{"58935":{"#nid":"58935","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College is Key to Tech Being Selected to AAU","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has accepted an invitation to the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), becoming its first new addition in nearly a decade. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson emphasized research examining the ways in which scientific exploration affects public policy (research conducted primarily in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts) as a key to Georgia Tech\u0027s membership. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAAU members approved the invitation to Georgia Tech on April 20 at the association\u0027s annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C.  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.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBerdahl said that the invitation followed an in-depth review of the university\u0027s research and academic programs.  \u0022Georgia Tech is an outstanding institution that, like other AAU universities, plays a major role in the nation\u0027s research enterprise, as well as in training the next generation of scientists, engineers and scholars,\u0022 he said.  \u0022Georgia Tech belongs in AAU, and the membership was pleased to issue the invitation.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPresident Peterson noted that the quality and breadth of Georgia Tech\u0027s programs, especially the university\u0027s emphasis on exploring the ways in which scientific exploration affects public policy were important factors in the case for membership.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThat emphasis includes ties between the sciences and the university\u0027s schools of public policy and international affairs.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESpeaking with a reporter from the Chronicle of Higher Education, Peterson said, \u0022We have very specific areas that we work in, and that is really focused on the role and impact of science, technology and engineering on society.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\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.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are proud to be selected to join this prestigious group,\u0022  said Peterson.  \u0022It is truly a credit to those who have worked so hard to make Georgia Tech the institution it is today.  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.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s academic and research credentials made the Institute a strong candidate for the AAU.  Since 1999, Tech has ranked among U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0027s top ten public universities and currently ranks 7th.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute thrives as an economic engine for Georgia and the Southeast.  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. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The state\u0027s long and strong investment in Georgia Tech has placed this outstanding research university among the nation\u0027s top public universities for many years,\u0022  said University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. \u0022We are delighted that the AAU has recognized Tech\u0027s national and international scope and role in research. This is really a well-deserved recognition of Georgia Tech by its peers.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe addition of Georgia Tech brings the association\u0027s membership to 63 institutions.  An invitation to join AAU requires approval by three-fourths of the current members.  The association considers universities for membership periodically, using a set of factors to assess the caliber of a university\u0027s faculty, research enterprise and education programs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAAU, which is based in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1900.  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.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA list of the other AAU members and the organization\u0027s membership policies can be found at the AAU Web site: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aau.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWritten by Matt Nagel with edits by Rebecca Keane\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has accepted an invitation to the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), becoming its first new addition in nearly a decade.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT invited to join prestigious association of research universit"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2010-04-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"58936":{"id":"58936","type":"image","title":"...","body":null,"created":"1449176204","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:44","changed":"1475894517","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:57","alt":"...","file":{"fid":"190788","name":"thn73555.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thn73555_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thn73555_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36384,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thn73555_0.jpg?itok=xAOOFQIE"}}},"media_ids":["58936"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/news\/press.aspx?id=7322","title":"AAU News Release"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aau.edu\/","title":"AAU"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9919","name":"AAU"},{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"1188","name":"International Affairs"},{"id":"626","name":"public policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}