Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
Tonight, I invite you all to attend the Asian American Pacific Islander Teach-In at 7:00 p.m. in Phi Gamma Hall. Jing Paul, associate professor of Chinese at Agnes Scott College, will lead a panel with Oxford students, alumni, and faculty titled “The Power of Storytelling and Listening to Learn: Stories and Reflections on Asian American and Pacific Islander Identity.” Thank you to Nitya Jacob, professor of biology and chair of the Natural Science and Mathematics Division; Wade Manora Jr., director of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Gary Glass, director of Counseling and Career Services for organizing this event. Read more about the teach-ins here and tonight’s panel below.
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 [email protected]. You can also nominate yourself!
NAME: Ellen Campbell
TITLE/DEPT: Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Campus Life — Campus Life
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How long have you been at Oxford?
I've been at Oxford for eight and a half years. I was Dean Moon's assistant and now I work with co-interim Dean of Campus Life, Daphne Orr.
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What do you like best about your job and about Oxford?
I couldn't be in better company as a part of the Campus Life family. Every day is something new. We are available to assist students, families, faculty and staff. If you want to put a bright spot in your day, come by the Campus Life Suite!
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What is your favorite song/tv show/movie/restaurant/podcast?
Too many to list! Love the Righteous Brothers and Sam Cooke, anything on PBS, The Big Bang Theory, Caddyshack, The Princess Bride, anything National Geographic, Yahola Creek Restaurant, and Bacchanalia.
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What makes you happy or brings you joy?
Anything that I do with my family and friends. We are a water/outdoor family; beaches, lakes, rivers, oceans, camping, boating. We are renovating a house, I will be overjoyed when it is done!
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Please complete this sentence: It might surprise people to know that I...
...spent 14 days going down the Colorado on a rafting expedition led by my brother who is a three time Olympic kayaker!
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Tien Chih, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, is co-organizing a special session on Cyberinfrastructure for Math Research and Instruction and will give a talk on "Manim: Math animation to support teaching" at the Southeastern Sectional meeting for the American Mathematical Society, which is held this year at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. You can read more about the session here.
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We're happy to announce that Ansley Holder, already a member of the Student Involvement, Leadership, and Transitions (SILT) team, will expand her responsibilities by joining the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL). Already in effect, Ansley will work with both offices as Senior Program Coordinator, increasing her position to full-time at Oxford. Some of her highlighted roles in SILT include: Working with Student Organization Finances, SILT operational budgets, and SILT communications. In ORSL, her highlighted roles include coordinating and planning Fall Retreat, leading the Inter-Religious Council, ORSL communications, and visioning for new programs. We're grateful for her many years of service to Oxford already. Please congratulate Ansley in these new opportunities.
—Lyn Pace & Veronica Roman
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Please congratulate Kevin Gooch 99Ox 01C, Oxford BOC member, for taking on a new role as General Counsel at 100 Black Men of America, Inc. He also is a member of the executive committee. You can read more about Kevin here.
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Naylor Workshop on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies
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Delia Savin 23Ox, ECAS junior, and Gwendolynne Reid, Associate Professor of English, attended the Naylor Workshop on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies in York, Pennsylvania from September 29 to October 1. At the workshop, Delia presented her work-in-progress, "The Construction and Functions of Value Arguments in Scientific Literature of the SARS and COVID-19 Pandemics," and received feedback from Writing Studies faculty mentors and undergraduate researchers from across the U.S. and Canada. Delia began her project with Gwendolynne this spring in English 220 "Rhetorical Studies" and is in the process of developing a manuscript for submission to a journal.
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Homecoming is your opportunity to experience the heart and soul of Emory. Join us on the Atlanta campus for Emory's 2023 Homecoming activities! Reconnect with friends and make new ones. Explore the transformed Atlanta Quad at our Food and Music Festival, with celebrity performances, DJs, amazing food, a campus parade, campus tours, exhibits, and family-friendly activities all around. All faculty and staff are encouraged to join. Most events are free, and Oxford will have a tent at the Friday Kick Off party and Saturday food and music festival. Please drop by! You can register here.
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Check out the Emory Pop-Up Shop today! Until October 15, you can score exclusive Emory apparel. There's something for everyone. Give directly to students while sporting your Emory pride! For every item purchased a $5 donation will be made to directly support students. You can access the shop here.
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Thank you for helping Emory show donors some love last week! Every note and photo that was created during EmoryThanks week told donors their gifts matter to Emory, and to each of us. Please enjoy the photos at the event last Wednesday.
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AAPI Teach-In: The Power of Storytelling and Listening to Learn
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Storytelling is an essential human experience across languages and cultures. By listening to each other’s stories, we connect, heal and grow. Jing Paul, Associate Professor of Chinese at Agnes Scott College, will start with her personal story, connecting to the question “why should we listen?” She will then share her students’ stories and introduce a storytelling project implemented in her Chinese language courses that draws on the differences, talents and strengths of the students. Situating the discussion in a broad diversity context, she will showcase how the opportunities to express, and being heard, promote learner agency and create multiple pathways of growth. Joined by a panel of Oxford faculty, students, and alumni, the group will share their stories and reflections on AAPI identity. To register for the Zoom option here, and the in-person option here.
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2024 100 Senior Honorary Nominations
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Nominations for the 2024 100 Senior Honorary cohort are live! Faculty, staff, and fellow students can nominate a student. Nominations will close on October 18th and can be submitted here.
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Save The Date — Staff and Faculty Fall Reception
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Mark your calendars! The Staff and Faculty Fall reception will be held on Friday, October 27th, from 4-6 p.m. You can sign up here.
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The Power of Storytelling and Listening to Learn: Stories and Reflections on Asian American and Pacific Islander Identity
Phi Gamma | 7:00 p.m.
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Men's Soccer: Southern Union State Community College
Soccer Field | 6:30 p.m.
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Men's Soccer: Fisk University
Soccer Field | 6:45 p.m.
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WINN - film screening and Q&A with Pamela Winn
Humanities 202 | 7:00 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday
ORSL & Black Girl Processing Space
Oxford Student Center Plaza | 1:15-2:30 p.m.
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Men's Soccer: Georgia Military College
Soccer Field | 6:45 p.m.
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Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta - Timothy Miller recital
William's Hall | 7:30 p.m.
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Thinking With and Beyond Anti-Asian Violence: A Feminist Perspective
William's Hall | 7:00 p.m.
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Men's Basketball: New Rock Prep Academy
William's Gym | 7:00 p.m.
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OxTheatre: Dustin Chinn's "Snowflakes, or Rare White People"
Tarbutton Theater | 7:00 p.m.
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Homecoming Kickoff Party
Quadrangle | 7:30 p.m.
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