Maeve Janecka (ChBE, ’24) and Haaris Jilani (BME, ’24) are among only 51 students across the US who have been named 2024 Marshall Scholars. This highly competitive award will cover up to 3 years of graduate study in the UK. Maeve and Haaris worked closely with OUE's Prestigious Fellowships Advisor, Karen Mura, throughout the intensive application process.

The annual GT 1000/2000 Banquet celebrates the faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders who welcome incoming Georgia Tech first-year and transfer students to the campus community. Awards are given for Instructors of the Year, TLs of the Year, Friend of the First-Year Seminar, and Instructor of Excellence.

Kate Williams and Chad Slieper have been named faculty co-directors of GT’s next Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)--Leadership in Progress and Service: Creating Intentional and Transformative Learning Experiences. Kate and Chad will join the OUE Leadership Team in their new roles.

Georgia Tech's graduation and retention rates continue their upward trend based on the most recent Institute data. Four-year graduation rates for the Fall 2019 cohort are 66%, an all-time high for Georgia Tech, and up from 64% for the Fall 2018 cohort. Retention and six-year graduation rates continue to hold steady at 98% and 93%, respectively, for the second year in a row.

Effective January 1, 2024, the iGniTe program will be returning to OUE. The summer launch program for incoming Georgia Tech students will be housed within the Office of Experiential and Engaged Learning and will continue to offer a broad range of curricular and co-curricular opportunities for summer undergraduates.

The Georgia Tech Career Center released their 2023-24 Employer Recruiting Guide, which highlights the Career Center's services, programs, and contributions to the career landscape both on- and off-campus.

TED is in organization created in 1984 as a space for people interested in technology, entertainment, and design to come together and share their ideas. Georgia Tech is home to one of the TEDx groups, TEDxGeorgiaTech, run by Executive Director and second year Georgia Tech HP student, Kaitlyn Crutcher.

The Annual Undergraduate Research Fair, hosted each fall by the Undergraduate Research Ambassadors, provides students with the opportunity to share their research projects with the campus community and learn about upcoming research opportunities.

Congratulations to all of our Fall 2023 graduates! The students highlighted here have participated in one (or more) of OUE's programs during their time at Georgia Tech.

Studypalooza is designed to foster a collaborative learning environment that allows students to work together as they prepare for final exams. Over 2200 students attended this year's Studypalooza, where they were supported in studying for 21 high-demand courses by faculty, TA's, tutors, PLUS leaders and learning assistants.

The Career Center hosted its inaugural Career Equity Summit to discuss high-impact recruiting practices with our employer partners and stakeholders. Participants learned effective strategies to engage historically underserved and protected classes, spanning from recruitment and onboarding to retention strategies.

The Georgia Tech Retreat Exploring Effective Teaching (GREET) is a biennial opportunity for faculty across the Institute to gather and actively explore innovative wasy to improve learning for students. This year's GTREET focuses on transforming teaching and learning through High Impact Practices (HIPs).

Amy D'Unger, Interim Director and Associate Director of the Georgia Tech Honors Program, has been named to the eighth cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program aims to develop leadership skills through coaching, workshops, and group work among a cohort of faculty from disciplines across campus. 

Beth Spencer has been selected as the Director of Undergraduate Curricular Initiatives in OUE. In her new role, Beth will lead and contribute to initiatives in general education, the Georgia Legislative Requirements (GLRs), undergraduate academic policies, undergraduate minors and certificates, dual enrollment, program maps, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), and SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation.

Catherine (Cassie) Thomas, Associate Director for Undergraduate Transition Programs in E2L, has accepted as part of the upcoming cohort for the Inclusive Leaders Academy (ILA). ILA is a reflection-driven, courage-building, and highly transformative experience offered to faculty and staff leaders across campus.

OUE is pleased to welcome Sara Beth Kramlich as the new Academic Support Program & Operations Manager in Tutoring and Academic Support, a program in Academic Success and Advising (ASA). Sara Beth brings experience in tutoring services and college student administration to her new role.

Steven Girardot, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors for the Association of Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU). UERU is an influential national organization whose focus is on undergraduate education exclusively at research universities. 

Effective January 1, 2024, Erik Johnson joins the Experiential and Engaged Learning (E2L) team, continuing in his role as Assistant Director for the iGniTe summer launch program.

Camille Liverpool, Career Educator in the Georgia Tech Career Center, co-presented the topic "Job Shadow Experience -- Connections that Make Impact" at the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers Conference in December.