{"275441":{"#nid":"275441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Reception Marks Launch of ADVANCE EDEI Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn behalf of the GT ADVANCE professors, a reception for the launch of the \u003Cstrong\u003EADVANCE Equity, Diversity, Excellence, and Inclusion\u003C\/strong\u003E (EDEI) Initiative occured on November 6, 2013. This event was held for the Georgia Tech community at the invitation of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/about-us\/about-dr-ervin\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArchie Ervin\u003C\/a\u003E, Vice President for Institute Diversity, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/about-office\/about-dr-bras\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERafael Bras\u003C\/a\u003E, Provost and Executive Vice President for Insitute Diversity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event marked the official launch for the ADVANCE EDEI Initiative focusing on four key areas:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1) Mentoring to support junior faculty and promote senior faculty to positions of distinction; \u003Cbr \/\u003E 2) Transparency in processes of reappointment, tenure, and promotion; \u003Cbr \/\u003E 3) Bias Awareness and a climate of equity for all; \u003Cbr \/\u003E 4) Accountability and data collection to track faculty retention, advancement, and satisfaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ADVANCE Team tracks data concerning hiring and advancement, particularly of female and underrepresented minority faculty; analyzes faculty work-life needs and initiatives; and sponsors faculty development programs such as Career Coaching and grants workshops to promote faculty research and advancement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAppearing in the photo (from left to right) are \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/about-us\/about-dr-ervin\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArchie Ervin\u003C\/a\u003E, Vice President for Institute Diversity; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/toktay\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBeril Toktay\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor, Scheller College of Business; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/fox\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMary Frank Fox\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor, Ivan Allen College; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.gatech.edu\/users\/li\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWing Suet Li\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor, College of Sciences; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/about-office\/about-dr-bras\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERafael Bras\u003C\/a\u003E, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/dana-randall\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDana Randall\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor, College of Computing; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/701\/overview\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKimberly Kurtis\u003C\/a\u003E, ADVANCE Professor, College of Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn behalf of the GT ADVANCE professors, a reception for the launch of the \u003Cstrong\u003EADVANCE Equity, Diversity, Excellence, and Inclusion\u003C\/strong\u003E (EDEI) Initiative occured on November 6, 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On behalf of the GT ADVANCE professors, a reception for the launch of the ADVANCE Equity, Diversity, Excellence, and Inclusion (EDEI) Initiative occured on November 6, 2013."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-02-10 15:56:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:51","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"275431":{"id":"275431","type":"image","title":"ADVANCE EDEI Initiative Launch","body":null,"created":"1449244131","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:48:51","changed":"1475894966","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:26","alt":"ADVANCE EDEI Initiative Launch","file":{"fid":"198753","name":"advance-edei-reception_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/advance-edei-reception_1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/advance-edei-reception_1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39421,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/advance-edei-reception_1_0.jpg?itok=-NqrJg2F"}}},"media_ids":["275431"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"714","name":"ADVANCE"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EN\/A\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}