Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 12 - February 21, 2024 | |
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Our next newsletter will come out on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. We are adjusting the newsletter schedule to coincide with our Lunch Colloquium schedule.
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Lunch Colloquium -- TUESDAY, February 27, 2024 | |
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Rachel Hall-Clifford
Associate Vice Provost, Dean of Admission
Emory University
TUESDAY, February 27, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
"Co-Design for Health Equity: Building safe+natal
through community partnership"
In this presentation, I will share my journey from traditional global health approaches to a community-centered co-design model through three ethnographic stories—a tragedy, a comedy, and a new reality. I will describe the co-design of safe+natal, a low-cost toolkit designed with Guatemalan midwives to reduce maternal and infant mortality. Fundamentally, I will argue that we must look to the lived realities and expertise of local communities as we reckon with global challenges like maternal mortality.
About Rachel Hall-Clifford:
Rachel Hall-Clifford (PhD, MPH, MSc) is Assistant Professor in the Center for the Study of Human Health and the Department of Sociology at Emory University. She is a medical anthropologist who applies social science approaches to global health research and implementation. Dr. Hall-Clifford has conducted fieldwork in the central highlands of Guatemala on the delivery of health services for more than 15 years. Her research areas include accessible health care for marginalized populations, health systems strengthening in post-genocide contexts, and global health fieldwork ethics. She has held medical anthropology research positions at Oxford University, Harvard University, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Hall-Clifford is Director of the NAPA-OT Field School in Guatemala. She is Co-Founder of safe+natal and the Emory Co-Design Lab for Health Equity.
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, March 18, 2024 | |
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Cynthia Patterson
Professor Emerita of Greek History
Monday, March 18, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
"Ambition Gone Awry? The Michael C. Carlos Museum
and the Antiquities Market"
In May of 2023 I was contacted by Stephanie Lee, a reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education who was writing a story of the collecting practices of University museums. Lee's story ended up focusing on the Michael C. Carlos Museum and, in particular, on the dramatic and ostentatious growth of its Greek and Roman collection through purchases, at galleries and auctions, that showed little concern for current professional ethical guidelines on the collecting of antiquities or for the museum's own stated principles of collecting.
The MCCM has now (since August 2022) an excellent new director who has initiated a new effort to acknowledge past mistakes and repatriate objects that can be shown to have been illegally exported from their country of origin. I think, however, that it is necessary to look carefully and openly at what happened in the past, acknowledging the pervasiveness of the problem, in order to restore trust as our museum, a wonderful campus resource, goes forward with its work.
I have often been told that the MCCM was only doing what all other museums, including University museums, were doing. Although I do not accept this as an ethical argument, I think that it is important to establish a context for the Carlos' enthusiastic embrace of the antiquities market. In the first part of my talk, I briefly provide some context and comparison by considering recent discussions (news stories and academic articles) about the antiquities collections at Princeton University, Fordham University, and Kenyon College (also Cornell University and Haverford College if time). In the second part of the talk, I turn to the Carlos' Greek and Roman collection, with a basic narrative of how it grew, illustrated by a number of case histories. Similar problems exist in the Egyptian and Near Eastern collections, as will be briefly noted [if time] in a few examples including the Ivory Inlay that was returned to Iraq in March 2023 after it had been shown to have been looted from the Baghdad Museum and was collected by the FBI.
My conclusion emphasizes the need for a University museum to uphold the highest ethical standards for collecting antiquities and also--this is important--for teaching with collected antiquities. That should be our ambition at Emory.
About Cynthia Patterson:
Cynthia Patterson is Professor Emerita in History and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Emory University. She is a native of Minnesota with academic degrees from Stanford University (BA 1971) and the University of Pennsylvania (PhD 1976). She and her husband (Richard Patterson, Professor Emeritus in Philosophy) moved from New York City to Atlanta and Emory in 1984. Professor Patterson's early published work focused on ancient Athens, particularly the laws on citizenship and on family status and relationships, and then moved to the structure of burial and commemoration in Athens. Her current research project, for which she won the 2019-2020 Elizabeth Whitehead distinguished scholar award at the American School of Classical Studies, is on "Plato and the Social Issues of his Time." Prof. Patterson's interests in the topic of university museums and the ethics of collecting come from her 38-year-long experience and engagement with Emory's own university museum, known since 1993 as the "Michael C. Carlos Museum".
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Reminder: Seeking Nominations for the EUEC 2024 Awards | |
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The 2024 Bianchi-Bugge Award
This Award is meant to advance the mission of the Emory University Emeritus College by providing its membership with financial support for ongoing intellectual activities by means of small, strategic grants to cover expenses incurred in pursuit of a broad range of activities, including, among others: research and writing, lecturing, training, development of teaching materials, and participation in academic conferences. The Award is open to members from all academic units of the University and will foster their continuing professional development as part of a vibrant emeritus community at Emory University.
It is expected the Emeritus Excellence Fund will support two Bianchi Awards each year in amounts ranging up to $2000 for a twelve-month term.
The application process is open to all Regular and Associate members of the EUEC.
