{"643213":{"#nid":"643213","#data":{"type":"news","title":"WCP Earns 2021 Regents\u0027 Teaching Excellence Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program has been awarded the 2021 Regents\u0026rsquo; Teaching Excellence Award for Department or Program for the University System of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Tristan Denley, Executive Vice Chancellor \u0026amp; Chief Academic Officer for the USG, writes, \u0026ldquo;The Writing and Communication Program (WCP) of Georgia Tech possesses a unique mission in that it focuses both on the development of faculty and high quality service to students. The preparation of postdoctoral fellows and lecturers for the workplace could alone be the defining quality of an exceptional program, and WCP accomplishes this through an innovative curriculum of courses and resources. At the same time, WCP invites Tech students to develop skills in composition, technical communication, and learning support.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWCP Director Melissa Ianetta will formally receive the award at a Board of Regents meeting this spring. Thanks to WCP faculty, past and present, whose efforts have contributed to the strength of our program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWCP also received the Unit Diversity Champion Award from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion unit earlier this academic year.\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":"USG Board of Regents recognizes the Writing and Communication Program."}],"uid":"35090","created_gmt":"2021-01-20 19:39:07","changed_gmt":"2021-01-20 19:39:07","author":"choffman34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"491031","name":"Writing and Communication Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}