October 2012 Division of Campus Life at Emory University Life Beyond the Classroom
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Office of Multicultural Programs & Services
Message from Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life
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I hope this month’s message finds you well Finding time to engage in dialogue with students, faculty, staff, and alumni is challenging. Our calendars are full and there is always someone else we need to connect with. I have learned that online conversations tell us a lot of the same things that traditional conversations tell us, just in a different way. In September, I began Twitter office hours on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 9:00 -10:00 p.m. I have met some amazing people on Twitter. Here are a few tweets you might enjoy: Amazing time @Dean_Nair official welcome reception! Met so many new & familiar friends @CampusLifeEmory @EmoryAlumni Only at Emory! #emorylive
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pic.twitter.com/QXWCCXLY Waiting for the homecoming parade! @ Emory University instagr.am/p/QK46aXKOyr/ Making pizza with Cat at Clairmont! @ Clairmont Residential Center D http://instagr.am/p/P72E9ZKOyL/ If you have some time, join me on Twitter (@Dean_Nair) and/or Facebook. If you have a student that attends a program in which I am present, have them tweet #emorylive to join a participation program for students. Wishing you the best, Ajay
MISSION STATEMENT The Division of Campus Life strengthens and enhances the Emory community through our programs, activities, services, and facilities. We create a welcoming and supportive campus environment and are committed to modeling and teaching holistic well-being, ethical leadership, community service, and global citizenship.
SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPUS LIFE STAFF Welcome to Student Health and Counseling Services
Stacy Rivers
Please welcome Stacy Rivers to the Emory Community. Stacy is a licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Student Health. She comes to us from HealthQwest in Douglasville where she was Lead Nurse Supervisor. Stacy has an impressive work history, which includes serving as a Sergeant in the Air Force. Stacy has been a great addition to our nurse team and staff. When Stacy isn’t working, she’s walking or playing with her three dogs, Snuggles, Sheba, and Bandit. Stacy is a die-hard sports fan and loves the Pittsburgh Steelers and the L.A. Lakers. She also likes to cook and shop.
Office of Health Promotion Welcomes Graduate RSPH Student Interns Lisa Sthreshley, Graduate Assistant for the Respect Program, is pursuing an MPH focusing on Global Health with a focus on Community Health & Development and has a BA from the College of William and Mary. She performed research with a medical anthropologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo evaluating a program aimed at reducing gender-based violence in the region. She will work on interpersonal violence prevention initiatives, assessment, and undergraduate and graduate student engagement.
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Chelsea Austin, Alcohol Abuse & Sexual Assault Prevention Intern, has dedicated several years to volunteer and activist work around the issues of domestic and sexual violence with Partnership Against Domestic Violence. Her work with these projects has led her to focus her graduate studies on perpetrator populations as it relates to violence against women. Her projects with OHP will focus on the intersections between alcohol abuse and sexual assault. Chelsea Austin
Office of Multicultural Programs & Services (OMPS) has added a new temporary staff member before resuming its Assistant Director search in the spring. M. DeLa Sweeney, C’06 and a familiar face around campus, has joined the OMPS staff as an Assistant Program Coordinator. DeLa received his undergraduate degree from Emory, his Master’s degree M. DeLa Sweeney in Counseling at Mercer University in Atlanta in 2009, and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Counselor Education and Supervision at Mercer University. Join us in welcoming DeLa to our staff. Matt Garrett facilitated a webinar in his role as Vice-Chair of Research for the Commission of Student Involvement with ACPA entitled, “Student Involvement: Assessing Learning Outcomes.” Mark Torrez facilitated a webinar for the NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community in his role as Leadership Education Chair for the ACPA Commission for Student Involvement on the intersectional nature of leadership education. page 3
Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time during Homecoming Week! Elizabeth Cox Ajay Nair Gloria Grevas Elijah Ajayi Bridget Riordan Matt Garrett Emily Sankey Aysha Daniels Danielle Steele Kyle GriďŹƒth Andy Wilson Ambra Yarbrough Meredith Honeycutt
Josh Gilbert Tanya Willard Jonathan Duke Steve Carriere Heather Zesiger Marc Cordon Natasha Hopkins Mark Torrez Megan Janasiewicz Anne Harold James Francois Julianna Jones Carla Sanders Presidential Debate Commentary
Emory Media Relations filmed pre-debate remarks for the 2012 Presidential Debates from Barkley Forum staff Melissa Wade, Bill Newnam, James Roland, Ed Lee, John Turner, and Nick Miller, veteran commentators for local and national media on political debates. Melissa Wade has been interviewed by Campaigns & Elections Magazine, and she and Bill Newnam have both been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal for what audiences should look for in the October 3 debate. They will give a post-debate commentary later.
Keeping up with Dean Nair! Left to Right: Carter Town Hall with Dooley and President Carter; 1836 Dinner sponsored by Residence Life, RHA, and the Paladin Society; Red Zone Rally on September 14; Academic Learning Community Discussion (Emory and the Future of Hispanic/Latino Higher Education); Annual Fall Semester Veterans’ Reception
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The Annual Fall Veterans’ Reception sponsored by the Division of Campus Life was held on September 19 in the Few Multipurpose Room. Approximately 25 student veterans were recognized. Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair welcomed the group. Bo Gibson, Graduate Student SGA President, David Wattenmaker & Ben Liebermann, co-chairs of the Student Veterans Organization, and Provost Lewis also spoke to the guests.
