Category: Staff Bytes
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Felicia Bianchi honors her dad by running in the Boston Marathon
In April 2015, my dad, Philip Bianchi, passed away as my sister was finishing the Boston Marathon and just as I was landing in Boston’s Logan Airport to be at his bedside. I swore then that I would return in 2016 to run “Boston” with my sister so that we could honor his memory. I grew…
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Join the LITS Business Book Club
Do you love reading? Do you love learning about current business trends and ways to improve your professional toolset? Do you like to share your ideas, thoughts, challenges and questions with a group of like-minded professionals? Us too! If you are interested in joining the LITS Business Book Club — please email Patti Pate at ptpate [at] emory…
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Terence Jefferson retires from the Navy after 32 years of service
Terence Jefferson, the current University Libraries Security Manager, retired recently from the United States Navy Reserves after 32 years of dedicated service, attaining the rank of Master Chief. A 25-year employee of Emory, Terence was recalled to active duty three times during his combined Emory and Naval career. The first was for six months in 1990 for…
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Marie Hansen to receive Emory Award of Distinction
(Ed. Note: Erin Long also contributed to this article) Marie Hansen, the Interlibrary Loan Coordinator for the Woodruff Library, has been selected to receive an Emory Award of Distinction for her long-term commitment to building the interlibrary loan (ILL) office into a first-rate, effective and efficient research partner for university faculty and graduate students. Her particular area…
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John Willingham recognized in the Emory Report
Recently, John Willingham, an educational analyst in Academic Technology Services, was featured in a bio published in the Emory Report called, ‘John Willingham: Building connections through computers and concerts.’ In the article, John discusses his life, his fundraising for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and his thoughts on the links between creative expression and IT. “You’ll…
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Rosa Weston helps students learn about the Civil Rights Movement
Recently, Rosa Weston, a manager in Emory’s Technical Operations Center, volunteered to participate in a second-grade civics lesson about the Civil Rights Movement. As part of Black History Month, students at the GLOBE Academy were asked to find adults who were willing to talk about their Civil Rights experiences during the 1960’s. The students had been…
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Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of coloring at work
This week, the LITS Wellness Committee unveiled a new way to ease the stress of the workday by coloring. In a partnership with a LEAF coffee event, employees were able to see if they could draw inside the lines and express themselves with colorful crayons, pencils, and markers. Not just a pastime for children, research…