Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
This has been a difficult week for the Oxford community with the loss of both a student and a beloved professor emeritus. Each of us deals with grief in different ways, and I know that it's sometimes difficult to seek help or to navigate how best to support one another. In addition, although the holiday season can be joyful, it also can be a time when people struggle. This is a compassionate, close-knit community, so please take care of yourselves and each other.
Later this evening—Wednesday—please consider joining us in community at Cups of Care from 6:00–8:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall. Hosted by the Healthy Eagles, we can remind students and ourselves that no matter how you're feeling, you're not alone. There, you’ll be able to:
- Offer comforting words
- Write words of affirmation or support on post-it notes for others
- Take what you need from our "care table" with snacks, face masks, and other study items
- Enjoy a free hot beverage
Warmly,
Badia
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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 [email protected]. You can also nominate yourself!
NAME: Ciera Crawford
TITLE/DEPT: Custodian — Building and Residential Services (BRS)
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How long have you been at Oxford? |
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I work with a team to provide a clean and healthy environment for students, faculty, and staff to thrive. I have worked at Oxford for almost seven years, with most of that time being spent in Elizer residential hall. |
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What do you like best about your job and about Oxford? |
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The best thing about my job is seeing students transform from unsure freshmen to responsible, secure sophomores. |
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What is your favorite song/tv show/movie/restaurant/podcast? |
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My favorite movie is Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. My favorite podcasts are Today Explained, and The Read. My favorite TV shows are The Nanny, Gilmore Girls, and Scandal.
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What makes you happy or brings you joy? |
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I like spending time with my mother and two brothers. I love sending memes and funny videos with my best friends. I love to read. So far this year, I've read over 100 books. |
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Please complete this sentence: It might surprise people to know that I... |
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...have a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. |
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Marvin McNeill, Assistant Professor of Music and African American Studies, recently presented his paper titled, "Can You Feel It?: HBCU Marching Bands and Black Radical Healing" at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology held in Ottawa, Canada. You can read more about the conference here.
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Grace Taylor 89Ox 91C was recently appointed as the new chief of staff for Alexandria City Public Schools. She is an ACPS graduate and formerly served as principal for three ACPS schools.
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Hello everyone! Check out this month’s Community Corner for some ways that Oxford College has been involved in the community over the last month and for some fun upcoming local events.
Emory Cares Day: On November 11, students, faculty, staff, and local community members gathered to volunteer for the 20th annual Emory Cares Day of Service. Here in Oxford, volunteers supported our long-standing partnership with DFCS by packing supplies and toys into care boxes for children in the foster care system. You can read more about Emory Cares here.
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Dr. Nkomo, Lucy Cheng 24Ox 26C, Angela Qian 25Ox 27C, and Ovea Kaushik 25Ox 27C at the Newton County STEAM Academy on Thursday, November 30. |
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Lights at Legion Holiday Tree: On Wednesday, November 29, Volunteer Oxford students decorated the Oxford College holiday tree at Legion Field in Covington. Over 100 local businesses, non-profits, schools, and churches donated to the new Lights at Legion event organized by the City of Covington. The kickoff will be held on Saturday, December 9 starting at 6 p.m. at Legion Field. The event will feature The Grinch (2018) starting at 6 p.m. and then Elf immediately following. Santa will be joining from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Bradley's Bar-B-Que, Chick-fil-A, Los Monchies Mexican Cuisine, Issa Funnel, The Chocolate Box, and Lily & Sparrow Mercantile will be there with dinner and snacks available for purchase. Facepainting Fairies will be painting faces for a nominal fee and Ice Days Ice Skating Rink will also be open.
Newton County STEAM Academy Chemistry Lessons: On Thursday, November 30, Simba Nkomo and three of his students, Lucy Cheng 24Ox 26C, Angela Qian 25Ox 27C, and Ovea Kaushik 25Ox 27C, presented a fun, interactive chemistry lesson for middle school students at the Newton County STEAM Academy. Olivia DeLucia, Camlyn Takahashi, and Lauren Varghese also helped with preparation for the lessons. Oxford College is a Partner in Education of the STEAM Academy, working closely with administrators and the PTO to provide support to students and teachers.
There are several great events happening over the next few weeks. In addition to the Lights at Legion Kick-Off, other upcoming community events include:
Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 10: Covington Region Ballet presents The Nutcracker at Porter Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available here.