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RED ZONE RALLY On September 14, Respect Program (Office of Health Promotion-Student Health & Counseling Services) Community Outreach Intern Conrad Honicker organized the Emory @ the Red Zone Rally. This rally brought together members of the Emory community to raise awareness that the first six weeks of the school year is the time during which there is the most sexual assault on college campuses. Combining a display of anonymous student stories, speeches, and a pledge of solidarity, the rally’s goal was to call the Emory community to action and to let students know that they are not facing the Red Zone alone. The Healthy Campus Coalition launched in August with two interest sessions. OHP Interns, Leah Abrams, Abby Sanders, Heather Marsh, and Valerie Nelson engaged new members in a discussion about campus culture, student success, and wellness. The group brainstormed ways that students can build membership, be more visible through programs, and support advocacy on campus. The group is sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion. For more information contact Marc Cordon, mcordon@emory.edu.
Carter Town Hall September 12, 2012
This year, qustions were taken from the audience and via Twitter. Natasha Hopkins, Asst. Director in the Office of Student Leadership & Service, moderated the event.
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James Francois, Office of Multicultural Programs & Services’ (OMPS) new director, kicked off the 2012 academic year with a flurry of activity. First was the transformative Crossroads Retreat for freshmen at Rock Eagle 4 H Campsite in Eatonton, GA. Fifty-five diverse freshmen and upper-class students attended this much acclaimed live-in experience where incoming students get to meet other freshmen and upper-class students bridging racial, cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic lines. Crossroads participants develop real friendships while challenging bias, stereotypes, and prejudice as they subject their own values, identities, motives, and aspirations to deep introspection. Christine Ristaino, an Emory faculty member and lecturer in the French and Italian Department attended this year’s initial Crossroads Retreat, the first of three for the academic year, and had this to say of her experience:
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After move-in, the Crossroaders proceeded to the Multicultural Outreach and Resources at Emory (MORE) Annual Reception where multicultural first-year students met their upper-class MORE mentors and family units to kick off a semester of community-building activities and fun. Ajay Nair, the new Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life attended the reception, where he shared the enthusiasm of students for the Emory campus community, and mingled with students and their families. Dr. Nair was joined by other Emory staff and administrators including Robin Forman, Dean of the College; John Latting, Assistant Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions; Virginia Plummer, Coordinator of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs in Student Health; Natasha Hopkins, Assistant Director of Student Life in the Office of Student Leadership and Service, and Carla Sanders, Secretary of the Office of Student Leadership and Service. These Emory traditions were followed by the official welcome to OMPS at its Open House celebration on August 28 in the OMPS Suite at DUC 207E. The rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm of neither the newcomers to the office nor the tried and true supporters of OMPS and its initiatives. MORE had its first post-reception outing on September 8 at Six Flags over Georgia where over 60 students enjoyed a day of rollercoasters and camaraderie.
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With the exception of DJ, (Timothy) Walden, a junior in the college, OMPS has recruited a fresh new group of student interns for the 2012-13 academic year. You will see them often as they individually and collectively promote OMPS and its initiatives, hopefully in new and exciting ways.
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Pictured Above: (Top Row) Troizel Carr, a sophomore in the college, DJ, (Timothy) Walden, a Junior in the college, Soonsung Park, a sophomore in the college, and Malcolm Robinson, a sophomore in the college. (Bottom Row) Sultana Begum, a freshman in the college, Camila Donoso, a freshman, Mae Bowen, a freshman, and Zakiya Haji, a junior in the College (not shown), as special assistant for Crossroads. The first undertaking will be to reformat the former ‘RoboFrog’ Friday event that served as a fun holding activity for students who were planning to attend the ‘First Friday’ event, and of course, anyone else who wants to hang out at OMPS. Look forward to this newly revamped activity starting October 5.
Presidential Debate Watch Programs
The Barkley Forum and a consortium of Emory student groups will host "Debate Watch 2012," a series of campus viewing parties for each of the presidential and vice presidential debates during this election season. It is hoped the events will increase public engagement with the political process. Members of the Barkley Forum coaching staff, who have experience as media commentators and advisors for political debates, will facilitate discussions before and after each debate. Audience members also will cast ballots for who they think performed best. The public can follow via Twitter @atlantadebate. As associate director Bill Newnam states, "The public cares about the debates, and a majority of voters plan to watch them. Political debates are less filtered than other aspects of political theater, but political partisans from both sides often try to tell the public how to interpret the debates both before and after the exchange. We hope to help voters cut through the standard media commentary that can overwhelm even the most engaged citizens. We want to empower them to judge with their own minds what they see and what they hear with their own eyes and ears." In addition to the Barkley Forum, "Debate Watch 2012" is sponsored by the College Political Union, College Republicans, Young Democrats, the Emory Wheel and the Student Government Association. In addition, high school and middle school students are being encouraged through the Atlanta Urban Debate League and the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association to hold similar events or watch and share comments via Twitter.
