{"607216":{"#nid":"607216","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CASE Honors Georgia Tech\u2019s Diversity Programs with the Circle of Excellence Awards for Two Consecutive Years ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named Georgia Tech as a silver award winner of its 2018 Circle of Excellence Awards for the launch of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sdie.gatech.edu\/programs-and-initiatives\/leadership-development\/inclusive-leaders-academy\u0022\u003EInclusive Leaders Academy\u003C\/a\u003E, specifically the program\u0026rsquo;s curriculum, communications and marketing, and impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA panel of experts from peer schools, colleges, and universities selected the Inclusive Leaders Academy entry in the \u0026ldquo;Diversity Programs: Internal Constituencies\u0026rdquo; category among nine entries, and Georgia Tech was the only award winner in this category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2017, Georgia Tech received a Circle of Excellence Award in the same category for the launch of Institute Diversity\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/leadingwomenattech\u0022\u003ELeading Women@Tech\u003C\/a\u003E program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is the second year that CASE has recognized our outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we remain steadfast in our path forward to building an inclusive, safe, and healthy community,\u0026rdquo; said Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Inclusive Leaders Academy is a professional leadership and legacy development program for staff and research leaders and faculty administrators, and Leading Women@Tech is a program to engage women leaders. To date, more than 250 faculty and staff members have participated in these programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Both programs were launched intentionally after reviewing Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Climate Assessment Survey. One of the major findings was a desire for targeted professional, career, and leadership development opportunities,\u0026rdquo; said Pearl Alexander, executive director of diversity, inclusion, and engagement for Institute Diversity. \u0026ldquo;We are grateful for the Institute\u0026rsquo;s investment and the opportunity to lead this transformative work of strengthening our faculty and staff managers. We appreciate the partnerships that make this experience possible and look forward to making even greater impact going forward.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to peer professionals in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.case.org\/Documents\/Awards\/Circle_of_Excellence\/2018_COE_Winners\/Judges%20Reports\/Diversity%20Programs%202018%20COE%20Judges%20Report%20Form.pdf\u0022\u003Ejudges\u0026rsquo; report\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;We were impressed that Georgia Tech used the 2012 Climate Assessment Survey as the basis for this program. Diversity and inclusion are everyone\u0026rsquo;s responsibility, and by creating culture champions, Georgia Tech is able to develop competent leaders on their campus and in the community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEntries are assessed on their overall quality, innovation, use of resources, and the impact on the institution or its external and internal communities. In 2018, more than 675 higher education institutions, independent schools, and nonprofits worldwide submitted 3,200 entries for consideration across 100 categories.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the CASE Circle of Excellence Awards, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.case.org\/Awards\/Circle_of_Excellence_x75314.html\u0022\u003Ewww.case.org\/Awards\/Circle_of_Excellence_x75314.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named Georgia Tech as a silver award winner of its 2018 Circle of Excellence Awards for the launch of the Inclusive Leaders Academy."}],"uid":"27465","created_gmt":"2018-06-20 20:47:28","changed_gmt":"2018-06-21 17:47:43","author":"Annette Filliat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"607248":{"id":"607248","type":"image","title":"2018 CASE Circle of Excellence Award ","body":null,"created":"1529602577","gmt_created":"2018-06-21 17:36:17","changed":"1529602577","gmt_changed":"2018-06-21 17:36:17","alt":"2018 CASE Circle of Excellence Award ","file":{"fid":"231630","name":"CASE COE Silver Award Badge 2018.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CASE%20COE%20Silver%20Award%20Badge%202018.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CASE%20COE%20Silver%20Award%20Badge%202018.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":14251,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CASE%20COE%20Silver%20Award%20Badge%202018.jpg?itok=B8BiYaVs"}},"607249":{"id":"607249","type":"image","title":"Inclusive Leaders Academy Infographic","body":null,"created":"1529602713","gmt_created":"2018-06-21 17:38:33","changed":"1529602713","gmt_changed":"2018-06-21 17:38:33","alt":"Inclusive Leaders Academy Infographic","file":{"fid":"231631","name":"SDIE Inclusive Leaders Academy Infographic FINAL 05-09-18.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SDIE%20Inclusive%20Leaders%20Academy%20Infographic%20FINAL%2005-09-18.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SDIE%20Inclusive%20Leaders%20Academy%20Infographic%20FINAL%2005-09-18.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":391229,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SDIE%20Inclusive%20Leaders%20Academy%20Infographic%20FINAL%2005-09-18.jpg?itok=37M51AD8"}},"607250":{"id":"607250","type":"image","title":"Leading Women@Tech Program ","body":null,"created":"1529603048","gmt_created":"2018-06-21 17:44:08","changed":"1529603048","gmt_changed":"2018-06-21 17:44:08","alt":"Leading Women@Tech Program ","file":{"fid":"231632","name":"Leading Women@Tech Closing Ceremony Group Photo 12-02-16.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Leading%20Women%40Tech%20Closing%20Ceremony%20Group%20Photo%2012-02-16_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Leading%20Women%40Tech%20Closing%20Ceremony%20Group%20Photo%2012-02-16_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":631378,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Leading%20Women%40Tech%20Closing%20Ceremony%20Group%20Photo%2012-02-16_1.jpg?itok=f7FAkUp7"}}},"media_ids":["607248","607249","607250"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"},{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"535141","name":"Staff Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172215","name":"case"},{"id":"178392","name":"Circle of Excellence Awards"},{"id":"175007","name":"Inclusive Leaders Academy"},{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"},{"id":"168131","name":"SDIE"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eannette.filliat@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["annette.filliat@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}