Culture Survey
The Institute is soliciting feedback on how well we are demonstrating the behaviors and practices set forth by our stated values. By completing this survey, you will help us identify the areas within our culture where we are succeeding as well as where there are opportunities for improvement. We appreciate your perspectives.
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Share the L.O.V.E.
The Living Our Values Every Day (L.O.V.E. GT) campaign advances the values that are central to the Georgia Tech strategic plan, which drives us to increase the impact we have in the world – through ambitious goals and bold actions. To reach our goals, our community's actions must be firmly grounded in our shared values, including behaviors, practices, policies, processes, and rewards that demonstrate our commitment to Georgia Tech:
- Students are our top priority.
- We strive for excellence.
- We thrive on diversity.
- We celebrate collaboration.
- We champion innovation.
- We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
- We nurture the well-being of our community.
- We act ethically.
- We are responsible stewards.
The L.OV.E. GT working group, with the help of the campus community, is identifying practices and examples of how we should live our values every day in order to help us focus on our shared mission and achieve the goals envisioned through the Georgia Tech strategic plan.
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Our values are foundational in everything we do.
“The mission and the values are not just words on paper. They describe who we are and who we aspire to be every day.” — President Ángel Cabrera
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Communicating Our Progress
December 2021: Survey Underway to Assess Georgia Tech Culture
As a continuation of Georgia Tech’s focus on Living Our Values Every Day (L.O.V.E. GT), the Institute is soliciting feedback from faculty and staff on how well we are demonstrating the behaviors and practices set forth by our stated values. Students will be surveyed in January.
For more information, read Survey Underway to Assess Georgia Tech Culture.
April 2021: Share the L.O.V.E.
Georgia Tech continues to advance our strategic values through a program called L.O.V.E. GT. In the coming weeks, members of the working group will be reaching out to the campus community to talk about incorporating those values into our work.
For more information, read Share the L.O.V.E. Across Campus.
Campaign Launch: Georgia Tech Brings Values to Everyday Life
Last fall, Georgia Tech introduced a 10-year strategic plan, grounded in a new mission statement and nine strategic values. For the new year, Georgia Tech will seek to advance our values with a new campaign called Living Our Values Every Day (L.O.V.E. GT).
For more information, read Georgia Tech Brings Values to Everyday Life.
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Project Team
Working Group
Byron Fitch, Strategic Consulting, Lead/Project Manager
Michelle Thackray, Strategic Consulting, Lead/Project Manager
Samuel Ellis, Undergraduate SGA
LaTrese Ferguson, Workplace Learning and Professional Development
Quinae Ford, Staff Council
Ivy Gardner, Employee Relations
Gary LaRue, GTRI
Jay McKinney, Graduate SGA
Laura Pusateri, Employee Engagement
Victor Rogers, Institute Communications
Kyla Ross, Office of the Provost
Kalie Sclafani, Alumni Association
Kara Tucker, Ethics and Compliance
Tamara Wilder, Institute Communications
Nazia Zakir, Facilities Management
Executive Steering Committee
Frank Neville, Office of the President
Sonia Alvarez-Robinson, Strategic Consulting
Pearl Alexander, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Kelly Fox, Administration and Finance
Kim Harrington, Human Resources
Renee Kopkowski, Institute Communications
Ling-Ling Nie, Office of the General Counsel
Key Partners
Faculty Executive Board
Student Government
Staff Council
Others to be identified
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Engagement Opportunities
May 27
10 a.m. – noon
Leading Our Values Every Day: Leading Congruently Part 1
Workshop to engage leaders in an interactive experience to reflect and prepare to live and lead our values every day.
Register at tinyurl.com/7kj66nvb.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Staff Council: Safety First
Georgia Tech staff members are invited to receive free PPE supplies at Harrison Square and Tech Green and hear more about how we can incorporate Institute values every day.
May 26
Noon – 2 p.m.
Leading Our Values Every Day: Leading Congruently Part 1
Workshop to engage leaders in an interactive experience to reflect and prepare to live and lead our values every day.
Register at tinyurl.com/7kj66nvb.
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Tracking Our Progress
- Percentage of employees and students who are aware of the Georgia Tech values.
- Percentage of leaders who have values-based goals developed for the calendar year.
- Increased understanding of the contextual meaning of the values (metrics to be determined based on culture/values assessment results).
- Number of employees who actively engage in interactive discussions and events for the L.O.V.E. GT engagements.
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