On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Institute submitted its proposal to the University System of Georgia (USG) to help close a $385 million budget shortfall for the following fiscal year. As a result, Tech will be forced to reconcile approximately $38 million worth of reductions. Among the proposed plans to achieve this goal include workforce reductions, operational cuts for the library, and travel budget cuts.

2010 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) satellite campus in Metz, France. GTL is Tech’s first international campus.

News Briefs

The three finalists for the vacant dean of the College of Computing (CoC) position were named and began visiting campus last week to present their visions for the college as well as their previous research experiences. The three finalists are Dr. Deborah H. Crawford, Dr. Andrew A. Chien and Dr. Zvi Galil.

Who Started the Fire?

A lot of things went on outside the bubble of Tech in the past week. Here are a few important events taking place throughout the nation and the world.

This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from March 2, 2010.

The Tech chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a national student-run policy organization, kicked off the first of a planned series of lectures by hosting Will Davis, Director of the United Nations (UN) Information Center in Washington, D.C.

The Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) voted on Feb. 23 to pass a resolution opposing current legislation in the Georgia General Assembly to repeal the ban on concealed weapons at college and university campuses. The resolution was passed with a vote of 27-19, following an extensive discussion about the merits and consequences of the resolution.

“We have got to cut approximately another 200 to 300 million dollars out of your budget, please prioritize where those cuts will come, if not we will do it blindly, but we have no choice.” said Ga. State Senator Seth Harp during the budget presentation of Chancellor Erroll Davis on Wednesday, Feb. 24.