{"223461":{"#nid":"223461","#data":{"type":"event","title":"First-Year Reading Program Book Launch","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe First-Year Reading Program, coordinated by the Center for Academic\u0026nbsp;Enrichment and the Library, provides an opportunity for all freshmen to participate in a common academic experience -- one that will enhance their transition to college, their intellectual growth, and ultimately their success at Tech. Freshmen receive the book during the summer prior to their arrival in the fall. Events related to the book will be scheduled throughout fall semester, and the book will be used in a variety of classes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll students can pick up fliers about\u0026nbsp;events and contests for the 2013-2014 First-Year Reading Program in the Clough Atrium. Students who RSVP can also join a smaller book-related discussion and activity with Georgia Tech faculty in the Clough Lounge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimplicity turns out to be more complex than we thought. In his provocative and informative book, \u201cLiving with Complexity,\u201d Don Norman writes that the complexity of our technology must mirror the complexity and richness of our lives. It\u2019s not complexity that\u2019s the problem, it\u2019s bad design. Bad design complicates things unnecessarily and confuses us. Good design can tame complexity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComplexity is good. Simplicity is misleading. The good life is complex, rich, and rewarding\u2014but only if it is understandable, sensible, and meaningful.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"All students can pick up fliers about\u0026nbsp;events and contests for the 2013-2014 First-Year Reading Program in the Clough Atrium. Students who RSVP can also join a smaller book-related discussion and activity with Georgia Tech faculty in the Clough Lounge.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"First-Year Georgia Tech students will be able to learn about all events relating to the 2013 First-Year Reading Program book."}],"uid":"27350","created_gmt":"2013-07-18 14:00:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:03:56","author":"Ed Hamilton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-08-30T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-08-30T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-08-30T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-08-30 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-08-30 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-08-30 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"98291","name":" Experiential \u0026 Engaged Learning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"68291","name":"First-Year Reading Program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"},{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nirmal Trivedi at nirmal.trivedi@gatech.edu or\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Mollie Barnes at mollie.barnes@lmc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}