{"587688":{"#nid":"587688","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Governance Elections Upcoming","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty members of all levels are wanted to serve on committees as part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Faculty Governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVacancies are currently available on all but one committee. Committees are considered the crux of faculty governance and are where many initiatives and new programs originate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is representative governance, and to be successful it needs representation,\u0026rdquo; said President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson at the Faculty Senate\u0026rsquo;s Feb. 14 meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPotential committee members should apply by Friday, Feb. 24. The Faculty Nominations Committee will attempt to honor all requests, but some elections are limited by specific requirements, such as membership in a particular college. Those who are selected by the Faculty Nominations Committee for the final ballot will be notified, and those eventually elected are expected to serve from August 2017 through August 2020. Nominations or suggestions can be submitted to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nominations2017@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enominations2017@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe faculty committees include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeneral Faculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Benefits\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Honors\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Status and Grievance\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStatutes\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Services\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWelfare and Security\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Faculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate Curriculum (all colleges)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGraduate Curriculum (all colleges)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Regulations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Academic and Financial Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Activities\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Grievance and Appeals\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Honor\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Computer Ownership\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Integrity (no election needed)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a description of the committees\u0026rsquo; work, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/fac-committees\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ec.gatech.edu\/fac-committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty members of all levels are wanted to serve on committees as part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Faculty Governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty members of all levels are wanted to serve on committees as part of Georgia Tech\u2019s Faculty Governance."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-02-21 14:28:05","changed_gmt":"2017-02-21 14:28:05","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/facultygovernance.gatech.edu","title":"Faculty Governance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"},{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12022","name":"faculty governance"},{"id":"85391","name":"faculty senate"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:elena.garcia@ae.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EElena Garcia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty Senate\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}