{"59012":{"#nid":"59012","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Incoming Dean Welcomed at Provost\u0027s Reception","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nAdministrators and faculty from across Ivan Allen College and Georgia Tech turned out for a reception hosted March 10, 2010 by Georgia Tech Provost Gary Schuster in honor of new Dean Jacqueline Jones Royster.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFormal remarks welcoming Royster were offered by Provost Schuster, Georgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022  Peterson, Search Committee Chair Doug Allen who is Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Architecture, and Interim Dean of the College Kenneth J. Knoespel.   \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProvost Schuster acknowledged the Dean Search Committee for their work in the selection process and offered special recognition to Doug Allen who chaired the committee \u0022with great style and grace.\u0022   Schuster also expressed his gratitude to Ken Knoespel for serving as interim dean of the College during the search period \u0022without missing a beat\u0022  and \u0022during what has been an especially difficult time at Tech given the budget cuts.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWelcoming the Dean Designate, Schuster said, \u0022Jackie Royster is uniquely suited to lead this College particularly in light of the role she has played in integrating disciplines across the sciences, humanities, and arts during her tenure at The Ohio State University.\u0022    \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESchuster highlighted the important role the Ivan Allen College occupies for Georgia Tech.  \u0022In the strategic plan, as we think about the next twenty-five years, the significant problems facing generations to come will be solved by the marriage of technology and the social sciences, public policy, and cultural disciplines.  Georgia Tech is a leader in this integration and Ivan Allen College has a great share of responsibility for that.  We look forward to Jackie Royster\u0027s work taking Georgia Tech and the College to the next level.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022  Peterson spoke about the challenges that faculty and Georgia Tech leadership will undertake, especially \u0022how we prepare our students for a very uncertain future\u0022 .  Peterson recalled that \u0022a broader educational experience\u0022  was one of the top priorities outlined by students in a white paper presented him when he first came to campus.  \u0022A lot of that will come from the Ivan Allen College.\u0022   Peterson expressed his confidence that Royster\u0027s vision, leadership, and capabilities are a fit for this role at Georgia Tech.   \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInterim Dean Ken Knoespel highlighted the extraordinary growth of the Ivan Allen College during the past two decades \u0022not simply in numbers, but in wisdom of itself and through our own capacity to learn.\u0022   Knoespel said that the College has served as a model of diversity, both human and programmatic, and that its growth is a consequence of emphasizing the human context of science and technology.\u0022   Knoespel cited Royster\u0027s experience and savvy in program building and reinforced a \u0022vision that looks to the future of education and Georgia Tech\u0027s role in the city, nation, and world and the promise to grow stronger and affirm the legacy of Ivan Allen Jr. and Georgia Tech.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her remarks, Royster expressed her gratitude for the goodwill and warmth of welcome she received at the reception and her anticipation of the opportunities ahead \u0022for robust collaboration.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoyster posed the question:  \u0022What is an English teacher doing as dean of a College at Georgia Tech? I am a native Georgian, and I have always taken great pride in Georgia Tech.  It is an excellent institution.  It is great to have the opportunity at this point in my career, not only to come home, but to come to Georgia Tech.  It is a special place.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe selection of Royster as the new dean of the College was announced February 18, 2010 following a national search. Royster, a professor of English with interests related to rhetorical studies, women\u0027s studies and literacy, has held a series of executive positions. Most recently, she was senior vice provost and executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, serving as chief academic officer and providing leadership for its five arts and sciences colleges from 2004-2008 at The Ohio State University  She is expected to start in her new role September 1, 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Administrators and faculty from across Ivan Allen College and Georgia Tech turned out for a reception hosted March 10, 2010 by Georgia Tech Provost Gary Schuster to welcome new Dean Jacqueline Jones Royster.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"March 10 Reception Honoros Jacqueline J. 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