{"583622":{"#nid":"583622","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Call for Course Proposals for Spring 2017 Diplomacy Lab  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty can submit proposals to teach Diplomacy Lab courses during the spring 2017 semester. In these courses, they will collaborate with students to solve real world foreign policy problems and present their findings to the U.S. Department of State.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunched by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013, the Diplomacy Lab partners with universities across the nation, enabling the State Department to broaden its research base by tapping into faculty and student innovation related to foreign policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder faculty supervision, students will analyze problems identified by the State Department and develop potential solutions. State Department point-of-contacts (POCs) will provide guidance during the project throughout the semester. Students will present, either virtually or in person in Washington, D.C., products for achieving the State Department\u0026rsquo;s goals. During final presentations, POCs will provide feedback to students on how the project\u0026rsquo;s results were useful and preview how the results will inform the policymaking process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students and faculty have been pursuing the following Diplomacy Lab projects during the fall 2016 semester:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFacebook in the Kingdom of Wonder: Cambodian Youth and the Power of Social Media (Ellen Zegura, Computer Science)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELeveraging Bitcoin Technology for Better Foreign Assistance (Neha Kumar, INTA)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s Better for Global Health? Multilateral Funding or Going in Alone? (Alberto Fuentes, INTA)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEconomic Factors of Violent Extremism (Olga Shemyakina, ECON)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach semester, the State Department releases a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diplomacylab.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/Spring-2017-Project.pdf\u0022\u003Elist of projects\u003C\/a\u003E on which faculty from participating institutions can \u0026ldquo;bid.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Faculty may then browse the projects and use the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/diplomacylab.gatech.edu\/project-form\u0022\u003EProject Submission Form\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to apply for any they feel they are qualified to supervise. Georgia Tech is only allowed to submit\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eeight\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;bids during the spring 2017 semester, with an additional\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eeight\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;bids submitted as alternates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause Diplomacy Lab projects are run through classes, only faculty can apply to take on a Diplomacy Lab project. However, students from all majors can take the following steps to participate in Diplomacy Lab projects:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIf you see a project that interests you, talk to your friends to see if there is a group of students who would be interested in working on it. Then, pitch the project to your professor.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESign up for the Diplomacy Lab listserv\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lists.gatech.edu\/sympa\/info\/iac-diplomacylab?ticket=ST-725881-k1EuyoEwmfxcRFS5vobc-cas-prod5.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. You can also email the group at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:iac-diplomacylab@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eiac-diplomacylab@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Every semester we will put out the upcoming project menu as well as announcements of Diplomacy Lab events.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESpread the word to student groups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the Diplomacy Lab, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diplomacylab.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/diplomacylab.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or contact Jarrod Hayes, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jarrod.hayes@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejarrod.hayes@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty can submit proposals to teach Diplomacy Lab courses during the spring 2017 semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech faculty can submit proposals to teach Diplomacy Lab courses during the spring 2017 semester. 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