{"644447":{"#nid":"644447","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Challenge Counselor Applications Close","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Challenge Counselors\u0026nbsp;serve as role models and peer mentors to incoming first-year students\u0026nbsp;and assistants to OMED staff throughout our\u0026nbsp;signature summer academic preparation program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo apply to be a Challenge counselor, visit:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omed.gatech.edu\/about\/omed-jobs\/challenge-counselor\/apply\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/omed.gatech.edu\/about\/omed-jobs\/challenge-counselor\/apply\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChallenge is OMED\u0026rsquo;s signature summer five-week academic residential program for incoming first-year students. In Challenge, students are immersed in the Georgia Tech environment: they live in on-campus housing, take classes provided by Georgia Tech professors, and participate in cultural, professional, and academic workshops and activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChallenge is designed to help prepare incoming first-year students for a successful college career by equipping them to address the 7Cs: Computer Science, Chemistry, Calculus, Communication, Career development, Cultural competency, and Community Service. Challenge participants develop a strong Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;peer, resource, and corporate network before entering into their first academic year. The program also offers\u0026nbsp;students enhanced skills over other first-year students by illuminating\u0026nbsp;challenges they may face at Georgia Tech and by providing an arsenal of tools to excel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs of now, Challenge 2021 is scheduled for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJune 26 \u0026ndash; July 30\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; We will continue to monitor the global health crisis and we will adhere to all institutional, University System of Georgia, and state guidelines in the best interest of public health and safety.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Challenge Counselors serve as role models and peer mentors to incoming first-year students and assistants to OMED staff throughout our signature summer academic preparation program. Challenge 2021 is scheduled for June 26 \u2013 July 30."}],"uid":"34873","created_gmt":"2021-02-18 16:37:45","changed_gmt":"2021-02-18 16:37:45","author":"tjohnson372","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-02-26 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-02-26 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-02-26 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1307","name":"Office of Minority Education and Development (OMED)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187076","name":"challenge counselor 2021 omed diversity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJelani Liddell, M.S.Ed\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOutreach Initiatives, OMED: Educational Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.4141\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:challenge@omed.gatech.edu?subject=Challenge\u0022\u003Echallenge@omed.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jelani.liddell@omed.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022mailto:jelani.liddell@omed.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejelani.liddell@omed.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}