• April Advisor Spotlight - New!
• GTAAN Updates
• GTAAN Best Practices Keynote Speaker - New!
• Spring 2023 GTAAN Meetings - New!
• Recruiting for VP of Communications
• FASET Update
• Registrar Update - New!
• GA Legislative Requirement Update
• Upcoming Events & Deadlines
• GTAAN April Meeting- New!
• Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering Recruitment Event: Apr. 20 - New!
• STEM Equity Symposium: Apr. 21 - New!
• iGniTe/Summer Session with Advisors - New!
• CM Change of Major Meeting: Apr. 27 - New!
• College & Departmental Updates
• ME4803 for Undergrads - New!
• School of City and Regional Planning Asynchronous Online Course Offerings - New!
• BIOS 1220 Biology of Sex and Death - New!
• Carbon Reduction Challenge
• Seeking Oxford Group Leaders for Summer 2023
• GT Athletics is Hiring Peer Tutors
• Be a Commencement Volunteer!
• School of Psychology Summer 2023 Courses
• Honor's Program Assessment and Resource
• Exploratory Advising Drop-In Hours
• HMED Minor Updates and Advisor Resources
• Nunn School Outreach & Recruitment Student Assistant Hiring
• New Tutoring Option for CoE Students
• Job Openings 
• Academic Program Manager 1 (Hybrid) - New!
• Assistant Director of Peer Tutoring Programs
• BME: Academic Advisor I
• Advising & Advisor Resources
• Getting a Headshot with GT Communications
• GTAAN Canvas Course

What would you like to see featured in the GTAAN Weekly? Let us know at [email protected]!

GTAAN Best Practices Keynote Speaker: Sarah Kyte, Ph.D.

GTAAN is excited to announce that Dr. Sarah Kyte will provide the Best Practices Keynote Address. Dr. Kyte leads a responsive, action-driven, and rigorous portfolio of research and partnerships focused on supporting student success. As a sociologist of education, her research takes a holistic view of the practices and policies that support student success with a focus on student persistence in college and within majors, effective strategies for bringing data-driven tools to practice, and equity for underserved groups. Her team recently won the 2021 Institutional Research Leadership Award from the National Symposium for Student Retention for their paper detailing role of data-driven and student-centered research in coalition-building to revise UArizona’s academic eligibility policy. Dr. Kyte earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in Sociology from Villanova University.

Register for GTAAN Best Practices Conference

GA Tech Registration cost: $35. Not payable via PCard.

Register Here.

Last Spring 2023 GTAAN Meeting

Please join us for the remaining spring 2023 GTAAN meetings. To see past meeting presentations, please go to the Canvas Course.

• April 20 from 11am-12pm in in Clough Room #102 or via Zoom
• This meeting will feature Tegra Myanna from GA Tech's LGBTQIA Resource Center, Stacey Doremus from GA Tech's Leadership Education and Development Program, and Andrew Stochel who will share about CARE/QPR Resources

Recruiting GTAAN VP of Communications

GTAAN is looking for the next Vice President of Communications! If you like to build and send newsletters, connect with your fellow advisors, and develop marketing materials, then this is the position for you! This is a 2 year commitment, beginning in January 2024. There's also a training period for the incoming VP of Communication from August to December 2023--so that you can see how everything works. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete this form by May 1, 2023.

Register for the Degree Works Upgrade Meeting

April 27 from 1-2pm. Register here.

This meeting will give an overview of the new look of Degree Works that is coming in May. The upgrade is scheduled for May 19-21, 2023. We will review new look/features of Degree Works, applying exceptions, adding notes, and time for Q&A.

FASET Advising Listserv Moving to Microsoft Groups

NSTP is moving the FASET advising listserv to the Microsoft groups. Please click this link to be added to the group. If there is someone on your team who academically advises new students and you think they should be receiving FASET advising updates, please share this email with them. Thank you.

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.

