February 17, 2021 COVID-19 Community Update: Thursday, Feb. 18 Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., President Fenves will host a live town hall updating Emory’s coronavirus response. He will be joined by: Amir St. Clair, associate vice president and executive director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery; Monique Smith, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, and a Grady Memorial Hospital emergency physician; and Allison Chamberlain, research associate professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health. A recording will be posted on the Emory Forward website. To submit a question for consideration during the town hall, use this Google form. Questions not answered during the town hall will inform updates to COVID-19 FAQs. Zoom info: https://emory.zoom.us/j/92489707549
COVID-19 Testing and Compliance Update: Feb. 11 Who will be included in the state’s 1B category for vaccination? Is one vaccine preferable to another? Amir St. Clair, associate vice president and executive director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery, addresses these and other concerns. Read entire message here.
Emory Alumni Board Leadership Scholarship nominations due Feb. 20 EAB awards the scholarship annually to at least one full-time undergraduate and one full-time graduate student doing their part to improve the community. Selection is based on merit; financial aid will be strongly considered. Click here for more information and to apply.
This online event, hosted by Emory Libraries, will celebrate Black History Month and the growth of the Rose Library’s African American collections into one of the premier collections of its kind. The event will also explore future plans for the archive and introduce the new Rose Library curator of African American collections, Clinton Fluker. Scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. For more information and to register, click here.
Marion Luther Brittain Award 2021 nominations deadline, March 1 The Brittain Award, the highest given to Emory students, recognizes meritorious service to the university community. Fall 2020 and spring 2021 graduates are eligible for this year’s honor. For more information or to submit nominations, click here. Nominations may also be sent directly to Sandra Edwards at sandra.edwards@emory.edu.
Emory Athletics: Senior Spotlight Conversations with student athletes: Michelle Rosenblum, a member of the track and field squad, is a New York state native majoring in psychology with plans to join Teach for America following graduation. Molly Weiss, a business major who has been playing basketball since third grade, enjoys hanging out with teammates and trying new restaurants in metro Atlanta. If you have suggestions for topics for this newsletter, please email us at: ecleditorial@emory.edu. |