Posted by Clairmont Reserve on 11:21 AM
Reuniting with old friends and participating in Emory traditions is what everyone wants to do at Homecoming weekend. Homecoming at Emory is scheduled for this weekend, and there are tons of activities for everyone to take part in. Here are ten easy steps to help you prepare for homecoming this year.
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is almost here!
Make the most of your trip back to campus by following our 10 easy steps to help you prepare:
1.
Watch
the trailer. The official Homecoming and Reunion Weekend trailer is
sure to get you pumped for the weekend ahead. Check out what's in store.
2. Like us. Join the Emory Alumni Association on Facebook for Homecoming updates.
3. Pack your Dooley. Get ready for this year's fun photo contest, and Emory's immortal spirit Lord James Dooley will tag along.
4. Follow @emoryalumni
on Twitter. Start using the #iminhc2012 hashtag to get your fellow
alumni excited about the weekend. We'll use this throughout the weekend
for alumni to follow all the action.
5. Connect with your classmates at your reunion.
Before heading to your reunion this fall, reconnect with old friends on
your reunion Facebook group. While you're there, check out the cool
Facebook cover photo and update your Facebook profile to match.
6. Print a campus map. There are lots of changes on campus; you don't want to get lost. Don't worry the memories are still around.
7. Brush up on music by this year's Homecoming concert artist, Slightly Stoopid, and get ready to sing along.
8. Start texting. Text Homecoming to 9-9699, bookmark the mobile site
on your phone, and have the weekend schedule at your fingertips.
9. Submit a Class Note. Where have you been and what have you been up to since graduation? Post your exciting news.
10. Check out the full schedule for the weekend and register for the events you want to attend! Then pack your Emory gear (or get a free t-shirt from the Association!) and head home to campus. See you soon!
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Posted by Clairmont Reserve on 11:01 AM
The Win the Fight 5k will be held at Emory University on October 13th. The race proceeds to go the Winship Cancer Research Program of the participants choice. This is the races second year, and the race organizers are hoping to raise more awareness and money this year.
Winship's second annual Win the Fight 5K Walk/Run
will take place on Sat. Oct. 13. The course, which runs through the
Druid Hills Neighborhood, is USTF-certified and a Peachtree Road Race
qualifier. The starting line and finish line are both located at Emory
University's McDonough Field complex on Asbury Circle on the west side
of the Emory campus.
Registration
is $25. Participants can organize teams or raise funds in a variety of
ways and direct their fundraising efforts toward the Winship cancer
research program of their choice.
This year, former Georgia Bulldogs Coach Vince Dooley and his wife
Barbara will serve as Honorary Grand Marshals of the race. The Dooley's
say they want to do all they can to help win the fight against cancer.
"We want to support the research going on right here in Georgia, and
we want to do what we can to intensify the fight against a disease that
claims more than 14,000 Georgians a year," said the legendary Coach
Dooley, who was treated successfully for throat cancer five years ago.
"Georgia and its people mean a lot to Barbara and me. If we can help in
the fight against cancer in our state, then we will do that. And we
believe that the best way to help is to support the excellent research
programs under way at Winship Cancer Institute."
Vince and Barbara recently joined Winship's advisory board, saying
they want to join in the fight against cancer at Georgia's only cancer
center designated by the National Cancer Institute.
Barbara Dooley, a breast cancer survivor, said she wants to do her
part to be sure that cancer researchers receive the support needed to
improve survival rates of all cancer types.
"The level of research that occurs at Winship is world-class,"
Barbara Dooley said, "and it is the number one cancer research center in
Georgia. I can't think of a better way to win the fight against cancer
than to lend my support to the work underway at Winship."
Walter J. Curran, Jr., executive director of Winship, said he is thrilled that the Dooleys are joining the Winship team.
"I attended medical school here in Georgia when Coach Dooley was
leading the Georgia Bulldogs to a National Championship, and I always
admired him not only for his coaching ability but also for his
leadership," said Curran, a former high school track coach. "I never
dreamed that one day he'd be on my team. Coach Dooley has long stood out
as a leader with a keen mind and a big heart, and he certainly
understands the importance of cancer research."
