January 13, 2020
Campus Updates
Oxford Student Center Opens
The Oxford Student Center is complete and open to students and the public as of Monday, January 13.

The 32,000-square-foot center, located within a renovated and expanded version of the old dining hall, is a living symbol of our commitment to embracing the needs of our students while maintaining the small-campus experience and historic heritage of Oxford College.

We invite the community to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Student Center with us on Sunday, February 2 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. To register for the Grand Opening celebration, please click here.

Come see the brand new and newly named Gilbert Bookstore operated by Barnes and Noble College and then pop over to our newest dining retail location, the Jackson Family Kitchen, offering a brand new made-to-order retail menu by our very own Oxford Dining by Bon Appetit.

The Jackson Family Kitchen is open each weekday from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm. Our daily menu will be a seasonal selection of popular dishes to include tacos, pastas, bibimbap as well as daily specials.    The Kitchen will offer smoothies, milkshakes and hot coffee throughout the day. For more information about the Jackson Family Kitchen hours and menus, please click here .

The Gilbert Bookstore will also offer many new opportunities for the community to engage with Oxford College through promotions and events throughout the year. Download the Barnes & Noble "My College Bookstore" app to receive updates and general Barnes & Noble Education news and promotions: https://www.appbnc.com/
Oxford College News
Oxford College students donate to food pantry
First-year students in the Discovery Seminar "Inequality: Friend or Foe?" led by Jasminka Ninkovic, associate professor of economics, were the prize winners of a friendly competition between the 30 fall semester Discovery Seminar course cohorts for the largest percentage of registered voters as part of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Ninkovic's class had 100% registration/participation rate and were awarded $200 and given the choice of what to do with the funds. Rather than a pizza party or other type of class celebration or outing, the 16 students voted to donate the funds to Covington First United Methodist Church's food pantry program. Oxford College students serve at the food pantry regularly through Oxford Service Corps, Volunteer Oxford, and Theory-Practice Service Learning courses.

Discovery Seminar students and Ninkovic are pictured above presenting the funds to Covington FUMC food pantry director Megan Hulgan, second from left. 
Oxford College holiday assistance program
Oxford College's annual tradition of providing gifts, clothes, books, and food to local families in need during the holiday season continued strong this year.

Faculty and staff purchased and donated items for 12 children's wish lists as well as essential winter items and clothes including jackets, hats, shirts, pants, pajamas, shoes, and socks.

Volunteer Oxford coordinated a wrapping party on reading day, including a festive party, hot chocolate and cookies, and of course wrapping the donated items. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion's Diversity Ambassador Program (DAP!) members also participated in the event this year to celebrate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas with festive decor and information about these holiday traditions.
Campus Events
All Oxford College events can be viewed here: http://oxford.emory.edu/news/events.html
Oxford College Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Oxford College's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will take place on Monday, January 20 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. The event will kick-off in the new Student Center at 10:00 am.

Service projects will focus on environmental sustainability and will include the Newton County trail system, the Oxford College Organic Farm, and the City of Oxford.

Registration is open and members of the public are welcome to attend and join with Oxford College students in giving back to our community. Participants are highly encouraged to register ahead of time but we will also take walk-ups.

To register, please click here .
Oxford College Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Join us for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Oxford College on Tuesday, January 21 at 7:30 pm in Old Church (located at Wesley and Fletcher Streets in Oxford).

This celebration will include greetings from students and administrators, readings, music from a variety of choirs, and a keynote speaker. This year’s speaker is Mrs. Sonya Tinsley-Hook , a 1989 graduate of Oxford College and the first MLK Scholar. She is also the founder of the All Our Strengths Project and a talent professional specializing in Learning and Development at Deloitte.
 
This annual event will not only honor thirty years of MLK Scholars at Oxford College, but it will kick off a semester’s worth of activities marking the 50 th anniversary of African American graduates from Oxford College of Emory University.
Campus Resources
Oxford College Organic Farm CSA sign-up
  • The Oxford College Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) 2020 sign up is now open to the public!

The CSA provides f resh, certified organic produce grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers and a wide variety of in-season food grown at the Oxford College farm, including unique varieties and heirloom vegetables.

To learn more or sign up, please click here .
Oxford College Dining Hall
The Oxford College Dining Hall has re-opened for the spring semester and is open to the public.

Price (including tax):

Breakfast: $7.01
Lunch: $9.05
Dinner: $10.03
Late night: $7.99

To learn more about Oxford Dining by Bon Appetit, including the new Jackson Family Kitchen in the Oxford Student Center, please click here .

