Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues:
As we anxiously await the results of the election, I want to pause to thank you all for steadfast commitment to Oxford and to each other. I sent an email earlier today to students, faculty, and staff encouraging patience and mutual respect with one another, and I know how seriously we all take our roles in supporting our diverse campus community. Please take good care of yourselves, mentally and emotionally, in the midst of this election and the pandemic.
Best,
Doug
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Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. performance of "Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old" |
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Theater artist Kimberly Dark presents "Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old" for Oxford students, faculty, and staff. Use this zoom event link to join the OxStudies/Lyceum event on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m.
In her show, Dark explores and questions the currency of beauty and appearance. What have we actually been sold? What have we bought into about our bodies? Has the exchange ever really been worth the price? In this honest and insightful performance, Dark offers us a new story about the body.
Dark is a writer, professor, and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that people can reclaim their power as social creators. She’s the author of Fat, Pretty and Soon to be Old, The Daddies, and Love and Errors, and her essays, stories, and poetry are widely published in academic and popular online publications alike.
She has been named one of the Top 6 LGBT Speakers on College Campuses by the Advocate and one of the Top 25 LGBT “Best of the Best” by Campus Pride. Terese Mailhot, New York Times best-selling author of Heartberries, said, "Sexy and often fearless and real ... Beautiful and powerful work. Kimberly Dark is hilarious and heart breaking."
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Emory Police Department's Oxford College Division staff updates |
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Lieutenant Jeanann Chesney, commander of Emory Police Department's Oxford Division, announces the following fall semester staff updates from the department:
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Officer LeRoy Venable joins EPD from Georgia State Parole/Probation. Venable began his law enforcement career as a police officer for the Macon Police Department in 2011. In 2014, after completing his bachelor's degree in business administration, he started his career with Georgia State Parole/Probation. After serving over 4 years as a parole/probation officer, Venable was promoted to assistant chief parole/probation officer in the Clayton Judicial circuit. He enjoys serving his community and keeping the public safe along with his hobbies of working out at the gym, fishing, and hiking.
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Sergeant Lesia Violette comes to Oxford from EPD Atlanta Campus Division. Violette has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience—10 years with the DeKalb County Police Department and over 10 years with the EPD. She served in the uniformed patrol division as a police officer assigned to the Atlanta Campus before being promoted to the rank of sergeant serving at the Emory Hospital-Midtown police division. Most recently, she severed in EPD's Criminal Investigation Division as a detective sergeant for the last four years. Violette is a certified training instructor and very instrumental in creating and presenting course curriculum not only to law enforcement but to the community. She has obtained specialized/expert levels of knowledge and experience in crisis intervention, criminal investigations, de-escalation, forensic science, interviewing, public relations, police management, and critical incident response. Violette is passionate about health and wellness, mental health, addiction/recovery, homelessness, and other social concerns.
Sergeant Anthony Menichini transferred to EPD's Atlanta Campus Division effective October 4. He will be sorely missed by the Oxford community and his fellow officers at this location and we wish him success and professional/personal fulfillment in his new assignment.
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Molly Faust joins Oxford College Library as coordinator of circulation services. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Georgia. In her role at Oxford, Faust will be overseeing the daily operation of Circulation Services, in addition to providing user services to faculty, staff, and students.
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Brielle Tate joins the Oxford College Library as a library specialist. Tate holds an associate in arts degree in mathematics from Georgia State University and a bachelor of science degree in organizational leadership from Valdosta State University (VSU). She is currently in the master's degree program in library and information science at VSU. In her role at Oxford, Tate will provide research assistance, supervise student employees, and process library materials.
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Faculty presentations and appearances |
Tameka Cage Conley, assistant professor of English and creative writing, opened the annual Witching Hour Festival on October 30, first with an interview with National Book Award finalist Danez Smith, then with an original prose poem, "Pandemic: in Seven Parts," where she characterized the global quarantine by considering matters of social justice, isolation, premature death, and hope for the nation to progress forward. The Gazette reported on festival organizers hosting the annual Iowa City-based event virtually this year.
