{"473751":{"#nid":"473751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Freshmen Receive Campus Encouragement Before Exam Week","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFinals week can be stressful no matter how many semesters you\u2019ve been at Georgia Tech. While the pressure of final exams may never truly go away, even for upperclassmen, fearing the unexpected and adapting to the college exams process adds a new level of stress to every freshman\u2019s first finals week. With this in mind, organizations across campus have partnered to bring Georgia Tech\u2019s newest initiative, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/freshmanfirst\u0022\u003EFreshman First\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the time of year where freshmen really start to question themselves,\u201d said Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission and chair of Georgia Tech\u0027s Staff Council. \u201cBut we can change that. We can do something right before freshmen take exams just to say, \u2018We believe in you. We are here for you.\u2019 This feels like something we should be doing.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, Dec. 3, at 3:30 p.m., Georgia Tech is asking faculty, staff, and students to line Brittain Drive (also known as Yellow Jacket Alley) in support for the freshman class. Freshmen will be led through the crowd by The Ramblin\u2019 Wreck, the Georgia Tech Band, and Buzz. Festivities will follow in Callaway Plaza where students will hear motivational messages from President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, undergraduate Student Government Association President Jen Abrams, and Wreckless. Waffle House and Chick-fil-A will serve free food, coffee, and hot chocolate, and Barnes \u0026amp; Noble at Georgia Tech will raffle off prizes including iPads.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClark encourages everyone on campus, including staff members, instructors, and upperclassmen, to take part in the community event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFreshmen need to see their faculty members, who are about to give them these exams, saying, \u2018You can do it,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cSimilarly, upperclassmen should come out to demonstrate their support and desire to see the next generation do well. This is an opportunity for the Georgia Tech community to come together.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHelp get the word out across campus by using #freshmanfirst on social media and follow @freshmanfirst on Twitter for updates. For more information, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/freshmanfirst\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ec.gatech.edu\/freshmanfirst\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech community is being asked to put the freshman class first on Dec. 3.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech community is being asked to put the freshman class first on Dec. 3."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-11-30 09:09:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:08","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"473861":{"id":"473861","type":"image","title":"Freshman First Logo","body":null,"created":"1449257190","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:30","changed":"1475895223","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:43","alt":"Freshman First Logo","file":{"fid":"99176","name":"freshman_first_graphic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/freshman_first_graphic_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/freshman_first_graphic_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":279298,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/freshman_first_graphic_0.jpg?itok=XQMtIPRi"}}},"media_ids":["473861"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/freshmanfirst","title":"Freshman First"},{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1FXY7XY","title":"A Note from President Peterson on Freshman First"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14031","name":"Freshman Class"},{"id":"3397","name":"fun"}],"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:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERachel Isaac\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}