• February Advisor Spotlight
• GTAAN Updates

1. Best Practices Save the Date
2. Spring 2023 GTAAN Meetings
3. GTAAN Newsletter Changes

• GA Legislative Requirement Update
• Upcoming Events & Deadlines

1. OIE Study Abroad Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15
2. UK Post Graduate Fellowships Info Session: Feb. 16
3. Voyager Scholarship Information Session: Feb. 16
4. Enrollment Management Town Hall: Feb. 21 - New!
5. Gorick Ng Visits GA Tech: Feb. 21 - New!
6. GTAAN February Meeting: Feb. 23 - New!
7. Prepping for Schwarzman & Luce Scholarships: Feb. 23 - New!
8. Emory/GT Mental Health Technologies Hackathon: Feb. 24 - New!
9. Fulbright Live Webinar: Mar. 1 - New!
10. CM Change of Major Meeting: Mar. 2 - New!
11. For Rising Juniors Only: Mar. 2 - New!
12. Peace Corps Recruiter at the Nunn School: Mar. 2 - New!
13. Voyager Scholarship Deadline: Mar. 22
14. GT Career Coaching Network Career Conversation: Mar. 30
15. NACADA Updates
16. NACADA Annual Conference Call Proposal Deadline
17. NACADA Region VI Conference

• College & Departmental Updates

1. Registrar - Degree Works Update - New!
2. New Tutoring Option for CoE Students - New!
3. The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership & Entrepreneur Award - New!
4. Pre-Law Information Portal
5. Pre-Graduate and Pre-Teaching Advising Virtual Drop-In Hours Access Updates
6. 2023 Scotland Summer Program
7. Job Openings 
8. OIE: International Special Programs Advisor
9. OIE: Education Abroad Advisor
10. CoC: Robotics Academic Program Manager I
11. BME: Academic Advisor II
12. ECE: Academic Program Coordinator I

• Advising & Advisor Resources

1. Getting a Headshot with GT Communications
2. LinkedIn Learning
3. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
4. GTAAN Canvas Course

What would you like to see featured in the GTAAN Weekly? Let us know at gtaan@gatech.edu!

Save the Date: GTAAN Best Practices Conference

Please join us this year's Best Practices Conference on May 22 to learn how colleges and universities in Georgia and beyond are fostering student growth in this year's theme of Focusing on a Growth Mindset. GA Tech early bird registration cost is $20 (until May 1).

We'll post more information here on how to submit a proposal, cost, and more.

Spring 2023 GTAAN Meetings

The GTAAN Executive Board has set the dates for the spring 2023 meeting calendar. We are ironing out presenters, but please hold the following dates for the spring:

• February 23 from 11am-12pm in the John Lewis Student Center: Piedmont Room
• This meeting will feature Tony Rice and Colleagues from the Event Services Team to share policies for booking space in the Student Center and Exhibition Hall
• Rick Clark and Chad Bryant from Admissions will also be sharing updates about Admissions
• March 16 from 11am-12pm in the John Lewis Student Center: Techwood Room
• This meeting will feature Ansley Sharp from the Registrar sharing updates, key dates, changes to policies, etc. 
• Colleagues from the International Student and Scholar Services Team in OIE will also be sharing about on undergraduate advising resources and opportunities to connect
• April 20 from 11am-12pm in the John Lewis Student Center: Techwood Room
• May 20: Save the Date for the 2023 Best Practices Conference
• More details coming soon!

Spring 2023 GTAAN Connections Dates

• April 4 from 12-1pm

GTAAN Newsletter Changes

The GTAAN Executive Board would like to move the weekly GTAAN Newsletter to a bi-weekly format beginning in January 2023. The GTAAN Newsletter dates for Jan/February will be:

• March 1
• March 15

Please send content to gtaan@gatech.edu by 4pm the Tuesday before the newsletter goes out. Please let us know if you have any feedback at gtaan@gatech.edu as well.

Updates On The Georgia Legislative Requirements Canvas Courses

The Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of the Registrar, and Canvas implementation team are working together to launch the Canvas courses for students who need to complete some/all of the Georgia Legislative Requirements (U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, GA history, GA Constitution). Please see this pdf for some information and reminders about this process. If you ever have any general questions or inquires about specific students, please don't hesitate to email me and/or refer to the information in the Undergraduate Advising Canvas course.

Advisors: Please share with students.

UK Post-Graduate Fellowships

Feb. 16, 2023, 11AM-12PM

Press Room A, Bill Moore Student Success Center

and 5-6PM via Zoom (same content both times)

Zoom link: https://gatech.zoom.us/my/karenmura

Learn about fellowships such as Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill, and Gate Cambridge, to fund graduate school programs in the UK.

Questions? Email: karen.mura@gatech.edu

Advisors - Please promote this new award to current sophomores.

