Monday, Aug. 18, 2025

Welcome to a new semester. It’s a chance to return to the things you love, start something new, and explore all that Georgia Tech has to offer, whether it’s your first or your fifth year. 

Maybe this is the year you start a company, join an intramural team, or go abroad. Whatever your plans may be, commemorate them with a first day of class photo.

This semester, Georgia Tech welcomes more than 4,050 first-year students to campus, as well as 1,365 transfer students. 

Researchers developed a seashell-inspired material that improves the reliability of recycled plastics, potentially cutting packaging costs by up to 50% and reducing landfill waste.

As work progresses on the new residence hall, street closures will continue into fall.

More than 4,000 students were welcomed as Yellow Jackets at New Student Convocation on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.

I2P Info Session
5 – 6 p.m.
Rooms 1116–1118, Marcus Nanotechnology Building

Lead Boldly: John Lewis Student Leadership Pathways Kickoff
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Paper and Clay, Exhibition Hall

International Opportunities Open House
10:30 a.m. – noon
Skiles Courtyard

Getting Recruitment Ready: Pitching Your Org With Confidence
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Third Floor, John Lewis Student Center

Resume 101: Creating Your Resume
3 – 4 p.m.
Room 211, Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, and Online

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program: Fall Research Kickoff
5 – 6 p.m.
Rafael Bras Meeting Room, John Lewis Student Center

Omega Phi Alpha Seashell Jewelry Making and Painting
7 – 8 p.m.
Room 210, The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design