CoC creates two schools
The College of Computing recently announced that it would be splitting into two different schools both under the original college umbrella. There will now be a School of Computer Science and a School of Interactive Computing. It was determined that the continuing growth of the program and its research facilitated a change at this time.
Tech signs health initiative
Tech was host to an influential crowd Feb. 12 that included Governor Sonny Perdue, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt as they signed an initiative to promote transparency in health care. Francois Sainfort, director of the Health Systems Institute (HSI) and associate dean of the College of Engineering, signed it on behalf of Tech, while the governor signed on behalf of the state government.
Baseball continues to struggle
After starting the season 1-2, Tech split the four games this week to bring their record to 3-4 on the season. This is the latest that Tech has been below .500 in a season since 1999. That season, Tech went 38-20, but was not selected for the NCAA Tournament.