{"619435":{"#nid":"619435","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Yellow Jackets Spend Spring Break around the Country, World","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith campus quieter than usual during Spring Break, you may be wondering \u0026mdash; where did everybody go?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students and faculty are scattered across the country, and the globe, instead of across campus. Many are dedicating their weeks to service, research, or education, and having fun while they\u0026rsquo;re at it. Here are some of the places you\u0026rsquo;ll find them:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECozumel, Mexico\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Campus Recreation Center organized this \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crc.gatech.edu\/aquatics\/scuba\/trip\u0022\u003ESCUBA trip\u003C\/a\u003E, in partnership with Professional Education and Student Life. The trip\u0026rsquo;s mission is to inspire environmental and multicultural awareness, and attendees can also be SCUBA certified through a campus training program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiloxi, Mississippi\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/civic-engagement.gatech.edu\/content\/alternative-service-breaks-asb\u0022\u003EAlternative Service Break (ASB)\u003C\/a\u003E volunteers will work with Community Collaborations, in conjunction with local Head Start and Boys and Girls Clubs groups, on early education initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDenver, Colorado\u003C\/strong\u003E: Alternative Service Break volunteers will serve with GRID Alternatives to implement solar power projects. This is the first year Tech has partnered with this organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacksonville, Florida\u003C\/strong\u003E: Students will work with Beaches Habitat for Humanity as part of a collegiate challenge. This is the 10th year Tech\u0026rsquo;s ASB groups are partnering with this Habitat affiliate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaryville, Tennessee\u003C\/strong\u003E: Volunteers will work with Once Upon a Time, a wilderness retreat located in the Cherokee National Forest, doing trail maintenance, creek cleanup, and habitat restoration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedina Bank, Belize\u003C\/strong\u003E: Students will serve in a rural Mayan village to construct and expand a local community health center, working with the local organization 7Elements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonte Cristi, Dominican Republic\u003C\/strong\u003E: Volunteers will help prepare English lessons for local children, in partnership with the group Outreach360.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESouth Carolina\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/georgiatechtrailblazers.com\/2019\/02\/16\/spring-break-2019-recreationservice-trip-south-carolina\/\u0022\u003EThe Trailblazers student group\u003C\/a\u003E is dedicating a week to exploring Devils Fork State Park and Hunting Island State Park, doing environmental volunteering, hiking, and camping.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELa Paz, Bolivia\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/6288\/overview\u0022\u003EJoe Brown\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Environmental Technology in the Developing World course will spend the week in La Paz and surrounding communities collecting water samples, meeting with locals, and conducting research on water quality. Brown, the Carlton S. Wilder Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his team will also be collaborating with local college students in these efforts. Look for updates from the group on social media via #GTBolivia.\u200b\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Netherlands\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/5861\/overview\u0022\u003EKari Watkins\u003C\/a\u003E, Fredrick Law Olmsted Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is biking through the Netherlands with students in her Sustainable Transportation Abroad class. They\u0026rsquo;ll travel about 15 miles a day as they explore what it means to be a bike-first culture, where cycling receives preference as a mode of transportation and is integrated with transit and vehicles. Students \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coordinates.ce.gatech.edu\/sustainable-transportation-abroad\u0022\u003Eare blogging throughout the week\u003C\/a\u003E. See what last year\u0026rsquo;s trip looked like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gPyEsBVh-LM\u0022\u003Ein this video\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u200b\u003Cstrong\u003EChina and Japan\u003C\/strong\u003E: The International Disaster Reconnaissance Studies course led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/591\/overview\u0022\u003EDavid Frost\u003C\/a\u003E, Elizabeth and Bill Higginbotham Professor and group coordinator in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will explore Chengdu, China, including a flood-control system created thousands of years ago and a city devastated by an earthquake that was eventually evacuated and preserved as a monument to those who died. They\u0026rsquo;ll also travel to Japan to learn more about tsunamis and human-made disasters, like the atomic bomb the U.S. dropped over Hiroshima.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHungary, Israel, South Africa, and China\u003C\/strong\u003E: Scheller College of Business MBA students are fanned\u0026nbsp;out across the globe, completing client projects as part of their international practicums. Students in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/technology-management-program\/index.html\u0022\u003EDenning Technology and Management Program\u003C\/a\u003E are at Shenzhen University, taking part in an\u0026nbsp;annual undergraduate forum.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany students and faculty members are dedicating their weeks to service, research, or education, and having fun while they\u0026rsquo;re at it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Many students and faculty members are dedicating their weeks to service, research, or education, and having fun while they\u2019re at it."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2019-03-19 18:03:20","changed_gmt":"2019-03-21 13:31:20","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"619433":{"id":"619433","type":"image","title":"Where Students are Spending Spring Break","body":null,"created":"1553018562","gmt_created":"2019-03-19 18:02:42","changed":"1553086506","gmt_changed":"2019-03-20 12:55:06","alt":"A few places around the world where you\u0027ll find Yellow Jackets this week.","file":{"fid":"235831","name":"springbreak2019-01.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/springbreak2019-01.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/springbreak2019-01.png","mime":"image\/png","size":485038,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/springbreak2019-01.png?itok=YXolx5ne"}},"619431":{"id":"619431","type":"image","title":"Visit to Delta Works","body":null,"created":"1553018417","gmt_created":"2019-03-19 18:00:17","changed":"1553018417","gmt_changed":"2019-03-19 18:00:17","alt":"Students visit Delta Works in the Netherlands on a trip with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.","file":{"fid":"235819","name":"D130Y7kXgAABMOj.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/D130Y7kXgAABMOj.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/D130Y7kXgAABMOj.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":498661,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/D130Y7kXgAABMOj.jpg?itok=X0YqaAZi"}},"619474":{"id":"619474","type":"image","title":"Denning Program students visiting Shenzhen, China","body":null,"created":"1553175050","gmt_created":"2019-03-21 13:30:50","changed":"1553175050","gmt_changed":"2019-03-21 13:30:50","alt":"Denning Program students visiting Shenzhen, China","file":{"fid":"235845","name":"IMG_5943.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_5943.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_5943.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":753082,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_5943.JPG?itok=N5FiQXRl"}}},"media_ids":["619433","619431","619474"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":""}}}