EUEC Newsletter

When you receive this newsletter, I will be vacationing in Iceland. I’m spending a week hiking and enjoying cooler temperatures (highs range from the mid-50s to 60 degrees in July). Hopefully when I return to Atlanta, the current high temperatures plaguing most of the country will have moderated somewhat.

Our last Lunch Colloquium of the summer on July 8, featured Robin Lackey, University Architect and Senior Director of Project Planning and Design, and David Payne, Associate Vice President for Planning and Engagement. As part of their presentation entitled “Emory Master Plan Update,” they included an historical overview of the Briarcliff campus, the Clifton Road Campus, and the Oxford Campus, highlighted several recently completed projects as well as several upcoming projects on the Briarcliff and Oxford campuses, and described the process that occurs annually to prioritize building renovations and/or new construction projects.

Instead of our traditional Lunch Colloquium on Monday, July 29, we will hold an Awards Reception at 2:00 pm to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of our members. Those receiving special recognition that afternoon include Alan Abramowitz (Distinguished Faculty Award), William Brown, (Heilbrun Award), Ron Gould (Bianchi-Bugge Award), Stephen Nowicki (Distinguished Service Award), Vernon Robbins (Heilbrun Award), and Peter Sebel (Distinguished Service Award).

Our fall Lunch Colloquium series will kick off on Monday, September 10 featuring Patrick Allitt, Cahoon Family Professor of American History. Other speakers during the fall semester will include Jag Sheth, Alan Abramowitz, Stephen Crist, and Danielle Jung. Even though the fall semester won’t begin for another six weeks, the Mind Matters Committee is already beginning to schedule a diverse group of speakers for spring semester.

In closing, I want to thank Ann Hartle and Marilynne McKay for assisting with proofreading and editing the newsletter. I also wish to thank Don O’Shea for editing our videos, and Zoom team members (Gray Crouse, Ron Gould, and Vernon Robbins) for their assistance with our Lunch Colloquiums.

--Ann

PLEASE NOTE

Lunch Colloquium programming concluded for the summer with our July 8 talk. Lunch Colloquiums will resume in the Fall semester and the newsletter will take a brief respite and will resume September 4, 2024.

Distinguished Emeritus Faculty and Service Awards

Monday, July 29, 2024

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road - Room 130

Atlanta, GA 30329

2:00-4:00pm

Please join us (In-person or via Zoom), for our annual celebration of EUEC members who will be honored with a Faculty Award of Distinction and Distinguished Service Awards for contributions they have made through scholarly work and service in the years since their retirement.

Also presented at this event will be this year’s recipients of the Heilbrun Fellowships, offered to support emeriti who are continuing research and scholarship in retirement; the grants, administered by the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, are funded by a generous contribution from the family of Professor of Psychology Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr.

We will also recognize members who have joined the EUEC this year and members whose donations have helped make it possible for our retirement organization to thrive--as it so wonderfully continues to do.

In-Person Registration

Zoom Registration

Athens Pizza Meet/Greet/Eat -- Saturday, July 27, 2024

Emerit Meet/Greet/Eat again!

Join us at noon on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Athens Pizza, 1341 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033.

We will relax and enjoy talking and eating with old and new friends. This is an opportunity to get out of the house, buy yourself a nice lunch, meet other Emeritus College members, and have a little fun. Significant others are welcome.

Please let us know if you are planning to attend by clicking here.

Preview of our Fall Semester Lunch Colloquiums

Preparations are in progress!

Here's a preliminary look at what our Mind Matters committee has in store for the Fall 2024 Lunch Colloquium line-up:

September 10 -- Patrick Allitt -- Topic: History -The Resurrection of American Railroads

September 23 -- Student Protest Discussion with Ron Gould

October 8 -- Jag Sheth -- Topic: Jainism - The Most Contemporary Ancient Religion

October 21 -- Alan Abramowtiz -- Topic: Current Political Climate

November 4 -- Stephen Crist -- Topic: Music - Bach and Jazz: Strange Bedfellows?

November 18 -- Danielle Jung -- Topic: Political Science

December 2 -- BookFest -- Read any good books lately? If yes, please share with us.

December 16 -- Emeritus College Holiday Party

Upcoming Events at Emory

Emory Farmers Market

McDonough Plaza

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 11:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Through a weekly gathering of farms, restaurants, small-scale artisanal businesses, and Emory community members, the Emory Farmers Market fosters education and personal relationships through food. Community members have the opportunity to engage with small-scale producers and support the local economy, contributing to a more robust and sustainable food system while enjoying delicious, local food. More information can be found by clicking here.

Innovation Center Tour

Thursday, July 25, 2024, 4 – 4:30pm EDT

HSRB II, First Floor

1750 Haygood Drive NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

Join us to learn about the resources available to support translation of your research in this 30 minute tour of the 3D Bio/Printing & Micromachining Core, the Lab2Launch Startup Incubator, and the Extended Reality (XR) Center. Additional dates for upcoming tours are available at the RSVP link.

To register please click here.

Sunday Free Day

Sunday, August 4, 2024

M. C. Carlos Museum

The Carlos Museum is pleased to offer free admission on select Sundays this summer, including July 14 and August 4. Free admission to the museum includes the permanent collection galleries as well as the special summer exhibition Together: Selections from the Cochran Collection of African American Art.

Healthy Emory Campus Tour

Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30am EDT

Woodruff Circle

Would you like to see more of Emory's beautiful campus and learn its history? Join us for the Healthy Emory Campus Tour! This is an opportunity for you to see the campus at a closer view. During this tour, we will pass by a few of Emory's historical sites, point out important locations that can be of use to you as an employee, and highlight the ease of walking on our beautiful campus. Walks are offered monthly and last for approximately one hour at a leisurely pace. Each will begin at Woodruff Circle in front of the Woodruff Memorial Research Building. Please bring comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather.

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

Walking the Campus with Dianne

The peaceful fountain from our last walk can be found in the courtyard area at the Miller-Ward Alumni House on Houston Mill Road.

The fountain is named in memory of Martha Malone Warren ’35L by her family. A native of Monticello, Georgia, Warren completed Emory law school when few women were pursuing the profession. She practiced law for several years with her husband, Julian Benjamin Warren ’31C-’34L, and managed several family businesses and a family trust.

Since this is the last newsletter for the Summer season, I'll simply leave you with some photos I took during one of our Lunch Colloquiums about a month ago. As many of you know, I monitor much of the Zoom meetings during colloquiums in the lobby outside the meeting room. Unfortunately (or perhaps it is fortunate), my attention is sometimes drawn away from our meetings to a random wildlife activity just behind the Luce Center.

The new fawn in the photo below was such a wonderful thing to witness! From what I could see, the baby was quite new to the world -- the little legs were wobbly and getting used to walking and Mama was still cleaning him/her after the birth. Note: Sorry for the low quality of the photos, but it was the best I could do through the glass windows.

Hope you enjoy the photos! Stay cool during the hot days of August and we will walk the campus again when the newsletter resumes in early September.

--Dianne

Emory University Emeritus College

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road NE Room 206

Atlanta, GA 30329

http://www.emory.edu/emeritus