{"152551":{"#nid":"152551","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering Ranked No. 1 for Hispanic Grad Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s engineering college has been named No. 1 for Hispanic graduate students by \u003Cem\u003EHispanic Business\u003C\/em\u003E magazine, marking the fifth year in a row that the college has grabbed the top slot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHispanic Business\u003C\/em\u003E, which highlights trends in Hispanic markets, released the news on its website. The College of Engineering was singled out for factors like its academics and campus climate, as well as efforts to recruit and retain Hispanic students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs of September, the College of Engineering boasts 132 Hispanic or Latino graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This honor reflects the college\u0027s longstanding commitment to diversity,\u0022 said Gary May, dean of College of Engineering. \u0022We\u0027ve made important strides in recruiting Hispanic students and promoting a supportive atmosphere. A diverse student population enhances the environment for learning and provides for both personal and cultural awareness.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech established its Office of Hispanic Initiatives in 2002 and offers a number of activities, such as the annual Latino Welcome Weekend, to enrich the educational experience on campus. The office aids in recruiting high-achieving Hispanic and Latino students. More than five percent of the total student body is Hispanic or Latino. To help attract Hispanic and Latino graduate students to campus, doctoral students at Georgia Tech are eligible for the Goizueta Foundation Fellowship, which offers an annual stipend of $4,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think all of us should be very proud of the Institute\u2019s efforts to serve our Hispanic\/Latino students, other underrepresented minorities, as well as the entire Georgia Tech population,\u201d said Jorge Breton, director of the Office of Hispanic Initiatives at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBreton also commended members of the Tech community for their outreach efforts, including the Latino Organization of Graduate Students (LOGRAS), whose goals include easing the transition for Hispanic students new to the Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s engineering college has been named No. 1 for Hispanic graduate students by \u003Cem\u003EHispanic Business\u003C\/em\u003E magazine, marking the fifth year in a row that the college has grabbed the top slot.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s engineering college has been named No. 1 for Hispanic graduate students by Hispanic Business magazine, marking the fifth year in a row that the college has grabbed the top slot."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-09-07 16:17:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:47","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.hispanicbusiness.com\/branded\/2012\/best_schools_best_companies\/2012_top_engineering_schools.asp","title":"Hispanic Business - 2012 Top Engineering Schools"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kay.kinard@coe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKay Kinard\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-7358\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kay.kinard@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}