{"198481":{"#nid":"198481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates 60 Years of Planning Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E175 alumni and friends returned to Georgia Tech 1-3 March to mark the university\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planning.gatech.edu\/event\/city-planning-60th-anniversary-celebration\u0022\u003E60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary\u003C\/a\u003E of city planning education. The weekend began with a Friday reception in Stubbins Gallery, where planning works by alumni and current students were on display.\u0026nbsp;APA President Mitchell Silver, AICP, talked about SCaRP and the broader planning field\u2019s impact on shaping the built environment over the past 60 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESaturday included tours of campus developments and planning highlights around Atlanta and finished with a gala at the Georgia Tech Hotel. During the gala, school chair Bruce Stiftel recognized Arthur Campbell (MCP \u201870) as a Distinguished Alumnus, and alumni from each of the past six decades and one current student shared memories of their time at Tech and aspirations for the future of the school. \u0026nbsp;In addition, a 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Anniversary Fund to benefit students in the School of City and Regional Planning was inaugurated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt a Sunday brunch, an exploratory committee was formed to increase alumni activities and involvement with the School\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo contribute to the 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Anniversary Student Fund, access the contribution form at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/60thFund\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tinyurl.com\/60thFund\u003C\/a\u003E or to stay in touch, join the 500+ alumni LinkedIn Network at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/SCARPalumni\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tinyurl.com\/SCARPalumni\u003C\/a\u003E .\u0026nbsp; The City Planning 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E exhibition will remain open through 29 March in Stubbins Gallery, 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E Floor, Architecture-East Building, 9am-4:30pm Monday-Wednesday and Friday; 9am \u2013 8pm Thursday.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/animoto.com\/play\/KbaAXqYxecQjvPMUoX167g\u0022\u003Eanimated slideshow of\u0026nbsp;the reception\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and view\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/SCaRPstudents\/photos_stream\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/SCaRPstudents\/photos_stream\u0022\u003Emore images from the celebration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E175 alumni and friends returned to Georgia Tech 1-3 March to mark the university\u2019s 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;anniversary of city planning education.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-03-11 13:36:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:48","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"198471":{"id":"198471","type":"image","title":"Pin Drop from SCaRP 60th Anniversary","body":null,"created":"1449179918","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:38","changed":"1475894851","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:31","alt":"Pin Drop from SCaRP 60th Anniversary","file":{"fid":"196500","name":"pindrop_60.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pindrop_60_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pindrop_60_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":28024,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pindrop_60_0.jpg?itok=EPDi-L-e"}}},"media_ids":["198471"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"56001","name":"60th anniversary"},{"id":"51191","name":"60th anniversary celebration"},{"id":"60971","name":"60th anniversary student fund"},{"id":"167110","name":"SCaRP"},{"id":"167159","name":"school of city and regional planning"}],"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":""}}}