{"196981":{"#nid":"196981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Community Goes Global during Spring Break","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith spring break giving students a week off from classes, they\u2019ll scatter to locations all over the world to enjoy their time off; however, for many students, the week away from regular responsibilities is not necessarily a break.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn support of the Institute\u2019s motto of \u201cprogress and service,\u201d several organizations and departments coordinate spring break trips that enable students to lend their time off to those in need. This year, students will represent Tech in locations across the western hemisphere, performing activities such as testing water quality, constructing houses, and building relationships with residents in remote communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are some of the initiatives Yellow Jackets are undertaking during the next several days:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=30\u0022\u003EAlternative Spring Breaks\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Concord, N.C.; Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; Biloxi, Miss.; Tom\u2019s River, N.J.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis group\u2019s activities will include building and repairing homes, volunteering at food banks and homeless shelters, and assisting at soup kitchens and with Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts. Follow two of the students \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/gtstudents\u0022\u003Eon Twitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtbcm.com\/international-spring-break.html\u0022\u003EBaptist Collegiate Ministries\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Bowling Green, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will serve at places such as a therapeutic horse riding facility, the Nashville Rescue Mission, and a coffee house for men in alcohol and drug recovery programs. This trip has the added element of emphasizing the growth of friendships between American and international participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtbcm.com\/\u0022\u003EBaptist Collegiate Ministries\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Carnesville, Ga.; Rogersville, Tenn.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA separate group of BCM students will provide construction help for families and churches struggling financially.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtccf.org\/\u0022\u003ECampus Christian Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Northern Mexico\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will help build a house with the organization Casas por Cristo, which has built thousands of houses in Mexico.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcatholic.org\u0022\u003ECatholic Center\u003C\/a\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cee.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\/GTCEE4803\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Nicaragua\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcademic and extracurricular efforts will complement each other in this endeavor. Students enrolled in CEE4803, Environmental Technology in the Developing World, choose areas of focus for applying environmental technology to solve issues in underdeveloped regions worldwide. This year, the group will focus on water modeling of chlorine in a water distribution system, improving an aquaponics system, and measuring air and water quality. In the same community, students from the Catholic Center will partner with Amigos for Christ to drill a well and dig waterlines to help get clean water to homes, all while building relationships with residents. Follow the CEE class on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTCEE4803\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GT_ETiDW\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ewb-gt.org\u0022\u003EEngineers Without Borders at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;| Black Mesa, Navajo Nation, Ariz.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Tech Engineers Without Borders chapter will work with the nonprofit Forgotten People to help people of the Navajo Nation. Water in the immediate area is contaminated from past nuclear testing, so clean water is trucked in monthly. Students will collect data, conduct a health assessment, and work with the community on ways to maximize water use. The long-term goal is to increase access to clean water for the region, with this trip setting a baseline for designs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/georgiatechtrailblazers.com\/\u0022\u003ETrailblazers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Assateague Island National Seashore, Md.; New River Gorge National River, W.V.; Biscayne National Park, Fla.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe activities of this group will involve rebuilding damaged areas from Hurricane Sandy in Maryland; trail and park maintenance in West Virginia; and beach cleanup for sea turtles in Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtwf.org\/\u0022\u003EWesley Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;Eleuthera, Bahamas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWesley Foundation members will travel with peers from the University of West Georgia to build homes in impoverished communities. They\u2019ll work with Bahamas Methodist Habitat in this area that faced devastation from Hurricane Sandy and dramatic economic downturns in its two largest industries: tourism and international banking.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents will travel to various parts of the world to participate in service projects.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students will travel to various parts of the world to participate in service projects."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-03-05 18:31:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:48","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"198741":{"id":"198741","type":"image","title":"Spring Break 2013 Service Trips","body":null,"created":"1449179934","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:54","changed":"1475894851","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:31","alt":"Spring Break 2013 Service Trips","file":{"fid":"196507","name":"screen_shot_2013-03-01_at_5.33.09_pm.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2013-03-01_at_5.33.09_pm_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2013-03-01_at_5.33.09_pm_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1002070,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/screen_shot_2013-03-01_at_5.33.09_pm_0.png?itok=WBFt5tBZ"}},"200531":{"id":"200531","type":"image","title":"Students Spring Break in Nicaragua","body":null,"created":"1449179943","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:59:03","changed":"1475894853","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:33","alt":"Students Spring Break in Nicaragua","file":{"fid":"196559","name":"599665_437791129639692_335858620_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/599665_437791129639692_335858620_n_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/599665_437791129639692_335858620_n_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":88303,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/599665_437791129639692_335858620_n_0.jpg?itok=j1-nYewk"}},"200541":{"id":"200541","type":"image","title":"Alternative Spring Break Works on Hurricane Sandy Relief","body":null,"created":"1449179943","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:59:03","changed":"1475894853","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:33","alt":"Alternative Spring Break Works on Hurricane Sandy Relief","file":{"fid":"196560","name":"bft8mvpceaa-9i7.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bft8mvpceaa-9i7_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bft8mvpceaa-9i7_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":41657,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bft8mvpceaa-9i7_0.jpeg?itok=_ysITJZN"}}},"media_ids":["198741","200531","200541"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/fqck2","title":"Spring Break 2013: A Map"},{"url":"http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"21721","name":"alternative spring break"},{"id":"61231","name":"baptist collegiate ministries"},{"id":"61241","name":"campus christian fellowship"},{"id":"61211","name":"campus ministries"},{"id":"61221","name":"catholic center"},{"id":"4776","name":"civil and environmental engineering"},{"id":"12386","name":"engineers without borders"},{"id":"167247","name":"service"},{"id":"167637","name":"spring break"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"14997","name":"trailblazers"},{"id":"61201","name":"wesley foundation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}