Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 9 - January 10, 2024 | |
Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, January 15, 2024 | |
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Colm Mulcahy
Professor of Mathematics
Spelman College
Monday, January 15, 2024
11:30-1:00
"Mathemagic with a Deck of Cards"
Dr. Mulcahy will show everyone how to perform several entertaining and fun effects with a deck of cards, based on mathematical principles. No prior knowledge or sleight-of-hand ability will be assumed.
NOTE: Attending this lecture in-person will be more entertaining than on the Zoom screen.
About Colm Mulcahy:
Colm Mulcahy taught mathematics at Spelman College in Atlanta from 1988 till 2020. He is currently the Chair of the Gathering 4 Gardner (G4G) nonprofit Foundation, which stimulates curiosity and the playful exchange of ideas and critical thinking in recreational math, magic, science, literature, and puzzles to preserve and extend the legacy of writer and polymath Gardner.
Colm has blogged for the Mathematical Association of America, The Huffington Post, Scientific American, and (aperiodically) for The Aperiodical; and his puzzles and writings have been featured in The New York Times and The Guardian.
For 10 years he authored Card Colm, a regular column about mathematics and magic–especially card magic–for the Mathematical Association of America. Much of this work in this arena is collected in his book Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects (CRC Press). He currently serves as editor for the AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series.
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, January 29, 2024 | |
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Gary Hauk
Emory University Historian
Monday, January 29, 2024
11:30-1:00
"From John Wesley to the Dalai Lama: Emory's Religious Pilgrimage and What It Means for a Modern Research University"
Founded as a Methodist college and later rechartered as a Southern Methodist university with generous funding from Asa Candler for the sake of “Christian education,” Emory nevertheless opened its doors early to students and faculty of other faiths. Two Jewish professors were hired in the 1880s, and the first Jewish student enrolled in 1916. By the end of the twentieth century, the student body reflected the religious diversity of the nation, and Emory soon would gain international attention as the only university with the Dalai Lama formally a member of the faculty. Despite Emory’s ascendance as a research university with renowned programs in medicine, public health, and the sciences, religion retains a prominent place at Emory. Why is this so, and what are the implications?
About Gary Hauk:
A writer, editor, ethicist, and historian, Gary Hauk served in the President’s Office of Emory University for more than thirty years, working with four Emory presidents as vice president and secretary of the University and later as deputy and then senior adviser to the president. He has taught freshman English, ethics, and the history of Emory. In 2015, after serving as the unofficial historian of Emory for many years, he was named the first official historian of the University. His most recent book, Emory as Place: Meaning in a University Landscape (University of Georgia Press), blends personal memoir, history, and archival photography.
Gary earned his PhD in religion from the Laney Graduate School at Emory and holds BA and MA degrees in English from Lehigh University and a divinity degree from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Since retiring from Emory in January 2020, he has continued to work as a freelance editor and writer and is past chair of the board of the Georgia Humanities Council. He speaks frequently to Emory alumni groups, students, and faculty and is an occasional guest preacher at Episcopal churches in Atlanta.
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The Emeritus College in-person Holiday Party on December 18, 2023 was well received and attended by new and old Emeritus members. Good food, wine, and wonderful conversation was enjoyed by all.
We are hoping to include more in-person social events to our programming for 2024 so be sure to keep an eye out for announcements and information!
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Volunteer Opportunity -- MedShare | |
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Volunteer spots still available for MedShare!
The Emeritus College Volunteer Group will be meeting the second Tuesday of every month in 2024. If you are interested in being part of the group, please use the registration link below or contact Jane Mashburn at jmashbu@emory.edu.
Emeritus College MedShare Registration
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Emeritus Spring Activity Opportunity | |
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Join in the excitement of D12 this spring!
It's not just a dinner - it's a dynamic gathering where alumni, faculty, and staff join small groups of students for vibrant conversations in a warm friendly setting. Immerse yourself in networking opportunities, give real insights into life after college, and experience meaningful connections with Emory's next generation of leaders. D12 is as thrilling for hosts as it is for students, and we're all about amplifying the excitement. Co-host with classmates, colleagues, friends, or a spouse/partner to make it an unforgettable experience!
Please note: This event is local to the Atlanta and Oxford areas. If you have any questions about D12, please get in touch with Theodore Ross at trross2@emory.edu
Would you be interested in Hosting a Dinner with 12 Strangers? Click here to learn more.
