Articles By: Van Jensen

  • Wrecks of Art

    On a sunny February afternoon, the Institute’s technological prowess took a backseat to the artistic bent of its undergraduate students, when the interior of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons was converted into a massive art gallery and performance space. As part of the second annual Clough Art Crawl, paintings, drawings and photographs stood on easels more

  • The Noon Basketball Association

    When I first joined the staff of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association in 2008, I quickly set out in search of pickup basketball. I’ve played hoops for years, and I figured a college campus would be an easy place to find a game. One day around noon, I climbed up to the fourth floor the more

  • Georgia Tech Offers MOOC-based Degree Program

    Georgia Tech Offers MOOC-based Degree Program

    Already at the forefront of online education, Georgia Tech now is offering the first accredited online master’s of computer science degree program in a just-announced partnership with Udacity and AT&T. Students will be able to complete the degree entirely through massive open online courses (MOOCs), and the program will cost a fraction of the cost more

  • A Yellow Jackets ‘Man Cave’

    A Yellow Jackets ‘Man Cave’

    “I like to collect,” says Joe Belcher, in what is certainly a frontrunner for understatement of the year. Belcher, Cls 91, has turned the 1,500-square-foot basement in his Franklin, N.C., home into a Georgia Tech “man cave” overflowing with memorabilia. His collection includes about 100 pennants, dozens of bobbleheads, two gate signs from the old more

  • Ramblin’ Wrecks ‘Get Out’ at Georgia Tech Commencement

    Ramblin’ Wrecks ‘Get Out’ at Georgia Tech Commencement

    This weekend, thousands of Georgia Tech students will graduate during commencement ceremonies held at McCamish Pavilion and join the world-wide network of Tech alumni. For more information on commencement, visit the Georgia Tech website. Congratulations from the Alumni Association to everyone who is getting out! Student Alumni Association and the Alumni Association held the annual more