{"55442":{"#nid":"55442","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Institute of Technology Now A Member Of AAU","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has been invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association announced today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AAU membership approved the invitation to Georgia Tech on April 20 at the association\u0027s annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C.\u0026nbsp; The invitation was extended to Georgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson the same day by AAU President Robert M. Berdahl, and Peterson accepted on behalf of the Institute. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBerdahl said that the invitation was extended to Georgia Tech following an in-depth review of the university\u2019s research and academic programs.\u0026nbsp; \u0022Georgia Tech is an outstanding institution that, like other AAU universities, plays a major role in the nation\u2019s research enterprise, as well as in training the next generation of scientists, engineers and scholars,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia Tech belongs in AAU, and the membership was pleased to issue the invitation.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech is the first new AAU member in nine years. AAU membership includes 35 public universities, 26 private and two Canadian universities, all of which have strong research and academic programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cWe are proud to be selected to join this prestigious group,\u201d said Peterson.\u0026nbsp; \u201cIt is truly a credit to those who have worked so hard to make Georgia Tech the institution it is today.\u0026nbsp; In particular, President Emeritus Wayne Clough and former Georgia Tech Provost Jean-Lou Chameau played a vital role in Georgia Tech achieving this wonderful accomplishment.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s academic and research credentials made the Institute a strong candidate for the AAU.\u0026nbsp; Since 1999, Tech has ranked among U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0027s top ten public universities and currently ranks 7th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Institute thrives as an economic engine for Georgia and the Southeast.\u0026nbsp; Through its sponsored research and industry partnerships, Georgia Tech has an annual impact of more than $2 billion, with its research labs producing more than 300 invention disclosures annually. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe state\u2019s long and strong investment in Georgia Tech has placed this outstanding research university among the nation\u2019s top public universities for many years,\u201d said University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. \u201cWe are delighted that the AAU has recognized Tech\u2019s national and international scope and role in research. This is really a well-deserved recognition of Georgia Tech by its peers.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe addition of Georgia Tech brings the association\u0027s membership to 63 institutions.\u0026nbsp; An invitation to join AAU requires approval by three-fourths of the current members.\u0026nbsp; The association considers universities for membership periodically, using a set of factors to assess the caliber of a university\u2019s faculty, research enterprise and education programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAAU, which is based in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1900.\u0026nbsp; The organization develops and promotes national and institutional policies that support research and scholarship, graduate and professional education, undergraduate education and public service in research universities.\u0026nbsp; A list of the other AAU members and the organization\u2019s \u003Cbr \/\u003Emembership policies can be found at the AAU Web site:\u003Ca title=\u0022aau.edu\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech is the first university invited to become an AAU member in nine years"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has been invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association announced.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The AAU membership approved the invitation to Georgia Tech on April 20 at the association\u0027s annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-04-21 09:01:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"41351":{"id":"41351","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449174301","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:01","changed":"1475894368","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:28"}},"media_ids":["41351"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/","title":"AAU"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/news\/press.aspx?id=7322","title":"AAU News Release"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/about\/default.aspx?id=4020","title":"AAU Membership"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/workarea\/showcontent.aspx?id=8890","title":"AAU Facts \u0026 Figures"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9194","name":"Association of American Universities (AAU)"},{"id":"291","name":"Bud Peterson"},{"id":"9195","name":"Chancellor Davis"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}