{"576711":{"#nid":"576711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Affinity Group Established by GT Alumni Association","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Alumni Association has formally established the Ivan Allen College Affinity Group, a group intended to help connect the College\u0026rsquo;s alumni, students, and faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group will focus on four key areas:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELeadership\u0026nbsp;for current students in the form of mentoring, internships, and job shadowing.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDevelopment\u0026nbsp;to serve the professional development needs for Ivan Allen College alumni.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERepresentation\u0026nbsp;by advocating and cultivating the full participation of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts throughout the Institute.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBuilding community\u0026nbsp;by fostering an environment of collaboration between faculty, staff, alumni, students, the Institute, and its surrounding community.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the coming months, the group\u0026rsquo;s steering committee plans to organize networking events and establish an alumni-sponsored scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The purpose of the Ivan Allen College Affinity Group is to create a community of alumni that gives back to current students,\u0026rdquo; said Alyssa Rumsey (HTS 2013), an alumna who spearheaded efforts to form the group. \u0026ldquo;It is about expanding the potential opportunities for all participants in both career and personal realms.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The collective effort by our alumni in this achievement deserves significant applause,\u0026rdquo; said Juan McGruder, director of development for the Ivan Allen College. \u0026ldquo;The group will play a pivotal role and ultimately have a tremendous impact on the connectivity of this important constituency to the College community for many years to come.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested in learning more about the Affinity Group, please email alums@iac.gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Alumni Association has formally established the Ivan Allen College Affinity Group, a group intended to help connect the College\u0026rsquo;s alumni, students, and faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Alumni Association has formally established the Ivan Allen College Affinity Group, a group intended to help connect the College\u2019s alumni, students, and faculty."}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-09-14 14:58:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:37","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"440731":{"id":"440731","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen College Alumni Cheer on the Braves","body":null,"created":"1449256175","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:09:35","changed":"1475895179","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:59","alt":"Ivan Allen College Alumni Cheer on the Braves","file":{"fid":"203068","name":"dscn1959.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1959_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1959_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2442349,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dscn1959_0.jpg?itok=aMawmomr"}}},"media_ids":["440731"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/index.aspx?gid=21\u0026pgid=716\u0026sid=1481","title":"Georgia Tech Alumni Association Affinity Groups"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/community\/alumniandgiving\/get-involved","title":"Get involved with more alumni activities in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172338","name":"Alumni Georgia Tech Alumni Association"},{"id":"955","name":"ivan allen college"},{"id":"172339","name":"Ivan Allen College Affinity Group"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}