W elcome to the begin-

ning of a new aca-

demic year. I want to high-

light two important issues:

the administrative review

process and the university’s

response to H1N1influ-

enza.

The Campus Life Budget Committee

has been working throughout the sum-

mer on the administrative review proc-

ess required by the Ways and Means

Committee. Because staff feedback

remains a critical part of this process, I

asked Eric Bymaster and Carolyn

Livingston to facilitate department-

based focus groups to receive this feed-

back. These on-going discussions have

provided each member of the division

an opportunity to engage in developing

effective approaches to identify col-

laborative ways to streamline processes

that are critical to the core functions of

Campus Life. From my initial conver-

sations with Eric and Carolyn, these

discussions have been very helpful. For

those of you unable to attend the focus

groups or wish to share additional

information, feel free to email Eric

(ebymast@emory.edu) or Carolyn

(chlivin@emory.edu).

On another note, the emer-

gence of the novel H1N1 influenza

virus (formerly known as swine flu)

poses challenges for every university,

including Emory. Novel H1N1 influ-

enza is different from seasonal flu in

that it has caused more illness in indi-

viduals aged 5-24 and a vaccine is not

yet available—challenging efforts to

control its spread, particularly in the

fall. Emory has undertaken extensive

preparations to effectively respond to

H1N1. Relevant information can be

found at www.emory.edu/flu. Please

refer often to this website for H1N1

updates, including upcoming Emory

influenza vaccination clinic times and

locations.

Best wishes for a healthy

September.

Message from John L. Ford, Senior Vice President & Dean for Campus Life

Athletics and Recreation

Emory athletics has partnered with

PrestoSports to launch a new athlet-

ics website. On Sept. 1, the new

home for the Eagles’ site changed

to: www.emoryathletics.com.

Some of the distinctive features

include video clips for each specific

sport, a headlines area with 12 dif-

ferent stories cycling and plenty of

content for fans of all 18 Eagles’

sports. PrestoSports' services and

technology allows Emory fans,

alums and media to quickly find

information about the school's

teams. CHECK IT OUT!

September 2009 E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y

DIVISION OF CAMPUS LIFE

DEPARTMENTS’ MONTHLY NEWS

ALL CAMPUS LIFE

STAFF MEMBERS

ARE ENCOURAGED

TO PARTICIPATE IN

THE MANY STAFF

DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITIES.

SEE PAGE 11 FOR

MORE DETAILS

Athletics & Recreation 1

Barkley Forum 3

DUC Operations 3

Office of LGBT Life 5

Multicultural Programs &

Services

6

Residence Life & Housing 7

Student Leadership &

Service

9

Student Health &

Counseling

10

Staff Development

Committee

11

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 2

Athletics & Recreation (cont.)

Club Sports will be well underway by the

start of September. They are currently taking

the first few weeks of school to recruit new

members and establish practice times. Rec-

reational Services expects another tremen-

dous year from Emory Club Sports, and the

potential to have the highest participation rate

in the history of the Club Sports program at

Emory University.

Emory Club Sports goes GREEN

In 2008-09 the Emory Club Sports Council

Executive Board researched web design com-

panies to make the program more green and

reduce operating costs over the long term.

Atlanta based Cool Dog Interactive won the

bid and has been working hard all summer

with Rec. Services staff and Club Sports Ex-

ecutive officers to have the program up and

running for the start of the fall semester.

With the web database program all rosters,

trip/travel/lodging forms, inventory, etc. will

be paperless.

Emory Fencing at Summer Nationals

Madalyn Macarr competed in five events at

the 2009 Summer Nationals. She competed in

Division 1A Women’s Epee, Division 1A

Women’s Sabre, Division 2 Women’s Epee,

Division 2 Women’s Sabre, and Division 3

Women’s Epee. Madalyn’s best result for

the week was finishing in the top 16 in Divi-

sion 2 Women’s Sabre and earning her D09

rating.

At the Late Night in the WoodPEC 2009 – Rec. Services’ programs were a big hit! These photos were just a few of the great moments captured.

Over 50 new students climbed the Wall during the Late Night.

A Fencing club officer shows a new student a foil.

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 3

Barkley Forum

the other invitations were extended to: Berke-

ley, Harvard, Northwestern, Texas, Okla-

homa, Michigan State, Whitman, and West

Georgia.

