{"430531":{"#nid":"430531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Invited to Join Common Reading with \u0027Garbology\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ESustainability is the theme for this year\u2019s Project One, and the selection committee has chosen \u003Cem\u003EGarbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash\u003C\/em\u003E by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes as the common reading.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EProject One, which evolved from Tech\u2019s first-year reading program, strives to help freshmen connect to the campus community through discussions and programming based around a common reading. All of the campus community is invited to join in the reading selection this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cWith \u003Cem\u003EGarbology\u003C\/em\u003E, students will have the opportunity to work together to see how they can impact sustainability on our campus and beyond,\u201d said Lacy Hodges, Academic Transition Programs Manager in the Center for Academic Enrichment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGarbology\u003C\/em\u003E presents the history and statistics behind America\u2019s staggering \u201cgarbage addiction\u201d \u2014 an average of 102 tons of trash per person \u2014 and invites readers to consider not only the waste crisis in the U.S., but also the opportunities this crisis presents for sustainability and community engagement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAll incoming students receive a copy of \u003Cem\u003EGarbology\u003C\/em\u003E in their FASET Orientation materials, and the book will be used in GT 1000, ENGL 1101, and ENGL 1102 classes this fall. In addition to its presence in the first-year curriculum, this year, Project One will support Georgia Tech\u2019s new quality enhancement plan (QEP), Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain, and provide all members of the Georgia Tech community with opportunities to develop innovative solutions to sustainability issues and to create a more sustainable campus community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cThe book will provide students with a broad introduction to some of the important learning outcomes of Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain,\u201d said Steven Girardot, associate vice provost for Undergraduate Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThere will be a number of events on campus this fall and spring to connect students to \u003Cem\u003EGarbology\u003C\/em\u003E and sustainability on campus, including a campus visit from Edward Humes, the book\u2019s author. Humes will give a plenary talk for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff on sustainability \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/428571\u0022\u003Eon October 1\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ELearn more about Project One and upcoming \u003Cem\u003EGarbology\u003C\/em\u003E-related events at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.c.gatech.edu\/projectone\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.c.gatech.edu\/projectone\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0027s Project One reading selection addresses \u0022garbage addicts.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year\u0027s Project One reading selection addresses \u0022garbage addicts.\u0022"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-08-03 11:32:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:19","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"430541":{"id":"430541","type":"image","title":"Garbology\u0027","body":null,"created":"1449254381","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:39:41","changed":"1475895169","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:49"}},"media_ids":["430541"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu","title":"Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.enrichment.gatech.edu\/project-one","title":"Project One"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"43231","name":"Freshman Reading"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"88481","name":"Project One"},{"id":"1153","name":"recycling"},{"id":"167070","name":"serve\u2022learn\u2022sustain"},{"id":"1561","name":"undergraduate education"}],"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:lacy.hodges@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELacy Hodges\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Academic Enrichment\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}