Emory Campus Life Magazine

November 2012 Division of Campus Life at Emory University www.emory.edu/CAMPUS_LIFE/

Barkley Forum See feature article on page 8

Message from Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life I came to Emory 100 days ago to pursue

an audacious dream. That dream is to build a transformative campus life environment that enables every student at Emory University to leave her or his footprint on the campus community and our global society. Emory University is a destination for dreamers because of what I call the “uncommonness of Emory University.” The last 100 days have shown me, unequivocally, that Emory is truly focused on dreams—on beginnings, not endings.

I’m excited to revision Campus Life with our stakeholders over the course of this year and to build a campus life that is reflective of our values, our principles, and our aspirations. I’ve connected with many of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and participated in hundreds of programs and meetings.

I’ve even begun engaging in a host of virtual connections through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media. Through all of this, I continue to be energized by our very special, uncommon community.

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staff enrichment news & birthdays

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around campus life

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feature articlebarkley forum

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awards & distinctions

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announcements

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first person perspective

by Mike Huey

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The Emory I have discovered and continue to discover--even with its long, rich, and vibrant history--is coming of age now. This Emory provides us ALL with a tremendous opportunity to dream, and to dream big, and for that I am proud and so very excited to be part of the Emory family.

I hope you will review my 100-Day Message. I look forward to receiving your feedback.

Have a great November!

To view Dean Nair’s “100-Day Message video” visit: emory.edu/CAMPUS_LIFE/about/100_day_message/index. html

MISSION STATEMENT The Division of Campus Life strengthens and enhances the Emory community through our programs, activities, services, and facilities.

We create a welcoming and supportive campus environment and are committed to modeling and teaching holistic well-being, ethical leadership, community service, and global citizenship.

SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPUS LIFE STAFF The Office of Health Promotion Welcomes...

Carissa Ruf CMT, RYT-200, '14PH as a new Graduate Assistant for Health Promotion & Creativity. Carissa will be working on projects at the intersection of health, social justice, theatre, and the arts, particularly focusing on first-year students and Orientation.

Carissa Ruf Carol Kelly MA, RD/LD, CSSD collaborated with Patricia Simonds, MS, RD/LD, instructor in the Human Health Program and with varsity swimmers Kylie McKenzie and Brooke Woodward, to present a sports nutrition fueling presentation to the men’s & women’s swim team. Carol supervised two Emory Hospital dietetic program Interns during the past month. Interns observed patient care and participated in outreach programs.

The following staff members presented at conferences this past month:

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ACUHO-I Housing Facilities Conference (Albuquerque, NM // October 2-5) -- Jeff Tate (with Rachel Lubay, INVISTA): Replace Your Carpet When You Want To, Not Because You Have To National Association of College Auxiliary Services (Atlanta, GA // October 28-31) -- Sherry Ebrahimi: Commencement Housing – Is It Right for Your Campus? and Limiting Risk for Hosting Minors on Campus; -- Sherry Ebrahimi (with Dan Dykstra, Georgia Tech): Creative Ways for Utilizing Student Talent for a Cost-Effective Conference Operation Model Heather Zesiger, Lauren (LB) Bernstein, and Sara Millimet (OHP RSPH Intern) presented at the School & College Organization of Prevention Educators Conference in Orlando, FL. Their presentations included "Safe Communities as a Catalyst for Health Promotion: Integrating Beyond the Student Health Center" and "Preventing Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Spotlight on First Year Students."

Lauren Bernstein has been selected to present at the National Web Symposium on Relationship Issues on March 8. She presented on both multimedia approaches and reaching new students as a part of their "school solutions" portion for college-aged students.

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Meanwhile, as part of Second-Year Experience’s (SYE) mission to ensure that second-year students make the most of their second year and solidify their personal plans, SYE and Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) are piloting the Second Year Portfolio Project (SYPP). The SYPP creates a new way for students to measure progress in academic, extracurricular, and personal endeavors. Thus far, over 100 students have attended SYPP introduction sessions. In November, OUE and SYE will assess students’ progress on SYE learning outcomes and begin a benchmark process for Spring program offerings.

