{"401141":{"#nid":"401141","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ramblin\u0027 On: Kiera Patterson","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe asked graduating seniors about their unique experiences at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName: Kiera Patterson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHometown:\u003C\/strong\u003E Newnan, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMajor:\u003C\/strong\u003E Industrial Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClubs\/Involvement:\u003C\/strong\u003E Diversity ambassador, Rethink marketing chair, OMED Challenge counselor, Georgia Tech Athletics student tutor. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are you doing after graduation?\u003C\/strong\u003E Working at AT\u0026amp;T as a senior specialist in Tech Project Management. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ: Georgia Tech engineering classes can be tough. 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The lines that formed to get tickets were something I will never forget. Seeing the President speak has been something I have always wanted to do, and I am so glad I got to see him at Georgia Tech!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Industrial engineering grad shares the moment that sums up her time at Georgia Tech"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKiera Patterson, an industrial engineering graduate, talks about balance and the moment that summed up her career at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kiera Patterson, an industrial engineering graduate, talks about balance and the moment that summed up her career at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2015-05-03 16:05:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:13","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"401151":{"id":"401151","type":"image","title":"Kiera Patterson 1","body":null,"created":"1449246402","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:42","changed":"1475895119","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:59","alt":"Kiera Patterson 1","file":{"fid":"75834","name":"ramblin_wreck.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ramblin_wreck.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ramblin_wreck.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110598,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ramblin_wreck.jpeg?itok=JwxrkwF2"}},"401161":{"id":"401161","type":"image","title":"Kiera Patterson 2","body":null,"created":"1449246402","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:42","changed":"1475895119","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:59","alt":"Kiera Patterson 2","file":{"fid":"75835","name":"football.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/football.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/football.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110559,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/football.jpeg?itok=rek98YtU"}},"401171":{"id":"401171","type":"image","title":"Kiera Patterson 3","body":null,"created":"1449246402","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:42","changed":"1475895119","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:59","alt":"Kiera Patterson 3","file":{"fid":"75836","name":"rethink.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rethink.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rethink.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":84512,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rethink.jpeg?itok=BkKjQsrK"}}},"media_ids":["401151","401161","401171"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"125281","name":"commencment"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1139","name":"georgia tech alumni"},{"id":"629","name":"graduation"},{"id":"12188","name":"ramblin on"},{"id":"2223","name":"yellow jackets"}],"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\u003ESteven Norris Social Media Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgiaTech\u0022\u003E@GeorgiaTech \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["snorris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}