Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Celebrate winter holidays across Emory
The Emory community will celebrate holidays in the coming weeks with musical programs, conversations and special religious services. All events are open to the public, and most are free. |
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Faculty, Staff Appreciation Week at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Dec. 4-8
Get an additional 10% off your purchase, Dec. 4 – 8. Visit the campus bookstore at 1380 Oxford Road. Discount valid on in-store purchases only. |
Nominate a transfer student for SILT's first Transfer Students Advisory Board
Do you know transfer students who are passionate about their transition to Emory? Student Involvement, Leadership and Transitions (SILT) is creating the first-ever Transfer Advisory Board and needs your help to get the word out to students. Please use this form to nominate transfer students, and SILT will reach out to them to apply. The deadline for staff to nominate students is Friday, Dec 8. The deadline for students to submit their own applications, following directions on the flyer above, is Monday, Dec 11. Send questions to Kai Mitha at kmitha@emory.edu.
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Professional headshots
Courtesy of Emory Latinx Employee Resource Network. Open to all Emory faculty and staff. First come, first serve. Register here. Thursday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Randall Rollins Building, 4th Floor, 1516 Clifton Road, NE.
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Did you have your headshot taken with Campus Life in August?
Great news! You are finally able to view your photos here. Photos are sorted by your ELT member and department. After reviewing your photos, please use this form to share your final selection with the ECL Communications team. We thank you for your patience!
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Campus Life Technology Services update
On December 18, Campus Life will begin auto-migrating all computers on Windows 10 to Windows 11 through the monthly Windows security update. The upgrade will include enhancements to the user experience and the overall visual design. Many computers will be eligible on this date and upgrade automatically after a short reboot. Some will upgrade later in December and may need some additional fine-tuning. If your Windows 10 computer does not automatically upgrade to Windows 11, Campus Life Technology Services (CLTS) will reach out to you in the months ahead. If you have questions or concerns, please let CLTS know.
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Housing Ops welcomes new colleagues Fischer and Laird
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Songeui "Jessica" Fisher (she/her) is the new assistant director of conference services, reporting to Sherry Ebrahimi, Campus Life's director of conference services and housing administration. Fisher coordinates conference programs, including managing billing and supervising conference managers, assistants, and student interns. Her most recent previous position was assistant director of housekeeping with Four Seasons Hotel and Resort, managing operations, labor, and guest experience for properties in St. Louis and Atlanta. Fisher also served as an admissions coordinator at a private boarding school in Virginia. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music at Griffith University in Australia before performing with symphony and opera orchestras in Germany. Fisher enjoys learning new languages, speaks Korean, English and German, and is studying Spanish. She and her husband enjoy hiking and camping when they are not snuggled up in a blanket at home with a good book and their two kitties. You can welcome Jessica at songeui.fisher@emory.edu.
Nicole "Nikki" Laird (she/hers), PhD, joins the Housing Operations team as director of housing occupancy and assignments, reporting to Elaine Turner, senior director |of Housing Operations. In that role, Laird will partner with other Campus Life offices and other university organizations to provide project- and systems-driven leadership to advance Housing Operation’s strategic focus. Laird has served in student affairs with Salem College, University of Georgia, University of California, Santa Barbara, and most recently Henderson State University. She brings experience in student leadership, student housing operations, facilities management, service learning, volunteer management and crisis intervention. Laird has led housing departments at small institutions, where she was responsible for all aspects of marketing on-campus housing, managing assignments, and projecting and maintaining on-campus occupancy. She enjoys knitting, live music, and all things pop culture. You can extend a welcome to Nikki at nikki.laird@emory.edu.
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Dona Yarbrough joins Auburn U
After 15 years with Emory, Dona Yarbrough is accepting a position as Auburn University’s first associate ombudsperson, effective Jan. 1. Yarbrough served Emory most recently as special assistant to the dean of Laney Graduate School. For more than a decade prior to that role, she held vital leadership positions with the Office of the Provost and with Campus Life.
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Yarbrough joined Emory in 2008 as director of the Center for Women. As associate vice provost and later as special assistant to the provost, she chaired the university’s Advisory Council on Community and Diversity. As Campus Life’s student ombudsperson and senior associate dean and later as assistant vice president for Belonging and Community Justice, Yarbrough chaired the university-wide Commission on Racial and Social Justice. Leading Campus Life community engagement, she informed the design of the Belonging and Community Justice space in Cox Hall. You can wish Dona farewell at dyarbr3@emory.edu. Read Auburn's announcement.
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Participate in inaugural Racial Healing Circle, December 7
The Emory University community is invited to participate in the first virtual Racial Healing Circle, hosted by the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Initiative. A Racial Healing Circle is an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to come together and establish connections through their shared humanity. It is a place where your story is seen, heard, and valued. For more information, click here or view video (2:17). The program is virtual, Thursday, December 7, at 1 p.m. Register here.
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Online curriculum: Certification in fundamentals of neurodiversity
Florida State University launched a new online curriculum for professional certification in the Fundamentals of Neurodiversity. Through the lens of neurodiversity, this rigorous curriculum informs multidisciplinary professionals and policymakers about individual and systemic factors impacting resilience and wellbeing. Funding will be provided for staff selected to participate. Learn more about the course. Apply for the Campus Life cohort by Monday, December 18. Email questions to Venus Miller at clde@emory.edu.
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Emory PhD students vote in favor of union representation
After tallying election ballots to decide whether eligible Emory PhD students would be represented by the Workers United Southern Regional Joint Board, the National Labor Relations Board announced that the overall vote was in favor of unionization. |
Mark your calendars: Friday Night Basketball begins Jan. 19
All Eagles are needed in attendance as Emory's nationally ranked men's basketball team takes on nationally ranked Case Western Reserve University. The event includes a food truck, beer garden, and tailgate games, which begin at 4:30 p.m. Women's basketball game begins at 5:30 and men's at 7:30. Free t-shirts, Delta gift card raffle, live DJ, halftime performances and contests, and more. Woodruff PE Center, 26 Eagle Row. To learn more, visit the Hub. If your student group is interested in partnering, email csbrya3@emory.edu.
Emory Athletics games are free and open to the public. Go Eagles! |
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Update: Office of Government and Community, November 30 Learn about Emory's legislative and community efforts from the Office of Government and Community Affairs newsletter, including an update on FY 2024 appropriations, a congressional reception on Capitol Hill, a special session at the state capitol, and Swoop’s appearance at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. |
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Exposing the Exposome
Researchers in Rollins School of Public Health use exposure science to learn how our environments influence our health — and why the effects can vary so widely among different people and places, especially in Atlanta and across the South. |
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If you have submissions or other suggestions for this newsletter, please email us at: jbbrown@emory.edu. |
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