If you can't see this message,  view it in your browser

For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016

LITERATURE Emory welcomes Shakespeare's First Folio to campus "The First Folio: The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare" opens Saturday at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, the only Georgia site chosen to host the exhibit featuring the first printing of many of the Bard's legendary plays. COMMUNITY Accelerator program supports promising businesses in marginalized Atlanta communities Developed through Emory's Goizueta Business School, the Start:Micro-Entrepreneur Accelerator Program aims to increase neighborhood vitality by supporting entrepreneurs in Clarkston and East Lake with small business loans and mentorship. HEALTH Emory Metabolic Nutrition Program awarded $1.2M for nutrition therapy program for inherited disorders A new grant from the Georgia Department of Public Health will enable Emory to launch a program for Georgians who struggle financially to purchase medical foods and dietary supplements, the primary nutrition treatment for inherited metabolic disorders. SUPPORT Emory's Carlos Museum Education Center named for Thalia Carlos Chris Carlos, son of the late Michael C. Carlos, for whom Emory's Carlos Museum is named, has committed $3 million to name the museum's education center in honor of his mother, Thalia N. Carlos. INSIGHT Summit on Race invites national dialogue Faculty and staff campus leaders from across the country will convene at Emory on Nov. 11 for "The Summit on Race: Not Just a Response, a Just Response." VOLUNTEERING Emory Cares Day brings community together for service projects Emory Cares International Service Day is Saturday, Nov. 12, and students, faculty, staff, alumni and family members are invited to take part in volunteer projects in Atlanta and around the world. Registration is now open for local service trips.

Take Note   Annual health care benefits enrollment ends Monday Nominate outstanding students for 100 Senior Honorary by Nov. 7 School of Nursing researchers inducted as American Academy of Nursing fellows

Emory Insider: Benefits   Health benefits incentives: Emory University employees covered by an Emory medical plan can earn financial incentives by taking an online health assessment, getting an annual checkup, participating in healthy lifestyle coaching and more. The deadline to complete 2016 incentives is Nov. 15.

In The News   Political groups fight for control of state supreme courts Nov. 2 |  Joanna Shepherd |  Associated Press Put risk in perspective while investing for golden years Nov. 2 |  Klaas Baks |  Atlanta Business Chronicle College is a 4-year-long balancing act for first-generation students Nov. 1 |  Tyler Lattimore |  NPR Protecting older adults from medication mistakes Oct. 27 |  Ugochi Ohuabunwa |  WAGA-TV

Featured Events   Words Fail So Simply Much Love: Celebration of "The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume 4, 1966-1989" Enjoy readings from Beckett's letters with musical interludes from Schubert, featuring Barry McGovern, Alan Mandell, Brenda Bynum, Robert Shaw-Smith and the Emory Chamber Players with Don Saliers. When: Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free Explorations: Virtual and Augmented Reality at Emory Faculty from Emory and Georgia State University present current projects on mapping in Atlanta (Atlanta Explorer) and art history (Virtual Rome and Samothrace). When: Nov. 7, 9:00 a.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Living Room, 3rd Floor Admission: Free Will of the People: Shakespeare's Folios and Their Meaning in Our World Be inspired by Duke Ellington's "Such Sweet Thunder" with Dwight Andrews as internationally recognized scholars explore Shakespeare's place in the African American arts tradition and in modern Ireland. When: Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

04 Nov. Religious Congregations in 20th-Century America When: Nov. 4, 9:00 a.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Room 102 Admission: Free   04 Nov. Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney When: Nov. 4, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 100 Admission: Free   04 Nov. Shakespeare at Emory film screening: "Titus" (1999) When: Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   05 Nov. African Coffee Tasting and Gallery Talk When: Nov. 5, 10:00 a.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   05 Nov. Shangrila Parvin, Soprano, Senior Recital; Elena Cholakova, Piano When: Nov. 5, 3:30 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   05 Nov. Concert and exhibition: Listening to Memories When: Nov. 5, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   07 Nov. Prison and Social Death When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   07 Nov. Overview of Bright Horizons Back-Up Care Advantage When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: James B. Williams Medical Education Building, Room 153 Admission: Free   07 Nov. Moving Organization Sites From Blackboard When: Nov. 7, 12:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   07 Nov. Canvas 101 When: Nov. 7, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   07 Nov. Brian Eno's "Music for Airports": The Nature of Ambient Music When: Nov. 7, 7:00 p.m. Where: Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Seminar Room Admission: Free   07 Nov. Staged reading: "Castelvines y Monteses" by Lope de Vega When: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: Mary Gray Munroe Theater Admission: Free   07 Nov. Concert: Laura Ardan, clarinet, accompanied by Will Ransom When: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   08 Nov. Emory Farmers Market When: Nov. 8, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   08 Nov. Migrating Courses From Blackboard to Canvas When: Nov. 8, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   08 Nov. The Bard in Bollywood film series: "Omkara" When: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   08 Nov. Election Watch Night When: Nov. 8, 9:30 p.m. Where: Center for Women Admission: Free   09 Nov. Center for Faculty Development and Excellence Office Hours When: Nov. 9, 11:00 a.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Room 425 Admission: Free   09 Nov. Diversity, Demographics and the Age of Donald Trump When: Nov. 9, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   09 Nov. WaterHub Tours When: Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   09 Nov. Financial Wellness: Intro to Social Security When: Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   09 Nov. Atlanta: Still the Black Mecca? Race, Social Inequality and Urban Displacement in 21st-Century Atlanta When: Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. Where: Georgia State University, Law School Ballroom, 85 Park Place, Atlanta Admission: Free   09 Nov. World Toilet Day: "MDGs to SDGs: What is the Difference and What Do We Do Differently?" When: Nov. 9, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   09 Nov. Mauerfall Museum When: Nov. 9, 5:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   09 Nov. Defining Spiritual Health When: Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m. Where: WHSCAB Plaza Admission: Free   09 Nov. A Century of America's National Parks When: Nov. 9, 7:00 p.m. Where: Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Seminar Room Admission: Free   09 Nov. Film screening: "300" (2006) When: Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   09 Nov. Staged reading: "Fortunes of the Moor" When: Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   09 Nov. Jaap de Roode: How Monarch Butterflies Self-Medicate When: Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   10 Nov. Emory Digital Humanities Reading Group When: Nov. 10, 3:00 p.m. Where: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Room 303E Admission: Free   10 Nov. AntiquiTEA: Exploring Andrea Mantegna's Engraving of Bacchanal with Silenus When: Nov. 10, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   10 Nov. Computing with Genre in Paintings, Prints and Purchases: Questions of Category and Measure When: Nov. 10, 6:00 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Admission: Free   10 Nov. Discussion with author Jorge Galan When: Nov. 10, 6:00 p.m. Where: Casa Emory Admission: Free   10 Nov. Heavy Metal in the Streets: Pro-active Public Space Policing in Contemporary Johannesburg When: Nov. 10, 6:00 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 212 Admission: Free   10 Nov. Water Wars from Global to Local When: Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

For more news, visit the emory news center

Useful Links Emory Forward Human Resources Faculty Staff Assistance Program WorkLife Resource Center   Emory Report About Us Past Issues Subscribe Contact Us

Emory Home  |  Forward to a Friend

Editor: Laura Douglas-Brown Executive Director of Communication: Susan Carini Interim Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs: Vince Dollard Emory Report is published by  Communications and Public Affairs Read the Emory Report Guidelines Copyright 2022 Emory University | All Rights Reserved 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA | 404.727.6123