{"605818":{"#nid":"605818","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Small","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGraduating from Georgia Tech is a big accomplishment, but one way to commemorate it is very small.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Commencement, graduates eagerly check their mailboxes to receive their official degree for framing and display \u0026mdash; but they can also get a pocket-sized version of that prized piece of paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Association\u003C\/a\u003E has issued these diminutive degrees since at least the mid-1970s.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s sort of in lieu of a membership card. Alumni can take out their mini diploma and flash it when they meet another Tech graduate,\u0026quot; said Len Contardo, the Georgia Tech Alumni Association\u0026#39;s vice president of alumni outreach. \u0026quot;Most people keep it in their wallet.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/tiny-diplomas\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGraduating from Georgia Tech is a big accomplishment, but one way to commemorate it is very small.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Graduating from Georgia Tech is a big accomplishment, but one way to commemorate it is very small."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-05-03 17:12:31","changed_gmt":"2018-05-03 17:12:31","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"605817":{"id":"605817","type":"image","title":"Mini Diploma","body":null,"created":"1525367447","gmt_created":"2018-05-03 17:10:47","changed":"1525367447","gmt_changed":"2018-05-03 17:10:47","alt":"Mini Diploma","file":{"fid":"231030","name":"tinydiplomas-news.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tinydiplomas-news.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tinydiplomas-news.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":593733,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tinydiplomas-news.jpg?itok=d_rfiTbm"}}},"media_ids":["605817"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/tiny-diplomas","title":"Read the full story"},{"url":"http:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/commencement-stories","title":"More Commencement Stories"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"629","name":"graduation"},{"id":"627","name":"commencement"},{"id":"596","name":"Alumni Association"}],"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:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}