Student Life – Enrollment Management News

FYSA Students Prepare for Fall Semester Travel in Europe

Publication date July 10, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life

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.

Ignite and Challenge First-Year Students Move in, Begin Programs

Publication date June 23, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life

People unload a car into bins along a street at the edge of Tech's campus. In the background, you can see Atlanta's midtown high-rise buildings, including Anderson's Olympic Torch.

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.

Creativity and Innovation on Display at Spring 2025 TechMade Symposium

Publication date May 14, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life

A student shows another a wooden box contraption in a classroom setting.

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

Publication date May 1, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life

Eight dimensions of wellness chart, which includes spiritual, intellectual, environmental, financial, occupational, social, physical, and emotional

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

Publication date March 26, 2025
Categories: Expanding Access, Georgia Tech, Student Features, Student Life, transfer admission, Transfer students

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.

5,000 Baby Hats and Counting for Madhatter Knits

Publication date March 19, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life

A student at a desk holds knitting equipment.

The Georgia Tech club has donated thousands of handmade hats for premature babies in newborn hospitals.

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

Publication date January 31, 2025
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Features, Student Life

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

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.

Space Race: Georgia Tech’s Aspiring Astronauts

Publication date November 13, 2024
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Features, Student Life

Three separate photos of three Georgia Tech students in their different environments.

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.

Charting a New Course: Veteran Michael Bauby’s Journey to Georgia Tech

Publication date November 4, 2024
Categories: Georgia Tech, Student Life, transfer admission, Transfer students

Michael Bauby poses with his girlfriend at a Georgia Tech football game at Bobby Dodd. The field is visible behind them.

When now fourth-year civil engineering major Michael Bauby approached high school graduation in 2016, his next steps were uncertain. Instead of college, Bauby found himself excited by a different idea: joining the military to serve and learn practical skills in a new environment.

Lambda Theta Phi Joins Georgia Tech Campus

Publication date November 4, 2024
Categories: Expanding Access, Georgia Tech, Student Life

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.