{"640175":{"#nid":"640175","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ML Students Shine in Climate Action Photography \u0026 Art Contest","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EModern Languages was well-represented in the Climate Action Photography \u0026amp; Art Contest organized by the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) in partnership with the German Consulate General\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Education as part of the\u0026nbsp;second-annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/events\/gcas2020\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Climate Action Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E, Oct 6-8.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, the top three winners were all students of the School of Modern Languages. Please see below for details on their submissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1st Place:\u0026nbsp;Patricia Graffunder\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription: \u0026quot;This painting illustrates that while the practically unregulated mega-corporations in our capitalistic system contribute more to climate change in a single day that an average person could in a lifetime, we are nevertheless forced to partake in it and contribute to the swift destruction of our only habitat.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2nd\u0026nbsp;Place:\u0026nbsp;Kristina Hilko\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription: \u0026quot;The embroidery represents how fragile the current environment is. Like sand in an hourglass, the current state of the environment is slipping away from us. If we are not careful, the world will end up being a wasteland of pollution and filth.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3rd\u0026nbsp;Place: Lydia Fletcher\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescription: \u0026quot;Here are cliff dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde - the dwellings serve as a reminder that caring for the environment and utilizing its resources are not mutually exclusive. Our goal should be rather to co-exist with our environment.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Organized by the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) in partnership with the German Consulate General in Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Education."}],"uid":"34815","created_gmt":"2020-10-13 20:03:52","changed_gmt":"2020-10-13 20:03:52","author":"esnelling3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"640048":{"id":"640048","type":"image","title":"Climate Action Photography \u0026 Art Contest Winner - Patricia Graffunder","body":null,"created":"1602254598","gmt_created":"2020-10-09 14:43:18","changed":"1602254598","gmt_changed":"2020-10-09 14:43:18","alt":"Photography \u0026 Art Contest Winner - Patricia Graffunder","file":{"fid":"243305","name":"Patricia Graffunder.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patricia%20Graffunder.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patricia%20Graffunder.png","mime":"image\/png","size":791690,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Patricia%20Graffunder.png?itok=zJl6aZ0O"}},"640174":{"id":"640174","type":"image","title":"Climate Action Photography \u0026 Art Contest - Tina Hilko","body":null,"created":"1602617890","gmt_created":"2020-10-13 19:38:10","changed":"1602617890","gmt_changed":"2020-10-13 19:38:10","alt":"Submission by Tina Hilko","file":{"fid":"243344","name":"Tina Hilko Climate.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tina%20Hilko%20Climate.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tina%20Hilko%20Climate.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1290160,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tina%20Hilko%20Climate.jpg?itok=vwAdT_E9"}},"640172":{"id":"640172","type":"image","title":"Climate Action Photography \u0026 Art Contest - Lydia Fletcher","body":null,"created":"1602616657","gmt_created":"2020-10-13 19:17:37","changed":"1602616657","gmt_changed":"2020-10-13 19:17:37","alt":"Submission by Lydia Fletcher","file":{"fid":"243343","name":"Lydia Fletcher Climate.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lydia%20Fletcher%20Climate.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lydia%20Fletcher%20Climate.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":354080,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Lydia%20Fletcher%20Climate.jpg?itok=Utkysc4N"}}},"media_ids":["640048","640174","640172"],"groups":[{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEmily Snelling\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing and Events Coordinator\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:esnelling3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eesnelling3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["esnelling3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}