{"640084":{"#nid":"640084","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dean Search Begins for College of Engineering ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProvost Steven W. McLaughlin has convened a search committee tasked with selecting the new dean for the College of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe search will fill the vacancy left by McLaughlin following his appointment as provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. Laurence Jacobs, professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named interim dean of the College of Engineering and will continue to serve until the post is filled.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe search for the new dean of the College of Engineering will be chaired by Ayanna Howard, professor and chair in the School of Interactive Computing. Michael Toney, director of Academic Administration, will serve as search director.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo expedite the search and transition process, McLaughlin elected to conduct an internal only search. Given the size and depth of leadership experience within the College of Engineering, the search is limited to tenured members of the Georgia Tech faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The College and Institute are at a critical and time-sensitive period in our operational and scientific response to the coronavirus crisis and I thank Larry Jacobs for his leadership during this time of transition,\u0026rdquo; said McLaughlin. \u0026ldquo;My many years as part of the College of Engineering community gives me full confidence that we will find our next leader within our current faculty and continue to lead as a top engineering program in the nation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA virtual town hall for faculty, staff, and students to learn about the search process and timelines, and to provide feedback on the characteristics of ideal candidates has been scheduled for:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, October 20 at 11 a.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/cacrseah\u0022\u003EAccess the BlueJeans event\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore on the search:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENominations can be sent to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:provostsoffice@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eprovostsoffice@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/dean-engineering\u0022\u003Edean search site\u003C\/a\u003E for the position description, search committee roster, and ongoing search updates. An application link will be also be made available, once finalized.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering search is an internal search open to tenured faculty at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Engineering search is an internal search open to tenured faculty at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2020-10-10 15:01:51","changed_gmt":"2020-10-10 15:01:51","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636264":{"id":"636264","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower Square","body":null,"created":"1592317201","gmt_created":"2020-06-16 14:20:01","changed":"1592317201","gmt_changed":"2020-06-16 14:20:01","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"242099","name":"Tech Tower Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech%20Tower%20Square.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech%20Tower%20Square.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":332378,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tech%20Tower%20Square.jpg?itok=n998syPb"}}},"media_ids":["636264"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/dean-engineering","title":"College of Engineering Dean Search"}],"groups":[{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"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\u003EMichael Toney, Director, Academic Administration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOffice of the Provost\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.toney@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}