{"367751":{"#nid":"367751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain: Making Your Education Matter to Others","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/nique_qep\u0022\u003EJan. 23, 2015 issue of \u003Cem\u003EThe Technique\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech faculty Beril Toktay, Ellen Zegura, and Colin Potts explain a new core learning element for undergraduates, centered on the theme of \u0022creating sustainable communities\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine you had the opportunity to take part in developing affordable products and services for the underserved, deploying community renewable energy or sustainable mobility solutions, supporting a clean water infrastructure, developing local, state and federal environmental policy. In 12 months\u2019 time, Georgia Tech will officially begin the \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EServe\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E\u0022 program to make this reality. Its central tenet will be service learning and community engagement \u2013 this means projects will address a community need and you will serve this need with what you learn here at Tech, in your major.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents, they write, will have the opportunity to make service contributions based on their disciplinary expertise, bringing renewed meaning to Tech\u2019s motto, \u201cProgress and Service\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvidence shows that students with skills in listening to and working with diverse communities are much more valuable to employers than those who have equivalent technical skills but lack awareness of societal context. The \u2018doing well by doing good\u2019 perspective you will bring to your jobs will create value to your employers by redefining how your organization engages with communities it serves. In the long term, Georgia Tech will be known for its positive impact on communities near and far.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EServe\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain, which begins in 2016, addresses educational needs clearly voiced by graduates, enhances long-held Georgia Tech values and directly responds to Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.strategicvision.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estrategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/nique_qep\u0022\u003Efull editorial is available\u003C\/a\u003E on The Technique\u0027s website. To stay informed of the progress and opportunities within Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/join\u0022\u003Eserve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/join\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty editorial\u0026nbsp;explain a new core learning element for undergraduates, centered on the theme of \u0022creating sustainable communities\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty editorial explain a new core learning element for undergraduates, centered on the theme of \u0022creating sustainable communities\u0022"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2015-01-25 16:12:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:54","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu","title":"Serve\u2022Learn\u2022Sustain"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"73931","name":"QEP"},{"id":"167070","name":"serve\u2022learn\u2022sustain"}],"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}