{"65126":{"#nid":"65126","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Success Programs Undergo Reorganization","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA change has come to the Office of Success Programs that aims to make life easier for the campus community. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStarting this summer, the academic programs offered by the office \u2014 GT 1000, tutoring and academic support services \u2014 will transition to the Office of Academic Affairs, which will be based in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy shifting the academic success programs to academic affairs, we\u2019re consolidating all academic services under one unit,\u201d said Anderson Smith, senior vice provost of academic affairs. \u201cThe reorganization will make life more convenient for students, and it just makes sense.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESteven Girardot, the current director of the office, will become director of the Center for Academic Success (which will oversee the academic programs) and will report to Ray Vito, vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe reorganization of the Office of Success Programs into two units allows both areas to move forward on new initiatives that will benefit the educational experience of undergraduates and help the Institute work toward the goals outlined in the strategic plan,\u201d Girardot said. \u201cFor academic affairs, this re-organization is also an important component of the vision of Clough Commons, which includes enhancing and expanding academic support services.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other programs currently offered by Success Programs, including FASET Orientation, New Student Convocation, Welcome Week, Welcome Home Month, RATS Week and sophomore year nonacademic programs, will remain under the management of student affairs and will report to Dean of Students John Stein, who supervised the areas as director of Success Programs before becoming dean. These programs will be based in the Student Services Building. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe reorganization provides a strong basis for ongoing collaboration between student affairs and academic affairs,\u201d said William Schafer, vice president for student affairs. \u201cWe look forward to working closely with the new academic success programs office.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting this summer, the academic programs offered by the office \u2014 GT 1000, tutoring and academic support services \u2014 will transition to the Office of Academic Affairs, which will be based in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Starting this summer, the academic programs offered by the office \u2014 GT 1000, tutoring and academic support services \u2014 will transition to the Office of Academic Affairs, which will be based in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-03-24 08:48:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:26","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.successprograms.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Success Programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2738","name":"Academic Affairs"},{"id":"9073","name":"Clough Commons"},{"id":"10225","name":"Office of Success Programs"},{"id":"167069","name":"student affairs"},{"id":"170961","name":"success programs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}