{"59311":{"#nid":"59311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Sees Economics as Path to Service","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoy Guan\u0027s experience of the Ivan Allen College and Georgia Tech is of an ever-broadening circle of knowledge that has brought her future into focus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA junior majoring in economics with minors in Spanish and public policy, Guan places a high value on the personal attention and guidance she\u0027s received from faculty and advisors. \u0022They helped me find the best direction for me,\u0022 says Guan, \u0022and encouraged me to pursue my interests in Spanish, language immersion, and travel.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGuan, who speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, English, and Spanish, is in her second year living in Georgia Tech\u0027s International House. Guan lives in the dorm that is half exchange students and half U.S. students with an interest in international affairs and culture. \u0022It so amazingly touches the heart,\u0022 says Guan. She believes the program is one of the best on campus. \u0022The value,\u0022 says Guan, \u0022extends far beyond the simple experiences. We constantly learn from each other about our cultures, histories, values, perspectives - everything.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThose interactions have helped Guan find direction for her career. She was deeply affected by reading a selection from the I-house book club, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a Swedish work with traumatic representations of sexual violence. \u0022I had difficulty sleeping after reading that, but it made me realize the intensity of the problem that we never talk about in our society.\u0022 The book shaped Guan\u0027s decision to pursue a career in the non-profit arena, fighting for an end to sexual violence globally. \u0022I can help those organizations become more economically efficient in order to reach a broader audience with assistance and awareness.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGuan has already mobilized toward that goal by becoming heavily involved in the Women\u0027s Awareness Month activities on campus, including the recent \u0022Take Back the Night\u0022 vigil; volunteering at a shelter for victims of domestic violence; the Red Dress Fashion Show; and The Vagina Monologues. She is a member of the Ivan Allen College Student Advisory Board, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, and is looking forward to being inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society for Economics. Guan plans to pursue the President\u0027s Undergraduate Research Award under the guidance of Economics Professor Christine Ries.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Joy Guan\u0027s experience of the Ivan Allen College and Georgia Tech is of an ever-broadening circle of knowledge that has brought her future into focus.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Profile of Economics Major Joy Guan"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2009-03-24 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:38","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59312":{"id":"59312","type":"image","title":"ttk10193.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176227","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:07","changed":"1475894382","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:42","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190960","name":"ttk10193.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttk10193_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttk10193_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26840,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ttk10193_0.jpg?itok=FLQeHQK2"}}},"media_ids":["59312"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1085","name":"Joy Guan"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}