{"319641":{"#nid":"319641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Closet Lends Suits to Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter collecting donations, organizing, cleaning, and staging, the Campus Closet is now open to lend students suits \u2014 just in time for the Fall Career Fair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampus Closet lets students borrow suits for up to a week at a time for any professional or job search activities. Students can also rent a white button-down shirt, Georgia Tech lapel pin, or padfolio to complete their ensemble.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents are responsible for returning suits with proof of dry cleaning, which they can have done for free through the Career Fair at the Student Center\u2019s new \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hamper-haven.com\/college.html\u0022\u003EHamper Haven\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with a voucher provided by Campus Closet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampus Closet began last year with a group of students who helped organize the first \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/12\/11\/campus-closet-seeks-suits-job-hunting-students\u0022\u003EJackets for Jackets drive\u003C\/a\u003E to build the closet\u2019s inventory. The idea for the program was conceived during conversations about student mental health and the stress that financial constraints can create for students. Campus Closet organizers had seen students dressed inappropriately at career and internship fairs and realized that, for some, it was simply because they could not afford a suit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo borrow a suit, students can stop by the Campus Closet, located on the ground floor of the Bill Moore Student Success Center, next week at the following times:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Sept. 3, noon\u20135 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Sept. 4, 8\u201311 a.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFriday, Sept. 5, 2\u20135 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampus Closet also is continuing to accept donations to build its inventory. Suits can be donated at the Center for Career Discovery and Development on the first floor of the Bill Moore Student Success Center, or in Suite 322 of the Scheller College of Business.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Fall 2014 Career Fair will be held Sept. 8-9 in the Campus Recreation Center. More information is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.career.gatech.edu\/careerfair\u0022\u003Ewww.career.gatech.edu\/careerfair\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Closet will host open houses next week in advance of the fall Career Fair.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Closet will host open houses next week in advance of the fall Career Fair."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-08-28 07:36:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:59","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"260491":{"id":"260491","type":"image","title":"Students Suited Up at Career Fair","body":null,"created":"1449243987","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:27","changed":"1475894945","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:05","alt":"Students Suited Up at Career Fair","file":{"fid":"198346","name":"september_raje_c-04-e1350183389538.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/september_raje_c-04-e1350183389538_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/september_raje_c-04-e1350183389538_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":69415,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/september_raje_c-04-e1350183389538_0.jpg?itok=h2ohCbw8"}}},"media_ids":["260491"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/careerdiscovery.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Career Discovery and Development"},{"url":"http:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/careerfair","title":"Fall Career Fair"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"101221","name":"campus closet"},{"id":"83481","name":"center for career discovery and development"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gtcampuscloset@gmail.com\u0022\u003Egtcampuscloset@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:r.south@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERichard South\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECenter for Career Discovery and Development\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}