Author Archives: Wade Moricle

LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | April 24, 2020

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Report news: Emory mourns sudden passing of Rose Library curator Pellom McDaniels Emory Report news: Emory Police: On call during uncertain times, discusses Zoom WHSCL news: Read a good book: Compassionate Perspectives digital collection Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) April 24 – Emory Together: virtual […]

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Rich Mendola and his leadership team answer LITS questions on the impacts of COVID-19

By Wade Moricle | April 17, 2020
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Rich Mendola held a town hall this week in which he discussed the impact that the Coronavirus crisis is having on Emory and LITS. Held via Zoom, the virtual chat session also included the members of Rich’s leadership team (John Connerat, Yolanda Cooper, John Ellis, Joanna Green, Wayne Morse, Marc Overcash, Brad Sanford, and Steve […]

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LITS Network Services goes the extra mile during COVID-19

By Wade Moricle | April 17, 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis began to take form, it became apparent that a few teams in LITS would need to rise to the challenge of staying on campus to perform critical work. The members of LITS Network Services knew their role would be vital as Emory addressed the pandemic and transitioned to a remote, but […]

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First virtual IT Briefing breaks attendance record

By Wade Moricle | April 17, 2020

A record crowd tuned in to the first-ever virtual IT Briefing this week. The longtime Emory IT project update meeting had 177 attendees, shattering the old mark of 115 set when CIO Rich Mendola addressed the Briefing in 2013. The IT Briefing returned after taking a month hiatus while LITS transitioned into a mobile workforce […]

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Coping with COVID: Would YOU grow a Carolina Reaper?

By Wade Moricle | April 17, 2020

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene, author As we continue forward, abnormal is becoming the new normal. All of us are striving, striving, striving to keep our lives and jobs from overwhelming us during this situation. It’s easy to get […]

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LITS recent headlines and upcoming events

By Wade Moricle | April 17, 2020

Recent LITS headlines: Emory Libraries news: Libraries and LITS support faculty and students during transition to remote classes ECDS news: ECDS builds traffic for National Emerging Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC), by Amy Li Upcoming LITS events: (go HERE for more information for each event) April 20 – InfoForum: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, […]

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Coping with COVID: Pets, pasta and PLAY BALL

By Wade Moricle | April 10, 2020

“The main advantage of working from home is that you find out what cats really do all day.” – Lynne Truss, English author, journalist, and dramatist. She wrote a book entitled, “Cat Out of Hell.” As we grow more accustomed to the routine of sheltering in place, we look for outlets of fun to help […]

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