Voyager Scholarship Webinar

The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

Feb. 16, 2023, 7-8PM

Zoom: https://gatech.zoom.us/my/karenmura

(A scholarship for SOPHOMORES with financial need who plan to pursue a career in public service.)

Students are encouraged to attend this webinar featuring Divali Legore, a GT student who is a member of the first cohort of recipients from 2022! Applications are now open! Come to learn about the application process! Deadline to submit applications is Mar. 22, 2023. Please email with questions: karen.mura@gatech.edu.

Advisors: This one is for you.

Enrollment Management Townhall

Tues., Feb. 21 from 9 - 10:15 a.m.

Clary Theatre, Bill Moore Student Success Center

This session will be held in-person and a light breakfast will be provided. A virtual option is available for those who are not on campus. Please register for the event that best suits your needs.

You're invited to join Enrollment Management leadership on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 for a town hall to hear updates regarding a variety of enrollment-related initiatives. Along with a brief general update from each department, focus will also be placed on the following topics:

• Strategic Enrollment Growth Management.
• GT Values and Fostering a Culture of Employee Recognition.
• Employee Wellness.

Town Hall Presenters:

• Dr. Paul Kohn, VP for Enrollment Management
• Rick Clark, AVP and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission
• Christal Dimas, Associate Director of Special Scholarships
• Marie Mons, Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Ansley Sharp, Senior Assistant Registrar
• De Morris Walker, Director of Summer and Special Session Initiatives

Advisors: Please share with students and also consider participating.

Gorick Ng Visits Georgia Tech

Tues, Feb. 21

The Career Center will welcome Gorick Ng (First-gen expert, best-selling author, Harvard Career Advisor, UC Berkley faculty) to campus on Tuesday, February 21^st to engage in a variety of speaking engagements and trainings.

 

Schedule:

1. What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Sooner About How to Navigate College as a First-Gen: Clary Theater in the Bill Moore Student Success Center, 11am-12pm (In-person attendance encouraged, but there is a virtual option: https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_okmpU8gkQLy0CHnpCxiTVA)

• Audience: First-gen student executive board/leaders, first-gen population, faculty, staff
• Description: Join former first-gen college grad turned Harvard career adviser turned Wall Street Journal Bestselling of The Unspoken Rules on the hidden maneuvers that successful students take to accelerate their academic and professional careers.

1. How to Empower First-Gen, Limited-Income Students - Pressroom A in the Bill Moore Student Success Center, 3-4pm

• Audience: First-gen mentors + First-generation Program team, first-gen mentors, interested GT faculty & staff, career offices team
• Description: Join Harvard career advisor, former first-gen college grad, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Gorick Ng on how to help first-gens like his former self survive and thrive in college.

1. How to Uncover Hidden Career Opportunities - Clary Theater in the Bill Moore Student Success Center, 5-6pm (In-person attendance encouraged, but there is a virtual option: https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ldQQPrumSmGDSZr04JVkNA)

• Audience: Open to the broader campus
• Description: What does it take to land a job, get promoted, and reach your career goals? Join first-gen college grad turned BCG management consultant turned Harvard MBA turned Wall Street Journal Bestselling of The Unspoken Rules on the secrets of networking and paving your own career path.

If you have questions, please reach out to Laura Garcia, Director of Career Education in the Georgia Tech Career Center, at laura.garcia@gatech.edu.

Advisors: This one is for you!

GTAAN February Meeting

Feb. 23 from 11am-12pm in the John Lewis Student Center: Piedmont Room

This meeting will feature Tony Rice and Colleagues from the Event Services Team to share policies for booking space in the Student Center and Exhibition Hall. We'll also hear from Rick Clark and Chad Bryant from Admissions about Admissions updates.

Advisors - Please promote this event to current FIRST- and SECOND-YEARS

Prepping For Schwarzman and Luce Scholarships

(For First- and Second-Years)

Thurs., Feb. 23, 2023

11AM-12PM in Press Room A, Bill Moore Student Success Center

AND

5-6PM via Zoom -(https://gatech.zoom.us/my/karenmura)

Same content both times

• Earn a master's degree in Global Studies at Tsinghua University, Beijing, (all classes taught in English)

OR

• Have an immersive, professional experience in Asia for those who would not have the opportunity to spend time there otherwise

Learn how best to prepare yourself for one or both of these awards. Questions? Email karen.mura@gatech.edu

Advisors: Please share with students.

Registration is now open! Please encourage your students to participate.

 Advisors - Please promote this event to current Juniors and Seniors

Fulbright Live Webinar! 

Wed., March 1, 2023 from 6-7PM 

Register here: https://apply.iie.org/register/GPS4

Learn about the Fulbright US Student Program from a Fulbright representative AND get all your questions answered in a GT students only Breakout Room!

