{"70091":{"#nid":"70091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Family Weekend Isn\u2019t Just for Students, Parents","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou don\u2019t have to have kids enrolled at Georgia Tech to get involved in this year\u2019s Family Weekend events.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFamily Weekend is very much a Tech community event. There are many opportunities, especially on Friday, for faculty and staff to get involved,\u201d said Kimberly Sterritt, director of the Parents Program. \u201cAttending a seminar or participating in a college\/school reception is a great way to gain insight into what it\u2019s like to be a student and to connect with students and their families.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the weekend is to help families better understand the opportunities and experiences available to their students. However, another goal that Sterritt and her staff have for the weekend is to facilitate more interaction among students, parents, faculty and staff. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis weekend is an opportunity to reconnect with many of the families of first-year students I met during FASET orientation,\u201d said Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs John Stein, who regularly participates in the event. \u201cIn speaking with them, I can get a sense of how their sons and daughters are adjusting to being at Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s Family Weekend will be held on Sept. 23 and 24, and will include a series of presentations, panel discussions and demonstrations (held on Friday in the Global Learning Center) led by Tech faculty and staff members that focus on some of the following areas:\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudy abroad opportunities \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Freshman Reading Project\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent success strategies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EManaging growth on campus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday afternoon, various colleges and schools will also host receptions across campus, which faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. The receptions are an opportunity for parents to ask questions regarding specific programs, Sterritt added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFamilies enjoy meeting and talking to faculty and staff, and it\u2019s a good opportunity to hear family members\u2019 impressions of Tech and to answer their questions,\u201d Stein added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more, send an email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:familyweekend@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou don\u2019t have to have kids enrolled at Georgia Tech to get involved in this year\u2019s Family Weekend events.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"You don\u2019t have to have kids enrolled at Georgia Tech to get involved in this year\u2019s Family Weekend events."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-09-20 09:43:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:09","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70090":{"id":"70090","type":"image","title":"John Stein and Buzz at Family Weekend","body":null,"created":"1449177288","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:48","changed":"1475894616","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:36","alt":"John Stein and Buzz at Family Weekend","file":{"fid":"192903","name":"10c2317-p2-204.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10c2317-p2-204_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10c2317-p2-204_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2154711,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10c2317-p2-204_0.jpg?itok=tWt4pCJ_"}}},"media_ids":["70090"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.familyweekend.gatech.edu\/","title":"Family Weekend 2010"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"2939","name":"family weekend"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"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:familyweekend@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKimberly Sterritt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}