This month, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, marks national Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, Georgia Tech, with the support of the Office of Hispanic Initiatives (OHI), is hosting a series of events. They include a soccer/fútbol tournament — the Mini World Cup — and trivia night focused on Georgia Tech’s Hispanic and Latin cultures. Georgia Tech Hispanic/Latinx engineers and scientists will also hold two virtual story-time sessions with K-5 students in the metro Atlanta area. 

Georgia Tech’s overall number of Hispanic/Latinx students continues to grow. This year’s group of first-year and transfer students had a record number of Hispanic/Latinx students. Total enrollment has topped 3,600, an increase of 1,500 in the past five years.

Nearly half of them (1,719) are studying engineering. Many are involved in student organizations that support and welcome Hispanic and Latinx students.

“The best way to describe the Hispanic community on campus is one big familia to me,” said Aimee Ogando, a civil engineering student and the external vice president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Georgia Tech (SHPE). “We are very driven and hardworking people who love getting to know new cultures and sharing our backgrounds. Coming from very diverse environments, meeting people from all over the world with different aspirations, dreams, and careers is very inspiring. From Buenos Aires to Madrid, our identity represents us in the way we speak, study, and have fun. I am so proud to be a Latina and member of SHPE in this campus knowing I have such a huge support group that has been with me all throughout Georgia Tech.” 

Read more about student groups and activities on campus on the College of Engineering website.