EUEC Newsletter

I hope that everyone has a safe and pleasant Thanksgiving. In addition to being thankful for family and friends, I’m thankful for the many members of the Emeritus College who contribute their time and expertise to make our programs successful.

Danelle Jung’s fascinating presentation about “Rebel Governance in the Age of Climate Change,” was not recorded on Monday, November 18 because she is still collecting data about rebel groups and their efforts towards combating climate change. She reported that armed rebel groups in Africa and Asia often encourage efforts to combat deforestation for strategic reasons, and often aid local populations after floods and other climate disasters. Within the next few months, she anticipates adding information about rebel groups from Central and South America and their responses to climate change to her database.

If you are looking for new books to read and/or want to recreate the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóðið (Christmas Book Flood) by gifting friends and family members with new books on Christmas Eve, you may want to attend our next Lunch Colloquium on Monday, December 2. During Bookfest, you’ll learn about a variety of fiction and non-fiction books that your colleagues have been reading this fall. Based on previous Bookfests, I can almost guarantee that you will discover at least one new book that sounds interesting.

In closing, I’d like to thank Anne Hartle and Marilynne McKay for their assistance with proofreading and editing this newsletter. I also want to express my appreciation for Don O’Shea’s diligent editing of the videos from our Lunch Colloquiums and the Zoom team who manage the technology associated with using our hybrid equipment.

--Ann

Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, December 2, 2024

BookFest

Various Members of the Emeritus College

Monday, December 2, 2024

11:30am-1:00pm

“Recommendations for Fall Reading”

Read any good books lately? Might you be willing to recommend one (or two) of those good books to those of us wondering what to read next? We are looking for volunteers to describe books they have enjoyed that others might enjoy, as well. If you’ve got one to discuss, we’ll be happy to allot you five minutes of our BookFest time. If you’ve got two we can schedule you for ten minutes. NOTE: Five minutes per book will be enforced.

And of course, you can choose a book or books of any kind at all. If you would like to volunteer, please do so in an email to Ron Gould - rg@emory.edu Deadline is Friday, November 29, 2024.

Please supply Ron with the name the book or books you’ll be recommending, and let him know if you will need five or ten minutes. We will schedule accordingly. First come, first scheduled, until we run out of time.

Suggestions for book presentations:

--Why are you recommending this book?

--Why do you think others would like this book?

--What is noteworthy about this book?

--Any criticism of the book?

Lunch Colloquium -- Holiday Party -- December 16, 2024

Lunch Colloquium -- Holiday Party

Monday, December 16, 2024

11:30am-1:00pm

This event is IN-PERSON ONLY

Please join us for a special holiday lunch colloquium. No lecture/speaker, just food, music, and spending time with emeritus friends before the holiday break.

Please click here to register so we will know how much food and treats to serve!

Upcoming MedShare Volunteer Opportunity

If you’d like to join this group, we are doing this the second Thursday afternoon of each month. The last date for 2024: Thursday, December 12. We will start 2025 with January 9. Registration on the MedShare web site is required.

To register:

Visit the MedShare event registration page at: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0319&console_type=event&ht=1&res_code=EmoryEmeritus

Click the "Sign Up" button for your event and enter your email and first name. If you don't have a MedShare volunteer account, you'll be prompted to create one.

Select the listed event and click “Register."

For registration issues, questions or information about carpooling, please contact Marianne Skeen, marskeen@comcast.net.

New Members

New members are the lifeblood of any organization.

Please make a special effort to welcome them to the EUEC!

Peter D. Little

Samuel C. Dobbs Professor of Anthropology

Director of the Emory Program in Global Development Studies

Charles A. Zapf

Associate Adjunct Professor

Department of Psychiatry - Emory School of Medicine

Upcoming Events at Emory

Living Room Conversations: 2024 Election Season - Are We Ready?

Monday, December 2, 2024, 4:00-5:15pm EST

Join the TRHT Initiative in our Virtual Living Room!

Description: Join the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Initiative at Emory University during the 2024 United States election season monthly in our virtual living room, a safe, brave, and respectful place for everyone to engage about the election process, share their individual perspectives about voting and political perspectives, and how we move together as one community.

Living Room Conversations (LRC) is a non-profit organization launched in 2010 by Amanda Roman and Joan Blades as a transpartisan political partnership designed to connect people across differences to build trust and understanding.

The TRHT Initiative at Emory University is one of seventy-two host institutions in partnership with the American Association of Colleges and Universities preparing the next generation of leaders to break down systemic racism and dismantle the belief in a hierarchy of human value through a shared humanity perspective.

Registration is Required and Participants are expected to abide by the following 4 pillars:

Respectful Connection and Conversation
Open and Curious of Human Experience
Building and Supporting Communities
Fostering Belonging and Inclusion

MONTHLY SCHEDULE: Meet Virtually Monthly 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm except Sept. 2024

September 23, 2024 - Trust in the Political Process and Political Identity - 6:30 pm
October 14, 2024 - Does My Vote Really Matter
November 4, 2024 - Anxiety and the Election
December 2, 2024 - Post-Election Political Peace Building
January 27, 2025 - Reunited States of America: Fact or Fiction

To Register Click Here.

Healthy Emory Campus Tour

Woodruff Circle

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 2:30-3:30pm EST

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.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Glenn Auditorium at Glenn Memorial UMC | 1634 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30307

Friday, December 6, 2024, 8pm EST

Saturday, December 7, 2024, 4pm EST

2024–2025 Emory Department of Music

$20 | $10 Emory Students

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Based on the traditional service at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, this holiday program was drawn from sources ancient and modern by E. W. Benson, Bishop of Truro in 1880, and has been observed at Emory University since 1935.

*Please note: This concert takes place at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church*

Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here

Miscellaneous Monthly: Rose Library's Open House Series

Rose Library, Woodruff Library Level 10

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 1 – 3pm EST

Have you ever wanted to see items from Rose Library's collections but not known how? Or maybe you don't even know what you'd like to see, just that you would like to see something cool and old!

If this describes you, you're in luck! This fall, Rose Library is launching "Miscellaneous Monthly", a monthly open house series. Every second Tuesday of the month, you can stop by the 10th floor of Woodruff Library between 1pm and 3pm to view a selection of archival items. No appointment needed! Each month will have a different theme, so be sure to come by every month to see it all! Our final open house of the Fall 2024 semester will be on December 10th, with items from Rose Library's photographer/artist collections.

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 ornate cross from our last walk can be found on Convocation Hall. This building was once home to Pitts Theology Library, and before that it was originally the Theology Building, the first home of the Candler School of Theology and Durham Chapel. The cross on the building can be viewed from the courtyard area at the end of the building near White Hall.

Originally known as the theology building, the structure was completed in 1916 and was the first building to open on Emory’s main quadrangle. Now as Convocation Hall it has been meticulously restored to serve once again as a hub of academic leadership and learning.

Originally, it was named in Honor of W. I. H. PItts and his daughter, Margaret Pitts. Henry Hornbostel was the architect and it was one of three original Horbostel buildings on the Quad.

For our next walk let's look at a piece of art that might also be a good place to sit and rest when exploring.

Where will you find this on the Emory campus?

Emory University Emeritus College

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road NE Room 206

Atlanta, GA 30329

http://www.emory.edu/emeritus