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.
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.
Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech will extend the Early Action 1 deadline to October 31 for Georgia students in counties impacted by Hurricane Helene.
The office, which is responsible for the stewardship of major scholarship programs at Georgia Tech, will update its name effective immediately. This change reflects the office’s ongoing efforts to bring scholarship programming to more students than ever before.
Georgia Tech is now a University Partner of the Cristo Rey Network, which provides a quality, private education to students who couldn’t otherwise afford it. This comes as another step in expanding access to the Institute.
Georgia Tech continues to expand student access.
The Common Application is now open for prospective first-year students to submit their applications. Meanwhile, the Office of Undergraduate Admission kicks off recruitment season with the Peach State Tour and other efforts around the state.
Tech Promise Scholar and Fulbright recipient Jason Sodikin will travel to Austria in the fall to teach English.
The Trott Family Philanthropies is doubling its investment in rural student outreach by adding Georgia Tech and 15 other universities to the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network. STARS provides comprehensive programming and support for rural high school students across the nation to pursue opportunities in higher education.
Effective July 1, the new director will assume the role.