{"671488":{"#nid":"671488","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Warren Goetzel Appointed Center for 21st Century Universities Director of Faculty and External Engagement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWarren Goetzel, Ph.D., \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Information Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (OIT) director of Academic Technology and Engagement, has been appointed director of Faculty and External Engagement with the Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for 21st Century Universities\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 or C21U \u2013 effective Dec. 1, 2023. Goetzel will remain in his position with OIT in tandem with the C21U courtesy appointment by Stephen Harmon, Ph.D., executive director of C21U, associate dean for the Division of Lifetime Learning, and professor with the Georgia Tech College of Design.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs director of Faculty and External Engagement with C21U, Goetzel will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage and collaborate with faculty across Georgia Tech on C21U initiatives; building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners \u2013 including OIT and the Division of Lifetime Learning \u2013 as well as other professional organizations, universities, corporations, and foundations; assisting in the systemic exploration, development, adoption, and assessment of new and innovative educational methodologies and curricular models and furthering the Institute\u2019s efforts in lifelong learning initiatives for both traditional and nontraditional learners; and representing C21U to external audiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoetzel has over 20 years of experience in higher education technology. Most recently, he accepted an invitation to join the 1EdTech Higher Education Executive Council, a distinguished member-based non-profit community partnership that brings together leading educational providers and government organizations.\u0026nbsp;For the past two years, Goetzel has also co-chaired the Affordable Degrees-at-Scale Symposium, a preeminent event for higher education leaders to engage in intensive conversations on the strategies, trends, and challenges associated with scaled degree programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn November, Goetzel was also an inaugural recipient of the Advocates for Accessibility Awards by the Office of Equity and Compliance Programs, awarded to campus individuals, departments, and programs who have actively worked to improve\u202faccessibility\u202ffor people with disabilities in the Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWarren Goetzel, Office of Information Technology director of Academic Technology and Engagement, has been appointed director of Faculty and External Engagement with the Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning\u2019s Center for 21st Century Universities \u2013 or C21U \u2013 effective Dec. 1, 2023. Goetzel will remain in his position with OIT in tandem with the courtesy appointment to C21U.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Warren Goetzel, Office of Information Technology director of Academic Technology and Engagement, has been appointed director of Faculty and External Engagement with the Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning\u2019s Center for 21st Century Universities."}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2023-12-08 15:57:13","changed_gmt":"2023-12-08 16:05:18","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672439":{"id":"672439","type":"image","title":"Warren Goetzel poses as an Advocates for Accessibility Awards honoree","body":null,"created":"1701047149","gmt_created":"2023-11-27 01:05:49","changed":"1701047265","gmt_changed":"2023-11-27 01:07:45","alt":"Warren Goetzel poses as an Advocates for Accessibility Awards honoree.","file":{"fid":"255674","name":"24-9004- 026.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/26\/24-9004-%20026.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/26\/24-9004-%20026.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2332757,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/26\/24-9004-%20026.JPG?itok=lcThUbld"}}},"media_ids":["672439"],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4112","name":"oit"},{"id":"183656","name":"oit feature"},{"id":"13481","name":"C21U"},{"id":"191429","name":"lifetime learning"}],"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":[],"email":["courtney.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}