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Opening National Intercollegiate Tournament Four nationally ranked Emory teams finished 16 hours of preliminary debate competition with winning records and advanced into the “sudden death” elimination rounds of the first national tournament of the year. Hosted at Georgia State University, the tournament included participation from Dartmouth, Harvard, NYU, Georgetown, Northwestern, and Michigan. Seniors Fayzan Rab and John Holland tied for 16th with junior Megan Cambre and sophomore Julia Marshall. Junior Matthew Pesce and frosh wunderkind Jason Sigalos finished in the final four, losing a close decision to Northwestern. The team heads to tournaments at the University of Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Harvard in October.
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Emerging Leaders Experience
Orientation RECAP
The Office of Student Leadership and Service is happy to announce a successful retreat for the Fall 2012 cohort of the Emerging Leader Experience program. Nearly 40 Emerging Leader Experience participants and LEAD Team staff converged on Woodland Camp in Temple, GA, to immerse themselves in an intensive learning environment that helped the participants explore values-based leadership, diversity inclusion and awareness, and fundamental leadership skills. It wasn’t all work. There was plenty of play as participants challenged and supported each other on a low ropes course and built relationships with their peers that will hopefully translate into a new batch of highly effective students leaders at Emory. The Emerging Leader Experience has several sessions during the duration of the semester with a concluding commencement in which participants will share the outcomes of their service projects and overall experience.
Orientation 2012 was a huge success! The 127 Orientation Leaders and 11 Captains helped transition the 1300+ new students in the Class of 2016. Event highlights included the Student Activities Fair, Magician and Comedian Michael Kent, and Best in Show!
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Emory Dining Welcome Carnival September 5 At the Emory Dining Welcome Carnival, students ate carnival foods such as corndogs, cotton candy, and snow cones. They enjoyed bungee runs, cornhole, balloon artist, magician, and jugglers.
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Demystifying Condiments Mini Course for International Students
Residence Life & Housing What’s Going On?
Chef Michael Lyle demonstrated the differences between condiments, sauces, salsas, etc. The international students learned alot about what to use on what, and when to use them. They left with a deeper understanding of how to eat American style, and they learned a bit about the history and culture of the American sandwich! From PoBoys to PBJ, to Philly Cheese Steak, to the humble burger, they learned about them all.
The air was full of excitement the first Friday of the academic year at Clairmont Campus. Balloons and banners lined the SAAC Terraces; the smell of freshly grilled hamburgers and hotdogs permeated the air. Residence Life staff, Faculty-in-Residence, academic advisors, CIPA advisors, Nursing School staff, and the Emory Alumni Association greeted students as they arrived at the Back to School BBQ. Students lined up for free food and to receive an “I’m IN” t-shirt from the EAA. In addition to campus partners attending the event, alumni were also invited to mingle with the over 350 current students who attended. We look forward to continuing this event as we find ways for Clairmont residents to connect with their community. Meanwhile, across campus, the SYE Kickoff was in full swing to welcome the Class of 2015. Over fifty students swiped in for the Transfer Student Ice Cream Social on August 25, where transfer students had the opportunity to foster connections with each other, orientation leaders, and even Dean Nair! And even though classes hadn’t started, students were able to learn about opportunities on campus in Sophomore Summit presentations on August 27- 28. This year’s Sophomore Summit averaged about twentyone students per session and featured presentations on a variety of topics including: academic planning, study abroad, and leadership opportunities. Whether leaving our most intimate session of seven students and an alumni panel or our most popular offering where eighty students swiped in to hear about internships, we were pleased to hear the overwhelmingly positive feedback our students provided our campus partners. Our night-time events also generated high turnout: 175 students came out for our new Monday offering Team Trivia; nearly 450 swiped in at our rain day location for the Welcome Back Barbeque on August 28, and we marked the transition of 240 students
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“A Chocolate-Covered Evening” On September 20, Carol Kelly, Coordinator of Nutrition Education with the Student Health and Wellness Center, and Julie Shaffer, Projects Manager for Sustainability With Emory Food Service Administration, co-hosted an informative and delicious evening at Emory’s Food Literacy Center, Food EU, in the DUC. The topic was chocolate and it covered the history of chocolate, nutritional benefits of this delectable treat, and issues surrounding the agricultural practices used to grow it, including Fair Trade and worker welfare. The event was well attended by both students and staff and was followed by a screening of the award-winning film “Chocolat.”
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to alumni at August 30’s Sophomore Pinning Ceremony. The week ended with Sophomore Serves where students were able to engage at two project sites in the Atlanta community.
Remembering SONGFEST! Starting off the routine with the lyrics “Let’s get down to business, to win songfest. Harris Hall is always Champ-i-ons, the best,” Harris set the tone for this year’s Songfest competition. They made it clear that they were out to win this year, and that is exactly what they did.
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We will win songfest my friends We’ll keep on fighting till the end Harris the champions Harris the champions No time for Fevans Cause we are the champions….OF SONGFEST!
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The Resident Advisors and Sophomore Advisors decided to carry the champion theme throughout their routine, and featured songs such as “Make a Man,” “Eye of the Tiger,” “World’s Greatest,” “You Can’t Touch This,” “Stronger,” and “We are the Champions.” To further the theme, all of the residents closed the routine in a trophy formation, singing
All of the halls represented themselves well in the competition this year. It was clear that a tremendous amount of thought, time, and energy was invested in the routines, and that the sense of community was heightened in each of the halls through the Songfest tradition. Dobbs took away second place and paid tribute to the historic building’s renovations that occurred over the summer. McTyeire paid tribute to the recently demolished Trimble in their routine and were awarded third place. Additionally, Fevans won the prize for the Best T-shirt and Banner, and Dobbs won the prize of Best Lyrics.
