This summer the College of Computing is offering a course involving the development of mobile applications and the impact of mobile computing.  This course is meant for non-computing majors and does not have any pre-requisites.  Students will use App Inventor for Android (a visual programming language) to create prescribed applications (plus a final project application of their choosing).  We will also discuss the global and social impacts of mobile computing, and explore how existing technologies work. This course would be a cool way to satisfy your Science and Computing Elective …

Below is a work in progress of Summer and Fall Classes and the clusters that they can be used for.
 
SUMMER
PHIL 3127 (Oxford)                Philosophy
PUBP 3000                        Politics
PUBP 3020                        Core
PUBP 4140                        Politics
PUBP 4260                        Science & Technology
PUBP 4803 Negotiating Sustainability    Environment and Energy
FALL
PHIL 3105        Philosophy
PHIL 3115        Philosophy
PHIL 3127        Philosophy/S&T
PHIL 4176        Philosophy/Environment and Energy
PHIL 4803 (Food)    Philosophy/S&T/E&E
PUBP 3000        Politics
PUBP 3201        Social and Urban
PUBP 3214        Politics/S&U
PUBP …

The University of Georgia has a Semester in Washington, D.C. program you should consider applying for.
To be considered for participation in the Washington Semester Program, students must meet the following criteria:

3.0 minimum cumulative grade point average.
At least Junior class standing by the term of participation.
Good disciplinary standing.
Completion of the Federal and Georgia Constitution requirement.

For more information please see http://dcsemester.uga.edu/application/
The Priority deadline is March 1, 2012.

The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership & Entrepreneur Award
$2,500
The Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award for 2012. This $2,500 award goes to a junior or senior with at least a 2.5 GPA who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and/or entrepreneurial skills while at Tech.
 
The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award for 2012 will be presented at the Student Honors Luncheon on April 19, 2012.
 
Qualities of the Ideal Candidate
 
The ideal candidate would be:

A person of vision
A driving force to …

It’s almost mid-semester and you’re struggling in your History class. You’re considering dropping it, but you KNOW you will have to take it eventually, so you’re trying to hang in there.
Have you considered taking the course Pass/Fail?
Click below to learn the rules of Pass/Fail, then email me to make an appointment if you need to fill out a Change Grade Mode form.
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/10a.php

Below are descriptions of new/unusual classes taught in Public Policy in spring 2012, with their cluster designations.

PUBP 4140 – CW Foundations of Leadership
TR 8:05 am – 9:25 am
Chet Warzynski
Cluster: Politics and Policy
Leadership is a critical factor in organizational and career success. Every student, no matter what field of endeavor, will face a variety of difficult leadership challenges in life. How these challenges are met can have a significant impact on the person’s career and life.
Leadership involves …

New this term: All former Philosophy, Science and Technology (PST) courses have been changed to Philosophy (PHIL) courses. On the Degree checklist, please change PST 2020, to PHIL 2025. This course is the same course (Philosophical Analysis in Policy Choices), with a new course number. The course is only offered in the spring, and is being taught this spring by Michael Hoffman.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Leslie Jackson