{"670156":{"#nid":"670156","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Search Begins for Inaugural Assistant Vice Provost for the Arts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is looking for a new leader to champion arts education and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProvost Steve McLaughlin has convened a search committee charged with selecting the inaugural assistant vice provost for the Arts (AVP-A). This new position will help advance Tech\u2019s strategic goal of more deeply integrating the arts into education and research.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis position is open to current full-time tenure-track and nontenure- track faculty at Georgia Tech. Leslie Sharp, dean of Libraries, will serve as chair of the search committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReporting to Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning Laurence Jacobs, the position will sit at the intersection of art and technology, offering students and faculty a new opportunity to innovate.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis new role is so exciting because it will help Georgia Tech develop new and reimagined curricular experiences that nurture different ways of thinking, understanding, and problem-solving,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cWeaving arts and STEM disciplines together creates a more comprehensive and interdisciplinary learning environment, which benefits our students and\u0026nbsp;society as a whole.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmphasizing the curricular components of the arts could ultimately create academic majors, minors, or certificates that would distinguish Georgia Tech students from competitive institutions, Jacobs added. He also noted that students with such qualifications are well placed to make a sizable impact on the state\u2019s already exploding arts and production scene.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the Georgia Council for the Arts, the creative industries generate a $62.5 billion economic impact in Georgia. That includes 200,000 employees who earn a combined salary of $12.1 billion. Georgia Tech wants to position itself as an arts-in-technology trailblazer that could fuel an even more significant economic boon for the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong other responsibilities, the AVP-A will:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ELiaise with College deans, School chairs, and leadership as well as faculty (e.g., tenure-track, lecturers, research and academic professionals, librarians, and archivists) to design and lead the implementation of innovative programs that develop and incorporate the arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EContribute to the Institute\u2019s Arts@Tech and Arts Square strategic planning initiative.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EFacilitate student engagement in arts-based curricular and cocurricular learning experiences, encouraging creative expression and critical thinking across disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ECollaborate with the associate vice president for Arts, Belonging, and Community in the division of Student Engagement and Well-Being to ensure alignment between curricular and cocurricular efforts and to integrate performing, visual, and all other forms of art into learning, service, and scholarship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECandidates should log in to OneUSG Connect (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oneusgconnect.usg.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/oneusgconnect.usg.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), click the Recruiting Self-Service tile, click the Apply for Jobs tile, and search for job ID 264210. Candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, and list of three professional references by Nov. 1, 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/assistant-vice-provost-arts-search\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/assistant-vice-provost-arts-search\u003C\/a\u003E, or contact Susan Gilstrap (\u003Ca rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esusan.gilstrap@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProvost Steve McLaughlin has convened a search committee charged with selecting the inaugural assistant vice provost for the Arts (AVP-A). This new position will help advance Tech\u2019s strategic goal of more deeply integrating the arts into education and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is looking for a new leader to champion arts and education."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2023-10-04 19:10:46","changed_gmt":"2023-10-05 13:40:46","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671946":{"id":"671946","type":"image","title":"pexels-andre-moura-3978828.jpg","body":null,"created":"1696512877","gmt_created":"2023-10-05 13:34:37","changed":"1696512877","gmt_changed":"2023-10-05 13:34:37","alt":"The image shows a picture of a hand with a paint brush and paint splatter.","file":{"fid":"255111","name":"pexels-andre-moura-3978828.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/05\/pexels-andre-moura-3978828.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/05\/pexels-andre-moura-3978828.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":103348,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/05\/pexels-andre-moura-3978828.jpg?itok=gEtp2f3x"}}},"media_ids":["671946"],"groups":[{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"75831","name":"arts @ tech"},{"id":"7846","name":"Georgia Tech Office of the Provost"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"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\u003ESusan Gilstrap\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susan.gilstrap@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esusan.gilstrap@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["susan.gilstrap@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}