{"284831":{"#nid":"284831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Encourage Peers to \u0027Thank A Teacher\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf there\u2019s a faculty or staff member who has improved your student experience but you\u2019ve never taken the time to thank them, there\u2019s an easy (and even anonymous) way to express that gratitude.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Government Association and the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning partner to bring you Thank A Teacher, which lets students easily thank someone through an online form. Those who receive thank you notes are also recognized at Dean Griffin Day, an annual event in April commemorating the legacy of Tech\u2019s first dean of students, George Griffin, who worked to improve the student experience at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHearing back from students is more rare than you may think, and the impact that your short note can make is more powerful than you can imagine,\u201d said Ahsan Khan, SGA\u2019s vice president of campus affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those who\u2019ve had a great experience with a professor, teaching assistant, or staff member, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/thankateacher\/thankyou\u0022\u003Ethe online submission form\u003C\/a\u003E is now open, and students may even choose to remain anonymous. Thank you notes can be for any action large or small from the past year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESGA and CETL have partnered to provide an easy way for students to thank faculty and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SGA and CETL have partnered to provide an easy way for students to thank faculty and staff."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-03-24 08:50:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:03","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"256881":{"id":"256881","type":"image","title":"Thank a Teacher","body":null,"created":"1449243856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:16","changed":"1475894936","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:56","alt":"Thank a Teacher","file":{"fid":"198239","name":"thanks.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thanks_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thanks_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":209677,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thanks_0.png?itok=7pDg3rmp"}}},"media_ids":["256881"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/","title":"Student Government Association"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/thankateacher\/thankyou","title":"Thank A Teacher Form"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13286","name":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning"},{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"166923","name":"student government association"},{"id":"9241","name":"thank a teacher"}],"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:nnukuna3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENagela\u0026nbsp;Nukuna\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}