{"609635":{"#nid":"609635","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Student Convocation \u2013 August 19","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIncoming first-year students are encouraged to attend New Student Convocation on Sunday, August 19,\u0026nbsp;from 5 - 6 p.m. Just as Commencement is a ceremony that marks the completion of study, New Student Convocation celebrates a student\u0026#39;s entry into higher education and serves as the Institute\u0026#39;s official welcome to the campus community. During the ceremony, we acquaint new students with Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s mission and traditions. Convocation will be streamed live and will also be available to watch the following week on YouTube. The link to watch it live will be posted on Sunday, August 19, on this \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/about\/events\/convocation\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E. For more information visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/about\/events\/convocation\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.specialevents.gatech.edu\/about\/events\/convocation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Incoming first-year students are encouraged to attend New Student Convocation on Sunday, August 19, from 5 - 6 p.m."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2018-08-13 12:52:00","changed_gmt":"2020-04-15 18:40:49","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}