• January Advisor Spotlight
• GTAAN Updates

1. GTAAN Newsletter Changes
2. Spring 2023 GTAAN Meetings

• FASET Updates
• Upcoming Events & Deadlines

1. Spring All Majors Career Fair: Jan. 23-24
2. Career Coaching Network Train the Trainer: Jan. 25 - New!
3. Prepping For Knight-Hennessy: Jan. 26 - New!
4. CM Change of Major Meetings: Feb. 2 - New!

• NACADA Updates

1. 2023 GA NACADA Drive-In Conference
2. NACADA Annual Conference Call Proposal Deadline
3. NACADA Region VI Conference

• College & Departmental Updates

1. Oxford Summer Program Seeks Group Leaders - New!
2. 2023 Scotland Summer Program
3. How to Activate Career Buzz
4. GT Career Coaching Network 2022-2023 Events

• Job Openings 

1. CoC: Robotics Academic Program Manager I
2. BME: Academic Advisor II
3. 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 [email protected]!

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:

• February 1
• February 15

Please send content to [email protected] by 4pm the Tuesday before the newsletter goes out. Please let us know if you have any feedback at [email protected] as well.

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:

• January 26 from 11am-12pm in the John Lewis Student Center: Piedmont Room or join us online via Zoom. 
• This meeting will feature SGA Vice President of Academic Affairs, Hunter Richardson
• We'll also hear from Anna Traykova (SCaRP) and Kris Chatfield (Serve-Learn-Sustain) with updates about the Sustainable Cities minor and related classes, internships and other student opportunities
• 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
• 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

• February 7 from 12-1pm
• April 4 from 12-1pm

Summer 2023 FASET Dates

Here are the dates for the 2023 Summer FASET sessions. 

• FASET 2023 Summer Dates for Campus.xlsx

Please bookmark the link to the Summer Dates. There will be additional updates to which sessions may be school-specific and/or virtual. NSTP is working with academic advisors/colleges to fine-tune which dates can become school-specific sessions. Once that is confirmed, that link will be updated, and I will let everyone know the sessions are finalized. However, these are the dates. These dates will accommodate our increasing new student population.

In the meantime, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cynthia Jennings, if you have questions.

Advisors: Please share with students.

Spring 2023 All Majors Career Fair

January 23-24, 2023

Learn more here: https://careerfair.gatech.edu/spring-2023-all-majors-career-fair/

Advisors: this one's for you!

Career Coaching Network Train the Trainer

You are cordially invited to participate in the Career Center’s 3-hour Career Coaching Network Train the Trainer: Wed, Jan. 25, 1-4:00pm in Bill Moore SSC President’s Suites C & D OR Virtual. If you have already participated in a past training, please share this with any colleagues you think may be interested in participating.

The Career Coaching Network 3-hour training is designed to equip faculty and staff with a variety of tools to support students who approach them with common career concerns. Participants will engage in facilitated discussions and training to discuss best practices for supporting students in their career development. ***Food provided for in-person participants***

Please RSVP by Wed, Jan. 18 if you plan to attend in person. You are welcome to RSVP for online participation until Jan. 25.

AGENDA

1:00pm         Overview of the Career Coaching Network Initiative & Career Center 

1:30pm         Supporting Students through their Job Search Journey Presentation

2:30pm         Break

2:45pm         Panel Discussion 

• Andrea Comsa, Director of Co-op and Experiential Education, Career Center
• Michael Dutcher, Corporate Relations Manager, Scheller College of Business
• Dr. Shannon Dobranski, Director, Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising (PGPP)
• Amaka Nwoko, Career Development Advisor, Career Center 

3:30pm         Open Networking with Career Center Representatives and Guests 

RSVP here for your Career Coaching Network event(s) of interest

If you have questions, please reach out to Laura Garcia, Director of Career Education in the Georgia Tech Career Center, at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for sharing this invitation with any colleagues you think may be interested in participating. Career Coaching Network events are open to all GT faculty and staff.

Advisors - please share this with your advisees.

Prepping For Knight-Hennessy 

(For First- and Second-Years)

Thursday, Jan. 26, 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.

• Interested in pursuing a graduate or professional degree at Stanford University?
• Committed to becoming a global leader and agent of change in your chosen field?

Join this session to learn how best to prepare yourself for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Advisors: Please share with students.

CM Change of Majors Meetings

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

2/2/23

3/2/23

4/6/23

4/27/23

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

2023 Georgia NACADA Drive-In Conference

Morehouse College will host the 2023 Georgia NACADA Drive-in conference on Friday February 3, 2023. The Early Registration Deadline is: January 13, 2023.

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.

Oxford Summer Program Seeks Group Leaders

Did you want to study abroad as a student, but couldn't? Are you looking for a new way to connect with students? Then we invite you to learn about being a Group Leader for the Oxford Study Abroad Program 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. During the travel portion, students take 2 courses where they attend lectures and visit numerous music and art performances and sites that enhance and contribute to their coursework. The travel portion lasts 5 weeks while students complete their COA & MUSI coursework. Following that, students head for Oxford, England for the in-residence portion of the program and 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 & 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 first destination city
• Maintain professional conduct and uphold Georgia Tech policies & procedures at all times

Important Dates

• Feb, 1, 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

Apply

Please apply via: https://oxford.gatech.edu/content/group-leader-application

Application requirements:

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

The deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm. 

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

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.

Advisors: Please share with students.

How to Activate Career Buzz

Here is a pdf on how students can activate their CareerBuzz accounts and the steps to complete in order to apply for a co-op or an internship in CareerBuzz. There is also a list of advisors and how students can connect with The Career Center.

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.

• How to Discuss Reneging and Evaluating Job Offers with Students
• Tues, Feb. 14, 11am-12pm, Virtual
• Supporting Students Struggling with their Job Search 
• Thurs, March 30, 11am-12pm, Virtual

3-hour Trainings

The Career Coaching Network 3-hour training is designed to equip faculty and staff with a variety of tools to support students who approach them with common career concerns. Participants will engage in facilitated discussions and training to discuss best practices for supporting students in their career development.

-         Wed, Jan 25th, 1-4pm in Bill Moore SSC President’s Suites C & D OR Virtual

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

College of Computing: Robotics Academic Program Manager I

Position #252177

This position will advise MS and PhD students in the Robotics interdisciplinary 

programs and coordinate requirements across six home units. 

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 [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.

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 [email protected] 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.