Saturday, December 9, 10 am: Covington Lion’s Club Annual Christmas Parade, downtown Covington
Saturday, December 9, 9 am – 1:00 pm: Covington Farmers Market Mistletoe Market featuring hand-made gifts from local vendors. The Market will be held on the Square in conjunction with the Christmas parade
Monday, December 11, 7:30 pm: Sounds of the Holidays Concert with the Newton Community Band, Eastside High School
Saturday, December 16, 11 am – 3 pm: City of Oxford Winterfest featuring hand-made gifts, snacks, and visits with Santa on the city green next to the Oxford Post Office
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2023 Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference |
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A number of Oxford students presented at the 2023 Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference, held at Valdosta State University. Next year, the GURC will be held at Oxford. You can read this year's program here and learn more about the conference here.
“I Do Not Want to be a Repeating Machine” A Collaborative Self-Study of Undergraduate International Teaching Assistants’ (ITAs) Challenges, Negotiations, Learning, and Needs
Wenye Song 23Ox 25C, Xinyue Yan 23Ox 25C, and Weishan Deng 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Zheng Gu
Emotionally-Suppressive Metaphors in Childhood
Virat Vishwanadhula 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Higinbotham
The use of Metaphors in the Care of Pediatric Sexual Abuse Survivors
Aanya Ravichander 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Higinbotham
A County-by-County Analysis of Prison Admissions Rates in Georgia
Niels Armbruster 23Ox 25C
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Higinbotham
The Impact of Metaphors on Perception
Aditi Mahendran 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Higinbotham
Identification of Gene Regulators of Germline Development in C. elegans
Tara Chandhok
Sponsor: Dr. Sheldon R. Lawrence II
Transing Reproductive Justice
Jay Jones 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Alix Olson
“Proud to be Autistic”: Greta Thunberg’s Queering Rhetorical Genre in Climate Change Advocacy
Amiee Zhao 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Gwendolynne Reid
The Construction and Functions of Value Arguments in Scientific Literature of the SARS and COVID-19 Pandemics
Delia Savin 23Ox 25C
Sponsor: Dr. Gwendolynne Reid
Authoritarian Media Cooptation and Its Implications for Cyber-feminist Activism in China
Shawn Chen 23Ox 25C
Sponsor: Dr. Deric Shannon
Analyzing Interactions Between Anti-Austerity Movements and European Governments Following Economic Crisis
Milouse Brice 23Ox 25C and Eva Capelson 23Ox 25C
Sponsor: Dr. Deric Shannon
What is Love? Jimmy—Don’t Hurt Him No More
Angela Li 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Eric E. Solomon
Accommodation Not Assimilation: Independent Living and Its Role within the Disability Rights Movement
Samuel Chernoff 24Ox 26C
Sponsor: Dr. Eric E. Solomon
Queer Worldbuilding and Role Playing as a Form of Security
Alex Campo 22Ox 24C
Sponsor: Dr. Eric E. Solomon
Baldwin on Intersectionality
Aanya Sethi 23Ox 25C
Sponsor: Dr. Eric E. Solomon
How the Migrant/Refugee Crisis of 2015 Fueled the Rise of Anti-Musim Right-Wing Politics in Europe
Naeman Akhter Mahmood 22Ox 24C and Dana Marie Smiley 22Ox 24C
Sponsor: Dr. Anouar El Younssi
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2023 National Conference on Higher Education in Prison |
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Asmita Lehther 24Ox, Ava Brody 24Ox, and Reese Greenlee 24Ox presented at the National Conference for Higher Education in Prison on Friday, November 10. Their presentation, "Emory, Equity, and Education," was a collaborative product of the advocacy work they initiated in their Discovery Seminar, The Rhetoric of Mass Incarceration. They presented on the importance of bringing high quality educational experiences, like the one they received at Emory, to students in prison. They were able to attend the conference through a student conference grant from the office of Academic Affairs. You can learn more about the conference here.
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Faculty Spotlight: Emorja Roberson |
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Emorja Roberson, Assistant Professor of Music and African American Studies, was recently featured in Oxford's Faculty Spotlight. Read the story here.
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Holiday Social Gathering with President Fenves |
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On November 30, 15 Oxford students and Oxford continuees met at the president's home in Lullwater for a holiday social gathering. There, Oxford students had the opportunity to meet President Gregory L. Fenves, the alumni board, and other student leaders on Emory's campus. |
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