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Harris Hall, however, brought home the championship title that they were after. And together, they celebrated their victory at the Harris House of Pancakes in the Harris Parlor immediately following Songfest. While indulging in pancakes and the sweet feeling of victory, “Harris the Champions” rang through the excited halls of Harris all evening long and will continue throughout the entire year.
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PHOTO ROUND UP
1 – Dr. Ajay Nair at the Harris Hall 1836 Dinner. The 1836 Dinners were hosted/sponsored by members of Residence Life, RHA, and the Paladin Society for each of the first-year residence halls as a way to connect with their immediate community, and past alums of their halls. (Follow @1836Dinners for more information.) 2 – As part of the six-week Kickoff, Fevans hall staff organized the Fevans Coffee House, featuring coffee/tea from the Green Bean and entertainment provided by both residents and staff. Acts included singing, instrumental performances, spoken word, and rapping. Over 75 students and staff attended the BYOM(ug) event on September 22. 3 – Kayla Hamilton tackles the stationary bike as part of the IronSAAC Challenge. 4 – Zoë Pollock, Harris Sophomore Advisor, leading Harris to Songfest victory. 5 – Complex Director Ambra Yarborough enjoying a King of Pops popsicle during a staff appreciation event. 6 – Participants make sure their hips don’t lie during a Zumba class on the SAAC Field on September 19. 7 – The Holmes family helps with the ribbon-cutting at the Hamilton Holmes Hall building dedication.on September 7.
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EMORY HOMECOMING 2012 The Barkley Forum hosted a reunion brunch during Homecoming for over 60 alumni, staff, and students at the Miller Ward House with an art show and sale to support the Barkley Forum endowment drive. Prominent local artist Susan Pelham organized the show featuring collages and oil paintings. Bruce Albrecht ‘72C was named an Alumni Luminary at a dinner with Dean Robin Forman. Bruce has had a 30-year career as a global financial investment advisor, primarily to governments of the United Arab Emirates and was Melissa Wade’s college debate partner. Bruce spoke to current Emory debaters, an economics class, and a CIPA program during the weekend. Finally, alum Holly Raider, professor of executive leadership at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, hosted a Debate Across the Enterprise workshop at the law offices of Kilpatrick Townsend for 40 local law, accounting, and corporate technology firms. The workshop was conducted by Barkley Forum alumni and Barkley Forum staff Melissa Wade, Ed Lee, James Roland, and John Turner. The event was an exceptional opportunity to showcase Emory community debate programs and the fundraising work of the Glenn Pelham Foundation for Debate Education. Barkley Forum Annual Alumni Brunch at Emory Homecoming. Pictured top right : Endowment co-chair Lilly Correa 73C addresses the group. Pictured on bottom right: Barkley Forum’s youngest participant, debate coach James Herndon's daughter McKenzie: projected member of Emory class of 2028!
HOMECOMING PARADE!
Congratulations to the 2012 Emory University "Spirit of Emory" Homecoming Court! Cat Bioc Steven Cheng Ariella Faitelson Eduardo Garcia Lauren Henrickson Ismael Loera Rebecca Nocharli Bhavesh Patel Danielle Zamarelli
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The History of the Office of Multicultural Programs & Services (OMPS) The rich history of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services spans over 30 years beginning in 1979. The office was created in response to student demand for a student affairs professional responsible for developing initiatives and programs to support the unique needs of African American students who had arrived on Emory’s Campus in the 1960s. A document known as the “Emory Black Manifesto” was set forth by the executive board of the Black Student Alliance, the oldest known cultural organization for black students, which remains vibrant at Emory today. The demographics of enrolled students in 1978 were 3.4% African American, 96.1% white, and 1.5% non-Black including International students.
Lelia Brown (now Lelia Crawford) was hired as Assistant Dean for Campus Life and Director of Minority Student Programs. She was the first professional black female on Emory’s Campus. The Office was one of several departments that would make up the newly established Division of Campus Life and would become a voice of advocacy for underrepresented students at Emory. Significant progress was made under Lelia Brown Crawford’s direction, including reducing racial profiling of black students on campus and promoting retention and support for Emory’s black students. As the minority and international student populations grew on campus, Howard Wray assumed responsibility for the Minority Student Programs Office while Lelia Brown Crawford retained responsibility for International Student Programs. In 1989, after less than a year, Wray was succeeded by Vera Dixon Rorie as Assistant Dean for Campus Life and Director of the Minority Programs Office. Dr. Rorie recognized the rapidly changing demographics of the student populace at Emory. She felt that a name change more reflective of the role of the office was in order and campaigned for input from the Emory community. The Minority Programs Office became the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services (OMPS). The demographics of enrolled students in 1990 included 7.1% African American, 5.4% Asian, .1% Native American, 1.6% Hispanic, and 81.7% white. The demographics of students enrolled in 2011 was 0.3% Native American, 32.4% Asian, 10.4% Black, 5.1% Hispanic, 1.5% Multi-Racial, 8.6% Unknown, and 41.8% White. OMPS initiatives currently reflect the diversity of the student population. In 2006, Donna Wong became Assistant Dean of Campus Life and Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services. She continued the legacy of programs and initiatives and expanded the Freshman Crossroads Retreat to two retreats. X2 is held during fall break and targets first generation QuestBridge Scholars, International Students, and multicultural students who were unable page 15
to attend the pre-orientation retreat. In addition, the collaboration with the Black Student Alliance on the annual Multicultural Holiday Party has grown to include the Department of African American Studies which produces a Kwanzaa Ceremony with African American cuisine.
