Vicki Birchfield’s Appointment Extended as Executive Director of First-Year Semester Abroad
It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Vicki Birchfield’s appointment as executive director of the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) program has been extended for a five-year term, through 2030. The FYSA program, which she helped design and launch in 2021, is a joint initiative between the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) and the Office of International Education (OIE).
Dr. Sybrina Atwaters Appointed to Executive Director, Office of Student Achievement
We are pleased to share that Dr. Sybrina Atwaters has been appointed as Executive Director of the Office of Student Achievement. Sybrina is a three-time graduate from Georgia Tech, receiving her B.S. in electrical engineering and master’s and Ph.D. in sociology of technology and science.
Co-op and Internship Honors Luncheon Celebrates Award-Winning Students and Employers
The 2025 Co-op and Internship Honors Luncheon, held on April 15, highlighted the outstanding experiential learning achievements of Georgia Tech students, as well as companies that have provided exceptional internship and co-op programs. Thank you to our co-op and internship employers, campus partners, faculty, staff, and administrators for supporting Georgia Tech students.
Georgia Tech Alumnus Mahdi Al-Husseini Awarded Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Mahdi Al-Husseini, a distinguished Georgia Tech graduate (BME ’18, PP ’18, MS CS ’20) and U.S. Army captain, has been selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University. This prestigious fellowship, which supports exceptional students from around the world, will provide Mahdi with funding and leadership development opportunities as he continues his groundbreaking research in aeronautics and astronautics.
Four Years in a Row: Georgia Tech Hallac Scholarship Finalists All Receive BlackRock Internship Offers
For the fourth year in a row, ten BlackRock Hallac Scholarship finalists from Georgia Tech were extended internship offers to work at BlackRock in summer 2026. BlackRock is the nation’s largest public asset management firm, and internships in this organization are difficult to come by.