Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 21 - July 5, 2023 | |
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Still Seeking MedShare Volunteers!
If you are interested in becoming a part of this team, contact Diane Becht at
dianne.becht@emory.edu or Ann Rogers at ann.e.rogers@emory.edu
For more information about MedShare, please see the article in our last newsletter and also click here.
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Also Looking for Volunteers to read to elementary school students in Power Lunch sessions.
- Volunteers are paired with a student for weekly one-on-one read-aloud sessions.
- Pairs meet once a week for 30 minutes for the entire school year.
- Sessions take place at school during the student's lunch time.
- Two volunteers can be paired with one student to accommodate busy work schedules.
- A selection of books and on-site support is provided!
Sue Palermo, Program Director, is planning to hold summer Lunch and Learn informational sessions (in-person or virtual) for volunteers for the upcoming school year. If interested, please contact Dianne at dianne.becht@emory.edu.
For more information: www.everybodywinsatlanta.org
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
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Voracious Readers Not-So-Anonymous: Emeritus College Volunteers
“BookFest 2023: Recommendations for Reading"
Monday, July 10, 2023
11:30-1:00pm
Read any good books lately? Of course you have. And might you be willing to recommend one (or more) 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 they think 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 or three, we can schedule you for ten minutes. 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 . If you can name the book or books you'll be recommending, Marilynne McKay will make a PowerPoint slide for each book with your name, the title, author, date of publication, and a picture of the cover. But if you'd like to volunteer without specifying titles until the meeting day, that's okay-- all we really need to know for that is if you're requesting five or ten minutes. We'll schedule accordingly: first come, first scheduled, until we run out of time.
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Lunch Colloquium -- Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
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“From Mummies to Swimming Pools: Ethics and
Museum Collections in the 21st Century”
Annie Shanley
Assistant Registrar and Provenance Researcher, Michael C. Carlos Museum
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
11:30-1:00pm
Museums are finally taking responsibility for the ethical (and sometimes unethical) choices they made in the past. How does the Carlos Museum reconcile historical collecting practices with 21st Century ethical standards, and what does this changing museum culture mean for new acquisitions? Provenance Researcher Annie Shanley will explain how the Carlos and Emory are navigating the shifting ethical culture of American museums.
About Annie Shanley:
Annie Shanley has an M.A. in Egyptian Art and Archaeology and a Ph.D. in Egyptian Art. After teaching at the University of West Georgia and Emory University, she joined the Registrar’s office of the Michael C. Carlos Museum where she has served as the museum’s Provenance Researcher since 2020.
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Newly approved ‘professor emerit’ title fosters inclusivity for retired faculty
The end of the spring semester marks transitions within the Emory community. For students, graduation offers a new set of initials — BA, BS, BBA, MBA or PhD, for example — they may append to their names.
For faculty, the end of the spring semester may mark an equally significant occasion: retirement.
Faculty can choose to end their formal affiliation with the university in retirement or they can request a status allowing them to continue as Emory teachers, mentors, researchers and consultants. Traditionally, those whose requests have been granted are known as “professor emeritus” or “professor emerita.” In the upcoming academic year, the non-gendered title of “professor emerit” will also be an option.
Professors emeriti and retired faculty are eligible to join Emeritus College. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, proudly supports the organization.
“Emory’s Emeritus College is a gem, a commitment of Emory to its members that clearly states that once a part of the Emory family, always a part of the Emory family. I am grateful for all those who make it the vibrant community that it is,” he says. The addition of “professor emerit,” Bellamkonda believes, exemplifies Emeritus College’s inherent sense of inclusivity.
Ann E. Rogers, director of Emeritus College and professor in the Nell Woodruff Hodgson School of Nursing, proposed adoption of the term to the Faculty Council in March, reasoning that “emeritus” and “emerita” are the only gendered titles in academic use. This binary distinction, Rogers suggested, may leave some faculty without the option to select a title reflective of their gender. “Emerit,” on the other hand, creates a new opportunity for inclusivity.
From its proposal in the Faculty Council, the suggested change progressed through the University Senate, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President for successive approvals before presentation to the Board of Trustees, which approved it. The term will be included in the Statement of Principles Governing Faculty Relationships, also known as the Gray Book.
The addition of “professor emerit” to the existing titles “professor emeritus” and “professor emerita” reflects university efforts to foster inclusivity and engagement through the recognition and appreciation of community members’ identities. Last summer, for example, the Office of the Provost, Campus Life, the Office of the University Registrar and Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS) launched the Student Characteristics Project. The project added new data points such as sexual orientation, first-generation status and pronouns to the Online Pathway to University Students (OPUS).
The Human Resources Department is currently assessing the options available to students in OPUS as a step toward expanding opportunities for faculty and staff to self-identify.
