{"651521":{"#nid":"651521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ECE Family Day Welcome Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 23\u003Cfont size=\u00221\u0022\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E2021, a beautiful fall day, the ECE Diversity \u0026amp; Inclusion (D\u0026amp;I) Council hosted an on-campus inclusive welcome event for the ECE community.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was a beautiful spread with blue, white, and gold decorations spread out under a tent on the Tech Green. Souvenir wristbands were available to everyone, and a diverse selection of cuisines was served that reflect our ECE family demographics, including Asian, Mediterranean, vegetarian, Caribbean, Latin, and of course wings (we are after all in Atlanta).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Council welcomed everyone from ECE students, faculty, advisory board members, staff, and friends to enjoy this event, as well as friends from the past. An enthusiastic Buzz joined the fun, and the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck was there for all to admire.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;A deejay played music from every taste: pop, Latin, country\u0026hellip;there was something for each to enjoy.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEveryone was encouraged to get to know at least two other members of the ECE family. This event provided the opportunity to engage each other (student to staff, student to other faculty they would not normally\u0026nbsp;know, faculty to staff, people who work in different buildings) in a relaxed atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA great time was had by all who attended, and the D\u0026amp;I Council provided a visibly supportive inclusive engagement opportunity in ECE.\u0026nbsp; It was nice to actually SEE everyone. . .it\u0026rsquo;s been a while!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhotos from the event are available on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GaTechSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering\u0022\u003EECE Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter: Raquel Plaskett\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 23\u003Cfont size=\u00221\u0022\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E2021, a beautiful fall day, the ECE Diversity \u0026amp; Inclusion (D\u0026amp;I) Council hosted an on-campus inclusive welcome event for the ECE community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On September 23, 2021, a beautiful fall day, the ECE Diversity \u0026 Inclusion (D\u0026I) Council hosted an on-campus inclusive welcome event for the ECE community. "}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-10-07 15:43:52","changed_gmt":"2021-10-07 15:51:17","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651522":{"id":"651522","type":"image","title":"ECE Family Day wristbands","body":null,"created":"1633621686","gmt_created":"2021-10-07 15:48:06","changed":"1633621686","gmt_changed":"2021-10-07 15:48:06","alt":"photograph of ECE Family Day wristbands","file":{"fid":"247194","name":"use-wristbands close up.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/use-wristbands%20close%20up.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/use-wristbands%20close%20up.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":478922,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/use-wristbands%20close%20up.jpg?itok=94-tVvZi"}}},"media_ids":["651522"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}