{"189511":{"#nid":"189511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Task Force Shares Family Friendly Policy Report","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter several months of examining Georgia Tech\u2019s practices for easing the integration of work and life, the Task Force on Family Friendly Policies is sharing its recommendations with the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe strategic plan begins by reminding us that, \u2018As leaders, designers, and innovators, our role is not only to solve problems, but also to shape our world,\u2019\u201d said Scott Morris, chief human resources officer. \u201cOur ability to do that depends in part upon our efforts to engage our workforce and to continue to distinguish the Institute as an employer of choice. This task force considered an important question: How can we build a great place to work?\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast spring, the team \u2014 which was co-chaired by Morris and Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity, and included graduate students, faculty and staff \u2014 was charged with assessing Tech\u2019s environment, conducting an inventory of current programs, identifying gaps and recommending changes. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe task force researched national best practices and met with deans, other leaders, and University System of Georgia personnel. From this, the following seven focus areas were identified:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EConnect communities and increase camaraderie.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelop the people who work at Tech.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFacilitate the transition of new faculty, staff, graduate students and their families into the Institute.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAssist with work-life demands.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHelp faculty and staff balance family care responsibilities.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPromote financial security.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEncourage healthy life choices.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe hope that faculty and staff will read this report and provide comments that will help the Institute better understand how we can build upon our momentum in making Georgia Tech a great place to work,\u201d Ervin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/projects-reports\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to read the full report. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter several months of examining Georgia Tech\u2019s practices for easing the integration of work and life, the Task Force on Family Friendly Policies is sharing its recommendations with the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After several months of examining Georgia Tech\u2019s practices for easing the integration of work and life, the Task Force on Family Friendly Policies is sharing its recommendations with the campus community."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-02-04 14:34:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:33","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"188981":{"id":"188981","type":"image","title":"Family Friendly Policy Report","body":null,"created":"1449179848","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:57:28","changed":"1475894838","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:18","alt":"Family Friendly Policy Report","file":{"fid":"196227","name":"ff_task_force_cover-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ff_task_force_cover-1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ff_task_force_cover-1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":813132,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ff_task_force_cover-1_0.jpg?itok=GVwR6ByC"}}},"media_ids":["188981"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/projects-reports","title":"Projects \u0026 Reports (Global Positioning Strategy)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"57601","name":"family friendly policies"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"57611","name":"Task Force on Family Friendly Policies"}],"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":""}}}