{"616767":{"#nid":"616767","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT 1000, GT 2000 Seek Team Leaders","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/enrichment.gatech.edu\/gt2000\/overview\u0022\u003EGT 1000\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/enrichment.gatech.edu\/gt2000\/overview\u0022\u003EGT 2000\u003C\/a\u003E Program \u0026mdash; which organizes seminars for first-year and transfer students \u0026mdash; is recruiting Team Leaders (TLs) for the upcoming summer and fall semesters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGT 1000 and GT 2000 introduce new students to campus and support their successful transition to college. The courses meet one hour a week and are taught by faculty and staff volunteers. Tech students who are interested in mentoring and working with these newly accepted Yellow Jackets are encouraged to apply to be a Team Leader. TLs are volunteers, receiving neither\u0026nbsp;pay nor academic credit, but are able to give back to the campus community and have a rewarding experience working with incoming students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeam Leaders work closely with instructors and serve as an additional contact for first-year and transfer students, offering support to those who may feel overwhelmed by the transition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As mentors and leaders on campus, TLs have a rewarding impact on incoming students by helping them adjust to life at Georgia Tech and pursue their path of success here,\u0026rdquo; said Lacy Hodges, assistant director for Academic Transition Programs. \u0026ldquo;GT1000\/GT2000 could not exist without team leaders. They are an integral part of the program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents value what Team Leaders have to say because the message is peer to peer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can advise students who are struggling to go to tutoring or go to the Counseling Center. It\u0026rsquo;s easy for them to say that we \u0026mdash; as faculty and staff \u0026mdash; don\u0026rsquo;t know what it\u0026rsquo;s like to be a student. But\u0026nbsp;the TL can say, \u0026lsquo;Yes, I do know,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; Hodges said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll students are eligible to apply, even if they have not taken GT 1000 or GT 2000. To learn more about being a Team Leader, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advising.gatech.edu\/team-leaders\u0022\u003Eadvising.gatech.edu\/team-leaders\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline to apply is Sunday, Jan. 24, at 11:59 p.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_abegYJJnu2ICKVv\u0022\u003EApplications are now open\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestions about the program or application process can be sent to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gt1000@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egt1000@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApplications for summer or fall GT 1000 team leaders (TLs) are being accepted until Jan. 24.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Applications for summer or fall GT 1000 team leaders (TLs) are being accepted until Jan. 24."}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2021-01-11 15:12:17","changed_gmt":"2021-01-12 00:38:00","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"642814":{"id":"642814","type":"image","title":"GT 1000 and GT 2000","body":null,"created":"1610411870","gmt_created":"2021-01-12 00:37:50","changed":"1610412026","gmt_changed":"2021-01-12 00:40:26","alt":"GT 1000 and GT 2000","file":{"fid":"244092","name":"gt10002000 copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt10002000%20copy_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt10002000%20copy_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":102093,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gt10002000%20copy_0.jpg?itok=g_FeAApn"}}},"media_ids":["642814"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/advising.gatech.edu\/team-leaders","title":"Team Leader Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9034","name":"GT 1000"},{"id":"180275","name":"team leaders"},{"id":"183620","name":"academic enrichment"},{"id":"68301","name":"first-year students"},{"id":"12971","name":"transfer students"}],"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:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}