{"593787":{"#nid":"593787","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EngageATL Lets New Students Pursue \u0027Progress and Service\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast summer, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Student Engagement\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E hosted their pilot extended orientation program, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/engageatl\u0022\u003EEngageATL\u003C\/a\u003E. This community service-based program orients new students to Georgia Tech and Atlanta by engaging with local community partners on direct service projects while emphasizing the theme of creating sustainable communities. New students are introduced to Tech\u0026rsquo;s tradition of service and are encouraged to put Tech\u0026rsquo;s motto, Progress and Service, into action throughout the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 2016 program, students and staff served with the Proctor Creek Stewardship Council, Global Growers, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Led by five student leaders, the 16 EngageATL participants reflected on their service experiences, interacted with student leader and staff panels, and formed strong connections with fellow incoming students from their class, all of which helped promote a positive transition to Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2017 EngageATL program hopes to double last year\u0026rsquo;s participation by increasing to 30 new students.\u0026nbsp;Last year\u0026rsquo;s program spanned three days and two\u0026nbsp;nights, while this year\u0026rsquo;s program will span four\u0026nbsp;days and three\u0026nbsp;nights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program will run from Aug. 14\u0026ndash;17, and registration is\u0026nbsp;$230. Registration closes Aug. 1 or when the program reaches capacity.\u0026nbsp;For more information and to register, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/engageatl\u0022\u003Eengage.gatech.edu\/engageatl\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrent students who are passionate about leadership, community service, and sustainable communities are encouraged to apply to be a Student Leader for this year\u0026rsquo;s program.\u0026nbsp;For more details about the Student Leader position, including the application, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/orgsync.com\/143502\/forms\/264331\u0022\u003Evisit OrgSync\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis community service-based program orients new students to Georgia Tech and Atlanta by engaging with local community partners on direct service projects while emphasizing the theme of creating sustainable communities\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" This community service-based program orients new students to Georgia Tech and Atlanta by engaging with local community partners on direct service projects while emphasizing the theme of creating sustainable communities"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-07-27 19:24:43","changed_gmt":"2017-07-27 19:33:11","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"593788":{"id":"593788","type":"image","title":"EngageATL","body":null,"created":"1501183534","gmt_created":"2017-07-27 19:25:34","changed":"1501183534","gmt_changed":"2017-07-27 19:25:34","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226349","name":"11950263_954479087942648_793854831593271895_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11950263_954479087942648_793854831593271895_o.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11950263_954479087942648_793854831593271895_o.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":667774,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/11950263_954479087942648_793854831593271895_o.jpg?itok=vwQHRftE"}}},"media_ids":["593788"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/orgsync.com\/143502\/forms\/264331","title":"Apply to Be a Student Leader"},{"url":"http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/engageatl","title":"Learn More and Register for EngageATL"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"6367","name":"new students"},{"id":"2361","name":"orientation"},{"id":"175006","name":"engageatl"},{"id":"40351","name":"civic engagement"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"27251","name":"progress and service"},{"id":"68301","name":"first-year students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Perkins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Director of Civic Engagement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudent Engagement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sarah.perkins@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esarah.perkins@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESujay Kalathoor \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Taylor Sparacello\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEngageATL Student Assistants\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudent Engagement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:engage@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eengage@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-3458\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}