We’ve all been through a lot in the last year. With the month of May being Mental Health Awareness month, Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club member, Asha Morton, wanted to know how community members hack into joy and boost their productivity. So, with adult beverages, chocolates, and Shine in All Shades coloring books (sponsored by Afro-Latina graphic designer, Valeria Rodriguez) in tow, we set up at the Centergy One building lobby for our Hacking Into Joy Cocktail Talk to offer a post-work respite for the startup entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, and researchers in the building.

Though we think of ourselves as profound storytellers, we at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club also recognize that art takes on many forms of expression. From poetry to photography and everything in between, we have a prolific appreciation of art, whether it’s through the impact art has on communities, murals we’ve painted in The Clubhouse, or anything we’ve spotted around the neighborhood.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked about their creative outlets.

Set out to provide Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club members a much-deserved mid-week break, we headed over to Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) the last week of April to get our community outside in the fresh air, enjoy the beautiful spring weather, and engage in discussion and competition centered around frisbees, paper airplanes, and the physics of flight.

Meet Cuong Bui, a Materials Coordinator at VERO Biotech, and recent winner for naming the first-ever community-themed beer for Technology Enterprise Park (TEP). Self-proclaimed to be causing “general mischief” when he isn’t ensuring there’s a constant supply of build materials for production, you can also find him working with Toys for Tots.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked about how or where they get their news.

To honor a momentous occasion, TSQATL hosted an afternoon of celebrating the arts with virtual reality (VR) painting, delicious food and beverages, and a champagne toast to commemorate the unveiling of the community mural, “The Symphony of Innovation.”

If you hadn’t noticed yet, we are pretty big space enthusiasts here at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club. So, with May the 4th and National Astronaut Day right around the corner, we decided to embrace our nerdy side as we explore space and time and celebrate these back- to- back holidays centered around one of our favorite subjects.

On Friday, April 16, TEDxGeorgiaTech (TEDxGT) invited five speakers from across the country to share their insight and ideas for their Sustainability Salon. TEDxGT is a student-run organization led by a group of innovative, enthusiastic, technologically-minded individuals striving to help the Georgia Tech community embrace “ideas worth spreading.” As TEDxGT’s venue and technology partner, Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club helped bring this event online so it could be livestreamed and allow for people across the country to tune in from the comfort of their homes.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked what their favorite sports teams are.

While no one would wish COVID-19 on even their worst enemy, there still have been some positives that came from it. There’s been less air pollution and fewer traffic accidents due to stay-at-home orders, we’ve gotten [virtually] closer to our loved ones, and the most important benefit – you can now watch all eight of the Academy Award nominees for best picture from the comfort of your own home!

The subject of cybernetics and superhuman capabilities empowered by technology are a favorite topic of conversation here at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club. If you know TSQATL Social Club member, Donald Innocent-Ike, you’ve probably overheard him (and seen him light up!) when talking about technology that exists on the boundaries of futurism and fiction. For comic book character fans like him, the Iron Man suit is the perfect embodiment of this topic. So, out of curiosity for how fellow engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs at Tech Square would build their own personal Iron Man suit, Donald hosted a Cocktail Talk at the Centergy One lobby on a late Wednesday afternoon with libations in tow.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked what visual artists they like.

Meet Fernando Raffo, Director of Operations for Bits of Good. When he isn’t working on event planning or budgeting, you can find Fernando trying new restaurants or getting into archery.

On Friday, April 9, five startups pitched their ideas to three local judges for Startup Exchange’s Pitch Perfect Competition. Startup Exchange, Georgia Tech's (GT) biggest entrepreneurship organization on campus, opened up this competition to GT student entrepreneurs as an opportunity to present their most innovative ideas to a panel of judges for feedback, community connections, and cash prizes.