EVENTS...

Fall 2009

"Diversity Dialogue w/ Provost Lewis"

Date: Novemeber 17, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Winship Ballroom, DUC

"New Faculty Reception"
The newest generation of Emory faculty will set the agenda for the university's future. They will call us to new ways of doing research, new models for teaching and mentoring, new possibilities in healthcare and in clinical service, and new discoveries in research. The "New Faculty" website introduces faculty members who have joined the university in 2009-2010. Please join us in welcoming them to the Emory community.

Date: September 30, 2009
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Place: Center for Ethics, Room 102B

"Diversity Themed - Wonderful Wednesday"
Wonderful Wednesday: The Many Flavors of Emory invites the entire Emory community to learn more about diversity initiatives on campus. Enjoy free ice cream while you meet representatives from the Office of Community and Diversity, President's Commission on Race and Ethnicity, President's Commission on Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Queer Equality, President's Commission on the Status of Women, Center for Women, Office of LGBT Life, Religious Life, Volunteer Emory, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Office of Disability Services, Office of University-Community Partnerships, Dooley's Dialogues and the Transforming Community Project.

Date: September 2, 2009
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Place: Asbury Circle (rain location: DUC terraces)

Fall 2007

BROWN BAG: "Still a Melting Pot: The Evolving Issues Around Immigration"
Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 12PM (noon) - 1PM
Location: Jones Room, Woodruff Library
Moderator: Ozzie Harris II, Sr Vice Provost for Community and Diversity

Panelists:

Lelia Crawford, Assistan Dean and Director of ISSP
Paul Ficklin-Alred, Assistant Director Center for Ethics
Vialla Hartfield-Mendez, Senior Lecturer Dept of Spanish
Regine Jackson, Assistant Professor ILA
Mark Newman, Troutman Sanders LLP
Kate Nickerson, Associate Professor ILA
Scott Titshaw, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

*Cosponsored by the University Senate, the Faculty Council, Employee Council, the Student Government Association, and the President's Commission on the Status of Women; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns.

Dialogue with Provost Lewis: Race at Emory
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2007 5PM - 6:30PM
Location: Winship Ballroom (DUC)
*Light refreshments will be served.
*Cosponsored by the OMPS, Sustained Dialogu, TCP and Emory Dining.

Spring 2007

FUSION
Date: Wednesday, April 25th, 8 PM
Location: Glenn Memorial Auditorium
Performers: Azaadi, BAM, Karma, Sitara, Skeleton Crew, Zeebah, and more to come.

The President's Commission on Race and Ethnicity and Soku DeNova Records invite you to a performance-competition on April 25th, 2007 to celebrate cultural diversity and foster cross-cultural dialogue. The theme of this competition is FUSION: it will require pairs of performance groups or individuals to collaborate and perform pieces that will highlight their distinct cultural styles and artitistic genres.

Brown Bag: Is Emory Safe: A Conversation About Diversity in the Academic Community
Date: Thursday, February 15, 12:00 PM
Location: Cox Hall Rooms 3 & 4
Panelists: Peter Barnes, vice president, Human Resources, moderator
President James Wagner
Provost Earl Lewis
Saralyn Chesnut, director, Office of LGBT Life
Ali Crown, director, Center for Women at Emory
Donna Wong, associate director, Multicultural Programs
Cookies and drinks will be provided
*Cosponsored by the President’s Commissions, Employee Council, University Senate, Human Resources, and Equal Employment Opportunities Office.

Fall 2006

Diversity Dialogue with Provost Lewis
Date: November 1, 2006
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: Cox Ballroom 1&2
Light refreshments will be served.

Spring 2006

Strategic Plan Theme “Understanding Race and Difference”:Seminar and Focused Discussion
Date: March 20, 2006
Time: 4 – 6 pm
Location: Jones Room, Woodruff Library,
Discussion with initiative leaders Dr. Frances Smith Foster and Dr. George Armelagos. Readings available via e-reserve system in Woodruff Library. Call 404.727.9947 for more details. Open to the Emory Community.

Campus Climate Survey: Where are we now with the results? What’s next?
Join PCORE, PCSW, Employee Council, PCLGBT with Human Resources for a brown bag lunch that addresses a follow up to the Campus Climate Survey outcomes. A panel of representatives to share their processes at analyzing the survey results and initiating action plans on campus in their respective units.
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: Winship Ballroom DUC

"Experiencing Race at Emory": Era of Desegregation Panel Discussion
Date: February 7, 2005, 7:00 PM
Location: Cannon Chapel
Sponsored by Caucus of Emory Black Alumni (CEBA) and Transforming Community Project
CEBA and Transforming Community Project cordially invite you to a stimulating panel discussion about race at Emory during Founder's Week. The panel will discuss the provocative and positive experiences of those who desegregated Emory's student body.

Panelist include Emory alumni, former administrators, and others who worked to integrate Emory. The Honorable Marvin S. Arrington Sr. 67L, Charles C. Haynes 71C 85 PhD, Verdelle B. Bellamy 63N, J. Henry Ambrose 69C, and Delores P. Aldridge, former Chair of African-American Studies at Emory, are among the distinguished panelists. The discussion is moderated by Provost Earl Lewis.

The event is free and open to the public.

Pulitzer-Prize winner Taylor Branch will read from and sign copies of his new book At Caanan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968
Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
Time: 11:30-1:30pm
Location:Jones Room, Woodruff Library . Beverages and dessert will be available.

Black History Month Film: "Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks"
Date: February 1st at 12:30pm-1:30pm or February 7th at 12 noon – 1pm
Location: Harland Cinema, DUC
The film recounts the story of Rosa Parks, who sparked a revolution to freedom when she refused to yield her seat to a White passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus. This film uses historical footage, examines this moment in the Civil Rights Movement, and offers the story of everyday people whose example is important to activists today. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services