Regents approve Tech initiatives

The Board of Regents, the administrative body of the University System of Georgia, met on September 7 and 8, approving the renovation of Fulmer residence hall. The project is expected to cost $2,000,000, and will be paid by Georgia Tech's Auxiliary Housing department.

Fulmer, which is located on the west side of Campus and houses 60 students, was originally constructed in 1969. The renovations will involve the replacement of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, as well as a furniture upgrade and interior finishing. Approximately 15,600 square feet will be renovated.

Residents of Fulmer will be sent to other accommodations at the end of the semester when the renovations start.

Fulmer is the third residence hall since the Olympics to be renovated as part of Tech's Student Housing Comprehensive Plan, which calls for the renovation of one dorm per school year. Harrison and Howell were the first two chosen for the project.

The Board of Regents also approved the naming of the courtyard outside the newly completed Bioengineering and Bioscience building after Fred L. "Bud" Suddath. Suddath received a BS and PhD in Chemistry from Tech, and later taught and conducted research through Tech's Chemistry school. In 1992, he was selected as the Executive Assistant to the President. Suddath died on June 17, 1992.

In other news, two new degrees were added as part of the meeting. A new Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering program with Emory University, as well as an Executive Master of Science in International Logistics were added to Tech's available degrees.

The Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering is designed to combine engineering with biomedical sciences. The program will require 48 semester hours, and will conclude with a doctoral thesis. Faculty members from both schools will teach the course.

The Executive Master of Science in International Logistics is meant to teach logistics in order to allow the management of global supply chains of products, and will be a 36-hour, 18-month program. Students would spend five two-week periods in different parts of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Tuition is tentatively set at $50,000.