{"178861":{"#nid":"178861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2012 In Review","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2012 has been a year of milestones and accomplishments for Georgia Tech. Enjoy taking a look back at some of the highlights.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnnouncing the Scheller College of Business\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the naming of the Institute\u2019s former College of Management.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Ernest \u201cErnie\u201d Scheller Jr., a 1952 Industrial Management graduate of Georgia Tech, has made a commitment totaling $50 million, a majority of which has been fulfilled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=134491\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=134491\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENSF Selects Georgia Tech to Expand its Innovation Corps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will be a founding network node for its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, which aims to develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies, products and processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=140891\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=140891\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Students Selected for Prestigious Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext year, Joy Buolamwini will take her talents to the U.K. where she\u2019ll study global governance and diplomacy and African studies at the University of Oxford as a 2013 Rhodes Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=172241\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=172241\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESnellville native and Georgia Tech civil engineering graduate student Jacob Tzegaegbe has been chosen to receive the prestigious Marshall Scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=173211\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=173211\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Expands MOOC Offerings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has signed an agreement with Coursera to put its web-based courses online and create new opportunities for hands-on learning in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=140591\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=140591\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a $150,000 grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology will develop three massive open online courses (MOOCs) targeted at those who have yet to pursue or complete a college degree. Unlike many existing MOOCs, which tend to feature advanced topics, the new courses will cover introductory topics in the subjects of English composition, physics and psychology. 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