{"66011":{"#nid":"66011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Engineering Schools form Consortium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngineering schools in Georgia have collaborated to form the\nGeorgia Consortium of Engineering Schools (GCES) dedicated to the promotion and\nenhancement of engineering education in Georgia.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBy providing opportunities for Georgia\u2019s engineering deans\nto gather and discuss the crucial issues facing their schools, as well as the\nengineering profession, the GCES will seek to expand the depth and breadth of\nengineering educational and professional opportunities in the state. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFounding members of the organization are the University of\nGeorgia, Southern Polytechnic State University, Mercer University, Georgia\nSouthern University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp; The Georgia Consortium of Engineering Schools\nwill have its inaugural meeting at Southern Polytechnic State University on May\n23, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cWith the growth of\nengineering programs within the University System of Georgia, it is important\nthat the engineering deans of the participating institutions met regularly and\ncoordinate our efforts on behalf of the state,\u201d said Don P. Giddens, dean of\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering. \u201cCreating a formal group through which\ncommunications and synergistic efforts can be effective is an important step in\nmaximizing the impact of limited State resources and also will provide a\nmechanism to serve our students better. Georgia Tech is enthusiastic over this\napproach.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngineering schools in Georgia have collaborated to form the\nGeorgia Consortium of Engineering Schools (GCES) dedicated to the promotion and\nenhancement of engineering education in Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engineering schools in Georgia have collaborated to form a consortium dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of engineering education in Georgia."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-05-06 17:14:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:41","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"13065","name":"College of Engineering; Georgia Engineering Schools Consortium"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKay Kinard, Director of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-7358\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Kay.Kinard@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}