Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Begins

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Georgia Tech has begun a national search for its next Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The search committee, chaired by Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for Research and professor of Aerospace Engineering, includes a mix of faculty, staff, and students from across Georgia Tech, as well as external stakeholders.

“The leader of our academic enterprise plays a critical role in advancing Georgia Tech's mission by expanding access, promoting student success, supporting faculty, and strengthening the academic excellence that defines us,” said President Ángel Cabrera. “Thank you to Tim Lieuwen and the entire search committee for your thoughtful and thorough work in helping us identify our next Provost.”

The search committee welcomes applications from both external candidates and current members of the Georgia Tech community. The provost reports directly to the president and will play a pivotal role in shaping the Institute's strategic vision.

To support the effort, Georgia Tech has retained the executive search firm WittKieffer. Representatives from WittKieffer will meet with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders to gather input on the preferred qualifications and attributes of the next provost.

Several virtual town hall events will provide the opportunity for the broader Georgia Tech community to contribute to the conversation. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to participate:

Monday, June 2, 2:30-3:30pm - Open to all Georgia Tech community members. Register to participate via Zoom.

Tuesday, June 3, 1:00-2:00pm - Open to Georgia Tech Staff. Co-hosted by Georgia Tech Staff Council. Register to participate via Zoom.

Tuesday, June 3, 3:00-4:00pm - Open to all Georgia Tech faculty members. Co-hosted by faculty governance. Register to participate via Zoom.

Tuesday, June 3, 4:30-5:30pm - Open to all Georgia Tech students. Co-hosted by Georgia Tech Undergraduate and Graduate SGA. Register to participate via Zoom.

Anyone unable to attend a town hall event is welcome to share their feedback using the anonymous Community Feedback Survey. Candidate recommendations and questions are encouraged and may be directed to the WittKieffer team at GeorgiaTechProvost@wittkieffer.com.

For ongoing updates about the search, visit the Provost Search page. The position description will be posted on this site once finalized.

Writer: Kathleen Conley, Director of Executive Communications, Institute Communications

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Executive search firm WittKieffer will host June town halls to gather input from the Georgia Tech community about the provost selection process.

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The search committee, chaired by Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for Research and professor of Aerospace Engineering, includes a mix of faculty, staff, and students from across Georgia Tech, as well as external stakeholders.

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Search Begins for Inaugural Assistant Vice Provost for the Arts

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Search Begins for Inaugural Assistant Vice Provost for the Arts admin Thu, 10/05/2023 - 09:12

Georgia Tech is looking for a new leader to champion arts education and research.

Provost 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’s strategic goal of more deeply integrating the arts into education and research.

This 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.

Reporting 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.

“This 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,” said Jacobs. “Weaving arts and STEM disciplines together creates a more comprehensive and interdisciplinary learning environment, which benefits our students and society as a whole.”

Emphasizing 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’s already exploding arts and production scene.

According 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.

Among other responsibilities, the AVP-A will:

Liaise 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.
Contribute to the Institute’s Arts@Tech and Arts Square strategic planning initiative.

Facilitate student engagement in arts-based curricular and cocurricular learning experiences, encouraging creative expression and critical thinking across disciplines.
Collaborate 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.

Candidates should log in to OneUSG Connect (https://oneusgconnect.usg.edu), 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.

For more information, visit https://provost.gatech.edu/assistant-vice-provost-arts-search, or contact Susan Gilstrap (susan.gilstrap@gatech.edu).

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Georgia Tech is looking for a new leader to champion arts and education.

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