GTAAN April Meeting

April 20 from 11am-12pm in in Clough Room #102 or via Zoom

This meeting will feature Tegra Myanna from GA Tech's LGBTQIA Resource Center, Stacey Doremus from GA Tech's Leadership Education and Development Program, and Andrew Stochel who will share about CARE/QPR Resources.

Advisors: Please share with students.

Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering Recruitment Event

Thurs., Apr. 20, 2023 from 4 - 5pm

Bill Moore Student Success Center, President's Suite D

Refreshments provided

All Georgia Tech students considering graduate school in engineering are invited to meet with Ayana Teal, the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Marketing at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. 

RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/25r44k2t 

Advisors: Please share with students.

STEM Equity Symposium 

Fri., Apr. 21 from 9:30 – 11:45am 

Clary Theatre of the Bill Moore Student Success Center 

Registration: STEMequity.eventbrite.com 

Dr. Ebony McGee, STEM researcher & author, will present a keynote on her book “Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Stifles Innovation.” The keynote speech will be followed by a student panel, and the event will be open to the Georgia Tech community. 

The book Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation (Harvard Education Press, 2020) brings together more than ten years of research on high-achieving, underrepresented racially minoritized (URM) students, faculty, administrators, entrepreneurs, and professionals in STEM fields. This research is grounded in a deep appreciation of what it means to be a STEMer of color. It requires being academically successful in contexts where people of color are few, and negative beliefs about their ability and motivation persist. Dr. McGee explores questions such as: How do some URM people manage to survive racialized academic climates, and what does STEM achievement cost them? Why do institutions continue to recruit URM people to STEM disciplines where the climate and culture regularly drive them away? How does excluding people of color from STEM disciplines limit innovation? 

This event is co-sponsored by CEISMC (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing), the College of Engineering, and the OUE Equity Collective. 

For all academic advisors, as well as others who support our incoming Summer students

iGniTe/Summer Session with Advisors

Mon., Apr. 24 from 10-11 a.m. via Teams

The session will be recorded and shared. This will be the time to hear about iGniTe updates, summer registration updates, etc., and other relevant information to help advisors with their planning for summer.

Advisors: Please share with students.

CM Change of Majors Meetings

• The last CM Change of Major Meeting is April 27, 2023 at 11am.

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

Advisors: Please share with students.

ME4803: Engineering-Based Intrapreneurship

The major restrictions will be removed on Tuesday, April 18 at noon. It will open to all students who are juniors or seniors, at that time. 

Advisors: Please share with students.

School of City and Regional Planning Asynchronous Online Course Offerings

The School of City and Regional Planning is happy to announce several undergraduate asynchronous online courses that will be offered this summer that might be of interest to your students, as all but one of them can satisfy the social science requirement. They can also satisfy Sustainable Cities minor course requirements. Please share this information with your students - I think they will be happy, we have fabulous instructors for these exciting topics! 

• CP 2233 Sustainable Urban Development, CRN 57384
• CP 4020 Intro to Urban and Regional Planning, CRN 56569
• CP 4030 The City and Its Technology, CRN 57388 - focuses on smart cities and the technologies used, such as smart grids, autonomous vehicles, 5G networks, data analytics, etc.
• CP 4310 Urban Transportation and Planning, CRN 56570
• CP 4813 Special Topics: World Cities, CRN 57389 -https://tinyurl.com/WorldCities2023

Advisors: please share with your students!

BIOS 1220 Biology of Sex and Death

BIOS 1220 The Biology of Sex and Death is moving to Spring semesters. It will next be offered in Spring 2024. This course is for non-science majors and fulfills a Core Area D Lab Science requirement.

Advisors: Please share with students.

