{"239831":{"#nid":"239831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"An Open Letter to Campus from Tech\u0027s Athletics Director","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDear Georgia Tech faculty and staff,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn my six months as Director of Athletics, I\u2019ve been very impressed with the people at Georgia Tech who make the Institute such a special place. I\u2019ve enjoyed meeting many students, faculty and staff, and I appreciate the way athletics is embraced by the Institute community. It\u2019s truly an honor to be among so many talented, passionate people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeven times every fall, our campus is transformed on game days, bringing thousands of fans to the Flats and providing an opportunity to tell the story of this unique institution. Our desire and ability to excel both academically and athletically are distinctive characteristics of Georgia Tech that place us among the nation\u2019s elite universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI recognize that weeknight games can be a somewhat disruptive experience to our normal workday and we appreciate your understanding so that we may take advantage of this opportunity to showcase Georgia Tech to a national audience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you haven\u2019t yet made plans to be there, I\u2019d like to personally invite you to our game Thursday night. Our football team is 3-0 and we\u2019ll be facing perennial power Virginia Tech. We\u2019ll also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Grant Field and our guests will include over 35 Georgia Tech All-Americans who we\u2019ll recognize at halftime, along with a fireworks show. It will be a special night for the Georgia Tech community, and we hope you can be a part of it. Tickets are still available at our ticket office near the corner of Bobby Dodd Way and Techwood.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGo Jackets!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMike Bobinski\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn my six months as director of athletics, I\u0027ve been very impressed with the people at Georgia Tech who make this campus such a special place. I\u0027ve enjoyed meeting many students, faculty and staff, and I appreciate the way athletics is embraced by the Institute community. It\u0027s truly an honor to be among so many talented, passionate people.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seven times every fall, our campus is transformed on gamedays, not only bringing thousands of our fans to the Flats but also serving as a way to tell the story of this unique institution."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-09-24 09:54:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:56","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"184531":{"id":"184531","type":"image","title":"Mike Bobinski 1","body":null,"created":"1449179062","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:44:22","changed":"1475894830","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:10","alt":"Mike Bobinski 1","file":{"fid":"196105","name":"bobinski_mug.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobinski_mug_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bobinski_mug_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":942029,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bobinski_mug_0.jpg?itok=lKCFNOe0"}}},"media_ids":["184531"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/gameday\/13-georgia-tech-game-day.html","title":"Game Day details"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}