From Emeritus member Joyce Flueckiger:
I encourage many of us to offer to host "Dinner with 12 Strangers" as an opportunity to engage with current Emory students. I speak from experience. Last spring a former student (from 20 years ago!) hosted such a dinner, inviting three of her former professors (two of us emerit) and the rest "strangers." It was a lively evening of unexpected connections and shared interests and the room buzzed.
For example, one of the students was applying for (and subsequently received) a Fulbright to Thailand and was filled with questions about how to enter a community as a "stranger" and ways to approach issues of international public health. I sent him a copy of my book about a Muslim female healer in India, and we sent several emails back and forth. It was an occasion to mentor several students and to be enlivened by their energy. There is an option to cohost, and if dates work out, I plan to host a dinner and would love a cohost in springtime.
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Ron Gould
Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus
Another paper published!
Chorded pancyclicity with distance two degree condition and doubly
chorded pancyclicity, M. Cream, R. J. Gould, and K. Hirohata.
Australasian Journal of Combinatorics Vol. 88(1) (2024), pp 97--108.
Denise Raynor
Professor Emerita of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Denise has recently signed with Running Wild/RIZE to publish her novel tentatively titled Buffalo in A Snowstorm. The story, based on her experiences practicing in rural North Carolina in the late 1980s, explores the emotional side of a Black physician's life in dealing with challenges in both medical practice and family life. The book is currently scheduled to be on the market in 2025.
Ann E. Rogers
Director, Emory Emeritus College
Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
On December 14, Ann participated in a panel discussion on wellness for the Administrative Offices of the Courts of Georgia. The program focusing on exercise, nutrition, and sleep, was live streamed to staff, judges, and lawyers of the Judicial Branch of Georgia.
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New members are the lifeblood of any organization.
Please make a special effort to welcome them to the EUEC!
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Vialla Hartfield-Mendez
Professor of Pedagogy, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Director of Engaged Learning, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
Laura C. Otis
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Emerita of English
William (Clyde) Partin, Jr.
Gary W. Rollins Professorship, Professor of Medicine
Director, Emory Special Diagnostics Services
Cynthia Patterson
Professor Emerita of History and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
John (Jack) Stevens, Jr.
Assistant Professor, Childrens Heart Center
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Dana Greene
Dean Emerita of Oxford College
Dana passed away on December 29, 2023.
EUEC Member Dana Greene, Emory PhD 1971 and Dean Emerita of Emory's Oxford College, was our invited speaker for the 2018 Sheth Lecture. Her presentation was titled, "Field Notes of a Biographer." As the author of biographies of - as she called them - four "very different and very dead 20th-century English literary women, "Evelyn Underhill, Maisie Ward, Denise Levertov, and Elizabeth Jennings, Dr. Greene had plenty of experience to draw on for her "ruminations."
To view her obituary, please click here.
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Bach's Lunch Concert
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, 1328 Peachtree St. NE
Friday, January 12, 2024, 12 – 1pm EST
Free Event
Music of and inspired by G. F. Handel, whom Beethoven considered the greatest composer, is performed by pianist Michael Gurt and members of the Vega Quartet.
For more information please click here.
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Oxford Campus Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
OLD CHURCH - 1011 WESLEY ST., OXFORD, GA 30054
Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 7:30pm EST
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at Oxford
This year's Oxford Campus MLK celebration is a celebration of music, which will feature the community choir, our a cappella group, our chamber ensemble, and a new Oxford group, Soul Collective. There will be greetings and readings interspersed throughout the celebration, including a reading by Tameka Cage Conley, assistant professor of English and creative writing.
Sponsored by Oxford Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Free and open to all. For more information about the event, contact Jennifer Brown at
jennifer.beatrice.brown@emory.edu (770-784-8444) or Lyn Pace, Oxford College chaplain.
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Cooke Noontime Concert
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Friday, January 19, 2024, 12 – 1pm EST
"The King of Instruments Meets the Instrument of Kings". The magnificent Jaeckel Organ in Emerson Concert Hall gets a workout from virtuoso organist Jens Korndoerfer, and is joined by trumpeter Kevin Lyons for some Baroque beauties.
For more information please click here.
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Details and other information, as well as additional campus events, can be found on the Emory Events Calendar.
If you'd like to share an event/program of interest before the next newsletter
please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu
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Walking the Campus with Dianne | |
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Happy New Year!
Are you ready to walk the campus with me again? I need the exercise......I think I gained five pounds over the holidays. Hahaha!
For our first walk of 2024, let's visit a place on campus that not only provides good indoor walking spaces, but also gives you great outdoor views of one of the busiest spots on campus.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus?
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