The Faculty Executive Board is the executive body of the faculty and works directly with Institute Administration to execute solutions and implement the actions of the faculty. Each year, all six colleges, GTRI, and Central Services and Administration each elect one faculty member from their area to serve as their FEB representative, so I was thrilled to be nominated by a colleague in College of Sciences to serve as the Central Services and Admin rep on the FEB for the next three years. Prior to being elected to the FEB, I had served as a member of the Faculty Senate since 2019, an experience that helped me to better understand the importance of faculty governance and its impact on the experiences of faculty, staff, and students at the Institute. 

I’m incredibly honored to serve in this capacity and to help ensure the voices of faculty in Central Services and Administration (most of whom are non-tenure track faculty) are represented to the leadership of the Institute. Being part of the FEB is an amazing leadership opportunity that also has a real, immediate impact on our academic policies, the experiences of our faculty, and the quality of the education we provide to our students here at Tech.

by Shannon Dobranski | September 2022

September 12th was the first day for PGPP's new Pre-Health Outreach and Engagement Specialist, Dr. Yan Liang.

Yan earned her PhD in chemistry from Emory University, and to extend her career training, she also completed an MPH program in health management from Augusta University and an MS program in learning technology and instructional design from Georgia State University. 

Trained in basic science, Yan has conducted her research in biomedicine and public health. Moreover, she has rich experience in science teaching and learning and has taught at Georgia State University Perimeter College, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Emory University. Yan believes advising/mentoring is a critical component in learning, and in her past roles, she helped develop STEM advising and mentoring programs to promote trainees’ engagement and success. 

Yan has a strong interest in learning effectiveness and quality improvement practice, and she blogs related topics at https://effectivenessworklist.blogspot.com/. In her spare time, she enjoys nature and loves gardening and cooking. 

In addition to advising students, Yan will concentrate on expanding Georgia Tech's presence in clinical experiential learning spaces in the Atlanta area.

Please join me in welcoming Yan to PGPP, OUE, and Georgia Tech.

by Chris Reaves | September 2022

I'm writing to share that both Kari White and Allyson Tant have accepted other positions at Georgia Tech. Kari is the new Director of Operations and Strategic Alliances for Housing and Residence Life and Allyson is the new Finance Manager for the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. Both of have been long-time employees of OUE and even longer staff members of Georgia Tech. Though their departure is bittersweet, we are happy to know they will be at Tech.

Both Kari and Allyson have contributed greatly to the programming and students in the former OUE unit Academic Engagement Programs.  During Kari’s leadership, student participation in Living Learning Communities grew by 175% (487 in 2016 to more than 1300 now).  She also was the inaugural chair of OUE’s Professional Development Committee, which led to many OUE staff members being nominated and winning staff awards. Allyson has been a pillar of support to untold numbers of faculty and staff across OUE, and her efforts have been fundamental to the success of our students and programming - very few in OUE have not received a helping hand from Allyson.

In the short term, both Kari (through December) and Allyson (through October) will continue to support their respective programmatic areas within OUE. We will host a 'see you around' party for both Allyson and Kari and will send out details soon.

Please join me in congratulating them on their new endeavors and continued commitment to our students.