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Crossroads 2011 Under Dean Wong, the Office saw greater name recognition and inter-office collaboration. She partnered with Admissions to co-chair the Latino Task Force and promote key initiatives that provide access to underrepresented communities, like Exito Emory, a Latino High School access program, and the OMPS website, as well as other social media outlets, used for publicizing student diversity programming. Student development through collaboration with student volunteers and departments across the University was another strategy of Dean Wong’s, in addition to assessment and retention. Unity Celebration is now planned and produced primarily by a student planning committee, and students play key roles in planning the Freshman Crossroads and X2 retreats. She collaborated with the Transforming Community Project, The Office of Community and Diversity, Race and Difference, LGBT and Questioning, The Center for Women, Food Service, DUC Operations, Employee Council, and the President’s Commissions. The Office moved to the main floor of the Dobbs University Center in January 2011 to better connect with students.
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Dean Wong’s successor, James Francois, hales from Oxford College, where he was the Assistant Director in Residential Education and Services. He was hired as the Assistant Director in September of 2010, succeeding Marc Cordon. In August 2012, he succeeded Dean Wong. His first initiative was Crossroads III, the upper-class version of the freshman retreat with new developmental and leadership goals and new cross-cultural and multicultural competencies to assist upperclassmen with their transition from college into their careers. Francois believes that OMPS’ dedication to student success should come before popularity. He partnered with Admissions to move Cultural Beats to the spring as part of Essence of Emory, a weekend of acclimating activities for newly accepted students where Admissions shares costs, an effective reallocation of diminishing operations funds amid continued budget cuts. This move also prevents freshmen from spending inordinate amounts of time practicing for Cultural Beats in their first semester. Francois is currently focusing on building viable departmental partnerships across campus to develop a unified service delivery and support system for students, as well as more shared university programs as opposed to individual departmental efforts and events. This concerted effort will provide a more inclusive campus for the holistic development and success of each member of the Emory community, a key element in the Office’s mission statement.
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Campus Life Awards and Distinctions
Congratulations to Office of LGBT Life worker and student leader, Dohyun Ahn 14C, on his recent trip to the White House! Dohyun spent a day in Washington, D.C., with other emerging LGBT leaders and met with executive directors of Campus Pride and the National Center for Transgender Equality. His day ended with a BBQ at Vice President Biden’s home. Many thanks to GALA, Emory’s LGBT alumni group, who helped make this happen.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join Emory Dining at Dobbs Market every Thursday !
Atlanta Pride is almost here! Volunteer for a t-shirt! Join us in the Atlanta Pride parade on October 14! All volunteers and marchers get a free t-shirt. To learn more and to sign up, visit: http://www.lgbt.emory.edu/ Here is a look at the final winning design.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT in Healthcare—October 18, 7:00-9:00pm Calling all LGBTQ students interested in Medicine, Nursing and Public Health! Join us for Out In Healthcare, a networking night for LGBTQ undergraduate students, graduate students, professional students, faculty and alumni. Email lgbt@emory.edu to RSVP. Creating Change—January 23-27, 2013 Creating Change is coming to Atlanta! The largest gathering of LGBTQ community organizers and activists will meet in downtown Atlanta, and we are looking for volunteers. If you are interested in learning more, submitting a workshop proposal, or in volunteering, check out the Creating Change Conference website or email Danielle at dmsteel@emory.edu.
Safe Space Lunch and Learns Throughout this academic year, the Office of LGBT Life offers hour-long continuing education opportunities that focus on various areas of the queer community. The next Lunch and Learn of the semester is October 10 at noon in DUC 338. There will be a panel of students sharing about the Emory student experience. You are invited even if you have not completed Safe Space training, and you can RSVP at lgbt@emory.edu. Bring a lunch and bring a friend! Safe Space dates announced! Safe Space trainings are offered throughout the year. These sessions are 3.5 hours in length and are facilitated by trained facilitators. Emory University faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends may sign up for a Safe Space training. There is no cost to participate in a training or request a training for your department, unit or student organization, thanks to the support from the Office of LGBT Life and the donated time of our facilitators. page 21
ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING SAFE SPACE SESSIONS FOR FALL 2012 & SPRING 2013 October 23, 9:00am-12:30pm November 14, 1:00pm-4:30pm January 10, 12:00pm-3:30pm February 18, 1:00pm-4:30pm March 13, 12:00pm-3:30pm April 9, 9:00am-12:30pm You can register at: http://www.osls.campuslifetech.org/forms/view.php?id=112 Drag Show November 2 @ 8pm, Glenn Memorial Auditorium Start planning your outfits and musical numbers now for this annual tradition that benefits student leadership initiatives and opportunities in the Office of LGBT Life. Will the Residence Life team make a comeback from a stinging loss of last year? Will Student Health and Counseling do well and excel in their scores from the judges? Or will Aretha Franklin “DUC” the competition? You will have to come out to find out! Please let us know as soon as possible if you’re interested in forming a team or in participating in the show. Also, feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in participating—the more the merrier!
