{"692325":{"#nid":"692325","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Promise Alumna Returns as Faculty Guide","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/emily-weigel\u0022\u003EEmily Weigel\u003C\/a\u003E (Biology 2010)\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ereturned to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/techpromise.em.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EG. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E to serve as a faculty guide for the next generation of scholars. Weigel was one of the inaugural recipients of the scholarship when she was an undergraduate at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Tech Promise Scholarship, founded in 2007, makes it possible for Georgia students with family incomes below $55,500 to earn a debt-free degree from Georgia Tech. Weigel\u2019s appointment as a faculty guide on the eve of the program\u2019s 20th anniversary marks the first time a recipient of the scholarship has returned to the program in a mentorship capacity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Weigel, a senior academic professional in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, the position is a full-circle moment:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENobody gets to Tech by accident, but I know that for students who come from backgrounds similar to mine that it might not always feel that way. I\u2019ve been keeping an eye out for this opportunity because I truly think it makes all the difference to have a broad support system and people who get where these students are coming.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.em.gatech.edu\/2026\/09\/03\/tech-promise-alumna-returns-as-faculty-guide\/\u0022\u003ERead Emily Weigel\u0027s story. \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, Emily Weigel (Biology 2010) returned to the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program to serve as a faculty guide for the next generation of scholars. Weigel was one of the inaugural recipients of the scholarship when she was an undergraduate at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This fall, Emily Weigel returned to the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program to serve as a faculty guide for the next generation of scholars. She was one of the inaugural recipients of the scholarship when she was an undergraduate."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-09-04 14:24:59","changed_gmt":"2026-09-04 18:04:48","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681072":{"id":"681072","type":"image","title":"Emily Weigel","body":null,"created":"1788534246","gmt_created":"2026-09-04 15:04:06","changed":"1788534246","gmt_changed":"2026-09-04 15:04:06","alt":"Emily Weigel standing outdoors near vegetation","file":{"fid":"265424","name":"Emily-Weigel---Outside-Kendeda.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/04\/Emily-Weigel---Outside-Kendeda.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/04\/Emily-Weigel---Outside-Kendeda.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":424043,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/04\/Emily-Weigel---Outside-Kendeda.jpg?itok=UzLK8oph"}}},"media_ids":["681072"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}