{"212911":{"#nid":"212911","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President Appoints Mental Health Task Force","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo assess and enhance a critical area of services to students, Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has convened a task force to begin meeting next month that will review the current state of mental health services on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Mental Health Task Force, which will be chaired by Associate Vice President Lynn Durham, comes partly in response to recent concerns expressed by student leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBoth the undergraduate and graduate Student Government Associations advocated for the formation of a task force,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis group will review our current efforts to increase awareness and prevention of mental health issues, as well as potential causes and responses when mental illness or extreme emotional stress are suspected. We want to ensure that Tech is a place where students can continue to thrive and solve the challenges of the 21st century.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a white paper submitted to the president last month, students identified academics, student life and finances as a few areas of concern for mental health on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group will meet several times during the summer and includes representatives from the faculty, administration and student body:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Black\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 former president, Graduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Cozzens\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShannon Croft\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Psychiatrist, Student Health Services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Morrison\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Housing, Residence Life\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Mullins\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Director, Scholarships and Financial Aid\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERuperto Perez\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Counseling Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENick Picon\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, Undergraduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColin Potts\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESangita Sharma\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, ANAK Society\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Stein\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Dean of Students\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArren Washington\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, Graduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent, faculty and staff representatives will assess mental health services on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Student, faculty and staff representatives will assess mental health services on campus."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-05-14 15:21:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.edu\/president","title":"Office of the President"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"66301","name":"office of the president"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.durham@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the President\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"212531":{"#nid":"212531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Presidential Committee to Oversee Campus Accessibility","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that none of the more than 26,000 students, faculty, and staff that make up the Georgia Tech community is deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings, President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has established a new committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe President\u2019s Committee on Disabilities and Access will determine if campus barriers \u2014 whether physical or technology-related \u2014 adversely impact access to Tech\u2019s programs or services anywhere across the 400-acre campus, which houses some 238 buildings and other structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is committed to the inclusion of individuals with disabilities throughout our campus community and ensuring full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other pertinent laws, that recognize and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis committee will have broad oversight responsibilities to ensure that we are meeting our responsibilities and obligations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce convened, the committee will be charged with reviewing Institute policies, identifying potential problem areas, and benchmarking against national best practices for disability and access compliance. The committee will detail its findings in an annual report to the president that will include recommendations for improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitial committee members include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArchie Ervin\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice President, Institute Diversity (Co-Chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGary Wolovick\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Managing Attorney, Legal Affairs (Interim Co-Chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusann Estroff\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Senior Attorney, Legal Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven Girardot\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Design and Construction \/ Facilities Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELance Lunsway\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Parking and Transportation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDenise Johnson Marshall\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Disability Services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHelena Mitchell \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014\u0026nbsp;Executive Director, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Morrison\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Residence Life\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMia Reini\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Compliance and Policy Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristie Rink\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Director, Athletics Event Operations\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJon Sanford\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Director, Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJenny Singleton\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Professor, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELori Sundal\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Enterprise Information Systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Vance\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Senior Human Resources Business Partner\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHoward Wertheimer\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Capital Planning and Space Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate Student Government Representative (TBD)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGraduate Student Government Representative (TBD)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals interested in the committee\u0027s progress can track the activities on a soon to be established website or can contact one of the committee members directly.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that none of the more than 26,000 students, faculty, and staff that make up the Georgia Tech community is deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings, President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has established a new committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ensuring that none are deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-05-13 13:55:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Institute Diversity"},{"url":"http:\/\/president.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the President"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"360","name":"accessibility"},{"id":"358","name":"CATEA"},{"id":"359","name":"disability"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"10351","name":"inclusion"},{"id":"12451","name":"President Peterson"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArchie Ervin\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Institute Diversity\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-3686\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"210781":{"#nid":"210781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President Appoints Strategic Plan Advisory Group","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the implementation of the Georgia Tech Strategic Plan well underway, President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has appointed a group of faculty and staff under the leadership of Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Rafael L. Bras to work alongside Institute leaders to continue the implementation of the strategies and goals outlined in the plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have made a great deal of progress toward the goals articulated in the strategic plan,\u201d President Peterson said. \u201cI am confident that under the leadership of Provost Bras and this group we can continue to do so.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of the newly formed Strategic Plan Advisory Group will be to serve as a forum for the continued discussion of strategic issues and to provide counsel to Institute leadership on the alignment, effectiveness, implementation and impact of the Strategic Plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe notion of what constitutes the technological research university of the 21st century continues to evolve,\u201d Bras said. \u201cFor example, three years ago very few people were talking about massive open online education, but it is now one of the foremost topics in higher education. We are looking to this advisory group to help ensure that our aim is true.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Strategic Plan Advisory Group will meet for the first time next week. 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