{"415551":{"#nid":"415551","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Heritage Foundation Designed to Serve Alumni","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe leadership team of the Institute Heritage Foundation (IHF) will be focusing in the coming year on services to alumni of the Institute of Paper Chemistry, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, and the Paper Science and Engineering (PSE) students of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing a planning meeting in Appleton, Wisconsin in mid-October, the participants agreed to try to contact more alumni and schedule a conference call in November to help prioritize goals and objectives that will meet alumni needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe sincerely believe there are many among the approximately 1,500 alumni out there who have earned master\u2019s and PhD degrees since 1929 who would like to reconnect for business and social reasons,\u201d said IHF co-chair Mike Friese, executive director of operations for Encapsys. \u201cWe will conduct the conference call and webinar to determine levels of interest in social connections, professional and career links, student support, youth education and participation in social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of the Institute Heritage Foundation is to serve all alumni by engaging former students in active and effective partnerships with the IPST community and the industry. Governed by alumni, for alumni, the Foundation promotes mutually beneficial interaction between the alumni and the current student body and offers the opportunity to build Institute friendships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute is always looking for alumni willing to interact with students or with industry. Opportunities for participation include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Recruitment Volunteer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 The Institute is a great place to come to school and the paper industry is a great career path with many opportunities. Help get the word out to potential students.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHost for Alumni Events\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 There are exciting events happening at the Institute and at major conferences, which provide opportunities to involve alumni. In addition, class reunions or alumni-centered events may be considered.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHire an IPST Intern\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 The internship program at the Institute has been an extremely successful experience for participating companies and students. Sponsoring companies receive great value and impact, and the students receive hands-on experience that can\u2019t be matched in a classroom.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Leadership team agrees to involve alumni in prioritizing goals"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-17 09:34:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"415531":{"id":"415531","type":"image","title":"From left: Mahendra Doshi, Doug Dugal, Norman Marsolan and  Gerry Ring at Appleton meeting of the Institute Heritage Foundation.","body":null,"created":"1449254245","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:25","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"From left: Mahendra Doshi, Doug Dugal, Norman Marsolan and  Gerry Ring at Appleton meeting of the Institute Heritage Foundation.","file":{"fid":"202504","name":"121015_ihf.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/121015_ihf_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/121015_ihf_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1356551,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/121015_ihf_0.jpg?itok=A9Afh6Sa"}}},"media_ids":["415531"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"129101","name":"heritage foundation"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"288","name":"Leadership"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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