{"638570":{"#nid":"638570","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Message from Interim CIO Jim McGarrah","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy now I am sure you have seen the official announcement that Daren Hubbard has been selected as Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new vice president for Information Technology and chief information officer.\u0026nbsp; Daren comes to GT from Wayne State University; his first day here will be September 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is hard for me to believe that I have been fortunate to have been in this role for 13 months \u0026ndash; the time has flown by!\u0026nbsp; But as I stated when I first arrived last July, it has been my honor to have been a part of this team!\u0026nbsp; And these 13 months have given us some exciting opportunities \u0026ndash; settling in after the move to CODA, responding to the University System\u0026rsquo;s Comprehensive Administrative Review, finalizing our organizational unification, and most recently, COVID!\u0026nbsp; As an organization, you had already endured additional stressors as both your senior and immediate leadership unexpectedly and suddenly departed from Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; But as a team, you have clearly demonstrated your knowledge, perseverance and resiliency in service to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs I told the OIT leadership team, it has been a thrill for me to return and try to contribute in some way to an organization that is already strong and capable. \u0026nbsp;I have been proud to watch Georgia Tech benefit by your rising to every challenge and providing exemplary outcomes in everything you do.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have agreed to stay on and help ensure a smooth transition for Daren.\u0026nbsp; I don\u0026rsquo;t know how long that might be but am glad I will still have some opportunities to interact with you \u0026ndash; even if it is virtually!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI want to thank each of you for what you do every day to enable Georgia Tech to accomplish its missions.\u0026nbsp; It has truly been my honor to be a part of your team!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKeep charging!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInterim CIO Jim McGarrah shares a farewell message with the information technology community at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;By now, I am sure you have seen the official announcement that Daren Hubbard has been selected as Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.\u0026nbsp; Daren comes to GT from Wayne State University; his first day here will be September 8th.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Interim CIO Jim McGarrah shares a farewell message with the information technology community at Georgia Tech. "}],"uid":"34822","created_gmt":"2020-08-31 14:53:05","changed_gmt":"2020-08-31 18:43:13","author":"Malynda Dorsey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"46417":{"id":"46417","type":"image","title":"James McGarrah","body":null,"created":"1449174428","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:27:08","changed":"1475894419","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:19","alt":"James McGarrah","file":{"fid":"101171","name":"thv63803.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thv63803_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thv63803_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1086779,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thv63803_0.jpg?itok=YHFzM0up"}}},"media_ids":["46417"],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"183656","name":"oit feature"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}