Emory Cares Celebrates 10 Years! Volunteer Emory and the Emory Alumni Association are proud to announce the 10th Emory Cares International Day of Service that will take place on November 10. This year’s Emory Cares Day will cap off a week of related programming to celebrate 10 years of Emory Cares. Additional events include a blood drive, a photo elicitation project, an Emory Cares Wonderful Wednesday, and a Social Justice Dialogue Initiati[VE] event focusing on the power of human connection and service. The Emory Cares Day Facebook page is now live: www.facebook.com/EmoryCares, and additional information will be released via campus-wide marketing in the coming weeks. Contact Mark Torrez, Assistant Director for Community Engagement in the Office of Student Leadership & Service, at mark.torrez@emory.edu. page 22
ANNOUNCEMENTS Save the Date! Family Weekend This year, Family Weekend will be held October 26-28. Registration is available online now at: https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pu b/EMR/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=132112. Signature events include a reception with President Wagner, Best of Emory: LIVE!, and the Annual Family Weekend Picnic. A tentative schedule is available on the Family Weekend website at: http://www.osls.emory.edu/families/family_weeken d/index.html. Early registration for Family Weekend ends on Monday, October 22 at 11:59 pm. On-site registration will also be available at Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
The LeaderShape Institute Applications for LeaderShape are now available! The LeaderShape Institute is a nationally recognized leadership program that is featured at over 80 campuses across the country. Emory University students will join the 45,000 students from across the country who have already graduated from LeaderShape since 1986! For more information on how to apply, please visit: osls.emory.edu.
2012 FLU SHOT CAMPAIGN BEGINS OCTOBER 1 AT STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES EUSHCS is offering flu shots (Influenza Vaccinations) for Emory students October 1 – December 6, Monday-Thursday 10:00 am-3:00 pm on a walk-in basis at Student Health Services at 1525 Clifton Road, 2nd Floor clinic. Flu Shots are $19 for students ($24 for the new intradermal flu vaccine) No charge with students on the Emory/Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan
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ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE YOU FIT ENOUGH? SAAC members this month can get fit through participating in one (or more!) of new fun programs. Starting with the IRON SAAC competition, members who sign up will complete all the components of an Ironman triathlon between September 17 and November 1. The trick is, all activities must be completed at the SAAC, or to and from the SAAC. What’s in an Ironman triathlon you ask? 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles cycling, and top it off with a 26.2 mile run. SO… are you tough enough? There’s still time to register: www.saac.emory.edu. And to stoke our extra-competitive spirit, staff members from around Residence Life & Housing have paired up to compete for a separate intra-office competition. As of press time, the team of Michelle Wu and Zeke van Keuren are in first place… will they hold on to their lead? 1 ROOM + 14 CLASSES PER WEEK = LOTS OF FUN! GetFIT classes at the SAAC are the place to be this year! GetFIT passes are on sale for students for $20 and SAAC members for $40 for unlimited GetFIT classes until December 9. Passes are on sale at Front Desk. All forms of payments are accepted. Join us for Boot Camp, Ab Blast, Zumba, Strength and Tone, Yoga and more. We have had 500 students, faculty/staff and SAAC members participate since September 4. All classes are held in SAAC’s multipurpose room. Additionally, special classes may sometimes take place elsewhere, like ZUMBA on the Field night on September 19. The next featured class will be YOGA on October 10, 6 -7 pm. TENNIS ANYONE? Looking to play tennis this year? Check out the new Tennis Ladder and Fall Round Robins at www.saacemory.wix.com/tennis. The SAAC is hosting three Fall Round Robins. Register for October 20 from 10:30 – 11:15 am online. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The SAAC and the Emory Water Polo Sports Club are partnering together to host a water polo clinic on October 6 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. The Water Polo Sports Club will teach water polo skills around the Olympic pool. Stick around afterwards for an Alumni v. current Water Polo team match from 12:30 - 2:00 pm. Join the SAAC on October 31 for the SAAC-Clairmont Cemetery Walk from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. A history lesson from Dr. Gary Hauk is offered as participants walk through the family cemetery located on Clairmont Campus and then take an evening stroll through Lullwater, ending at President Wagner’s house for cookies! ResLife Updates with Ian Margol will be posted regularly on the Residence Life YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/LiveAtEmory) and Facebook page! Be on the lookout for Ian’s next update! page 24
First-Person Perspective by Paul Fowler The Business of Higher Education and why Career Centers should be the campus Wall Street – a first person perspective of my own career exploration from nonbeliever to preaching the truth... “I don’t think that’s such a good idea!” That was –my wife’s lovely response when I shared with her four and a half years ago that I was considering a great opportunity at Emory University. Normally that would be a hurtful statement to hear from your wife, but in order to understand why this was, and remains to be, the only time in our 24 years of marriage she was actually mistaken in her perspective, let’s jump back to 1986. As the last Florida State advisee of the great students affairs pioneer, Melvene Draheim Hardee (think FSU Hardee Center), I was bathed, soaked, dunked, and gold-coated in all things student affairs. From having to memorize the 1937 Student Personnel Point of View ACE Report to being tested for Level III, Stage 6 proficiency along Kohlberg’s scale of morality, I was well-prepared to enter the student personnel field in the summer of 1986. One capstone activity was to write a personal narrative about the role I would be managing in five years and in 25 years. I began my narrative by emphatically stating that there was one role that I would not be managing in five years or 25 years or 100 years – and that was anything to do with career services. But hold on, in order to understand the context of that statement, it is necessary to jump back even further