An article on the International Public Pol-

icy Forum by Melissa Wade was accepted

for publication in The Rostrum, an academic

forensics journal, for Fall 2009. She has also

had an article accepted for publication in the

proceedings of the National Academic Argu-

mentation conference held at Wake Forest

University in June 2009. James Roland was

selected to attend the George Soros Founda-

tion Open Society Institute’s Behind The

Cycle planning meeting in Washington, D.C.,

August 21-22. This group is working to dis-

rupt the ―school to prison‖ pipeline. He also

served as a faculty member at the Boston Ur-

ban Debate League training session August

24-30.

Emory debate alumni have accepted profes-

sional Urban Debate League executive direc-

tor positions in Memphis (Sarah Metzler),

Boston (Steve Stein), and Los Angeles (Brett

Flater). Other Emory debate alumni assist in

Kansas City, Washington, D.C., Chicago,

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Baltimore, and

New York City.

In the same way the NCAA has pre-season com-

petitive practices, the Barkley Forum has a pre-

season retreat at a North Georgia conference

center, this year at a facility appropriately named

“Eagles Nest.” Almost 40 attended the practice,

including a new group of eight nationally ranked

frosh debaters who join the defending champion-

ship squad that won the 2008-2009 overall na-

tional rankings title over Harvard, Dartmouth,

Northwestern, and Berkeley, among others.

The junior team of Stephen Weil and Ovais Ina-

mullah have received a coveted spot at the Uni-

versity of Kentucky Thoroughbred Round

Robin tournament held in early October for the

top nine teams in the U.S. going into the 2009-

2010 national intercollegiate debate tournament

season. Only one slot per school is allocated and

DUC Operations

Meeting Services is pleased to

provide a new meeting option for

you. The Trustee Dining Room

(next to the Post Office) has been

reconfigured to a classroom for-

mat. This arrangement can ac-

commodate 24, where the previ-

ous conference table could only

accommodate 18-20. The center

aisle also makes it possible to set

up a data projector for a presenta-

tion. Food tables are an option by

setting them up outside the room.

Thanks go to our custodial team

for moving all this equipment !!

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 4

DUC Operations (cont.)

DUC Opening Weekend

If you see a member of the DUC Custodial staff,

please take the extra time to thank them for a

successful opening for the DUC. Not only did

the building look as beautiful as it always does,

but this year the staff took on the project of strip-

ping the floors in the Coca-Cola Commons for

the first time in 12 years. The results were

amazing!

Ed Lederer and Larry Barron (in background) working on

Coca-Cola Commons flooring

Gina Hanson , DUC Custodial Staff member

Emory Night at the GA Aquarium

In collaboration with Housing and Residence Life, Athletics and Recreation, the Emory Alumni

Association, and the Georgia Aquarium, the DUC would like to invite you to Jazz Journeys at

the Georgia Aquarium. The event is on Friday September 11, and tickets are available for $15

at the Tickets and Information Desk. This is an $11 savings off the normal door price and the

Aquarium promises ―If you’ve seen it during the day, you’ll love it at night.‖ We are also car-

rying all of our other standard Fall Season tickets; Falcons, Regal theaters, AMC Theaters,

Northlake Movie Tavern, and more.

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 5

Office of LGBT Life

Be able to identify their own privilege and

oppression (specifically on sexual identity, gen-

der identity, race, class, age, ability, faith back-

ground/religion)

Be able to describe the climate for the

LGBTQ community (campus, local and national)

Be able to identify individual perceptions and

biases around issues of sex, sexual identity, and

gender identity

Knowledge-Gain knowledge on facts relating to

LGBTQ issues

Be able to name inclusive and affirming lan-

guage regarding sexual and gender identities

Be able to describe gender and sexual iden-

tity development as it related to the individual,

family, colleagues and friends

Be able to list current campus, local and na-

tional laws and policies that impact the LGBTQ

communities

Be able to identify resources for LGBTQ in-

dividuals on campus and in the community

Be able to identify ways to continuously en-

gage in educational opportunities in regards to

LGBTQ issues

Action-Bringing awareness of self and others’

experiences together with knowledge to create

positive change

Be able to articulate where their action and

behaviors fall on the social justice continuum

Be able to identify concrete ways to support

LGBTQ individuals

Be able to list ways to create inclusive work

and living environments

To register for a session, visit

www.lgbt.emory.edu. You may sign up for a gen-

eral session (offered on Tuesday, September 22

from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or Wednesday, No-

vember 11 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) or request

a training for your office, department or group for

a session that meets your scheduling needs. Both

can be done online.

