{"461761":{"#nid":"461761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"National Search Underway for the Chair of the School of  Modern Languages","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is conducting a national search for a new chair for the School of Modern Languages. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn announcing the search, Dean Jacqueline Royster expressed gratitude to interim chair, David Shook, who has served in the role since January 1, 2014 and will continue to lead the School through the transition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOn behalf of the College, I offer whole-hearted thanks to David Shook, who stepped in as interim chair during a critically important strategic transition in the School of Modern Languages, including their very first Board of Regents Program Review process,\u201d Royster said. \u201cDavid has been a champion for Modern Languages at Georgia Tech, and a conscientious administrator for a complex bundle of operations. He will leave the School in a\u0026nbsp;great position to move to its next phase.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School is united around a vision of applied foreign language and cultural proficiency coupled with understanding of intercultural issues as crucial for careers. It draws on its unique setting as part of a premier technological university to deliver cutting-edge programs that focus on preparing students to participate in the global workforce through advanced communication skills, critical and creative thinking, intercultural understanding, and professional competency in nine languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Spanish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe search committee members include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChair:\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003ERichard Utz \u003C\/strong\u003E(LMC)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommittee Members from Modern Languages:\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003ERumiko Simonds, Britta Kallin, Osvaldo Cleger, Jong Hyun Lee, Jesse Brannen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExternal Committee Member:\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EAmy Henry\u003C\/strong\u003E (Office of International Education)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResource Contact Person:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E Autumn Peppers\u003C\/strong\u003E (Office of the Provost)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/about\/open-position\u0022\u003EFull Job Description\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is conducting a national search for a new chair for the School of Modern Languages. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is conducting a national search for a new chair for the School of Modern Languages."}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2015-10-22 19:14:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:47","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"455061":{"id":"455061","type":"image","title":"David Shook","body":null,"created":"1449256319","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:59","changed":"1475895199","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:19","alt":"David Shook","file":{"fid":"203458","name":"davidshookweb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/davidshookweb_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/davidshookweb_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":31256,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/davidshookweb_0.jpg?itok=hzVPQoas"}},"462131":{"id":"462131","type":"image","title":"Modern Languages National Chair Search","body":null,"created":"1449256373","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:12:53","changed":"1475895206","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:26","alt":"Modern Languages National Chair Search","file":{"fid":"203628","name":"modernlanguages.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/modernlanguages.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/modernlanguages.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":136368,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/modernlanguages.jpg?itok=_cEOWW7h"}}},"media_ids":["455061","462131"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Modern Languages"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/about\/open-position","title":"Job Description"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"145501","name":"chair position"},{"id":"3643","name":"Modern Languages"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}