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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020

HONOR Paying tribute to veterans and their leadership Emory’s 12th annual Veterans Day commemoration featured a ceremony with student-veterans and a panel discussion with alumni service members sharing their perspectives on leading through crisis. COMMUNITY Emory Healthcare Veterans Program celebrates five years, extends treatment area Since launching in 2015, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program has treated more than 2,300 warriors for the invisible wounds of service. It is now expanding its virtual telemedicine services to include 13 states. LEADERSHIP Community input sought in Emory’s search for next provost Faculty, staff, students and alumni have the opportunity to join virtual feedback sessions facilitated by President Gregory L. Fenves as part of the search process for Emory’s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. UPDATE University to launch new main website later this month The redesign of Emory’s main university website focuses on the home page and primary entry points to the areas of academics, admission, research and health. It will offer a more cohesive, intuitive user experience. CREATIVITY Emory grad creates viral image of Kamala Harris and Ruby Bridges Bria Goeller, who graduated from Emory College in 2019, speaks out on her now iconic image and how Emory helped her learn to engage with communities and foster empathy through her original artwork.

TAKE NOTE   Celebrate Emory's First-Gen community this week Carlos Museum’s ‘Testament: Danny Lyon Photographs from the 1960s’ virtual exhibit is on display through Dec. 6 Emory updates 'Visitor Policy During COVID-19 Conditions'

EMORY CARES   Help your community: While the official Emory Cares Day is Nov. 14, Advancement and Alumni Engagement is offering more than 70 service projects as part of Emory Cares throughout the month of November. These projects are open to all Emory faculty, staff, students and alumni, so find your project today.

Featured Events   Virtual Concert with Third Coast Percussion This Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet is known for constantly redefining the classical music experience. They perform from Chicago in this exclusive concert for the Schwartz Center. When: Nov. 13, 8:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Emory Dance Company: "Unmuted" Sign on to watch a virtual showing of new work by faculty choreographers Gregory Catellier, Julio Medina, George Staib and Lori Teague. When: Nov. 15, 7:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies with Amitav Ghosh The Carlos Museum welcomes Amitav Ghosh as he speaks about humanity’s failure to grasp the scale and violence of climate change and how his most recent works attempt to shift our thinking about the issue. When: Nov. 18, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required JWJI 2020 Election Forum: “What Happened and Why?” Panelists will discuss results of the 2020 elections, moderated by Andra Gillespie. Political scholars from Duke, University of California at Riverside, Princeton and Emory will participate. When: Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

EMORY IN THE NEWS   Women who work for pay have slower memory loss as they age, study finds Nov. 11 |  Monica Parker |  TODAY 1 in 5 children have vaccine-wary parents, which may affect future immunization campaigns Nov. 10 |  Henry Wu |  CNN Multivitamins' 'benefits' are all in your head Nov. 10 |  Melissa Majumdar |  U.S. News and World Report

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