Late-comers can register the morning of the race beginning at 7 a.m.
Starting time is 8:30 a.m. Ample parking is available at no charge in
the Peavine Parking Deck on campus.
For more information see
Emory University.
Posted by Clairmont Reserve on 11:01 AM
In Emory's nine schools, there are many new and upcoming projects and classes occuring this year. From the arts and sciences to theology there are new developments everywhere around campus. Keep reading to learn what are some new developments in your area.
Candler School of Theology
Incoming class: Candler welcomes 190 incoming
students from six countries and 27 states. They represent 30 Christian
denominations, and one-third of the incoming U.S. students report
non-white ethnicity.
New programs: Candler's newest joint degrees are in
bioethics (MTS/MA) and development practice (MDiv/MDP). Candler and The
General Theological Seminary launch a joint continuing education program
in peacebuilding and conflict transformation Jan. 9-12, 2013, at the
Desmond Tutu Center in New York.
Upcoming: Christian activist and author Shane
Claiborne comes to campus on Oct. 23 to present "Jesus for President," a
talk designed to spark the Christian political imagination.
New faculty and leadership: Jehu Hanciles, D.W. and
Ruth Brooks Associate Professor of World Christianity; Susan E. Hylen,
associate research professor of New Testament; and Ted A. Smith,
assistant professor of preaching and ethics. The Rt. Rev. Keith
Whitmore, assistant bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, will
serve as interim director of the Episcopal Studies program.
Emory College of Arts & Sciences
Incoming class: The Class of 2016 is diverse
racially, ethnically and geographically. They will be joined this fall
by 28 new faculty members in 18 disciplines.
New programs: The new Institute for Quantitative
Theory and Methods (QuanTM) offers courses, undergraduate fellowships,
workshops, a help desk and a speaker series as part of its vision to
build stronger quantitative scholars and enhance interdisciplinary
studies at Emory. The new Center for the Study of Human Health will have
teachers and researchers from across disciplines and departments to
expand health knowledge in a variety of courses and programs.
Noteworthy course: A joint Oxford-Emory course on Shakespeare is taught partly by Skype link with English actors
and scholars in the U.K.
Goizueta Business School
Incoming class: Goizueta's Full-Time MBA Class of
2014, made up of 152 students, has an average of five years' work
experience and is comprised of 38 percent international students, 24
percent women and 13 percent minorities. Nine military veterans in the
group represent the Army, Marine Corps and Navy. Ten will pursue joint
degrees.
New faculty: Vic V. Anand, assistant professor of accounting; David A.Schweidel, associate professor of marketing.
Laney Graduate School
Incoming class: The Laney Graduate School's 383
new students bring the total student population to over 1,900.
Ninety-two percent of the students are pursuing a Ph.D.
New program: The Program for Scholarly Integrity
(PSI) will comprehensively educate doctoral students in the ethical
pursuit of scholarly research. Training will take place in
interdisciplinary forums and in the student's graduate program. PSI will
be required for doctoral students in the biological/biomedical and
natural sciences entering the school this fall and for doctoral students
in the humanities and social sciences entering beginning fall 2013.
New leadership: Cora MacBeth, assistant dean for
student affairs.
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Incoming class: The 209 new students represent 18
states and 11 countries and range in age from 18 to 54. Thirty-seven
percent are from underrepresented ethnic groups and 22 students are
males. Approximately 38 percent hold bachelor's degrees in other
disciplines.
Upcoming: The nursing school will kick off the
school year with its second annual fall convocation with a keynote
speech from paralympic triathlete, Trish Downing, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m.
New faculty: Angela Amar, acting associate
professor; Hope Bussenius, clinical assistant professor; Elizabeth
Corwin, professor of nursing; Ying Guo, assistant professor; Bonnie
Jennings, professor of nursing; Mary Lambert, clinical associate
professor; Terri Marin, research assistant professor; Kathryn Moore,
clinical associate professor; Lisa Muirhead, clinical assistant
professor; Imelda Reyes, clinical assistant professor; Bryan Williams,
research associate professor; Phyllis Wright, clinical assistant
professor; and Katherine Yeager, research assistant professor.
