Registration is open for the Summer Online Undergraduate Program (SOUP.) With online summer courses, students can get ahead, stay on track with your hours, or get into classes that normally fill up. Similar to Tech courses taught on campus, online courses are semester-based, and perfect for Georgia Tech students who will be working at an internship, co-op, or unable to be on campus during the summer.


Students participating in SOUP courses, are unable to take classes on the Atlanta campus, any other campus or through the study abroad program.

Students can go to https://pe.gatech.edu/summer-classes to see which courses will be offered and start the process to sign up for a SOUP class.

The Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 Schedules are now available in OSCAR for viewing. Time tickets will be available March 25 and registration starts March 28. HSOC students should meet with Dr. D'Unger for advising. Schedule an advising appointment at gatech.gradesfirst.com.

Excel at Georgia Tech (formerly known as the IPA) allows students with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities to complete a four-year Georgia Tech certificate program while experiencing life as an undergraduate. Excel is housed in the Scheller College of Business Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ILE).

4 minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_mn5Mo1a8)

Excel currently has immediate hiring needs in the follow two areas.
1. In-Class Support (Paid position): 5 hours/week

An in-class support is a paid GT student who helps an Excel student acclimate to a traditional Georgia Tech class, reviews key material after the class, and assists students in staying on top of assignments. The in-class support may take notes during class or help facilitate interactions in group projects. He/she will stay in close contact with the Excel Lecturer. Below are two classes that are available for an in-class support role.

- Spanish 3823: Spanish Socio-Pragmatics (MWF 1-2 p.m.)

- LMC 2500: Introduction to Film (MW 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.)

2. Excel Book Club: 3-5 hours/week

The inaugural Book Club will be studying the Book of Virtues by William J. Bennet. Book Club will meet TR from 1:30 – 3:00 in the BME building. It will be facilitated by the Excel lecturer, but the goal is to create collaborative conversations. It should be an incredible opportunity to learn about virtues with a very diverse group of learners.

Interested in either opportunity? Have questions?

Contact Marnie Williams (marnie.will@ile.gatech.edu)

Interested in urban areas?  Take HTS 2803 HPC, “Semester in the City: Engaging Westside Communities” and explore how an urban neighborhood works – and equally important, to work in and with that neighborhood.  

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is offering a new course - EAS 2803 Climate Change.  It is open to all but especially designed for non-science majors.  Students will learn the ins and outs of climate change - the science, the observations, and apply it to what is discussed in the media.  Note that this does not fulfill one of the two required lab science classes.

Phase II of registration for spring classes runs from January 7 - 15.  The first day of classes is Monday the 11th.

This course will prepare students for leadership in a multifaith society through the study of world religions and active engagement with the diverse religious communities of Atlanta. It emphasizes service learning through site visits and field research in collaboration with faith-based community partners. Through this course, students will come to understand the core beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Students will also encounter the unique manifestations of these faith traditions in America and the particular needs and aspirations of Atlanta’s religious communities. This course is part of the Leadership and Multifaith Program (LAMP), a collaborative endeavor between Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College and Candler School of Theology at Emory University (http://lamp.iac.gatech.edu). It is an introductory course intended for students majoring in any field. There are no prerequisites.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Field trips to five religious sites: The Temple-Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, Ebenezer Baptist Church, al-Farooq Mosque, SGI Buddhist Center, and BAPS Hindu Temple

• Guest lectures: Community leaders will speak on topics including sacred architecture, “Religion in the Civil Rights movement,” and “1000 Inventions of the Muslim World.”

• Service learning web design: In teams, students will create a website documenting the sacred spaces of Atlanta, filling a gap in the available information on religious diversity in Atlanta.

“Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” was curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling. The exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.

In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.

The exhibit will remain on permanent display at the club, so be sure to check it out when you get a chance! Here is an awesome panorama photo taken of the students' careful curation. 

The Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration processes are changing in small but important ways.

