{"649265":{"#nid":"649265","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Spotlight: Meet Teresa Mu\u00f1oz","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the 2020\u0026ndash;2021 academic year drawing to a close, we sat down with Teresa Mu\u0026ntilde;oz, a fourth-year History, Technology, and Society (HTS) major to ask how the last year has affected her Georgia Tech experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy did you choose the HTS major? What are your career goals with this degree?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI chose HTS\u0026nbsp;because I have always enjoyed history since I was a child reading historical novels, and this major aligns with my career plans of either historical preservation or textile conservation. I also think it\u0026#39;s really important in our increasingly STEM-driven and forward-thinking society to maintain a historical perspective and receive a well-rounded education. I chose to minor in Spanish because I am a third-generation Cuban American and learning more about my culture and language helps me stay connected to my roots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy did you choose Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; a huge STEM school? What made GT stand out to you?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI chose Georgia Tech for several reasons. I am the third generation of my family to attend Tech, so I have always been around Tech, and it feels like home. When I was looking at colleges in high school, I knew I wanted a smaller school, one where I would not feel like just another cog in the wheel of academia. Georgia Tech is a pretty big school, but the School of History and\u0026nbsp;Sociology (HSOC) is actually quite small. Having the advantages of a large, prestigious research university in the heart of Atlanta while also forming a community of mentorship and camaraderie in my department has been very special. Study abroad opportunities and earning a BS were also major factors in my decision.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe dreaded question \u0026mdash; do you think Covid-19 impacted your student experience here at Tech? In what ways? What would you change about this past year, given the chance?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECovid-19 drastically changed my experience at Tech. I am one of those students who thrives in an in-person, discussion- and lecture-based class, so the fact that the pandemic did away with most of that was very difficult for me. I ended up taking a leave of absence for spring 2021 after experiencing extreme burnout. If I could change anything for the past year, I would have gone on the two study abroad trips I had signed up for. I would have gained a new perspective through travel, but instead, I gained one through the travails of the pandemic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat organizations are you involved with on campus, and how have they affected your student experience?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am very involved in the Catholic Student Organization and have served in various positions. The Catholic Center was only completely closed for a couple of months, after which we returned in partial operation with many precautions. Having my community around me and being able to continue being enriched spiritually, scholastically, and socially was a great boon. I am also involved the fledgling GT Historical and Sociological Society as co-vice president. We have just become an officially Registered Student Organization and are working on expanding our reach to the general Tech population. I am also a member of Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society and the Reacting to the Past Reenactment Club.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your future goals? How do you think graduating from Georgia Tech will impact your future?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI will be graduating in December of 2022\u0026nbsp;after which I will be taking a gap year of travel or work before starting grad school. I plan on getting my master\u0026#39;s in either historical preservation or art conservation, but I am still considering different programs. My father, who got out in \u0026#39;88 with a management degree, has always told me the great value of a Tech education is not only in the way it prepares us for life as problem solvers but also in the reputation associated with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With the 2020-2021 academic year drawing to a close, we sat down with Teresa Mu\u00f1oz, a fourth year History, Technology, and Society (HTS) major to ask how the last year has affected her Georgia Tech experience.\u00a0"}],"uid":"35826","created_gmt":"2021-08-05 13:36:57","changed_gmt":"2021-08-05 20:19:21","author":"mshepard31","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649264":{"id":"649264","type":"image","title":"Teresa Mu\u00f1oz and her brother\u00a0Alejandro Mu\u00f1oz, MSE 2019, at a homecoming football game.","body":null,"created":"1628169776","gmt_created":"2021-08-05 13:22:56","changed":"1628180785","gmt_changed":"2021-08-05 16:26:25","alt":"Teresa Mu\u00f1oz and her brother\u00a0Alejandro Mu\u00f1oz, MSE 2019, at a homecoming football game.","file":{"fid":"246510","name":"TMunoz c.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TMunoz%20c.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TMunoz%20c.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":583740,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TMunoz%20c.jpg?itok=VvwoccI7"}}},"media_ids":["649264"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDenise Ward\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["denise.ward@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}