Monthly Archives: September 2013

What Millennials Taught Me About Being a Leader

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Years ago, when Kim Braxton (Academic Technology Services) transferred to me the supervision of the Computing Center student staff, I welcomed the opportunity to grow professionally. I had no experience supervising or managing staff, but I did have a long history of assuming responsibility for people and processes that dates back to childhood. As children, […]

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Password Change is Easy and Essential

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[This article was first published on Sept. 5 in the Emory Report] The past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity regarding password security at Emory. The final deadline for faculty, staff and individuals with sponsored accounts to change their Emory ID password is Tuesday, Sept. 10. Those who still need to change their […]

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Don’t Miss the UTS Annual Kickoff

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The 2013 UTS Kickoff is coming up this month and you don’t want to miss it! After a two-year run in Tull Auditorium, the Kickoff is being held on September 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building (WHSCAB – 1440 Clifton Road). The format will be slightly different this […]

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Winship Win the Fight 5K

T-shirt design for Winship 5K race

Join your LITS coworkers, friends, family, neighbors on Saturday, October 5 at McDonough Field on Emory’s campus in the Run to “Win the Fight” against Cancer. Cancer has touched our lives in one way or another. Either through family, friends, or even you may have been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Here is your […]

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William Bryant’s Son Graduates From Dartmouth

Painting titled "A Unique View of Baker Tower"

William Bryant‘s (Enterprise Services) son recently graduated with honors from Dartmouth University with a degree in Art and a minor in Geography. Former Academic Technology Services director Alan Cattier wrote a recommendation for William, Jr. to help him gain admission to Alan’s alma mater. Currently, William, Jr. is a teaching assistant for the Dartmouth art department. […]

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Michael Buchmann, STS Coordinator, Academic Technology Services

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Michael will be coordinating Student Technology Services (STS) in the Cox Hall Computing Center. He worked at Apple as a Genius (Apple’s name for a computer hardware and software technician) and technician on Apple devices. Before that he was the customer support manager at a camera repair shop, Camera Repair Japan, in Duluth for four […]

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