Applicants should submit the following:
1) a letter of application (limit to two pages) that describes in some detail the project to be undertaken: its purpose, the means of achieving its goal, and its relevance to the applicant’s own personal and professional development;
2) a simple one-page budget that estimates costs and explains how requested funding would be employed; and
3) an up-to-date curriculum vitae abstract (limited to two pages) that specifically highlights experience relevant to the project and activities undertaken since retirement.
The criteria for selection will include:
- The relationship of the proposed project to the applicant’s demonstrated qualifications
- The projected value of the project to the applicant’s field or discipline
- The feasibility of completing the project within the term of the Award
- The pertinence of the project to resources readily available to the applicant
- The potential the project shows for promoting the public good
Fellowship recipients will be asked to agree to the following conditions:
- Submission of a written report to the Awards and Honors Committee after completing the term of the Award the year following the award.
For the 2024 awards, completed nominations must be submitted by no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2024. Please submit nominations by email to Dianne Becht, EUEC Program Coordinator, whose email address is Dianne.becht@emory.edu.
The 2024 EUEC Faculty and Service Awards
Each year, the Emory University Emeritus College (EUEC) strives to recognize members who have distinguished themselves either professionally or in service. EUEC offers two categories of awards: the EUEC Faculty Awards of Distinction and the Distinguished Service Award.
The Faculty Award of Distinction recognizes members whose continued professional contributions reflect the best of the goals of Emory University.
The Service Award recognizes members who efforts in service to Emory, as well as to local, state, national, or international organizations benefits us all.
We seek nominations for both of these awards. Self nominations are encouraged, as we usually do not have access to all the great things our members are accomplishing.
For the 2024 awards, completed nominations must be submitted by no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2024. Please submit nominations by email to Dianne Becht, EUEC Program Coordinator, whose email address is Dianne.becht@emory.edu.
Please consider nominating one or more of your colleagues. And please know that self-nominations are also permitted and encouraged. Too often, retired faculty are not fully aware of the achievements of their colleagues, and we must rely on self-disclosure.
The eligibility requirements are as follows:
EUEC Faculty Award of Distinction (formerly Distinguished Emeritus/Emerita Award):
- All retired Emory faculty who have been members of EUEC for at least two years.
- Significant professional contributions since retirement to Emory University or its affiliated institutions, as well as contributions to local, state, regional, national, or international communities or professional organizations that reflect the “spirit of Emory.”
- A maximum of four awards are given annually.
- This award may be conferred only once.
Distinguished Service Award:
- All members of the EUEC, including those who have received the Distinguished Faculty Award of Distinction.
- Membership in the EUEC for at least two years.
- Significant service to Emory University or its affiliated institutions, as well as to local, state, regional, national, or international communities or other organizations that reflect the “spirit of Emory.” These contributions must have been made since retirement and are beyond those used to support a previous Distinguished Faculty Award.
- No requirement that an award will be given each year.
When you make your nomination, please include the following:
- Name of nominee
- Department or unit with which the nominee is associated.
- Contact information (email, phone number, and mailing address of nominee).
- Name of nominator
- Department or unit with which the nominator is associated.
- Contact information (email, phone number and mailing address of nominator).
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Description of why the nominee should receive this honor, in no more than two pages. Please do not exceed this limit, but be certain to include enough information for the selection committee to make an informed decision. Please include a curriculum vitae if possible.
Please let us know if you have questions about this process. Thank you in advance for your participation.
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Donna J. Brogan
Professor Emerita of Biostatistics
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Dedication of “Donna Jean Brogan Center for Quantitative Learning”
at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA.
The dedication and celebration of the Donna Jean Brogan Center for Quantitative Learning at Gettysburg College occurred on October 2-3, 2023. This new Center is funded by a grant from the George I. Alden Trust and by a generous donation from Dr. Brogan, who received her B.A. in mathematics from Gettysburg College in 1960. Invited guests for the celebration included Donna and family members, Donna’s departmental colleague and friend Dr. Amita Manatunga from Emory/RSPH, and students, faculty, and staff of Gettysburg College.
The purpose of the Center is to empower students at the college to gain analytical skills and knowledge for success in a data-driven world. The Center’s newly renovated physical location is in Glatfelter Hall, a prominent landmark built on campus in 1889 and home to the Mathematics Department. The Center’s spacious area is open 24 hours per day; it allows students to interact with each other within and across disciplines, with peer tutors, with faculty members, and with computing resources and software to increase their quantitative skills in their chosen disciplines. Catherine Frost, a new faculty member in the Mathematics Department, is the Center director.
Donna supported the Center’s formation to show her gratitude to Gettysburg College for her excellent undergraduate education during the late 1950’s in math, sciences, social sciences, and liberal arts. Further, she is concerned about the low quantitative literacy of the U.S. population and is pleased to support efforts to improve this situation.
Dr. Robert Iuliano, president of Gettysburg College, hosted the formal dedication, followed by a reception. Donna met with several college administrators to discuss the college’s recent strategic plan. Donna also gave two seminars for the college community titled “How Gettysburg College Transformed My Life in the Late 1950’s” and “Challenging Sex Discrimination and Embracing Feminism During Seven Decades”.
