{"560351":{"#nid":"560351","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Student Convocation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIncoming freshman are encouraged to attend New Student Convocation on Sunday, August 21,\u0026nbsp;from 5 - 6 p.m. Just as Commencement is a ceremony that marks the completion of study, New Student Convocation celebrates a student\u0027s entry into higher education and serves as the Institute\u0027s official welcome to the campus community. During the ceremony, we acquaint new students with Georgia Tech\u0027s mission and traditions. Students and guests are asked to dress appropriately in smart casual attire. Convocation will be streamed live and will also be available to watch later that week. The link to watch it live will be posted on Sunday, August 21 on this \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/convocation\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E. For more information visit \u003Ca title=\u0022Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/convocation\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/convocation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Incoming freshman are encouraged to attend New Student Convocation on Sunday, August 21,\u00a0from 5 - 6 p.m."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2016-08-09 08:50:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:16","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EParent \u0026amp; Family Programs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:parents@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eparents@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}