Author: Wade Moricle
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Susan Detrie, Educational Analyst II, Teaching and Learning Technologies
Susan Detrie joins Emory as an Educational Analyst II after spending time as an instructional technologist at the University of Colorado-Denver. She worked with education faculty at the University of Colorado-Denver, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the University of Denver and the University of Wyoming to build online courses for K-12 teachers of bilingual students. In addition to having…
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Kayleah Farist, Electronic and Continuing Resources Specialist, Woodruff Library
Kayleah Farist (pronounced KAY-lee) is an electronic and continuing resources (ECR) specialist in the Woodruff Library. She previously spent four years as a student assistant for periodicals and acquisitions at Emory’s Pitts Theology Library, while concurrently instructing high school test prep courses for a year and a half. Kayleah grew up in Dallas, GA, and has earned a bachelor’s and…
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Emory Libraries celebrate the year with a party
Departments all over LITS held luncheons this week to celebrate another successful year. Perhaps the largest event was held by Emory Libraries, which fed 140 employees and alumni in the Matheson Reading Room in the Candler Library. The annual event, hosted by the Library Employee Advocacy Forum (LEAF), featured a full luncheon catered by the…
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Chinese Collections Group gets international honor
The Library’s Chinese Collections Group was recently awarded as an Honorary Partner at the Overseas Libraries and Chinese Publishers High-end Forum. This forum was held during the 2016 Beijing International Book Fair and was attended by East Asian Studies librarian Guo-Hua Wang. Wang accepted the award on behalf of Emory during a ceremony that recognized the honorary partners from all…
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LITS Holiday Party was “a warm and inviting atmosphere”
On the first cold night of the year in Atlanta, the LITS Holiday Party warmed its guests with camaraderie, drink, and dance. Held annually, the event returned to the fifth floor of the Goizueta Foundation Center and did not disappoint. Over 300 LITS employees were in attendance and everyone seemed to have a great time.…
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Sandwich Brigade making its last stand?
For the past 20 years, Winfred Sneed and a small army of compatriots have been helping to feed the homeless of Atlanta. Meeting every Thursday in the North Decatur Building at 8:30 AM, the group make over 400 sandwiches for a pair of homeless shelters in the area. That’s over 400,000 sandwiches. However, Winfred is retiring this…
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Pet study break a fall favorite
Zuko is a survivor. Four years ago, Zuko was surrendered to Village Vet in Decatur on New Year’s Eve by owners who wanted him euthanized. The three-and-a-half pound chihuahua had a broken leg that had become gangrenous. Today, Zuko runs around on three good legs and makes everyone happy. He was one of the many dogs who…