{"671460":{"#nid":"671460","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Students Take the Lead at TEDxGeorgiaTech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETED is in organization created in 1984 as a space for people interested in technology, entertainment, and design to come together and share their ideas.\u0026nbsp; It grew into a series of yearly conferences with \u201cTED Talks\u201d on a myriad of different topics from fashion to politics.\u0026nbsp; Independently run TEDx events allow local organizers to share ideas in their community.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech is home to one of the TEDx groups, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tedxgeorgiatech.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETEDxGeorgiaTech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, run by Executive Director Kaitlyn Crutcher.\u0026nbsp; Kaitlyn is a second-year Computer Science major from the Atlanta area and a member of the Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/honorsprogram.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHonors Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (HP).\u0026nbsp; Additional members of the HP also serve on the leadership team, including Austin Coley as the Director of Community, Fisayo Aromolaran as the lead on the Programming Team, and Melody Lee on the Production Team. Their most recent event on November 10, 2023 included another member of the Honors Program, Marie Wibisana, as a featured speaker.\u0026nbsp; The fall salon was focused on the theme \u201cEvolve,\u201d which encouraged speakers to engage with the ideas of continual change, adaptation, and progress.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event was led by Executive Director Kaitlyn Crutcher. In addition to her leadership of TEDxGeorgiaTech, Kaitlyn serves as a business analyst in the Georgia Tech Consult Your Community (CYC), which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing pro-bono consulting for small businesses. For the national taskforce of CYC, she is the Conference Innovation Lead, where her team is working with Emory to create a March 2024 conference bringing all the CYC chapters together. Kaitlyn is also a Research Assistant within the AI-CARING Institute, which is a multi-university collaboration to create technological solutions for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment.\u0026nbsp; She has been very involved with the HP, including serving as a guide at the new student retreat held in August 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHP member Marie Wibisana addressed this year\u2019s theme\u2014Evolve\u2014with her talk \u201cDear Freshman: You\u2019re Not Alone.\u0026nbsp; A Love Letter to Those Struggling.\u201d\u0026nbsp; You can see her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/12d_E_tZ5LnYvZ8Sreaz1siYLFMpAM7eV\/edit#slide=id.p4\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPowerpoint\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CzmLpYHCDosSxv5Xx01BY38T3EHxNOu3\/view\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Evideo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E of the event online.\u0026nbsp; Marie is a first year Computational Media major from Jakarta, Indonesia.\u0026nbsp; She shared this about her presentation:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs an international freshman who has never really been to the U.S, I struggle with adapting to an extremely new environment. My presentation was an open love letter to fellow struggling people that they are not alone, that change and adapting to a new environment will be difficult but will mold them into a better version of themselves. My presentation also highlights that there is no singular definition to \u2018THE College Experience.\u2019 I drew digital art on my presentation slides, aiming for a conversational storytelling approach. I also sang a childhood Indonesian song with my ukulele at the end of the presentation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn addition to her involvement with TEDxGeorgiaTech, Marie is a web designer and front-end developer on GT Web Development Club\u2019s project team. Her team is creating the GT Club Explorer Website, a website that will showcase all 500+ clubs at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;She is also involved in the Georgia Tech International Ambassadors (GTIA), an organization that hosts intercultural events (night markets and seminars) and brings a safe space for current and incoming international students. Marie is also a digital artist, vlogger, and YouTube content creator.\u0026nbsp; While she\u2019s only been on campus for one semester, she\u2019s enjoyed attending HP events, including the pumpkin patch visit to Southern Belle Farms.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt\u2019s no surprise that curious, creative, and innovative students such as Austin, Fisayo, Kaitlyn, Marie, and Melody in the HP would be drawn to TEDx.\u0026nbsp; The HP is proud of its strong representation among the team leading TEDxGeorgiaTech!\u0026nbsp; You can follow TEDxGeorgiaTech on Instagram at @tedxgeorgiatech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETEDx Fall Salon highlights the work of several HP students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TEDx Fall Salon highlights the work of several HP students."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-12-06 20:53:49","changed_gmt":"2023-12-06 20:55:56","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672523":{"id":"672523","type":"image","title":"Presenters at the TEDx 2023 Fall Salon","body":null,"created":"1701896035","gmt_created":"2023-12-06 20:53:55","changed":"1701896035","gmt_changed":"2023-12-06 20:53:55","alt":"Presenters at the TEDx 2023 Fall Salon","file":{"fid":"255772","name":"tedx_presenters.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1465058,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg?itok=VhnyBrHC"}}},"media_ids":["672523"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"}],"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":""}}}