{"591021":{"#nid":"591021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia\u2019s Chancellor, Panama\u2019s President and Florida Congressman Keynote 2017 Spring Commencement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech graduates will be sent off to their next phase of life with inspiring words from a trio of officials in three ceremonies scheduled May 5-6 at McCamish Pavilion on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the Ph.D. and Master\u0026rsquo;s Ceremony, 7 to 9:30 p.m., May 5, University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley will speak, and an honorary doctorate will be bestowed on Dr. John H. Burson, a physician and triple Georgia Tech Alumnus (ChE 1956, MS MET 1963, Ph.D. ChE 1964). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and tickets are required.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBachelor\u0026rsquo;s degrees will be awarded at two different ceremonies on May 6. The first ceremony, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., features an address from Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, a 1985 Georgia Tech alumnus with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Tickets are required, and the will call window opens at 7 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. This ceremony includes the following academic disciplines:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Computing: Computer Science and Computational Media\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts: Computational Media\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Design: Industrial Design and Architecture\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Sciences: Psychology, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Biology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Engineering: Environmental, Civil, Biomedical, Materials Science and Engineering, Industrial, and Aerospace.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second bachelor\u0026rsquo;s ceremony is 3 to 5:30 p.m. and features an address from U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida., a 1971 Electrical Engineering graduate of Georgia Tech. Tickets are required, and the will call window opens at 1 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. This ceremony includes the following academic disciplines:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts: Literature, Media, and Communication; Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies; Public Policy; History, Technology, and Society; International Affairs and Modern Languages; International Affairs; Economics and International Affairs; Global Economics and Modern Languages; and Economics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EScheller College of Business: Business Administration\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Sciences: Biochemistry, Applied Physics, Physics, and Chemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege of Engineering: Chemical and Biomolecular, Nuclear and Radiological, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 2,400 undergraduates will receive bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degrees. The graduate ceremony will award 1,000 master\u0026rsquo;s degrees and 200 doctorates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information is available at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/commencement.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ecommencement.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2,400 undergraduates, 1,000 master\u0026#39;s students and 200 Ph.D.s to walk across the stage at McCamish Pavilion May 5-6.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"2017 Spring Commencement occurs May 5-6 in three ceremonies."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2017-04-27 18:45:40","changed_gmt":"2017-04-27 20:43:43","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"591054":{"id":"591054","type":"image","title":"Juan Carlos Varela","body":null,"created":"1493325149","gmt_created":"2017-04-27 20:32:29","changed":"1493325149","gmt_changed":"2017-04-27 20:32:29","alt":"Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama","file":{"fid":"225210","name":"Varela headshot_sm.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Varela%20headshot_sm.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Varela%20headshot_sm.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1377154,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Varela%20headshot_sm.jpg?itok=0uSZvdLW"}},"529811":{"id":"529811","type":"image","title":"Commencement Balloons","body":null,"created":"1461895200","gmt_created":"2016-04-29 02:00:00","changed":"1475895307","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:07","alt":"Commencement Balloons","file":{"fid":"88908","name":"graduationballoons.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graduationballoons.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graduationballoons.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1665644,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/graduationballoons.jpg?itok=Pyqg6btM"}},"591055":{"id":"591055","type":"image","title":"Steve Wrigley","body":null,"created":"1493325282","gmt_created":"2017-04-27 20:34:42","changed":"1493325282","gmt_changed":"2017-04-27 20:34:42","alt":"University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley","file":{"fid":"225211","name":"Wrigley_Steve.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wrigley_Steve_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wrigley_Steve_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2221420,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Wrigley_Steve_0.jpg?itok=Q_th2qb2"}},"591056":{"id":"591056","type":"image","title":"Daniel Webster","body":null,"created":"1493325507","gmt_created":"2017-04-27 20:38:27","changed":"1493325507","gmt_changed":"2017-04-27 20:38:27","alt":"U.S. Rep. 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