{"583946":{"#nid":"583946","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OIE Launches Emerging Faculty Leaders Initiative ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of International Education is excited to announce the launch a two-year program for Academic Faculty that will strive to cultivate the next generation of study abroad faculty leaders and program directors to serve Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s undergraduate and graduate students. The program will select faculty who will create faculty-led study abroad programs that will be academically relevant and of interest to Georgia Tech students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In an effort to continue our mission of fostering and providing international opportunities to all Georgia Tech students, the Office of International Education hopes to identify key\u0026nbsp;areas for potential growth by fostering support for\u0026nbsp;a cohort of faculty who will develop new faculty-led programs or replace senior faculty as they advance to new projects, retire, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERather than compete with existing study abroad options, this program seeks new opportunities for groups currently underserved such as undergraduate College of Science\u0026nbsp;students, undergraduate Scheller\u0026nbsp;College of Business\u0026nbsp;students, minority students, College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;students unable to secure admission to existing programs at capacity, and graduate students (outside of the Scheller College of Business).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the program cohort will receive funding to be used toward conference participation and program planning. Faculty will also receive mentorship from a current Faculty-led Study Abroad Program Director.\u0026nbsp;Faculty selected\u0026nbsp;for the program cohort need approval from their academic unit, should anticipate five to ten hours of work per month, and commit to submitting a faculty-led study abroad program proposal for the 2017-2018 academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplications for the program will be accepted through Friday, December 16, 2016.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of International Education launches the Emerging Faculty Leaders  in Study Abroad Program."}],"uid":"27595","created_gmt":"2016-11-16 16:59:15","changed_gmt":"2016-11-16 20:43:55","author":"Mary Allen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"583947":{"id":"583947","type":"image","title":"Emerging Faculty Leaders in Study Abroad Program","body":null,"created":"1479316066","gmt_created":"2016-11-16 17:07:46","changed":"1479316150","gmt_changed":"2016-11-16 17:09:10","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222622","name":"Emerging Faculty Leaders in Study Abroad.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Emerging%20Faculty%20Leaders%20in%20Study%20Abroad.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Emerging%20Faculty%20Leaders%20in%20Study%20Abroad.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":690449,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Emerging%20Faculty%20Leaders%20in%20Study%20Abroad.jpg?itok=Xne9-WAD"}}},"media_ids":["583947"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/oie2.gatech.edu\/content\/emerging-faculty-leaders-study-abroad-program","title":"Emerging Faculty Leaders in Study Abroad Program Application"}],"groups":[{"id":"170341","name":"Education Abroad"},{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELorie Paulez\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nlorie.paulez@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMary Alice Allen\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaryalice.allen@oie.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maryalice.allen@oie.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}