{"561741":{"#nid":"561741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet Your Advisor-The Best Resource on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHaving a great advisor can make all the difference in a student\u2019s success. Just ask Laura Jones Alger, Academic Advisor in the School of Building Construction. Alger had a fantastic advisor while she attended graduate school. This led to a career in higher education and a determination to help students succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlger began her higher education career at SCAD, moved to Georgia State, and has been advising students at Georgia Tech for over four years. In October 2015, Alger joined the School of Building Construction as Academic Advisor II.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlger uses the student\u2019s own goals to advise them and can assist with the puzzle that is registration and scheduling. She is determined to help them graduate and succeed at Georgia Tech. She does this with an interest and enthusiasm that students appreciate. \u003Cem\u003E\u201cLaura is so full of life and always ready to help students! She is great and such a breath of fresh air,\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E said Adeniyi Ogunsua, a master\u2019s student in the School of BC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to student advisement, Alger volunteers with the Homeless Student Task Force and First Gen Students (first generation, foster, and homeless students). She really cares about the GT students and their continued success. This fall she is tackling a new challenge-teaching a section of GT1000. She is eager to help freshmen navigate Georgia Tech and get them excited about their education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlger grew up in South Georgia and has made her home in Atlanta. She is an artist at heart and applies that artistic vision to advising School of BC students. She\u2019s interested in construction and relates as an artist to the students that develop and build. She appreciates the size of the School of Building Construction, where she can get to know the students she advises.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cWhen Laura joined Building Construction last year, she hit the ground running given her deep knowledge of course scheduling and registration, besides her genuine willingness to become a caring advisor for BC students. She is a great resource for students, faculty and staff alike\u201d,\u003C\/em\u003E added Daniel Castro, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Chair, School of Building Construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo get to know your advisor, Laura Jones Alger,--the best resource on campus!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Jones Alger had a memorable advisor while she was a graduate student. This led to a professional interest and a career helping students succeed. Alger has found her niche.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Laura Jones Alger advises students in the School of Building Construction and is eager to help students reach their educational goals."}],"uid":"27520","created_gmt":"2016-08-11 09:06:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:19","author":"Brenda Morris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"561721":{"id":"561721","type":"image","title":"Alger","body":null,"created":"1470920402","gmt_created":"2016-08-11 13:00:02","changed":"1475895364","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:04","alt":"Alger","file":{"fid":"206784","name":"alger.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alger.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alger.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":186977,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/alger.jpg?itok=t33Azpui"}}},"media_ids":["561721"],"groups":[{"id":"1223","name":"School of Building Construction"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2737","name":"Academic Advisor"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchedule a meeting with your advisor:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.alger@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.alger@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.alger@design.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}