[MUSIC PLAYING]
Over here with Faith Salie,
the host of InVenture
Prize for the fourth year.
I'm here, I know.
I'm so excited.
Tell us a little bit
about why you keep
coming back to Georgia Tech.
I grew up in Atlanta
and left, and it's
so nice to be invited
back every year,
it feels like a homecoming.
I love the idea of the show.
I love the crew.
I love this campus.
I now have, just kind
of, like a soft spot.
I mean I get to like dance
with Buzz backstage every year.
So that's why I
keep coming back.
Because there's nothing--
it's so exciting.
And I mean every
year I feel older,
and the kids seem younger--
kids, the students here.
They're so impressive and the
enthusiasm and the passion
is just mind blowing.
I think it's important.
What does it take to host
something of this caliber,
especially with students
who are so deeply involved
in the inventions
of their making?
I think my job is to-- I'm
not the star by any means.
My job is just keep
it rolling along
because I really
think the focus should
be on these amazing students.
So my job is really,
unfortunately being the bad cop
time keeper, and
really listening
to what they're saying, and
helping facilitate the judges
very meaningful
questions, and making
sure the kids get to shine.
And for the first
time we're going
to be advancing on from
Georgia Tech InVenture Prize,
and you'll be hosting
ACC InVenture Prize.
I know, I'm so honored.
You know, I've seen I think
is the seventh year for they
InVenture Prize and
it's my fourth year
so I feel like I'm a little
bit like a proud Aunt maybe.
I'm not the mother but
I've gotten to see it grow.
And to see it involve
other schools--
I think it's 15 other
schools have competed.
I mean I'm so proud and
honored to be part of it.
I cannot imagine how smart these
kids are, you know what I mean?
I could never do--
It's hard because I
didn't go to school here.
I'm not an engineer.
Me neither.
Right.
And I feel honored to be kind
of part of the adopted Georgia
Tech family because
that's the only way I ever
could've gotten in.
I couldn't get into the school.
These people are, whoosh,
way smarter than I am.
Thanks Faith, thank you so much.
I look forward to seeing you
at the ACC Invention Challenge.
And also another thing I
like about doing this job,
I get to say y'all all I want.
All the sweet tea you could--
I get to say all y'all, I
can say y'all and everybody
understands what I'm saying.
All right, thank
you so much Faith.
