The Month in Photos: August 2019

The Month in Photos: August 2019

Football Fan Day, Burdell's Brunch, and Convocation.

Football Fan Day

Georgia Tech student-athletes and coaches held an on-field autograph session at Bobby Dodd Stadium during the annual Fan Day on August 3. Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletics.

 

Burden's Brunch 2019

Then-President G.P. "Bud" Peterson and first lady Val Peterson welcome new students and their families during Burdell's Brunch, hosted by Parent and Family Programs on August 18. Photo by Allison Carter.

 

new student convocation 2019

New Student Convocation, held August 18 in McCamish Pavilion, welcomed 3,100 first-year students from a pool of 37,000 applicants this year. Photo by Allison Carter.

 

Graduate Student Convocation 2019

New graduate students enter the Ferst Center for the Arts to learn about Tech traditions and academic standards during the Graduate Student Convocation, held August 23. Photo by Allison Carter.

 

Graduate Picnic

Graduate students practice their dance moves during the Graduate Picnic, held August 23 in the Student Center Ballroom. Photo by Allison Carter.

 

Dean Jackie Royster 

Jacqueline Jones Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, smiles during a farewell celebration in her honor on August 27. Photo courtesy of Ivan Allen College.

 

Scheller EMBA women students

The Executive MBA (EMBA) program in the Scheller College of Business has become one of the first nationally ranked business programs to achieve gender parity. Fifty percent of this fall's incoming EMBA students are women. Photo courtesy of Scheller College of Business.

 

scooters and bikes

Atlanta city ordinances require riding dockless bikes and scooters in bike lanes or in the right lane of roads not on sidewalks, and not between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Photo taken at Tech Square on August 28 by Allison Carter. 


Photography: Allison Carter, Rob Felt, and Christopher Moore
Writing/Editing: Victor Rogers, Stacy Braukman

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