Spring is in the air and young alumni may find themselves as busy as bees -- or say, yellow jackets.

"The Young Alumni Council is hosting events throughout the spring including cooking classes, brewery tours, white-water rafting and a golf tournament," said council chair Tony Chan, IE 94, MBA 98. "We have been working extremely hard coming up with new ideas for young alumni."

Chan said young alumni are those students who got out in the last 10 years.

Chan said other plans include a young alumni mentoring program, a community service project and an outreach program to attract new graduates.

"The mentoring program is particularly exciting," Chan said. "We are pairing our young alumni with other alums based on interests and skill sets. The focus is career-driven, but we want to take it further and focus on interests, lifestyles and meeting personal goals. We tried a pilot project last fall and it was very successful."

Chan said the program would probably be offered in April.

The Atlanta Brewing Company opens its doors Feb. 23 for the Young Alumni brewery tour and reception. Seasonal beers, appetizers and a tour of the brewery are offered for $22.

For more information on these events or to join, contact Chan at tony_s_chan@hotmail.com or Young Alumni program manager Allison Sapp at allison.sapp@alumni.gatech.edu.