{"691661":{"#nid":"691661","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Week of Welcome","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWeek of Welcome is an opportunity for first-year students to get to know their\u0026nbsp;new home, campus life, and city life. Students will get\u0026nbsp;to move in a week earlier than other students to start making Georgia Tech their home and create connections that will last throughout their time at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere will be more than 300 events happening during Week of Welcome, August 17-23, where you can:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e8d0eb28d0fa75772c3054daee633ab08\u0022\u003EConnect with\u0026nbsp;fellow Yellow Jackets through social and educational experiences.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022e8f19c164d43e5dc797f497b1fb8310df\u0022\u003EAttend workshops based on areas you are interested in \u2013 from Tech traditions to how to do laundry, to how to study for college-level tests, to how to have the best resume possible.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022ea0160edd2928079c91e3ee5befb4efc2\u0022\u003ELearn more about opportunities to be involved across all aspects of campus life.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli data-list-item-id=\u0022eb5338a19f584860099d0f531ba8ff58a\u0022\u003EHave\u0026nbsp;fun before classes start.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/wow\/events\u0022\u003EVisit the WOW events page on Engage\u003C\/a\u003E to find them all!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis is your opportunity to connect with fellow Yellow Jackets, explore campus life, and discover resources and opportunities that will support your success.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Week of Welcome (August 17 - 23, 2026) is designed specifically for our new-to-Tech students."}],"uid":"34970","created_gmt":"2026-08-13 18:35:01","changed_gmt":"2026-08-13 18:36:29","author":"Elizabeth Geiger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-08-22T23:59:59-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-08-22T23:59:59-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-08-22 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-08-23 03:59:59","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-08-23 03:59:59","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food","freebies"],"hg_media":{"680854":{"id":"680854","type":"image","title":"WoW_Thumbnail_FINAL.png","body":null,"created":"1786634249","gmt_created":"2026-08-13 15:17:29","changed":"1786634249","gmt_changed":"2026-08-13 15:17:29","alt":"WOW Week of Welcome Georgia Tech, with a drawing of the top of Tech Tower inside the O of WOW","file":{"fid":"265181","name":"WoW_Thumbnail_FINAL.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/WoW_Thumbnail_FINAL.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/13\/WoW_Thumbnail_FINAL.png","mime":"image\/png","size":51550,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/13\/WoW_Thumbnail_FINAL.png?itok=toA2RKDO"}}},"media_ids":["680854"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/wow\/events","title":"Visit the WOW page on Engage for all the details!"}],"groups":[{"id":"652360","name":"Student Engagement and Well-Being"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"185203","name":"week of welcome"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194684","name":"Free"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEmail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:weekofwelcome@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eweekofwelcome@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E if you have any questions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}