Dr. Manatunga attended several meetings and meals on Donna’s visit schedule and contributed significantly to conversations with college faculty, students, and staff about plans for the new Center, graduate study in biostatistics, trends in higher education, artificial intelligence, and data science.
For more information about the Donna Jean Brogan Center for Quantitative Learning at Gettysburg College, see the following website.
https://www.gettysburg.edu/news/stories?id=62a7233a-2155-4270-90af-a53803c692c1&pageTitle=The+Donna+Jean+Brogan+Center+for+Quantitative+Learning+empowers+students+to+gain+skills+and+knowledge+for+success+in+a+data-driven+world
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Ron Gould
Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus
Another paper published!
Chorded k-pancyclic and weakly k-pancyclc graphs, with M. Cream. Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory,
44 (2024), pp 337--350.
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New members are the lifeblood of any organization.
Please make a special effort to welcome them to the EUEC!
Bill Bornstein
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
David A. Steinhauer
Associate Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology
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Artist Talk & Reception: Eglė Budvytytė
Michael C Carlos Museum - Ackerman Hall
Thursday, February 22, 2024, 7:30-9:00pm EST
Based in Vilnius and Amsterdam, multidisciplinary artist Eglė Budvytytė works at the intersection between visual and performing arts. She approaches movement and gesture as technologies for a subversion of normativity, gender and social roles, and the dominant narratives governing public spaces. Spanning song, poetry, video, and performance, her practice explores the persuasive power of collectivity, vulnerability, and the permeable relationships between bodies, audiences, and environments.
In this artist talk, Budvytytė will discuss her video installation at the Carlos, Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars, in which she combines dance, music, composition, and video to explore nonhuman forms of consciousness and different dimensions of symbiotic life: interdependence, surrender, death, and decay, with song lyrics inspired by the work and words of biologist Lynn Margulis, and concepts by science-fiction author Octavia Bulter.
This program is free and open to the public, reception to follow. Registration is required.
Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars, and Recasting Antiquity: Whistler, Tanagra, and the Female Form will be open for viewing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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The Merian Ensemble | Listen: Works by Women 2024
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall
1700 N. Decatur Road
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 8pm EST
2023–2024 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/ No Tickets Required
The Merian Ensemble
Listen: Works by Women 2024—Myth and Nature
Christina Smith, flute and alto flute
Emily Brebach, oboe and English horn
Marci Gurnow, clarinet and bass clarinet
Jessica Oudin, viola
Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp
The Merian Ensemble is a chamber music group dedicated to its "Listen: Works by Women" initiatives, promoting the standard of a more inclusive repertoire through performances and commissions. This concert will feature works by historic and modern female composers including Sea-shore Suite, op. 3b by Ruth Gipps, Berceuse by Amy Beach, Breathing Underwater by Danielle Eva Schwob, and more.
Recommended parking: Fishburne Parking Deck or Lowergate South Parking Deck
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2024 Tenenbaum Family Lecture
Emory's Convocation Hall
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 7 – 8:30pm EST
This event is free and open to the public
The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies (TIJS) at Emory University will feature Prof. Laura Limonic of SUNY-Old Westbury as the speaker for this year’s Tenenbaum Family Lecture in Judaic Studies. The lecture, to take place on Thursday, March 6th at 7:00pm, will address the topic: “Latinx Jews in their Adopted Homeland: Constructing New Realities and Claiming New Identities.” This free, on-campus event will be held in Convocation Hall.
Limonic asks, “How do Latinx Jews in the U.S. identify? Can they choose their identity or is it assigned to them? Are their ethnic choices ever strategic or instrumental?” Drawing on the experiences of Latinx Jewish immigrants in the United States, the historical roots of Jewish migration streams to Latin America and a sociological comparative perspective, Limonic will discuss how group construction is never static, and, in particular, how race, religion, and class are increasingly important mediating factors in defining ethnicity and ethnic identity.
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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The sun-bathing turtle on top of the waterfall from our last walk was discovered at Lullwater Preserve. Located at 1463 Clifton Road, the Preserve is home to many turtles, deer, birds of all kinds, as well as the University President and his wife! Lullwater House sits on top of the hill in the middle of the preserve and is the private residence of our university president. The building is a 1926 Tudor mansion built with stone quarried on-site for Walter Candler, a son of Coca-Cola’s founder. The Tudor estate overlooks Candler Lake.
Lullwater Preserve offers many scenic walking and running trail loops, and of course a view of the beautiful waterfall.
There is no parking at the preserve, so access can be a little tricky, but if you don't mind walking, you can park elsewhere on campus and enter the park on Clifton at the main entrance or even access one of the many trails from the Clairmont Campus.
It's a perfect place for a leisurely stroll, wildlife watching, a bike-ride (I actually use the preserve as part of my commute when biking to the office), or a fun jog.
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I'm a little late with a Valentine post, but discovered a cute, heart-shaped cloud during a campus stroll. It framed perfectly with one of our architecturally interesting buildings on the main campus. This building is one of two on the Emory property (that I'm aware of) to have round windows.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus?
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