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The co-curricular transcript program encourages students to explore learning outside the classroom, focusing on six developmental areas: academic and intellectual competence; career development; appreciation of diversity and world issues; leadership development; wellness and personal balance; and volunteerism/community service.
Students who are enrolled in the program will receive GT Edge credit for attending all certified activities. The GT Edge transcript will list all of the activities attended by the student and will be signed by the dean of students. In addition, any honors or awards the student receives while at Georgia Tech will be listed. Co-curricular transcript programs have been established at many colleges and universities across the country to help provide students with an "edge" when applying for jobs or graduate schools.
GT Edge certified activities are sponsored by Georgia Tech departments and organizations. Examples may include career services seminars, aerobics classes, ODK leadership seminars, volunteer outings, diversity seminars, culture breaks and study seminars. Several departments on campus already have submitted activities for certification, including Career Services, International Student Programs, Student Center Options, and the Counseling Center.
Students who enroll in the GT Edge program commit to attending 18 Edge certified activities-three activities from each of the six developmental components. To participate in the program, students complete a short application form. The activity sponsor maintains an attendance sheet to ensure that each student receives Edge credit.
The Student Center Programs Area started the GT Edge Program two years ago. The program generated a lot of interest from students, but the format was difficult to follow and could not accommodate such a large population of students. The program previously focused on mentors, and "it was difficult to recruit mentors, which limited the number of students we could accept into the program," said Andrea Hoffer, Student Center Programs Area. Based on C.L.U.E. (College Life Unit Experiences), a program established at the College of Staten Island, City University of new York, the new format does not include mentors, but "we do plan to bring the mentoring component back once the program has gained recognition," Hoffer said. This fall the program will be offered to the entire student body with an emphasis on freshman participation.
GT Edge activities will be publicized through GT Edge newsletters and electronic mailings. The program also will provide departments and organizations with the GT Edge logo, which they can place on their publicity to indicate that the activity is certified.
Campus departments and organizations can sponsor an activity by completing an Edge certification form, due October 1 and available from the Student Center Programs Area. The application deadline for students to enroll in the program for Fall is October 21. For more information, contact Andrea Hoffer at 894-2805 or e-mail gtedge@stucen.gatech.edu.