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SPOOKY HAPPENINGS! Fall is officially in the air, which means programs, programs everywhere!

Residence Hall Association celebrated fall with a few programs, most notably their annual Fall Fiesta. This year’s Exec Board Fall Fiesta attracted over 500 students. We’re not certain, but we have a feeling it might have something to do with the “Pie Your Favorite Campus Leader” booth. Benefiting the Student Hardship Fund, for $2 students (and even Tim Downes) had the option of “pie-ing” such all-stars like Dr. Andy Wilson, RHA president Niko Patel, Complex Director Kyle Griffith, and Emily Sankey from OSLS with a whipped cream pie. RHA collected $150 for the student hardship fund.

Thanks for the good humor of the “pied” and for everyone who donated to the cause! In addition to a super fun Fall Fiesta, RHA also sponsored a very successful blood drive. RHA collected 59 units of blood, surpassing their initial goal of 40 units. To put in perspective, that’s enough blood to save up to 177 lives!

Longstreet-Means (LSM) and the Global Cultures LLC celebrated their October theme of International Visual and Performing Arts with an international talent show featuring LSM residents. Acts included dancing, singing, playing instruments (including two people who could play the ukulele!), and spoken word performances. Over 70 residents attended to support their fellow residents, and the talent (and snacks) were enjoyed by all.

Besides being known for Halloween, October at Emory was also the annual campus Energy (saving) Competition sponsored by the Office of Sustainability Initiatives. Here’s how we celebrated both across campus: Few and Evans Halls featured an “Unplug and Explore” month that focused on the First-Year Experience (FYE) theme of connecting with the greater Emory and Atlanta communities in the context of energy consumption and the actions we can take to get out of our “Emory Bubble.”

Staff hosted a number of programs, including: -making solar s’mores in pizza box “ovens” -No Power Hour on McDonough Field, featuring a glow-in-the-dark Capture the Flag game -a Stone Mountain botany and geology hike, with professor Anne Hall (Environmental Studies) as the students’ eco-tour guide -sustainable dinners for the students Sustainability can be defined in many ways. The Woodruff staff is so dedicated to making sure their residents meet the SYE Milestones, they took to heart milestone #8: Make a plan to sustain or improve your health and wellbeing by signing up to run the Winship 5K this October. Everyone had so much fun! The staff also ran the Zombie 5K on November 3 in support of GlobeMed. Haunted Harris, decorated and designed by the students and staff of Harris and Complex, was a one-night haunted house in our very own Harris Hall. (Let’s be clear though… while Harris is old-ish (1929), no ghosts of nurses past are floating around the halls…at least not that we know of!)

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with random (food-inspired) body parts, childhood nightmares, cannibals, an electric chair, and more. The staff raised money for the Student Hardship Fund by collecting a “suggested donation” entry fee. The event was “bloody” fantastic, and a fun experience for all!

Across campus at the URC (Clairmont Campus), residents hosted a Trick-or-Treat for children of the Emory community. Forty-five different apartments in the URC signed up to “host” trick-or-treaters, and on October 28, costumed staff members (RAs and RHA members) led the children and families through the apartments for some Halloween cheer. Mortar Board and Alpha Phi Omega provided fun fall games and activities, and even Swoop stopped by to show off his costume. Perhaps the highlight of the evening, though, was the surprise 2-hour campus-wide power outage that provided an extra element of spookiness!

In the spooky spirit, the SAAC had an evening of events on Halloween evening. Starting off with a Cemetery Walk, led by Dr. Gary Hauk, attendees learned about our very own cemetery on campus. Are there really Civil War soldiers buried on campus or is that just a rumor?? The cemetery walk was followed by a Costume Contest, and then… an evening (AFTER DARK?!) guided tour through Lullwater Park that ended with cookies with the President!

