{"265511":{"#nid":"265511","#data":{"type":"event","title":"WST dinner with Dr. Seletha Butler, on graduate and professional schools","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAre you thinking about going to graduate school or professional school after graduating from Georgia Tech? Discussion at the January 13th dinner will consider a diverse set of pathways and will include question and answer with Georgia Tech graduate students and professors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Seletha Butler joined Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Scheller College of Business as an assistant professor of business law and ethics in July 2011.\u0026nbsp; Professor Butler spent fourteen years, collectively, with global law firms in Atlanta and Chicago and one of the nation\u2019s largest commercial banking organizations.\u0026nbsp; During her tenure in private law practice and corporate America, Professor Butler\u2019s legal practice focused on complex domestic and global commercial transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, technology licensing, and outsourcing, and corporate governance matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Butler\u2019s research agenda focuses on corporate governance issues specifically the structure, obligations, and activities of boards of directors.\u0026nbsp; She teaches courses involving the intersection of business, law, ethics, and policy, including developing a Corporate Governance course for undergraduate students for which she received the Scheller College of Business Professor of the Year Award\u2014Elective Business Courses (2013) on her first semester teaching the course.\u0026nbsp; Professor Butler also is the recipient of other honors recognizing her teaching at Georgia Tech, including Professor Appreciation recognition from the Georgia Tech Men\u2019s Basketball, Baseball, and Football teams, and Women\u2019s Basketball team; and Thank a Teacher recognitions from students through the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. For more information, see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/butler\/index.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/butler\/index.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Seletha Butler (Scheller) and WST graduate partners, including Nashlie Sephus (ECE), discuss applying to and succeeding in graduate and professional school.\u0026nbsp;Dr. Butler joined Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s Scheller College of Business as an assistant professor of business law and ethics in July 2011.\u0026nbsp; Professor Butler spent fourteen years, collectively, with global law firms in Atlanta and Chicago and one of the nation\u2019s largest commercial banking organizations.\u0026nbsp; During her tenure in private law practice and corporate America, Professor Butler\u2019s legal practice focused on complex domestic and global commercial transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, technology licensing, and outsourcing, and corporate governance matters.\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor Butler\u2019s research agenda focuses on corporate governance issues specifically the structure, obligations, and activities of boards of directors.\u0026nbsp; She teaches courses involving the intersection of business, law, ethics, and policy, including developing a Corporate Governance course for undergraduate students for which she received the Scheller College of Business Professor of the Year Award\u2014Elective Business Courses (2013) on her first semester teaching the course.\u0026nbsp; Professor Butler also is the recipient of other honors recognizing her teaching at Georgia Tech, including Professor Appreciation recognition from the Georgia Tech Men\u2019s Basketball, Baseball, and Football teams, and Women\u2019s Basketball team; and Thank a Teacher recognitions from students through the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Seletha Butler (Scheller) and WST graduate partners discuss graduate and professional education with WST Lrn C residents."}],"uid":"27680","created_gmt":"2014-01-09 13:43:08","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:23:33","author":"Carol Colatrella","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-01-13T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-01-13T18:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-01-13T18:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-01-13 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-01-13 23:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-01-13 23:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"groups":[{"id":"132371","name":"The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9016","name":"Career Advice"},{"id":"1016","name":"graduate school"},{"id":"83251","name":"professional school"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carol.colatrella@lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecarol.colatrella@lmc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}