Presented by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, Lavender Award nominations will be accepted until February 17, 2017.

Janet Mock, an activist, author, and media personality, discussed the rewards, challenges, and implications of being black and trans as the featured speaker for Georgia Tech’s Fourth Annual Black History Month Lecture.

Stempower is a mentoring program offered by Georgia Tech women students that encourages girls to explore STEM and learn key character values.

With support from Institute Diversity, the Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program brings together faculty, staff, and students who individually and collectively advance their action, research, or teaching objectives while improving inclusivity on campus.

Of the more than 1,200 students eligible to receive a 2017 Tower Award, nearly 300 gathered for the annual recognition ceremony, hosted by OMED: Educational Services, on April 6.

The Diversity Champion Awards recognize faculty, staff, students, and units who significantly demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Georgia Tech community. Nominations will be accepted until May 26, 2017.

Twenty graduating students were recognized at the Fifth Annual Lavender Graduation, which was hosted by the LGBTQIA Resource Center. The Center also presented the Third Annual Lavender Awards to four individuals.

For the past four years, Institute Diversity has published Faces of Inclusive Excellence to recognize individuals who are committed to advancing a culture of inclusive excellence at Georgia Tech.

OMED’s 37th annual Challenge program welcomed one of its largest cohorts representing 23 different majors to Georgia Tech. Challenge, a summer academic preparation program, helps prepare incoming freshmen for a successful college career.

Institute Diversity is proud to announce that INSIGHT Into Diversity honored Georgia Tech with the 2017 INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the fourth consecutive year.