PHOTO ROUNDUP

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PHOTO ROUNDUP 1 – Dr. Hauk leads a group of students, faculty, and staff on a Halloween Cemetery Walk to Hardman Cemetery behind the C-building at Clairmont Campus.

2 – Andy Wilson wiping whipped cream pie off his face at the RHA-Exec Fall Fiesta.

Students raised $150 for the student hardship fund.

3 – RA Abby Olinde scares Jena Patel at Haunted Harris.

4 – Few and Evans staff hang a banner to remind residents to get “unplugged” during the month of October.

5 – Students from Few/Evans go on a botany and geology walk at Stone Mountain.

6 – Woodruff staff participate in the Winship 5K. (from L to R: Franklin Zheng, Cecilia Kay, Sahar Rahim, Cristina Dimengo, and Rami Tabbaa.)

7 – Freshman Brian Konig decorates a Dooley Bowl-winning pumpkin at Fall Fiesta.

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DebateWatch 2012

2012 Presidential Debate Watch, the Barkley Forum collaboration with College Democrats, College Republicans, Emory Political Union, and Student Government Association, sponsored debate watch parties in the Harland Cinema for each of the Presidential and VicePresidential Debates. Emory Media publicized the event and 400 student, faculty, and staff participants attended the four debates. Emory debate coaches provided post-debate commentary and facilitated lively political discussion. Media coverage was extensive including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, local ABC and CBS affiliates, as well as FM 106.7 all-news radio.

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Melissa Wade, Executive Director of Barkley Forum, on CNN for 1st Presidential Debate.

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AIDS Walk Recap Volunteer Emory, in partnership with many campus student organizations, coordinates the Emory University team to participate in Atlanta's annual AIDS Walk. The walk raises money to donate to AID Atlanta and eight partnering organizations. The agencies who benefit from AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run provide treatment and medications, prevention education, meals, mental health services, childcare, substance abuse counseling, pastoral care, and clinical research to help thousands of our families, neighbors and friends living with, affected by, and at-risk for HIV/AIDS in Atlanta.

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Emory debate is having an excellent competitive first quarter with strong results at the fall break Vanderbilt tournament. Four Emory teams qualified for the elimination rounds after 14 hours of preliminary competition.

Greg Adler and Nikhil Bontha, Ben Dean and Martin Sigalow, and Lisa Li and Neil Sethi tied for 8th place at the tournament. Senior Rajesh Jegadeesh and frosh Nicole Vandermeer won the tournament, defeating Michigan, Georgia, and Louisville in successive rounds. Rajesh was named the top individual speaker at the tournament. As Hurricane Sandy pounded Boston the last weekend in October, three Emory teams debated in 16 hours of preliminary competition at Harvard.

The Emory team of junior Matthew Pesce and frosh Jason Sigalos finished in 4th place, losing a tough elimination round to arch rival Northwestern.

For this year's 22nd Annual AIDS Walk/Run Atlanta, Volunteer Emory co-sponsored an entire week of events leading up to the walk. On October 17, members of the Emory community participated in an engaging conversation with alumnus and Director of Empowerment Resource Center Jacqueline Brown, and on October 18 another conversation on the impact of HIV/AIDS on Emory, Atlanta and around the globe was presented by Dr. Blevins of the Rollins School of Public Health. The powerful documentary, "We Were Here," was shown on October 19 to provide background information about AIDS with hopes that volunteers would draw a deeper connection before the walk. Taking place this year on October 21 in Piedmont Park, Volunteer Emory engaged volunteers in conversation about the AIDS epidemic and what we can do to assist our community and combat the disease.

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Seven Barkley Forum staff were featured in numerous national and international news and media outlets as field experts for the 2012 Presidential Debate cycle. Emory Media filmed pre-debate commentary featuring six Emory debate staff for the Emory home page, which received over 1,000 external hits. More than 20 Forum staff interviews took place during the month of October, including CNN Headline News, NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, Boston Herald, and Fiscal Times. A number of international media outlets also interviewed Barkley Forum staff, including Canadian Broadcast News, Metro International, Corriere della Sera (Italy), and ARA Catalan (Spain).

