From groundbreaking student inventions and prestigious scholarships to campuswide initiatives that strengthen advising and community, 2025 was a year of progress for the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS).
Check out our top 10 articles from 2025 to learn more about how Georgia Tech continues to champion innovation and student success.
1. PatchPals Pitches Wound Care Evolution at ACC InVenture Prize
Georgia Tech biomedical engineering students earned the People’s Choice Award for their wound care invention, aimed at improving treatment for chronic patients and efficiency in healthcare systems.
2. Georgia Tech Celebrates Two Goldwater Scholarship Recipients
Matthew Rohan and Anirudh Sriram received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for their exceptional academic achievements and dedication to STEM research.
3. Georgia Tech Alumnus Mahdi Al-Husseini Awarded Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Distinguished Georgia Tech graduate and U.S. Army captain Mahdi Al-Husseini was selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University, where he will continue his groundbreaking research in aeronautics and astronautics.
4. Georgia Tech Launches Navigate360 to Enhance Advising and Student Success
Georgia Tech launched Navigate360, a new digital platform designed to support academic advising, streamline student success efforts, and strengthen collaboration across campus.
5. Georgia Tech Alumna Receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award for 2025–2026
Nethra Rammohan was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which provides opportunities for students and professionals to study, conduct research, and teach abroad while promoting mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.
6. Tech’s Honors Program Receives $10M Commitment, Named for John H. Martinson
Georgia Tech’s Honors Program received a transformative $10 million commitment from philanthropist and venture capitalist John H. Martinson. In recognition of his generous investment, the program is now known as the John H. Martinson Honors Program.
7. 38 Georgia Tech Students Selected as 2025 Millennium Fellows
Thirty-eight Georgia Tech students were selected for the prestigious 2025 Class of the Millennium Fellowship, a global leadership program jointly organized by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN).
8. Invent Your Future: How Georgia Tech is Championing Student Innovation
Georgia Tech fosters entrepreneurial thinking through a network of programs across campus that help students turn “what if” into “what’s next.”
9. Dr. Steven Girardot Elected President-Elect of UERU
Steven Girardot, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success, was named President-elect of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), a national organization committed to excellence in undergraduate education.
10. GT 1000: Celebrating 20 Years of Driving Student Success
For more than two decades, GT 1000 has helped students build community and thrive, reflecting Georgia Tech’s commitment to making belonging and support part of every student’s Tech experience.