Fulbright provides awards to study, do research or be an English language teaching assistant in more than 140 countries around the globe.

Questions? Email: karen.mura@gatech.edu

Advisors: Please share with students.

CM Change of Majors Meetings

The CM Change of Major Meetings have been set as follows:

• 3/2/23
• 4/6/23
• 4/27/23

All Thursday’s 11am, virtual. The site here has been updated.

Advisors - Please promote this event to current Sophomores!

For Rising Juniors Only

Thurs., Mar. 2, 2023

11AM-12PM in Press Room A, Bill Moore Student Success Center

AND

5-6PM via Zoom (https://gatech.zoom.us/my/karenmura)

Same content both times

Hear about awards with Fall 2023 deadlines that are specifically for Juniors - such as Fulbright Canada, Truman, Udall, DAAD-RISE and many more! 

Plan now for next fall! Questions?

Email karen.mura@gatech.edu

Advisors: Please share with interested students.

Peace Corps Recruiter at the Nunn School

Mar. 2 from 2-4pm in Habersham Room #135

Come meet with the local recruiter to learn more about Peace Corps programs for service abroad and graduate school opportunities!

On Thursday, March 2, Harrison will be in Habersham Room 135 from 2-4pm. Register here:

https://www.peacecorps.gov/events/23_vrs_officehours_georgiatech_20230302/

Advisors - Please promote this new award to current sophomores.

Voyager Scholarship Application Deadline

The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

Applications are now open! Come to learn about the application process!

Deadline to submit applications is March 22, 2023.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Plan to enroll full-time in your junior year of study at an accredited four-year university in the United States in Fall 2023. Eligible students are finishing their sophomore year in Spring 2023 and will be considered juniors based on total number of credits earned at their institution by Fall 2023.
• Have four (4) semesters of full-time academic coursework remaining before graduating
• Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Have demonstrated a commitment to public service
• Plan to pursue a career in public service upon graduation*
• Be a United States (U.S.) citizen, U.S. permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)

 * Public service can include careers in government, non-profit, or the private sector, ranging from school teachers, community organizers, social workers, entrepreneurs with ideas for socially impactful businesses, journalism, arts, and design — a range of fields through which people are committed to creating a more connected, just, and equitable world.

Questions? Email: karen.mura@gatech.edu

For Georgia Tech Faculty and Staff. 

Georgia Tech Career Coaching Network

You are cordially invited to join the Georgia Tech Career Coaching Network. The Career Coaching Network is a partnership between the Georgia Tech Career Center, faculty, and staff to address common student career concerns through a 3-hour training and 1-hour career conversations. All Georgia Tech faculty and staff are invited to participate.

1-Hour Career Conversations

Career Conversations take a deep dive into a particular career topic.

• Supporting Students Struggling with their Job Search 
• Thurs, March 30, 11am-12pm, Virtual

NACADA Annual Conference Call for Proposals

Proposal Deadline: Feb. 23

The NACADA Annual Conference proposal deadline is Feb. 23, 2023.

NACADA Region VI Conference

March 5-7, 2023

Huntsville, AL

Registration is open now! Early registration closes February 6th and hotel spots will go quickly!  

Learn More.

Advisors: This one is for you!

Registrar: Degree Works Update

We are excited to announce the next upgrade for Degree Works. This upgrade brings a completely new look and feel to the user interface of Degree Works in comparison to the current version GT has used over the past 10 years.

Attached is a file that gives an overview of the Degree Works Responsive Dashboard. This document highlights the new features and information on how to get an early view during our final testing phase during the Spring 2o23 term. We also would like to invite you to join the Registrar’s Office Degree Works Teams site to provide feedback and receive updates prior to the upgrade. Please join here.

The Degree Works upgrade is scheduled for May 19^th -21^st, 2023. After the upgrade, the current version of Degree Works will run in parallel with the upgraded Degree Works Responsive Dashboard through the end of 2023. January 2024, the Degree Works Responsive Dashboard will be the only degree auditing tool available.

What’s next? Join us on the Degree Works Teams site. The Registrar’s Office will schedule an information and training session this Spring. More training documents and a student guide coming soon!

Advisors: Please share with CoE students.

New Tutoring Option for CoE Students

We are pleased to share a new tutoring option for engineering students this semester. TAS has partnered with Knack, an app-based tutoring platform, to deliver peer tutoring for engineering courses. Please help us promote this option to your students! Tutoring is free, online, and can be scheduled at the convenience of the student + tutor. Students can sign up to be a tutor for courses in which they have earned an A at Tech, and completely manage their work hours. This provides much more flexibility than a current tutor position with TAS, and we hope it allows us to offer more tutoring in engineering. If our spring pilot goes well, we will expand to the full campus course directory. Students can request a tutor or sign up to be a tutor at gatech.joinknack.com.

