{"595410":{"#nid":"595410","#data":{"type":"news","title":"International Ambassadors Bring Campus Life to Potential Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeing a new student is hard for anyone, but being a new international student can be even tougher. One group on campus aims to ease the transition for Tech\u0026rsquo;s international student population and is accepting applications for this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe International Ambassadors at Georgia Tech are dedicated to bringing Georgia Tech to the world and the world to Georgia Tech. The group, advised by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of International Education\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Undergraduate Admission\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;seeks to promote diversity and inclusion on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the group\u0026rsquo;s previous events have included Night Market, Karaoke Nights, Career Forums, and Diversity Forums. International Ambassadors also reach out to prospective and admitted international students and help answer their questions about life at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPotential ambassadors need not be international students to apply \u0026mdash; the group is made up of students from all over the U.S. and the world, and values that diversity.\u0026nbsp;Applications are due Friday, Sept. 8, at 11:59 p.m. \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/OM61ZQWzVBoNpPry2\u0022\u003EApply online\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit the group\u0026#39;s\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gatechGTIA\/\u0022\u003EFacebook page\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E or\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/11\/08\/join-club-georgia-tech-international-ambassadors\u0022\u003Eread an article\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;from Fall 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe International Ambassadors at Georgia Tech are dedicated to bringing Georgia Tech to the world and the world to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The International Ambassadors at Georgia Tech are dedicated to bringing Georgia Tech to the world and the world to Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-09-01 14:47:23","changed_gmt":"2017-09-01 15:48:39","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595206":{"id":"595206","type":"image","title":"International Ambassadors with the Einstein Statue","body":null,"created":"1504017347","gmt_created":"2017-08-29 14:35:47","changed":"1504017347","gmt_changed":"2017-08-29 14:35:47","alt":"International Ambassadors with the Einstein Statue","file":{"fid":"226831","name":"21016031_1291929304265885_2769145820358667153_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/21016031_1291929304265885_2769145820358667153_o.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/21016031_1291929304265885_2769145820358667153_o.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":407364,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/21016031_1291929304265885_2769145820358667153_o.jpg?itok=H8kwZnTA"}}},"media_ids":["595206"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/OM61ZQWzVBoNpPry2","title":"Apply to International Ambassadors"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gatechGTIA\/","title":"International Ambassadors at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"100781","name":"international ambassadors"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"5453","name":"admission"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"id":"1589","name":"OIE"},{"id":"10347","name":"undergraduate admission"}],"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\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pkukreja6@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPreksha Kukreja\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInternational Ambassadors\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}