Giving Back
 by Jason Langbehn
Georgia State University freshman Rachelle Wood keeps so busy these days she usually leaves the social calendar to her best friend.
"I always start off by saying I'm only doing one thing this weekend. Then it usually comes down to what she can convince me to do," Wood says of Chelsie Richards, who also happens to be Richards' roommate in Piedmont North. "Saturday is a chill day, and Sunday is for catching up on homework."
To be fair, Wood has a lot going on as a full-time Honors College student and education major. The Atlanta Hawks Foundation scholarship recipient already has joined multiple campus groups, including the Caribbean Student Association, and volunteers with several local organizations. Wood turned 18 in January, but she hasn't let her youthful appearance stop her from getting involved.
"I'm kind of used to it." Wood says of being the youngest member of any group she's with. "But college is different. Everyone just sees you as a freshman or sophomore, and I like that."
Wood also says she enjoys the openness of Georgia State's campus and being close to MARTA.
"I feel like I'm really living in Atlanta," Wood says. "Everything is right there."
For more information about Wood, click here.
Photo caption: Dominique Wilkins (left) and Georgia State's Tim Renick present Rachelle Wood with the Atlanta Hawks Scholarship.
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Upcoming Events in the
College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
March 13, 2013
12 p.m.
College of Education, room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Walter Secada
Walter Secada, senior associate dean and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning in the School of Education at the University of Miami, will speak to College of Education students, faculty and staff March 13 as part of the Research Wednesdays Speaker Series.
A light lunch will be provided for those who confirm their attendance to Erin Whitney in the college's Educational Research Bureau at 404-413-8090 or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information on Secada and the Research Wednesdays Speaker Series, click here.
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