November 16, 2022
Campus Life Today will not be published Nov. 23. Publication will resume Nov. 30.
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May you have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving Break. đ
Don't miss the following in this issue:
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Housing Operations adds staff
James Tidmore joined Campus Life in October as senior customer service representative for Housing Operations. His responsibilities include overseeing the Housing Operations service desk and assisting the operations team. He served previously as assistant athletics director for communications at Clayton State University. James holds a bachelorâs degree in sports management from Huntingdon College, where he was captain of the lacrosse team. He likes to spend leisure time in Piedmont Park, watching sports, playing with his cat Stella, and serving as a basketball statistician for several local universities. His fiancĂ© is a longtime employee of Rollins School of Public Health, and the couple looks forward to sharing an occasional lunch on or near campus.
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Sharon Rabinovitz installed as Georgia Academy of Family Physicians president
Sharon R. Rabinovitz, M.D., was installed as president of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP) during the organizationâs annual meeting, which took place at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria November 10-12.
[Rabinovitz, executive director of Emory University Student Health Services (EUSHS), is a member of the Campus Life team.]
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Students get front-row seat to election-night results
The Department of Political Science and Emory Votes Initiative co-hosted an election watch party as polls closed and counts began to roll in Tuesday night. More than 150 students, faculty, and staff from across Emory attended the event in Harland Cinema.
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Student-athletes celebrate spectacular season
Emory Eagles have much to celebrate, from winning championships to hosting opening rounds of the upcoming NCAA Division III womenâs soccer tournament. Itâs not too late to catch some of the action â and itâs a great way to roll into the winter sports season.
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Menâs cross country
The Emory menâs cross country team made history on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Hampton, Georgia, by winning its
first-ever team title at the UAA Championships.
After the UAA championship, the Eagles pulled out another win, winning in a nail-biter at the
NCAA South Regional Championships in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday morning. The no. 8 ranked Eagles won the meet by a single point.
The win earns the cross country team an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 19.
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Womenâs cross country
Senior
Annika Urban won the 2022 UAA Championship, the first Emory winner since 2001. The team finished fourth out of eight teams for the second consecutive year.
This past weekend, Urban captured her second straight individual regional title to help the Eagles finish in
second place as a team at regionals, marking their 22nd consecutive year with a top-two finish in the region. The Eagles earned an at-large bid to next weekendâs NCAA Championships in Michigan.
Urban now has a shot at becoming Emoryâs first-ever cross country individual champion at the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
Women's Soccer
Womenâs soccer toppled Centre in penalty kicks to advance to Sweet 16 for the 10th time in program history and first time since 2013 that the Eagles will play in the round of 16, with Messiah University awaiting them in the next stage of the tournament.
Volleyball
For the third time in four seasons, Emoryâs
volleyball team won the UAA Championship, with a victory over Washington University in Brooklyn, New York. After winning titles back-to-back in 2018 and 2019, the Eagles are bringing home the UAA crown again.
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Oxford womenâs tennis
They've done it again: For the seventh consecutive year, the Oxford womenâs tennis team took home the
NJCAA DIII Womenâs Tennis National Championship trophyâthe eighth such title in school history.
Oxford womenâs cross country
The Oxford College womenâs cross country team finished third in the
NJCAA DIII National Championship, held in Westfield, Massachusetts. The championship was close, with just a three-point spread between first and third places. Sophomore Emily Wilhelm, who finished in the top 10, is the Region XVII runner of the year.
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Capitol Update: What you need to know after midterm elections
Read the special 2022 election edition of the Office of Government and Community Affairs newsletter, with stats on Emoryâs polling location and information about election winners. Nearly 15,000 votes were cast at Emory for the midterm elections â including 14,494 early votes. Emoryâs polling location ranked 7th among the 16 locations for the number of votes processed throughout DeKalb County. The photo above was taken on the last day of early voting.
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Emory Employee Council Newsletter, October 2022
Carol Henderson, vice provost for diversity and inclusion, spoke at the October meeting. Also in this issue: Meeting highlights; coffee and conversation with President Fenves; upcoming events; resources; about Emory Employee Council; and more.
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The Great American Smokeout: Six Reasons to Quit Smoking in November
More than 40 million Americans smoke cigarettes, despite the fact that tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death in the U.S. To help lower this number and the heightened risk for disease caused by cigarette smoking, the American Cancer Societyâs
Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 17. The event is held each year to encourage smokers to set a quit date with a community of peers and support.
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Nasty flu strain spreads faster, sickening many children and adults
This yearâs flu season ramped up early in Georgia and continues to intensify, especially among children, pushing the areaâs pediatric hospitals to their limits. An overwhelming number of the sick children have not been fully immunized. At Childrenâs Healthcare of Atlanta, soaring numbers of very sick young patients are filling emergency rooms and intensive-care units.
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