Month: March 2017
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Marvin Bailey, Jr., Academic Technology Specialist, ClassTech
Marvin Bailey joined ClassTech as the newest academic technology specialist. Previously, he was a theology student at Emory. Marvin also worked as a teller at Wells Fargo for nearly two years. Born and raised in Macon, GA, Marvin received his bachelor’s degree in business (with a concentration in marketing) from Clayton State University and his master’s degree…
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Felicia Fulks, Life Sciences Informationist, WHSC
Felicia Fulks joins the Woodruff Health Sciences Library staff as a life sciences informationist. Prior to coming to Emory, she spent over five years at California State University – Northridge as an instructional design librarian, business librarian and reference librarian. She also served a four-year stint as a business librarian for a public library in Portland, OR. Raised in…
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Terry Parrish, Software Engineer III, Application Development
Terry Parrish is a new software engineer III for the Application Development team, which helps researchers find solutions for the medical community. Before Emory, Terry was a principle engineer for three years at GuardTime, a cyber security company. He also was a software engineer for Dreamworks and principle engineer for Direct TV. Born in Athens,…
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Katherine Williams, Desktop Consultant II, Client Services
Katherine Williams joined the Client Services Team early this year. Before coming to LITS, she spent two years as an executive support desktop consultant at SunTrust Bank. She also spent eight years as an IT analyst at IBM in NC and nine years as a computer operator in the US Army. The daughter of a military man, Katherine…
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LITS: Recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: ECDS blog post: Emory experts to share Samothrace cult VR secrets at CAA Conference Emory Report: International Voices Project explores diverse student experiences Upcoming LITS events: (for more information for each event, a contact has been listed) Friday, March 17 (TODAY), 1 pm – Reception: International Voices exhibit. Light refreshments will…
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Duo two-factor authentication a major increase in IT security
(co-authored by Andy Efting and Derek Spransy) The LITS Enterprise Security Office recently completed work on a major security effort at Emory: the implementation of two-factor authentication for external access to Emory’s network. In January of 2014, Enterprise Security prepared a business case in response to an ever increasing assault on Emory applications and the…
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Calling all writers! The Online News needs you…
To expand the scope of our Online News, we’re seeking out more LITS employees to help craft articles about their areas. With over 600 employees and over 80 departments, LITS is filled with interesting stories, which is why we would like to partner with writers from each area to craft more thorough LITS coverage. We…