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A view of the Kendeda Building from the adjacent EcoCommons. The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is a multi-disciplinary, non-departmental academic building on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including aerospace, chemical, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial, mechanical, materials engineering, biomedical, and biomolecular engineering, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering.
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.
Over the next decade of his presidency, it became Georgia Tech's highest capital priority due to rapid student body growth. [5] The naming of the Clough Commons was an effort by Campaign Georgia Tech, the institute's fundraising arm, to honor Clough's commitment to undergraduate education and to ensure future students know and appreciate the ...
Georgia Tech's ResNet provides free technical support to all students and guests living in Georgia Tech's on-campus housing (excluding fraternities and sororities). ResNet is responsible for network, telephone, and television service, and most support is provided by part-time student employees.
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 .
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]