{"628684":{"#nid":"628684","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First-Gen Day Celebration at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn November 2017,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coenet.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECouncil for Opportunity in Education\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(COE) partnered with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for First-Generation Student Success\u003C\/a\u003E to launch the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration. Now an annual event held each year on Nov. 8 to commemorate the anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965, it encourages colleges and universities across the country to celebrate the successes of first-generation students, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year we will celebrate first-gen students at Georgia Tech with a sticker awareness campaign and interactive tabling event hosted by the Office of Parent and Family Programs, New Student and Transition Programs, STAR, the Office of Undergraduate Admission, and the First-Generation Student Organization. The event will take place on Tech\u0026nbsp;Walkway on Friday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe encourage you to stop\u0026nbsp;by \u0026mdash; there will be stickers for first-generation students, faculty, and first-gen advocates. We welcome the support of the entire Tech community in celebrating first-generation students, understanding the systemic challenges they face, and helping them thrive.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMark your calendars and wear your stickers proudly!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebrating First-Gen Students on November 8th!"}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2019-11-06 20:26:48","changed_gmt":"2020-04-14 22:56:30","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634375":{"id":"634375","type":"image","title":"First gen","body":null,"created":"1586904963","gmt_created":"2020-04-14 22:56:03","changed":"1586904963","gmt_changed":"2020-04-14 22:56:03","alt":"First-Gen Day flyer","file":{"fid":"241393","name":"75446679_10157847815482509_2383349739929206784_n.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/75446679_10157847815482509_2383349739929206784_n.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/75446679_10157847815482509_2383349739929206784_n.png","mime":"image\/png","size":496070,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/75446679_10157847815482509_2383349739929206784_n.png?itok=vwMaQFOj"}}},"media_ids":["634375"],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"271521","name":"New Student and Sophomore Programs"},{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"},{"id":"322561","name":"Student Diversity Programs"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}