{"50895":{"#nid":"50895","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Vice President for Institute Diversity Search Committee Named","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the leadership restructuring announced last November, President Bud Peterson has confirmed the formation of a search committee to identify who will direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing a national search, the vice president for institute diversity (VPID) will have oversight for all diversity-related matters at Georgia Tech, report directly to the president, and serve as a member of the president\u2019s cabinet. Catherine Murray-Rust, dean and director of libraries at Georgia Tech, will serve as chair of the committee. Other members include: \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarguerite Brown\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of HBCU Outreach, Georgia Tech Research Institute\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbhishek Chhikara\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EGraduate Student, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarol Colatrella\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Literature, Communication and Culture\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMark Cottle\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor, College of Architecture\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERigoberto Hernandez\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMary Ann Ingram\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EADVANCE Professor, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDenise Johnson-Marshall\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Dean of Students and Director of Disability Services (ADAPTS)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Wing S. Li\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EADVANCE Professor, College of Sciences\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMollie S. Mayfield\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Director of Athletics-Administrative Services, GT Athletic Association\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECandace Mitchell\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EUndergraduate Student, College of Computing\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERuperto M. Perez\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector, Georgia Tech Counseling Center\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDana Randall\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, School of Computer Science\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKoert Van Ittersum\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Professor, College of Management\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKathleen Wasch\n\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenior Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Chuck Donbaugh\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAssociate Vice President, Human Resources (ex officio)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The rich history of Georgia Tech and the city of Atlanta make this an attractive opportunity for the right individual,\u0022 Murray-Rust said. \u0022The faculty, staff and students who comprise this committee welcome our role in advancing Tech\u2019s reputation as a leader in diversity.\u0022 \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA national search firm will be hired to assist in the recruiting of potential candidates. The committee will hold its first meeting in the coming weeks, receive a formal charge from the president, and finalize the position description. Nominations, recommendations, and comments may be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:catherine.murray-rust@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDean Murray-Rust\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A national search for leadership to direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"As part of the leadership restructuring announced last November, President Bud Peterson has confirmed the formation of a search committee to identify who will direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A national search for leadership to direct Georgia Tech\u0027s diversity initiatives"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 18:04:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50894":{"id":"50894","type":"image","title":"Catherine Murray-Rust","body":null,"created":"1449175449","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:09","changed":"1475894473","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:13","alt":"Catherine Murray-Rust","file":{"fid":"190170","name":"10E8010-P2-006.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":142206,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10E8010-P2-006.jpg?itok=j-j5TZUl"}}},"media_ids":["50894"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"8416","name":"institutional diversity"},{"id":"6045","name":"OMED"},{"id":"167751","name":"search"},{"id":"8415","name":"VPID"},{"id":"3672","name":"WST"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.durham@carnegie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the President\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}