{"71503":{"#nid":"71503","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Spotlight: Breona Jenkins is at the top of her class","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBreona Jenkins, an\nundergraduate student in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems\nEngineering (ISyE), is among the top of her class for academic achievement and\nleadership. On track to graduate in the spring of 2013, Jenkins is the\nrecipient of the Jack C. Webb Scholarship\u003Cstrong\u003E,\n\u003C\/strong\u003EWomen in Engineering Scholarship\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Ethe Atlanta Gas Light Scholarship. In\naddition to her high honors, Jenkins holds several leadership and\nextracurricular positions such as Tau Beta initiate, FASET leader, Kids@Kollege\ncommittee chair, peer advisor for the Office of International Education, Team\nBUZZ project coordinator, and member of the Mentor and Mentee Program with\nWomen in Engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the following interview to learn more about Breona.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nFinish the sentence: Few people know that\u2026 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003EMy two passions are dancing and Spanish.\nI am the vice president of the Spanish Speaking Organization, and a member of\nthe Ballroom Dance Club at Georgia Tech. I studied abroad last summer in Spain\nand Mexico, and hope to travel back one day soon. If I could use my engineering\nskills to assist in furthering the development of the Mexican infrastructure,\nit would be a dream.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp; Is there any one person who has been an\ninspiration to you or someone that you consider your hero? Who and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; My mother is my\ninspiration. As a soldier for the Army Reserve, she is also my hero. She has\nalways been there for me to encourage me in my pursuits, advise me when I have\na problem, and give me confidence in my abilities. She is a strong woman who\nhas shown me that I can overcome any struggles that I may have in life.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Tell me a\nlittle about yourself. Where are you from originally?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; Originally born\nin\u0026nbsp;Flint,\nMI, I moved to Woodstock, GA in 2005 and where I attended\nhigh school. I enjoy music, cooking, reading, rock climbing, and being involved\non campus to meet new people.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What motivated you to come to\nGeorgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech is an\namazing Institute and always in the top ten of public colleges in the nation.\nThat reputation attracted me to Tech. In high school, I loved math and science,\nand I felt that Tech would give me an opportunity to pursue my interests and guide\nme to a career path that I would love.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI initially came to Georgia Tech as pre-architecture, but\nafter completing a Senior Project with two practicing architects, I decided\nthat it was not my passion. Still fascinated with science and math, I decided\nto pursue engineering. After much research, I chose industrial engineering, as\nit would offer me great flexibility in my choice of profession, and I would\nhave the opportunity to interact with both people and machines on a daily\nbasis.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: I understand that you participate\nin the Co-op program.\u0026nbsp; Tell me about your\nexperience.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; I am in my second\nrotation as a co-op at Manhattan Associates, a supply chain software company\nwhere I work as a consultant. My day-to-day job includes testing issues,\ncreating reports for the issues, and participating in conference calls with\nclients to resolve any concerns they have.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: \u0026nbsp;What has been your favorite IE course so far?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; ISyE 2028. I learned the software \u201cR\u201d\nand found that Statistics is a powerful tool that can be utilized in everyday\nlife. Also, my professor, Heeyoung Kim, was enthusiastic about her position and\nmade me excited about statistics as well.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp; What is something every student should do\nwhile at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; Every student at\nTech should see a DramaTech play, go to a show at the Ferst Theater, spend a\nnight in Tech Rec, and take advantage of the facilities in the CRC.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nTell me about a favorite ISyE experience you have had.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; I found my probability\nclass quite interesting, especially after I started to fully understand it. One\nday, my professor was speaking on a particular topic and he proclaimed, \u201cIt\u2019s\nlike magic. It is magic, in fact. It\u2019s probability!\u201d It was one of the funniest\nmoments in my ISyE career.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp; What are your prospective career\ngoals?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; In the future, I\nhope to help others through service and through my profession. I would like to\nhave a career that involves some travelling, holds my interests and challenges\nme, and also allows me to help humanity in some way - no matter how small or\nlarge. One of my biggest goals is to own a restaurant. It would be wonderful to\nuse my engineering skills to be successful in the culinary arena.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nWhat was the last book you read for pleasure?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003ECrossfire\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eby Dick\nand Felix Francis. Now I am reading\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EI\u2019d Know You Anywhere\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by\nLaura Lippman.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp; What piece of technology could you not live\nwithout?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; I could not live\nwithout my laptop. I store all pictures, music, and documents on it and it has\nbeen with me through all of my college years.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nWhat music do you listen to?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\nBJ:\u0026nbsp; I love all music. Especially John\nMayer, Teena Marie, Usher, NeverShoutNever, Reik, and Linkin Park.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nWhat is your favorite spot on campus?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; Campanile hands\ndown. It\u2019s a reminder of the beauty and focus of the Tech community, and the\nchanging of the colors is reminiscent of the growth that each student\nexperiences while at Tech.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nWhat is the best piece of advice you ever received?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; Life is what you\nmake it.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u0026nbsp;\nWhat advice would you give a student considering coming to Georgia Tech\nto study at ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBJ:\u0026nbsp; I would suggest\nthat the student keeps an open mind, studies hard, and explores different\noptions in the ISyE major, as well as the clubs and organizations at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBreona Jenkins, an\nundergraduate student in the H. 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