across the
curriculum and to raise the profile of ethics within the Institute and
in the surrounding community" said Dr. Kirkman. "Ongoing projects
include development of teaching materials for use in the context of
particular disciplines, workshops in professional responsibility for
graduate students, and research in ethics education and assessment."
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Undergraduate Kyle Thomason Takes the Stand
Kyle
Thomason, a junior majoring in Economics, loves the fact that the
discipline allows for innovation and technology to merge with no right
or wrong answer, just a best answer. He enjoys the interaction with
other students who come from all facets from around campus and has
allowed him to spread his wings to encompass a balance between
economics and public policy (e.g., Economics Regulations and Anti-Trust
issues). Thomason is also involved with the Mock Trial team, which
reached 2nd place in last year's competition. |
Colatrella Named Project Director for ADVANCE at Georgia Tech
On September 26, Carol Colatrella, Professor in the School of
Literature, Communication and Culture, was named project director for
the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program for Institutional Transformation at Georgia Tech
by Provost Jean-Lou Chameau. Since 1998, Colatrella has served as
co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for the Study of Women, Science,
and Technology (WST), which is sponsored by the Office of the Provost
since 2002. |
Nobles Leads Honors Program Initiative
Greg
Nobles, Professor of History, Technology and Society, along with
co-chair Randall Engle, Professor of Psychology, presented their
committee's recommendations regarding the establishment of an Honors
Program at Georgia Tech. Senate members subsequently voted to approve
the Program. “The committee envisions the Honors Program as an
inquiry-based approach to education with an emphasis on intellectual
self-direction,” said Nobles. “Other areas of emphasis would be
interdisciplinary coursework, involvement in community service
projects, and more intensive faculty-student interaction.”
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Public Policy Center Evaluates Malaysian Economics
The
results of a study of the Malaysian economy, conducted by a team of
faculty from the Georgia Tech Technology Policy and Assessment Center,
were released by the Office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The
Center, located in the School of Public Policy, began the study in
2002, working in conjunction with the Intelligent Information Services
Corporation (IISC) in Atlanta. The study was sponsored by the Economic
Planning Unit of Malaysia and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP). |
LCC Opens International Film Series
The
School of Literature, Communication and Culture (LCC) and the School of
Modern Languages, both in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at
Georgia Tech, kicked off their annual film series featuring French and
Francophone African films. All films have English subtitles, and the
screenings are free and open to the public. Programs begin at 7:00 PM
in Georgia Tech's Global Learning and Conference Center in Technology
Square, located at 85 5th St., and will run weekly from October 24 to
November 9. |
Berry Featured on Georgia Public TV
Roberta Berry, Associate Professor of Public Policy, will discuss the topic of Biotech/Bioethics on Georgia Weekly,
November 6, 2005, 1:00pm and on November 8, 2005, 7:00pm. Berry will
discuss issues surrounding genetic engineering and genetic information.
Produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting, the series provides in-depth
information about the people and institutions that shape Georgia
society. |
Bryan Norton Book Presentation and Signing on Sustainability
Bryan G. Norton, Professor of Philosophy, School of Public Policy , has just released his newest book Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Ecosystem Management.
Come meet the author at a book signing event at Engineer's Bookstore
located at 748 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, on November
9, 2005 at 5:00pm. Refreshments will be served! Presentation and
signing will start at 5:30 followed by an open discussion. While many disciplines contribute to environmental
conservation, there is little successful integration of science and
social values. Arguing that the central problem in conservation is a
lack of effective communication, Bryan Norton shows in Sustainability
how current linguistic resources discourage any shared,
multidisciplinary public deliberation over environmental goals and
policy. In response, Norton develops a new, interdisciplinary approach
to defining sustainability—the cornerstone of environmental
policy—using philosophical and linguistic analyses to create a
nonideological vocabulary that can accommodate scientific and
evaluative environmental discourse.
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Jonathan Schneer Book Presentation and Signing
Jonathan Schneer, Professor of History, Technology and Science, will be featured at a signing for his latest book, The Thames,
at the GT Barnes & Noble bookstore at Technology Square, 7:00pm on
November 14, 2005. Schneer will partake in a short discussion of his
acclaimed work, with questions and answers to follow. Students,
faculty, and the general public are all invited free of charge. This is the first in a series of monthly book
presentations and signings the Dean's Office is hosting in
collaboration with Barnes & Noble Bookstore at Technology Square.
Check the E-Letter each month for the next featured faculty author. |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism
A panel featuring Howard Y.F. Choy, Professor of Modern Languages, received mention recently in the China Daily.
Choy presented his paper, entitled "Shanghai as Heterotopias:
Descriptive Historiography of the Modern City by Contemporary Chinese
Women Writers," at the 4th International Convention of Asia Scholars,
held in Shanghai August 20-24. Choy also has co-authored an
encyclopedia with Rodney L. Taylor, entitled "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism, Volume One and Two " (2004). |
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