{"631820":{"#nid":"631820","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Call for 2020 Faculty Governance Nominations ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECommittees are vital to faculty governance at Georgia Tech, with many initiatives and new programs originating there. Nominations to faculty committees for the Spring 2020 elections are being solicited until Feb. 21.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Faculty should consider becoming involved with faculty governance in order to have a say in rules and policies that affect every aspect of their work,\u0026rdquo; said Craig Tovey, a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Tovey, who has served in several faculty governance roles since the early \u0026rsquo;90s, is currently vice chair of the Faculty Executive Board and chair of the Nominations Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You will learn Tech\u0026rsquo;s policies and the history behind them,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Some rules will no longer annoy you \u0026mdash; because you will understand why they exist. And you will become much more able to detect unfairness\u0026nbsp;and to intervene appropriately.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVacancies are available on the Faculty Standing Committees and the Academic Faculty Standing Committees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo nominate another faculty member, or yourself, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nominations2020@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enominations2020@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E before Feb. 21 with suggestions or nominations to any of the committees. The Faculty Nominations Committee will attempt to honor requests for particular committees, but some elections are constrained by requirements associated with particular seats, such as membership in a particular college, and balancing campus representation on all committees. Those selected by the Faculty Nominations Committee will be notified. Those selected by the faculty will serve from August 2020 through August 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty committee vacancies include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Faculty Benefits\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Faculty Honors\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Faculty Status and Grievance\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Statutes\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Faculty Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Welfare and Security\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Faculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Undergraduate Curriculum (Scheller College of Business, College of Computing, College of Design, College of Engineering, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, College of Sciences)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Graduate Curriculum (Scheller College of Business, College of Computing, College of Design, College of Engineering, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, College of Sciences)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Regulations\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Academic and Financial Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Activities\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Grievance and Appeals\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Honor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; Student Computer Ownership\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a description of the work of each of these committees, visit http:\/\/policylibrary.gatech.edu\/faculty-handbook\/2.6-standing-committees-faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions regarding the committees, contact one of the following individuals:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECraig Tovey, craig.tovey@isye.gatech.edu, chair, Nominations Committee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKen Honea, ken.honea@cc.gatech.edu, co-chair, Nominations Committee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJeanne Balsam, jeanne.balsam@gtri.gatech.edu, secretary of the Faculty\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nominations to faculty committees for the Spring 2020 elections are being solicited until Feb. 21."}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2020-01-29 14:41:26","changed_gmt":"2020-01-29 15:01:03","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596938":{"id":"596938","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Aerial ","body":null,"created":"1507137163","gmt_created":"2017-10-04 17:12:43","changed":"1507137163","gmt_changed":"2017-10-04 17:12:43","alt":"Aerial Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"227515","name":"Aerial Tech Tower.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1379208,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg?itok=HRWaUW9d"}}},"media_ids":["596938"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12022","name":"faculty governance"},{"id":"183760","name":"faculty nominations"},{"id":"2227","name":"Craig Tovey"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVictor Rogers\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}