{"39875":{"#nid":"39875","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech College of Management Dedicating New Acuity Brands Plaza","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Management will dedicate its new Acuity Brands Plaza at 7:30 p.m. on Monday September 8 in front of the business school\u0027s building at 800 West Peachtree Street. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is timed for guests to appreciate the striking, new energy-efficient lighting that accentuates the Acuity Brands Plaza\u0027s role as a gateway from Midtown Atlanta into the Management building and Technology Square. The event is open to the community.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta-based Acuity Brands made a seven-figure gift to enable the renovation of the plaza during the spring and summer. \u0022We are excited to have Acuity Brands not only as a key supporter of the College, but also as a neighbor and partner in the dynamic and innovative community that Midtown has become,\u0022 says College of Management Dean Steve Salbu, who will speak at the dedication.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Corporate support is becoming increasingly important in our efforts to educate the technological leaders of tomorrow, and this very generous gift embodies the principle of good corporate citizenship that is core to Acuity Brands\u0027 identity,\u0022 Salbu adds.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso speaking at the dedication will be John Hartman, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Acuity Brands Lighting; William Astary, senior vice president of sales for Acuity Brands Lighting; and Gary Schuster, provost and interim president of Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAcuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) employs 7,000 people and has operations throughout North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. Numerous Georgia Tech alumni work at Acuity Brands, whose subsidiaries provide internships for Tech students and continue to recruit the Institute\u0027s graduates. Acuity Brands Lighting, a subsidiary of Acuity Brands, is one of the world\u0027s leading providers of lighting products and services. The company has previously supported Georgia Tech athletics and the Center for Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, in addition to working closely with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering on lighting research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEmploying the latest energy-efficient technology, the lighting in the new plaza includes LED twinkle lights that run through the new pavers of the pedestrian-friendly area, creating a dazzling effect under the night sky. The plaza redesign eliminated drive-through traffic and added an expanse of grassy area, trees, and new outdoor furnishings to heighten the appeal of the area to the Technology Square community.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThose interested in attending the dedication event should contact Nina White at 404.894.1221 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rsvp@dev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ersvp@dev.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Dedication to start at 7:30"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech College of Management will dedicate its new Acuity Brands Plaza at 7:30 p.m. on Monday September 8 in front of the business school\u0027s building at 800 West Peachtree Street.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Acuity Brands Plaza on 5th St and W Peachtree to be dedicated"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-09-08 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39876":{"id":"39876","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449174126","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:22:06","changed":"1475894246","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:26","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"189622","name":"tan78647.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tan78647.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tan78647.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6433,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tan78647.jpg?itok=p0UIwiZo"}}},"media_ids":["39876"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mgt.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Management"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.acuitybrands.com\/","title":"Acuity Brands"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2001","name":"5th street"},{"id":"1998","name":"Acuity"},{"id":"2000","name":"Dedication"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1999","name":"Plaza"},{"id":"2002","name":"Tech Square"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EFletcher Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications and Public Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=fm56\u0022\u003EContact Fletcher Moore\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2752\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["fletcher.moore@icpa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}