{"136991":{"#nid":"136991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dean of Georgia Tech Professional Education Named to Savannah Economic Development Authority Advisory Council","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nelson Baker, dean of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtpe.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/a\u003E, is one of 23 distinguished business and education leaders in the Savannah community to be appointed to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.seda.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA)\u003C\/a\u003E Advisory Council. The council will assist in advising SEDA on its strategic direction and planning as well as serving as an advocate for the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNelson brings a wealth of unique experiences and knowledge to the SEDA advisory council,\u201d said Steve Weathers, SEDA President and CEO. \u201cWe look forward to the continued guidance and contributions Nelson has made to SEDA and to coastal Georgia to improve and broaden the region\u2019s educational capabilities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker is a nationally recognized leader in award-winning educational technologies designed for and applied to engineering and technical environments. As the dean of Professional Education, Baker is responsible for all professional education programs at Georgia Tech, which serves more than 23,000 students on an annual basis. This includes oversight of the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta and the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecently appointed to serve on the University System of Georgia\u0027s (USG) Distance Education Task Force, Baker and members of the Task Force are working to create a framework to guide the future use of distance education for the 35 colleges and universities within the USG system. He currently serves as the President of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education, and is past-chair of the Georgia Board of Regents Administrative Committee on Public Service and Continuing Education. Baker has a master\u2019s and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and bachelor\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSEDA has a tremendous impact on the economy of Savannah, the coastal region and the State of Georgia,\u201d said Baker. \u201cI look forward to advising and assisting them in developing and sustaining programs that will help Savannah industry stay competitive in our global economy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe advisory council, which serves a two year term consistent with the term of the current chairman of the board of directors, is responsible for regularly attending and actively participating in SEDA board meetings, events and activities; staying informed of relevant issues; providing support as may be requested and advocating on SEDA\u2019s behalf in the local community, throughout the state and across the country as opportunities allow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education is an academic division of the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E which consistently ranks as one of the nation\u2019s top 10 public universities by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. Professional Education offers professional master\u0027s programs, short courses, and certificate programs to meet the needs of working professionals and industry partners. Programs are available worldwide through a variety of face-to-face, blended learning, online and\/or distance learning modalities. In addition to professional course offerings, the division administers K-12 outreach and English proficiency programs, and manages a meeting and learning facility. On an annual basis, Professional Education serves and educates \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003Emore than 13,000 individuals and 3,100 companies, with an overall enrollment of 23,000 students from around the world.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E The division is located at the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatechcenter.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Global Learning Center\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E in Atlanta and at the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/savannah.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech-Savannah\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E campus. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nelson Baker, dean of Georgia Tech Professional Education, is one of 23 distinguished business and education leaders in the Savannah community to be appointed to the advisory council.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27373","created_gmt":"2012-06-21 09:06:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Nikki Troxclair","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"132181":{"id":"132181","type":"image","title":"Nelson Baker","body":null,"created":"1449178659","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:39","changed":"1475894759","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:59","alt":"Nelson Baker","file":{"fid":"194709","name":"nelson-baker.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nelson-baker_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nelson-baker_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":38866,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nelson-baker_0.jpg?itok=oL2e8gx5"}}},"media_ids":["132181"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"591","name":"Baker"},{"id":"3050","name":"distance learning"},{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"14603","name":"Georgia Tech Global Learning \u0026 Conference Center"},{"id":"2662","name":"professional education"},{"id":"167277","name":"Savannah"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENikki Troxclair, APR, LEED AP\u003Cbr \/\u003E Communications Manager, Professional Education\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E Phone (912) 966-7913 | Cell (912) 344-1473\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["nikki.troxclair@pe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}