By the end of his first semester at Georgia Tech, Hunter Richardson had transfer applications ready. He had been thrilled when he was accepted to Tech, but he still wasn’t sure he belonged. Not because the Institute wasn’t academically stro…
We are pleased to announce that Janieria Dupree has joined the Career Center as a Career Education Program Manager for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. In this role, she will provide tailored services for Ivan Allen students through prog…
We are pleased to announce that Dana Pudenz has accepted a new role within the Career Center as Employer Connections manager. In this position, Dana will continue advancing the Career Center’s mission by building and strengthening employer
by Alex Howard | Aug 3, 2026 | Office of Experiential & Engaged Learning We are pleased to announce that Julia (“Julie”) Sonnenberg-Klein has been appointed director of Undergraduate Research. In this role, Sonnenberg-Klein will provide str…
The Retention and Completion Initiatives (RCI) team, pictured above with Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success Steven Girardot, has received the 2026 Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) Emplo…
A team of Georgia Tech alumni brought their invention to a global stage this summer, pitching its surgical safety technology alongside student-led startups from around the world. Leave No Trace, founded by biomedical engineering graduates R…
We are pleased to announce that Nada Steighner has been promoted to Employer Connections Corporate Program manager in recognition of the expanded scope of her role and Career Center strategic needs. In this position, Nada will continue adva…
We are pleased to announce that Kimberly Joyner has joined the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) as administrative manager I for the John H. Martinson Honors Program. Kimberly brings more than eight years of expe…
Wednesday brought a wave of activity to Woodruff Residence Hall as Georgia Tech’s 2026 Ignite Summer Launch Program cohort moved in and kicked off their transition to campus life. With program interest rising steadily in recent years, 474 s…
We are pleased to announce that Cassandra Trawick has joined the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) as the division’s new, and first, development associate. In this newly created role, Cassandra will work with col…
Step into Stacey Doremus’ classroom, and you’re greeted by tables covered with Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, and dozens of other seemingly random materials. Students are given a challenge: use every single item to build a protot…
Vincent Griffo, Ojas Gupta, and Samuel Woolsey have been named 2026 Astronaut Scholars by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). They join a class of 79 college juniors and seniors from 54 universities nationwide who are studying scien…