Safe Space

The Office of LGBT Life is rolling out its new Safe

Space curriculum. This 3.5-hour training advances

Emory University's goal of enrolling the best and the

brightest undergraduate and graduate students and

providing exemplary support for them to achieve suc-

cess. In order to achieve this goal, all members of the

Emory community must have an awareness of the

issues that impact the lesbian, same-gender-loving,

gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and questioning commu-

nities; must have an established knowledge of these

communities; and must engage in action that creates

equity for these communities on and off campus. The

Emory Safe Space Program provides a curriculum

that raises awareness of issues; establishes a common

knowledge of identity development and support re-

sources; and supports engaged members of the

Emory community in their daily work to create eq-

uity on and off campus.

The Safe Space Program has evolved over the years

into what it is today. Past trainings included over-

views of policies and procedures related to LGBTQ

communities as well as resources available on and off

campus. Today, the curriculum involves information

and activities that increase awareness of issues im-

pacting LGBTQ communities; provides a base level

of knowledge regarding identity development and

legal/policy issues; and provides a framework of how

to create change on and off campus.

Once an individual attends a training session,

she/he/ze is given a sticker with the Safe Space logo

to display in a workplace/living space to let others

know that she/he/ze supports LGBTQ communities

and is a resource on campus. In addition, participants

may choose to be listed on the Safe Space webpage

as a resource.

The Safe Space Program Learning Outcomes are

grounded in three goals. They include:

Awareness-Gain insights into the lives and experi-

ences of LGBTQ people and self

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 6

Office of LGBT Life (cont.)

Office of LGBT Life Newsletter and Listserv

The Office of LGBT Life recently changed their

listerv name to ―OUTATEMORY.‖ This new

name is more inclusive than its predecessor. This

listserv provides LGBT related event and pro-

gram information to the community. In addition,

the Office of LGBT Life sends out a weekly

newsletter to listerv members to provide more

extensive information on community happenings.

To sign up for the listerv, mail lgbt@emory.edu.

Trans-Forming Emory Group

The Office of LGBT Life is sponsoring a new group

this year. Trans-Forming Emory’s goal is to build

community for transgender, gender variant, transsex-

ual, gender queer, gender questioning people and

their allies, friends and partners. This group will meet

bi-weekly at 5:00 p.m. in the Office of LGBT Life

through the fall. Meeting dates and topics include:

September 8 Film: Transgeneration

September 22 Open Discussion: Trans Life on

Campus

October 6 Film: Screaming Queens

October 20 Open Group Discussion

November 3 Film: TransParent

November 17 Open Group Discussion

December 1 Group Discussion: TRANSitioning

Home for the Holidays

Office of Multicultural Programs & Services

Multicultural Outreach and Resources at Emory pro-

vides peer mentoring for incoming first-year stu-

dents. M.O.R.E.

had an excellent

beginning with

President Wagner

visiting with our

MORE Mentor Ad-

visors. Freshmen

students met with

MORE Mentors

during Orientation at

the Fair, Welcome

Reception, and Aca-

demic Advising

Night. Pictured

above: Kevin All-

ster with President

Wagner. Pictured

Left: Khanh

Nguyen, MORE

Mentor (on right) talking with a new student.

The MORE Theme for 2009-2010 is reminiscent of

elementary school and is called the "MORE After-

school Special." The names of the five MORE fami-

lies are: The Blacktop Bullies, Line Leaders, N-n-n-

n-nerds, Teachers Pets, and Purple Pranksters. All of

our mentoring activities are centered around this fun

theme.

Join us at the MORE Fall Carnival Field Day, a Fri-

days @10 program, on September 18 at

McDonough Field 10pm-1am. This is an exciting

evening of fun, relays, games, carnival concessions,

and prizes!

Emory Crossroads Retreat '09 took place Aug. 19-

Aug. 22 at the FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington,

GA. This year we had 55 first-year participants, rep-

resenting 20 different states; in addition, we had

over 20 upper-class interns to help lead the diversity

and team-building activities. Guests who visited the

Retreat were Dean of Students Bridget G. Riordan,

SGA President Alex Kappus, and Santa Ono, Dep-

uty Provost.

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 7

Office of Multicultural Programs & Services (cont.)

University Conferences has had another great summer hosting over 50 camps and conferences. Our 16 Confer-

ence managers each hosted 3 or 4 groups this summer but the highlight for two Conference folks, Linnea McCalla

and Kristen Carillo, was the opportunity to strike a pose with the artist, Usher. This summer Emory hosted

Usher's New Look camp, an enrichment camp for 140 high school students.

The Emory Crossroads Retreat is designed to familiar-

ize students with diversity concepts and to specifically

examine who we are as a diverse community at Emory

University. Our program encourages awareness and

valuing of racial, ethnic and other social identity

groups and fosters an understanding of how ―who we

are‖ impacts our interactions with one another and

with others in society. Our freshmen participants

serve as ambassadors of social justice, goodwill and

community building.

