Homecoming Keynote Presentation & John P. Imlay, Jr. Distinguished Lecture

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday October 25, 2012 - Friday October 26, 2012
      6:00 pm - 6:59 pm
  • Location: Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
  • Phone:
  • URL: http://www.gatechcenter.com/
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    Free
  • Extras:
Contact

Event Contact: Nicole Ikeda
Contact Email: nicole.ikeda@alumni.gatech.edu
Contact Phone: 4048940796

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Rich DeMillo, director of Georgia Tech's Center for 21st Century Universities, describes the evolving model for higher education.

Full Summary:

Homecoming Keynote Presentation & John P. Imlay, Jr. Distinguished Lecture: Georgia Tech and the New World of Higher Education

Public and private universities in the US are in trouble, and Rich DeMillo (PhD ICS 72), who has spent years in both academia and industry, offers a roadmap for the twenty-first century. Based on his popular book “Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities,” he describes the evolving model for higher education, including Apple’s iTunesU, MIT’s OpenCourseware, and Georgia Tech’s role in defining the technological university of the 21st century.Date: October 25
Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Global Learning Center Room 236
Who is Invited: Entire Georgia Tech Community
Cost: Free
Parking Information: Parking is available in the Tech Square Parking Deck for $1.50 per hour.
Invitation Only: NoRegistration Information: Registration available July 1st at www.gthomecoming.gatech.eduSponsored By: The Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association, College of Computing, Office of Greek Affairs, and Computing Alumni Organization
URL: http://www.gthomecoming.gatech.edu/keynote

Homecoming Keynote Presentation & John P. Imlay, Jr. Distinguished Lecture: Georgia Tech and the New World of Higher Education

Public and private universities in the US are in trouble, and Rich DeMillo (PhD ICS 72), who has spent years in both academia and industry, offers a roadmap for the twenty-first century. Based on his popular book “Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities,” he describes the evolving model for higher education, including Apple’s iTunesU, MIT’s OpenCourseware, and Georgia Tech’s role in defining the technological university of the 21st century.

Date: October 25
Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Global Learning Center Room 236
Who is Invited: Entire Georgia Tech Community
Cost: Free
Parking Information: Parking is available in the Tech Square Parking Deck for $1.50 per hour.
Invitation Only: No

Registration Information: Register now: www.gthomecoming.gatech.edu

Sponsored By: The Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association, College of Computing, Office of Greek Affairs, and Computing Alumni Organization
URL: http://www.gthomecoming.gatech.edu/keynote

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Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Alumni Association, Georgia Tech Alumni Association, homecoming
Status
  • Created By: Jacoby Daniels
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jun 14, 2012 - 7:53am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:59pm