{"233391":{"#nid":"233391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mentor Jackets Program Pairs Alumni with Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive years ago, about 50 students were matched with Tech alumni as part of a mentorship program. Last year, that number grew to 1,200, and the Student Alumni Association hopes more students and alumni \u2014 especially faculty and staff alumni \u2014 will take advantage of the opportunity to forge these relationships.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERich Steele, alumnus and senior director of Auxiliary Services, has been a mentor for five years and can\u2019t imagine a better way to help students than by serving as a resource to help them achieve all that is possible in their college career and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI have really enjoyed helping students tweak resumes, prepare for interviews, and take advantage of campus resources,\u201d Steele added. \u201cMy experience working at Tech\u0026nbsp;has enabled me to offer a perspective about campus life that mentees seem to truly value.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program pairs students with alumni for mentoring, networking, and building relationships with others in the Tech community. The time commitment is usually two to three hours each month. Learn more about the program \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtmentorjackets.com\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive years ago, about 50 students were matched with Tech alumni as part of a mentorship program. Last year, that number grew to 1,200, and the Student Alumni Association hopes more students and alumni \u2014 especially faculty and staff alumni \u2014 will take advantage of the opportunity to forge these relationships.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five years ago, about 50 students were matched with Tech alumni as part of a mentorship program."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-09-03 10:58:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:49","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"233291":{"id":"233291","type":"image","title":"Mentor Jackets","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"Mentor Jackets","file":{"fid":"197606","name":"rich_mentorjax.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rich_mentorjax_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rich_mentorjax_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4659863,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rich_mentorjax_0.jpg?itok=p-Qf_8dr"}}},"media_ids":["233291"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtmentorjackets.com\/","title":"Mentor Jackets"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"72761","name":"alumnni"},{"id":"40891","name":"mentor jackets"},{"id":"98311","name":"Rich Steele"},{"id":"167406","name":"Student Alumni Association"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"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:laura.giglio@alumni.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaura Giglio\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlumni Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}