{"651729":{"#nid":"651729","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Caroline Singer: Student Lead for the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caroline-singer\/\u0022\u003ECaroline Singer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E from the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is passionate about helping other students, and she has been involved since its development with the newly launched \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-launches-center-academics-success-and-equity\u0022\u003ECenter for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE)\u003C\/a\u003E, an interdisciplinary center that encompasses many programs designed to support the entire ISyE community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESinger first met \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/damon-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDamon P. Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior lecturer and director of CASE, as a student in one of his classes. She started working as his student assistant in Summer 2020, primarily focusing on ISYE 2027, but also helping with tutoring, converting courses into online formats, and other projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Williams began implementing new programs to promote academic growth and professional development for ISyE students, he invited Singer to assist with these initiatives. Now, she serves as the head student lead for CASE, working with the center\u2019s large team of student assistants to make sure everything runs smoothly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe mission of CASE \u2013 to promote success for all students \u2013 is something that rings home to me,\u201d said Singer. \u201cIt means a lot that Damon is looking out for students in all of these different ways, and it was definitely something that I wanted to be a part of.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of CASE\u2019s three pillars, which (as the name suggests) includes academics, success, and equity, has a student assistant responsible for that sector\u2019s programs. In addition to student lead, Singer has taken on the role of academics lead, which involves running the ISyE tutoring center. She also helped to create a presentation for the undergraduate and graduate teaching assistant (TA) orientations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother major program run by CASE is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/newly-launched-menties-program-connects-isye-undergraduates-and-alumni\u0022\u003EMentIEs\u003C\/a\u003E, an initiative Singer helped to develop that connects ISyE students with successful alumni mentors who share their industry experience. Students participating in the program meet once a month in a group with their mentor and two other student mentees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of MentIEs is to make sure that not only are the students prepared academically, but they are prepared professionally for when they get out into the real world,\u201d said Singer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganizing MentIEs virtually because of Covid-19 was a challenge, but the pilot program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the mentees. The students enjoyed furthering their professional development as well as building relationships within their mentoring groups, and almost all of them said they would recommend the program to other ISyE students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Singer also works on the equity side of CASE and is excited about what the center is doing to provide additional resources to students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the equity initiatives being developed, Secure Space Allies, is intended to create safe spaces for underrepresented and marginalized persons within ISyE. It\u2019s a spinoff of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/safe-space\u0022\u003ESafe Space\u003C\/a\u003E, the LGBTQIA Resource Center\u2019s ally training program,\u201d Singer explained. \u201cFaculty members can get trained to be a secure space ally, so students have a place to go to talk to someone when they feel discouraged or have an issue.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, she hopes other departments at Georgia Tech will develop similar resources for their students, especially something like Secure Space Allies that will help students feel more included. Being involved with CASE has been a meaningful experience for Singer, and she enjoys partnering with Williams to support ISyE students with these new programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caroline-singer\/\u0022\u003ECaroline Singer\u003C\/a\u003E is the student lead and academics lead for CASE, an interdisciplinary center encompassing many programs that support the ISyE community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fourth-year Caroline Singer is the student lead and academics lead for CASE, an interdisciplinary center encompassing many programs that support the ISyE community.  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