{"677781":{"#nid":"677781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Empowering Voices and Votes at the John Lewis Student Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis election season, Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentcenter.gatech.edu\/student-center\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJohn Lewis Student Center\u003C\/a\u003E (JLSC) will serve as an early voting site for Fulton County residents on October 24 and 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentcenter.gatech.edu\/multicultural-programs-lounge\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESouthern Co. Multicultural Lounge\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocated in the heart of campus, the Student Center is a hub for student and civic engagement. It is home to offices dedicated to driving meaningful change and shaping future leaders, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/civic-engagement.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECivic Engagement,\u003C\/a\u003E the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/johnlewis.students.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJohn Lewis Student Leadership Pathways\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sga.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/a\u003E (SGA).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJulia Haley, current Vice President of Undergraduate SGA, assisted in coordinating the Student Center\u2019s role as an early voting site. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that Georgia Tech will be hosting early voting again this year for this important election, and it feels especially significant to be holding the polling location in a building named for voting rights advocate John Lewis,\u201d said Julia. \u201cI hope that having a convenient voting location on campus will encourage students, whether they are registered on-campus or elsewhere in Fulton County, to engage in the upcoming election.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EThe Student Center serves as a powerful reminder to the Georgia Tech and local communities of the importance of coming together to make their voices heard. Don\u2019t miss your chance to be part of this election \u2013 make your plan to vote and encourage your fellow Yellow Jackets to do the same!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe John Lewis Student Center will host early voting for Fulton County residents Oct. 24 and 25, 2024\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The John Lewis Student Center will host early voting for Fulton County residents Oct. 24 and 25, 2024"}],"uid":"36505","created_gmt":"2024-10-21 16:56:20","changed_gmt":"2024-10-21 19:06:05","author":"nwilbanks7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675380":{"id":"675380","type":"image","title":"votersticker.jpg","body":null,"created":"1729536758","gmt_created":"2024-10-21 18:52:38","changed":"1729536758","gmt_changed":"2024-10-21 18:52:38","alt":"I voted sticker with student center in background","file":{"fid":"258995","name":"votersticker.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/21\/votersticker.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/21\/votersticker.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1771781,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/10\/21\/votersticker.jpg?itok=EWRxfhnw"}}},"media_ids":["675380"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/studentcenter.gatech.edu\/multicultural-programs-lounge","title":"Southern Co. Multicultural Lounge"}],"groups":[{"id":"652360","name":"Student Engagement and Well-Being"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9169","name":"Georgia Tech Student Center"},{"id":"184172","name":"early voting"},{"id":"193818","name":"2024 Presidential election"},{"id":"188963","name":"sewb"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENikki Wilbanks | SEWB Marketing \u0026amp; Communications\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}