Carbon Reduction Challenge

The Carbon Reduction Challenge, An initiative of the GT College of Sciences and, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, in collaboration with the Georgia Climate Project, is a competition focused on empowering students to become part of the climate change solution. Interning and co-op students work with an organization, during their internship, on a project that achieves significant reductions in carbon emissions and yields cost savings. While the program is based out of Georgia Tech, we welcome all students.  Students are guided by GT professors throughout the summer and culminate in Final Expo in August where the top three teams win cash prizes!

If you want to talk to one of our team members to learn more, check out our website(https://www.carbonreductionchallenge.org/), or email us here.  

Advisors: This is for you.

Seeking Oxford Group Leaders for Summer 2023 

The Oxford Program

The Georgia Tech’s Oxford Program takes place every summer and is composed of two sections: travel & in-residence. During the first half of the program, students journey by bus to multiple European cities. Each group consists of 55 students, 2 professors, 1 European Tour Guide and 1 GT Group Leader. Students take 2 courses during this portion of the program; they attend lectures and visit numerous sites that enhance and contribute to their courses. After spending 1 week studying in Atlanta and 5 weeks learning on the road, students complete their COA & MUSI coursework and head for Oxford, England for the second portion of the program. When the students arrive in Oxford, the duties of a group leader conclude and responsibilities for the traveling portion are over.

Group Leader Responsibilities:

• Assist the on-site logistical expert (European Tour Guide) for the travel portion of the program
• Help check the group into hotels, museums, restaurants, etc.
• Assist in coordinating transportation to excursions & cities
• Assist professors with classroom set up and breakdown
• Serve as the on-site liaison between OIE & the Dean of Students
• Monitor and help with issues regarding student health, discipline, safety, and well-being
• Assist faculty members
• Accompany students on international flight to 1st destination city
• Maintain professional conduct and uphold Georgia Tech policies & procedures at all times

Important Dates:

• Mar 31, 2023 - Group Leader application deadline
• Spring semester: Group Leaders must be available to attend a minimum of 5 training sessions and meetings (TBA)
• May 23, 2023 - Depart for Europe with students
• June 25, 2023 - Conclude your Group Leader duties

How to Apply:

Apply here: https://oxford.gatech.edu/content/group-leader-application

The application will require you to submit the following material:

• Current Resume
• Personal Information & Short Essays
• Departmental Signature of Approval Form
• Two Reference emailed by the person giving the reference to [email protected]

Application deadline: Mar. 31, 2023.

For more information, contact Nefi Lopez-Chen ([email protected]) or visit here

Advisors: Please share with interested students.

Georgia Tech Athletics is hiring student Peer Tutors

GT Athletics is hiring student Peer Tutors, for the ‘23-‘24 academic year! An upcoming information session will be held before the Spring Football Game on April 15^th. Please stop by the GTAA Academics booth for some GT swag and a quick Q&A. More information to come!

If students are interested in this great opportunity please scan the QR code (attached) or reach out to GTAA Tutors at [email protected]

Please visit the website for more information and subjects wanted: https://ramblinwreck.com/tutoring-services/

Go Jackets! GTAA

Advisors: Please consider volunteering!

The Georgia Tech Commencement Office is looking for enthusiastic faculty and staff who want to take part in one of the biggest days for Georgia Tech students. Volunteering for Commencement is a fun and gratifying experience to help make a graduate’s day a great one. This website is a resource for all Commencement volunteers, providing event updates and other volunteering tips.

Advisors: Please share with students.

School of Psychology Summer 2023 Courses

The School of Psychology wants to ensure students from other majors are aware of our course offerings in case they have an interest in pursuing a minor, certificate, or just exploring psychology. Please click here to learn more.

Advisors: This is for you.

Honor's Program Assessment and Resources

Dear Academic Advisors,

My name is Amy D'Unger and I'm the Associate Director of the Honors Program. In my role, I handle all of the program assessment for HP and one of our goals is to empower academic advisors across campus to assist the Honors Program students in their majors. In order to do this, we've created an informational video about advising HP students.  I'm reaching out to you—hopefully before things get too crazy when the schedule of classes goes online—to ask if you could assist in reviewing this content.

