{"672058":{"#nid":"672058","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Cohort of Faculty Executive Leadership Academy Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EFour faculty members have been selected for the second cohort of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.gatech.edu\/faculty-executive-leadership-academy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFaculty Executive Leadership Academy (FELA)\u003C\/a\u003E program, which is designed to identify and develop senior faculty members for leadership. The new cohort includes:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EDavid Ballantyne, Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Programs, School of Physics\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EMartha Grover, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and ADVANCE Professor in the College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAaron Levine, Professor, School of Public Policy, and Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EHan Zhang, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology and Management, Scheller College of Business\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis program will build on the Fellows\u2019 previous leadership experiences by providing access to senior\u0026nbsp;leadership and their decisions;\u0026nbsp;creating opportunities for them to interact with academic leaders from across the nation; offering close, and accessible mentoring with a cohort learning model; and participating in the formulation of project-based solutions and policies related to real problems and ongoing issues.\u0026nbsp;FELA is led by former provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs\u0026nbsp;Rafael Bras.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cMore than ever before, the health and future of higher education depends on good, experienced leaders with a broad understanding of many issues,\u201d said Bras. \u201cFELA is designed as an immersive program to develop that experience and understanding. Georgia Tech is investing in its future by developing the leadership talents of its senior faculty.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis cohort of FELA Fellows will serve a two-year term beginning in July 2024. During their FELA experience, Fellows will rotate every six months into one of the four Executive Leadership Team offices \u2013 the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, and Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance. In addition to shadowing and project work during these rotations, Fellows will participate in regular cohort meetings with Bras for leadership guest speakers, case studies, and role play activities to further ground their experience.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech fosters the careers of thousands of the brightest faculty minds in higher education,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Steve McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cThese four new members of our Faculty Executive Leadership Academy represent those who wish to step forward as future leaders and learn what it takes to support the work of a university on an executive level. We look forward to working alongside them in the coming months.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.gatech.edu\/faculty-executive-leadership-academy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more\u003C\/a\u003E about the FELA program and members of the first and second cohorts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty members have been selected for the second cohort of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.gatech.edu\/faculty-executive-leadership-academy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFaculty Executive Leadership Academy (FELA)\u003C\/a\u003E program, which is designed to identify and develop senior faculty members for leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four faculty members have been selected for the second cohort of the Faculty Executive Leadership Academy (FELA) program."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2024-01-11 21:08:01","changed_gmt":"2024-01-12 16:43:18","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672747":{"id":"672747","type":"image","title":"David-Martha-Aaron-Han.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1705007292","gmt_created":"2024-01-11 21:08:12","changed":"1705007292","gmt_changed":"2024-01-11 21:08:12","alt":"Pictured from left to right are David Ballantyne, Martha Grover, Aaron Levine, Han Zhang","file":{"fid":"256043","name":"David-Martha-Aaron-Han.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/11\/David-Martha-Aaron-Han.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/11\/David-Martha-Aaron-Han.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":656912,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/11\/David-Martha-Aaron-Han.jpeg?itok=PhrgM0AJ"}}},"media_ids":["672747"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/faculty.gatech.edu\/faculty-executive-leadership-academy","title":"Faculty Executive Leadership Academy"}],"groups":[{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188863","name":"faculty executive leadership academy"},{"id":"9213","name":"Office of the Provost"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"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\u003ERebecca Pope-Ruark\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDirector of the Office of Faculty Professional Development\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rpoperuark3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}