Month: May 2016

  • Felicia Bianchi honors her dad by running in the Boston Marathon

    Felicia Bianchi honors her dad by running in the Boston Marathon

    In April 2015, my dad, Philip Bianchi, passed away as my sister was finishing the Boston Marathon and just as I was landing in Boston’s Logan Airport to be at his bedside. I swore then that I would return in 2016 to run “Boston” with my sister so that we could honor his memory. I grew…

  • Join the LITS Business Book Club

    Join the LITS Business Book Club

    Do you love reading? Do you love learning about current business trends and ways to improve your professional toolset? Do you like to share your ideas, thoughts, challenges and questions with a group of like-minded professionals? Us too! If you are interested in joining the LITS Business Book Club — please email Patti Pate at ptpate [at] emory…

  • Nidia Banuelos gets published in the JHE

    Nidia Banuelos gets published in the JHE

    Nidia Banuelos, the current visiting social sciences librarian, has an article entitled “From Commercial Schools to Corporate Universities: Explaining the Shift in Proprietary Business Education in the U.S., 1970-1990,” that will be published in the July / August issue of The Journal of Higher Education, as well as a slightly early online release in May. According…

  • Cheryl Edwards, Business Analyst II, Enterprise Applications

    Cheryl Edwards, Business Analyst II, Enterprise Applications

    Cheryl Edwards has been promoted to business analyst II in Enterprise Applications. She has been an application administrator of Verint in LITS for the past year. Before coming to LITS, Cheryl spent four years in Emory Healthcare as a call center agent and then as an information analyst. Prior to her Emory career, she worked as an IT supervisor at Edson Homes. Born…

  • Max Lucas, Senior Applications Developer Analyst, Enterprise Applications

    Max Lucas, Senior Applications Developer Analyst, Enterprise Applications

    Max Lucas is the newest senior applications developer analyst on the PeopleSoft HR Tech Team and is working in support of Emory’s Kronos time and attendance system. Before coming to Emory, he worked for the corporate headquarters of Home Depot, where he spent five years as a systems analyst, supporting some of their advertising systems, like their digital access management system…

  • Don’t forget about Staff Fest 2016 next Friday

    Don’t forget about Staff Fest 2016 next Friday

    Each year, the Emory HR department celebrates Staff Fest on the first Friday after commencement to show appreciation to Emory University staff members for the hard work and support they provide to the university year-round. This year’s theme is “Inspiring the World…Continuing our Legacy.” The main event will take place from 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm on the Quad,…