Advisors: Please share with interested junior and senior students.

The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership & Entrepreneur Award

Application Deadline: March 3

The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneurship Award is a $3000 scholarship awarded to a junior or senior who best meets the qualities of the ideal candidate.

The ideal candidate would be:

• A person of vision
• A driving force to create a business or organization
• An inspiration to others to reach their potential
• A leader with the ability to anticipate future needs
• An optimist about finding solutions
• One who generates support of the dream
• And a person of character who says, “why not” “not why”.

Please contact Debbie Dorsey with any questions.

Advisors: Please share with students.

Pre-Law Information Portal

In the portal you will find resource guides on options to prepare for the LSAT, how to pursue financial aid, writing your personal statement, and obtaining letters of recommendation. You’ll also find databases of internship and scholarship opportunities (scholarship opportunities coming soon!). A huge thank you to LST Program Assistant Alysia Gray for all of her work on this incredible project. These resources require you to login with your GT credential for access. 

Advisors: Please share with students.

Pre-Graduate and Pre-Teaching Advising Virtual Drop-In Hours Access Updates

Pre-Graduate Advising and Pre-Teaching Advising has new access information for weekly virtual drop-in hours. 

Mon, 8:30 - 9:30 ET and Th, 3:00 - 4:00 ET

NEW ACCESS INFO as of 1/19/2023:  

https://gatech.zoom.us/j/95573411735 | domestic and international call-in.

Drop-ins are only for 10-15 minutes. No appointment needed. There are no drop-ins during Institute holidays. Pre-Graduate advisors and Pre-Teaching advisors are not academic advisors and cannot assist with schedule changes, etc.

• Undergraduate appointments: www.advisor.gatech.edu 
• Graduate student and alumni appointments: email Susan Belmonte, sbelmonte@gatech.edu 

Advisors: Please share with interested students.

2023 Scotland Summer Program

Study abroad this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland! The six week GT program runs, tentatively, from June 5 (check-in) to July 22 (check out), 2023. The exact dates will be finalized in January. The program is limited to 50 students.

Feel free to contact the Scotland program director Dr. Richard Catrambone in the School of Psychology with any questions about the program.

Here is the link to the Scotland Summer Program’s informal web site that provides information about the program.

Here is the link to the program's official page via the Office of International Education’s (OIE) website.

Information on how to apply for these positions is available from OHR: http://ohr.gatech.edu

OIE: International Special Programs Advisor

Position #254123

This position is principally responsible for facilitating programming for Global @ Home and supporting the Global Leadership Living Learning Community (GL LLC), a community of approximately 150 first-year students with an interest in studying/interning abroad and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

OIE: Education Abroad Advisor

Position #254122

This position reports to the Associate Director of Education Abroad and is primarily responsible for advising students on education abroad scholarships and developing and implementing recruitment and marketing for GT education abroad programs. 

Biomedical Engineering: Academic Advisor II

Position # 250343

Application Open: Until filled

Provide information and counsel to undergraduate students within an assigned area regarding their academic pursuits and progress. Prepare and maintain associated student records. May provide work direction to Academic Advisor Is and administrative support staff. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: students, parents and faculty, staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: students.

ECE: Academic Program Coordinator I 

Position #249469 

This position will work with the ECE graduate and undergraduate programs.

Getting a Headshot with GT Communications

Did you know that GT Communications offers faculty and staff free professional headshots? Headshot portraits for Georgia Tech faculty and staff are scheduled by appointment only on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and are taken in the photography studio of the William C. Wardlaw Center.

To schedule a headshot, please email headshots@gatech.edu with your name and department name in the subject line:

• Let us know If you prefer a specific time slot on a specific Tuesday. Otherwise, you will be offered the next available appointment.
• Please confirm the appointment promptly, as time slots are offered first come, first served.

GT Access to LinkedIn Learning

Georgia Tech employees have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com), an online learning platform that has a library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills. The platform is designed for all levels of learners and is available whenever you are ready to learn.

For free and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, please use this link: https://linkedinlearning.gatech.edu/.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The University System of Georgia has contracted with Kepro​ to provide employees and their family members with a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). All healthcare benefits-eligible employees and their families have access to the program.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers no cost counseling and work/life balance assistance to employees and their family members. Assistance is confidential.

Request EAP Services at:

• 1-844-243-4440, or 
• the Kepro website using Company Code USGCares

The GTAAN Canvas course is the perfect place for collaboration and we want to invite you to add to it! Join the course below and email gtaan@gatech.edu to submit material that you think will benefit other advisors!

Did you miss any GTAAN Meetings?

View the recordings of our previous GTAAN meetings in the GTAAN Canvas Course.