{"489931":{"#nid":"489931","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President Peterson Appears Before State Lawmakers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Jan. 25, Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson appeared before a subcommittee of the state\u2019s House Appropriations Committee. He was invited to speak to the legislators on the topic of due process and how it is applied in student judiciary proceedings at Tech and within the University System of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Peterson chaired the USG task force on Campus Safety and Security, looking specifically at campus law enforcement, Title IX, and sexual assault policies on college campuses in the state of Georgia. The task force \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/news\/release\/university_system_of_georgia_implements_system_wide_campus_safety_initiativ\u0022\u003Eissued its report \u003C\/a\u003Ein May 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech is committed to maintaining a learning environment that is safe, and affirms the dignity, respect, and values of our campus community,\u0022 Peterson said.\u0026nbsp;\u0022We expect every member of our community, to practice the highest ethical principles and standards of conduct.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe full text of his prepared statement is below along with documents detailing recent refinements to Tech\u2019s student conduct process:\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson appeared before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee Jan. 25 at the state capitol.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson appeared before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee Jan. 25 at the state capitol."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2016-01-25 12:03:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:27","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"365221":{"id":"365221","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449245805","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:45","changed":"1475895100","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:40","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"201664","name":"08c1004-p4-073_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p4-073_1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p4-073_1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":839989,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/08c1004-p4-073_1_0.jpg?itok=2xnNiB3S"}}},"media_ids":["365221"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2016-01-25_president_peterson_opening_statement_subcommittee_hearing.pdf","title":"President Peterson opening statement to Higher Education Subcommittee, January 25, 2016"},{"url":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2016-01-15_memo_sudent_conduct_process.pdf","title":"Memo on Student Conduct Process, January 15, 2016"},{"url":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-12-26_appeal_memo_for_phi_delt_case.pdf","title":"Memo on Appeal of Phi Delta Theta case, December 26, 2015"},{"url":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-12-23_memo_-_refine_student_conduct_policy_-_phi_delt.pdf","title":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-12-23_memo_-_refine_student_c..."},{"url":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-12-15_final_report_of_the_georgia_tech_student_conduct_process_working_group.pdf","title":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-12-15_final_report_of_the_geo..."},{"url":"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/A-Closer-Look-at-7-Common\/235220","title":"A Closer Look at 7 Common Requirements in Resolved Federal Sex-Assault Inquiries"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171596","name":"appropriations"},{"id":"106211","name":"osi"},{"id":"1893","name":"Peterson"},{"id":"171597","name":"student conduct process"},{"id":"1881","name":"testimony"}],"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\u003ELance Wallace\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}