The entire process takes about 15 - 20 minutes and includes a 10-question multiple choice pre-test (about 3 - 5 mins), an "explainer" video (9 mins), and a 10-question multiple choice post-test (about 3 - 5 mins). These three items are located a module titled "Honors Program Advising" in BOTH the Undergraduate Academic Advising and GTAAN Canvas sites (please complete it only in one place).

I would ask that, before you begin, you do NOT review any websites or information about the HP. We really want to get a baseline assessment on the pre-test of advisor knowledge about the Honors Program (it's an anonymous survey on Qualtrics, so no grade shaming!).  Please go through the items in order (pre-test, video, post-test) and only complete the module in the UG advising or GTAAN site, but not both. I'm putting it in both places, as there are some folks who are members of one but not the other.

The result of this effort is we'll get a better sense of how helpful the video is, where knowledge gaps might be, and about other items that might be helpful. For example, I have a document all about HP advising that will be added to the module after data collection is completed. We want to build a connection between the HP and academic advisors, make sure advisors have the information needed to share with their students, and assess the state of HP advising (or lack thereof) on campus. It should benefit advisors and the HP in the long run.

Thank you so much for your time and please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions about this process or about advising HP students in your major(s). I am happy to help at any time.

Regards, Amy

Advisors: Please share with students.

Exploratory Advising (In-Person) Drop-in Hours

Thursdays, 9:00-10:30 and 2:00-4:00

CULC 283

Appointments are also available in Advisor Link

Advisors: This is for you.

HMED Minor Updates and Advisor Resources



As advising for Summer and Fall approaches, please take a few minutes to become familiar with the popular HMED Minor (Health & Medical Sciences). Due to changes in staffing, major advisors will need to oversee their advisees interested in this minor.

Dr. Mary Peek has prepared several great resources for advisors:

• HMED Minor Advising Checklist: A writable-PDF checklist that advisors may use to help with the rules for the minor. The HMED Minor confuses a lot of people because it is interdisciplinary and is restricted to courses within the College of Sciences only. The initial version of the checklist is attached. 

• Resources for Major Advisors: A handout containing unusual case studies and how to address them (attached). There is also the HMED Minor website (https://hmed.cos.gatech.edu/) that includes these resources.

• Spring 2023 HMED Minor Information Sessions: There are still 2 upcoming Spring 2023 sessions via Zoom for students who are considering the minor and want to learn more. Advisors are also welcome to attend as well to get any questions answered and/or to learn more about the minor.

Advisors: Please share with students.

Nunn School Outreach & Recruitment Student Assistant Hiring

The position has a starting pay rate of $15/hour. The schedule is flexible, up to 20 hours a week, as a hybrid position. Start date is ASAP and we are asking for a commitment through the Spring 2023 semester, with an option for continuing on in future semesters. Position announcement link.



• Nunn School Outreach and Recruitment Student Assistant Application

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.

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

Academic Program Manager 1 (Hybrid)

Position #255915

This is an Academic Program Manager I for COE. This position will collaborate with the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Inclusive Excellence to support the transfer pathways and Dual Degree Engineering Transfer Pathway Program between the College of Engineering and our partners. Furthermore, the position will collaborate with Student Services to monitor, assess, and enhance the experience, retention, and performance of students that transfer to the College of Engineering.

Assistant Director of Peer Tutoring Programs

Position #255759

We are excited to welcome applications for the Assistant Director of Peer Tutoring Programs in Tutoring & Academic Support at Georgia Tech. Please see details in this job description.

Biomedical Engineering: Academic Advisor I

Position # 253918

Application Open: Until filled

Provide information and counsel to undergraduate and graduate students within an assigned area regarding their academic pursuits and progress. Prepare and maintain associated student records. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: current and potential students, parents, faculty, staff, and general public. This position typically will advise and counsel: students

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 [email protected] 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.

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

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