Category: Campus Culture

New students wear their RAT caps at new student convocation

The Power of Access: Dean Amanda Murdie Leads With Moxie

Amanda Murdie, in graduation regalia, stands with her parents and baby in a kitchen.

When Dean Amanda Murdie was initially dropped off to pursue her undergraduate degree at Kansas State University, she was advised to find a husband, get a degree in, say, elementary education, and settle somewhere like her own small hometown after graduation.

What she found instead kicked off a love for higher education and the liberal arts — all made possible by the Pell Grant she received as an undergraduate student. Now the dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, her journey as a rural, limited-income student balancing duties as a young wife and mother informs a leadership style focused on human-first management and the power of interdisciplinary learning.

The Power of Access: Chris Rozell’s Story of Opportunity

Chris Rozell stands with his family at his college graduation. He is wearing his graduation regalia.

Fueled by determination, Chris Rozell became the first in his family to go to college. He continued his education in graduate school, and now conducts research at Tech to find effective treatments for chronic psychiatric disorders.

Rozell’s journey, made possible by federal and community financial support, has allowed him to break the cycle of generational poverty and make an impact on others.

FYSA Students Prepare for Fall Semester Travel in Europe

On Monday, July 7, 91 First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) students moved into their on-campus accommodations for the Global @ Home portion of their study abroad experience. For the next three weeks, the students will prepare for their fall semester of travel balanced with classwork.

FYSA provides the unique opportunity for first-year students to begin their college experience in either Oxford, England, (FYSA @ Oxford) or based out of Georgia Tech-Europe (FYSA @ GTE). This year, 99 students will participate in the program.

Cooke Scholar and Georgia Tech Transfer Student Engineers Healthcare Solutions

Rakeb and her sister pose close together while holding their RAT caps and smiling at the camera. They're posed near the old steam engine on Georgia Tech's campus.

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.

From the Connector to Campus: Transfer Student Andrew Solano’s Journey to Tech

Andrew Solano speaking at a conference table. A sign reading 'culture' is visible in the background.

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.