IN THIS ISSUE Fall Cleanup • Back to School • Staff Award Winners
Service Anniversaries • Halloween Photo Contest
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Peak fall colors are coming — usually late October into early November, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. DNR’s Leaf Watch website has a guide to leaf peeping across Georgia’s state parks, and you can follow their Instagram page and the hashtags #GaLeafWatch and #GaStateParks to track foliage across Georgia.
In the meantime, some photos to whet your leaf appetite shared by the CoE Cares committee.
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Back to School Transitions
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Our campus is bustling with activity again with the fall semester well underway. And for many of our colleagues, this back-to-school season marked new transitions and exciting new chapters in their own lives. Here are a few of those stories.
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From Garry Hutchison, Director of Business Operations in ISyE:
AnaLee, 11, is starting 5th grade this year at Woodward Academy, where she is involved in Chorus and Dance. Palmer, 14, is starting high school this year at Woodward and playing JV football as a freshman (#60).
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| From Nigmet Uzal, Senior Visiting Scholar in CEE:
Ozum has recently enrolled in Decatur High School. She is from Turkey, and her parents Nigmet and Burak are new to Georgia Tech’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In Atlanta, Ozum is experiencing the transition from middle school to high school. She is excited to transition to a new educational environment, classmates, teachers, and schedule, and she is pleased to be here.
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From Jason Steele, Applications Developer Lead in the Dean’s Office:
Lillian, 18, has started her freshman year at Laguna College of Art & Design in Laguna Beach, California, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Experimental Animation. She’s just a few minutes from the beach and hopes to learn to surf. She is excited to embark on this new chapter of her life.
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By Michael Gooden, CoE Cares Committee
As the seasons change, so should your cleaning routine.
September 23rd was the first day of fall and the autumnal or fall equinox. What are your local signs of fall? In many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, the landscape silently explodes with vibrant colors of red, yellow, and orange. The leaves begin to drop off the trees, providing endless hours of jumping into leaf piles for kids and raking them back up for parents.
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| Michael Gooden's dog, Kratos, is ready for his fall reset.
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Fall also brings wonderful holidays, including Halloween and Thanksgiving, which carry us through the season until temperatures begin to drop, nights begin to get longer, and all the critters start storing up for the long haul of winter. Don’t forget about the end of daylight saving time, when we “fall” back, setting our clocks back one hour and regaining an hour of precious sleep.
As the leaves and the weather change, here is a fall cleaning checklist to reset your home for the season. Add these tips to your daily, weekly, or monthly to-do list:
- Go through your fridge and freezer to throw out expired items.
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Change out your AC/HVAC unit filter.
- Sort through spices, cabinets, and pantries.
- Wash throw pillows and blankets.
- Sweep out fireplaces and clean fire pits (if applicable).
- Dust lampshades and blinds for spider webs.
- Declutter gutters.
- Sort through summer clothes and shoes and donate ones you no longer need.
- Dust ceiling fans and flip the fan’s direction to move clockwise.
- Create habits to keep leaves raked.
- Sweep or use a blower to clear walkways, driveways, steps, or porch.
“Fall shows us how beautiful it is to let things go! Growth requires release — it’s what the trees do.” – Unknown
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Soups and ciders add a nice touch of warmth to complement the cooler air of the fall months. Here are a few favorites to add your fall table:
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| Image courtesy: Tastes Lovely
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The competition was fierce in the annual school chairs contest at the College’s Staff Appreciation Day. Ultimately, Coulter BME Senior Associate Chair Paul Benkeser’s elegant throws and deadly beanbag aim couldn’t be overcome, and he prevailed in the cornhole competition.
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Congratulations to the 2023 CoE Staff Award winners, who were recognized at Staff Appreciation in August.
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Soaring Jacket Awards honor an exceptional staff member in each School or Department who is a team player with a positive attitude that produces exceptional work, genuinely cares about their colleagues, and always does more than just what is required. This year’s Soaring Jackets:
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Tanya Ard-Smith | Program & Portfolio Manager, AE
- Chordae Lauderdale | Financial Administrator III, BME
- LaShone Simmons | Faculty Support Coordinator, CEE
- Nicholas Morgan | Assistant Director of Financial Operations, ChBE
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Jeanetta Clinton | Faculty Support Coordinator, ECE
- Brittany Lawler | Human Resources Coordinator, ISyE
- Denn Agustin | Instrument Maker II, ME
- Lola Foye | Grants Administrator, MSE
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The Staff Innovation & Process Improvement Award celebrates forward-thinkers who have tapped their creativity to save time or money, work more efficiently, boost the success of our programs, improve compliance or safety, or solve a stubborn problem. This year’s award winners:
- Nicole Gallahue | Academic Program Coordinator, BME
- Curtis Burnett | Facilities Manager, ChBE
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Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating service anniversaries in July and August. We have 140 folks who’ve worked with us from one year to 25 years! Thanks for all each of you brings to our community. 💛
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Halloween Costume Contest — Submit by Nov. 3
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Got a killer couples costume? Do the kiddos’ get-ups just scream “contest winner”? Or maybe your own dress-up creativity is dead on.
Show us all the blood, sweat, and fears you poured into your costuming this month. Send your best photos by Nov. 3 to win lunch with Dean Raheem Beyah. (Please only photos from this year!)
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Summer Grilling Photo Contest Winners
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Check out these smokin’ hot contest-winning grilling photos. Thanks to everyone who submitted their grill skills!
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Sudie Davis, ISyE
LaJauna Ellis, Dean’s Office
Sarah Flake, ChBE & MSE
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| Melody Foster, ME
Dawn Franklin, Dean’s Office
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| Michael Gooden, CEE
Marva White, AE
Shalonda Williams, ECE
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