Feature Stories
Campus Life Today: Center for Women gives Emory women space to grow, learn, thrive
April 7, 2020
In March, during Women's History Month, the Center for Women at Emory recognized a group of Emory seniors as 50 Graduating Women of Excellence, one of many initiatives that the center conducts to elevate the voices of more than half of the university community.
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Emory senior comes out of “retirement” to win coveted debate title
February 20, 2020
Cozad snagged an award for the top U.S. debater at the What We Owe to Each Other tournament in Bogota last October. Months later, he’s happy to have been able to successfully represent his university and country.
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Linh Nguyen: 2019 Region Coach of the Year
January 23, 2020
The Emory Eagles’ newest head coach was named NCAA Division III South/Southeast Region Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year for 2019 after leading the men's team to three first-place performances.
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Jennifer McDowell: 2019 National Coach of the Year
January 23, 2020
Emory’s longest serving head coach was named 2019 USMC/AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Jenny McDowell, who captured her first AVCA National Coach of the Year honor in 2008, has been recognized by the AVCA as Regional Coach of the Year on eight occasions.
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What happens “Behind Closed Doors” at Emory?
December 11, 2019
Matthew Nails can tell you. The sophomore biology and theater studies major serves as student staff in a residence hall. He’s seen Behind Closed Doors – and now he’s talking about it.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Megan Pendleton reviews progress toward transgender justice at Emory
December 11, 2019
Remarks delivered by Megan Pendleton, assistant director of the Office of LGBT Life, Nov. 19, at Emory’s celebration of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20.
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A short history of 150 years of Greek life at Emory
November 14, 2019
Chapters of national fraternities have been part of the Emory community for 150 years. Prior to that, mystical societies were alternately allowed and banned by the then-all-male Emory College since its chartering in 1836.
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Greek life at Emory: For some, it's a family affair
November 14, 2019
Many people who belong to a fraternity or sorority say that their affiliation with a Greek letter organization is an important part of college life. In these families, Greek life at Emory is shared between siblings and across the generations.
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Emory's Graduation Generation program prepares students for options beyond high school
October 17, 2019
During the 2018-2019 academic year, Graduation Generation served 4,120 students at five elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. Nearly 180 Emory students and 50 faculty and staff worked with three dozen community partners to deliver a variety of educational programming.
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Graduation Generation honors Jones Elementary with mural of namesake
October 17, 2019
A mural of Mary Agnes Boswell Jones, the first African American superintendent in Atlanta Public School System and first woman president of the Georgia Teachers and Education Association, was unveiled at the elementary school named for her.
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New Parent and Family Experience portal to unveil this fall
September 19, 2019
The vision was a one-stop shop that affords parents easy access to information that helps them partner more closely with the university to enhance support for Emory students.
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Emory investments sustain a robust living and learning environment for sororities and fraternities
September 19, 2019
Emory investments in housing, staffing, and programming sustain a robust living and learning environment for sororities and fraternities.
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Students spoke, Emory listened, and the result is a range of change
August 22, 2019
Student feedback from various sources is reflected this fall in a range of innovations and other enhancements in a number of areas around campus.
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Coping with failure: F#ckupNights at Emory help students become more resilient
August 22, 2019
F#ckupNights at Emory will feature professors from the university's business and nursing schools and Emory and Oxford colleges, in addition to the debate team coach. Their stories will be interspersed with roundtable discussions with students about resiliency and turning setbacks into opportunities for growth.
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Emory x Me elevates student voices through student stories
July 24, 2019
Early last spring, Emory students participating in a student-led research project told Campus Life they would like for social media to deliver more stories about their peers.
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2019 Brittain Award recipient Klamath Henry
May 7, 2019
During her studies at Emory, Klamath Henry has engaged with Campus Life in a range of roles. In a recent communication with ECL Connections, she discussed those affiliations and their impact on her Emory experience.
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2019 Eminence Award recipients
May 7, 2019
The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life sponsored its annual Sorority and Fraternity Life Eminence Awards Ceremony, April 16, in the Cox Hall Ballroom. This is a list of the awards and recipients.
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Sorority and Fraternity Life Eminence Awards
May 7, 2019
At last month's Sorority and Fraternity Life Eminence Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the Campus Life Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL), 10 individuals and eight sorority and fraternity chapters were recognized.
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Emory's Barkley Forum debaters excel in Lafayette Debates
May 7, 2019
Emory debaters will spend a portion of their summer vacation on a study tour in Paris thanks to their recent success at the prestigious 2019 Lafayette Debates U.S. National Championships.
