{"607516":{"#nid":"607516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Event Will Welcome Graduate Students This Fall","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has long made it a tradition to welcome incoming students at New Student Convocation each fall. Now, the Institute is ushering in a new tradition of welcoming graduate students with their own event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-welcome\u0022\u003EGraduate Student Welcome\u003C\/a\u003E will include a Graduate Convocation and the Graduate Student Picnic, sponsored by the Graduate Student Government Association. Both events will take place Wednesday, Aug. 29.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate Student Welcome was conceived in part thanks to feedback from students through the campus culture action team of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.president.gatech.edu\/path-forward-together\u0022\u003EA Path Forward\u003C\/a\u003E. The group wanted to provide more information to graduate students and make them feel welcome upon their arrival on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Graduate students have expressed that they want to feel more connected to the Tech community, and we\u0026#39;re listening,\u0026rdquo; said Bonnie Ferri, vice provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development. \u0026ldquo;The wonderful thing about this event is that it provides a much-needed opportunity to celebrate new students and spread the word about resources and support at the beginning of their studies at Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate Convocation will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion, followed by the picnic from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tech Green. Families of graduate students are invited to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELike New Student Convocation, Graduate Convocation will also feature a student speaker to address new Yellow Jackets. Graduate students are invited to apply to speak by Monday, July 9. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/grad-speaker-grad-student-convocation\u0022\u003ELearn more about eligibility\u003C\/a\u003E, speech requirements, and the selection process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the event itself, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-welcome\u0022\u003Especialevents.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-welcome\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe inaugural Graduate Student Welcome will include a Graduate Convocation and the Graduate Student Picnic, sponsored by the Graduate Student Government Association. 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Both events will take place Wednesday, Aug. 29."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-07-05 14:28:57","changed_gmt":"2018-07-05 15:06:00","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"607514":{"id":"607514","type":"image","title":"Ph.D. Commencement, Spring 2018","body":null,"created":"1530800817","gmt_created":"2018-07-05 14:26:57","changed":"1530800817","gmt_changed":"2018-07-05 14:26:57","alt":"Yuchen Zheng delivers the student address at the Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony","file":{"fid":"231739","name":"graduate-commencement.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graduate-commencement.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graduate-commencement.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1494170,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/graduate-commencement.jpg?itok=GAsp9POP"}}},"media_ids":["607514"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/graduate-student-welcome","title":"Graduate Student Welcome"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"4152","name":"whistle"},{"id":"175898","name":"a path forward"},{"id":"167378","name":"special events"},{"id":"178472","name":"graduate student welcome"}],"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\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:serena.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESerena Wallace\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpecial Events and Protocol\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}