{"465961":{"#nid":"465961","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kim D. Harrington Named Associate Vice President of Human Resources","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter 10 months in an interim role, a trusted campus administrator moves into the lead role at Georgia Tech Human Resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEffective November 1, Kim D. Harrington, Ph.D., interim associate vice president for Human Resources, officially assumed the role as associate vice president of Georgia Tech Human Resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarrington came to Human Resources from the Georgia Tech Student Center, where she served as director since 2012. She has been in a leadership role at Georgia Tech since arriving in 2001. After being named interim associate vice president in January, Harrington successfully steered Human Resources through a number of significant transitions, including a reorganization. Under Harrington\u2019s leadership, Human Resources has instituted and streamlined the process for campus reorganizations and has also placed a renewed emphasis on providing quality customer service.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to serve Georgia Tech in this capacity,\u201d said Harrington. \u201cThe Human Resources team is a fantastic group of dedicated professionals, and I feel fortunate to be a part of it. I\u2019m excited about our future and successes that lie ahead.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe role of associate vice president of Human Resources is critical as Georgia Tech seeks to further its position as an employer of choice in the competitive Atlanta market. Harrington will report to the vice president of Campus Services and will be responsible for global human resources support, the HR customer service center, records, employee relations and performance, payroll, compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, and workplace learning and professional development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022During her 14 years on campus, Kim has proven to be a trusted administrator and colleague,\u0022 Vice President of Campus Services Paul Strouts said. \u0022She has the requisite leadership skills, strategic vision, and campus relationships that will allow Human Resources to grow and prosper in the coming years.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarrington recently took home top honors at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/service_excellence\/recognition_programs\u0022\u003EUniversity System of Georgia Chancellor\u2019s Annual Service Excellence Awards\u003C\/a\u003E, where she was announced as the gold winner of the Service Excellence Award for Outstanding Leader. She holds a master\u2019s degree in counseling and educational psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a doctorate in educational psychology from Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Human Resources serves the Institute and its more than 14,000 employees through strategic human resources counsel, leadership in employee engagement and learning, and facilitation of campuswide organizational effectiveness. The unit orients and prepares new members of the Georgia Tech community for a successful career at the Institute, while supporting employees and managers in addressing complex workplace issues.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter 10 months in an interim role, a trusted campus administrator moves into the lead role at Georgia Tech Human Resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After 10 months in an interim role, a trusted campus administrator moves into the lead role at Georgia Tech Human Resources."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2015-11-04 09:02:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:54","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"465981":{"id":"465981","type":"image","title":"Kim D. 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