{"231091":{"#nid":"231091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech President Responds to Mention By President Barack Obama","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPresident Barack Obama gave a speech today in Buffalo, NY addressing the challenges in higher education. During the speech he mentioned Georgia Tech\u0027s plan to offer a new online master\u0027s degree. Below is a quote from Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson on the topic:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the ways that colleges and universities can offer affordable educational opportunities to more students is through \u2018technology assisted education.\u2019 Georgia Tech is partnering with industry to offer an Online Master of Science in Computer Science that will help address the nation\u2019s growing shortage of qualified workers in STEM fields and provide promising career opportunities to thousands of students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs one of the leading technological universities in the US, Georgia Tech is committed to helping students maximize the value of their educational investment. To this end, we\u2019re implementing measures to help improve college completion rates, control costs, continuously improve quality, and offer online education for lifelong learning.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2014 Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional information on Georgia Tech OMS CS: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFAQ on the OMS CS: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/faq\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/faq\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPresident Barack Obama gave a speech today in Buffalo, NY addressing the challenges in higher education. During the speech he mentioned Georgia Tech\u0027s plan to offer a new online master\u0027s degree. Below is a quote from Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson on the topic:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the ways that colleges and universities can offer affordable educational opportunities to more students is through \u2018technology assisted education.\u2019 Georgia Tech is partnering with industry to offer an Online Master of Science in Computer Science that will help address the nation\u2019s growing shortage of qualified workers in STEM fields and provide promising career opportunities to thousands of students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs one of the leading technological universities in the US, Georgia Tech is committed to helping students maximize the value of their educational investment. To this end, we\u2019re implementing measures to help improve college completion rates, control costs, continuously improve quality, and offer online education for lifelong learning.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2014 Georgia Tech President G. 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