{"65592":{"#nid":"65592","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Provost Visits GT-Savannah to Address Questions and Concerns Regarding Review Process","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EGeorgia\nTech-Savannah students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to meet with Georgia\nTech Provost Rafael Bras and members of the Georgia Tech-Savannah Task Force on\nApril 12 and 13. The purpose of the visit was to provide a forum for the\nGT-Savannah community to ask questions and share comments regarding the ongoing\nreview by the Task Force and for the provost to clarify proposals under\nconsideration.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn response\nto questions regarding the purpose and timing of the review, Bras said that the\nadoption of the Institute\u2019s strategic plan was a key consideration along with a\nvariety of other factors including challenging economic conditions, challenging\ndemographics and needs of the community and the evolving higher education\nlandscape.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDuring my\nvisit last September, I promised to provide guidance regarding the future of\nGeorgia Tech-Savannah by the end of the academic year,\u201d said Bras. \u201cOur goal is\nto complete the report by June 1.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce the\nreport is complete, it will be presented to Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d\nPeterson for consideration. Any academic program changes may require review by the\nBoard of Regents. After Task Force recommendations are adopted, a transition\nplan will be developed.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile\nstudents expressed concerns about the future of the undergraduate program, Bras\nassured them that it would be business as usual for the coming fall semester.\n\u201cAny changes that are adopted will be gradually implemented with our students\nin mind,\u201d he said. \u201cOur goal is for our students to succeed no matter what\nrecommendations are adopted.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUpdates from\nthe Task Force and other information about the ongoing review will be posted on\nthe Georgia Tech-Savannah website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech-Savannah students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to meet with Georgia\nTech Provost Rafael Bras and members of the Georgia Tech-Savannah Task Force on\nApril 12 and 13. The purpose of the visit was to provide a forum for the\nGT-Savannah community to ask questions and share comments regarding the ongoing\nreview by the Task Force and for the provost to clarify proposals under\nconsideration.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech-Savannah students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to meet with Georgia Tech Provost Rafael Bras and members of the Georgia Tech-Savannah Task Force on April 12 and 13."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2011-04-15 11:49:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65593":{"id":"65593","type":"image","title":"Provost Visits GT-Savannah","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Provost Visits GT-Savannah","file":{"fid":"192281","name":"Provost_GTS_Visit.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Provost_GTS_Visit_0.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Provost_GTS_Visit_0.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4917476,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Provost_GTS_Visit_0.JPG?itok=Vd0gDyCM"}}},"media_ids":["65593"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/savannah.gatech.edu\/task-force-update","title":"Task Force Updates"},{"url":"http:\/\/savannah.gatech.edu\/task-force-update\/contact.","title":"Comments and Questions"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12815","name":"Bras"},{"id":"7046","name":"Georgia Tech-Savannah"},{"id":"12814","name":"GT-Savannah"},{"id":"937","name":"provost"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}