{"386731":{"#nid":"386731","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Presidential Double-Down: Obama Praises OMS CS for 2nd Time","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EDuring his March 10 visit to Georgia Tech, President Barack Obama for the second time held up the College of Computing\u2019s online MS in Computer Science (OMS CS) program as an example of the kind of innovation needed by the United States to address the rising costs of higher education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EAfter an introduction by Tiffany Davis, a third-year aerospace engineering student, the president greeted the Yellow Jackets, naming Georgia Tech as \u201cone of the finest technical institutes in the world.\u201d Throughout his speech, Obama elaborated on the value of higher education\u2014and particularly the value of a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003Eeducation, saying that \u201cit\u2019s been established time and time again that Georgia Tech is one of the best bargains around.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EThe president outlined the increasing importance of \u201cusing technology to help students learn at lower costs.\u201d\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/231201\/obama-cites-georgia-techs-oms-cs-future-model-college-affordability\u0022\u003EEchoing comments he first made in August 2013\u003C\/a\u003E, Obama again praised the continued success of the College of Computing\u2019s OMS CS degree program, proclaiming, \u201cWe are partnering with schools like Georgia Tech on innovative ways to increase the value [of higher education], like your online master\u2019s program in computer science, which costs just a fraction of the price of an in-classroom program.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022 align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E*****\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p2jCCxY5nF4\u0022\u003EWatch the full speech, here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;OMS CS is mentioned at the 1:15:00 mark.*****\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EThe President welcomed distinguished guests, including Georgia Tech alumnus and U.S. Navy Admiral James \u201cSandy\u201d Winnefeld, a 1978 honors graduate in aerospace engineering and the current vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EObama held to his speech\u2019s theme of \u201cMaking College More Affordable\u201d by unveiling his plan for a \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/03\/10\/fact-sheet-student-aid-bill-rights-taking-action-ensure-strong-consumer-\u0022\u003EStudent Aid Bill of Rights\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d His plan outlined four basic principles to protect individuals who take out student loans to pay for their educations. He also spoke about his recent proposal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2015\/01\/08\/president-proposes-make-community-college-free-responsible-students-2-years\u0022\u003Eto provide free community college for qualified students\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022\u003EThe day before, Cecilia Mu\u00f1oz, White House director of the Domestic Policy Council,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.blog.ajc.com\/2015\/03\/10\/obama-to-unveil-student-aid-bill-of-rights-at-ga-tech\/\u0022\u003Etold the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that Georgia Tech provided a fitting setting for the president\u2019s announcement. \u201c[Georgia Tech] students have high job placement rates,\u201d the newspaper reported, \u201cthe school\u2019s \u2018promise program\u2019 offers debt-free educations to qualified in-state students, and it\u2019s among the first major universities to offer a master\u2019s degree in computer science exclusively online. Georgia Tech\u2019s online offering could serve as a model to help reduce the cost of education, [Mu\u00f1oz said].\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022normal\u0022 align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E*****\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/photos-and-video\/video\/2013\/08\/22\/president-obama-speaks-college-affordability\u0022\u003EWatch the president\u2019s 2013 speech, here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;OMS CS is mentioned at the 32:24 mark.*****\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"During his March 10 visit to Georgia Tech, President Barack Obama for the second time held up the College of Computing\u2019s online MS in Computer Science (OMS CS) program as an example of the kind of innovation needed by the United States to address the"}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2015-03-11 11:00:45","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"386541":{"id":"386541","type":"image","title":"Presidential Visit 2015 Photo","body":null,"created":"1449246275","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:24:35","changed":"1475894400","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:00","alt":"Presidential Visit 2015 Photo","file":{"fid":"75431","name":"obama2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/obama2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/obama2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":91086,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/obama2.jpg?itok=EuFWtqvC"}}},"media_ids":["386541"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"463","name":"obama"},{"id":"66341","name":"OMS CS"},{"id":"769","name":"President Obama"},{"id":"121111","name":"Presidential Visit to Georgia Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrittany Aiello - Research Communications Officer, OMS CS and C21U\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["baiello@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}