DECEMBER 2016

Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season,
and prosperity in the New Year.

OUE 2016 Annual Report Preview

Take a sneak peek of OUE's 2016 Annual Report before it goes to print!




CAE: GT 1000 & 2000 Fall Wrap-Up
As another semester comes to a close, we wanted to recap how GT 1000 & 2000 have been doing over the fall. Plus GT 1000 Awards winners. 

 
 
    


CSLS: Environmental Justice Series (Spring Events) 

The Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain is offering a number of Environmental Justice-themed events throughout the Spring semester. Click HERE to view a summary of the events, or visit their website. 


C2D2: All-Majors Career Fair

The First Annual Spring All-Majors Career Fair will be held on Thursday, February 2, from 9:30AM-4:00PM in the McCamish Pavilion. Showcasing over 100 companies, this event will allow each to recruit for ALL available positions; co-op, internship, and full-time hires. For more information, CLICK HERE. 



////////// OUE Town Hall (Save the Date)  
 
Please hold the date of Monday, January 23, 2017 on your calendars. This is the confirmed date for our OUE Town Hall meeting, which will be held from 3:30-5:00PM. More details to follow.   
OUE STAFF HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Jennifer Hirsch (CSLS) was recently accepted into the Leading Women @ Tech Program.

Dr. Steven P. Girardot (VPUE) was recently named one of the University System of Georgia's Accelerated Leadership Academy (ALA) Scholars.


The Complete College Georgia at Georgia Tech initiative was selected by the Provost's Nominating Committee to represent the Provost's Office for the Institute-Wide Administrative Excellence Award. The leadership team of Debbie Pearson (OUE/Registrar's Office), Sandi Bramblett (IRP), and Steven Girardot (OUE) have been selected by the Provost's Nominating Committee to represent the Provost's Office for the Administrative Excellence Georgia Tech Staff Award.

OUE FEATURED AROUND CAMPUS
Dr. Colin Potts and his wife, Dr. Karen Head (Assistant Professor in LMC and Director of the Communication Center), were featured in   Transformative Narratives, hosted by Institute Diversity and the Office of the Arts, showcases stories of strength, struggle, and experience. You can see their featured page HERE and a number of other Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff HERE . For more information about Transformative Narratives you can read the Daily Digest article by clicking the link below.




Dr. Jennifer Hirsch (CSLS) was recently featured in the GT Alumni magazine in an article that explores, "Just what is sustainability?" Dr. Hirsch, along with other notable people around campus (President Peterson, Beril Tokay, just to name a few) discuss their take on this hard-to-define topic of "sustainability."



CAMPUS NEWS
Institute Diversity
MLK Lecture: Setting the Agenda for the Next Civil Rights Movement

Wednesday, Jan 11th; 3:00pm - 4:30pm; Student Center Ballroom
     
Georgia Tech's annual MLK Lecture features Van Jones, political contributor to CNN and former green jobs advisor to President Barack Obama. It has been nearly 50 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and yet many of the same issues that Dr. King worked to address, including racial discrimination, poverty, and social justice, continue to be important to many in our nation today. Join us as we honor Dr. King's legacy while setting the agenda for the next civil rights movement with students, faculty, staff, and community members. To register and learn more, visit the Institute Diversity website.
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The full calendar is available HERE
DECEMBER 26-30
Official School Holiday

DECEMBER 31
OUE: 2016 Annual Performance Cycle Ends

JANUARY 2
Official School Holiday

JANUARY 2
OUE: 2017 Annual Performance Cycle Begins (Due in February)

JANUARY 5
Spring Transfer FASET

JANUARY 9
First Day of Class (Spring)

JANUARY 12
OUE Leadership Meeting (9:30am, A. French Conference Room)

JANUARY 13
CAE: InVenture Prize Registration

JANUARY 16
Official School Holiday

JANUARY 24
CAE: InVenture Prize Prelims (SC Ballroom)

JANUARY 25
OUE Assessment Committee Meeting (10am, A. French Conference Room)

JANUARY 26
OUE Admin Meeting (10am, A. French Conference Room)

JANUARY 30
OUE: Professional Development Grant Deadline

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