{"582415":{"#nid":"582415","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Third Consecutive Year","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity is proud to announce that Georgia Tech received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from \u003Cem\u003EINSIGHT Into Diversity. \u003C\/em\u003EFor the third consecutive year, Georgia Tech is being recognized for its outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are honored to receive the HEED Award once again,\u0026rdquo; said Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity and president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. \u0026ldquo;It has been a landmark year for the Institute, from the most diverse freshman class in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s history to the launch of the Black Student Experience Task Force and Gender Equity Initiatives. But there is still more work to do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a recipient of the HEED Award, Georgia Tech will be featured \u0026mdash; along with 82 other award winners \u0026mdash; in the November 2016 issue of \u003Cem\u003EINSIGHT Into Diversity \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees, leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. We take a holistic approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient. Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being accomplished every day across their campus,\u0026rdquo; said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of \u003Cem\u003EINSIGHT Into Diversity\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the HEED Award, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/about-the-heed-award\/\u0022\u003Ewww.insightintodiversity.com\/about-the-heed-award\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Institute Diversity is proud to announce that Georgia Tech received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity for the third consecutive year."}],"uid":"27465","created_gmt":"2016-10-12 03:15:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-12 03:32:38","author":"Annette Filliat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"582416":{"id":"582416","type":"image","title":"HEED Award ","body":null,"created":"1476242514","gmt_created":"2016-10-12 03:21:54","changed":"1476242514","gmt_changed":"2016-10-12 03:21:54","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222015","name":"HEED_logo2016 copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HEED_logo2016%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HEED_logo2016%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":491381,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HEED_logo2016%20copy.jpg?itok=1QEyz0vd"}}},"media_ids":["582416"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"142101","name":"HEED Award"},{"id":"142111","name":"Insight Into Diversity"},{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"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\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eannette.filliat@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["annette.filliat@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}