{"624070":{"#nid":"624070","#data":{"type":"news","title":"How to Help Your Student Make the Most of their Undergraduate Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations parents and families \u0026mdash; your student is off to college! We know that this change brings a certain level of uncertainty for both you and your student, but we want to put you at ease:\u0026nbsp;They got this. You got this. We got this.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne thing you will realize very quickly is that Georgia Tech cares a great deal about the success of your student (see\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/educational-innovation\/reports\/lifetime-education\/initiatives\/whole-person-education\u0022\u003EWhole-Person Education\u003C\/a\u003E) while they\u0026rsquo;re at Tech, and giving them the skills to be successful once they\u0026rsquo;ve graduated and start their careers. This is where the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Undergraduate Education\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(OUE) comes in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs your student interested in research opportunities, innovation competitions, Living Learning Communities, or campus-wide first-year programs?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Academic Enrichment\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CAE), located in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, fosters student growth by delivering research and innovation programs, academic seminars, campus-wide engagement programs, and other opportunities for students to share ideas, explore possibilities, and take initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDoes your student want to stay proactive with their coursework through 1-to-1 tutoring, Peer-Led Undergraduate Study, or academic coaching sessions?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Academic Success\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CAS), located in the Clough Undergraduate Learn Commons, supports undergraduate students in achieving\u0026nbsp;their academic goals through a range\u0026nbsp;of both personalized and campus-wide initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDoes your student want a more in-depth learning experience and to live in a community of people just like them?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EHonors Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(HP) combines the challenging academic standards of one of the world\u0026#39;s finest research universities with the student-faculty connections one might expect to find at smaller colleges. Its mission is to create a lively environment where students and faculty members learn from each other through a common commitment to intellectual inquiry, careful analysis, and energetic exchange of ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs your student interested in sustainable communities, and how they can use their degree to impact the world around them?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sls.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(SLS) helps students to learn about, serve, and create sustainable communities. SLS advances students\u0026rsquo; knowledge and capabilities to prepare them to address sustainability challenges and interrelated community-level societal needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs your student interested in available careers in their major, internships or co-ops, or pursuing a degree in teaching, medicine, or applying for a prestigious fellowship?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c2d2.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Career Discovery \u0026amp; Development\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(C2D2), located in the Bill Moore Student Success Center, provides career education, resources, experiential learning, employment, and pre-professional opportunities to all students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDoes your student need advising help?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/advising.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Academic Advising\u003C\/a\u003E(UAA), located in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, helps students to become successful and responsible global citizens who make meaningful contributions in their communities. UAA provides respectful, responsive, informed support for students to identify and achieve their academic and professional goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe hope that your student will take advantage of these programs and services while they\u0026rsquo;re on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E*Follow @GTOUE on twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or flickr to stay up-to-date with everything we\u0026rsquo;re doing!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"One thing you will realize very quickly is that Georgia Tech cares a great deal about the success of your student (see Whole-Person Education) while they\u2019re at Tech, and giving them the skills to be successful once they\u2019ve graduated and start their career"}],"uid":"34945","created_gmt":"2019-08-07 15:54:01","changed_gmt":"2019-08-07 15:54:01","author":"tbarker30","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"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":""}}}