Month: December 2013
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Sanjay Agravat, Java Developer IV, Integration
Sanjay joins the Integration Development Team after spending 5 years with R-WIT, where he worked as a lead application developer. He is also the Bioinformatics Lead at the National Center for Functional Glycomics. Before Emory, Sanjay was a program manager and senior consultant for 3 years at Platinum Solutions, a software development and integration company. A…
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Mike Mandl Praises the Call Center
On October 1, 2013, Emory University Healthcare adopted a new Unified Emergency Code for all standardized codes. The new codes represent uniformity among emergency code systems utilized. Adopting code uniformity enables the numerous Emory staff and physicians who work across multiple facilities to respond appropriately to specific emergencies, enhancing our safety practices as well as…
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Important LITS Updates
Emory Implements Professional Care Management The Professional Care Management Program is designed to help support the needs of any benefits eligible Emory University employee who is caring for an aging, sick or special needs adult, whether nearby or at a distance. The employer‐sponsored benefit will be provided by work‐life services provider, LifeCare. This new benefit…
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LITS Holiday Party is on Monday!
The LITS Holiday Party is Monday, December 16, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Goizueta Business School, West Building, 5th Floor. The theme for the event is a Roaring 20’s Lounge and Casino, so feel free to dress up! The casino will include blackjack, craps, and roulette, all run by professional croupiers, and players can exchange their winnings…
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Overview of the Coursera Course Selection Process
The Faculty Advisory Committee for Online Education (FACOE), chaired by Judy Raggi Moore, is a newly-formed committee that handles Emory’s various online education offerings. Comprised of about a dozen faculty members from different disciplines, the committee possesses a broad mix of interests and backgrounds that lead to challenging discussions from a variety of angles. Although…
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Be Aware of Current Phishing Scam Hitting Emory
Emory University is currently under the attack of a very sophisticated email phishing scam that attempts to use an employee’s secure ID and password to route their direct deposit to an off-shore bank account. The emails look very authentic, some posing as a Fidelity announcement that your direct deposit has been stopped. Dana Haggas (Enterprise…
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Shackelford CBAP Honor
Betsy Shackelford (R-WIT) recently passed the CBAP (certified business analyst professional) exam. A member of the Business Analyst Team (BAT), her team works with end users who want to build (or enhance) a new software system. The BAs determine software requirements, and use specialized practices to translate those requirements for the developers who build the…