{"273461":{"#nid":"273461","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Time to Register for Fall Housing and ThinkBig Programs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is spring semester and you know what that means\u2014time for students to start thinking about the fall semester! In addition to classes, students need to consider where they are going to live. Students planning to live on campus during the 2014 - 2015 academic year will apply online February 4 - 26, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUpperclassmen will self-assign and second-year students will be auto-assigned via StarRez, the Department of Housing\u2019s residential management software. Among its many features, StarRez enables students to list building preferences and find a roommate online.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roommate selection process helps students find people based on profile comparisons which makes it easier for roommates to be a \u201cgood fit.\u201d For those who already know who they want to room with, students are able to request roommates in their application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Central Housing Office website provides abundant information related to on-campus living. Please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Ehousing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or call 404.894.2470 for assistance with any questions concerning your 2014 - 2015 housing application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThinkBig Living Learning Communities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThinkBig is an opt-in program that allows students and faculty to interact informally outside the classroom. Students live with others interested in the same topic and participate in activities in their halls and off campus. Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/enrichment.gatech.edu\/thinkbig\u0022\u003EThinkBig.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for details.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 - 2015 ThinkBig programs are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApplied Humor \u2013\u0026nbsp; Professor Pete Ludovice\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EATL: The 411 on the 404 \u2013 Professor Hugh Crawford\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter Stage: The Performing Arts and Georgia Tech \u2013 Professor Melissa Foulger\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInternational House \u2013 Professor Kelly Comfort (separate application due Jan. 31)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELife in Art and Imagination \u2013 Professors Jude LaBlanc and Natasha Myshkin\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EScience of Fiction and the Fiction of Science \u2013 Professor Gil Weinberg\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStartUp House: Live Your Start Up! \u2013 Professor Keith McGreggor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESOL: Sustainability and Outdoor Leadership \u2013 Professor Dan Matisoff (separate application due Jan 31)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStorytelling: From Campfire Tales to Facebook Profiles \u2013 Professor Brandy Blake\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThought for Food \u2013 Professor Eric Schumacher\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWST: Women, Science, and Technology \u2013 Professors Carol Colatrella, Mary Frank Fox and Mary Lynn Realff (separate application due Jan. 31)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2014-02-04 13:18:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:47","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/enrichment.gatech.edu\/thinkbig","title":"ThinkBig Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx","title":"Department of Housing"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"85671","name":"housing programs"},{"id":"14763","name":"ThinkBig Living Learning Communities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMandy Volpe\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarketing Manager, Department of Housing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mandy.volpe@housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emandy.volpe@housing.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}