We are now accepting submissions for the Spring 2009 issue! Take a look at the Call for Papers.
Also: The Tower is reopening applications for non-editorial board staff positions! Interested? Submit an application.
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Thank you to all of the students who submitted manuscripts for review. Authors will be notified of the final decisions of the editorial board on or before April 15th. Good Luck!
Congratulations to the students selected to serve on the Student Review Board for our inaugural issue! We have confidence that each of these students will assist us in producing the highest quality issue possible, and are honored to have them as part of our team.
The Technique recently published an article about The Tower.
A Letter from the Editor
Transitions
March, 2008
As winter transitions into spring there is always a bustle of activity on campus. For some the approach of warmer days will bring with it the start of a new life after commencement, and for others the season brings them one step closer to completing their educational goals (along with a well-deserved break from the rigors of academia). For those of us here at The Tower, this month will bring the selection of our new Editor-In-Chief, and, subsequently, the selection of individuals to fill the remaining editorial board positions. As a founding editor of our journal, the prospect of leaving the journal's editorial board after commencement in May marks an important milestone in the history of The Tower.
When I was asked to join the steering committee for developing an undergraduate research journal at Georgia Tech, the concept was simply a glimmer in the eye of a few ambitions research-loving students and supportive faculty and staff. From nothing, this group worked ceaselessly to conceptualize and develop what I believe in several years will become one of the premiere undergraduate journals in the country. My predecessor Mark Youngblood used his extensive skills and knowledge of student government to ensure that we were initiated properly as a serious student organization with all of the proper responsibilities and rights that would support our endeavor. Mark also was instrumental in selecting the group of individuals that would comprise our founding editorial board - a group that has made enormous strides to evolve the journal closer to reality. After Mark's graduation last December, it was my honor to take the foundation that was then given the name The Tower and construct the inaugural issue.
After a successful round of submissions, several rounds of creative design ideas, a new website that is expanding every day, and an incredible amount of enthusiasm generated from the students and faculty, it is now my duty to turn over the reins of Editor-In-Chief to the student who will be responsible for taking the bones of this journal and putting them together to finish our inaugural issue. Mark and I were clearly the founding editors of this journal, but the very lucky person who is selected as Editor-In-Chief to succeed me after my commencement in May will be the one who will enjoy the responsibility and honor of revealing our inaugural issue to the Georgia Tech community this coming fall semester. This event will represent a significant accomplishment for everybody involved.
In a few weeks you will begin to see advertisements from the Student Publications Office soliciting applications for next year's publication leaders. I encourage anyone with a strong research background and interest in leading an academic publication to apply for the Editor-In-Chief position. At the same time we also will be opening the application process for our other editorial board and selection-based positions. Joining The Tower staff is a unique opportunity to get involved in an activity that will truly be a part of Georgia Tech history.
I will cherish the time I have spent starting the journal, and look forward to watching the publication grow in the coming years. Good luck to all who apply!
Sincerely,
Dianne Palladino
Editor-In-Chief