Tech requires work, but repays investment
This weekend, along with our new transfer and graduate students, we will welcome more than 2,600 freshmen to our campus. They will enter a community of scholars and more than 127,000 alumni,...
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With more than 2,600 participants, our 2011 Family Weekend celebration two weeks ago was an impressive affair. It was a wonderful opportunity to mix with parents and students and to share in their...
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Tech welcomes students back to improved campus
To all of you who are new to Georgia Tech, whether freshmen or transfer students, welcome. We believe you’ve chosen one of the best universities in the world. To those of you who are returning, we’re...
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Tech Square, a center for interests and innovation
Today, it’s hard to imagine Tech without Tech Square, and also hard to realize that it is only 10 years old. We owe a great debt of gratitude to former Tech President Wayne Clough, along with dozens of...
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Tech provides assistance for disadvantaged students
Earlier this month, I was among more than 60 college presidents and other leaders in higher education who convened at the White House for a day-long summit on college access and success for low-income...
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Peterson responds to T theft
Last week, the Technique ran an online opinion piece entitled “Why the T thief shouldn’t be suspended.” After reading it, I felt it was important that I give you some insights into my thoughts. As...
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Taking action against sexual assault and violence
While we maintain a strong commitment to the safety and security of all members of the Georgia Tech community, recent events on our campus, along with incidents on campuses throughout the nation, have...
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President Peterson welcomes Tech students
I want to extend a warm “Yellow Jacket welcome” to all of the new incoming students and a “welcome back” to those of you who have been away for the summer. The past few years have been marked by...
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Peterson answers questions on campus issues
The Technique sat down this week with Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson about some of the biggest issues on campus. Below are excepts of our questions and his responses. In the last four years, there...
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Letter from President Peterson
In today’s fast-paced world, stress is a fact of life and is embedded in everything we do. We operate at a pace that only a generation ago would have been regarded as dizzying. We realize that while...
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