{"552311":{"#nid":"552311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Dean is a \u201cMystery Reader\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESummer is a great time to read for fun. At the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/horizons\u0022\u003EHorizons at Georgia Tech program\u003C\/a\u003E, students get the special treat of someone\u2014a \u201cMystery Reader\u201d\u2014reading aloud to them. By hearing someone read with expression, they experience the joy of books in an entirely different way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOn June 22, 2016, College of Sciences Dean Paul M. Goldbart read to a rising fourth-grade class. Goldbart said he loved reading to \u201can inquisitive, smart, funny, engaged group.\u201d After apologizing for his pronunciation of the U.S. President\u2019s name \u2013 \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t sound right with a British accent!\u201d\u2014he said he was excited to share with them Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, by Barack Obama.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/horizons\u0022\u003EHorizons at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E is a summer learning program for students of \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.centennial.academy\/home\u0022\u003ECentennial Academy\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.drewcharterschool.org\/pd\/crdcs1\/preview\/index.html\u0022\u003ECharles R. Drew Charter School\u003C\/a\u003E. Many students in these two Atlanta public schools come from low-income families. Horizons at Georgia Tech offers these students academic, cultural, and recreational experiences during the summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe program is held at Georgia Tech and is facilitated by Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E, a unit of the College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EInviting \u201cMystery Readers\u201d is one of Horizons\u2019 signature activities. In addition to Goldbart, other readers this summer included Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson and CEISMIC Executive Director Lizanne DeStefano.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGoldbart said he was pleased with the book the Horizons team chose \u201cbecause of its moving connections to Atlanta, to science, and much, much more. He added: \u201cI very much appreciate the invitation from Horizons team, and I continue to be impressed and inspired by the outstanding impact they have on so many young Atlantans.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Paul Goldbart reads aloud to elementary students"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPaul Goldbart reads aloud to elementary students\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Paul Goldbart reads aloud to elementary students"}],"uid":"32503","created_gmt":"2016-07-12 13:54:04","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Scotty Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172197","name":"CEISMIC"},{"id":"170281","name":"Dean Paul Goldbart"},{"id":"168600","name":"HORIZONS at Georgia Tech"},{"id":"172198","name":"Mystery Reader"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi - Director of Communications - College of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}