{"557581":{"#nid":"557581","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Freshman Move-In Begins Aug. 18","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Tech community can anticipate increased traffic, some road closures, and a general heightened sense of excitement as the next class of first-year students begins moving in to campus housing Thursday, Aug. 18.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThough some students will begin moving in earlier that week, Aug. 18 is the first official day for freshman move-in, which will continue throughout the weekend. Returning students will primarily begin moving in that weekend, beginning Saturday, Aug. 20.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThose on campus should expect heavier traffic and congested paths and roadways, as well as restrictions on parking in East Campus areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EBeginning at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, vehicular traffic on Techwood Drive between Fourth Street and North Avenue will be restricted only to those who are moving into campus housing. Those traveling southbound on Techwood will be routed down Fourth Street toward Peters Parking Deck if they are not involved in move-in. Vehicles coming from North Avenue will be sent further west to access campus from Cherry Street or Tech Parkway. Regular access to Techwood will resume at 6 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EStudents, faculty, and staff are encouraged to leave themselves extra time to get to campus and travel within the campus corridors, both in vehicles and on foot or bicycle. The campus community is also encouraged to provide direction and a friendly welcome to new students and their families as they make their way around campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EFor more information about move-in, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehousing.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough some students will begin moving in earlier that week, Aug. 18 is the first official day for freshman move-in, which will continue throughout the weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Though some students will begin moving in earlier that week, Aug. 18 is the first official day for freshman move-in, which will continue throughout the weekend."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-08-01 16:13:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:12","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"565281":{"id":"565281","type":"image","title":"Move-In Day 2016 4","body":null,"created":"1471551662","gmt_created":"2016-08-18 20:21:02","changed":"1565618936","gmt_changed":"2019-08-12 14:08:56","alt":"Students help each other move into campus housing","file":{"fid":"206903","name":"move_in_2016_pf-13.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-13.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-13.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1768430,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-13.jpg?itok=kcgb1W5j"}},"565271":{"id":"565271","type":"image","title":"Move-In Day 2016 3","body":null,"created":"1471551546","gmt_created":"2016-08-18 20:19:06","changed":"1475895371","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:11","alt":"Move-In Day 2016 3","file":{"fid":"206902","name":"move_in_2016_pf-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1730180,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-2.jpg?itok=fCfRV5yu"}},"565231":{"id":"565231","type":"image","title":"Move-In Day 2016","body":null,"created":"1471550946","gmt_created":"2016-08-18 20:09:06","changed":"1475895371","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:11","alt":"Move-In Day 2016","file":{"fid":"206898","name":"move_in_2016_pf-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1379785,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-1.jpg?itok=bu2KjOq4"}},"565251":{"id":"565251","type":"image","title":"Move-In Day 2016 2","body":null,"created":"1471551325","gmt_created":"2016-08-18 20:15:25","changed":"1475895371","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:11","alt":"Move-In Day 2016 2","file":{"fid":"206900","name":"move_in_2016_pf-3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1674295,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/move_in_2016_pf-3.jpg?itok=1WmVng6D"}}},"media_ids":["565281","565271","565231","565251"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/","title":"GT Housing"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2007","name":"Fall Semester"},{"id":"790","name":"Housing"},{"id":"172227","name":"move-in"}],"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}