Category: Staff Bytes
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LITS Wellness Committee: Kinship 5K, stretch break, refresh from stress, and a new blog post
Please read ahead for some updates from your wellness committee. Check out our website to stay up-to-date on campus wellness activities and find resources. The Winship 5K is THIS SATURDAY October 13. LITS has a team named LITS: Unplugged and Still Running. Sign up to run or walk. Refresh from Stress is going on right…
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Harrison hikes the Inca Trail in Peru
Sandra Harrison (Business/Administration) recently took a dream vacation by hiking the Inca Trail in Peru. She took the 7-day trip with fourteen of her cohorts from the Atlanta Outdoor Club, which typically does hiking, biking, kayaking and skiing adventures more regionally, but also organizes international trips for its members. Sandra has been a member of…
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Upcoming wellness events
The Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) just announced the following health initiatives for Fall: Blomeyer Health Fitness Center: Join this month of September for $0 enrollment fee and $0 for the first month. See this flyer for more information. Refresh From Stress: This 30-day inspiration is back. Registration is now open and the program begins October…
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Saira Raza selected for Art on the Beltline
This year, I was selected as one of 50 artists to participate in Art on the Atlanta Beltline. The Exquisite Corpse: Explorations in Avant Garde Cello, Light, and Movement is a concept I’ve been working on for over a year, and I’m very excited to have the chance to share it this Saturday, September 15.…
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University Service Desk honored with a customer cake
Sometimes customers offer thanks via congratulatory emails or a phone call to management. Amy Walker? She prefers cake. For the past three years, Amy Walker, Course of Study Assistant Director for the Candler School of Theology, has regularly called the University Service Desk for help in managing all of the sponsored accounts used in the…
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Pet of the Week: Oliver
Simon and I have a dog named Oliver, who we think is a corgi/chihuahua mix. He is around 11 years old and weighs 18 pounds. I adopted Oliver from an animal shelter in my hometown in North Carolina in July of 2011 when he was 4 years old. Oliver and I became bonded quickly, and he has…
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Pet of the Week: Fiona
I adopted Fiona from the Fulton County animal shelter in 2010, when she was just a little baby. I chose her because when I walked past her cage, Fiona was climbing on her cage mate and biting his ears. I figured a feisty cat is the best kind of cat. Even though she was tri-colored,…