{"50190":{"#nid":"50190","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduates Leave Mark On Workforce Communications","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs spring semester drew to a close, students from Senior Design and the related workforce presentation instruction left their mark on the Workforce Communication Lab, located on the first floor of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It has become a tradition for students to sign the wall of the lab, offering words of appreciation, reflection, and even some advice for next year\u0027s classes,* said Dr. Judith Norback, ISyE\u0027s director of Workplace and Academic Communication. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Lee from the 2007 graduating class commented on the unique opportunity: \u0022[Signing the wall] signifies the end of a chapter in my life*graduating from Georgia Tech.* \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn recent semesters, this unique and visible activity has been a highlight for students, and now 100s of signatures cover the walls of the lab foyer, the two columns, as well as other parts of the wall outside the small group practice stations. Sometimes students include quotes, and there is always a wide variety of languages such as Chinese and Japanese.  Some student teams will sign as a group, and even the famous George P. Burdell has left his mark. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mysterious George P. Burdell is a cherished part of Georgia Tech\u0027s history and culture that continues to survive today.  His enduring presence at the Institute never fails to bring delight, laughter, and the retelling of the many stories of his escapades. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"As Spring semester drew to a close, students from Senior Design and the related workforce presentation instruction left their mark on the Workforce Communication Lab.  It has become a tradition for students to sign the wall of the lab, offering words of appreciation, reflection, and advice.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Graduating students sign wall of Communications Lab"}],"uid":"27216","created_gmt":"2007-05-30 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:12","author":"Ruth Gregory","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50191":{"id":"50191","type":"image","title":"Students signing lab wall","body":null,"created":"1449175428","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:48","changed":"1475894471","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:11","alt":"Students signing lab wall","file":{"fid":"127140","name":"ten44379.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ten44379_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ten44379_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45357,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ten44379_0.jpg?itok=vzhAAVYG"}}},"media_ids":["50191"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8082","name":"Workforce Communication Lab. Senior Design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}