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Georgia Tech's College of Computing traces its roots to the establishment of an Information Science degree program established in 1964. In 1963, a group of faculty members led by Dr. Vladimir Slamecka and that included Dr. Vernon Crawford, Dr. Nordiar Waldemar Ziegler, and Dr. William Atchison, noticed an interdisciplinary connection among library science, mathematics, and computer technology.
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In 2000, the building was financed by a $15 million donation from successful internet entrepreneur and former Georgia Tech student Chris Klaus. [1] [2] Klaus was a founder of both Kaneva and Internet Security Systems. [3] At the time of Klaus' contribution, it was the fifth-largest contribution by an individual in Georgia Tech's history. [1]
The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, GT, and simply Tech or the Institute) [9] is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. [10]
USG Designation [1] Campus size as of 2018 (main campus only) List of Georgia Satellite Campuses as of 2016; University of Georgia: Athens: Research university, flagship university [2] [3] 762 acres (3.08 km 2) Griffin, Tifton, Atlanta, Lawrenceville Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta: Research university: 400 acres (1.6 km 2) Savannah
Construction began in 2017, with the building designed to be the first Living Building Challenge-certified academic building in the Southeastern United States. [1] It opened in late September 2019 and achieved Living Building certification in March 2021. It is the first certified Living Building in Georgia and the 28th in the world. [2]
Georgia Tech has received attention for offering an online master's degree program for under $7,000 that gives students from all over the world the opportunity to enroll in a top 10-ranked computer science program.
Located on Central Campus, the Georgia Tech Student Center is dedicated to recreation and socialization for Georgia Tech students. Constructed in 1970, the building initially covered about 100,000 square feet and contained, among other features, a Post Office , cafeteria, ballroom, and one of the only on-campus bowling alleys in the Southeast .