{"670489":{"#nid":"670489","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring the regular meeting of the Whole Faculty on Tuesday, President \u00c1ngel Cabrera announced a new approach aimed at delivering on the Institute\u2019s diversity and inclusion goals. Under the new model, existing programs will be embedded across the Institute\u2019s academic and administrative units rather than being run out of a separate, central office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy weaving these programs into the fabric of the Institute, we will be more effective at increasing representation and building a more inclusive culture,\u201d Cabrera said. \u201cRather than having programs concentrated in one separate office, we will empower the units closest to the work that can have a more direct impact in the life of the Institute.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new approach will involve several organizational changes. Programs and staff will shift from the office of the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Office of the Provost, Student Engagement and Well-Being, Institute Communications, and Administration and Finance. The office of the VP will be discontinued upon the retirement of Archie Ervin at the end of December.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am grateful to Archie Ervin for 13 years of dedicated service to Georgia Tech,\u0022 Cabrera said. \u201cThanks in part to his work, we are a more diverse and inclusive place than we were a decade ago and are now in a position to share the responsibility across the Institute to push the work forward.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo coordinate the work and monitor the Institute\u2019s progress, a new Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Leadership Team will be formed, with representation from various administrative and academic units and co-chaired by Shantay N. Bolton, executive vice president for Administration and Finance and chief business officer, and Steven W. McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new model shifts resources to where they can have the most immediate and effective impact, enables solutions that are better tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities within each area, integrates programs within core academic and administrative processes, and empowers all units to take ownership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDetails of the organizational changes will be finalized this month and rolled out between now and the end of the Fall semester. The new Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Leadership Team will be established this month in order to oversee and coordinate the transition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnder the new model, existing programs will be embedded across the Institute\u2019s academic and administrative units rather than being run out of a separate, central office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Under the new model, existing programs will be embedded across the Institute\u2019s academic and administrative units rather than being run out of a separate, central office."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2023-10-18 14:12:18","changed_gmt":"2023-10-18 14:38:13","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672075":{"id":"672075","type":"image","title":"22C10400-P3-003.JPG","body":"\u003Cp\u003ETech Tower\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1697639811","gmt_created":"2023-10-18 14:36:51","changed":"1697639811","gmt_changed":"2023-10-18 14:36:51","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"255259","name":"22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/18\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/18\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2590561,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/18\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG?itok=2pieK8z5"}}},"media_ids":["672075"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"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:blair.meeks@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBlair Meeks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}