to 1983. page As a teenager in the late 70s and early 80s,13I was part of the Alex P. Keaton era (think Michael J. Fox a la Family Ties). It was all about making a fast dollar and big business. Naturally then, I entered USC in 1981 as an Accounting major. But all that changed quickly my sophomore year when a 37 on my first Managerial Accounting exam affirmed I was not of the Accounting ilk. While I was in the process of changing my major to Marketing, then to Management, then to Finance, my RA suggested I apply for an Orientation Captain position. Yadda Yadda Yadda (think Seinfeld) and three years later I was enrolled in the Higher Education--Student Personnel Program at FSU and serving as the Orientation intern. After all, in review of all the contact points in student affairs, not one was more important than Orientation. The old adage, “First impressions count” may be overly simplistic for the impact of an orientation program, but at the time it made perfect sense. Provide an incredibly exciting, engaging, and welcoming week for the new students and they will surely be happy, successful, and well-adjusted students for the coming four years. Ah, the wonderful innocence of college life in the mid-1980’s (think when Boy George was so cool no matter what anyone said!). Now back to the future (think, well, this one is obvious…) As part of my program at FSU, I participated in a practicum in the Career Center. I was tasked with administering career assessments to students. It was dreadful – so many whining, complaining students not knowing what they wanted to do with their lives. All I was thinking was if they would only have had a great orientation experience, then they wouldn’t be in this pathetic state. My ignorance was in full display in my personal narrative (are you still with me? I’m back to paragraph two and my capstone paper). After blasting the career services profession, I moved on to claiming the role of Orientation Director in five years and moving right up the ladder in 25 years to being a CSAO at a small college in the mountains with a beautiful stream running through campus and my house right in the middle so I could keep tabs on all my “children” (think Lees-McRea College, Banner Elk, NC). Of course, my first job out of grad school was Director of Residence Life and College Housing. Impressive in title, but Pfeiffer College had only 600 residents and an enrollment of just 700 students. While a glorified RD -- still with 9 residence halls to manage-- I made it my business to learn the business of higher education. With Pfeiffer being a cash-strapped tuition-driven institution, we all ran the campus. I managed the residence halls, but also built bunk beds in the shop, ran the lights and sound in the theater, cut the grass with the big John Deere, page 25
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detail at night. Fortunate for me, when there was need to cut one of the critical positions in student affairs, it was the director of student activities that got the axe. That only meant more work for me, but at 25 years of age, with my housing, utilities, and food all covered, living in a crossroads community where the nearest grocery store was 12 miles away - what else did I have to do but hang with students all day - and all night? So I was both surprised and not so surprised when the dean of students left and I was asked to serve as interim dean of students. My dedication to the students, work ethic, and commitment to the survival of the college saw interim drop from the title at the end of the year. At 26, I became the youngest - and lowest paid - CSAO in the country (think Doogie Howser) according to the 1989 NASPA annual survey of CSAO’s. While I thought I had become a business-savvy higher education administrator, it was not until I took my (booster chair) seat among the President’s Cabinet and began voting on eliminating faculty positions, determining how much to raise insurance premiums in anticipation of a faculty member’s cancer treatment expenses, and discussing what it would do to our institutional image if we invited Richard Petty (and his money) to be a trustee and awarded him an honorary degree (think honorary GRE instead of Doctors of Humane Letters), that I was now truly learning the business of higher education. Oh, and yes, community members did bring old pieces of Petty’s wrecked cars to the Hooding ceremony for him to sign. Four fully-engaged years later, my wife decided she was tired of parenting 700 children. I subsequently decided it was the right time to head north to the University of Virginia to pursue my PhD. Having already achieved my long-term goals -- sans the mountain setting, but still with a creek running through campus -- at such a young age, I remained more focused on learning the non-student affairs aspect of the university. While at UVA, I interned in the Provost Office, the Office of Information Technology, and in the Institutional Research Office at the local community college. I also was asked to serve as the doctoral intern for the University’s Reaccreditation Self-Study Report Committee. It was a fascinating three years that completed the radical transformation of my views on the student college experience. Every engagement with a student driven by a student affairs unit (or any unit funded by the institution) must be able to demonstrate definitive return on investment outcomes. However, unable to shed the Hardee baptism in student affairs, I returned to my roots upon graduating from UVA and headed even further north to Carnegie Mellon University where as the Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs, I was responsible for multiple departments, including the Career Center. When the director and both associate directors of the Career Center accepted other positions, I stepped in to run the center until a new director could be hired. Not giving up any of my other responsibilities, I thought I could simply pop in with a few encouraging words and the capable Career Center staff would keep the place running smoothly. What I quickly learned was that we were in serious trouble as there was no clear vision for the center (think Proverbs 29:18). As I sat about initiating a strategic plan for the center, it became obvious that the staff was all about the stuff of career centers, but not recognizing the why of it all. Every time we would discuss an initiative or activity or responsibility and I would ask the question, “Why are we doing that?”, the response was always because that’s what we do in a career center. Later that year in 1999, it all came together: the years at Pfeiffer trying to make it a great experience for students in light of the high cost of a marginal college; watching Pfeiffer graduates struggle to demonstrate their value in the world; becoming an elitist at UVA; personal relationships with students still matter; realizing that $50,000 a year to attend CMU is A LOT of money; becoming a responsible married adult managing my own finances; having a kid and thinking about how much it will cost to put him through college; and realizing that there was a significant lapse in the role of career centers across the country. Now appreciating my Business Finance degree from USC, I set about to write what will forever be known at CMU as “THE White Paper.” The paper was a proposal to radically shift the Career Center from a cafeteria-style passive/ available resource to students, to an outcome-based, ownership model where students’ professional development was no longer an option. Underpinning it all was a determination to demonstrate an actual Return on Investment for the page 26
