(Media-Newswire.com) - Atlanta ( September 9, 2008 ) —Hispanic Business
Magazine ranks the Georgia Institute of Technology the top engineering
graduate school for 2008.
The magazine noted Georgia Tech’s
reputation for being one of the nation’s premier research universities
and the generosity of the Goizueta Foundation as factors for the
ranking.
“The College of Engineering is extremely proud to be
recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine for our academic excellence,”
said Dean Don Giddens. “Our students benefit from a diverse student
body as they prepare for the global job market.”
Funding from
the Goizueta Foundation has helped create and expand many programs for
both retaining and actively recruiting Hispanic students. Hispanics
represent the fastest-growing ethnic population at Georgia Tech with a
total of 888 students currently enrolled as of fall 2007. Georgia
Tech’s College of Engineering has a Hispanic graduate enrollment of 58.
This fall, Georgia Tech had its largest Hispanic freshman class ever
with 126 students.
Student organizations such as the
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers ( SHPE ), Spanish Speaking
Organization ( SSO ), Hispanic Recruitment Team ( HRT ), Capoeira
Cordo de Ouro ( CCO ), Gringos y Latinos: Atlanta’s Spanish
Service Society ( GLASSS ), Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, the
Hispanic Scholarship Fund ( HSF ) Scholar Chapter, and La Unidad
Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. are dedicated to
increasing the participation of Hispanic professionals and graduate
students in the fields of engineering, science and other technical and
non-technical professions. These student groups also provide a rich
cultural experience for Hispanics and the campus community.
Each
year, the number of minority and female students continues to grow,
ensuring that Georgia Tech graduates will be ready to thrive in a
multicultural and global workforce. Hundreds of employers, representing
a substantial number of Fortune 500 companies, recruit interns, co-ops
and full-time employees annually from Georgia Tech.
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