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Are you ready for the Fall 2024 Week of Welcome? Week of Welcome is August 12-18 and you’ll find all the details here.

Georgia Tech invites students to move in early to get more acquainted with campus, their peers, and Atlanta in the week before classes start. The goal is to have a stress-free transition to college with a week of fun and engaging opportunities before starting a career at Georgia Tech. Follow this year’s fun on Instagram and Facebook!

All Week of Welcome activities, as well as maps, resources, and other helpful items, are available through Guidebook. Start by downloading the Georgia Tech Guidebook App today in the Apple App Store or GooglePlayStore, or follow the link below to explore the 2024 Week of Welcome Guidebook on your desktop. Before attending Week of Welcome events, please fill out the Week of Welcome waiver in Guidebook. This PDF will guide you through finding and completing the waiver. 

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hosted the annual T Night event on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 in Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

Connect to Community

The week will be filled with opportunities to meet and connect with your fellow Yellow Jackets. Look for nightly social events like the Yellow Jacket MegaMixer, dance party, outdoor movie night, and more. Residents will have several chances to build community with their hallmates. Additionally, there will be programs and events throughout the week for transfer, upperclass, and graduate students to enjoy, as well as events for specific groups.

Explore Campus & Resources

This is the perfect time to get to know our beautiful campus and all the helpful resources we have to offer. Plan to attend helpful workshops from student groups and campus departments on everything from time management and nutrition to how to play American football or build robots. Students should also make time for the self-guided Traditions Tour that guides you to the most notable places at Georgia Tech. Beyond campus, there will be shuttles to nearby stores and Atlanta points of interest to help you further explore and find what you need.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hosted their annual student RATS week event, House Party, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
Four students sitting beside each other on couch

A Focus on Student Community Building

Week of Welcome events give students a chance to build strong connections with friends and community, so they are open only to students. Visit the Parent & Guest FASET Canvas page here for more details on the parent-friendly events.

Get Involved in Welcoming our Students

We want to make this year’s Week of Welcome the most exciting and buzzworthy yet – we need YOU to make that happen! Members of student organizations and campus departments are invited to be a part of the welcome efforts through workshops or events they put on, or by volunteering for some of the week’s larger events like move-in.

We appreciate all of our partners for being a part of this exciting welcome effort. For questions about your event or your Guidebook listing, email weekofwelcome@gatech.edu.

Excited volunteers stand behind move-in bin
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Students during the cardboard boat race in the CRC pool
Student painting T at Paper and Clay