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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, GA | Posted: March 17, 2017
Institute Communications
Summary Sentence:
If you plan to stay on campus, Atlanta is offering plenty of opportunities to make your break memorable.
Full Summary:
If you plan to stay on campus, Atlanta is offering plenty of opportunities to make your break memorable.
Spring Break 2016
Students at Historic Fourth Ward Park in AtlantaIf you plan to stay on campus, Atlanta offers plenty of opportunities to make the break memorable.
Cheer on the Jackets in a variety of sports. The following games will take place at home during Spring Break.
Basketball
Baseball (all games at Russ Chandler Stadium)
Women’s Tennis: March 22, 3 p.m.
Men’s Tennis: March 26, noon and 5:30 p.m.
Track and Field: Yellow Jacket Invitational, March 17
Cheer on Atlanta’s new Major League Soccer club in its second home game against the Chicago Fire. The game is Saturday, March 18, at 4 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Purchase tickets here.
The Atlanta Science Festival is an annual celebration of local science and technology. Scientists and educators from museums, schools, universities, and companies will uncover mysteries and explain discoveries through a variety of hands-on activities, presentations, and performances.
Founded in part by Georgia Tech, the festival features Tech in a number of ways including a demonstration at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building on March 18, a comedic performance by chemical engineering professor, Pete Ludovice, on March 18, and an evening of arts at the Ferst Center on March 24.
Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival is Atlanta’s preeminent celebration of cinema. Throughout the week, audiences are invited to view hundreds of new independent, international, animated, documentary, and short-films. Many of the screenings include in-person dialog with filmmakers. View the program guide here.
Learn more about how to market through video content with this introductory workshop held at TechSquare Labs (859 Spring Street). The cost of the workshop is $29 and includes guidance on how to find the right solutions within a budget, how to tell stories through video, and best practices for sharing video across major social media platforms.
In this one-hour recital, Emory University organist Timothy Albrecht will perform the 24 Preludes from Well-Tempered Clavier. Admission is free. The performance will be in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. For more information on upcoming events at Emory, visit their website.
On Saturday mornings, public frog feedings at the Atlanta Botanical Garden allow visitors the opportunity to observe one of the most interesting aspects of amphibians — their feeding behavior. Get to the Garden by 11 a.m. to watch.
See dogs participate in Olympic-style events and enjoy food trucks and other fun activities at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody.
Celebrate the spring at Blackburn Park with live performances, arts and crafts, food, drink, and more.
Window shop at Atlantic Station
Remember that time tickets for Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 – Phase 1 Registration will be available on March 24 at 6 p.m.
