The 214th Commencement Ceremonies
About 1,500 graduate and undergraduate students are expected to receive their degrees during commencement ceremonies beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Duane Ackerman, chairman and CEO of BellSouth, is scheduled to speak. Leadership Georgia Tech
More than 150 alumni from 60 Georgia Tech clubs across the country attended Leadership Georgia Tech Nov. 8 and 9. The event, "Maintaining a Dynamic Club in Today's Competitive Environment," featured joint and breakout sessions dealing with ways to stimulate interest in young and old alumni. Former POW Shares Story with Fellow Tech Alums
Orson Swindle, IM 59, has proven to be a popular speaker at Georgia Tech Club meetings up and down the East Coast. Swindle spent more than six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and he shared his extraordinary story with Atlanta-area alumni in November. Worker Friendly
A $4.5 million grant to Georgia Tech's Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access will help create work environments that enable the disabled to be more productive. Knoespel Named LCC Chair
Kenneth J. Knoespel has been named the new chair of the School of Literature, Communication and Culture at Georgia Tech, effective Jan. 1. Knoespel is currently associate dean of Ivan Allen College. Tech Physicist Honored As Outstanding Researcher
Regents Professor M. Raymond Flannery received the 2002 Jesse W. Beams Award for Outstanding Research from the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society. Continuing Education Name Change
The Georgia Tech Continuing Education department served more than 25,000 professionals last year, a number that prompted administrators to change the name to the Professional Education department. Alcohol Policy Guidelines Include Visitors
Campus visitors must follow the same alcohol use guidelines as employees and
students, a new campus alcohol policy has determined. The policy was announced by
President Wayne Clough in a letter to deans and department heads last week. Sound Idea: Radio Waves Could Build Settlements in Space
Massive structures could be built in space simply by using radio waves that create force fields to move materials and assemble them into various configurations, according to Narayanan Komerath, an aerospace engineer at Georgia Tech. Advisory Board Focuses on Policy Leadership
Georgia Tech is expanding its technological prowess and using its high-tech know-how to help government leaders shape public policy. Register for Women's Leadership Conference
The sixth annual Women's Leadership Conference, "The Essence of Success," will take place on Feb. 7 and 8. Registration for the conference and nomination forms for alumni, faculty and student awards may be found at http://www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wlc Jackets Win ACC Volleyball Title
Led by ACC Tournament MVP Lynnette Moster, who had 15 kills and nine digs, No. 20 Georgia Tech claimed the 2002 ACC Volleyball Championship title, defeating Florida State 3-1. Tournament Time
The Georgia Tech men's basketball team travels to Minneapolis Dec. 4 for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge tournament, then returns to Atlanta for the Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl Classic Tournament at Philips Arena on Dec. 15. Five Jackets Named All-ACC
Senior free safety Jeremy Muyres was named first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference, and four Yellow Jackets were tabbed to the second team, announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Dock Earns All-Region Honors
Led by senior Amy Dock, the Georgia Tech women's cross country team finished seventh at the NCAA South Region Championships in Maryville, Tenn. Dock finished in 15th place and earned all-region honors for the second time in her career. Morris and Wong Capture Midwest Blast Doubles Crown
Georgia Tech's women's tennis doubles team of seniors Mysti Morris and Jaime Wong upset Illinois State's 19th-ranked team to win the Midwest Blast doubles finals in Champaign, Ill. Tech Track and Field Tabs Bennett Assistant Coach
Scott Bennett will join the Georgia Tech track and field program as an assistant coach. Bennett, who coached at the University of Tennessee from 1998 to 2002, will work with Tech's throws, pole vault and multi-event athletes. December Calendar
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