Emerging Leaders Program Cohort Selected for 2024-25
Jul 25, 2024 —
The ninth cohort of Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program has been selected for the 2024-25 academic year. Starting in Fall 2024 and continuing through Spring 2025, participants will take part in leadership development activities that include a kick-off retreat, regular workshops, small group work, and leadership coaching. This is the second year the program has been open to senior and principal non-tenure track faculty and research faculty.
“On behalf of Institute leadership, we are proud to welcome the next cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program,” said Steven W. McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “Opening the program to a broader pool of individuals, including our talented research faculty, has been an important programmatic expansion as we seek to foster the leadership aspirations of faculty of all paths. This intensive program is an excellent professional investment, and we applaud the new cohort’s commitment to their careers and to the Institute.”
The 2024-25 cohort includes the following members:
College of Business
- Andre Calmon, Associate Professor, Scheller College of Business
- Morvarid Rahmani, Associate Professor, Scheller College of Business
College of Computing
- Thomas Ploetz, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing
- Saman Zonouz, Associate Professor, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy
College of Design
- Clio Andris, Associate Professor, School of City & Regional Planning and School of Interactive Computing (College of Computing)
College of Engineering
- Julie Champion, Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Claudio Di Leo, Associate Professor, Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
- Asif Khan, Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Sciences
- Mary K. Holder, Neuroscience Undergraduate Program Associate Director, School of Psychology
- Amit Reddi, Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Christie Stewart, Co-Coordinator of Wellness Requirement, School of Biological Sciences
Division of Lifetime Learning
- Meltem Alemdar, Associate Director for Educational Research and Evaluation, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Kristin Bing, ISRD Division Chief Scientist, SEAL-ISRD
- Francisco Valdes, Senior Research Engineer, CIPHER
Office of Undergraduate Education
- Joyelle ‘Joy’ Harris, Director of Undergraduate Transformative Learning Initiatives; Director of Women in Engineering for the College of Engineering
The Emerging Leaders Program started in 2016 and is a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty.
Amber Slyter, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact
Education Abroad Fair
Georgia Tech's Office of International Education is excited to invite you to the 29th annual Education Abroad Fair on October 1, 2024 in the Exhibition Hall from 9:30AM-1:30PM!
Learn more about nearly 130 international education possibilities offered at Tech. This event is a great way to speak with our entire team of advisors for Faculty-Led Programs, Exchange Programs, Global Internship & Research Programs, Scholarships, and more. You’re bound to discover the experience that is right for you!
Explore VR/XR and LLM for Your Georgia Tech Journey and Beyond
C21U staff and student researchers will offer students opportunities to interact with VR headsets for an immersive learning experience based on Georgia Tech's course topic and materials. We will demonstrate the use of AI techniques in the VIP Data-Driven Education Team and how we train and interact with large language models to detect students’ competencies related to 21st-century skills such as leadership and critical thinking using an interactive web dashboard prototype. Students will be invited to interact with the dashboard to experience how this AI-powered tool works.
Wearable Innovations for Health Equity Workshop
The Wearable Innovations for Health Equity Workshop, hosted jointly by Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology, the Center for Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare, the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, and the Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation
Navigating Autism in Communities of Color Screening and Discussion with GPB Atlanta
Navigating Autism in Communities of Color is based on the stories of six Black families, as well as experts in the field, on the unique struggles of navigating autism in a structurally unequal society and determination for equal access. In collaboration between the School of History and Sociology and the School of Literature Media and Communication at Georgia Tech, and The Color of Autism Foundation, Navigating Autism offers a first-hand account of the challenges and hopes for a future that embraces autism in Black communities.
International Opportunities Open House
Come meet OIE advisors and learn about Study Abroad, Global Research & Internship Programs, the International Plan, scholarships, and more. This is a great time to ask questions about Tech's many programs in one place. We hope to see you there!
Week of Welcome 2024
Week of Welcome invites students to immerse themselves in campus life, connect with peers, and explore Atlanta in the week leading up to classes! With a variety of events, workshops, tours, and more, students can engage with fellow Yellow Jackets, discover valuable campus resources, build strong connections, all while getting acquainted with the Georgia Tech and Atlanta community!
City Cycling - Georgia Tech Community Class
Get comfortable traveling by bike with this instructional group ride! This in-person class is offered by Parking and Transportation Services in collaboration with Propel ATL and is designed specifically for members of the Georgia Tech community — that includes students, staff, and faculty!
“Bubbling Up” Faculty Mixer: AR/VR
Join the Georgia Tech Library Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. for our “Bubbling Up” faculty mixer, held in Price Gilbert’s fourth floor Faculty Research Zone. This month’s topic is AR/VR.
Russell Clark receives CEISMC Impact Award
Jun 28, 2024 — Atlanta
Russell Clark (right) receives CEISMC Impact Award from Tim Cone.
Russell Clark (right), senior research scientist in the Institute for People and Technology, was honored with a CESIMC Impact Award during the Celebrating Three Decades of CEISMC event in Atlanta last month.
Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), has served as the primary connection point between Georgia Tech faculty, students and the K-12 STEM education community. The recipients of the Impact Award are recognized for significant contributions to CEISMC over the years. Clark began working with CEISMC early in his career and has continued to partner and collaborate with CEISMC for many years. Tim Cone, senior program director of Georgia Tech Savannah CEISMC, presented the award to Clark and thanked him for his contributions to the Savannah and Atlanta programs.
Clark is the lead principal investigator for the Coastal Equity and Resilience (CEAR) Hub. This is a project that joins community organizations, local governments, and educational institutions together to develop the knowledge, tools, and strategies that make our communities more resilient. CEAR Hub partners work alongside members of vulnerable communities to create fair and just solutions to climate challenges through community-led research, training, and outreach.