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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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POSTPONED: The 2014 Black Leadership Conference has been postponed until November.
The BLC is an annual event held by African American Student Union that invites students from all over the Atlanta area to refine and increase every attendees’ professional, academic, and social success.
The conference consists of Dr. Valerie Rice (GT Alum, President to be of the Morehouse School of Medicine), and Valeisha Butterfield Jones (National Youth Vote Chair emeritus) as keynote speakers, workshops, and corporate sponsored workshops.
The conference is open to all colleges and college students from all ethnic backgrounds, and is also open to high school students and faculty. This year’s conference will be held at the Instructional Center for day one of the conference and the Student Center Ballroom for day two.
Registration is $15 for GT Students, $20 for high school students, $25 for GT alumni and faculty/staff, and $35 for non-GT attendees.