{"602607":{"#nid":"602607","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get Involved in Governance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Washington \u0026mdash; at least, the version from the musical \u003Cem\u003EHamilton\u003C\/em\u003E \u0026mdash; said that \u0026ldquo;Winning was easy. Governing\u0026rsquo;s harder.\u0026rdquo; It takes participation for governing to work, and that includes Faculty Governance at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Faculty Senate is looking for new members for several of its committees, where participants will help make decisions that affect many aspects of campus life for faculty and students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These committees are the crux of faculty governance, and many initiatives and new programs originate in these committees,\u0026rdquo; said Doug Nation, chair of the Faculty Governance Nominating Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVacancies are available on the committees listed on page 2. The nominating committee will attempt to honor all requests for particular committees, though some have restrictions on member requirements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENominations are due Wednesday, Feb. 28, and self-nominations are welcome.\u0026nbsp; Submit all nominations via email to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nominations2018@lists.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enominations2018@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose who are selected by the Faculty Nominating Committee for the final ballot will be notified. Those eventually elected by the faculty will serve from August 2018 through August 2021. (Note that some committees do not require election this year.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe faculty committees have 30 total openings on the following committees:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Benefits\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Honors (no election needed)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Status and Grievance (no election needed)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStatutes\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFaculty Services\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWelfare and Security\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Faculty Standing Committees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate Curriculum (Scheller, Design, and Engineering representatives needed)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGraduate Curriculum (Scheller, Computing, and Engineering representatives needed)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Regulations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Academic and Financial Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Activities\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Grievance and Appeal\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Honor\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudent Computer Ownership\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Integrity\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a description of the work of each committee, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/fac-comms\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ec.gatech.edu\/fac-comms\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor questions, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:doug.nation@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDoug Nation\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:steven.girardot@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Girardot\u003C\/a\u003E; or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeanne.balsam@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJeanne Balsam\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Faculty Wanted to Serve on Several Committees"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Faculty Senate is looking for new members for several of its committees, where participants will help make decisions that affect many aspects of campus life for faculty and students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Faculty Senate is looking for new members for several of its committees, where participants will help make decisions that affect many aspects of campus life for faculty and students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-02-19 22:01:44","changed_gmt":"2018-02-20 14:05:27","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596938":{"id":"596938","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Aerial ","body":null,"created":"1507137163","gmt_created":"2017-10-04 17:12:43","changed":"1507137163","gmt_changed":"2017-10-04 17:12:43","alt":"Aerial Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"227515","name":"Aerial Tech Tower.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1379208,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Aerial%20Tech%20Tower.jpg?itok=f-SmXPFH"}}},"media_ids":["596938"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/facultygovernance.gatech.edu","title":"Faculty Governance"},{"url":"http:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/fac-comms","title":"Faculty Committee Descriptions"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"85391","name":"faculty senate"},{"id":"12022","name":"faculty governance"}],"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:doug.nation@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDoug Nation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty Governance\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}