{"648365":{"#nid":"648365","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Announces New Vice President for Student Engagement and Well-Being ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute\u0026nbsp;of Technology has selected\u0026nbsp;Luoluo\u0026nbsp;Hong as the new vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being after a nationwide search.\u0026nbsp;Under\u0026nbsp;Hong\u0026rsquo;s leadership, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/10\/22\/leadership-reorganization-address-student-well-being\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enewly created unit\u003C\/a\u003E will integrate the divisions of Student Life and Campus Services, and\u0026nbsp;bring together\u0026nbsp;key\u0026nbsp;nonacademic aspects of the Institute that impact the student experience.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;new\u0026nbsp;reporting structure\u0026nbsp;will help foster\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;shared vision of creating a holistic and progressive approach to student success.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe eldest daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Hong joins the Institute from\u0026nbsp;the California State University\u0026nbsp;where she serves\u0026nbsp;as the associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management in the chancellor\u0026rsquo;s office. Hong brings nearly 30 years of experience in higher education to the role,\u0026nbsp;with a record of service in visionary and strategic leadership\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;administration, enrollment management, and student affairs.\u0026nbsp;In her varying roles, Hong has\u0026nbsp;promoted\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;fully integrated student experience and\u0026nbsp;incorporated a\u0026nbsp;focus on mental health and well-being, as well as on diversity, equity, and inclusion.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe creation of\u0026nbsp;this\u0026nbsp;position is a key part of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;strategic\u0026nbsp;plan, which\u0026nbsp;identifies\u0026nbsp;students\u0026nbsp;as Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s top priority,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;student\u0026nbsp;well-being as\u0026nbsp;a strategic focus area\u0026nbsp;and value for the Institute. In this critical role, Hong will develop\u0026nbsp;and guide\u0026nbsp;the Institute\u0026rsquo;s model for student success, engagement, and well-being. She will be responsible for developing a holistic approach for student engagement activities and services that support student success at Georgia Tech and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am proud to welcome Dr. Hong to the Georgia Tech community\u0026nbsp;and am enthusiastic about seeing\u0026nbsp;our new strategic plan at work,\u0026rdquo; President\u0026nbsp;\u0026Aacute;ngel\u0026nbsp;Cabrera said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Together with our dedicated Student Life and Campus Services staff, I know this new structure will\u0026nbsp;bolster\u0026nbsp;our\u0026nbsp;efforts to cultivate well-being for our entire community and best support student engagement and success.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHong will\u0026nbsp;start on\u0026nbsp;August 1\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;report directly to the president with dotted lines to Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Steve W. McLaughlin and the Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Kelly Fox.\u0026nbsp;Fox led a search committee of students, faculty, and staff to determine the\u0026nbsp;candidate pool.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since the beginning of my career\u0026nbsp;in college health, I\u0026nbsp;have been passionate about\u0026nbsp;well-being and its\u0026nbsp;impact on effective learning and the\u0026nbsp;overall student\u0026nbsp;educational experience.\u0026nbsp;I\u0026nbsp;look forward to working with\u0026nbsp;the Student Life and Campus Services teams,\u0026rdquo; Hong said. \u0026ldquo;Student\u0026nbsp;engagement,\u0026nbsp;well-being,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;culture of care\u0026nbsp;in and out of the classroom\u0026nbsp;are vital\u0026nbsp;to supporting student aspiration and performance\u0026nbsp;and I am excited to continue that work at Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree associate vice presidents and their teams will report to Hong; associate vice president and dean of students; associate vice president of Campus Services; and associate vice president for Student Well-being \u0026mdash; which will integrate all aspects of student physical and mental health and well-being.\u0026nbsp;John Stein, current vice president of Student Life and Brandt-Fritz Dean of Students, will remain in the role of dean of students where his passion and interests have served students for the past 14 years. Kasey Helton will also remain in her role as associate vice president of Campus Services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\u0026nbsp;Tech\u0026nbsp;has selected Luoluo Hong as the new vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being after a nationwide search.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia\u00a0Tech\u00a0has selected Luoluo Hong as the new vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being after a nationwide search."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2021-06-25 01:25:00","changed_gmt":"2021-06-25 12:41:36","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648364":{"id":"648364","type":"image","title":"Luoluo Hong","body":null,"created":"1624583768","gmt_created":"2021-06-25 01:16:08","changed":"1624583768","gmt_changed":"2021-06-25 01:16:08","alt":"Luoluo Hong","file":{"fid":"246142","name":"Luoluo_Hong.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Luoluo_Hong.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Luoluo_Hong.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61545,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Luoluo_Hong.jpg?itok=OwbD4ATE"}}},"media_ids":["648364"],"groups":[{"id":"62300","name":"Office of the President"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"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:morgan.miller@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMorgan Miller\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications | Campus Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}