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For Students | Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

For Students

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

Hi, Emory!

It’s a new month with plenty of exciting campus events to keep you busy. From Tibet Week final activities to opportunities to learn from expert perspectives or immerse yourself in concerts, mark your calendar for these dates.

We’ve also got the information you need on the new Center for Student Wellbeing, the upcoming Impact Day of Service, photos from the first week of classes and more.

We’ll see you soon, Eagles!

This week’s stories

Activities

Don’t miss these September events at Emory

The fall semester is fully underway at Emory, which means there are plenty of events to explore, including performances, panels, film screenings and more. Read what the Atlanta and Oxford College campuses have to offer this month.

University

Emory Campus Life launches Center for Student Wellbeing

Megan G. Brown is the inaugural executive director of the new center, which will focus on community well-being strategies, prevention education, peer health leadership opportunities and more.

From Emory Magazine

5 tips for watching election debates from Emory's debate experts

Emory’s Barkley Forum is one of the nation’s top competitive debate programs. Get the experts’ top tips on debate watching — including how to tell who is winning — and learn how these students become masters of critical thinking, research and rhetoric.

Forefront

Utilizing AI to investigate and address the needs of Emory and Atlanta

Through Emory’s new AI.Xperience program, students worked with faculty advisors this summer to apply data science to critical topics in areas from health care to the arts. This month, they presented their findings through poster and oral presentations.

International

Passport to Emory welcomes incoming students and families in Hong Kong, Mumbai and Seoul

International Student and Scholar Services, along with campus partners, led Passport to Emory programs in Mumbai, Hong Kong and Seoul to welcome new international students and their families to the Emory community.

Creativity

Start the new semester by sampling these arts events across campus

Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campus art scenes are wasting no time kicking off the new academic year in creative ways, including a program featuring Aztec dance, Folklórico and contemporary dance. Mark your calendar for these upcoming events.

Safety and support resources at Emory

Emory offers a variety of resources to support safety and well-being on campus. Learn about five steps to be Emory Ready, including downloading the Emory Safe app. You can also access support resources for students, faculty and staff.

Looking back at the first week of classes

Emory Convocation celebrates start of new academic year

First-year Emory College students joined faculty and university leaders Aug. 27 to officially launch the new academic year. See photos and highlights from this year's speakers as they encouraged the Class of 2028 to “to commit to the belief that you belong here.”

Emory Convocation speaker Christina Gavegnano gives undergraduates access to groundbreaking lab research

Researcher Christina Gavegnano is known for opening her lab to undergraduate students, giving them experience in human health research. She delivered the 2024 Convocation address, encouraging the Class of 2028 to start their own remarkable trajectories.

Photos: Carnival on Emory’s Clairmont Campus

As a part of the Emory Weeks of Welcome, hundreds of students turned out to celebrate the start of a new school year at the Clairmont Campus Carnival. See photos from the evening to relive the fun.

Photos: First Day Fest celebrates the new academic year

The Atlanta campus Quad transformed into a carnival midway for First Day Fest last Wednesday evening, complete with giant swings, spinning “teacups,” plenty of games and even a Ferris wheel. See photos of the fun.

Songfest celebrates 40th anniversary as beloved Emory tradition

True to its original goal, Songfest continues to be an entertaining way for first-year students to embrace their new community, feel a sense of belonging and prepare to flourish throughout the years of their Emory experience.

Make a difference during the Emory Impact Day of Service on Sept. 7

Start the semester off right by spending Saturday, Sept. 7, serving the community with Emory's Impact Day. Join other students in making a big difference for the community. There are hundreds of volunteer projects to choose from.

Check out projects and sign up to volunteer today.

A person's back, wearing a tshirt that reads Days of Service, Volunteer Emory

Upcoming events

September
9

JWJI Colloquium: "Rethinking U.S. Feminisms: Patsy Takemoto Mink, the Pacific and Congressional Activism" with Judy Wu of University of California, Irvine

12:00 p.m. | Robert W. Woodruff Library, Jones Room

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