Dana Haggas (left) posing with a virtual John Connerat.

Once again, LITS employees returned to the Computing Center at Cox Hall to enjoy the frivolities of LITS Game Day. Held every year following Commencement, Game Day was an enjoyable celebration of the completion of another Emory school year.

Staff enjoyed the food (catered by Willy’s Mexicana Grill) and games. The games ranged from Team Trivia to a poker tournament, from killing zombies in virtual reality to indoor cornholing. There was something enjoyable for everybody.

Some of the Field Services guys enjoying Game Day.

Over 230 employees trekked to Cox Hall on a sometimes rainy, sometimes sweltering day, making Game Day 2018 one of the highest-attended events in LITS history.

Team Trivia, which was conducted by Cecilia Bolich and Jenn Young, was won by the team of Joshua Baughcum, Steve Collins, Ceray Doss-Williams, and Chris Riddle. Enid Britton won the poker tournament, with Mark Parten finishing second and Amelia Frances taking third.

Recognizable LITers include (L to R): Kim Braxton, Brian Methot, John Willingham, Chris Riddle, Kathy Hayes, Ceray Doss-Williams, Tom Armour, and Kristian Serrano.

“I’m really proud of the folks who put this event together,” said Rob Renner, division director of human resources. “The number of details that are involved in planning and coordinating an event like this are almost too numerous to list, but from the event promotion and communication, catering arrangements, space prep, providing all the games, preparing for team trivia, bringing in dart boards, the poker tournament, name tags, prizes, clean-up, etc. it all went extremely well.”

The team who organized Game Day this year were Kim Braxton, Amelia Frances, Tara McCurley, Wade Moricle, Khadijah Muhammad, Rob Renner, Jennifer Sutcliffe, and John Willingham. Special thanks also go to staff who helped with setup, breakdown, and game donation. If you have some ideas for next year’s event or would like to participate on setting it up, please contact Khadijah at khadijah [dot] muhammad [at] emory [dot] edu.

See you next year!

To see more photos from Game Day, go to: https://lits.smugmug.com/2018/2018-05-23-LITS-Game-Day/