In 1994 Georgia Tech was a good regional technological university,
but the outgoing president left under a cloud of problems with
financial systems, federal audits, deferred maintenance, threats to
accreditation, and the looming commitment to serve as the Olympic
Village for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. As the first alumnus
of Georgia Tech to serve as president, G. Wayne Clough was
determined to find the means to solve these problems and save the
reputation of the university. Believing Georgia Tech had enormous
untapped potential, Clough set out to use his experience at four
comprehensive universities to change the course of the university
for the future. It would come down to a set of key decisions,
gaining support for them, and executing with persistence. First,
focus on the students, particularly the undergraduates, and their
wellness and success. Second, take a campus not known for esthetics
or sustainability, and surrounded by dilapidated neighborhoods, and
make it into one to be admired. Third, embark on an ambitious
building effort to provide facilities to compete with the best in
emerging cross-disciplinary research areas. Fourth, expand Georgia
Tech's global reach through research partnerships and study abroad
programs for students. Fifth, energize the business school and the
sciences and humanities programs by lifting them from service roles
to equal status with the engineering programs. Sixth, build a
state, regional, and national policy presence. Lastly, support
programs allowing financially disadvantaged students to attend
Georgia Tech and earn their degrees without incurrence of debt.
When it was all said and done, Georgia Tech would be ranked among
the top ten public universities in the country and among the top
thirty in the world.
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