{"245011":{"#nid":"245011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campaign Endows 76+ Faculty Positions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s faculty is a major source of its prestige, nationally and internationally.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe recruitment and retention of preeminent faculty members across all of its colleges and schools is vital to Tech\u2019s future. It is one of the central goals of the Institute\u2019s long-term strategic plan \u2014 and a key to Tech becoming the best in teaching, research, and application. So, it is no surprise that building a world-class faculty is also one of the top priorities of Campaign Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe target for faculty support in the campaign, which began in July 2004 and is scheduled to conclude at the end of 2015, is $150 million \u2014 the majority of which will be committed to various levels of endowed faculty positions. Thus far, 76 of these positions have been endowed against a goal of 100.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe faculty and the students are the university. They are two inseparable parts of a successful whole: good faculty attracts good students and vice-versa. To be successful in retaining and attracting the best scholars, against stiff competition, we must recognize excellence. In academia, there is no better way to reward the best than with a named chair that recognizes accomplishment and provides discretionary resources to take the risks that lead to breakthroughs in teaching and research,\u201d noted Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs who holds the K. Harrison Brown Family Chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about Campaign Georgia Tech, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/15nooQ5\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s faculty is a major source of its prestige, nationally and internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s faculty is a major source of its prestige, nationally and internationally."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-10-14 13:03:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:09","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"245001":{"id":"245001","type":"image","title":"76 Endowed Chairs and Professorships","body":null,"created":"1449243722","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:42:02","changed":"1475894921","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:41","alt":"76 Endowed Chairs and Professorships","file":{"fid":"197891","name":"dev101413.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dev101413_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dev101413_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1914064,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dev101413_0.jpg?itok=k6wR0Kp_"}}},"media_ids":["245001"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/15nooQ5","title":"Campaign Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11162","name":"Campaign Georgia Tech"},{"id":"76631","name":"endowed chairs and professorships"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"14992","name":"Office of Development"}],"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":""}}}