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Emory's Denim Day, April 17
April 9, 2019
Emory participates in annual Denim Day event support victims of sexual assault and violence.
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OSFL: Advising with a purpose
April 9, 2019
This year, OSFL and the sorority and fraternity leaders are working on a shared goal to strengthen collaboration among the Greek letter organizations.
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Emory Community Police Academy
April 9, 2019
The Emory Police Department's Community Policing Academy recently graduated its third class of participants interested in learning more about EPD and the officers that serve and protect the Emory community.
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Clifton Tower residence hall to reopen this fall
March 13, 2019
Today, Clifton Tower is back in demand. The modernized facility will have 146 beds and blend the best features of residence hall and apartment-style living.
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Emory's Social Justice Innovation Institute
March 13, 2019
The institute's primary goal is to get participants to think about their own social networks and those of their students. Social networks are where creativity flows and innovation occurs.
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LGBT Life: Engaging students with faculty and staff beyond the classroom
February 13, 2019
LGBT Life, a unit of Campus Life, is building on its success to date to expand its role as a campus hub of support for the population that it primarily serves.
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ECL Connections reader survey provides helpful feedback
February 13, 2019
The eight-item fall 2018 survey was offered to approximately 335 Campus Life staff members, with 51 (15 percent) responding. Readers offered helpful feedback about what they like and how the newsletter can be improved.
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CAPS' Helpline volunteers: Emory's unknown, unsung student heroes
February 13, 2019
Every day that classes are in session, from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Monday through Sunday, an unknown group of undergraduate students convenes at an unknown location on campus to take calls on the Emory Helpline, a service managed by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), a Campus Life organization.
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CAPS celebrates 40th Anniversary
February 13, 2019
On February 15, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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Locker Room Talks help Eagles to Fly Higher
January 22, 2019
The Emory Athletics Integrity Initiative and its social media hashtag #flyhigher reflect a new culture and definition of success based on ethical standards that more formally emphasize the importance of integrity and doing things the right way -- while also engaging coaches and staff.
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Celebrating Greek Life at Emory
January 22, 2019
Greek letter organizations at Emory will celebrate two milestone anniversaries in 2019: the 150th anniversary of fraternities and the 60th anniversary of sororities on campus.
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Emory faculty and Campus Life staff partnerships serve students
December 18, 2018
A November panel discussion focused on partnerships between Academic Affairs and Campus Life, with the goal of offering insights for additional faculty-staff engagement initiatives.
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One Emory in Campus Life: New AVP Yarbrough is expanding faculty and academic engagement
December 18, 2018
Dona Yarbrough, recently appointed assistant VP of Campus Life, spoke recently with ECL Connections about faculty and academic engagement and how these responsibilities relate to the new One Emory Strategic Framework.
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Arles and Dzurik Highlight Emory Volleyball All-America Honorees
November 13, 2018
Four members of the Emory volleyball program have been recognized for their outstanding play, culminating with recognition on the 2018 Division III All-America Team. Saunders, who was named the UAA's Most Valuable Player, is second on the squad and 13th in the league with an average of 2.71 kills per set.
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Emory Votes: Shuttling to vote with Emory!
November 7, 2018
On Election Day, Emory helped dozens of students become 2018 Georgia voters with a special shuttle bus route that made the rounds to polling places near the Druid Hills Campus. Click below for Emory Votes 2018: Slide Show images.
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Encouraging student-faculty engagement: Let's Do Lunch @ the DUCling!
November 7, 2018
Emory is piloting a new initiative this fall that uses mealtimes to foster increased engagement between faculty members and undergraduate students. Let's Do Lunch @ the DUCling! ¿ an initiative of the Emory Undergraduate Project (EmoryUP) and Campus Life
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Parent and Family Programs: Building community at Emory
November 7, 2018
Approximately 1,000 parents and other family members were among the estimated 2,500 alumni and..."Reaching out to and engaging the parents of 15,000 Emory students is a challenging task," said Bridget Guernsey Riordan, assistant vice president of Campus Life Alumni Relations, and Parent and Family Programs.
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Emory Votes 2018
November 5, 2018
On Election Day, the Emory Votes initiative - a partnership of administration, faculty, staff, and student government organizations... What: Emory Votes shuttle bus transportation to polling places... When: Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polling places open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Shuttle routes operate from 6:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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