Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
It’s been a pleasure to hear about your many acts of kindness and inclusion over the last month in our joint effort to foster a stronger sense of Belonging across campus. Many people have pushed themselves to reach beyond their usual comfort zone to make someone else feel welcome and connected. Just last week, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted a Mariachi band performance. We even have faculty and staff coming together in ukulele jam sessions; no previous experience required! Each gesture, no matter how big or small, helps every member of the Oxford community know they are valued. Going forward, I hope you’ll continue to make the ideal of Belonging part of your everyday life at Oxford.
Next month, we celebrate the core principle of Care. Our Peer Advising Network leaders recently put together a video about what Care, Belonging, and other values mean to them. You can view the sections on Belonging and Care at these links. I look forward to seeing how we will demonstrate our care for this place, our culture of learning, our colleagues, our students, and even for ourselves in the weeks ahead.
With appreciation,
Ken
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Tameka Cage Conley, Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing, was featured on the NBC News website for her Oxford class on Tyler Perry and his work titled "In the Language of Folk and Kin: The Legacy of Folklore, the Griot and Community in the Artistic Praxis of Tyler Perry." See the story here. The NBC piece was also picked up by Yahoo! News.
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Lara Miller, Head of Library Teaching and Assessment—along with peers from the National Library of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco— was recently published in Medical Reference Services Quarterly with the article "Community Conversations about COVID-19." Read more here.
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Lyn Pace, Oxford Chaplain, wrote in his September column for The Covington News about traditions, including Oxford's Candlelight Procession. You can read the piece, titled "Do you believe traditions matter?" here.
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Salmon Shomade, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the History and Social Sciences Division, recently had an opinion piece titled "Legal Tradition — Or Symbol of Subjugation?" published in Judicature. Read here.
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Erin Tarver, Associate Professor of Philosophy, is now the face of a prominent Emory ad in the Atlanta airport in Concourse B, with text that reads: "Philosopher tackles the meaning of sports fandom." The photo was originally taken for Emory's winter 2019 edition of the alumni magazine, which highlighted faculty research on football in connection with the Super Bowl in Atlanta that year.
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As Dean Ken Carter announced yesterday, Ellen Neufeld has been selected as the Interim Dean of the Oxford Library and will take over following the departure of our long-time colleague, friend, and Library mainstay Kitty McNeill at the end of the academic year.
The message read, in part:
"Ellen has played a key role in many of the Library’s most important functions: She leads the Collection Development Team and serves on the Collections Steering Committee for the Emory Libraries. She also guides the Oxford Library’s Communications Team and helps oversee the annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Expression. Her university-wide credentials extend to her time as an elected member of the Emory University Libraries Peer Review Committee, which she joined in 2020 and currently chairs.
Ellen’s many contributions to Oxford and the Emory Libraries make her an excellent choice to serve as interim dean. We look forward to working with her in this new capacity when Kitty leaves at the end of this academic year. A search for Kitty’s replacement will take place during the 2023-2024 academic year after the new dean of the College is in place."
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Meg Aronowitz 97Ox 99C was honored by Sports Business Journal as a member of this year’s Game Changers for her work advocating women's sports at ESPN. Read more here.
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Heroes, Saints, and Legends: Judy Greer |
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Last week, we shared that Dr. Judy Greer, along with Billye Aaron and Virginia Hepner, was honored at the Heroes, Saints & Legends event hosted by Wesley Woods. This week, The Covington News wrote about the award and Judy's career. Read the story here.
Greer—Oxford professor emerita of physical education, former tennis coach, and a member of the Emory Sports Hall of Fame—was the College’s first recipient of the Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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The annual Blessing of the Animals is coming up, and we invite staff and faculty to bring their pets to campus for a blessing. The students love to meet your family pets. If you plan to bring your pet, please sign up here by Friday, October 1.
Everyone is invited to attend the blessing, which is sponsored by the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life and the Center for Healthful Living.
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Ukulele jam sessions for faculty and staff are back! A group will meet Tuesdays from 1:00–2:00 p.m. in the Tarbutton Green Room. If you have a uke please bring it. If not, let Jessica Rivers know; the group has a couple extras. If you play another instrument, that works too! The jam sessions are just a fun, stress-relieving hour, and everyone is welcome to join!
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Book Signing: You Truly Assumed
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The Oxford Library is hosting a book signing and reception on Monday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m. with Laila Sabreen 23C, who authored a book called You Truly Assumed. She will give a brief talk as well as sign books. Copies will be available for purchase at the bookstore.
Oxford students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all invited. Read more about Sabreen and her book here.
Sabreen will also have a short story included in the YA anthology STUDY BREAK, which releases with Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan in Winter 2023, featuring short stories written by Gen Z contributors for Gen Z readers.
Read more about the anthology here.
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Mental Health and the High Achieving Student |
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On Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Williams Hall, Oxford Director of Counseling and Career Services Gary Glass will present a discussion titled "Mental Health and the High Achieving Student."
Often, the traits of many high-achieving students are quite similar to the tendencies of students struggling with psychological impairment. This program examines some common mentalities held by high-achieving students, like those attending Oxford College. It will also review some alternatives that do not have to undermine standards of excellence but can reduce the stress and distress that many students face.
Encourage your students to attend this Oxford Studies event.
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Investing for College Students presented by Michael Bailey |
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On September 29 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, Emory alumnus Michael Bailey will give a talk titled "Investing for College Students."
In addition to being an Emory alum, Bailey is the author of the book Stop.Think.Invest.: A Behavioral Finance Framework for Optimizing Investment Portfolios. He has agreed to speak with Emory students in conjunction with the Emory Financial Literacy team about investing. He will help our students unpack how their own biases and behaviors influence their financial decisions regarding investing and other areas of finance. Post-pandemic, the economy is one of the most covered topics in journalism, and helping our students learn and prepare for investing, whether after college or now, will set them up for more successful futures.
Encourage your students to attend this Oxford Studies event.
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A Wall Is Not the Only Boundary: A Trauma-Informed Multidimensional Framework |
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On Thursday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m. in Williams Hall, Anne Thompson will host a lecture titled "A Wall Is Not the Only Boundary: A Trauma-Informed Multidimensional Framework." Anne is a psychotherapist, providing trauma-specific and gender-informed treatment for female and femme experiences of trauma.
Attendees will increase their understanding of how adverse childhood experiences and other unresolved and ongoing traumas can impact boundary-setting through a life span, with particular focus on emerging adulthood. They will explore boundaries through a multidimensional framework that includes individual, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and systems structures.
Encourage your students to attend this Oxford Studies Event.
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NEWTON Magazine Release Party |
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On October 7, the release party for the fall 2022 edition of NEWTON Magazine will be held on the Oxford Campus at Candler Hall from 6:00–8:00 p.m. Stop by and enjoy some refreshments!
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Women's Soccer vs. Toccoa Falls College
Bivings Field | 6:45 p.m.
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Women's Tennis vs. Piedmont University
Tennis Courts | 4:00 p.m.
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Investing for College Students with Michael Bailey
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A Wall Is Not the Only Boundary: A Trauma-Informed Multidimensional Framework
Williams Hall | 6:30 p.m.
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Book Signing: You Truly Assumed
Oxford Library | 6:30 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday
Emory Financial Literacy
Oxford Student Center Front Plaza | 1:15–2:45 p.m.
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Blessing of the Animals
Oxford Student Center Front Plaza | 4:00–5:00 p.m.
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Mental Health and the High Achieving Student
Williams Hall | 7:00 p.m.
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Men's Soccer vs. LaGrange College - scrimmage
Bivings Field | 6:45 p.m.
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