It is my pleasure to announce that Katherine Lawlor has been selected as the First-Generation and Limited Income Student Initiatives’ newest First-Generation and Limited Income Program and Operations Manager, effective 6/13/23.

In this capacity, Katherine will be responsible for working with our academic and campus partners to improve transition and retention for first-generation and financially under-resourced students. Katherine will assist with creating a collaborative campus-wide culture that streamlines and strengthens services for first-generation and financially under-resourced students.

Katherine Lawlor comes to Georgia Tech with over a decade of experience in the Higher Education field. Recently, she was a Senior Coordinator at Northern Arizona University where she mentored first-generation and transfer students. Katherine served as a student organization advisor for the Tri-Alpha Honor Society for the first-generation college community and the Tau Sigma Honor Society for transfer students. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Liberty University, a Master of Education degree with the emphasis of Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Science degree in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University.

I'd also like to thank everyone involved on the search committee for identifying a great candidate:

• Nicole Leonard, Assistant Director for Advising and Coaching, Undergraduate Advising & Transition, ASA (Chair)
• Leri Argueta, Senior Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission
• Sirocus Barnes, Senior Program Director, CEISMC
• Veda Chandler, Assistant Director, Academic Initiatives, OMED
• Lorie Johns Paulez, Director of Education Abroad, OIE
• Nabojeet Das, Past President, First-Gen Student Organization (Student)

In closing, please join me in congratulating Katherine and welcoming her to the Office of Undergraduate Education and Georgia Tech.