{"240061":{"#nid":"240061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Talks@Tech Hosts President Peterson for Student-Centric Q\u0026A","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat does President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson envision for the students of Georgia Tech? What\u2019s it like living in that big house on 10th Street? How many gold ties hang in his closet?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Wednesday,\u0026nbsp;Oct. 2, students can ask these questions and others when Peterson participates in Talks@Tech. He\u2019ll give a brief opening before devoting most of an hour to an open mic question and answer session specifically for students. Organizers hope to make it an annual event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPresident Peterson often only has an opportunity to speak to students when we\u0027re upset with some sort of administrative policy,\u201d said Graham Goldberg, a business administration and public policy student who heads the Talks@Tech committee. \u201cWe thought it would be great if he could address the student body independent of a hot-button issue.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoldberg hopes students will use the opportunity to talk face-to-face with the president about whatever issues, large or small, are on their minds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter all, a conversation is a two-way street and we want the topics discussed to result in tangible actions toward improving Georgia Tech,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETalks@Tech was designed by students as a way to hear from leaders in a variety of fields, make them available to students, and provide a catalyst for intellectual conversation. The group\u2019s inaugural event hosted Bill Gates for a virtual Q\u0026amp;A with students last spring.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Talks@Tech initiative is a valuable student-led effort, and I\u2019m honored to have the chance to address the students in this format,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to a lively, candid conversation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeterson\u2019s talk will be held in rooms 144 and 152 of Clough Commons. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Students can submit questions ahead of time via \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TalksatTech\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/talksattech\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPeterson will spend an hour with students on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Clough Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Peterson will spend an hour with students on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Clough Commons."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-09-24 16:07:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:56","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"240181":{"id":"240181","type":"image","title":"Peterson on Campus","body":null,"created":"1449243688","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:28","changed":"1475894523","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:03","alt":"Peterson on Campus","file":{"fid":"197764","name":"peterson_talks.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peterson_talks_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peterson_talks_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2820725,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/peterson_talks_0.jpg?itok=mjxDiBUq"}}},"media_ids":["240181"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/talks.gatech.edu\/","title":"Talks @ Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TalksatTech","title":"Talks@Tech on Facebook"},{"url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talksattech","title":"Talks@Tech on Twitter"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12451","name":"President Peterson"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"48441","name":"talks@tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ggoldberg3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGraham Goldberg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalks@Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}