{"487741":{"#nid":"487741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Life Restructures for New Year","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAs of Jan. 1, the newly named Division of Student Life officially assumed its new organizational structure and started the search for a new assistant vice president.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe recent renaming of the division and reorganization reflect feedback received from a study completed by Tech\u2019s Office of Strategic Consulting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThe visioning project report offered the Division a blueprint for the future,\u201d said Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students John Stein. \u201cWe used this report to reorganize our structure and to help us collectively set priorities for our work with students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe report pointed to the need for a reorganization that focused on the needs of students, with greater operational coordination and collaboration across the Division\u2019s units. The new organizational structure reorganizes the departments of the division into seven functional subgroups, streamlining the leadership team and setting up the division departments for additional collaboration in supporting the student body. The reorganization also welcomes a new assistant vice president for Student Life who will manage the division\u2019s business functions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cFundamentally, the mission of the Division has not changed\u201d said Stein. \u201cWe will continue to put students first in all that we do. Students and faculty will still be able to access all of the resources and support programs offered by the Dean of Students Office and the Division, now reorganized for greater effectiveness and impact.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EPresident G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson weighed in, saying, \u201cManaging the day-to-day operations of the 18 entities within Georgia Tech\u2019s Division of Student Life can be both complicated and challenging. Grouping like departments and responsibilities within Student Life will encourage collaboration, enhance organizational effectiveness, and improve our ability to support our students, which is what the Division of Student life is really all about.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EFormerly known as Student Affairs, the Division of Student Life serves Tech\u2019s population of more than 21,000 students with professional staff in numerous areas: the Office of the Dean of Students, Office of the Arts, Counseling Center, Office of Leadership Education and Development, Parents Program, Development for Student Affairs, an internal Office of Research and Assessment, Disability Services, Greek Affairs, Leadership and Civic Engagement, New Student and Sophomore Programs, Student Diversity Programs, Student Integrity, Student Media, Women\u2019s Resource Center, Veterans Resource Center, and LGBTQIA Resource Center. The Dean of Students also advises the Student Government Association.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAs of Jan. 1, the newly named Division of Student Life officially assumed its new organizational structure and started the search for a new assistant vice president.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As of Jan. 1, the newly named Division of Student Life officially assumed its new organizational structure and started the search for a new assistant vice president."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-01-19 13:13:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:27","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"487731":{"id":"487731","type":"image","title":"Student Life","body":null,"created":"1453233601","gmt_created":"2016-01-19 20:00:01","changed":"1475895242","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:02","alt":"Student Life","file":{"fid":"204359","name":"freshmanfirst.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/freshmanfirst_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/freshmanfirst_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":653854,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/freshmanfirst_0.jpg?itok=nvjl3cg4"}},"292341":{"id":"292341","type":"image","title":"Students Studying in Clough Commons","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"Students Studying in Clough Commons","file":{"fid":"199275","name":"13c3133-p1-016.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c3133-p1-016_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c3133-p1-016_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1734274,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/13c3133-p1-016_0.jpg?itok=3Gu7lWno"}},"485421":{"id":"485421","type":"image","title":"Student Life Org Chart 2016","body":null,"created":"1452898800","gmt_created":"2016-01-15 23:00:00","changed":"1475895239","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:59","alt":"Student Life Org Chart 2016","file":{"fid":"204299","name":"student_life_org_chart.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/student_life_org_chart_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/student_life_org_chart_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":227775,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/student_life_org_chart_0.jpg?itok=A118Ausz"}}},"media_ids":["487731","292341","485421"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/studentlife.gatech.edu\/","title":"Division of Student Life"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"288","name":"Leadership"},{"id":"167069","name":"student affairs"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"4152","name":"whistle"}],"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:sara.warner@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESara Warner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudent Life\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}