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Zachary Binney, assistant professor of quantitative theory and methods, was quoted in the Sports Business Daily segment "Turner Situation Still Under Review" about the impact a MLB World Series player's positive COVID-19 test result potentially could have had on the championship games.
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Emory Cares 2020 project at Oxford College |
Oxford College coordinators are taking a weeklong approach to Emory Cares 2020. Participants can either drop off completed boxes or supplies during the week of November 9 until November 14. Volunteer Oxford students will assist in assembling boxes if needed.
Continuing the Oxford tradition, the service project supports the Newton County Department of Family and Children Services. Instead of gathering to assemble boxes, we are asking volunteers to drop off already made boxes or purchase supplies for boxes. Filled boxes should be about the size of a shoebox.
Click here for more information about Emory Cares Day and to register to participate with a specific project. If you have questions please email Ricardo Horne.
Choose from the following ways you can participate in the Oxford College project:
Drop-off or mail a completed and wrapped box
Drop off or mail a pre-made box by November 14, that includes the following items: soap/body wash, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, mouthwash, deodorant (if appropriate), and a fun item like a coloring book, small toy, or book. Please wrap your box in decorative paper and attach a note indicating if the box is gender specific. Please attach a note indicating if your box is for a boy or girl and the age range: (0-2) (3-5) (6-10) (11-13) (14+)
Drop off boxes in person:
Until November 13 at the Advancement and Alumni Engagement House at 711 Emory Street, Oxford.
Times for drop off are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
On Saturday, November 14, from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.at the Oxford Student Center, 801 Wesley Street.
Ship boxes to:
Ricardo Horne, Oxford Student Center, 810 Whatcoat Street, Oxford, GA 30054.
Buy an item—we'll pack it in a box
Purchase any of the following items and drop them off at the Alumni Engagement House before November 13 or at the Oxford Student Center on November 14 and Volunteer Oxford students will assemble them into care packages—soap/body wash, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, mouthwash, deodorant (if appropriate), and a fun item like a coloring book, small toy, or book.
We have created an Amazon Wish List of items needed if that's more convenient for you. Please utilize this link to make a purchase. All items will be delivered directly to the student center address associated with this wish list on Amazon.
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Oxford Votes highlights post-election resources |
Oxford Votes and the Civic Engagement and Democratic Participation Program remind you of Emory-based resources available to you post-election. There are several online sessions and programs discussing the 2020 election. Find topics, dates, times, and event link info on the Upcoming Oxford Events calendar.
If National Election Day 2020 has you interested in civic engagement opportunities in the democratic process and elections—either potential runoffs or future year's—visit the Emory Votes Initiative (EVI) website to sign-up for their newsletter, follow EVI on social media, and learn more about how you can be active and involved.
If you haven't already done so, consider signing up for TurboVote. This Emory-provided resource will notify you via email of important information and dates regarding elections (runoff or regular) in your registered voting district.
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Newton Magazine features Ann Jinks Slaughter 70Ox 73C and her experience as the first female African American Oxford student and graduate in the article "Sobering Perspective."
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Homecoming 2020 events and sessions are available for online viewing through November 15. Visit the Oxford Alumni Events page for more information.
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Theater artist: Kimberly Dark, Fat, Pretty and Soon to be Old
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Faculty Film Series: Ken Anderson, Basquiat
Candler Hall | 7:00 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Oxford Student Center front patio | 1:30-2:45 p.m.
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Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, Framing Shadows, Framing Silences:
African Americans in Domestic Portraiture
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Faculty Film Series: Alejandro Abarca, Giselle Ballet
Candler Hall | 7:00 p.m.
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Claudia Schaer: Violin Performance
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Take a Break Tuesday hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Oxford Student Center front patio | 1:30-2:45 p.m.
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Oxford Staff Organization (OSO) meeting
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OSO Thanksgiving lunch
"Grab and Go" lunch from Dining Hall
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