Please join OMPS in welcoming Elena Gutierrez,

our new Program Development Specialist.

Elena earned her B.A. from Emory University in Psy-

chology, Spring 2007. She recently returned to At-

lanta after earning a Master's Degree in Social Work

from the University of Southern California, Los An-

geles, CA.

As an undergraduate student at Emory, Elena was an

intern at OMPS. During her time at Emory, she was a

leader as a member of Lambda Theta Alpha, Latin

Sorority, Inc., Latino Student Organization, Latino

Task Force, and President’s Commission on Race

and Ethnicity. She will be using her social work

skills as well as her experiences at Emory to help

support our diverse students and develop OMPS pro-

gramming. Please stop by the office and say hello to

our newest staff member.

Residence Life & Housing

Linnea McCalla (left)and Kristen Carillo

with Usher at the New Look Camp

Students’ presentation at Emory Crossroads

Retreat

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 8

Residence Life & Housing (cont.)

First Year at Emory

Move In Day this year was quite a success-thanks

to many of you and our great student leaders.

Thank you for helping make freshman move-in as

seamless as possible! We are piloting a third liv-

ing-learning community in Dobbs Hall this year –

Global Cultures: Bringing the World to Emory.

This new living-learning community will help

students explore other cultures and global per-

spectives through dedicated programming and

events.

The Living Green

program hosted a

―Green Fair‖ dur-

ing Orientation

Week to introduce

students to different

offices and activi-

ties across campus

that relate to sus-

tainability and

―green living.‖

From student-run

groups like the Green Bean and Outdoor Emory

Organization, to the Educational Garden Project

and Emory Recycles, students were exposed to

the many ways that Emory is keeping ―green!‖

On Saturday, August 29, the freshman class par-

ticipated in the Freshman Service Day co-

sponsored by Residence Life & Housing and Vol-

unteer Emory. We look forward to another excit-

ing year!

Second Year at Emory

Second Year at Emory has had a great start to the

year with our SYE Kickoff. Already, we have

shown the movie Star Trek, offered twelve edu-

cational and developmental programs

(specifically for sophomores), and hosted the an-

nual Welcome Back BBQ that had more than 500

attendees! On Saturday, August 29, SYE co-

sponsored with Volunteer Emory four different

service projects as part of the annual Sophomores

Serve program. We look forward to a semester

full of programs, including Sophomore Pinning,

faculty dinners, the Resume Challenge (with the

Career Center), and a number of other programs

that meet the needs of our second-year residents.

SONGFEST 2009

On Thursday, August 27 the Freshman Class gath-

ered in the Woodruff PE Center to cheer their hall to

victory in the Annual SongFest Program sponsored

by the Office of Residence Life & Housing. This

year’s judges include President Wagner, Dr. Ford,

Dr. Trinklein, Jason Breyan, Philip Wainwright, Alex

Kappus (SGA President), Reema Dedania (College

Council President), and EJ Kesari (RHA President).

This event is an excellent way to see school and hall

spirit on display for the Emory community. We hope

you were able to join us as Dobbs Hall came home

with the victory!

1st place – Dobbs Hall

2nd place – Turman Hall

3rd place – Few & Evans Halls

McTrimble practices for Songfest

Dobbs wins Songfest 2009

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 9

Residence Life & Housing (cont.)

If you or anyone you know is interested in the

Faculty Associates program, please contact Andy

Wilson at andy.wilson@emory.edu.

Summer Conferences Wrap-Up

The Office of University Conferences had an-

other successful summer season. We hosted 56

overnight groups this year, ranging from the Spe-

cial Olympics of Georgia to Barkley Forum De-

bate to Usher’s New Look Foundation. We also

welcomed over 300 undergraduate and graduate

students interning in the Atlanta-area through our

Summer Intern Housing Program at Clairmont

Campus. If you have colleagues hiring summer

interns, please let them know we offer Clairmont

Campus apartments to students during the sum-

mer!

We’re also thrilled to introduce Austin Reynolds,

our 2009-2010 Conferences Fellow. Austin is a

familiar face to University Conferences, having

spent the last four years as a Conference Assis-

tant and SIHP Coordinator. In addition to his

work with Conferences, Austin is also currently

preparing for his wedding in January, and work-

ing towards a career in the film industry.

