{"637978":{"#nid":"637978","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvancing the Sustainable Development Goals\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ELaunching a Framework for Organizational Transformation to Unite Sustainability Efforts Across Research, Teaching, Operations, and Partnerships, featuring President Cabrera\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event will introduce the Sustainable Development Goals to the campus and begin to develop an understanding of the role that Georgia Tech can play \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;as a place-based, globally connected anchor institution \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;in advancing these global goals and showcasing them on the local and regional level. The panelists will discuss how the SDGs can be a useful framework for large organizations such as Georgia Tech to catalyze action and positive change that advances the public good.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntroductory Keynote Remarks:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPresident \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoundtable:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EModerator\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/anna-westerstahl-stenport\u0022\u003EAnna Stenport\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Professor of Global Studies, Chair of the School of Modern Languages, and co-Director of the\u0026nbsp;Atlanta Global Studies Center, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPanelists\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/author\/john-mcarthur\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn McArthur\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;The Brookings Institution\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/wendypurcell\/home\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWendy Purcell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Research Scholar, Harvard T.H. 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