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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: July 17, 2017
Renay San Miguel
Communications Officer/Science Writer
College of Sciences
404-894-5209
Summary Sentence:
Join the Georgia Tech community in activities galore before, during, and after Aug. 21, 2017,
Full Summary:
When students arrive at Georgia Tech for the first day of fall classes on Aug. 21, 2017, a special treat awaits them: a mid-afternoon solar eclipse. Given good weather, special eclipse-related events planned for the Tech community will be held by Kessler Campanile.
Kessler CampanileUpdated Aug. 17 to add a campus distribution locations of eclipse glasses.
Updated Aug. 2, 2017, to better enumerate the activities at Kessler Campanile and the participating Georgia Tech units.
Solar-eclipse glasses will be distributed throughout campus at noon on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Supply is limited; please be generous and share with a friend so that everyone has a chance to view the celestial spectacle.
Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Exhibit
Kessler Campanile
In the event of rain on Aug. 21, activities will be held at the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, at the Starbucks level.
Brought to you by the College of Sciences and the Office of Undergraduate Education, with participation from the Georgia Tech Observatory, Georgia Tech Library, School of Physics, School of Aerospace Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Interactive Computing, School of Music, School of Psychology, Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, and Institute Communications.
Special thanks to James Sowell, director of the Georgia Tech Observatory; Kirk Henderson, exhibits program manager at the Georgia Tech Library; and Renay San Miguel, communications officer at the College of Sciences.
