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| September 1, 2005 |
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| U.S. News Ranks Tech in Top 10 | |
| For the seventh consecutive year and the eighth time in the past decade, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Georgia Tech as one of the top 10 public universities in the nation. |  |
| Family Weekend Means Family Fun | |
| Georgia Tech families will get a taste of campus life during Family Weekend 2005 on Sept. 16 and 17. The weekend starts with a slate of stimulating seminars and is full of exciting events through to the Yellow Jackets vs. Connecticut Huskies football game Saturday night. |  |
| Tech Named No. 1 Golf School in Nation | |
| Golf Digest rated Georgia Tech the No. 1 school in college golf in its September issue. The magazine praised Tech's combination of golf and academic excellence and "the best young coach in college golf." |  |
| Relive the Freshman Experience | |
| Remember your first year at Tech? Chris Luders, a freshman chemical engineering major from Duluth, Ga., is keeping a year long online journal sharing his first year on campus. |  |
| Clean Up with TEAM Buzz | |
| Yellow Jackets around the country will gather Oct. 8 for the eighth-annual TEAM Buzz community service day. Last year, more than 3,000 students, alumni and faculty participated in the event. |  |
| Technique Presents Survival Guide | |
| He’s the most famous, well-traveled and mysterious Tech student ever, according to the Technique’s annual Freshman Survival Guide. The George P. Burdell tradition passes to the incoming class for safekeeping. |  |
| Assistance Program for Small Businesses | |
| The Georgia Small Business Innovation Research program, housed in Georgia Tech’s Office of Economic Development and Technology Ventures, will help educate companies about SBIR and its sister entity, the Small Business Technology Transfer program. |  |
| Tech Studies Satellite Campuses in China, India | |
| Georgia Tech management and engineering faculty visited India and China in July to explore educational collaboration opportunities similar to the Lorraine campus in France. |  |
| Electronic Design Center Opens | |
| Officials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., the state of Georgia and Georgia Tech opened the Georgia Electronic Design Center in Technology Square. |  |
| Tech Start-ups Outgrow Incubators | |
| A technology enterprise park planned for an 11-acre tract on North Avenue might provide space for companies that are too big for an incubator, but unable to afford commercial office space. |  |
| Professor Named Teacher of the Year — Twice | |
| Tim Patterson, PhD 91, a professor in the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, was named teacher of the year by two separate student organizations. |  |
| Leveling the Field for Female Scientists | |
| Monica Gaughan, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, and Elizabeth Corley of Arizona State University told the American Sociological Association that university-based research centers "could potentially serve as a leveling field for male and female academic researchers." |  |
| Tech Students Chosen as Astronaut Scholars | |
| Tech students Jarret Lafluer and Isaac Penny were among 16 undergraduate and graduate students awarded scholarships by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. |  |
| Tech Alumna on Gold Medal Frisbee Team | |
| Angela Lin, a research engineer at Georgia Tech, was an alternate player on the U.S. national Ultimate Frisbee team that won the gold medal at the seventh World Games in Duisberg, Germany. |  |
| Liberal Arts Enrollment Up 50 Percent at Tech | |
| Intensive recruiting has resulted in a 50 percent increase in the number of freshmen enrolling at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. |  |
| Zupan Stars in 'Murderball' | |
| Georgia Tech alumnus Mark Zupan stars in "Murderball," a documentary film about quadriplegic wheelchair rugby that has electrified audiences since its release in July. |  |
| Sensors Warn of Lethal Chemicals | |
| Sensors developed at Georgia Tech can detect the threat of lethal chemicals placed in a city’s water supply and close down the affected pipes. |  |
| McGuire Takes Ivan Allen Associate Dean Post | |
| Peter McGuire, a professor in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture, became associate dean of the Ivan Allen College in August. |  |
| Wreckin' and Rollin' at Six Flags | |
| Yellow Jackets will swarm Six Flags on Sept. 9 for "Wreckin’ and Rollin’ at Six Flags Over Georgia," exclusively for Tech students, faculty, staff and alumni. |  |
| Club Events Already in Full Swing | |
| Georgia Tech clubs around the country held picnics in July and August to send new and returning Tech students off in style for the fall semester. |  |
| Alumni Association Offers Retirement Strategies Course | |
| “Passport to Retirement” meets every Tuesday in September at the Alumni House from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuition is $99 and you may bring a guest at no additional cost. David W. O’Brien, senior vice president and investment officer, and financial consultant Jean O’Brien Frank from Wachovia Securities host the course. For more information or to register, contact Maris Ozug, business development manager, at (404) 894-0766 or maris.ozug@alumni.gatech.edu. |  |
| Association Partners with Web-based Financial Planner | |
| The Georgia Tech Alumni Association is partnering with SimpliFi, an online financial planning service, to offer a Web-based virtual adviser to alumni. |  |
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