{"462841":{"#nid":"462841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Music Degree Passes Faculty Senate","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Faculty Senate gave its approval for Georgia Tech\u2019s latest bachelor\u2019s degree program at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThe bachelor of science in music technology will let students pursue an undergraduate degree in Tech\u2019s School of Music, merging the disciplines of computing, engineering, and music in one program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThis makes us one of the only places you can get a degree in music with a concentration in science or engineering,\u201d said Frank Clark, professor and chair in the Georgia Tech School of Music.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe degree will combine professional training in music with interdisciplinary study in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or industrial design. Within the mechanical engineering concentration, students can focus on acoustics and vibrations or controls and robotics. Accompanying the approval of the degree program was the approval of 15 new music courses to round out its curriculum. The degree program will next seek approval from the Board of Regents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Faculty Senate also approved housekeeping updates and other course additions for the catalog.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6 class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn other news:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVice President of Student Life and Dean of Students John Stein provided a brief update on James Hubert, the aerospace engineering undergraduate student who recently went missing in Atlanta for two days. Hubert remains hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery, and the Atlanta Police Department is continuing to investigate the incident. Campus administrators remain in contact with the student, his family, and his friends who helped locate him.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProvost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael L. Bras mentioned undergraduate admissions, with the Early Action application deadline for the 2016 freshman class having passed on Oct. 15. The Office of Undergraduate Admission reports that applications are up 27 percent over last year. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJoe Hughes, professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and chair of this year\u2019s Charitable Campaign, reminded attendees of the campaign\u2019s goal and why they should give this year.\u0026nbsp;\u201cA surprising number of people right here on campus benefit directly from the campaign,\u201d Hughes said.\u0026nbsp;The campaign closes Nov. 15. Learn more at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.charitable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.charitable.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAll standing committees provided annual reports. The Faculty Benefits committee has been working with the Staff Council and USG on the impending transition to defined contribution plans for health care.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENathan Moon, research scientist and associate director for research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy, provided an update from the Faculty Honors committee, encouraging more faculty members to submit and nominate others for wards. Most recently, the awards committee reviewed 26 nominations for nine awards, but hopes for more nominations in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u201cThere\u2019s a great deal of excellence going on in the faculty, and we want to honor it,\u201d Moon said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p8\u0022\u003EThe next meeting of the Academic Faculty Senate will take place Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Clary Theater, Bill Moore Student Success Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.facultygovernance.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Faculty Senate gave its approval for Georgia Tech\u2019s latest bachelor\u2019s degree program at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Faculty Senate gave its approval for Georgia Tech\u2019s latest bachelor\u2019s degree program at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-10-27 11:08:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:51","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/facultygovernance.gatech.edu\/","title":"Faculty Governance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12022","name":"faculty governance"},{"id":"85391","name":"faculty senate"},{"id":"4152","name":"whistle"}],"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:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeanne.balsam@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJeanne Balsam\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaculty Senate\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}