{"id":5121,"date":"2014-05-07T09:46:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/dev-mag\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2014-05-07T09:46:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:46:50","slug":"my-investment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2014\/05\/07\/my-investment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MyInvestment\"<\/p>\n

Jack Pate (\u201909) graduated from Georgia Southern five years ago and is now supporting the University as an annual donor. The alumnus says he decided to become a regular contributor because he developed a strong connection to the College of Engineering and Information Technology as an undergraduate.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorgia Southern definitely helped prepare me for the real world. The College has great programs and my course of study covered all the bases,\u201d he says. \u201cThe education I received helped me get a great engineering job right out of college.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mechanical engineering and technology major is currently working for Strategic Enterprise Solutions Corp., in Warner Robins, Georgia, a design and consulting firm. He hopes others will follow his lead and give back by becoming annual donors. After all, he says, \u201cI feel Georgia Southern is headed in a great direction, and the better the school becomes in the future, the more appealing it will be to employers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pate says he chose Georgia Southern because of its engineering programs. \u201cI originally went there for the GTREP (the two-year Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program) but after two years wanted to stay at the beautiful campus for the remainder of my engineering degree. I still enjoy going to occasional football games and get nostalgic when I think of the students and clubs I participated in. I will certainly have some amazing stories to share when I grow old and have some grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make your annual gift visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu\/donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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