Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
As students, faculty, and staff prepare to leave campus to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, I continue to be thankful to be part of this extraordinary community.
Beginning this week and continuing through the end of the year, there will be many ways to celebrate the holiday spirit at Oxford. One great way is to support our talented students by attending one of their many performances over the next few weeks.
First up is the fall concert from the Chamber Orchestra Ensemble—this Friday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Williams Hall. The Ensemble will be playing music by Vivaldi, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. It will be a wonderful wrap-up to autumn. The concert is free and open to all.
Once we’ve all returned to campus, I hope you’ll stop by the Dean’s Annual Holiday Winter Wonderland Party at 5:00 p.m. on Dec. 3 on the Quad.
That same evening, the Oxford Dance Company is performing at 7:30 p.m. in Williams Hall. The show is free and open to all. Across campus on Dec. 2 and 3, Oxapella and members of the Chamber Orchestra will team up for the Oxford Chorale Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Tickets are available at the OxBox for $5 per person.
For many, these performances are the culmination of a semester’s worth of work. As we move toward winter break, their achievements are cause for celebration, as well as an opportunity to reflect on all we’ve each accomplished over the first half of this school year.
Best,
Doug
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Last week's newsletter mentioned that Gary Glass, Director of Counseling and Career Services, was quoted in the book Building Students' Resilience. This week, a condensed excerpt was released that included some of his comments on the changing landscape of careers in counseling. Read more here.
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Lara Miller is a new Teaching and Learning Librarian at the Oxford College Library. Lara comes to us from the University of Arizona Libraries where she was the Analytics and Assessment Librarian. She also was the Visiting Librarian for Folklore, Anthropology, and Sociology at the Indiana University Library. Lara is from Oak Park, Illinois, and graduated from Earlham College with a B.A. in Peace and Global Studies. She earned her MLS from Indiana University.
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2021 Holiday Assistance Program |
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The annual Holiday Assistance Program is a wonderful tradition where Oxford College faculty and staff come together to purchase and provide toys, books, games, and clothing for local children in need during the holiday season.
This year we are providing a set of new clothes (a shirt, pants, socks, underwear, pullover/fleece, jacket, shoes, and pajamas), as well as toys, games, books, and educational games for 12 local children in the Newton County Foster Care Program.
If you would like to participate in this year's Holiday Assistance Program, please complete this brief form by the afternoon of Nov. 18. Once you've submitted the form, you'll receive a wish list so you can start shopping.
You can:
- shop for items for one child's list
- shop for one or a few items from a child's list
- support financially and Oxford staff will shop for you!
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Panel: Women in Environmental Fields |
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Tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 p.m. in Phi Gamma Hall, please join Oxford Climate Reality Project and STEMinists in a discussion centered around environmentalism and feminism with women in green fields.
The event will involve hearing the career backgrounds of the panelists with a Q&A session to follow. Panelists include environmental scientist and Emory professor Eri Saikawa; environmental lawyer Mindy Goldstein; ambassador to the Thirst Project Jaya Dayal; and U.S. Department of State Senior Energy Advisor and Oxford alumna Katy Clarke.
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Faculty and Staff Holiday Cookbook |
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The deadline to contribute your recipes to the Faculty & Staff Holiday Cookbook is this Friday, Nov. 19. You are invited to share up to two of your favorite dishes as we celebrate everyone's cooking traditions and creativity. Appetizers, breads, soups, salads, entrées, desserts, and beverages are all welcome. Sales will benefit the Chaplaincy Fund.
To submit your recipe(s), click here (QR code also in attached flyer).
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Last weekend, Oxford hosted a successful weekend of volunteer activities as part of Emory Cares International Service Day. Participants filled more than 145 boxes for children and teens in the Newton County Foster Care Program, and more than 30 people came out to clean up the Hearn Nature Trail.
Read the full story of the weekend's events on Oxford's website here.
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Women in Green Careers Panel
Phi Gamma Hall | 7:00–8:15 p.m.
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ReVision Feminists' Movie Night: The Half of It
Student Center | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
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Pride in STEM panel discussion
Pierce Hall, Room 237 | 7:30–8:30 p.m.
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Info Session for Volunteer Emory
Candler Hall | 8:00 p.m.
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Deadline to submit Holiday Assistance Program participation form |
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Thanksgiving Lunch hosted by OCTS and OSO
Dean's Dining Room | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
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Deadline to submit recipes to Faculty & Staff Holiday Cookbook |
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Chamber Orchestra Concert
Directed by Dr. Jason Rosenholtz-Witt
Williams Hall | 7:30 p.m.
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