Faculty Associates

The Faculty Associates program, now in its pilot

year, provides opportunities for students and faculty

to engage outside of the classroom setting and in our

residence halls. Each hall has been paired with one

or two faculty members who will work with the resi-

dence hall staff to plan programs or activities for

members of the hall. The following is a list of this

year’s Faculty Associates:

Alabama Hall – Dr. Preetha Ram

Dobbs Hall – Dr. Santa Ono / Dr. Jason Breyan

Few & Evans Halls – Dr. John Wegner / Dr. Peter

Sederberg

Hopkins, Smith, & Thomas Halls – Ms. Andrea Her-

shatter / Dr. Scott Stewart

Harris Hall – Dr. Victor Corces / Dr. Lynn Zimmer-

man

McTyeire Hall – Dr. Keith Berland / Dr. Andy Wil-

son

Trimble Hall – Dr. Philip Wainwright

Turman Hall – Ms. Sheila Tefft

Woodruff & Clifton Tower – Dr. Nancy Bliwise / Dr.

Matthew Weinschenk

Office of Student Leadership & Service Volunteer Fair

9/8 & 9/9/09, 11am-1pm, Coke Commons – Dobbs University Center

Take a few minutes during your lunch hour to stop by our fall volunteer fair. Each day

a different set of 15-20 agencies & schools will present information on their programs

& volunteer opportunities. Volunteer Emory will have a game where visitors who

speak to five agency representatives will be entered to win gift cards to local restau-

rants.

Sports Camp

9/26/09, 11am-2pm, McDonough Field

Emory students, faculty, staff & alumni are invited to come to Volunteer Emory’s an-

nual Sports Camp event. At this event 15-20 groups of Emory volunteers will organ-

ize recreational activities for 100+ elementary school students. We need volunteers to

run these activities as well as folks to bring their children to participate in this event.

A pizza lunch will be provided. Please contact Harold McNaron

(hmcnar2@emory.edu or 404-727-6268) for more details.

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 10

Student Health & Counseling Services

Willie Bannister presenting to students at the

ISSP Orientation on August 20

Lex Gilbert describing resources to RAs at the

Resource Roundup on August 19

Alyssa Lederer at the New Student Orientation

Fair on August 22

August provided us with many opportunities to meet

new students and become reacquainted with returning

students. A few of the events that we have been in-

volved in are:

Training Residence Hall Directors and Staff in topics

like Skillfully Handling Difficult Conversations,

Stress Relief and Self-Care, How to Help Someone

with Alcohol, Tobacco or Other Drug Issues, Pro-

moting Well-Being, Get More ZZZs To Get More

AAAs, and Student Health and Counseling Resources.

We participated in orientation for multiple groups

including School of Nursing, School of Law, Oxford

transfer students, Rollins School of Public Health,

international students (ISSP), Graduate School, stu-

dent activities fair, parent orientation and new student

orientation. We co-sponsored two high-profile pro-

grams both reaching approximately 1200 first-year

students: CPR Anytime with Emory EMS and SGA

and the ―Not Your High School Musical‖ health and

wellness skits on Tuesday evening of Orientation,

written and performed by the Orientation Leaders.

By the end of August we had connected with 2,500

students, 205 parents, 232 faculty members, and 80

staff members.

Dr. Michael Huey talking to new students at the New

Student Orientation Fair on August 22

D IVISIO N O F C AMPUS L IFE D EPAR TMEN TS’ MO N THL Y N EWS PAGE 11

The Staff Development Committee continued its Lunch & Learn Series throughout

the summer, culminating in the seminar , ―Effective Workplace Communication,‖ on

July 16 with Anadri Chisolm-Noel from Human Resources. More than 15 Campus

Life staff members attended the informative event, which discussed the importance

of listening and touched on conflict resolution skills.

The Lunch & Learn events continue on the third Thursday of each month throughout

the fall semester, beginning with ―Helicopter Parents: Coping Strategies‖ with

Bridget Guernsey Riordan, Thursday, September 17, from noon to 1pm in DUC

Room 363. Please RSVP by September 15 to eelkins@emory.edu. Topics for semi-

nars on October 15 and November 19 will be announced shortly.

Support Emory Athletics! Campus Life Appreciation Day is Thursday October 22 at

the 4:00 p.m. varsity volleyball game. Campus Life staff are encouraged to attend

this game. It will be held in the WoodPEC main gym.

The Book Club kicks off the new school year with ―Guyland: The Perilous World

Where Boys Become Men‖ by Michael Kimmel. The club meets October 21 at noon

(location TBA) to discuss the book. Contact Lauren Dyer at lvhayde@emory.edu for

more information.

The Staff Development Committee encourages staff members to visit

www.gcsu.edu/npw for more information on the New Professional Workshop which

will be held at Georgia College & State University Friday, September 25. Registra-

tion is $20.