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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The search committee charged with identifying Georgia Tech’s first Vice President for Institute Diversity has narrowed its list of candidates to three finalists. The third and final of these is Archie Ervin, who is scheduled for a two-day campus visit and will deliver a public presentation during this open forum.
Archie W. Ervin, Associate Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In his current role at Chapel Hill, Ervin works with all academic deans and other senior administrative staff to address the university’s diversity goals and priorities. He also serves as director of the Office for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, which has responsibilities for recruitment and outreach programs to enhance diversity and inclusion, multicultural educational programs, diversity assessment, consultation, and education for faculty, staff, and student communities. He chaired a task force on diversity whose findings were used to draft Chapel Hill’s first university-wide diversity action plan. Ervin earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from Appalachian State University, and a PhD in educational organizations and policy studies from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill.
