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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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Atlanta | Posted: April 1, 2010
The Georgia Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are co-organizing the National Science Foundation (NSF) Minority Faculty Development Workshop (MFDW) March 21 - 24 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The workshop theme, "Engineering Faculty Success," will offer workshop sessions designed to equip tenure track junior- and mid-level science and engineering faculty with tools and strategies to better navigate their careers. Workshop participants come from four-year institutions from throughout the United States and represent the spectrum of engineering and science disciplines.
Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson will join MIT Provost Rafael Reif in opening the workshop. Georgia Tech Willie Pearson Jr., Professor of History, Technology and Society will serve as Monday's luncheon keynote speaker.