Category: Staff Bytes
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Move More Challenge registration starts next Monday
Emory’s Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is beginning registration for its Move More Challenge this Monday, August 17. The Move More Challenge is an 8-week physical activity program (September 21, 2015- November 15, 2015) that encourages you to track and increase your daily movement and physical activity. You wear an activity tracker that gathers data about…
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Peter Day is moving to Texas…and eventually retiring
Since January of 2015, Peter Day has been planning to retire in January 2016 and move to Texas to be near his daughter and granddaughter. Peter’s original plan was to wait until near the end of the year to sell his house and then build a house in Texas near his daughter. However, he kept…
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Sandra Jefferson will be missed
[Ed. note – this article was written by Linda Nodine and Wade Moricle.] This note is to let you know that library retiree, Sandra Jefferson, passed away Friday, July 24. Sandra began her Emory career at the Carlos Museum as a security officer in 1995. She transferred to the Woodruff Library security team in 1996,…
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Charles Minihan was an Emory original
[Ed. Note: excerpts taken from Charles’ obituary at Georgia Cremation.] Charles Ernest Minihan was born in Hillsdale, Michigan on December 11, 1949. He was 65 years old and a resident of Druid Hills, GA where he lived with his beloved wife, Catherine Anne Smith. He died on Monday, July 20, 2015, of complications from Idiopathic Pulmonary…
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Sandra Still to retire
On August 31, 2015, Sandra Still, Humanities Subject Librarian for English Literature, will retire from Emory University after 22 years of service. Actually, Sandra’s ties to Emory began earlier, as she received an MA and a PhD in English Literature and English History (through the ILA). Her first career was in retail bookselling in Atlanta;…
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Charles Minihan service
Charles E. “Charlie” Minihan, age 65 of Decatur, GA, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Chapel of Georgia Cremation, Duluth, GA. Messages of condolence may be made or viewed at www.GeorgiaCremation.com. We are collecting photos and stories about Charles…
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Teaching & Learning Technologies
One of the challenges with a team named “Faculty Services” is that the name doesn’t adequately describe what the team actually does. Obviously, there are many teams within LITS that provide services for faculty, and the services that our team provides are used by staff and students as well. To that end, I’m happy to report that the…