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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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WST Learning Community Dinner
residents can pick up boxed dinners in Stein House at 5pm
Monday, March 8, 2021, 5:30pm: Ti Chang, GT 2002 ID alumna and founder of Crave
Blue Jeans Link: https://bluejeans.com/193757554
Join Georgia Tech alum Ti Chang, a celebrated industrial designer, activist, and entrepreneur to discuss how design is the pathway to social change and empowerment. Learn the five essential steps of design activism and how to use them to make a meaningful and lasting impact. Ti will share the basics of what design activism can look like and how it all starts with designers.
Biography: Ti Chang is an industrial designer, entrepreneur, and activist passionate about designing products for women. She is the co-founder and VP of Design of CRAVE, a San Francisco-based company specializing in aesthetic pleasure products. Ti leads the design vision for the company’s full line of products which has won international design awards and has led CRAVE to outlets such as the Nordstrom, MoMA Design Store, Standard Hotel, Goop, and Saint Laurent.
She is the chair of Women in Design section of Industrial Designers Society of America, where she support the community of industrial designers and women in design. She is also on the advisory board for San Francisco Design Week, Reimagine, and CRAVE Foundation for Women. Ti holds an M.A. in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London and a B.S. in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
WST Learning Community fall 2021 - spring 2022 application https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/446266
Application Due February 18, 2021, 5pm. (extended deadline)
GEMS, WST Learning Community Service Project—Howard Middle School Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) Club. Online or in-person most Tuesdays, August-May, 4:15-5:45 pm. For information, contact: marylynn.realff@mse.gatech.edu or monicamarks@gatech.edu
