{"231621":{"#nid":"231621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Starting the Semester on a Good Note","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDear Student Affairs Colleagues,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere we are at the beginning of the fall semester, welcoming all of our new and returning students. The summer was quite amazing! We welcomed 3,115 undergraduate students and 2,897 of their guests to campus during FASET Orientation. As most of you know, I too am now a parent of a college freshman student and it has given me a profound appreciation for all that we do to make our students and family members feel informed and connected to the Institute. My sincere thanks to all of you who touch the lives of these students and their parents\/guests during this transition!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile each department in the Division has been very busy preparing for the fall semester, there are a few highlights I would like to bring to your attention.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStamps Field remains under construction for the foreseeable future. While there are many rumors (some quite bizarre) floating around, I can assure you that the delay is primarily due to the inordinate amount of rain we received this summer. Campus Recreation has done a great job in accommodating the Sports Clubs and Intramural teams who rely upon this space. I encourage you to visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.crc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECampus Recreation website\u003C\/a\u003E for more information.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComing this September, the Counseling Center is launching Georgia Tech\u2019s inaugural National Recovery Month. There are many workshops and events planned in the next few weeks to help bring awareness to mental health and substance abuse issues. More information can be found on the newly revamped \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.counseling.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECounseling Center website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd as you read below, you will see that we continue to hire staff members to meet the needs of our departments, as well as our dynamic student community. I encourage you all to introduce yourselves and help them feel welcome to the Division and to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgain, my sincere thanks for your help this summer and here\u2019s to a successful fall!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGo Jackets!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBill Schafer\u003Cbr \/\u003EVice President for Student Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDear Student Affairs Colleagues,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere we are at the beginning of the fall semester, welcoming all of our new and returning students. The summer was quite amazing! We welcomed 3,115 undergraduate students and 2,897 of their guests to campus during FASET Orientation. As most of you know, I too am now a parent of a college freshman student and it has given me a profound appreciation for all that we do to make our students and family members feel informed and connected to the Institute. My sincere thanks to all of you who touch the lives of these students and their parents\/guests during this transition!\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2013-08-26 10:35:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"232481":{"id":"232481","type":"image","title":"It\u0027s Move-in Day for the Schafer Family","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"It\u0027s Move-in Day for the Schafer Family","file":{"fid":"197588","name":"cu_move_in_0.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cu_move_in_0_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cu_move_in_0_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1768058,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cu_move_in_0_0.jpeg?itok=qado1VyZ"}}},"media_ids":["232481"],"groups":[{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBill Schafer, PhD\u003Cbr \/\u003EVice President for Student Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:william.schafer@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewilliam.schafer@vpss.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["studentaffairs@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}