Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
Thanks to all who shared their time and generosity at our annual Emory Cares event last weekend. More than 50 volunteers came together to pack 80 care boxes for children in Newton County Foster Care. At OSO’s Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow, they plan to pack an additional 20 boxes to make it an even 100.
As we continue to express the giving spirit throughout the holiday season, I encourage everyone to consider participating in the Oxford Holiday Assistance Program. This year, we’ll be providing new clothes, games, toys, and books to children in Newton County Foster Care. You can see the options for contributing here. The deadline is tomorrow.
As I reflect on my first semester, I am filled with gratitude for the unwavering support of my family and friends, and the privilege of being part of Oxford's community with its wonderful students, dedicated staff, and exceptional faculty. As the semester draws to a close, I encourage each of you to take a moment in the coming weeks to practice grace and gratitude, and reflect on what you have accomplished this term, what challenges you have overcome, and how much you have learned and grown.
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: Paige Crowl
TITLE/DEPT: Teaching and Learning Librarian—Oxford College Library
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How long have you been at Oxford? |
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I've been at Oxford for four years. In my job, I support students, faculty, and staff with research and library resources. I also conduct individual research consultations and teach in-classroom library sessions on specialized topics. My topic area specialties are natural sciences and mathematics, social sciences, and digital projects. |
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What do you like best about your job and about Oxford? |
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My favorite thing about my job is when I can point someone to exactly the right resource to meet their information need—I love feeling like we solved the puzzle together. Librarianship is a really fun field because no two questions are ever the same, and you're always learning something new! Oxford is a small community, so I get to help people (students, faculty, and staff!) multiple times as they learn and grow over the course of their time here. |
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What is your favorite song/tv show/movie/restaurant/podcast? |
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In honor of the fall season, I have to mention Over the Garden Wall! Some of my favorite podcasts include You're Wrong About, Maintenance Phase, and BomBARDed. |
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What makes you happy or brings you joy? |
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I love watching my pet Kenyan sand boa, Oatie! I also enjoy listening to audiobooks while doing hand embroidery projects or jigsaw puzzles. Most weekends, I play board games or co-op video games with my wife—I have over 600 hours in Stardew Valley! |
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Please complete this sentence: It might surprise people to know that I... |
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...know over 10 ballroom dances, including foxtrot, waltz, tango, and salsa! |
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Ken Carter, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology and former interim dean, participated this week in a session titled "Shifting Faculty Perceptions of and Participation in Marketing" at the 2023 AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education. He was joined by Teresa Valerio Parrot of TVP Communications to discuss how to engage faculty in institutional branding opportunities and programs. Find out more information about the conference here.
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Tien Chih, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, recently gave a talk at Clayton State University's Mathematics Research Seminar titled, "An Introduction to x-homotopy." You can read the abstract of his talk here.
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Tasha Dobbin-Bennett, Associate Professor of Art History, gave a lecture at Yale University on October 24 titled, "19th Century Medical Examinations of ancient Egyptian mummies." Her lecture was based on the research she had been completing at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library as the 2023 James Marshall Osborne Archival Fellow.
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Michael Holmes Woodworth 04Ox 06C 18G was recently interviewed on the latest podcast from The Naked Scientist. The episode talks about ways that you can understand and take care of your gut bacteria. You can listen to the podcast episode here.
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Oxford Alumni November Social |
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You're invited to the Oxford Alumni November Social on Saturday, November 18, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Fire Maker Brewing Co. This event is open to the Oxford College Community. Please join the Advancement and Alumni Engagement staff and mingle with Oxford alumni at this fun event. Register today here!
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Your Safety Matters
Our Emory Police Department is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive campus for everyone. Your collaboration and partnership are essential. Please take a moment to share feedback on campus safety in a confidential survey. Emory’s Office of Institutional Research & Decision Support administers the survey independently. All responses are confidential, and participation is voluntary.
Here are a few examples of how EPD has implemented survey feedback:
- EPD has invited Emory students, faculty, and staff to participate in hiring and promotion assessments.
