{"281831":{"#nid":"281831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Vote for 2014 Gift to Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the fourth consecutive year, Tech students have the opportunity to contribute to and award a group gift to the campus project they deem most worthy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Gift to Tech program from the Student Alumni Association (SAA) lets students vote for which project will earn a bounty of more than $30,000. The gift is meant to provide a way for students to start giving back to Tech while still on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe gift\u0027s sum is a fluid number, as it includes $5 from every SAA member and a matching gift from alumnus Walt Ehmer (IE 1989). A team of SAA students compiled the list of potential recipients and worked with them to fine-tune the specifics of what the gift would fund in each area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s potential beneficiaries represent the many varied interests of Tech students, including bicycle infrastructure, campus safety, an outdoor concert series, solar-powered electricity stands, tradition plaques, Tech\u0027s new Campus Kitchen, and the Student Government Association\u0027s Buzzinga competition. Full descriptions of how the funds would be spent for each are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtsaa.com\/gift-to-tech\u0022\u003ESAA\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E. Last year, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/04\/22\/student-alumni-association-awards-28000-band\u0022\u003E$28,000 went to the Georgia Tech Band\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll currently enrolled students have until March 14 to cast a vote; they must log in to vote at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtsaa.com\/vote\u0022\u003Egtsaa.com\/vote\u003C\/a\u003E with their Georgia Tech username and password. Voting will reopen on March 24 to SAA members only. Each member can cast one more vote for one of the top three projects from the first round of voting. Faculty and staff are not eligible to vote.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 Gift to Tech will be announced the week of April 14, with a celebration and presentation at the Kessler Campanile on April 17 at 11 a.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Alumni Association\u2019s Gift to Tech lets students vote for which project they deem worthy of more than $25,000.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Student Alumni Association\u2019s Gift to Tech lets students vote for which project they deem worthy of more than $25,000."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-03-10 10:03:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:11","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"282201":{"id":"282201","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Band Wins 2013 SAA Gift to Tech","body":null,"created":"1449244199","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:59","changed":"1475894976","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:36","alt":"Georgia Tech Band Wins 2013 SAA Gift to Tech","file":{"fid":"198953","name":"8699606554_e599f1c43d_b.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8699606554_e599f1c43d_b_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8699606554_e599f1c43d_b_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":559070,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/8699606554_e599f1c43d_b_0.jpg?itok=w0jONfdV"}},"282211":{"id":"282211","type":"image","title":"Band Accepts 2013 Gift to Tech","body":null,"created":"1449244199","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:59","changed":"1475894976","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:36","alt":"Band Accepts 2013 Gift to Tech","file":{"fid":"198954","name":"8699608006_038232ee59_b.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8699608006_038232ee59_b_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8699608006_038232ee59_b_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":477077,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/8699608006_038232ee59_b_0.jpg?itok=B8pmz0bz"}},"190401":{"id":"190401","type":"image","title":"Student Alumni Association Logo","body":null,"created":"1449179858","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:57:38","changed":"1475894838","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:18","alt":"Student Alumni Association Logo","file":{"fid":"196256","name":"saa_logo_main.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/saa_logo_main_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/saa_logo_main_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":526755,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/saa_logo_main_0.jpeg?itok=phHOOtVh"}}},"media_ids":["282201","282211","190401"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gtsaa.com\/vote","title":"Vote for the 2014 SAA Gift to Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/gtsaa.com\/gift-to-tech","title":"SAA Gift to Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"596","name":"Alumni Association"},{"id":"57861","name":"gift to tech"},{"id":"2284","name":"Giving"},{"id":"167520","name":"saa"},{"id":"167406","name":"Student Alumni Association"}],"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:ranorton90@gmail.com\u0022\u003ERebecca Norton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudent Alumni Association\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":""}}}