{"280131":{"#nid":"280131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Definition Changes Near Final Approval","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring the Feb. 18 faculty governance meeting, proposed changes regarding the definition of \u201cfaculty\u201d in the faculty handbook made it past the first of two readings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proposed changes will alter the existing definitions of faculty members who can participate in faculty governance. If approved, nearly all job titles will fit into these categories: academic faculty, research faculty, or staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChanges to the faculty handbook require two separate readings and votes of the general faculty. The second reading will occur on April 22. (Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/MLX7QU\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/MLX7QU\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/MLX7QU\u003C\/a\u003E to read the proposed Draft 2014 Faculty Handbook and provide feedback.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn other meeting news:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDue to campus closures the week of Feb. 10, a makeup schedule has been implemented for faculty to use if needed. Classes can meet during allotted time slots from March 3-14 to make up for instructional class time. Details are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1jYhCYO\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1jYhCYO\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1jYhCYO\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThree finalists have been selected for the position of dean of the Scheller College of Business. Campus visits are scheduled for Feb. 27-28, March 4-5, and March 11-12. Public presentations are scheduled for 11 a.m. in the LeCraw Auditorium, Scheller College of Business, on the first day of each visit.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENominations for faculty governance committees are being accepted. Faculty who are elected to the committees will serve from August 2014 to August 2017. The nominating committee is in the process of finishing up the ballot. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1j7ReZR\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1j7ReZR\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/1j7ReZR\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBeginning fall 2014, all master\u2019s students who register for thesis hours will be required to complete responsible conduct of research (RCR) education. Students must select at least one of the following options: complete an online RCR course, complete an RCR course that has already been approved to satisfy the in-person RCR training requirement for doctoral students, or receive at least four contact hours of RCR education during a course that is a required part of the curriculum for the student\u2019s respective master\u2019s degree. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the complete meeting agenda and supporting documents, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/NmSTiT\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring the Feb. 18 faculty governance meeting, proposed changes regarding the definition of \u201cfaculty\u201d in the faculty handbook made it past the first of two readings.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"During the Feb. 18 faculty governance meeting, proposed changes regarding the definition of \u201cfaculty\u201d in the faculty handbook made it past the first of two readings."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:32:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:58","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"249511":{"id":"249511","type":"image","title":"Faculty Governance","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"Faculty Governance","file":{"fid":"198060","name":"faculty_gov.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faculty_gov_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faculty_gov_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3082435,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/faculty_gov_0.jpg?itok=lxN67Gcl"}}},"media_ids":["249511"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facultygovernance.gatech.edu\/","title":"Faculty Governance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"12022","name":"faculty governance"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ron.bohlander@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERon Bohlander\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESecretary of the Faculty\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}