To summarize the key changes:

1. Summer 2016 registration will now consist of one phase, which will remain open through the first week of Summer classes.

2. For Fall 2016, Phase One will now remain open through May 20th, allowing student to adjust their schedules after receiving their Spring grades.

For answers to any questions, please contact the Registrar's Office.

To begin, login with your GT Account and password:

https://www.smartevals.com/login.aspx?s=gatech

Please note that your responses are completely anonymous, and instructors will not be able to view your responses until five days after grades are due at the end of the term. 

The newly-appointed Classroom and Academic Scheduling Task Force, chaired by Dr. Joseph Hughes, is holding a set of listening sessions with students, through November 23rd, to collect opinions regarding classroom and academic scheduling issues and opportunities for improvement. The message below lists the times and locations.

These meetings are open to all students, undergraduate and graduate, and we would like to hear from as many as possible.

The dates for the sessions are as follows:

11/18 from 12-1p in Student Center Room 321 *Graduate session only 
11/19 from 4-5p in Student Center Room 343 *Evening session
11/20 from 11-12p in Student Center Crescent Room
11/23 from 12-1p in Student Center Piedmont Room

Prague Summer Schools are seven-day academic programs from July 2-9 designed to bring together undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and academic backgrounds to enjoy their summer holidays in a unique academic and cultural environment.

This past Saturday new exhibit, “Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” opened. Curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling, the exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.

In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.

The opening reception, held in the middle of a very rainy day, attracted an overflow crowd of over a hundred visitors, including many members of the Holmes family. Ninety-seven-year-old Charlie Bell, who played alongside “Tup” Holmes in the first Black foursome to play at Bobby Jones, on Christmas Eve of 1955, flew in from New Orleans for the occasion. He and the Holmes family were deeply moved and deeply appreciative of what Mary, Jennifer, and team had done. So were the members of the Friends of Bobby Jones Golf Course, a neighborhood association devoted to preserving the Buckhead facility. I spent more than an hour fielding compliments on behalf of Jennifer and Mary, who had to miss the event while attending an academic conference.

Congrats to everyone involved in staging the exhibit, which will remain on permanent display at the club.

Register now for a new Introduction to Educational Psychology course taught mostly online! CETL 4001 will apply basic principles of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology to the study of teaching and learning. 

HTS 3075 – Foundations of Sports Studies
Spring 2016
T/TH 9:35-10:55

Special Focus on Atlanta & the 20th Anniversary of the Atlanta Olympic Games
Professors Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling
School of History and Sociology

For the Spring 2016 semester HTS 3075 Foundations of Sports Studies will focus on Atlanta, Georgia Tech and the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympic Games. Students will examine materials from the Games, visit Olympic venues, and hear lectures from Georgia Tech professors about the legacy of the Atlanta Games. Students will also explore the connection between the Games and Georgia Tech. For example, the Campus Recreation Center hosted aquatic events including swimming, diving and water polo for the 1996 Games. 

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication has released a link for ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 course descriptions. Check out the English courses offered this Spring here: http://b.gatech.edu/1NSSmm7

The schedule of classes for spring 2016 is now available online at oscar.gatech.edu.  Registration begins on October 27th, so you have a few weeks to do some planning.  Come in for advising!  You can schedule an appointment at gatech.gradesfirst.com.  

The School of History and Sociology will host a preview party on October 8 from 11AM-12PM. Come join other students and faculty to preview the course schedule (before they are online!) for Spring and enjoy food, drinks, and a book raffle. Hope to see you there!

Interested in leadership?  Want to have a once-in-a-lifetime classroom experience?  Register for HTS 3813- B, Leadership Fitness, taught by football coach and athletic director Dr. Homer Rice.  The class is three credits, pass/fail, permit only, and capped at 15 students.  Interested?  Apply for a permit at www.hsoc.gatech.edu/undergraduate/overloads-permits.