{"378491":{"#nid":"378491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Sought for Governance Committees","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFaculty committees have a say in many decisions about academic life at Tech, and new members are needed to serve on these groups beginning this fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe committees cover a range of topics such as benefits, curriculum, regulations, and academic integrity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThese committees are the crux of faculty governance at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Martha Grover, vice chair of the Faculty Executive Board and chair of the Nominating Committee. \u201cMany initiatives and new programs originate in these committees.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EVacancies exist on a number of committees:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty benefits\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty status and grievance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStatutes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWelfare and security\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch6 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Faculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate curriculum (architecture, business, engineering)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGraduate curriculum (business, computing, engineering)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent regulations\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent academic and financial affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent activities\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent honor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent grievance and appeals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent computer ownership\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic integrity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EA description of each committee can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/facultycommittees\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ec.gatech.edu\/facultycommittees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EFaculty members are asked to nominate themselves or others by Friday, Feb. 27. Candidates will be selected from the pool of applicants and put to a vote during the spring. Those elected will serve a three-year term from August 2015 to August 2018.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ENominations can be submitted to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nominations2015@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enominations2015@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The Faculty Executive Board will attempt to honor requests for particular committees but may be constrained by requirements associated with particular seats and the attempt to maintain a balance of campus representation on all committees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe committees cover a range of topics such as benefits, curriculum, regulations, and academic integrity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The committees cover a range of topics such as benefits, curriculum, regulations, and academic integrity."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-02-15 17:38:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:50","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/facultycommittees","title":"Faculty Governance Committees"},{"url":"http:\/\/facultygovernance.gatech.edu\/","title":"Faculty Governance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"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:nominations2015@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMartha Grover\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaculty Executive Board\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}