Peter Day was honored this week as he reached the end of a 43-year Emory career that spanned the history of computing at Emory. Peter spent most of his professional career at Emory as well as receiving a degree in math from the university. Peter Day’s father, R.A. Day, was a chemistry professor at Emory. He met Peter’s […]
Wade Moricle interviewed me following my trip to Zimbabwe: Question: You had a Fulbright grant this summer in Zimbabwe – why did you select this country? Lee: I am a “host family” for the Fulbright Humphrey Fellows that study at Rollins for a year. I’ve had two Fellows from Zimbabwe. Anele Ndebele, who is now a […]
Sandra G. Franklin, Director of the WHSC Library, was recognized as the 2015 Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association’s Academic Librarian of the Year during the group’s annual meeting in October. To be eligible, the candidates must have worked in an academic health library setting for five years and be a member of the Southern Chapter of the Medical […]
Congratulations to the Move More Challenge winners for the first half of the Challenge! LITS had several winners: $20 Amazon Gift Card winners for averaging 5,000 steps per day: Rick Ferguson Edward Feliciano John Fries $40 Amazon Gift Card winners for averaging 10,000 steps per day: Carmen Cooper Michael Mitchell Carrie Niles Shannon O’Daniel Laura […]
With the Move More Challenge just around the corner, please welcome our LITS Wellness Champions! Wellness Champion Kim Comstock was joined by Dorothy Waugh, Julie Braun, and Stephanie Parisi this summer to serve as ambassadors for FSAP and other Healthy Emory programs. They are responsible for sharing program information, motivating others and encouraging healthy habits […]
For the past several months, LITS HR has been hosting a line dancing class in the Jones Room in the Woodruff Library. The line dance group meets weekly (depending on the Jones Room availability) usually from 12:15 to 12:45 in the Woodruff Library’s Jones Room. The group has learned to kick up their heels to various songs, from […]
Dawn Francis-Chewning has been selected for the The Leadership DeKalb Class of 2016. This class will be the largest ever for the organization, sporting 60 members. During the 10-month program, the class will participate in full-day program sessions, community service projects, and police/fire ride-a-longs. The monthly sessions include topics on integrity and ethics, diversity and inclusion, […]