{"675547":{"#nid":"675547","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dilruk De Silva Appointed as C21U Director of Global Operations to Lead GT Atrium Initiative ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dilruk De Silva as the new director of global operations for the Georgia Tech Atrium initiative. In this role, De Silva will oversee and coordinate a broad spectrum of operations, encompassing compliance, finance, human resources, IT, infrastructure, facility, and management. His leadership will extend to the Atrium\u0027s global operations, underscoring the Institute\u2019s commitment to international collaboration and excellence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe GT Atrium initiative aims to provide co-learning space and technology for professional development, collaboration, and online studies in various locations in the United States and worldwide. We are thrilled to welcome Dil, whose international education expertise will help us in our mission to reinvent Georgia Tech\u0027s physical presence on a global yet localized scale,\u201d remarked Steve Harmon, Lifetime Learning\u2019s associate dean of research and C21U\u2019s executive director.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith over fourteen years of experience in international higher education spanning three continents, De Silva comes to C21U after serving as the senior associate director of international advancement at Wesleyan University and vice president of administrative affairs at Ghent University.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am excited to join the C21U team within the newly established Lifetime Learning organization and look forward to collaborating with the broader Tech community in steering the GT Atrium on a global scale,\u201d stated De Silva.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDilruk holds a master\u0027s degree in business administration from the University of Chester, United Kingdom, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in marketing management from the National University of Ireland. He has also worked as a consultant in the United Kingdom and Spain, collaborating with several prominent institutions to establish their internationalization initiatives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDilruk De Silva has been appointed as the new director of global operations for the GT Atrium initiative. His role will involve overseeing various operational aspects, focusing on international collaboration. With over fourteen years of experience in international higher education, De Silva\u0027s expertise will contribute to the mission of reinventing Georgia Tech\u0027s global presence. He holds a master\u0027s degree in business administration and a bachelor\u2019s in marketing management. He has worked in international advancement and administrative affairs roles at Wesleyan University and Ghent University.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"De Silva will oversee and coordinate a broad spectrum of GT Atrium operations, encompassing compliance, finance, human resources, IT, infrastructure, facility, and management."}],"uid":"33969","created_gmt":"2024-07-19 22:57:16","changed_gmt":"2024-07-19 23:02:30","author":"ymrv3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674395":{"id":"674395","type":"image","title":"Dilruk De Silva","body":null,"created":"1721429851","gmt_created":"2024-07-19 22:57:31","changed":"1721429851","gmt_changed":"2024-07-19 22:57:31","alt":"Dilruk De Silva headshot.","file":{"fid":"257899","name":"dilruk-disilva-hg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/07\/19\/dilruk-disilva-hg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/07\/19\/dilruk-disilva-hg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":306517,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/07\/19\/dilruk-disilva-hg.jpg?itok=hG5R9blM"}}},"media_ids":["674395"],"groups":[{"id":"66244","name":"C21U"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"193857","name":"gt atrium"},{"id":"191429","name":"lifetime learning"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ymrv3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYelena M. 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