{"329471":{"#nid":"329471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hartley Serves as Homeless Student Liaison","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor students who find themselves homeless at some point during college, or for those who don\u2019t have a home to go to when they leave campus, Tech now has someone to help.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDana Hartley, senior academic professional and undergraduate coordinator in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), is now also Tech\u2019s liaison for foster and homeless support. Her designation comes as part of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/09\/03\/institute-sets-80-percent-grad-rate-goal\u0022\u003Ean effort from the University System of Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E to have more students finish college and earn degrees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s been a large realization in recent years that there are simple things we can do to help homeless students and those who were formerly in foster care in our community,\u201d Hartley said. \u201cThese students are some of the most disconnected, and one of the keys to helping them is the ability to communicate between the Department of Human Services and universities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHartley got involved with foster care issues a few years back after reading \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/sam-bracken\/post_3507_b_1594516.html\u0022\u003Ean article by Tech alumnus Sam Bracken\u003C\/a\u003E, who was homeless as a teen. Hartley realized after reading the article that she could help students who were formerly in foster care once they got to college. She also works with FirstGen, Tech\u2019s student organization for students who are the first in their family to attend college.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you separate out the survival issues, there\u2019s a lot of similarity with homeless and first generation college students,\u201d she said. \u201cThese students don\u2019t have families that know the system to be able to support them in that way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHartley has been hands-on with students throughout her time at Tech. She was the director of Academic Advising for the campus from 2006-08, then director of Undergraduate Studies from 2008-12. In her role with EAS, she teaches physics of the weather, atmospheric chemistry, thermodynamics, and GT1000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo Colin Potts, vice provost for Undergraduate Education, Hartley was the obvious fit for counseling homeless and foster students at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDana has been an unofficial advisor for first-generation students and is on a grant for supporting aged-out foster students who attend Tech,\u201d Potts said. \u201cShe has the background, interest, and compassion to want to be involved, and I can\u2019t think of a more appropriate person.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHartley says students who find themselves homeless or know someone who is should contact her so she can connect them with resources. Even those who are not yet homeless but may be at risk of becoming homeless are encouraged to come to her for assistance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt may be that they\u2019re getting evicted, can\u2019t cover their rent, or have been crashing with someone,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can\u2019t solve all the problems, but we can help support them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHartley advises students, faculty, and staff to look for signs that a non-resident student may be spending the night on campus with regularity. She and a network of around 40 advisors and student support staff are ready to be dispatched in the event a student is in need. Hartley is also contacted by the Georgia Tech Police Department if they find a homeless student during a shift.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHartley can be reached at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hartley@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehartley@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or 404-894-3991.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThose who are homeless or at risk of becoming so are encouraged to seek out Hartley, who will help them locate resources.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Those who are homeless or at risk of becoming so are encouraged to seek out Hartley, who will help them locate resources."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-09-29 10:36:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:11","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"330401":{"id":"330401","type":"image","title":"Dana Hartley","body":null,"created":"1449245090","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:50","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"Dana Hartley","file":{"fid":"200338","name":"hartley-hike.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hartley-hike_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hartley-hike_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":437085,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hartley-hike_0.jpg?itok=B1ZjEXgI"}}},"media_ids":["330401"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"104751","name":"dana hartley"},{"id":"4322","name":"homeless"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"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:hartley@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDana Hartley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHomeless Student Liaison\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":""}}}