Dean's Weekly Update — November 29, 2023

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean's Weekly Update

November 29, 2023

Georgia Tech to Help Develop State's First Climate Action Plan

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Georgia Tech researchers have spent years diving deep into climate solutions for Georgia. Now, the state Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division has tapped them to help develop the state’s first climate action plan.

Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing Selected to Join the International Women's Forum, Georgia Chapter

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Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, was named a member of the International Women's Forum, Georgia chapter. The IWF is a global network of women dedicated to advancing women's leadership and championing equality.

School of Economics Ph.D. student Roshani Bulkunde and Shatakshee Dhondge, associate professor and associate dean, present a poster on multidimensional economic hardship during the conference.

Ivan Allen College Brings Growing Expertise to Health Systems Conference

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts showed off its growing expertise in health economics and policy at the recent Health Systems: The Next Generation 2023 conference organized by the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems.

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Omar Asensio Talks About New Fellowship at Harvard

Associate Professor Omar Asensio in the School of Public Policy was awarded a Business in Global Society (BiGS) Visiting Fellowship at Harvard Business School, where he was interviewed about his research, his plans for the fellowship, and other topics.

Klemis Kitchen Food Drive

Klemis Kitchen is Georgia Tech's on-campus food pantry for students who are food under-resourced. This vital resource allows those students to focus on their studies without the constant concern of food insecurity. Currently, around 300 students use our locations.

We can always use shelf-stable food items such as breakfast foods, protein bars, pasta and pasta sauce, peanut butter and jelly, canned chicken or tuna, microwaveable macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, and canned vegetables.

Food drive donation drop boxes are located in the Savant Building (Dean's Office), the Habersham Building (INTA), and at 151 6th Street, Suite 136 (ROTC Army).

Buzz Around IAC

John Lyon, Charles Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair, professor, and chair of the School of Modern Languages, will participate in a virtual roundtable sponsored by The German Quarterly on "German Now: Charting Future Directions for the Field" on Nov. 30.

The Reimagining U.S. Global Leadership speaker series, co-hosted by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, received a Best of District III Award from the Council for Advancement & Support of Education.

Brian Y. An, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, published an article in The Conversation titled "I Studied 1 Million Home Sales in Metro Atlanta and Found That Black Families Are Being Squeezed out of Homeownership by Corporate Investors."

The Atlanta Regional Commission recently presented Joe Bankoff, professor of the practice and former chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, with the Harry West Visionary Leadership Award. The award recognizes those who "exemplify outstanding community service, inspired leadership, and commitment to the Atlanta region."

Tibor Besedes, the Mary S. and Richard B. Inman, Jr. Professor in the School of Economics, recently helped organize the 30th annual Empirical Investigations in International Trade Conference at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.