{"646512":{"#nid":"646512","#data":{"type":"news","title":"One Small Step, One Giant Leap, Spirit of Georgia Tech: College of Sciences Staff and Faculty Receive Three Annual Awards from Georgia Tech Human Resources ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBoth the new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/view-staff-awards#node-962\u0022\u003EOne Giant Leap\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/view-staff-awards#node-962\u0022\u003EOne Small Step\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Awards (formerly known as Process Improvement Awards) are designed to honor individuals and\/or teams who exhibit the following traits:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EConsistently invents or improves tools, processes, or systems.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERegularly evaluates situations, gathers data, and uses the data to identify opportunities for change.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EConstantly asks, \u0026ldquo;how can we do this better?\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;why do we do it that way?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFrequently considers non-traditional approaches.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERegularly identifies problems but focuses on potential solutions.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProactively seeks feedback and involvement from constituents.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winners of these awards, presented by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/view-staff-awards#node-985\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Human Resources\u003C\/a\u003E, easily meet those criteria.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/view-staff-awards#node-985\u0022\u003ESpirit of Georgia Tech Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;aims to honor employees who \u0026ldquo;inspire others with their presence and professionalism, creating an environment where others flourish and thrive.\u0026rdquo; That, say those who work with her, exactly describes School of Biological Sciences Academic Program Coordinator II\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/chung-kim\u0022\u003EChung Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, this year\u0026rsquo;s award winner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOne Giant Leap to fight the pandemic\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the One Giant Leap Award \u0026mdash; which identifies those who exhibit those behaviors on an Institute level \u0026mdash; the winning team includes College of Sciences\u0026#39; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/gregory-gibson\u0022\u003EGreg Gibson\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Patton Distinguished Professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, Director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cig.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Integrative Genomics\u003C\/a\u003E, and member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPetit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E; and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, Patton Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioinformatics.gatech.edu\/phd-curriculum\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth Gibson and Weitz have been heavily involved in the Institute\u0026rsquo;s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gibson helped to set up the process for testing Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff, and Weitz and an interdisciplinary team created the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECovid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool\u003C\/a\u003E, an interactive map estimating Covid-19 risk levels for gatherings of different group sizes for every county in the United States and in the UK. Both Weitz and Gibson are on an Institute task force helping to create a safe return to campus in the fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Testing Site Operations team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff-honors\u0022\u003Ewhich shares the 2020 award\u003C\/a\u003E, includes: Dale Allgood, Alfred Blue, Tokiki Brown, Anton Bryksin, Jenny Cotton, Greg Gibson, Sheree Gibson, Benjamin Holton, Jamison Keller, Brian Liu, True Merrill, Alex Ortiz, Miles Paca, Mike Shannon, Nicholas Speller, Sara Warner, Joshua Weitz, and JulieAnne Williamson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Spirit of Georgia Tech = Chung\u0026nbsp;Kim\u0026rsquo;s support for faculty\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lisa-redding\u0022\u003ELisa Redding\u003C\/a\u003E, academic program coordinator II for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biosciences, School of Biological Sciences, says that in\u0026nbsp;dozens of supporting comments from graduate students and faculty, \u0026ldquo;Chung was praised for her kindness, professionalism, and positive attitude. She is known for being knowledgeable, helpful, organized, and for following-up to make sure that problems are resolved.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERedding says\u0026nbsp;students echo those comments;\u0026nbsp;Chung \u0026ldquo;cares about them as people, not just as students. She is said to exude positivity,\u0026rdquo; and goes out of her way to make students feel well-supported in their graduate education.\u0026nbsp;They also praise her for taking time to greet them by name when they pass on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOne Small Step for secure GT devices\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the One Small Step Award \u0026mdash; for a team or individual who exhibits those behaviors on an individual or departmental level \u0026mdash; the award goes to a team of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arcs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Academic and Research Computing Services (ARCS)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;professionals who came up with a new way for enrolling and managing devices on campus networks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following ARCS staffers, along with an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oit.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Information Technology (OIT)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;staff member, were honored for their work on the College of Sciences Asset and Endpoint Management Dashboard:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/steven-daniele\u0022\u003ESteven Daniele\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Academic \u0026amp; Research IT Senior Support Engineer, ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/justin-filoseta\u0022\u003EJustin Filoseta\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Director of IT, Research Scientist II, ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/troyhilley\u0022\u003ETroy W. Hilley\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Systems\/IT Architect Principal,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/jeff-lowe\u0022\u003EJeffrey S. Lowe\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Senior Web Developer, ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/nguyen-nguyen\u0022\u003ENguyen T. Nguyen\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Support Engineer Lead, ARCS\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/arian-padron\u0022\u003EArian Padron\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Lead Support Engineer,\u0026nbsp;ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-sheldon\u0022\u003EMichael Sheldon\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Application Developer Manager, ARCS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/troy-west\u0022\u003ETroy T. West\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Information Security Engineer Lead, OIT\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The whole process of verifying inventory, enrolling devices with endpoint management, and signing the loan form, is now a simple and self-service workflow, available via the one-stop-shop of the College of Sciences Asset and Endpoint Management Dashboard,\u0026rdquo; says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lewlefton.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELew Lefton\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences Assistant Dean for Information Technology and Associate Vice President for Research Computing. \u0026ldquo;This convenience increased the number of people who were in compliance with policy, and consequently reduced the likelihood of data disclosures and their associated risks.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences staff and faculty who are leading the Institute\u0026#39;s Covid-19 response, a key School of Biological Sciences academic support specialist, and a\u0026nbsp;team of cybersecurity pros\u0026nbsp;are the winners of new One Small Step, Spirit of Georgia Tech, and\u0026nbsp;One Giant Leap Awards presented by Georgia Tech Human Resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Sciences staff and faculty who are leading the Institute\u0027s Covid-19 response, a key School of Biological Sciences academic support specialist, and a team of cybersecurity pros are the winners of three Georgia Tech Human Resources awards."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-04-15 19:10:09","changed_gmt":"2021-04-28 16:34:09","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"626946":{"id":"626946","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower at Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1569936680","gmt_created":"2019-10-01 13:31:20","changed":"1569936680","gmt_changed":"2019-10-01 13:31:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"238702","name":"13C10000-P14-013 (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13C10000-P14-013%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13C10000-P14-013%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1021326,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/13C10000-P14-013%20%281%29.jpg?itok=EVQMOs5z"}}},"media_ids":["626946"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/specialevents.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff-honors","title":"2021 Georgia Tech Faculty \u0026 Staff Honors Celebration"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"187586","name":"Georgia Tech Human Resources Awards"},{"id":"187587","name":"One Small Step Award"},{"id":"187588","name":"One Giant Leap Award"},{"id":"11599","name":"Joshua Weitz"},{"id":"10645","name":"Greg Gibson"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"133321","name":"ARCS"},{"id":"187605","name":"Chung Kim"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\/Science Writer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}