As the spring semester begins, we are thrilled to welcome back our First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) students! These remarkable first-year students spent their fall semester immersed in academic and cultural experiences across Europe, and now they are bringing their global...

First-Year Semester Aboard (FYSA), a collaborative program between the Office of International Education (OIE) and the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) recently announced recognitions and expanded roles for FYSA staff and leadership. Led by Dr. Vicki Birchfield, FYSA executive director...

OUE is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Reese as the new Program and Operations Manager for the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) program . Elizabeth brings experience in international education, program management, recruiting, and student advising to her new role. In her...

Iteeah Pounds, Co-op and Internships Program & Operations Manager in the Georgia Tech Career Center, has been selected as the Group Leader for the FYSA@Oxford program for the remainder of the Fall semester. As the group leader, Iteeah will lead...

We are thrilled to share the news that Criss Miller, Senior Program Manager and Assistant to the VPUE, has been chosen as the Group Leader for the Oxford Cohort in the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) Program. Details about the appointment...

Cassy McInnis, FYSA Program and Operations Manager, is moving on to a new chapter in her career beyond Georgia Tech. Her last day in the role will be August 1. It goes without saying that she will leave tremendously large...

FYSA (then FYFA) was established in 2021, and FYSA is in now its third program year and will send 47 students on the FYSA@Oxford program and 46 on the FYSA@GTE program. Before traveling abroad, students will spend a whirlwind three-weeks...

Note: Originally sent on 5/18/23, on behalf of Amy Henry (Executive Director, OIE) and Steven P. Girardot (Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education) **** We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vicki Birchfield as the Executive Director of the First-Year...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Shannon Dobranski will assume the additional administrative appointment of Faculty Director for the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) @ Oxford program. In this role, Shannon will oversee the curriculum for FYSA@Oxford, maintain relationships with...

In November 2022, Cassy McInnis, Program & Operations Manager for First-Year Semester Abroad, was elected as the Chair of the Staff Council Employee Health & Wellbeing (EH&W) Committee for 2023. I was incredibly nervous about taking on the role, as...