The 2022 President's Report showcases how we are delivering on our mission to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Narrowing down Georgia Tech and the Office of Undergraduate Education's (OUE) impact in a single report feels nearly impossible, but this selection of stories emphasizes how we have delivered on our mission to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.
Below you'll find some of OUE's vital work from October 2021 to now, through the dimensions of academics, research, campus life, and community.
Top 5 Recognition Again for Tech
The Princeton Review has released its 2022 rankings for Best Value Colleges. Two categories that contribute to the overall rankings are associated with career services: Best Career Placement and Best Schools for Internships. Georgia Tech ranked No. 1 for Career Placement for the second year in a row and No. 4 for Internships.
8 Yellow Jackets Follow Fulbright Dreams
This year, two undergraduate students, four Georgia Tech graduates, and two staff members received Fulbright awards. The Fulbright Program offers international educational and cultural exchange programs for students, teachers, and staff and is one of the most prestigious international exchange programs sponsored by the American government.
Serve-Learn-Sustain Receives Global Recognition
During the 12th Global RCE (Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development) Conference held in November 2021, Building Effective ESD in Higher Education Through Multi-Institutional and Community Collaboration was announced as a 2021 RCE award winner. The curriculum development initiative brings together faculty from multiple universities and colleges across the Atlanta region with community partners to collaborate on integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and environmental justice into their courses.
Office of the Provost Awards Help to Amplify Impact
In Fall 2021, the Office of the Provost provided more than $300,000 to support the Georgia Tech Amplify Momentum Grant Project proposals.
The internal mini-grants were designed to fund innovation that enhances Georgia Tech's Momentum work or scales its impact while ensuring the long-term sustainability of the initiatives created. Tech’s Momentum work is an extension of Complete College Georgia (CCG). Since 2011, Tech has participated in (CCG), a statewide effort to improve student access to and graduation from institutions of higher education.
Georgia Tech-Lorraine Welcomes First Cohort of Tech’s First-Year Semester Abroad Program
Georgia Tech-Lorraine welcomed the first cohort of Georgia Tech’s First-Year Semester Abroad Program in Fall 2021. After getting a jumpstart with a summer session on the Atlanta campus, first-year students to Georgia Tech accelerated their journey to becoming global citizens with their first fall semester spent on the Lorraine campus in Metz, France.
The new program was led by Dr. Vicki Birchfield, Georgia Tech-Lorraine’s resident political scientist. The program embodies the Georgia Institute of Technology’s commitment to “Connect Globally,” one of the focus areas of Georgia Tech’s 2020-2030 Strategic Plan.
First-Generation College Institute Furthers Major Strategic Plan Goal
As part of the Institute’s latest strategic plan efforts to expand access, Tech hosted a one-day First-Generation College Institute for rising first-generation and limited income 8th through 12th graders in Atlanta and Savannah in June and July, 2022, respectively.
The First-Generation College Institute is a statewide summer initiative designed to identify, engage, and prepare participants in making the successful transition to college while increasing their exposure to STEM and STEAM enrichment. The inaugural event is the work of the Institute’s First-Generation Student Programs (a part of the Office of Undergraduate Education); the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC); and the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Tech Continues to Come Up All Things InVenture
In the 2022 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech, Team Sola won the Institute’s signature invention competition with their proprietary model to help homeowners access financial support immediately following the devastation of a tornado.
Because of limits and exclusions in insurance coverage, homeowners often have to pay out of pocket in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. But Team Sola’s mechanical engineering students Brayden Drury and Wesley Pergament hope their model for a data-driven supplemental insurance plan with quick payouts will change that, benefiting homeowners as soon as they need it — while also benefiting home insurance providers.