{"633696":{"#nid":"633696","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Grad Groups Looking for New Leaders","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor graduate students interested in helping their first-semester peers get acclimated to life at Tech, look no further than the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gradadmiss.gatech.edu\/grad-groups\u0022\u003EGrad Groups\u003C\/a\u003E program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom May through December, participants will serve as group leaders in a one-credit-hour course, diversify their resumes, and gain valuable leadership experience. It also comes with a $500 stipend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Grad Groups helps new graduate students develop critical support networks and learn about campus resources as they start very challenging graduate programs,\u0026rdquo; said James Black, special projects coordinator in the Office of Graduate Studies, which sponsors Grad Groups. \u0026ldquo;The best candid advice for overcoming challenges often comes from senior graduate students \u0026mdash; in this case, the group leader.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pass-fail course, GT6000, is offered during Fall semester and relies on senior master\u0026rsquo;s and Ph.D. students to mentor new graduate students through their first semester.\u0026nbsp;The estimated time commitment is a total of 30-40 hours, and the impact on new students is immeasurable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplore the program and course syllabus at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/grad-groups\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/grad-groups\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Faculty members are encouraged to share this information with their students and talk to them about applying \u0026mdash; and making a real difference in first-year graduate students\u0026rsquo; lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo apply, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/grad-groups\/group-leader-app\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/grad-groups\/group-leader-app\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Send questions to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jblack@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ejblack@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The application deadline is Friday, April 10.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Grad Groups relies on senior master\u2019s and Ph.D. students to mentor new graduate students through their first semester. "}],"uid":"27475","created_gmt":"2020-03-20 14:05:25","changed_gmt":"2020-03-24 18:52:24","author":"Stacy Braukman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633776":{"id":"633776","type":"image","title":"Grad Groups Leaders 2019","body":null,"created":"1585072656","gmt_created":"2020-03-24 17:57:36","changed":"1585072656","gmt_changed":"2020-03-24 17:57:36","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241152","name":"grad groups.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/grad%20groups.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/grad%20groups.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":955343,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/grad%20groups.JPG?itok=myjgiNTA"}}},"media_ids":["633776"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"168331","name":"grad groups"},{"id":"184291","name":"GT6000"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate 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\u003EJames Black\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOffice of Undergraduate Education\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jblack@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}