The Tower - The Undergraduate Research Journal of the Georgia Institute of Technology

Call for Papers 2009
The Tower is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2009 Inaugural Volume! For more information, please refer to http://gttower.org/r/call_for_papers.pdf or e-mail us at editor@gttower.org.

The Tower: Staff Positions Are Reopening!
Due to high level of interest, The Tower is reopening up its non-editorial board positions! If you are still interested in being part of The Tower, please submit an application for the position of your interest. More information about the position can be found on http://gttower.org/about/position-descriptions.html Be sure to have your applications submitted by May 4th, 2008! Applications can be found on www.gttower.org

How International is Public Policy?

In case you’re wondering where in the world your policy professor is….

Last year faculty in the School of Public Policy conducted research or gave presentations in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, … and probably many others.

Much of this work focuses on comparative or international aspects of public policy, and many SPP professors are actively engaged in collaborations with foreign scholars and research institutes.

Current students probably have heard about much of this work in their classes and some have participated in international research. (If you haven’t, ask your professors.) After all, public policy doesn’t end at the American coastline!

Our Cool Professors

During 2007-2008, these were the accomplishments of professors in the School of Public Policy:

1 person shared in the Nobel Peace Prize

1 person became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

4 people published books

4 people taught more than 100 students

4 people gave 10 or more invited presentations

8 people took substantial lead roles in administration for the School, College, or Institute

9 people had 4 or more articles or book chapters in print

10 people participated in grants worth more than $500,000

10 people coauthored articles or chapters with current or former students

10 people held elected or appointed office in national organizations

52 journal articles and book chapters were published by full-time Public Policy faculty

… and the mean teaching effectiveness score in the School was 4.32 — higher than the GT and IAC averages.

Overall, a very good year!

Finals Study Sessions

Need some last minute help with finals or class projects? These study sessions are organized by The Library and Housing, but feel free to arrange your study sessions too.

Day	Subject	Time	Location
Sunday, April 27	Physics I (tutor)	4pm	Library (Homer Rice)
	CS 1371	6pm	Library (Rehearsal Studio)
	CS 1315 (tutor)	6pm	Cloudman Learning Center
	Calculus II (tutor)	8pm	Brittain Rec - East Campus
Monday, April 28	Biology	6pm	Library (2 West)
	Diff Equations (tutor)	6pm	North Ave Apts, East Room 121
	CS 1371	6pm	Library (Rehearsal Studio)
	CS 1301 (tutor)	8pm	Brittain Rec - East Campus
	Physics I	8pm	Brittain Rec - East Campus
	Calculus II (tutor)	8pm	Brittain Rec - East Campus
Tuesday, April 29	Biology	6pm	Library (2 West)
	Inorganic Chem	8pm	Library (2 West)
Wednesday, April 30	CS 1371	6pm	Library (Rehearsal Studio)
	Biology	6pm	Library (2 West)
	Inorganic Chem	8pm	Library (2 West)

PURA Applications Due

Only 7 days left until the applications for the PURA award are due. There is still plenty of time to apply so don’t delay. Please let Elizabeth know if you have applied. See previous post on blog about PURA for further details and help.

Seniors-Honors Cords for Commencement

The Ivan Allen College has purchased honors cords for commencement for all students graduating with honors.  You can get these from Beverly Paul or Shannon Dobranski the morning of commencement as they will be lining up all IAC students this year.

GT EasyReg- Registration Schedule Tool

Just so this gets saved for on the blog for future use:  GT EasyReg is a great application created and maintained by a now-Tech Alum Troy Brant. Students find it very helpful in planning schedules while accounting for walking time and course time conflicts. Check it out: http://www.troybrant.net/reg/  

 

Should You Do a Minor?

If you’re thinking about pursuing a minor, but are undecided or confused, you might find an article in the New York Times to be helpful.

Some say a minor “is a hidden weapon,” “a good marketing tool” or “diversification of your educational portfolio.”  Others are concerned that a minor restricts your breadth.   So here are some arguments for both positions:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/education/edlife/guidance.html?_r=1&ref=edlife&oref=slogin

Don’t make these mistakes with your curriculum- You should read!!!!

Check to make sure you are not making any of the following mistakes in your curriculum. I am running into some of these recently and thought I should send out a reminder.

1. Cannot get credit for both POL 1101 AND INTA 1200.

2. Cannot take ECON 2100. If you transferred into PUBP with it, we have already spoken about what you will have to do.

3. Cannot take MATH 1712 Survey of Calculus and MATH 1501 Calculus I

4. Cannot get credit for course taken to complete six hour Science, Computing or Engineering requirement unless it’s already on approved list or you get it approved by Elizabeth Miller BEFORE YOU take it.

5. Courses registered for as “AUDIT” credit do not count towards your degree at all.

I am sure I am missing some others, so when in doubt- ask your Advisor.

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