Georgia Tech Creates New Office of Student Achievement

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Georgia Tech’s Office of the Provost announced today some organizational changes to support student success, including the creation of an Office of Student Achievement within the Office of Undergraduate Education, which will now become the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.

“Ensuring that all students who attend Georgia Tech have the academic resources they need to succeed is our top priority,” said Steve McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “While our academic support services have always been open to all students, we are making changes to better emphasize and communicate that these services are available to any student with a need.”

These changes will reimagine Georgia Tech’s student success efforts and resources under one umbrella to emphasize the availability of these resources for all students. The newly created Office of Student Achievement will represent an evolution and rethinking of OMED: Educational Services and First-Generation Student Initiatives. The new unit, which will be led by Sybrina Atwaters, will expand current student success programs and services aimed at improving retention and graduation rates and academic engagement, and will assess and address gaps in student academic support, identify areas for optimization, and strengthen partnerships that enhance student success.

The Office of Student Achievement will collaborate across units in the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success to build partnerships with other student resource units across campus, such as the Tech Promise Scholarship, Strategic Outreach Initiatives, Financial Aid, and Student Engagement and Well-being. These changes will serve as another positive step towards delivering on Georgia Tech’s strategic priority to be a national leader in four- and six-year graduation rates and employment success for all students.

Writer: Kathleen Conley, Director of Executive Communications, Institute Communications

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Georgia Tech introduces the new Office of Student Achievement within the renamed Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.

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Georgia Tech’s Office of the Provost announced today some organizational changes to support student success, including the creation of an Office of Student Achievement within the Office of Undergraduate Education, which will now become the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.

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Thu, 04/24/2025 - 12:00

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Topic Announced for Campus Quality Enhancement Plan, Focus on Transformative Learning Experiences

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Topic Announced for Campus Quality Enhancement Plan, Focus on Transformative Learning Experiences admin Thu, 06/22/2023 - 08:26

Georgia Tech has selected the topic of its next Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), a critical piece of the Institute’s reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). After consideration of potential topics, the QEP committee has selected “Leadership in Progress and Service: Creating Intentional and Transformative Learning Experiences.” Planning around the new topic will take place over the next year.

Reaffirmation is the process by which Georgia Tech must prove to a review team from peer institutions that the Institute is qualified to continue to award academic credit. The QEP should address key issues identified in our ongoing assessment process and should also support student learning. The selection committee, co-chaired by Laurence Jacobs, senior vice provost for Education and Learning, and Steven Girardot, vice provost for Undergraduate Education, reviewed 47 possible topics and found the focus of the chosen topic to be best aligned with the Institute’s current Strategic Plan and the Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) Strategic Initiative.

The heart of the topic is the creation and implementation of transformative learning experiences that prepare Georgia Tech students for leadership roles. An important aspect will also be a focus on students who may be less likely to participate in existing high impact practices: under-resourced, income-limited, and first-generation students.

“Georgia Tech is known for developing leaders,” said Steve McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “The leaders of the future arrive on our campus with a wide range of academic and life circumstances, which means that a singular, one-size-fits-all college experience isn’t best to ensure student success. We want all Georgia Tech students to have the resources they need to become the leaders we know they can be, and the topic selected for our next QEP is intended to do exactly that.”

The next step of QEP development will involve outlining a course of action that includes the creation of a timeline and budget for implementation. This work will be operationally based within the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE)and will be executed in collaboration with the Office of Academic Effectiveness, as well as faculty, staff, and students from across campus.

The Institute’s reaffirmation of SACSCOC accreditation will take place in 2025, so the QEP design process will occur throughout the next year and will include opportunities for campus engagement from faculty and staff; the establishment of a design and planning committee; and hiring of a QEP faculty director. Updates on the process and ways to become involved will be made available on the Provost’s Quality Enhancement Plan webpage.

“An incredible amount of work goes into the QEP topic selection, design, and implementation process,” said McLaughlin. “We are deeply appreciative of the ideas shared by our campus topic contributors, as well as the thoughtful work of the co-chairs and selection committee. Reaccreditation is no small task, but support from Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and students will help us bring the QEP topic to life in a meaningful way.”

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After consideration of potential topics, Georgia Tech's QEP topic selection committee has chosen “Leadership in Progress and Service: Creating Intentional and Transformative Learning Experiences.” Planning around the new topic will take place over the next year.

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Thu, 06/22/2023 - 12:00

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