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| Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 | |||
Hi, Emory!Yesterday, the Emory community gathered to honor the lives lost and affected due to recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. If you weren't able to attend the event, be sure to read the recap and learn more from speakers about what happened and how you can help. We're so happy to be part of such a supportive, diverse community. Have a great rest of your week and take care, Eagles. |
This week’s top news |
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Reflection Emory community gathers in support and solidarity for those impacted by earthquakes in Turkey and SyriaAttendees from across the Emory community gathered in Cannon Chapel Feb. 15 to share resources, actions and support for those locally and beyond who were affected by the earthquakes. |
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Arts Theater Emory’s multilingual production broadens the ‘our’ in ‘Our Town’Theater Emory’s multilingual production of “Our Town” in Spanish, English and Mandarin gives a play long celebrated as “universal” even more claim to that status. Emory language faculty and students contributed to the Chinese translation and Spanish adaptation. |
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Research Podcast based on Emory class looks at interconnected, racially charged killings from 1958“Buried Truths,” the award-winning podcast based on Emory’s Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project course, devotes its new season to two 1958 police killings of Black men in Terrell County, Georgia. It will be available starting Feb. 22. |
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Safety Reminder: What to do in the event of a shooter on campusAs our hearts and minds are with the Michigan State University community, Emory's Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response offers a reminder to review the steps to take if you are faced with an active shooter. Learn the steps of “Run, Fight, Hide” and review campus safety resources. |
Profile Emory student Maya Wright to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ on Monday, Feb. 20Senior Maya Wright (center) will compete in the “Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament” for the chance to win $100,000 and a spot in the Tournament of Champions. |
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Conversation Civil rights icon Andrew Young, author Ernie Suggs to discuss recent book Feb. 22Ambassador Andrew Young and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs will visit Emory on Feb. 22 to discuss Suggs’ recent book chronicling Young’s extraordinary life as a civil rights leader, U.N. ambassador, Atlanta mayor and more. |
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Awards Emory recognized as top producer of student Fulbright winners for seventh consecutive yearWith this year’s Fulbright Award recipients, a total of 135 Emory students have received the award. Find out more about the flagship international academic exchange program and the deadlines for 2023 applications. |
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One Emory Faculty eminence: ‘The foundation of Emory’Get to know public health professor and 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecture honoree Colleen McBride, one example of how the commitment and passion of Emory faculty members are integral to One Emory: Ambition and Heart. |
Athletics Emory swimming and diving teams celebrate 24th-consecutive championship titlesDuring the UAA Championship at Emory University, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned championship titles, a total of 43 All-UAA showings, two swimmers of the year and the women’s coaching staff of the year, among other accomplishments. |
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Apply for the 2023 Servant Leadership Summer Internship Program by March 1 |
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The Servant Leadership Summer Program is a funded summer internship program that places qualified Emory University students in Atlanta-area nonprofit, government agencies and socially responsible businesses. All current, full-time Emory University (including Oxford College) students are eligible, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The Servant Leadership Summer Program includes an orientation, weekly class sessions, projects and 270 hours of work at your placement site. Students receive a stipend between $2,000 and $4,000. Applications are due March 1, 2023. Apply online or email Kristina Johnson with any questions. |
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Calendar Highlights |
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February |
Great Works Seminar Series: "African Poetry, Classic and Contemporary"6:30 p.m. | Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry |
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Lecture: "No Other Satisfactory Reason Can Be Given: The European Discovery of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife" with Rune Nyord7:30 p.m. | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall |
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February |
John R. Lewis Racial Justice Case Competition Finals9:00 a.m. | Online |
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February |
Swooping Into Spring: Free Plants, Cookies and Live Music12:00 p.m. | Asbury Circle |
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February |
Inaugural Address to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center with Ravi I. Thadhani4:00 p.m. | Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building (WHSCAB) Auditorium and Online |
Black History Month events |
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February |
Black History Month Movie Night and Open Mic6:30 p.m. | Oxford Student Center, Greer Forum Room |
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February |
Performance: Theater Emory presents "Our Town (Multilingual)"7:30 p.m. | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab |
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February |
Art Exhibit: "A Very Incomplete Self-Portrait"12:00 p.m. | Michael C. Carlos Museum |
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February |
Gateway to Atlanta: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater12:00 p.m. | Fox Theatre |
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February |
Soul Food Gospel Fest3:00 p.m. | Emory Student Center, Multipurpose Room 4 |
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February |
The Many Lives of Andrew Young: A Conversation with Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs7:00 p.m. | Emory Student Center |
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February |
Hair Discovery: Unpacking Hair Discrimination and the Crown Act7:00 p.m. | Oxford Student Center, Mural Room |
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February |
Performance: William Dawson's "Negro Folk Symphony"8:00 p.m. | Symphony Hall |
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February |
Candler School of Theology 13th Annual Heritage Ball8:00 p.m. | Emory Conference Center Hotel |
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February |
Showtime at Oxford Talent Show7:00 p.m. | Phi Gamma Hall |
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Literature
Jumping fences with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
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