{"70112":{"#nid":"70112","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Dedicates G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology will dedicate the new undergraduate learning\ncommons to former Institute president and alumnus G. Wayne Clough at 9 a.m. on\nSept. 24.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nG. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons is a 220,000-square-foot, sustainably designed academic\nfacility intended to enrich undergraduates\u2019 academic environment and present\ninnovative learning opportunities. The new facility, which adjoins to the Price\nGilbert Library in the crossroads of Tech\u2019s campus, opened at the start of the\nfall semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech\u2019s 10th president, Clough \u2013 CE 1964, MS CE 1965 \u2013 was known for his\ncommitment to undergraduate education during his 14 years leading the Institute\nand has been named president emeritus by the University System Board of\nRegents. Clough is currently the 12th\u0026nbsp;secretary of the Smithsonian\nInstitution, the world\u2019s largest museum and research complex with activities in\nmore than 100 countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo\nhave my name linked to this remarkable building is an honor and humbling,\u201d\nClough said. \u201cAs an alumnus of this great institution, I feel as if I represent\nall of the thousands of alumni who went before me and those who will follow and\nbenefit from the Commons and what it will offer Georgia Tech\u2019s talented\nundergraduate students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\ndedication ceremony will be held on the first floor of the Clough Commons,\nacross from the auditoria. The event, which is open to the public, will begin with\nremarks from several speakers and conclude with tours of the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESpeakers\ninclude \u2028Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, University System of Georgia\nChancellor Hank Huckaby, Senior Vice President for Undergraduate Studies and Academic\nAffairs Anderson D. Smith, Georgia Tech Undergraduate Student Body President\nElle Creel and alumnus Al West.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpen\n24\/7 year round, Clough Commons is a unique and comfortable environment outside\nthe traditional classroom where students can take advantage of hands-on, collaborative\nand technologically enhanced teaching and learning opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nfacility boasts 41 classrooms ranging from intimate seminar settings to tiered\nlecture halls, two 300-seat plus auditoria, day-lit common areas with more than\n2,100 seats for individual studying and group work, and modern science labs for\nall foundational courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nClough Commons also offers a single location for undergraduate advising,\ntutoring, student success programs and other student-centered academic\nservices.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nbuilding\u2019s sustainable features include innovative water recycling (89 percent\nprojected reuse), 1.4 million gallon cistern, locally sourced materials, native\nlandscaping and rooftop solar panel array \u2013 all of which Institute officials\nhope will result in platinum LEED certification for the building in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\n347 solar panels mounted on the rooftop were designed by Suniva, a Georgia Tech\nstart-up company based on the research and technology of Georgia Tech Professor\nAjeet Rohatgi. Radiance Solar installed the panels. Turner Construction Co.\nbuilt the commons.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\nClough Commons cost $93.7 million to build and outfit, $60 million of which was\nstate funded. The building is a symbol of the Institute\u2019s commitment to\nsustainable and smart growth. Georgia Tech currently has five LEED certified\nbuildings on campus and several others going through the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cClough Undergraduate\nLearning Commons is symbolic of Georgia Tech\u2019s vision to enhance undergraduate\neducation,\u201d President Peterson said. \u201cIt also represents\nthe heart of Georgia Tech, for were it not for the generosity of our alumni and\nother supporters, coupled with an investment from the state, we would not be\nable to have this impressive new facility.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology will dedicate the new undergraduate learning\ncommons to former Institute president and alumnus G. Wayne Clough at 9 a.m. on\nSept. 24.\u0026nbsp;The G. 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