{"621407":{"#nid":"621407","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Prospective Students Explore the Liberal Arts at Ivan Allen College Shadow Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProspective students interested in joining \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ethe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;family were given the unique opportunity\u0026nbsp;to test their fit\u0026nbsp;during the College\u0026rsquo;s annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shadowday.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EShadow Day\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;events held in February and March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are other visitation programs offered at the Georgia Institute of Technology, but the College\u0026rsquo;s Shadow Day is unique in that it offers a true experience of the liberal arts at Georgia Tech. Students attend classes, tour dining and housing facilities, learn about international experiences, and enjoy one-on-one interactions with Ivan Allen College students, professors, and Dean Jacqueline Royster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am currently in the middle of my college search, and although Georgia Tech has been one of my preferred schools for some time, it wasn\u0026rsquo;t until I got the chance to experience Shadow Day that I became certain that it was my top choice,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said one prospective student from this year\u0026rsquo;s Shadow Day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is a common sentiment expressed by students considering enrollment in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;Shadow\u0026nbsp;Day\u0026nbsp;often serves as the tipping point for their\u0026nbsp;decision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Shadow Day director Elizabeth Miller, the dedicated participation of the College\u0026rsquo;s students and faculty made this year\u0026rsquo;s event particularly successful.\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen College faculty members opened their classrooms for active engagement with the prospective students, which helps them\u0026nbsp;understand\u0026nbsp;the learning experience here. Attendees were able to ask questions and candidly dialogue about the coursework and subjects taught. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Shadow Day committee often hears from attendees who say they \u0026lsquo;loved the whole process and the feeling of actually walking in a Tech student\u0026rsquo;s shoes,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; Miller said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event has proven so successful that the College has made\u0026nbsp;Shadow\u0026nbsp;Day\u0026nbsp;an annual event since it was first created and produced in 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in attending Shadow Day in 2020 can \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shadowday.iac.gatech.edu\/registration\/reminder.php\u0022\u003Epre-register here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProspective students interested in joining \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ethe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;family were given the unique opportunity\u0026nbsp;to test their fit\u0026nbsp;during the College\u0026rsquo;s annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shadowday.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EShadow Day\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;events held in February and March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Shadow Day is an opportunity for prospective juniors and seniors to test their fit as a Liberal Arts student at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"34559","created_gmt":"2019-05-06 19:02:32","changed_gmt":"2019-05-08 17:54:49","author":"pdemerritt3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621480":{"id":"621480","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen Shadow Day 1","body":null,"created":"1557261911","gmt_created":"2019-05-07 20:45:11","changed":"1557261911","gmt_changed":"2019-05-07 20:45:11","alt":"A photo of prospective students and their parents interacting with Shadow Day volunteers.","file":{"fid":"236721","name":"DSC_0118 copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0118%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0118%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":105827,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0118%20copy.jpg?itok=nTABh91L"}},"621482":{"id":"621482","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen Shadow Day 2","body":null,"created":"1557262023","gmt_created":"2019-05-07 20:47:03","changed":"1557262023","gmt_changed":"2019-05-07 20:47:03","alt":"A photo of prospective students conversing with professors at the Ivan Allen College Shadow Day.\u00a0","file":{"fid":"236722","name":"DSC_0113 copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0113%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0113%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":95701,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0113%20copy.jpg?itok=N57qIX9K"}}},"media_ids":["621480","621482"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"181254","name":"Ivan Allen College Shadow Day"},{"id":"167230","name":"Shadow Day"},{"id":"181255","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Shadow Day"},{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"181256","name":"Elizabeth Miller"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}