2008 2,532,834 31,270 62.4% 14th 19th 78 2716, Sierra Leone (14) Georgia Tech's undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into six colleges Collaboration among the colleges is frequent as mandated by a number of interdisciplinary degree programs and research centers Georgia Tech has sought to strengthen its undergraduate and graduate offerings in less technical fields primarily those under the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts which saw a 20% increase in admissions in 2008 Also even in the Ivan Allen College the Institute does not offer a Bachelor of Arts degree only a Bachelor of Science Georgia Tech's honors program is highly selective and designed to cater to the most intellectually curious undergraduates from all six colleges; The white home uniform introduced in 1987 is the primary home uniform Paired with the home navy "A" cap with red brim this uniform features red and navy piping the "Braves" script and tomahawk in front and radially arched (vertically arched until 2005; sewn into a nameplate until 2012) navy letters and red numbers with navy trim at the back. Student athletics both organized and intramural are a part of student and alumni life the school's intercollegiate competitive sports teams the four-time football national champion Yellow Jackets and the nationally recognized fight song "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" have helped keep Georgia Tech in the national spotlight Georgia Tech fields eight men's and seven women's teams that compete in the NCAA Division I athletics and the Football Bowl Subdivision Georgia Tech is a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Technology Square also known as "Tech Square" is located across the Downtown Connector and embedded in the city east of East Campus Opened in August 2003 at a cost of $179 million the district was built over run-down neighborhoods and has sparked a revitalization of the entire Midtown area Connected by the recently renovated Fifth Street Bridge it is a pedestrian-friendly area comprising Georgia Tech facilities and retail locations One complex contains the College of Business Building holding classrooms and office space for the Scheller College of Business as well as the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center and the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center the Scheller College of Business is also home to three large glass chandeliers made by Dale Chihuly This is one of the few locations of Chihuly's works found in the state of Georgia. . 2014 2,354,305 29,065 58.4% 18th 23rd In November 2016 a commemorative plaque was unveiled for Centennial Olympic Park to honor the 20th anniversary of the Games, Main article: Festivals in Atlanta Fulton County is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners whose members are elected from single-member districts They serve concurrent four-year terms the most recent election was held in November 2010 the county has a county manager system of government in which day-to-day operation of the county is handled by a manager appointed by the board the chairman of the Board of Commissioners is elected at-large for the county-wide position the vice chairman is elected by peers on a yearly basis. Cuba (164) DeKalb (2,553/sq mi) However the colonists took pains to argue that they did not oppose British regulation of their external trade; they only opposed legislation which affected them internally.
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