{"210541":{"#nid":"210541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Conversation Among Presidents","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s rare that presidents from five Atlanta universities are able to share the same stage. That\u2019s what happened on April 24 when Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson co-hosted \u201cA Conversation Among Presidents\u201d at the Historic Academy of Medicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeterson and his peers from Agnes Scott College, Emory University, Morehouse College and Spellman College came together for a discussion on compassion. The topic was chosen in response to Georgia Tech\u2019s 2012 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage honoree, renowned epidemiologist Dr. William Foege, as well as \u003Cem\u003EThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, \u003C\/em\u003Ethe freshman reading assignment at Agnes Scott.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Ethics and compassion cannot be separated from science and technology. The driving force behind the discoveries in science and the applications in engineering and technology is the need to improve the human condition,\u0022 said Peterson. \u0022The challenge, and the commitment needed, is to do the right thing, regardless.\u0026nbsp; Ethics has been compared to tennis - either it is in or it is out.\u0026nbsp;While there are many hard decisions along the way about which choice is the most ethical, a good leader\u2019s decision should never be whether or not to remain ethical.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheller College of Business Professor Bill Todd moderated the event, which also included discussions about science, race, ethics, social courage and the importance of social compassion in every campus culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPerhaps a lack of courage stems from a lack of compassion,\u201d said Todd.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event was open to students, faculty, staff and parents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis was such an awesome and incredible event,\u201d said Eran Mordel, past president of Georgia Tech\u2019s Student Government Association. \u201cIt\u2019s very rare that you have five intelligent, creative and knowledgeable education leaders in one room, on one stage. The conversation was captivating, and I was inspired by so many statements made by the presidents.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll five presidents agreed that compassion is a quality they are working to successfully incorporate into their respective campus cultures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWritten by Vett Vandiver, Institute Communications Student Assistant\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech hosts discussion among five university presidents"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech hosts event featuring five university presidents."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2013-04-30 16:25:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:12","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"63101","name":"presidents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003EMedia Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-2966\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}