ATLANTA — Steven Girardot, an associate vice provost for Undergraduate Education, has been appointed as Georgia Tech's interim vice provost for Undergraduate Education.
Girardot has served as associate vice provost for Undergraduate Education since 2012, supervising administrative and operative duties of the Office of Undergraduate Education as well as many of the co-curricular units, including the Career Center, Tutoring and Academic Support, Academic Engagement Programs (UROP, Living Learning Communities, and Student Innovation Programs), and Pre-Professional and Pre-Graduate Advising.
“We are grateful for Steven’s continued service to Georgia Tech,” said Steven W. McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “His leadership, experience, and passion for student success will serve the Institute and the Office of Undergraduate Education well during this transition.”
Girardot, a proud Georgia Tech alumnus, regularly presents on topics related to student success and serves on several advisory boards and national organizations, including the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
Before joining the Office of Undergraduate Education, Girardot was director of Success Programs (later the Center for Academic Success) and was involved in developing and implementing many of Tech’s academic support and transition programs.
Girardot has served more than 20 years of higher education experience and has earned both a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and a Master of Science in chemistry at Georgia Tech.
He also holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Emory University and completed an MPH degree in epidemiology from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health as well.