{"624021":{"#nid":"624021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Interim Dean John Tone Announces Executive Leadership Reorganization","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/tone\u0022\u003EJohn Tone\u003C\/a\u003E recently announced\u0026nbsp;a reorganization of the College\u0026rsquo;s executive leadership team effective August 1, 2019.\u0026nbsp;The reorganization includes the creation of\u0026nbsp;two new associate dean positions: associate dean of academic affairs and associate dean of faculty development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In response to feedback from various stakeholders in the College, I have decided to create a new associate dean position dedicated to faculty development and faculty affairs. Our College has experienced tremendous growth over the last decade without a corresponding expansion in support for faculty,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Interim\u0026nbsp;Dean Tone said. \u0026ldquo;This change is intended to remedy that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/colatrella\u0022\u003ECarol Colatrella\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;who currently serves as the associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development, will fill the new role of associate dean for faculty development. This administrative appointment, which is still pending Institute approval,\u0026nbsp;will continue Colatrella\u0026rsquo;s current administrative appointment in the College and will continue to supplement her professor appointment in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this new position, Colatrella\u0026nbsp;is responsible for advising the dean, the College\u0026rsquo;s executive leadership team, and school chairs on matters related to faculty affairs, such as review, promotion, and tenure processes and faculty mentoring. The associate dean for faculty development also supports the needs of the faculty community and provides resources and leadership that promote equity, diversity, and advancement of faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/shook\u0022\u003EDavid Shook\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;who currently serves as the associate chair and the director of undergraduate studies in the School of Modern Languages, will\u0026nbsp;serve\u0026nbsp;as the associate dean for academic affairs. In addition to this appointment, which is also awaiting Institute approval, Shook\u0026nbsp;will continue in his current position as associate professor in the School of Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe associate dean for academic affairs is responsible for advising the dean on matters related to the undergraduate and graduate academic programs and student initiatives in the College. This position will support the needs of students and faculty in collaboration with the dean and administrative staff throughout the College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Interim Dean Tone, the associate dean for academic affairs is a consolidation of two prior appointments, associate dean of undergraduate studies\u0026nbsp;and associate dean of\u0026nbsp;graduate studies. These positions were previously occupied by Interim Dean Tone and Colatrella, respectively.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This model has proven to be successful in other colleges across the Institute,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;I am confident that this reorganization will provide efficient, effective, and improved support to our academic schools, ROTC units, and research centers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe also announced that Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/brecke\u0022\u003EPeter Brecke\u003C\/a\u003E will continue to serve as assistant\u0026nbsp;dean for information technology, and that Digital Media Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/murray\u0022\u003EJanet Murray\u003C\/a\u003E will continue to serve in her role as associate dean for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean John Tone recently announced\u0026nbsp;a reorganization of the College\u0026rsquo;s executive leadership team effective August 1, 2019.\u0026nbsp;The reorganization includes the creation of\u0026nbsp;two new associate dean positions: associate dean of academic affairs and associate dean of faculty development to be held by professors David Shook and Carol Colatrella.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"David Shook will fill the new position of associate dean for academic affairs, and Carol Colatrella will serve in the new position of associate dean for faculty development."}],"uid":"34559","created_gmt":"2019-08-05 20:09:54","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"pdemerritt3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"624022":{"id":"624022","type":"image","title":"Carol Colatrella and David Shook","body":null,"created":"1565037376","gmt_created":"2019-08-05 20:36:16","changed":"1565037376","gmt_changed":"2019-08-05 20:36:16","alt":"Portrait photos of Carol Colatrella and David Shook","file":{"fid":"237669","name":"Shook_ColatrellaCombo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shook_ColatrellaCombo.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shook_ColatrellaCombo.png","mime":"image\/png","size":236428,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Shook_ColatrellaCombo.png?itok=EuI7AtMu"}}},"media_ids":["624022"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3925","name":"janet murray"},{"id":"181388","name":"David Shook"},{"id":"134821","name":"John Tone"},{"id":"9626","name":"Peter Brecke"},{"id":"3975","name":"carol colatrella"},{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane - Director of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}