Recent News
- Ignite and Challenge First-Year Students Move in, Begin Programs
Campus buzzed with a little more life this Monday, June 23, as 584 incoming first-year students began their first full week of summer programming at Georgia Tech. Tech offers robust summer start options, including Ignite and Challenge, which begin their first full week today. - Cooke Scholar and Georgia Tech Transfer Student Engineers Healthcare Solutions
Transfer student Rakeb Tesfassellasie is making good on a high school promise to herself: study industrial engineering at Georgia Tech. Along the way, she’s also developing more accessible health solutions and receiving financial support through the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. - Creativity and Innovation on Display at Spring 2025 TechMade Symposium
The Spring 2025 TechMade Symposium: Elevating Georgia Tech’s Maker Culture brought together students, faculty, and staff to explore research and activities conducted in makerspaces on campus and discuss strategies for elevating the maker culture across Georgia Tech. - Georgia Tech Wellness: an Expert’s Tips for a Smooth College Transition
We asked Joi Alexander, the director for Georgia Tech’s Wellness Empowerment Center, a few questions about preparing for college and using Tech’s wellness resources. She goes over a few tips and tricks for maintaining well-being. - From the Connector to Campus: Transfer Student Andrew Solano’s Journey to Tech
Of all the buildings he passed on trips as a child from his hometown of Canton, Georgia, to Atlanta, Andrew Solano frequently found himself drawn toward Georgia Tech’s iconic North Avenue Apartments. Gazing at the buildings looming over the Downtown Connector and bearing Tech’s name, Solano often thought about what he could achieve on Tech’s campus. - 5,000 Baby Hats and Counting for Madhatter Knits
The Georgia Tech club has donated thousands of handmade hats for premature babies in newborn hospitals. - Atlanta United’s Efraín Morales Balances Soccer and Studies at Georgia Tech
From the pitch to the classroom, the Atlanta United defender balances his life as a professional athlete and a college student. - ‘Creating Creators’: Georgia Tech’s Student-Led Invention Studio
Founded in 2009, the goal of the studio is to facilitate creativity and give the opportunity for Tech students to “design, build, and play” in a space entirely guided by students. Use of the studio is free for Tech students, faculty, and staff. - Georgia Tech Students Help Food Pantry Double Its Impact
Seniors transformed operations at a local nonprofit through their capstone project, using teamwork, Python technology, and innovative solutions. - Space Race: Georgia Tech’s Aspiring Astronauts
In March, NASA opened the astronaut application process for six weeks. More than 8,000 people applied for eight to 12 astronaut-candidate positions. At least three of the applicants were Yellow Jackets. - Lambda Theta Phi Joins Georgia Tech Campus
On Friday, November 1, the founding 10 members of the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity at Georgia Tech were presented. Lambda Theta Phi is the largest Latin fraternity in the United States, though it is open to all interested students who demonstrate the characteristics of the fraternity. - Q&A with FirstGen President Janet Arvizu-Garcia
Janet Arvizu-Garcia is a fourth-year international affairs and modern languages student from Toomsboro, Georgia. She is also president of the First-Generation Student Organization. For First-Generation Celebration Week (Nov. 4-8), Arvizu-Garcia answered some questions about her journey to Georgia Tech and offered tips for prospective first-generation students. - AfroDance Team Connects Campus to Culture
With no experience required, the AfroDance Team welcomes all students to embrace the rich and diverse history of African dance. - Georgia Tech Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
This month, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, marks national Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, Georgia Tech, with the support of the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, is hosting a series of events that include a soccer/fútbol tournament, trivia night, and more, focused on Georgia Tech’s Hispanic cultures. - Tackling Transition: Trading the Football Field for Medical School
As the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets approach football season, former football player Connor Mack prepares for medical school. Mack reflects on his draw to the medical field, and the decision to leave one aspiration for another. - 2024 FYSA Students Head Abroad
First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) is a unique program where Georgia Tech students get to study abroad across Europe during their first semester. - Why and How Do Students Get Involved in Undergraduate Research at Tech?
Considering graduate school or looking to build your resume with research experience? Current Georgia Tech Ph.D. candidate Breanna Shi highlights the resources available at Tech and gives advice on getting involved in the research scene as an undergraduate student. - Ignite Welcomes 2024 Cohort
Classes for Ignite students began on Monday. Ignite is the largest summer program for incoming first-year students at Georgia Tech, providing support and a head start in building friendships, getting college credit, and adapting to life at college.
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