On June 18, 2019 Summer Session Initiatives (SSI) hosted the 2nd annual "iGniTe Welcome" for all iGniTe students, faculty and staff. The event included warm welcomes from Provost Bras, Dr. Steven P. Girardot (Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate...

Three years ago, in an effort to address the high level of perceived stress among Georgia Tech students, the Honors Program opened three sections of GT 1000 that focused on mindfulness practices. While these classes were clearly appreciated by those...

July 25th, 2018 was a day to remember for the iGniTe program: The Closing Showcase! From 4 to 6pm iGniTe students and others taking summer classes met in the Clough 1st floor atrium to either present or see student projects...

On July 19 th , Summer Session Initiatives hosted the iGniTe Welcome Event for our summer first-years! All of the summer first-years, residence hall Peer Leaders, and OUE faculty and staff gathered in front of the Kessler Campanile at around...

On Tuesday, June 12th 2018, we welcomed our first group of GT 22 iGniTe summer first-years! Approximately 300 students will live in Folk, Caldwell, and Hefner residence halls this summer. The day would’ve been hectic had it not been for...

Sixteen Honors Program students are studying the US Constitution from a comparative perspective this summer while residing in Mansfield College, University of Oxford. Class readings in PUBP 3000 US Constitutional Issues center on seminal US Supreme Court decisions interpreting the...

The Beginning The Honors Program (HP) at Georgia Tech was created to be an accelerator for innovation in higher education and beyond, and was conceived in 2006 by a founding committee, which included the eventual director, Dr. Gregory Nobles. The...

A Brief History of LLCs Living Learning Communities (LLC) are an academic strategy that link academics to on-campus living. Higher education is no stranger to the concept of living learning communities; and neither is Georgia Tech. Each Georgia Tech community...

Each semester dozens of students apply for the privilege to address new students to Georgia Tech at the convocation ceremony. The process is a fairly rigorous one that includes writing a speech that is judged by faculty and staff around...