Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

ATLANTA, GA (September 30, 2009) Atlanta (July 15, 2009) - Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology center masks a decade of erosion.

ATLANTA, GA (August 21, 2009) Sue Rosser, who provided exemplary leadership as Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts for 10 years, stepped down this summer to become Provost at San Francisco State University. The President and Provost of Georgia Tech announce a nationwide search for a successor who can lead the College to continued prominence and accomplishment.

ATLANTA, GA (March 24, 2009) With President Obama’s accelerated timetable for withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq scheduled to be complete in August of next year, the nation will soon be faced with the task of reintegrating members of the U.S. armed forces into the workforce. Georgia Tech is leading the way by announcing today the development of an interdisciplinary Ph.D. to help returning GIs capitalize on the skills and military experience they’ve received while overseas. The new Ph.D. will be an interdisciplinary effort between the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the College of Engineering.

ATLANTA, GA (February 23, 2009) The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech has named Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO of CARE, as recipient of the 2009 Ivan Allen Jr. Award for Progress and Service. Gayle will accept the award during the College’s annual Founder’s Day celebration which takes place Thursday, March 12, 2009 in the Georgian Ballroom at the Biltmore. Gayle’s address at 1:00pm is free and open to the public.

ATLANTA, GA (February 23, 2009) Amid continuing economic, security, and political tensions, diplomats and policy experts from the U.S. and North and South Korea will converge to discuss Korea’s energy future and the attendant issues of energy security and diplomacy at a conference hosted by the Georgia Tech Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy.

ATLANTA, GA (September 10, 2008) A year and half after the 9/11 Commission's call for “maximum effort” against Weapons of Mass Destuction (WMD) terrorism, the government's performance has been graded a 'C' by Georgia Tech's Dr. Margaret E. Kosal. Kosal, a lead author of the “WMD Terror Report Card,” joined U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton and former Senator Slade Gorton in debuting the Report Card, an evaluation by the 9/11 Commission + 6 Initiative of the Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), a bipartisan center for national security studies.

ATLANTA, GA (September 9, 2008) The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in the Ivan Allen College at Georgia Tech announces its inauguration as a prestigious European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE). Funded by a €300,000 grant from the European Union, the Center will serve as a catalyst for economic and cultural ties between Europe and Georgia and the Southeast.