Newsletter Volume 11 Issue 4 - October 16, 2024 | |
Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, October 21, 2024 | |
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Alan Abramowitz
Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science
Monday, October 21, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
“What to Expect on November 5th: Lessons from the
Time-for-Change Forecasting Model”
The time-for-change forecasting model provides a tool for predicting the outcomes of U.S. presidential elections with a high degree of accuracy several months before Election Day based on three key factors—the incumbent president’s popularity, economic conditions, and the number of terms that the president’s party has held the White House. I will explore the implications of the model for the 2024 presidential election, the relationship between the model’s prediction and the results of recent public opinion polls and the outlook for the all-important electoral vote.
About Alan Abramowitz:
Alan Abramowitz, PhD, the Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science, is a widely cited expert on national politics, polling and elections. His expertise includes election forecasting models, party realignment in the US, congressional elections, and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. His “Time for Change” model has predicted election outcomes with a remarkable degree of accuracy since the 1980s. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, and his most recent books are: The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation and the Rise of Donald Trump (Yale University Press, 2018), The Polarized Public: Why American Government is So Dysfunctional (Pearson Longman, 2013), and The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization and American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2010).
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, November 4, 2024 | |
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Stephen Crist
Professor of Music History
Chair, Department of Music, Emory University
Monday, November 4, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
“Bach and Jazz: Strange Bedfellows?”
This talk will consider the relationship between the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and jazz. It might seem that these two repertoires would have nothing to do with each other, since Bach worked in Germany in the first half of the eighteenth century and the origins of jazz date to around the beginning of the twentieth century in the US. But through a series of vignettes—including music by Dave Brubeck, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson, and Nina Simone—I will unfold a taxonomy of the various ways in which jazz musicians have responded to the music of Bach and demonstrate that they aren’t strange bedfellows at all.
About Stephen Crist:
Stephen A. Crist is Professor of Music History and Chair of the Department of Music at Emory University. He works largely in European music of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, with additional interests in jazz and hymnody. Crist has authored Dave Brubeck’s Time Out (Oxford University Press). He is editor of Bach Perspectives 5: Bach in America (University of Illinois Press), editor of Johann Ludwig Krebs: Complete Vocal Music (A-R Editions), coeditor of Historical Musicology: Sources, Methods, Interpretations (University of Rochester Press), coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to the Bach Cantatas (Cambridge University Press), and coeditor of The Cambridge History of Christian Sacred Music since 1500 (Cambridge University Press). In 2023, he was the Derek Brewer Visiting Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
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Athens Pizza Meet/Greet/Eat! -- Saturday, October 26, 2024 | | |
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Another Emeritus Meet/Greet/Eat!
Join us at noon on Saturday, October 26, 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.
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Upcoming Tour of the Carlos Museum
The Emeritus College has arranged for a free docent led tour focusing on “The Science Behind Conservation,” for Emeritus College members at 1:00pm on Friday, November 1, 2024. If you are interested in attending this tour, please sign up by clicking this link. Information about parking and where to meet will be sent to those registered for the tour on Thursday, October 31. Reservations are limited -- only 20 spaces available.
We received very positive comments from participants who participated in last spring’s tour which provided an overview of the major collections at the Carlos Museum. Museum tours were one of the activities suggested by members who responded to our member survey a couple of years ago.
We are always looking for new ideas, so if you know of a local activity or tour that might be of interest to other Emeritus College members, please let us know and we’ll send out an announcement or include information about the event in the newsletter.
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Seeking Emory Faculty Books Published Between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024
The Feast of Words, a Center for Faculty Development and Excellence (CFDE) annual celebration in honor of faculty authors and editors of books, will take place on December 3, 2024, at 4:00 pm in the Jones Room of the Woodruff Library.
We invite you to join in this celebration of Emory faculty books published in the prior academic year, 2023-24.
If you published a book between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024, we would like to honor your accomplishment.
Please submit information by clicking the link below:
SEND US YOUR BOOK INFORMATION
Submission deadline is Friday, November 1. Book length projects only, please.
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Celebration of the Naming of the Michael H. Kutner Conference Room | |
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As part of the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics held on Friday, October 4, a conference room on the third floor of the Claudia Nance Rollins Building was named the Michael H. Kutner Conference Room (see picture below ). Although a member of the Emeritus College’s Executive Committee since 2017, Dr. Kutner, Rollins Professor of Biostatistics, remains actively involved in the teaching, research, and service missions of the university.
