{"65476":{"#nid":"65476","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Strategic Planning: The 6-Month Update","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen you think about 2035, you might see a world where a trip to the International Space Station is a reality for most middle class Americans and there are cures for common cancers. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of Designing the Future: A Strategic Vision and Plan is to get everyone across campus thinking about what the world \u2014 and specifically, Georgia Tech \u2014 will look like in 25 years. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESure, we\u2019re only about six months into the plan, but members of the Tech community have already been busy implementing the ten institutional initiatives introduced with the kick-off of the plan, developing new initiatives and taking action. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, leaders from academic and research units across campus came together in December for a strategic planning implementation retreat. About 120 white papers were submitted by the colleges, research units and academic support units for discussion and consideration. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article officially kicks off The Whistle\u2019s coverage of strategic plan implementation on campus. We\u2019ve featured eight ideas that have been initiated or are being considered for implementation by Institute leadership. Given we are only months into a 25-year plan, some of these ideas are still in the discussion and conceptual stages.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith each idea, we\u2019ve provided the basic details and what the main participating units are or might be. Most importantly, we\u2019ve highlighted the strategic goal(s) to which the idea corresponds. In case you need a refresher, the strategic goals outlined in the plan are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGoal 1: Be among the most highly respected technology-focused institutions in the world.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGoal 2: Sustain and enhance excellence in scholarship and research.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGoal 3: Ensure that innovation, entrepreneurship and public service are fundamental characteristics of our graduates. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGoal 4: Expand our global footprint and influence to ensure that we are graduating good global citizens.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGoal 5: Relentlessly pursue institutional effectiveness. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are the ideas:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Village @ Tech Square\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: The Global Village @ Tech Square would include an International Center that would serve as home to the Office of International Education, international campus staff and the European Union Center, and would be a focal point for intercultural exchange and activity. This village might also include landing space for local consular corps or international universities that wish to establish their presence on campus. Global companies would have a place for embedded labs or spaces. \u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Offices of the Vice Provost for International Initiatives and the Executive Vice President for Research, as well as deans of all colleges and the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 4\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation Task Force \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: In July, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) formed this group, which developed a fast-track approach to licensing, to\u0026nbsp; be rolled out by semester\u2019s end. The group also initiated two programs: the Innovation Seminar to help faculty members accelerate the formation of new spin-out companies and the Focused Innovation for Research and Education program, launched this fall, to provide internal seed funds to support transformational ideas across Tech\u2019s education and research enterprise.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Office of the EVPR in collaboration with Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, colleges and research centers \u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goals 2 and 3\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobalization of Education and Increased Language Support\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: Though this initiative, the \u201cglobality\u201d of students\u2019 experience will be closely examined and enhanced. This will entail a focus on graduate students\u2019 English skills. The international texture of the educational experience for all students will build on current activities including the international plan and international co-op, in addition to increasing language- building opportunities.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Offices of the Provost and Vice President for International Initiatives, all colleges, the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Language Institute \u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: All goals outlined in the plan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBurdell Center for Multidisciplinary Design\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: The Burdell Center would be a space where the rich range of complementary design cultures and practices on campus, especially with the Colleges of Architecture and Engineering, can come together. It would provide the range of spaces required to support integrated design and manufacturing: studios and collaborative workspaces, shops and fabrication labs, exhibition spaces, etc. This center would be a facility where students from across campus can work together on projects collaboratively \u2014 whether they were senior projects or for various competitions. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: College of Architecture and College of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goals 1, 2 and 3\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: Similar to the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, this institute (known as IPaT) will catalyze research activities, create new economic development opportunities and address important societal problems. It will support various college research centers that collectively pursue transformations in healthcare, education, consumer media and other complex human enterprises by integrating advances in human-centered computing, architectural and digital design, policy and system science and engineering. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Every college, as well as the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Enterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 2\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Leadership Studies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: This minor was created with the objective of providing students with an in-depth knowledge of leadership theory, skills, experience and application through a rigorous program of multidisciplinary study. The minor will be available to students this fall and will initially be comprised of two tracks, one in public policy and the other in management (students select which track they\u2019d like to follow). The goal for next year is to add a third track in international leadership, which would be offered by the School of International Affairs.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: College of Management, School of Public Policy and Student Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 3 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: Tech Arts is intended to connect the Tech community to the world of arts and expression. There would be four core focuses to this initiative: education research, performance\/experience and community outreach\/influence\/adoption. Some of the specific ideas include an undergraduate degree in computational music, the creation of studio space and performance, and significantly increased community engagement through partnerships with the Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Public Schools. \u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Interactive Computing, Music Technology, Literature, Communication and Culture, Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goals 1, 2 and 3\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuzzMart\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDETAILS: BuzzMart is the new eProcurement system that replaced Tech\u2019s PeopleSoft campus requisition. The new system offers the following benefits: 24\/7 Internet-based access, one-stop shopping, real-time processing, student and affiliate access, electronic approval and workflow and no end-of-the-month reconciliation or invoices to organize.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMAIN PARTICIPANTS: Every unit on campus\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTRATEGIC GOALS: Goal 5\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about information provided in this article, e-mail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chet.warzynski@orgdev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EChet Warzynski\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESure, we\u2019re only about six months into the strategic plan, but members of the Tech\n community have already been busy implementing the ten institutional \ninitiatives introduced with the kick-off of the plan, developing new \ninitiatives and taking action.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sure, we\u2019re only about six months into the strategic plan, but members of the Tech community have already been busy implementing the ten institutional initiatives introduced with the kick-off of the plan, developing new initiatives and taking action."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-04-08 14:51:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:30","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65477":{"id":"65477","type":"image","title":"Strategic Planning","body":null,"created":"1449176831","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:11","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Strategic Planning","file":{"fid":"193228","name":"peterson_sp_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peterson_sp_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peterson_sp_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7951768,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/peterson_sp_2.jpg?itok=ZkaCtzrL"}}},"media_ids":["65477"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/vision","title":"Georgia Tech Strategic Vision"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12723","name":"Burdell Center"},{"id":"11567","name":"BuzzMart"},{"id":"12720","name":"Global Village @ Tech Square"},{"id":"12722","name":"Globalization of Education and Increased Language Support"},{"id":"12721","name":"Innovation Task Force"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"12724","name":"Minor in Leadership Studies"},{"id":"167488","name":"strategic plan"},{"id":"12725","name":"Tech Arts"}],"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":""}}}