{"59162":{"#nid":"59162","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTAAN Student Advising Leadership Welcomes \\\u0022New Era\\\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcademic advisors are the first point of contact for students newly enrolled at Georgia Tech.  Students are strongly encouraged to maintain a relationship with their advisor and, for many, that relationship is crucial to their experience and success, at the Institute and beyond.  Uniquely this year, four of the six members of the Executive Board that steers the Georgia Tech Academic Advisors Network (GTAAN) are from the Ivan Allen College.  These leaders will be core contributors to the Institute\u0027s new strategic planning process.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s a new era under President Peterson\u0027s leadership and strategic planning initiative,\u0022  says Stephanie Jackson, academic advisor for the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and President of the GTAAN Executive Board.  \u0022I think that the College\u0027s strong presence on GTAAN\u0027s executive board can help ensure that the planning dialogue around student programs encompasses the needs of students in all of  Georgia Tech\u0027s colleges \u0022\u0022 Liberal Arts, Management, and Architecture, as well as the technical Colleges.\u0022    \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTAAN began in 2002 as a professional resource serving Georgia Tech undergraduate advisors.  Today, the network includes graduate advisors and representatives from most of the units that influence virtually every aspect of students\u0027 experience on campus from the Registrar\u0027s Office to the Dean of Students Office, the Honors Program, Auxiliary Services, and many more.  GTAAN compiles data that is a basis for program decisions.  It has also become influential in Georgia Tech\u0027s approach to advising.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We encourage a developmental approach to advising,\u0022  says Jackson.  \u0022Our goal is to extend the dialog with students beyond course scheduling to encompass their life and work goals.  Advisors can then make students aware of course work, extracurricular activities, internships, research, scholarships \u0022\u0022 the rich resources available to them through Georgia Tech.  We also offer perspective so students can make decisions that best advance their objectives.  Students and parents can experience a lot of stress. Through GTAAN, we help them find solutions to everything from housing to healthcare. \u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe other members of this year\u0027s GTAAN Executive Board are Dana Hartley, School of Earth and Atmospheric Science  \u0022\u0022  Liaison to the Provost; Vince Pedicino, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs \u0022\u0022 Vice President  of Assessment; Amy D\u0027Unger, School of History, Technology, and Society \u0022\u0022 Vice President of Communications; Paul Fincannon, Department of Biomedical Engineering \u0022\u0022 Vice President of Programs; and JC Reilly, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture \u0022\u0022 Vice President of Records.  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Academic advisors are the first point of contact for students newly enrolled at Georgia Tech.  Students are strongly encouraged to maintain a relationship with their advisor and, for many, that relationship is crucial to their experience and success, at the Institute and beyond.  Uniquely this year, four of the six members of the Executive Board that steers the Georgia Tech Academic Advisors Network (GTAAN) are from the Ivan Allen College.  These leaders will be core contributors to the Institute\u0027s new strategic planning process.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTAAN Student Advising Leadership Welcomes \u0022New Era\u0022"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2009-09-11 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:51","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59163":{"id":"59163","type":"image","title":"tvf43049.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176217","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:57","changed":"1475894393","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:53","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190883","name":"tvf43049.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvf43049_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvf43049_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":38073,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tvf43049_0.jpg?itok=6-S_Bal9"}}},"media_ids":["59163"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtaan.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Academic Advising Network"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1413","name":"advising"},{"id":"10081","name":"advisors"},{"id":"1797","name":"GTAAN"},{"id":"6326","name":"jackson"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}