Jim Houghton started with the Database Administration department in May. As a database administrator III, he will support the databases for the Emory University and Emory Health Systems, particularly those which support the PeopleSoft Financials application. As a career IT professional, Jim began as a programmer with Delta Air Line’s reservation and ticketing systems before […]
Susan Greene (project manager, PMO) and her partner Linda have eight pets: two horses, three dogs, and three cats: Buddy, DD, Stormy, Scarlett, Blackie, Spencer, Josie, and Gracie! Buddy is a Tennessee Walking horse that they rescued from a bad situation back in 2011. The vet thinks he looks to be around 25 years old. He […]
For the Goizueta Business Library’s Amanda Adams (library specialist), the Global Village Project (GVP) answered her need to serve. Housed in the Decatur Presbyterian Church, the GVP is a scholastic program designed to equip recently arrived refugee girls with the academic and social knowledge needed for success in a high school or equivalency program. Amanda is […]
The newest version of the Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF) has been announced. LEAF’s vision is to bolster a community where each person can feel empowered to succeed. The committee is comprised of members elected by each of the library’s departments and terms usually last two years. LEAF serves as a liaison between the University Librarian […]
Jason Iacono is the newest senior security specialist working on the Enterprise Security, Threat, Vulnerability and Incident Management team. Before coming to Emory, he spent over two years at ControlScan, where he primarily did security engineering for a product called LogRhythm. Before ControlScan, Jason worked in various other IT-related roles, including at HP. He’s done IT work […]
Lolita Rowe is the new community outreach archivist for the Rose Library. She spent the past eleven years being a jack-of-all-trades in the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, including four years in the special collections archive, where she was the reference and outreach coordinator. She handled the social media for special collections, met with various community […]
The Pets of the Week, which come from the home of Kat Boushell (but are hilariously not cats), are Houdini and Hobbit. Houdini is a coonhound and Hobbit is a terrier mix. Kat’s family got Houdini six years age from the Atlanta Humane Society. He was rescued from a hoarder in South Georgia who was featured […]