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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, March 28, 2017

MILESTONE Undergraduate admission applications soar to record high Applications for Emory University's undergraduate programs have hit an all-time high, with a record-breaking total applicant pool of 24,114 students seeking to join the Class of 2021, an increase of 19 percent over last year. COLLABORATION Delta Air Lines Foundation sponsors leadership initiative at Goizueta Business School A $3.5 million gift from the Delta Air Lines Foundation to Goizueta Business School will endow the newly renamed Delta Leadership Coaching Fellows Program, an experiential and peer-to-peer education initiative. LEADERSHIP Emory Law Dean Robert Schapiro to return to faculty Emory Law Dean Robert Schapiro has announced his decision to return to the faculty after his term as dean concludes this summer. ARTS 'Ravished' reimagines the dark side of Shakespeare's popular comedy "Ravished," Theater Emory's final production of its 2016-2017 Year of Shakespeare, takes the nasty bits of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and sets them in an urban, industrial forest where characters collide and lose themselves. INSPIRATION TEDxEmory speakers to display 'magic' of innovation, activism "Do You Believe in Magic?" is the theme of TEDxEmory's 7th annual conference, slated for Saturday, April 1, in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center auditorium. COMMUNITY 'Memorial Drive' event explores site-specific dance in Atlanta Atlanta has a long tradition of site-specific dance, a genre drawing inspiration from locale. Featuring a panel of dance experts, "Memorial Drive: Site-Specific Dance in Atlanta" is set for Thursday, April 6. RESEARCH Brain scans may help clinicians choose between talk therapy and medication treatment for depression Specific patterns of activity on brain scans may help clinicians identify whether psychotherapy or antidepressant medication is more likely to help patients recover, according to research led by Helen Mayberg, professor of psychiatry, neurology and radiology.

Photo Gallery   Chemistry Carnival and "Physics Live!" Atlanta Science Festival fans came to campus March 24 for "Physics Live!" and the Chemistry Carnival, featuring Emory faculty and students leading demonstrations and games designed to dazzle kids from kindergarten through high school.

Take Note   Registration for Colorful Choices nutrition challenge extended to April 2 Presentation will examine 'Sex Talk in the University: Academic Freedom and the Law' Emory Johns Creek Hospital to hold free driver safety tests for community

Emory Insider: Perks   Free museum admission: Enjoy the special exhibits and impressive permanent collections at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Faculty, staff and students are always admitted free with ID. The museum is also offering 100 free admission days for the public leading up to its centennial in 2019.

In The News   Agency follows a uniquely American way of funding arts March 27 |  Mark Bauerlein |  New York Times Why do we make children sleep alone? March 24 |  Benjamin Reiss |  LA Times Jews shocked that suspect in Jewish center threats is one of their own March 24 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  USA Today

Featured Events   Canvas 101 Learn how to set up courses in Emory's new learning management system and use its features for your class. When: March 30, 9:00 a.m. Where: Online Admission: Free Barenaked Voices: Emory Student A Cappella Celebration Emory's student a cappella groups perform their annual benefit for the Emory Counseling Center Helpline and Active Minds. When: March 30, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $5 Softball: Emory vs. Washington University (double header) Cheer on the Eagles as they take on the Washington University Bears. The second game begins at 3 p.m. When: April 1, 1:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free

29 March Looking Outward: Reframing Jewish Studies When: March 29, 9:00 a.m. Where: Dobbs University Center, Room E338 Admission: Free   29 March Who Is Christ for Us Today? God Crucified? When: March 29, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   29 March Korean Culture Fair When: March 29, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   29 March Seed Starting Workshop When: March 29, 5:30 p.m. Where: Outdoor amphitheater by the School of Medicine Admission: Free   29 March Film screening: "In Satmar Custody" (2003) When: March 29, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   30 March Sex Bias in Biomedical Research When: March 30, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   30 March The Philosophers' Ship: The Postrevolutionary Voyage Continues When: March 30, 1:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 102 Admission: Free   30 March Softball: Emory vs. DePauw (double header) When: March 30, 2:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   30 March The Disruptive Force of Endangered Language Documentation on Linguistics and Beyond When: March 30, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   30 March Poetry reading: Yusef Komunyakaa When: March 30, 4:00 p.m. Where: Stuart A. Rose Library Admission: Free   30 March Appropriate Whiteness in the Age of Trump When: March 30, 4:00 p.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Room P01 Admission: Free   30 March Benjamin Reiss: "How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World" When: March 30, 4:30 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble @ Emory Admission: Free   30 March South Korean Popular Culture Before and After Democracy When: March 30, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 103 Admission: Free   30 March 2017 Emory Water Film Series: "Thirst" When: March 30, 5:30 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   30 March Film screening: "Munich '72 and Beyond: A Film of Redemption, a Monument of Remembrance" When: March 30, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   30 March Theater performance: "Ravished" When: March 30, 7:30 p.m. Where: Mary Gray Munroe Theater Admission: $22; $18 discount categories; $6 students   30 March Making Sense of Islam in the Contemporary World: Themes and Critical Reflections When: March 30, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   31 March Graphic Design 102 for Canvas When: March 31, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   31 March Emory's Young Artists When: March 31, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   31 March Hangeul Party: A Korean Calligraphy Event When: March 31, 4:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Brooks Commons Admission: Free   31 March Literature is Alive @ Emory Presents: A.H. Jerriod Avant, Sean D. Henry-Smith, Nabila Lovelace When: March 31, 7:00 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble @ Emory Bookstore Admission: Free   01 April RespectCon 2017 When: April 1, 7:30 a.m. Where: Emory Hotel and Conference Center Admission: $30 students; $75 Emory employees; $105 non-Emory attendees   01 April TEDxEmory 2017 When: April 1, 9:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Auditorium Admission: $25; free for Emory students   01 April Korea Culture Night When: April 1, 3:00 p.m. Where: WHSCAB, Auditorium Admission: Free   01 April Senior Violin Recital When: April 1, 5:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Admission: Free   01 April Poetry reading: Alice Oswald, "Falling Awake" When: April 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   01 April Concert: Kabir Singers When: April 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   03 April Fear, Death, Faith and Trust: Muslims and Christians Fighting Ebola Together in Sierra Leone When: April 3, 4:00 p.m. Where: Rollins School of Public Health, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   04 April Canvas Light: Announcements, Files, Home Page When: April 4, 10:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   04 April Emory Farmers Market When: April 4, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   04 April Center for Faculty Development and Excellence: Connect with Research When: April 4, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   04 April The Many Faces of Global Multi-Faith Responses to Ebola When: April 4, 2:30 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Room 252 Admission: Free   05 April National Walking Day When: April 5, 9:00 a.m. Where: Various Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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