Tag: Student Life

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‘Creating Creators’: Georgia Tech’s Student-Led Invention Studio

A selection of Invention Studio products, including several Pokemon figurines, birdhouses, a metal resume, a neon sign, an R2D2 model, and many other objects.

Housed on the ground floor of Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC) is the nation’s largest volunteer student-run makerspace, the Flowers 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. […]

Lambda Theta Phi Joins Georgia Tech Campus

The founding 10 brothers of the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity at Georgia Tech stand on the steps below Tech Tower.

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 poses in front of a soccer field in Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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.

Georgia Tech Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Georgia Tech engineering student Paloma Santiago Walker poses for a photo in the back of the Ramblin' Wreck, Tech's mascot.

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.