{"618817":{"#nid":"618817","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Julienne Kung","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter a long week at work, most of us are ready to sit on the couch and binge Netflix, but not alumna Julienne Kung (BSEE 11). Kung looks forward to once-a-month Fridays volunteering at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.midwestfoodbank.org\/locations\/peachtree-city-ga\u0022\u003EMidwest Food Bank\u003C\/a\u003E along with co-workers from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eaton.com\/us\/en-us.html\u0022\u003EEaton Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E, a multinational power management company. There, the group of engineering colleagues enjoys applying analytical skills and creativity to various tasks, for instance, loading food onto pallets in the most space efficient way. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like a giant game of 3-D Tetris,\u0026rdquo; laughs Kung.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKung, who is a division quality engineer in the Peachtree City, Georgia-based Lighting Division of Eaton, actually fills almost all of her free time with helping others. Ask her about the different causes she engages with and you will get a long list of organizations and activities including acting as a mentor through the Alumni Association\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtmentorjackets.com\u0022\u003EMentor Jackets\u003C\/a\u003E program, serving on the board of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtbn.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Business Network\u003C\/a\u003E, and volunteering as an ambassador with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\u0022\u003EWorld Vision USA.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKung also plays cello, viola, and piano, and stays active with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiasymphony.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Symphony Orchestra\u003C\/a\u003E (GSO). As a music lover, she\u0026rsquo;s managed to turn her favorite pastime into another way to give back. She recently volunteered with the GSO when they gave concert tickets to furloughed federal workers, and she is volunteering for GSO\u0026rsquo;s annual sensory-friendly concert, which has programming tailored to the autistic community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of her most memorable volunteer experiences was playing viola in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/celebrationsymphonyorchestra.com\/\u0022\u003ECelebration Symphony Orchestra\u003C\/a\u003E as part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/ad.gatech.edu\/ecefs$\/users\/personnel\/agardner32\/Documents\/Articles\/Alumni%20Spotlights\/Julienne%20Kung\/globalmissionsproject.com\u0022\u003EGlobal Missions Project\u003C\/a\u003E. She traveled to Quito, Ecuador where she led music lessons and taught a large group of children how to play the recorder.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor her extraordinary and wide-ranging outreach efforts, Kung received the Stover Volunteerism Award last year, which is an annual award bestowed by Eaton Corporation on an employee with significant involvement in community service. As the winner for her division, she was honored with a $500 check made out to a charity of her choice and recognition at an Eaton Town Hall Meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKung credits her passion for service to her parents and upbringing. \u0026ldquo;My core values and faith are important to me, and I approach each day with a sense of gratitude. My parents modeled servant leadership in our household and sacrificed so much for my sisters and me,\u0026rdquo; said Kung.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen she left home and came to Georgia Tech, she took this call to service from her parents and quickly became involved in a number of student organizations and volunteer activities. These extracurricular activities helped her hone her time management skills and also gave her a natural means to make connections and build friendships. Those experiences outside of the classroom proved to be just as beneficial to Kung once she graduated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m incredibly grateful to be where I am. Tech taught me how to balance work with service and how to build community through that service. Now I feel lucky to work for a company like Eaton that puts such an emphasis on volunteerism. It\u0026rsquo;s a great fit for my skills and values,\u0026rdquo; said Kung.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Engineered for Service"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKung received the Stover Volunteerism Award last year, which is an annual award bestowed by Eaton Corporation on an employee with significant involvement in community service.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kung received the Stover Volunteerism Award last year, which is an annual award bestowed by Eaton Corporation on an employee with significant involvement in community service."}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2019-03-05 18:44:59","changed_gmt":"2019-03-05 19:07:07","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"618819":{"id":"618819","type":"image","title":"Kung and fellow Young Alumni Council Members","body":null,"created":"1551811991","gmt_created":"2019-03-05 18:53:11","changed":"1551818744","gmt_changed":"2019-03-05 20:45:44","alt":"Kung and fellow Young Alumni Council Members","file":{"fid":"235563","name":"GT_YAC_Volunteers_RamblinOn3.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GT_YAC_Volunteers_RamblinOn3.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GT_YAC_Volunteers_RamblinOn3.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":132496,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GT_YAC_Volunteers_RamblinOn3.JPG?itok=jmf2Q0BJ"}},"618818":{"id":"618818","type":"image","title":"EATON volunteering at the Midwest Food Bank","body":null,"created":"1551811857","gmt_created":"2019-03-05 18:50:57","changed":"1551811857","gmt_changed":"2019-03-05 18:50:57","alt":"EATON volunteering at the Midwest Food Bank","file":{"fid":"235562","name":"Eaton_Midwest_Food_Bank_volunteering.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Eaton_Midwest_Food_Bank_volunteering.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Eaton_Midwest_Food_Bank_volunteering.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":346804,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Eaton_Midwest_Food_Bank_volunteering.JPG?itok=FR7LQIHF"}},"618823":{"id":"618823","type":"image","title":"Habitat for Humanity Event","body":null,"created":"1551812597","gmt_created":"2019-03-05 19:03:17","changed":"1551812597","gmt_changed":"2019-03-05 19:03:17","alt":"Georgia Tech Network Volunteer Event with Habitat for Humanity.","file":{"fid":"235565","name":"Habitat_for_Humanity.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Habitat_for_Humanity.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Habitat_for_Humanity.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":392500,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Habitat_for_Humanity.JPG?itok=lBZlamx1"}},"618824":{"id":"618824","type":"image","title":"Volunteer judge at the Fayette County Science Fair","body":null,"created":"1551812772","gmt_created":"2019-03-05 19:06:12","changed":"1551812772","gmt_changed":"2019-03-05 19:06:12","alt":"Kung and other Georgia Tech alumni volunteered as judges at the Fayette County Science Fair. 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