May/June 2011

The first reverberations of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan reached Georgia Tech early the morning of March 11. Matt Nagel, a senior media relations representative at the Institute, was at home — and asleep — when his cellphone rang. It was someone from the Atlanta Fox television station wanting to schedule an more

By Kimberly Link-Wills Job seekers were fortified with boxed lunches and words of advice during a workshop before the doors opened to 105 awaiting employers at the 28th annual Alumni Career Fair. Bob Stargel, EE 83, vice president of Kimberly-Clark Nonwovens, used a Will Rogers quote — “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll more

Multihued lights shone and Cee Lo’s Georgia blasted from speakers in the Tabernacle, a downtown Atlanta concert hall, about as far removed from a traditional business environment as one could imagine. But there’s very little traditional about Startup Riot. Now in its fourth year, the event brings together potential investors and 50 entrepreneurial companies looking more

A tornado watch wasn’t enough to stop the late February unveiling of an exhibit to celebrate the history of black students at Georgia Tech. Several of Tech’s first black students were in attendance, and after going through desegregation, they weren’t about to be deterred by weather. The event, held as part of the Institute-wide celebration more