I am sure all members of the Georgia Tech family wish him well as he and his wife, Sharon, sail, play tennis, and explore their future. Development activities have moved at a rapid pace. Kelsey Evans joined the School as development director in January and has done an outstanding job working with our alumni, corporate partners, and external organizations. An update on the Capital Campaign is provided as part of the newsletter, so I won t say much about it here. These additions continue our attempt to insure that members of the Board represent the various segments of the profession into which our graduates go.
Congratulations go to our graduates from the past year.
While the number of graduate degrees is down a little from last year, we believe this is due in part to the change in our academic calendar. It is my perception that employment statistics were quite favorable, and that opportunities for our graduates continued to diversify. As this will be the future home of the School, we are pleased that construction will begin at the end of the summer. Completion is expected in 22 months. In an earlier newsletter, I reported that a faculty committee had been established to draft an updated strategic plan for the School.