Oxford College named a  Top Pick Historic Meeting Venue by Unique Venues  
Are you seeking a venue for your summertime events? Are you looking for a unique venue to host special meetings or programs? Oxford College offers opportunities for you to create remarkable experiences and awe-inspiring events. We would be honored if you’d choose Oxford College of Emory University as the number one choice to host your events.


Please visit Unique Venues or check out our  website  to learn more.

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All Oxford College events can be viewed here: oxford.emory.edu/news/events.html
JANUARY
Spring semester courses begin
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Student Center & various locations

Service projects will focus on environmental sustainability and will include: the Newton County trail system, the Oxford College Organic Farm, and the City of Oxford. Registration is open and members of the public are welcome to attend and join with Oxford College students in giving back to our community. Please click here to register.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
7:30 pm, Old Church

This year’s speaker is Mrs. Sonya Tinsley-Hook , a 1989 graduate of Oxford College and the first MLK Scholar. She is also the founder of the All Our Strengths Project and a talent professional specializing in Learning and Development at Deloitte. This annual event will not only honor thirty years of MLK Scholars at Oxford College, but it will kick off a semester’s worth of activities marking the 50 th anniversary of African American graduates from Oxford College of Emory University. We invite members of the community to join with us to celebrate Dr. King's legacy.
Lecture: Telling Lives: The Work of the Biographer
7:30 pm, Williams Hall

Dr. Dana Greene, Dean Emerita of Oxford College of Emory University, will deliver the Inaugural Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture. The Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar program brings to Oxford College notable leaders in scholarship and creative expression. The lectures in this series strive both to exemplify and encourage various types of intellectual discovery and creativity. They aim to explore not only the content of those intellectual and creative efforts; they also strive to exhibit the personal, professional, communal, and ethical contexts of those endeavors.
 
Dr. Greene served in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica, returned to the United States, and completed a Ph.D at Emory University. For almost thirty years she was on the faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and subsequently became the Dean of Oxford College of Emory University. In addition to being Dean Emerita of Oxford College, Dr. Greene is a noted historian and biographer. She is the author of four biographies—on Elizabeth Jennings (2018), Denise Levertov (2012), Maisie Ward (1997) and Evelyn Underhill (1990)—four edited volumes, and numerous essays and articles.
FEBRUARY
Student Center Grand Opening
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Oxford College Student Center

We invite the community to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Student Center with us on Sunday, February 2 from 2:00 pm -- 4:00 pm. To register for the Grand Opening celebration, please click here.
Southern Circuit Film Series: The Infiltrators
7:30 pm, Williams Hall

The Infiltrators  is a docu-thriller that tells the true story of young immigrants who get arrested by Border Patrol, and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center – on purpose. Marco and Viri are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention. However, when Marco and Viri try to pull off their heist – a kind of ‘prison break’ in reverse – things don’t go according to plan.

A three-time Film Independent Spirit Award nominee, Darren Dean is responsible for producing the award-winning features Prince of Broadway (which he co-wrote),  Kinyarwanda, H.O.M.E., Tangerine,  and  The Florida Project . He also produced the Clio Award-Winning short  Snowbird , as well as  Pioneer High . Dean has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award (Kinyarwanda) and won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Feature (Tangerine). In 2016, Dean’s body of work was recognized with a nomination for the Film Independent Spirit Awards Piaget Producer’s Award. Dean will participate in a Q&A with the audience following the screening.

Oxford is one of the hosts of the 2019-20 Southern Circuit tour of independent films. An initiative of the Atlanta-based arts organization South Arts, Southern Circuit brings the best of independent film to communities across the South.
MARCH
Southern Circuit Film Series: Light from Light
7:30 pm, Williams Hall

In  Light From Light , single mom Shelia moonlights as a paranormal investigator while working at a car-rental service counter and raising her teenage son, Owen. After her appearance on a local radio program, she’s contacted by Richard, a recent widower who thinks his departed wife may be “haunting” his East Tennessee farmhouse. Agreeing to help, Shelia brings along Owen and his classmate Lucy in hopes of understanding the mystery.

Light From Light  is Paul Harrill’s second feature film. Harrill’s debut,  Something, Anything  was a New York Times Critics’ Pick and was named as one of the Top 25 Best First Features in IndieWire’s 2015 Year-End Critics’ Poll. His short films have played at Sundance, Rotterdam, Edinburgh, ClermontFerrand, and the Museum of Modern Art and on PBS. Harrill will participate in a Q&A with the audience following the screening.

Oxford is one of the hosts of the 2019-20 Southern Circuit tour of independent films. An initiative of the Atlanta-based arts organization South Arts, Southern Circuit brings the best of independent film to communities across the South.
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