{"60786":{"#nid":"60786","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Welcome Home Month Geared to All Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf nothing else, the start of a new academic year is chaotic. One-quarter of the student population is still trying to navigate an unfamiliar campus, and it seems everyone organization on campus has an information session, an orientation or a social function that demands attention.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo bring some structure and focus to the proceedings, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.successprograms.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Success Programs\u003C\/a\u003E within Student Affairs created Welcome Home Month, working with academic and administrative departments to help make the transition a positive experience. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office spent six weeks contacting academic and administrative departments, seeking information about events, compiling them in a calendar, and distributing them to the student body. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want everyone to know Welcome Home Month is geared toward all students, not just freshmen,\u201d said Eric Tack, assistant director of Success Programs. \u201cThese social and co-curricular activities are intended to help connect students to the different aspects of campus life, to the support services available to them, and to the Tech spirit that permeates the institution.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe month is divided into thematic segments, Tack said. For example, events during the first 10 days are largely tied to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.successprograms.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=5\u0022\u003ER.A.T.S. Week\u003C\/a\u003E, geared for new students to Georgia Tech as an introduction to the programs, activities, opportunities and events available on campus. Subsequent weeks focus on student involvement, career planning and preparation, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/successprograms.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=14\u0022\u003E\u201cGT 2.0\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a week of programming centered on the sophomore experience.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEric Tack, assistant director of\nSuccess Programs, said, \u201cThese social and co-curricular activities are\nintended to help connect students to the different aspects of campus life, to\nthe support services available to them, and to the Tech spirit that permeates\nthe institution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Social and co-curricular activities help connect students to the different aspects of campus life"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-09-03 09:25:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:23","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/successprograms.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Success Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"349","name":"campus"},{"id":"2660","name":"events"},{"id":"3397","name":"fun"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"170961","name":"success programs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:eric.tack@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEric Tack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Success Programs\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-4564\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}