During the 2025-2026 academic year, the inaugural cohort participated in a curated series of enrichment sessions and events designed to accelerate their academic progression, professional and leadership development, and cultivate their community and network-building skills.

Leadership Development-focused Sessions

• Foundations of Leadership, Parts I and II, facilitated by Terry Blum, Faculty Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact
• Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Rafael Bras, Regents Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Former Provost
• Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Mark Nolan, Associate Vice President for Corporate Engagement
• Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Sunji Jangh, Sr. Assistant Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore Co, Georgia Tech Alum

Professional and Academic Growth Sessions

• GT6000 Graduate Orientation Course: Stamps Fellows Section, Held weekly for the first 8 weeks
• Setting Community Standards and Future Directions, facilitated by Jana Stone, Assistant Vice Provost for Professional Development
• “Ways of Seeing” Case Study Discussion, facilitated by Joy Olabisi, Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education
• Civil Discourse and Constructive Dialogue, facilitated by Bernard McCrary, Director of Constructive Dialogue and Intercultural Education, Belonging & Student Support

Community and Network Building Events

• Stamps Fellows Welcome Reception
• Stamps President’s Scholars Coffee
• Stamps Summit
• Stamps Fellows Retreat