Empowering First-Generation Faculty, a new faculty development opportunity offered in partnership between First-Generation & Limited Student Initiatives and Retention & Completion Initiatives, welcomed its first cohort of participants this month.

As part of National Transfer Student Week, OUE hosted a series of events throughout the week designed to promote transfer student success through connection, support, and empowerment.

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is an annual student survey that collects information from hundreds of four-year colleges around the nation about students’ participation in confirmed “good practices”, such as high-impact practices (HIPs), academic advising and support services, and academic challenge.

Through the GTF-HP partnership, the HP will be able to engage alums in such activities as creating an advisory board, having networking events for current students, and building mentoring relationships between alums and current students. 

Over 850 prospective graduate students gathered on October 20 for the 3rd annual “Virtual Graduate School Showcase Hosted by Georgia Tech," a collaboration between Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising and the Office of Graduate Education.

The Career Center invites all OUE faculty and staff to attend the upcoming Career Equity Summit, an educational and networking forum designed to provide information and strategies for high-impact recruiting practices to GT employer partners and stakeholders in recruiting and talent acquisition.

International Education Week, hosted by OIE, is a celebration of all things international at Tech and will highlight Tech’s multicultural, global population, by offering a variety of programs open to students and the campus community that share the diverse array of international opportunities available at Tech.

OUE is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Reese as the new Program and Operations Manager for the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) program. Elizabeth brings experience in international education, program management, recruiting, and student advising to her new role.

Linda Green, who has served as the Director for Tutoring & Academic Support since 2020, recently accepted a position as the Director of Experiential Learning for the Environmental Science Undergraduate Program.

Criss Miller and Iteeah Pounds both served as Group Leaders in the FYSA@Oxford program this Fall. As part of their roles, they toured Europe, visited museums, and guided dozens of new GT students through a once-in-a-lifetime experience.