Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
It was great to see so many of you at Convocation last Wednesday and to share in celebrating our students, each other, and the start of a new academic year. You can revisit the highlights of that ceremony and Orientation Week on the Oxford website here.
In appreciation of the staff’s hard work getting ready to welcome students to campus, I have authorized an early release on Friday, Sept. 1. Please check your email for details.
Next week, please join us for the Staff and Faculty Welcome Back Lunch on Thursday, September 7, from 12:00–2:00 p.m. at the Dean’s Residence. You can RSVP here. From what I hear, there is always an excellent spread, and it’s another opportunity to catch up with colleagues as the semester gets underway.
Enjoy your holiday weekend.
Warmly,
Badia
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To submit items for Campus Update, please email Julia Kim. The newsletter is distributed weekly on Wednesday. Please submit items by Monday afternoon.
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Oxford Communications is featuring a staff member each week to help us get to know our colleagues. To nominate a staff colleague to answer our five-question profile for publication in future issues, please contact julia.kim@emory.edu. You can also nominate yourself!
NAME: Brian Cheek
TITLE/DEPT: Head Coach, Men's and Women's Golf — Center for Healthful Living/Athletics
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How long have you been at Oxford?
This is my first year at Oxford. I coach the golf teams and will be teaching Intro to Golf as well as another physical education class starting in the spring.
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What do you like best about your job and about Oxford?
Looking forward to getting back into coaching after a few years away. I love seeing my student athletes improve, compete, and grow on and off the course.
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What is your favorite song/tv show/movie/restaurant/podcast?
I listen to almost any kind of music (prefer old school rap—modern country, not so much) and any Quentin Tarantino movie is my favorite.
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What makes you happy or brings you joy?
Riding my motorcycle on the racetrack puts me in my happy place.
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Please complete this sentence: It might surprise people to know that I...
...have written four screenplays, with my latest being filmed, just finished post production, and should be released next year.
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Update: Alfred Farris, Assistant Professor of Physics, and Effrosyni Seitaridou, Professor of Physics, just co-published a new physics textbook through Cambridge University Press titled, A Student's Guide to Rotational Motion. You can learn more here.
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Jennifer Crabb Kyles 98Ox 00C, was recently featured in the Emory News Center in an article titled, From Oxford student to alumni leader: Jennifer Crabb Kyles continues family service to Emory. You can read it here.
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On Friday, September 1, join us in celebrating College Colors Day by wearing Oxford spirit apparel! This is the first year that Emory and Oxford will participate in this nationwide event celebrating school spirit.
The Oxford bookstore will be doing a shirt and pennant promotion on September 1 and 2, so be sure to stop by if you need new swag.
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Oxford Library — Creative Justice Exhibit |
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The Oxford College Library is proud to announce the opening of the Creative Justice exhibit on the first floor of the library. Creative Justice showcases the work of Emory's Arts and Social Justice Fellows Program. The program pairs a faculty member with a local artist to teach courses that incorporate art and activism. Oxford faculty members Alix Olson and Devon Goss have previously taught in the program, while Emorja Roberson is participating in the program this fall. Please visit the library to learn more about their work!
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Oxford Farm — Fall CSA Sign Ups |
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Sign up for a weekly box of organic produce grown right here on campus by Oxford students and the farm staff! The fall CSA season is from Sept 14 through Nov 16. Pick up locations are available in both Atlanta and Oxford. At Oxford, the pick-up date is every Thursday 3-6 p.m. at the Oxford Farmer's Market by the post office. To sign up, click here. For any questions, please email oxfarm@emory.edu.
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New AI Libguide from Emory Libraries |
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Emory Libraries is happy to announce the unveiling of a new library guide dedicated to supporting research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, in line with Emory’s AI Humanity initiative. You can view the Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Emory Guide here.
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Basque Country: The Story Behind the Cuisine and the Cookbook presented by Marti Buckley
Oxford Chapel | 7:00 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday
ORSL & Advising Support Center
Oxford Student Center Plaza | 1:15-2:30 p.m.
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Double-Edge Sword: High Achieving Students and Mental Distress Presented by Dr. Gary Glass
William's Gym | 7:00 p.m.
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