After the collapse of part of the E82 parking deck, a number of Atlanta employees have expressed quite logical concerns about the E81 deck that we are all now using. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Budget Pressures
July 22, 2009 by
If you've read the paper today, you know that state revenues continue to fall below expectations. By now, you've all seen Dr. Peterson's campus bulletin about furloughs. Also today, we have received additional guidance from the governor's Office of Planning and Budget that they will be withholding a percentage of our FY10 budget on a monthly … [Read more...]
Not The Valley
July 20, 2009 by
This post is from 2009. For a retrospective on wearing this button for five years, check out my follow-up post here. (Click for full-size image.) Those of you at the Atlanta CEO Exchange this evening may have seen the lapel button I was wearing. It generated a lot of attention. … [Read more...]
My Position Description
July 15, 2009 by
For anyone who may have an interest, below is a brief position description for the Vice Provost for Economic Development and Technology Ventures job, as defined by the Provost Office in my offer letter. Acronyms in the original! … [Read more...]
The Words You Wear
July 14, 2009 by
You need to read Michael Lopp's post "The Words You Wear": http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2009/07/13/the_words_you_wear.html How many of these phrases do we use inside EI2? … [Read more...]
St. Charles Open Breakfast
July 13, 2009 by
January 2017 update: After moving around from restaurant to restaurant, SOB finally fizzled out in 2015. It served its purpose while it lasted. If you weren't able to join us, you missed a great group of people. For about a year now, I've been loosely coordinating an open breakfast at St. Charles Deli on Monday mornings. It typically … [Read more...]
New Assignments
July 9, 2009 by
Effective July 2009, Ned Ellington has been re-assigned as manager, strategic initiatives, and will be working with me on several projects to help expand EI2's revenue streams. As a consequence of this change, Carl Rust has been selected as the Acting Director of SPO. Carl’s thirteen year tenure with Georgia Tech, extensive industry … [Read more...]
Calendar
July 6, 2009 by
I share my calendar outside of EI2 a lot, so I don't use Outlook. If you're looking for a slot on my calendar, please click the link above and you'll get the version that is synchronized with my iPhone. FYI. … [Read more...]
Over-Communicating
July 6, 2009 by
Like I said, I'm a big believer in over-communicating. There are multiple ways for you to read what I'm writing here. The first, obviously, is through your Web browser at http://academicvc.com/category/ei2/. If you use an RSS reader, subscribe at http://feeds2.feedburner.com/gt-vp-ei2. If you're not a blog person, you can subscribe via … [Read more...]
Starting Out…
July 6, 2009 by
You've probably seen official announcement making the rounds; after a lengthy selection process, Mark Allen has asked me to be your new Vice Provost. I'm happy to accept, and am excited about the new challenges. We've all been through a miserable year of budget cuts and uncertainties. I can't promise that the state budget cuts are over... but … [Read more...]
