Alumni offers podcasts
Podcasting, the technology that enables audio downloads
on the Internet, now allows anyone to tune into Georgia
Tech events wherever and whenever it’s convenient.
In January, the Georgia Tech Alumni Association introduced
JacketCast, a podcasting service that will provide audio
downloads of alumni events, faculty lectures, college
events, campus arts and more.
“Adding podcasting to our online services helps
put us in touch with people outside of the metro-Atlanta
area who might not be able to attend a local Tech event,
but are still interested in hearing what’s going
on,” said Lora Magnuson, director of Alumni Web
services.
“Recent research indicates that more than 6 million
Americans have listened to podcasts. And chances are,
as portable listening device sales increase, so will
podcast usage. Our new JacketCast service will feature
Tech events, lectures, musical performances and interviews.”
Convenience is the biggest factor in podcasting’s
success, as it only takes minutes to download to a computer
or MP3 player.
The JacketCast Web site is located at www.gtalumni.org/jacketcast.
Sophomore qualifies for NCAA diving championships
With a sixth-place finish on the men’s platform
at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships on March 12,
sophomore Evan Stowers became the first Tech diver to
qualify for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
The top three from each event make the NCAA meet. Stowers
made the meet by virtue of the divers in front of him
already qualifying on the one- or three-meter springboard
competitions.
Tech will host the 2006 Men’s NCAA Swimming and
Diving Championships in the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center,
March 23-25.
Student Center central staircase to be upgraded
People who have renovated their homes will feel right
at home in the Student Center during the next several
weeks as the Student Center central staircase is upgraded.
The decision was made to begin the renovation during
Spring Break (Mar. 20-24) in order to disturb as few
people as possible, but construction will continue for
several weeks beyond Spring Break.
Signs will be placed directing people to alternative
pathways during construction.
“We’ll keep the travel pattern changes
to a minimum,” said Rich Steele, director of the
Student Center. “We want everyone to think of
the Student Center as their home and right now their
home needs renovating.”
More details on the Student Center construction is
available at www.importantstuff.gatech.edu.
Summer Camp at the CRC
Late registration for teCh wReCk day camp begins March
27. Summer camp is only open to the immediate family
of faculty, staff and students.
Complete details are available at www.crc.gatech.edu/sps/summercamp
or by calling 894-8838.
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