{"586867":{"#nid":"586867","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Candice Cobb selected as Fall 2016 Campus Services Student Spotlight!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent Spotlights are selected each semester from the Campus Services student employees of which there are more than 500. We look for extraordinary student employees and Holly Shikano, Coordinator for Residential Academic Initiatives, Georgia Tech Housing, said that was exactly what Candice is.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;She is pretty awesome,\u0026rdquo; Holly said. \u0026ldquo;Candice worked for Housing\u0026rsquo;s Learning Assistance Program for four years while studying Structural Engineering.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, Candice was the Lead Learning Center Coordinator for the Learning Assistance Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Her leadership has helped us in so many ways!\u0026rdquo; Holly said. \u0026ldquo;She coached two Learning\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCenter Coordinators, and she along with another student, Coandace Ogata, and I presented at the Southeast College Reading and Learning Association Annual Conference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Candice has done so much to increase our performance and to help guide the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nprofessional development of our tutors,\u0026rdquo; Holly added. \u0026ldquo;She is seriously, she is super cool.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E-------------------\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe asked Candice to tell us a bit about herself. Here\u0026rsquo;s what she told us:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your position Campus Services Housing?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOffice Assistant for Staff and Community Development\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMajor?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStructural Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYear?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMaster\u0026#39;s\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHometown?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELoganville, GA\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you do in this position?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EI assist Housing\u0026rsquo;s professional and student staff with office tasks, bulletins, and maintaining supplies for our RAs and PLs.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you like best about working in this position?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMy supervisors. You can tell they really have fun with what they do and love working with students.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow has this position helped you?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EI commuted this semester so this position gave me a productive outlet to spend in-between classes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat have you learned through working here? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThis position really has you focus on managing deadlines and how to delegate to people who can best do the task the fastest. Sometimes, us Tech students, have to learn \u0026ldquo;you can\u0026rsquo;t do everything yourself.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite Book?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECount of Monte Cristo\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite Restaurant\/Food? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhite Chocolate raspberry cheesecake\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite Spot on campus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Center\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite quote? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026ldquo;Keep moving forward.\u0026quot;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you like to do on the weekends?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESleep and bake\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your favorite organization you\u0026#39;re involved in on campus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAmerican Society of Civil Engineers\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat advice do you have for students?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnjoy your time in college with friends because it gets harder after graduation to come together with your bestie spread across the US. But this also means you have excuses to travel and use your vacation time. :)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat would people be surprised to know about you? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EI spoke in front the Secretary of Education.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your plans after graduation?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWorking in multi-family housing and starting my own small design business.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks and congratulations, Candice!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELooking for an awesome Georgia Tech graduate? 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