It was around 5:00 p.m. on December 5 when I received a phone call from my wife. She said “Nelson Mandela died” and began to cry. Although impending, the news was nonetheless heartbreaking. Both my wife and I were born in South Africa and grew up during the Apartheid era. We spent many years of […]
Emory University is currently under the attack of a very sophisticated email phishing scam that attempts to use an employee’s secure ID and password to route their direct deposit to an off-shore bank account. The emails look very authentic, some posing as a Fidelity announcement that your direct deposit has been stopped. Dana Haggas (Enterprise […]
OPUS (Online Pathway to University Students) is Emory’s online student information system and we are pleased to announce that a mobile version of this key service is right around the corner. Consumer and business applications are increasingly mobile enabled. Customers desire mobile access to services, employees and students rely on mobile enterprise applications and partners […]
On a gorgeous and unseasonably warm Fall afternoon, this year’s Annual Chili and Dessert Cook-off was a tremendous success, with the largest crowd to ever attend the event. Nearly 200 LITS employees attended the festivities, held in the parking lot of 1762, including members of the University Library staff. The food included 19 chilies and […]
The following article was submitted by Danny Bridges (Enterprise Applications): When they requested I reveal the secret behind my award-winning recipe, I asked “do you think they will buy ‘Open ten cans of Cambell’s roadhouse chili and dump into a slow cooker?’” In all seriousness, I will share the recipe, but with a few things […]
Molly is the latest member of the Business Systems Team. Her role will be to work on MySoft. Prior to coming to Emory, Molly worked as a youth director at Central Presbyterian in downtown Atlanta for 6 years. Before that she spent 10 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where she held a […]
Introverted or extraverted…which are you? Take a reflective minute to ask yourself which of the following descriptions seems more natural and comfortable for you? Extraversion I like getting my energy from active involvement in events and having a lot of different activities. I’m excited when I’m around people and I like to energize other people. […]