{"670845":{"#nid":"670845","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Virtual Recruitment Event Attracts More Than 850 Prospects Worldwide","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERevised on Nov. 2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver 850 prospective graduate students gathered on October 20 for the 3rd annual \u201cVirtual Graduate School Showcase Hosted by Georgia Tech,\u0022 a collaboration between Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising and the Office of Graduate Education. This free event connects prospective students from around the world with program recruiters from Georgia Tech and non-Georgia Tech institutions across the U.S. and abroad.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCovid pushed for online interaction, and we have kept it in recruiting because it helps to remove previous equity issues of students reaching us,\u201d said Mack Carter, graduate program coordinator at the University of Washington, Seattle. \u201cThe [Showcase] allows for a large platform online to draw in more students that otherwise might be missed.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0027s event marked a record-breaking achievement for the Showcase, with 1,758 prospective students registering for the event, nearly 500 more registrations compared to the 2022 event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022What started out as an idea on how to create an innovative way for pre-graduate advising to support Tech\u0027s strategic plan by connecting globally and expanding access during Covid-19 has resulted in a strong, rewarding cross-unit collaboration that has continued to grow,\u0022 said Susan Belmonte, the Showcase founder and chair and assistant director of pre-graduate advising. \u0022I am so grateful and proud to have the honor to work with the talented members of the planning committee to make each year better than the last.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Showcase featured a student-led panel with current Tech grad students who offered prospective students the opportunity to learn about the application process and life at Tech for grad students from first-hand accounts. There were also info sessions hosted by the Office of Graduate Education, the Office of International Education, and the Georgia Tech Language Institute that focused on graduate admission and life at Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat I always enjoy, the number of students that come to ask questions from different areas, particularly those within the U.S. that we find difficult to reach due to distance or lack of attendance at conferences,\u201d said Carter. \u201cI have students that will stay for two hours just to collect advice on applying to grad school.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore and after the Showcase, participating programs received lists of prospective students who registered to help them focus their own recruitment efforts on those who expressed interest in the programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate program representatives who want to learn more about how to participate in the 2024 Showcase should send an email to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gtgradshowcase@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egtgradshowcase@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to be added to the mailing list for future communications regarding this event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Showcase Planning Committee includes Susan Belmonte, chair; Nazanin Tork, vice chair; Sara Franc, communications and graphic design; Scott Green, website applications and IT hero of Showcase; Brittani Hill, digital marketing; Monique Morris, accounting; and Jon Reid, web development.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOver 850 prospective graduate students gathered for the 3rd annual \u201cVirtual Graduate School Showcase Hosted by Georgia Tech\u201d on October 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Over 850 prospective graduate students gathered for the 3rd annual \u201cVirtual Graduate School Showcase Hosted by Georgia Tech\u201d on October 20. "}],"uid":"36249","created_gmt":"2023-11-01 20:36:59","changed_gmt":"2023-11-02 17:00:27","author":"Sara Franc","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sara.franc@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESara Franc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraduate and Postdoctoral Education\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}