{"62676":{"#nid":"62676","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Deadline Extended: Students Invited to Compete for Service Learning Grant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EShare your academic\nknowledge by putting your ideas\u0026nbsp;into\nservice\u0026nbsp;and applying for a CASE grant.\nAddress a community need with an innovative entrepreneurial proposal\u0026nbsp;that can\u0026nbsp;make a difference in the lives of\nothers. Grants have been awarded for innovative ideas in Economic Development,\nEducation, Mentoring, Science \u0026amp; Technology, Music, Arts, Engineering,\nBusiness, Environment-sustainability, etc.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEducation\u0026nbsp;continues\nto meet\u0026nbsp;service at Georgia Tech\nas students are invited to compete for a\nCASE grant.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EThe deadline for applying for the grant is now January 14, 2011\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents compete for the grant by writing a\nproposal that answers the question: \u201cHow would I use grant funds to address a\ncommunity need or solve a community problem and make a difference in the lives\nof others, linking the project to an academic program?\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESelection of a winner is based on impact on the\ncommunity through increased economic opportunity, improved social\/civic\nnetworks, sustainability and documentation of measurable outcomes.\u0026nbsp;\nPartnership within the community requires identifying community strengths and\nthen building upon them and enhancing them.\u0026nbsp; Community partnership\nrequires collaborative and data-informed planning between the student and the\ncommunity. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting opportunity for students to turn\ntheir knowledge-based ideas into reality\nand help the community.\u0026nbsp; We think of our students as being unique components to the GA Tech\/community\npartnership equation toward solutions to issues since they\nbring\u0026nbsp;fresh and new ways of looking at a problem and finding potential remedies.\u0026nbsp; I\u2019m looking forward to reading the proposals and learning from the students\u0027\nperspective.\u0026nbsp; We are so pleased to host this scholarship which builds upon\nGA Tech\u0027s motto of \u0022Progress and Service,\u0022 said Andrea\nAshmore, Director of the Office of\nCommunity Relations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can find more information on the CASE Program\n@ GT at the link below. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Education continues to meet service as Georgia Tech students are invited to compete for a CASE grant."}],"uid":"27331","created_gmt":"2010-11-10 17:00:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:46","author":"George Ray","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/community\/case.html","title":"CASE Program @ GT"}],"groups":[{"id":"47398","name":"GCR (Office of Government and Community Relations)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11010","name":"community relations"},{"id":"2624","name":"community service"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrea Ashmore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Community Relations\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ashmore@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eashmore@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashmore@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}