“All Hands on Deck” was a series profiling staff members working tirelessly behind the scenes to help Emory continue its academic and health care missions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through ‘virtual visits,’ videos, social media and other online experiences, staff in Emory’s Office of Undergraduate Admission built a strong foundation for engaging with prospective students and their families during the pandemic and beyond.
A team of five tech specialists has served as Emory’s go-to Zoom experts during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping ensure that lines of communication stay strong as the Emory community continues to work, teach, learn and provide patient care.
Emory's drive-through testing site is the result of a "huge team effort" from staff across multiple areas of expertise, including clinical providers, facilities management, IT, lab techs, supply chain, security and more.
Carlos Museum staff members have found ways to share many exhibit pieces in digital formats. Online jigsaw puzzles, webinars with artists and even book deliveries by bicycle are helping patrons enjoy the Carlos while sheltering in place.
While still handling routine calls and crime reports, Emory police are responding to events associated with COVID-19, including investigating "Zoom bombings," organizing a parade to thank health care workers and increasing support for Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Dozens of spiritual health staff provide support to patients, families and staff across Emory Healthcare, while campus chaplains and staff help communities stay connected during remote learning.
Staff at Oxford College come together to help students who can’t return home for remote learning transition to living on Emory’s Atlanta campus.
In less than two weeks, Emory College staff helped more than 500 faculty members move from a classroom setting to remote learning for 6,000 undergraduates, now scattered across the country and the world.
While the Emory campus is now quiet, thousands of Emory staff members are working tirelessly behind the scenes to help the university continue its academic and health care missions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