- We launched a diverse Community Partnership advisory group to address key issues such as data and metrics, emergency response communications, and accreditation. The partnership includes Emory students, faculty, staff, and community members.
- EPD expanded departmental training to include Resilience, Duty to Intervene, Procedural Justice and Civil Rights.
Please share your voice. EPD also is offering a chance to win one of eight $50 Amazon gift cards as part of the survey campaign, which runs from Nov. 8 to Nov. 22. You can take the survey here.
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This past weekend, three Oxford faculty members presented at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference in Atlanta. Matthew Moyle, Associate Professor of French, spoke on Francophone Women's Narratives of Insecurity and gave a presentation titled, "Voix plurielles chez Estelle-Sarah Bulle et Mérine Céco." Gwendolynne Reid, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing and Communication Program, spoke on the topic of Academic Writing in a Time of Insecurity: Perspectives, Practices, and Pedagogical Innovations, and gave a presentation titled, "Genre or Media Formation? The Case of the Digital Monograph." Eric Solomon, Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies and English, spoke on the topic of Bad Art and gave a presentation titled, "James Purdy’s Bad Gays: How Revisiting the Man from Hicksville Can Help Us 'Say Gay' Today."
Oxford Students Aanya Sethi 23Ox 25C, Angelia Li 24Ox 26C, and Alex Campo 22Ox 24C also presented in an Undergraduate Research Forum by Eric Solomon titled, "Queer (In)Securities: James Baldwin and Other Queer Worldmaking." You can learn more information about SAMLA here.
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Student Spirit of the Season Holiday Card Design Contest |
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Faculty and Staff — Please encourage your students to participate in this year's Holiday Card Design Contest! The invitation below went out to all Oxford students last week.
Dear Oxford Students,
We have many talented artists and photographers here on campus. If you have that artistic flair, we encourage you to enter our Spirit of the Season 2023 Holiday Card Design Contest. Each year, the Oxford Dean releases an official digital and print card as a season’s greeting to our friends in the Oxford community, and the winner will be featured on this year’s cover.
The contest is open to all Oxford students. Submissions may be an original photograph, drawing, painting, or digital artwork and must have an inclusive winter holiday theme. Also, we love to see ideas that use images of our beautiful campus.
Here are additional guidelines:
Any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be rejected.
- Size is 8.5” x 11” vertical or horizontal, color or black and white.
- All entries must be digital and submitted in high resolution .jpg or .pdf formats to [email protected]. Non-electronic artwork must be digitized.
- Submissions must be labeled with the student’s name, year, and contact information.
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All entries must be received by Wednesday, November 29th at 5:00 p.m.
- Entries that are not chosen for the card may still be featured on the Inside Oxford contest web page and on social media.
- The winner will be chosen by the dean's office and will be awarded a $100 gift card and a copy of the final holiday card.
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Thank you to those who volunteered on Emory Cares Day to pack care boxes for children in Newton County Foster Care on Saturday, November 11.
Let's keep the Emory Cares spirit alive by creating more care boxes for Newton County Foster children during the OSO Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 16. Last Saturday, volunteers packed 80 boxes, and with your help, we can aim for a total of 100.
Here's how you can help:
- Spend extra time during the OSO Thanksgiving lunch to assemble, wrap, and make cards.
- Bring in shoe boxes or small/medium boxes for packaging.
- Contribute school supplies or toiletries items to fill the boxes. OSO has purchased some items that arrive this week.
Your support can make a real difference to the children in Newton County Foster Care. Please help in making this initiative a success!
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OSO Thanksgiving Luncheon
Dean's Dining Hall | 11:30 a.m.
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Community Classroom
Oxford City Hall | 6:00 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday
Office of Religious & Spiritual Life
Oxford Student Center Plaza | 1:15-2:30 p.m.
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NO TIME TO REST: James Baldwin's Many Lives Presented by Dr. Ed Pavlić
William's Hall | 7:30 p.m.
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