In addition to promoting inclusivity and belonging, more opportunities for self-identification provide the university with more data, allowing for a better understanding of who works and learns on campus.
As Carol E. Henderson, vice provost for diversity and inclusion, chief diversity officer and adviser to the president, noted upon the launch of the Student Characteristics Project, strengthening campus diversity and inclusivity begins with a “comprehensive consideration of who learns, lives and contributes to the dynamic scholarly community that is Emory.”
With better demographic information, the university can focus its services where needed. Data accuracy is an important part of these efforts.
Accurate data, says Pearl Dowe, vice provost for faculty affairs and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, “facilitates our collaborative efforts across campus to support the development of faculty at each stage of their career and to ensure that our campus climate and culture is inclusive of all community members.”
“Having quality faculty data is incredibly important,” says Justin Shepherd, associate vice provost of IRDS. “Not only is the information critical for benchmarking to peer institutions, but the way we talk about faculty tells the story of Emory as a premier teaching, research and service organization.”
As part of its mission, IRDS serves both internal and external audiences, using faculty data to develop comprehensive reports and analyses that support enterprise decision-making. IRDS also shares university data with the U.S. Department of Education, Common Data Set, U.S. News and World Report, Times Higher Education and the American Association of University Professors; these organizations make it universally available to students and faculty.
The opportunity to choose “professor emerit” comes at retirement. Faculty can also update personal data throughout their career using the Human Resources platform PeopleSoft. While updates aren’t required at this time, Dowe recommends faculty review existing data annually to ensure accuracy. By logging into PeopleSoft and selecting “personal information,” faculty and staff can review and edit their name, gender, race, veteran status and contact information at any time.
Emory News Center
June 29, 2023
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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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Laura Mee, PhD
Associate Professor and Eminent Psychologist - Emory University; Pediatric Psychologist - Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
Lisa Tedesco, PhD
Professor Emerita of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences
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6th Annual Southeast Review and Update on the Medical Care of Older Adults
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Conference Center and Hotel
3405 Lenox Road NE Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Friday, July 14 – Saturday, July 15, 2023
By 2030, an estimated 1 in 5 Americans will be over 65 years of age. The size of the older adult population in the Southeast and other regions of the country is posing unprecedented challenges for the broader health care workforce and placing new pressures on the overall health care system. These challenges reflect not only the increasing size of this diverse population, but also the unique medical and health care system requirements for persons living into their seventh decade and beyond.
The care of older adults requires a special approach and skill set for identifying and treating common problems in this demographic. This course is designed to give medical providers and other members of the multi-disciplinary health care team basic and cutting-edge knowledge for optimizing the delivery of services to the expanding older adult population.
Event Open to Alumni, Faculty, School of Medicine Students, School of Nursing Students, School of Public Health Students.
For registration and additional 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
(June 21, 2023), please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu
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Walking the Campus with Dianne | |
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The new piece of art from our last walk is part of the Emory Campus Public Art Program and can be found on the main campus beyond the northeast corner of the Callaway Memorial Center at North Kilgo Circle.
The name of the piece is "Resting Figure" and was created by artist Amy Pleasant. As mentioned, it was recently installed and dedicated in May 2023. It was commissioned to honor the sacrifice and dedication of Emory Healthcare and University personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sidney Yarbrough III, a retired orthopedic surgeon, and his wife, Rebecca — loyal Emory supporters for many years — made the acquisition of the sculpture possible. Four generations of the family, on both sides, have deep ties to the School of Medicine. As dedicated patrons of the arts, the Yarbroughs serve on the National Leadership Board of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and Rebecca Yarbrough is a life trustee of the Columbus Museum.
The artist, Amy Pleasant, has created many pieces that include painting, drawing and ceramic sculpture, exploring the body and language through repetition, pushing the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Among recent honors, she was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (2018), the South Arts Prize for the State of Alabama (2018), the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Award (2015) and the Mary Hambidge Distinguished Artist Award (2015).
For Pleasant, choosing the setting on campus for “Resting Figure” was very important in creating a reflective space — under the trees, in the grass, facing the creek/tree line.
“The pandemic reminded us of people we take for granted; doctors, nurses, scientists, first-responders, grocery store clerks,” observes Pleasant. “Above all, we take our bodies for granted. I hope this sculpture and place of rest will remind us of the fragile space we live in and that we all have to take care of each other.”
I've included more photos of the sculpture below to show how different it looks from every angle. Be sure to take a look at it the next time you are on campus -- it's a beautiful piece of work.
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Let's continue with our Campus Public Art exploration. The next piece is located at an extremely busy spot on campus. This sculpture most likely goes unnoticed by thousands per day because of its location near a busy road, but it's been in this very visible spot for many years.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus? | | | | |
