Author: Wade Moricle
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Elliot Kendall, Enterprise Information Security Specialist, Sr., Enterprise Security
Elliot Kendall rejoined the Security Team and has been doing security scanning and audits and working on the two-factor authentication project. He spent the past 18 months performing a Shibboleth implementation for the University of California – San Francisco. Before heading west, Elliot was a member of the Emory’s Integration and Security teams, where he…
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MOOCs: Supersizing Education
Last month, LEAF and LITS Human Resources held their first 2014-2015 meeting of the Professional Reading Series, entitled “MOOCs: Supersizing Education.” The event was an open discussion about MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) that have been trending in universities worldwide and how these types of classes impact education. Facilitated by Stephanie Parisi (Coursera Instructional Designer, Faculty Services)…
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John Bence, University Archivist, MARBL
As the university archivist, John Bence is responsible for the historical record of Emory University, dating from 1834 to present time. The position runs the gamut between the preservation of extremely old records to the collection of modern digital media. Key components of this work include collecting university records and materials related to Emory history, overseeing the…
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Luncheons help LITSers give thanks for each other
As employees finalize plans for the Thanksgiving holiday, two areas in LITS took time to celebrate the season and enjoy some fellowship by holding holiday luncheons. While nearly every department enjoyed some form of team lunch this week, the Call Center Thanksgiving Dinner and the NDB 3rd Floor Feast are holiday traditions. The two potlucks…
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InfoForum: Emory Libraries Metadata Working Group Year in Review
The HR team is announcing an InfoForum on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. that should be of interest to anyone in LITS interested in increasing their knowledge of library IT projects and initiatives. Entitled Emory Libraries Metadata Working Group: Year in Review,” attendees will be able to meet the Metadata Working…
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Meet Caspian Zwemer Koeser
Caspian Zwemer Koeser was born at 5:37 a.m. on September 14, 2014 at Northside Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 23 inches long. He is the first child of Rebecca Sutton Koeser (UIT) and her husband Greg. According to Rebecca, “We picked the middle name first, to remember and honor Greg’s mother Jane who…
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Thea Diaz, Mobile Messaging Admin II, Infrastructure
Since Thea Diaz joined the Messaging Team six months ago, she has been supporting the SimonWeb suites, paging, and the Annex Building for paging customer support, as well as working on mobile apps rollouts. She joined the team after being one of the founding members of the Service Desk, which was created in 2008. Before…