{"662133":{"#nid":"662133","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Working Groups Established to Explore Lifetime Learning Unit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is announcing its intention to launch a new academic unit dedicated to lifetime learning. The new unit will bring together three entities whose work underpins its mission and vision: Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE), the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), and the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis launch means opportunities for new and expanded research, curricula, students, and professional support for educators at every stage \u0026ldquo;from K to grey.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablishing a new academic unit is a long process, and Tech is at the very beginning. Dean Nelson Baker and Dean Charles Isbell are leading the effort, which currently has three working groups:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAcademic vision, research, faculty governance, and strategic planning\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBusiness model and operations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChange management and communications\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute has engaged an external consultant, Accenture, to survey the existing state of the lifetime learning market and to provide guidance on possible benchmarks against peers and competitors inside and outside of higher education, market opportunities, and best practices of lifetime education ventures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the coming weeks, the working groups will ask members of the Georgia Tech community to contribute their knowledge and creative energy to the process. A series of listening sessions will be offered to members of CEISMC, C21U, and GTPE to provide input starting later this month. More information and a sign-up form will be provided to faculty and staff in those units in the next week. If you are outside of these units and wish to participate in the process, please fill out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/3rMo8te\u0022\u003Ethis web form\u003C\/a\u003E and you will be contacted for events in the spring. The working groups will integrate insights from the community, the consultants, and from earlier working groups into a detailed proposal for the Board of Regents and the University System of Georgia. That proposal will be submitted in early spring next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea of a lifetime learning unit has been in development for some time. Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Commission on Creating the Next in Education and its subsequent report led to the formation of an Institute Strategic Plan working group called \u0026ldquo;GTPE Next,\u0026rdquo; also chaired by Deans Baker and Isbell. That group made the recommendation to form the new unit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe members of the lifetime learning working groups are as follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Vision, Research, Faculty Governance \u0026amp; Strategic Planning\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-chaired by: Charles Isbell, Dean, College of Computing and Jonathan Clarke, Associate Professor of Finance, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESonia Alvarez-Robinson, Executive Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERichard Barke, Associate Professor, Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJuana Cunningham, Senior Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELizanne DeStefano, Executive Director, CEISMC and Professor, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECharles Domercant, Senior Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAshok Goel, Professor, Interactive Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStephen Harmon, Interim Executive Director, C21U, Associate Dean of Research, GTPE, and Professor, Industrial Design\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBradley Hastings, Executive Director of Development, Colleges of Computing and Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDavid Joyner, Executive Director of Online Education \u0026amp; OMSCS, College of Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGreg King, Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Institute Relations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJulia Kubanek, Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJ. Rhett Mayor, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Secretary of the Faculty\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMark Nolan, Associate Vice President of Corporate Engagement\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStephen Ruffin, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, GTPE\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERohan Sohani, Undergraduate Student Body President\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBusiness Model and Operations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-chaired by: Nelson Baker, Dean, Georgia Tech Professional Education\u0026nbsp;and Daren Hubbard, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMary Albertson, Director of Technology Licensing, Commercialization\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESonia Alvarez-Robinson, Executive Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPam Buffington, Director of External and Faculty Engagement, C21U\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJuana Cunningham, Senior Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJeffrey Fischer, Director of Information Technology, GTPE\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrandi Foley-Rodgers, Senior Director of HR Strategy and Faculty Administration, Office of the Provost and Office of the EVPR\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKathleen Gosden, Associate General Counsel\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELaura Hessler, Senior Director of HR Support, Administrative Service Center\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECindy Hope, Associate Vice President, Research Administration\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGlenn Hopkins, Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmily Howell, Senior Director of Budget Reform\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGloria Kobus, Bursar\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECynthia Martin, Director of Institute Financial Support for Research\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPatrice Miles, Assistant Dean of Business Operations, GTPE\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrandon Mitchell, Director of Finance, CEISMC\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EReta Pikowsky, Associate Vice Provost and Registrar\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETanesha Steward, Director of Affiliated Organizations, Office of the General Counsel\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKellye Terrell, Senior Director, HR Business Partners, Georgia Tech Human Resources\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EManagement and Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-chaired by: Renee\u0026nbsp;Kopkowski, Vice President, Institute Communications\u0026nbsp;and Jennifer\u0026nbsp;Herazy, Associate Vice President for Strategy and Administration, Office of the Provost and Office of the Executive Vice President for Research\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrittany Aiello, Communications Program Manager, C21U\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESonia Alvarez-Robinson, Executive Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESusan Burns, Associate Chair for Finance and Administration, Civil \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnn Claycombe, Director of Communications, College of Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJuana Cunningham, Senior Director of Strategic Consulting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMichael Hagearty, Assistant Vice President of Campus News and Special Events, Institute Communications\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EShannon Helton-Amos, Director of Marketing and Digital Strategy, GTPE\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESusie Ivy, Director of Organizational, Academic and Research Communications, Institute Communications\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMorgan McCombs, Director of State Relations, Institute Relations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlex Orso, Associate Dean of Off-Campus and Special Initiatives, College of Computing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERachael Pocklington, Program Director of Strategic Communications and Initiatives, Institute Communications\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELaura Pusateri, Director of Employee Engagement and Well-Being, Georgia Tech Human Resources\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJo\u0026euml;lle Walls, Communications Manager, CEISMC\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESara Warner, Senior Director of Communications, Student Engagement and Well-Being\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is announcing its intention to launch a new academic unit dedicated to lifetime learning. 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