Technique: The South's Liveliest College Newspaper

  Will Folsom | Technique - The South's Liveliest College NewspaperThere is no greater gift than the gift of giving, especially when the gifts are given to Tech by  former students. Alumni contributions make up a large part of the effort to help better both our school and our campus as a whole. Be it Klaus’s socket-ready tables or the colossal Bobby Dodd stadium, Tech needs money for development. To fulfill the high demands, Tech’s fundraising campaign … more »

The elimination of global poverty is an incredibly difficult goal to make a reality without focusing efforts and resources within the community structures most likely to result in sustainable progress. Tech invests in a variety of programs providing assistance to third-world countries abroad, yet the bubble created by a beautiful college campus makes it hard to imagine that the same lack of basic human needs including food and shelter plague an entire neighborhood within a … more »

Leading the change for philanthropic efforts on campus, Greek organizations have their unique ways of helping give back. Social sorority Zeta Tau Alpha participates in monthly service events and annual fund-raisers to raise awareness about breast cancer. Social fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha volunteers with the St. Baldrick’s foundation to shave their heads in order to raise awareness about childhood cancer. South Asian fraternity Alpha Iota Omicron’s philanthropy includes a large initiative to help those less fortunate in … more »

Designing and implementing a solar powered well for the villagers of Mungoa-Goa, Cameroon, removing uranium and arsenic from water sources in the Navajo Nation: These are just two of the many projects the Georgia Tech Chapter of Engineers Without Borders are working on currently. This humanitarian group puts their engineering skills to work by developing and implementing solutions to health hazards in developing communities. Engineers Without Borders is a national non-profit organization that helps student chapters create solutions for health … more »

Service projects aren’t just beneficial for the recipients — they also allow Tech students to leave campus and meet interesting people and get to see and explore other areas of Atlanta. “I volunteered as the manager of the concession stand for the North Metro Miracle League. It made me feel like I could contribute to people’s wellbeing without being a professional,” said Joey Benamy, a second-year CE major. Other students choose to join service-oriented organizations in order … more »