The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is coming March 17-19, beginning that Monday at the Oxford Campus. SACS tours the southeast providing ongoing assessment of educational improvement via accreditation; more info here – http://www.sacs.org/ On Tuesday and Wednesday they will be on the Emory Campus, conducting spontaneous ‘walk up’ interviews with students, faculty and staff all around the campus. […]
You know that Blue and Gold make Green…read on to see how Emory continues to go the distance in true colors! Give yourselves and each other a hand for we have much to celebrate for 2013! In the first few years of our 21st century, Emory began making plans to reduce energy; in 2006 we […]
Fall is in the air and so are the autumn leaves! Whether you bag them for county collection or “bank” them for use in your own yard, know that either way the leaves get back to the soil…as compost or mulch to feed yards and public spaces. Personal electronics are recycled twice a year through […]
This was the weekend…the one where we go from 500 to 5000 in just a few days! On Saturday we welcomed 1376 Freshmen and 151 Transfers, along with 331 Oxford Continuees to the Residence Halls on campus. We had EOL 2013 at the ready on flashdrives (thanks to Daniel Palmer!) and a Tech Training that […]
It is almost time! Back to School (BTS) preparations are well underway as we ready for the return of our Students! New students arrive on Saturday, August 24, returning students are welcomed on Sunday, August 25 and the campus will host entire families throughout the weekend. EmoryOnLine (EOL), the script that guides the onboard process […]
Reusing old equipment seems simple enough and is well practiced here at Emory! Surplus Property at the Briarcliff Campus is celebrating its “End of the Year Sale” through August and everything is “buy one, get one half off!” There are hidden treasures to be found, fun paint projects with the kids and creative interpretations of […]
The Office of Sustainability Initiatives is hard at work developing the framework of the Green Office initiative! This effort is playing out in 3 stages: program development, pilot implementations, grow/sustain. Our goals include education, ownership and leadership to achieve Green Offices that will further reduce our carbon footprint, energy and water use, while heightening efforts […]