{"55328":{"#nid":"55328","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Spotlight: Alina Staskevicius Receives Tau Beta Pi Cup","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlina\nStaskevicius, an Industrial Engineering major who graduates in May, has been\nselected to receive the Tau Beta Pi Cup, which some say is arguably the highest honor that an undergraduate engineering\nstudent can earn at Georgia Tech. The Tau Beta Pi Cup was funded through a\ngenerous endowment from Narl Davidson, faculty ombudsman and professor emeritus\nof Mechanical Engineering, and his brothers in memory of their parents. Based not only on\nexcellent scholarship, but also outstanding accomplishments and contributions,\u0026nbsp;the award recognizes the top Georgia Tech\nengineering undergraduate who has demonstrated academic excellence, leadership,\nand service to the field and the Institute, and who has shown potential for\ncontinuing growth.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Humble about the expectations of continued\ngrowth, Staskevicius leaves a deep imprint at Georgia Tech,\nspending her final year serving the Institute and her classmates as\nundergraduate student body president. At the Georgia Tech student honors day\nluncheon on \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApril 22. 2010, Staskevicius will\nreceive the traditional engraved Tau Beta Pi Cup as well as a $5,000 award.\u0026nbsp; Learn more about Staskevicius in the\ninterview that follows. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Tell me what\nthe Tau Beta Pi Cup award means to you.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E Receiving this\naward is extremely humbling. I am tremendously honored. I have so much respect\nfor all Tech students, which makes the receipt of this award all the more overwhelming. Receiving the Tau\nBeta Pi Cup award also serves as a charge for me moving forward; I hope to live\nup to the expectations of continued growth and excellence in the future, and\nrepresent Georgia Tech well as an alumna.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : What\npiqued your interest in becoming an industrial engineer? (Were you always\ninterested in ISyE?)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E When I visited\nGeorgia Tech in the spring of my senior year of high school, my host, an ISyE\nstudent herself, introduced me to Industrial Engineering. I had always known\nthat I wanted to pursue a degree heavy in mathematics, but one with a practical\ncomponent to it as well. Industrial Engineering seemed like the perfect fit \u2013\nand I was right!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Favorite\nISyE course and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E My favorite\nISyE course was Senior Design. Everything came together for me that semester, and I enjoyed\nthe overlaying of the various concepts I had learned in different classes\npreceding Senior Design. I also very much enjoyed the teamwork involved in\nworking on my project and how we were able to solve real world problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Favorite\nISyE professor and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E My favorite\nISyE professor was my ISyE 2028 professor, Dr. Nagi Gebraeel. Although Dr. Gebraeel\nwas relatively new to GT when I took his class back in Fall 2007, he was\nextremely personable during lecture, taught the material effectively, and\nalways greeted students with a wave when we see him around campus.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Research\ninterests?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E I have always\nbeen interested in research in the Health Systems area. Although I am not\npre-med, I am drawn to the medical field, and I would like to learn more about\nhow Industrial Engineering can be applied to concepts such as disease\ntreatment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Biggest\nachievement?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E My biggest\nachievement was being elected undergraduate student body president last spring.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Tell me\nabout your role in SGA and some of your accomplishments?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E As SGA president\nthis academic year, I served a dual role: I coordinated the activities of the\nexecutive branch of student government, and I also served as the primary voice\nof the student body to the Georgia Tech administration and others external to\nTech. Although serving as president has kept me exceptionally busy throughout\nthe final year of my undergraduate education, it has been the most exciting,\nchallenging, and rewarding experience of my life thus far. Throughout my\ntenure, I have been able to meet with legislators to discuss budget issues,\nserve as a student representative on Tech\u2019s Strategic Planning Steering\nCommittee, help pass a reformed Dead Week policy, organize a GT White Out Football\ngame, oversee the development of a new campus portal, launch a new SGA web site,\nand advocate for better faculty-student relations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Other\nnon-academic interests?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E I love to learn\nnew languages! I can speak French, English, and Lithuanian fluently, and have\ntaken Spanish and German classes. I am an avid Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\nsports fan, love to travel, and most of all enjoy spending time with my\nfriends.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Prospective\ncareer goals?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E I am working\nfor Deloitte Consulting starting in July; in Fall 2012, I will attend Harvard Business School.\nLong term, I hope to either end up in the medical field in hospital management,\nor working for the Department of Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Last book\nyou read for pleasure?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003EPelican Brief\u003C\/em\u003E by John Grisham\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : What\u2019s in\nyour mp3 player?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E Too many songs\nto count! Some of my favorite songs include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\n\u201cTiny Dancer\u201d by Elton John\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\n\u201cNight Moves\u201d by Bob Seger\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\n\u201cWhen You Say Nothing at All\u201d by Alison Krauss\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Favorite\nspot on campus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E Although I have\nspent countless hours in the SGA office and in the library, my favorite spot on\ncampus is Tech Tower. A true symbol of my undergraduate education, the Tower\nrepresents the rich history of the Institute and its commitment to academic\nexcellence. The sight of this particular building will always\nremind me of the legacy I am a part of as a Yellow Jacket.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE : Best\npiece of advice you ever received?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAS:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E This is not a\npiece of advice so much as a quote that I truly believe in: \u201cNever doubt that a\nsmall group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it\nis the only thing that ever has.\u201d \u2013 Margaret Mead\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlina\nStaskevicius, an Industrial Engineering major who graduates in May, has \nbeen\nselected to receive the Tau Beta Pi Cup, which some say is arguably the \nhighest honor that an undergraduate engineering\nstudent can earn at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-04-12 08:27:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:49","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55334":{"id":"55334","type":"image","title":"Alina Staskevicius","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"Alina Staskevicius","file":{"fid":"190274","name":"Alina_cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alina_cropped_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Alina_cropped_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3806999,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Alina_cropped_0.jpg?itok=p4RmRF3l"}}},"media_ids":["55334"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"443","name":"Alina Staskevicius"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"9144","name":"Tau Beta Pi Cup"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}