Category: Staff Bytes

  • Al Shelton Wins a Pool Crown

    Al Shelton Wins a Pool Crown

    Congratulations to Al Shelton (UTS), who led his team “Ball-N-Hand” to the championship of the Monday Night Pool League Lagger’s Choice Division in Forsyth County. They played a tough match against “The Crafty Veterans” which came down to the final game of 9-ball which went hill-hill. The team of Ron Springer, Al Shelton (captain), Cody…

  • McFarland Becomes a PMP

    McFarland Becomes a PMP

    Nicole McFarland (Integration, ITSMO) recently became a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the PMP credential is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers. To apply for the eligibility of the PMP certification, candidates must complete an application providing evidence of: A four year degree and 4,500 project…

  • 2013 Year in Photos

    2013 Year in Photos

    The New Year is often a time for reflection and one way we like to reminisce in Marcomm is to look back at the best photos of the year. The following photo montage follows 2013 chronologically. As you will see, most of our photos are individual head shots because, well, that is the type of…

  • What’s the PM Say?

    What’s the PM Say?

    After a mere 290 million views, The Fox (What Does the Fox Say) YouTube video, by the Norwegian group Ylvis, is the latest meme. There are literally hundreds of parodies of the internet sensation, so why not one more? The brainchild of Bill Szabrak (UTS), you will certainly agree that this one…is the best. Don’t miss…

  • Mike Mandl Praises the Call Center

    Mike Mandl Praises the Call Center

    On October 1, 2013, Emory University Healthcare adopted a new Unified Emergency Code for all standardized codes. The new codes represent uniformity among emergency code systems utilized. Adopting code uniformity enables the numerous Emory staff and physicians who work across multiple facilities to respond appropriately to specific emergencies, enhancing our safety practices as well as…

  • Shackelford CBAP Honor

    Shackelford CBAP Honor

    Betsy Shackelford (R-WIT) recently passed the CBAP (certified business analyst professional) exam. A member of the Business Analyst Team (BAT), her team works with end users who want to build (or enhance) a new software system. The BAs determine software requirements, and use specialized practices to translate those requirements for the developers who build the…

  • The Gillettes Have a New Baby!

    The Gillettes Have a New Baby!

    Athan Gillette (Academic Technology Services) and his wife Simone Smith-Gillette recently gave birth to Justin Newell Gillette on September 29. Weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches, Justin was born at Crawford Long Hospital.