Oxford College
Incoming class: Approximately 470, drawn from a
record number of applications, make up Oxford's entering class, bringing
total enrollment to approximately 900.
New deans and faculty: New deans: Ken Anderson, dean
for academic affairs; Meggan Arp, associate dean for academic affairs;
and Adam Meyer, assistant dean for development and alumni relations.
New faculty: David Marshall Miller, philosophy;
Annette W. Neuman, chemistry; Kevin A. Quarmby, English; and Helena
Talaya-Manso, Spanish, all assistant professors.
New and improved facilities: The quad is now
pedestrians-only. The renovation of Language Hall (1874) and Williams
Hall (1907) is expected to be complete in January. A new library is
under construction to open in fall 2013.
New direction: Oxford begins a three-year emphasis
on sustainability in its curriculum and other aspects of college life,
using the slogan "A Life in Balance." The Center for Healthful Living
will coordinate all aspects of wellness across academic and campus life.
Rollins School of Public Health
Incoming class: The new class is comprised of 455
Master of Public Health students, 32 PhD students and 11 Humphrey
Fellows. The MPH class has 55 students in the distance-learning program
and 25 students in dual-degree programs. It also includes 34 returned
Peace Corps Volunteers, nearly twice the number as last year.
New faculty: Nineteen faculty members joined the school.
Faculty promotions: Hannah Cooper to associate
professor of behavioral sciences and health education (with tenure);
Delia Lang to associate professor of behavioral sciences and health
education; Qu Long to associate professor of biostatistics and
bioinformatics (with tenure); Limin Peng to associate professor of
biostatistics and bioinformatics (with tenure); and Aryeh Stein to
professor of global health. Gary Miller was named Asa Griggs Candler
Chair of Environmental Health, and Kathryn Yount was named Asa Griggs
Candler Chair of Global Health.
New course: A Certificate in Maternal and Child
Health is now available to MPH/MSPH students in any academic department
at Rollins. The program will equip students for positions in public
health organizations serving women, infants and children.
School of Law
Incoming class: For its four degree programs, Emory
Law is welcoming more than 300 students from 36 states, four countries,
and 118 undergraduate institutions. The inaugural class of the new Juris
Master degree program for professionals arrives this fall, with
applications accepted for spring semester through Oct. 15.
New faculty: Mary Dudziak, a leading scholar of
constitutional and legal history, will serve as director of the new
Project on War and Security in Law, Culture and Society. Other
appointments include Rafael Pardo, an expert in bankruptcy and
commercial law whose work has been cited widely by the federal courts;
and Sue Payne, co-director of the Center for Transactional Law and
Practice.
Upcoming: The 9th Annual Emory Public Interest
Committee conference, "And Justice For All? Criminal Justice in the
South," will be on Oct. 13. Stephen B. Bright of the Southern Center for
Human Rights is the keynote speaker. On Oct. 22, Yale professor John
Fabian Witt will speak on "Sherman at Atlanta: The Moral Structure of
the Laws of War."
School of Medicine
Incoming class: From 6,605 applications, 139
students are in the first-year class. The diverse first-year class of 72
males and 67 females represents 13 foreign countries and 62
undergraduate institutions, the most popular of which are Emory,
University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Duke University and Washington
University. Ten first-year students have been admitted to the MD/PhD
Program.
New leadership: A national search continues to find a successor for dean Thomas J. Lawley, who will step down, effective Sept. 15.
New programs: The School of Medicine has launched a new degree program, a Master of Medical Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling.
New facilities: Construction continues on Emory's
and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's new health sciences research
building, which will accommodate 65 lead researchers and their teams.
The building on Haygood Road will include a two-story bridge to connect
it to the Emory-Children's center. Completion is expected in 2013.
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For more information see
Emory.