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financial and intellectual investment in the institution. I was already rehearsing my Nobel Prize acceptance speech when a funny thing happened on the way to Oslo. I was lauded by the CMU community and ostracized by career center colleagues around the country. Turns out, not many career center directors want to be held accountable or have performance measures associated with student post-grad outcomes. Being helpful, nice, and providing guidance, that’s what kids wants these days (think Max Kellerman lamenting in Dirty Dancing). Well, they are wrong. We live in a financially turbulent time where consumerism drives (and demands) accountability and scrutiny. In the last ten years, I have truly come to recognize the invaluable contribution career centers can and should have on the success of a college or university. Across Campus Life, there are at least ten different offices committed to the personal development of students, and only one committed to the professional development of students. Hold your jeers---I’m not done. As I reached my mid 40s and started thinking about where I would spend the remainder of my professional career impacting the lives of students, it became obvious that the personal development side is in relatively good shape at most institutions. It is the professional development aspect of student development that is lacking –- and it is the one area that has the greatest potential for positively impacting the long-term success of the student. Now, back to the jeers, I am the first to affirm that there is actually no difference between personal and professional development –- it’s all student development, or human development to be more exact. But still wanting a challenge, I realized CMU’s specialized college structure and career-minded students would become too easy over time. In early 2008, I began looking at both CSAO positions and Career Center positions. There were a nice sampling of opportunities under consideration, but it was not until a colleague passed along the Emory Career Center position announcement that I became excited about the prospect of leaving CMU. So why did my wife respond the way she did four and half years ago? Well, I hadn’t told her that I was also looking at Career Center positions. When I explained to her that I had the opportunity to develop a model where we would be able to demonstrate a positive, affirmative, life-changing impact on every single student, she got it. When I visited the Emory campus in April of 2008, two things became immediately clear: 1) Dr. Ford and I saw eye-to-eye on the need for accountability and outcomes in measuring student post-grad success; and 2) the Career Center staff were (and still are) a seasoned, capable, hard-working, and eager team that come to work every day prepared to positively influence the lives of students. I could not wait to get here and start this new chapter of my life. Over the past four years, we have made great progress in fostering relationships with our students and in shepherding every student toward a successful career. Our strategic goals drive every program, every resource, and every interaction. Going forward, there is still much work ahead of us. After all, our one single measure of total success is that every single graduate leave this university fully resolved. It may seem counter-intuitive to establish a yearly goal that is not being achieved.. Most published leaders are quick to argue the necessity to establish quantifiable goals that are just within reach so staff will be encouraged and proud when they hit their annual mark. However, I’d rather set our goal at perfection and know that our work isn’t done until we get there. I don’t have to remind my staff that every single student is billed the same tuition; therefore, every single student should expect the same level of investment on our part. We don’t cater only to the assertive or desperate who proactively seek our assistance. We worry most about the students who think they are doing fine, who have the greatest potential to miss amazing opportunities. Every student should receive our assistance. I’m okay with my colleagues across the country wanting to debate me on our role and accountability. But parents of prospective students always thank us for addressing the obvious: “What is the return on investment of an Emory education?” Here in the Career Center, we can say with certainty it is a lifetime of professional engagement, community impact, global service, and personal satisfaction (think Career Center Vision Statement!). page 27
extra! extra! news from... barkley forum Community and Engaged Scholars Programs The opening Atlanta Urban Debate League Tournament was held at Renfroe Middle School on September 8 and featured 110 participants. While many education programs were cut in the public school system, including community partnerships with entities such as Project Grad and Communities in Schools, the Barkley Forum debate partnership received full endorsement and an increase in support, including federal Race to the Top resources, for after school extracurricular programs, curricular Debate Across Curriculum (DAC) programs, weekly Debate Center trainings, UDL tournament series, and on-going academic assessment support through the APS Research Office. The next tournament will be held on October 6 at Tri-Cities High School and has an early projection of over 300 participating. Over 100 Emory undergraduate and graduate volunteers and academic interns are currently engaged in Barkley Forum community programs.
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For the complete October calendar, visit: www.emory.edu/CAMPUS_LIFE/calendar/index.html
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