Dr. Kutner has a long history at Emory University, beginning in 1971, when he was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biometry and Statistics, School of Medicine. In 1990 he moved from the School of Medicine to the newly approved Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Kutner has held numerous positions during the past 50+ years including serving as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and as chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in the Rollins School of Public Health. He has provided statistical support for several multi-center clinical trials and has mentored numerous doctoral students and faculty members.
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Ann E. Rogers
Director, Emeritus College
Professor, Nell-Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Ann E. Rogers participated in a panel on “Wellness” at the Municipal Court Judges September Law and Practice Update at Calloway Resort and Gardens on September 25, 2024.
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National Home Movie Day: A Celebration of Amateur Films and Filmmaking
Jones Room, Woodruff Library Level 3
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 1 – 2pm EDT
Please register by clicking here.
An event focused on the discovery, celebration, and preservation of community history in film collections at Emory, this presentation will showcase home movies from Rose Library made by astronaut David Scott and artist Lucinda Bunnen. Selections include footage of the 1966 Indianapolis 500 car race and a trip to Peru.
Join us to view these films and learn how to care for your own home movies to keep them safe for future generations. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by the Emory Libraries Preservation Office.
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Candler Concert Series: Zee Zee, piano
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N. Decatur Road
Friday, October 18, 2024, 8pm EDT
2024–2025 Candler Concert Series
$35 | Emory Students $10
Candler Concert Series
Single Ticket Price: $35 — Tickets Available Here
Full Package $24.50 | Build-Your-Own Package $ 26.25 — Available now!
View or Download Program Here
“a powerful, passionate and compelling representation of pure artistry”—Los Angeles Times
The imaginative and electrifying pianist Zee Zee takes audiences on a musical journey in her debut at the Schwartz Center. Built around selections from Années de pèlerinage (Years of pilgrimage) by Franz Liszt, the concert also features works by Wagner, Schoenberg, and Ravel.
EXPLORE THE ARTIST -- Zee Zee on how she became a professional pianist, Rachmaninoff, and her return to the Ulster Orchestra.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here
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Speaking Volumes: A Celebration of Intercultural Encounters, Visual Culture, and the Material Future of the Book in the Americas
Ackerman Hall
Monday, October 21, 2024, 5 – 6pm EDT
Join scholars, the authors of new volume, American Contact: Intercultural Encounters and the History of the Book, for a panel discussion exploring the intricate ways in which diverse cultures have interacted and shaped one another through the shared language of material objects and visual expression.
Panelists:
Rhae Lynn Barnes, Princeton University
Molly H. Bassett, Georgia State University
Glenda Goodman, University of Pennsylvania
Megan E. O’Neil, Emory University
Nathan Rees, University of West Georgia
Chris Suh, Emory University
This program is hosted in conjunction with the exhibition, Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery.
The galleries will be open for viewing from 3:30 -5 p.m.
This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
To register please click this link.
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Candler Concert Series: Doug Varone and Dancers
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N. Decatur Road
Friday, October 25, 2024, 7:30pm EDT
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 2pm EDT or 7:30pm EDT
2024–2025 Candler Concert Series
$30 | Emory Students $10
Doug Varone and Dancers
Single Ticket Price: $30
For more than 30 years, Doug Varone and Dancers has devoted itself to the humanity and virtuosity of dance, creating an expansive legacy encompassing dance, theatre, opera, and film. Doug Varone and Dancers' artistic investigations dig deep into the storytelling of human nature engaging in dialogue with diverse audiences and creative communities globally. The recipient of 11 Bessie Awards, the Company has toured to more than 125 cities in 45 states across the US, and in Europe, Asia, Canada, and South America. There will be a post-show discussion with Doug Varone and Dancers on Friday, October 25.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information 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 elaborate doorway from our last walk can be found on the otherwise plain Rich Memorial Building at 1602 Fishburne Dr. The building sits across from the Woodland area near the back entrance of the M C Carlos Museum. Rich Memorial was built in 1947 originally for the business school. Today, the building includes classrooms, office spaces and dance studios for the Department of Film and Media Studies, Department of Theater Studies and Theater Emory in addition to the Department of Economics.
The top right photo below is a view of the front of the building and the bottom right photo is the annex section viewed from the Fishburne Parking lot.
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Let's look at another somewhat elaborate entryway on campus. As you can see by the plaque above the door, this building houses the Mary Gray Munroe Theatre.....but that's not the only thing this building contains.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus?
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