{"270921":{"#nid":"270921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What\u2019s on Your Bucket List? TechList Wants You to Cross It Off","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJumping out of a plane may not be essential to the college experience, but it can make for a lasting memory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s the concept behind TechList, a student organization that was conceived with the idea of creating a Tech \u201cbucket list\u201d and giving students the chance to make memories that will last longer than the essentials of thermodynamics and MATLAB.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want people to reflect on positive experiences when they graduate,\u201d said Alex Fried, a senior representative for TechList.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechList hosted its first event last semester when it took 25 students skydiving with Skydive Atlanta. This semester, it\u2019s partnering with GT Hillel to host Holocaust survivor Norbert Friedman. Attendees will enjoy a free Shabbat dinner and listen to Friedman talk about his experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe structure of TechList is to host events with both external entities and on-campus groups. Event organizers are planning two more events for this semester: an evening swimming with whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium, and a large-scale basketball tournament with Georgia Tech Athletics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe idea is to create a bucket list for Tech and cross things off that list as a community,\u201d Fried said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFuture events also will take advantage of Tech\u2019s array of cultural organizations and encourage students to partake in events where they may be a bit outside their comfort zone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can get caught up in your studies and forget about the opportunities Georgia Tech gives you,\u201d Fried said. \u201cIt can be a bold leap, but it\u2019s rewarding.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initial proposal for the club was part of the Student Government Association\u2019s Buzzinga! competition last year, which solicited ideas for enhancing campus culture. TechList won, earning $10,000 in funds to kickstart the now-chartered student group. Emory University\u2019s Once in a Lifetime club served as a model for TechList.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechList\u2019s member base includes two representatives from each year of study, first through fourth, and a team of executive officers. The group maintains an email list and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gatechlist\u0022\u003EFacebook page\u003C\/a\u003E where students can get priority registration for events by signing up for emails or liking the page.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew campus group encourages students to take part in unique experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New campus group encourages students to take part in unique experiences."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-01-24 12:01:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:44","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"270931":{"id":"270931","type":"image","title":"Skydiving with TechList","body":null,"created":"1449244077","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:57","changed":"1475894959","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:19","alt":"Skydiving with TechList","file":{"fid":"198634","name":"e9a4b9f3-017f-44b0-be2b-a317e4cf941d.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/e9a4b9f3-017f-44b0-be2b-a317e4cf941d_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/e9a4b9f3-017f-44b0-be2b-a317e4cf941d_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":545835,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/e9a4b9f3-017f-44b0-be2b-a317e4cf941d_0.jpg?itok=2vqQR6T8"}}},"media_ids":["270931"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/calendar\/8248\/268951\/techlist-hosts-holocaust-survivor-norbert-friedman","title":"Norbert Friedman Event"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gatechlist","title":"TechList on Facebook"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"167142","name":"student organizations"},{"id":"84111","name":"TechList"}],"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":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alexfried@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAlex Fried\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETechList\u003C\/p\u003E\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":""}}}