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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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Boren Awards Information Session (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) Monday, September 12, 2011, 5:00 – 6:00 PM Location: Student Center Crecent Room On Monday, September 12, a representative from the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the Boren Awards for International Study. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. The program focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined, and underrepresented in study abroad. Undergraduate Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year and Boren Fellows are awarded up to $30,000 for two academic years. Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages and fields of study and application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org. Please attend the session to find out more about this prestigious opportunity! Rebecca Bacon, Office of International Education, 404-894-7475, rebecca.bacon@gatech.edu