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Sheltering Arms International Villages Fall Festival held October 26 in Chamblee, GA Sheltering Arms International Village Center held a Fall Festival to celebrate the beginning of Fall.

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Topics include: *Midterms and Family Weekend (Office of Undergraduate Education Academic Advisors) *Getting ready for the Spring Semester (The Career Center) *Preparing for Finals (Emory Pathways to Academic Success for Students -EPASS) *Greek Life (Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life) *Starting Fresh in the Spring Semester (Office of Undergraduate Education Academic Advisors) *Spring Break Safety (Office of Health Promotion)

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The event focused on the family involvement aspect of the preschool’s mission. There were many fun activities for the children such as face painting, a moon bounce, and various carnival games where the children could win small prizes.

In addition to the activities for the children, there were members of the local fire rescue unit present to help teach parents proper car safety tips for children. The event also provided an excellent opportunity for many Jumpstart Corps members to interact with the children outside the classroom environment and to meet the children’s family members.

The first Family Chat focusing on Academic Resources was a huge hit! The next Chat is scheduled for November 12 at 7:00 pm. EST. We are excited to be able to offer this resource and support for Emory families!

Volunteer Emory is continuing to create change in community

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The Office of Student Leadership and Service welcomed over 800 Emory family members to campus last weekend for Family Weekend 2012.

Highlights of the weekend included a Reception with President Wagner on Friday night, the Family Weekend Picnic on Saturday, and the Best of Emory: LIVE! event on Saturday night.

Volunteer Emory kicked off the 2012 Fall Break with five Alternative Fall Break Trips, which focused on five different social justice topics: incarceration (Atlanta, GA), homelessness and urban food production (Chattanooga, TN), aging population/elderly communities (Charlotte, NC), environmental preservation (Memphis, TN), and domestic violence (North Charleston, SC). With goals of broadening student knowledge, perspectives, and experience, Volunteer Emory’s staff organized and planned volunteer and social activities with local organizations at their locations.

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Family Chats There is a new initiative in the Office of Student Leadership & Service specifically designed for Emory families. Family Chats are webinars designed to focue on topics that family members want to hear about.

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The incarceration trip lead by Rita Fan was comprised of 11 students. Rita and her volunteers worked with Foreverfamily. Foreverfamily serves children of incarcerated parent(s) to nurture children socially, emotionally, and educationally in an enriching environment. While volunteering, Emory students brought young children to see their mothers at Arrendale State Prison for a Carnival Tent Event and tutored children in math. We’d like to thank Dean Guernsey-Riordan for joining the students at Foreverfamily. The students really enjoyed working side by side with University administrators.

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Arianna Robbins led the trip focused on homelessness and urban food production. She, along with 19 volunteers, helped Habitat for Humanity build homes for two individuals, got an informational tour with Fair Share Urban Growers, and worked on Chattanooga Community Food Bank’s garden.

Students in the aging population trip, led by Joy Martin, volunteered with Friendship Trays (Charlotte’s Meals on Wheels) to clean and decorate a park in preparation of the garden/harvesting party. Additionally, the students held a talent show with the residents of Blessed Assurance Adult Care Center, and played bingo, bowling, and golf at Aldersgate Retirement Center.

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Fatima Raza led the environmental preservation trip. Fatima and her group of volunteers partnered up with Memphis Botanical Gardens where they removed invasive species and dead trees from the native woodlands, removed dead trees, picked Chinese chestnuts and black walnuts, and took a tour of the gardens!

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Leanna Parchment led the domestic violence trip, where students organized the clothing donation center for My Sister’s House. The clothing donations help residents of the center to find clothing for themselves and their children when they initially are admitted into the shelter. Additionally, the women use the donations to find interview and work-ready attire to assist in transitioning them out of their current situation.

In addition to working diligently with these agencies, each trip also participated in fun activities that further immersed the students in the local culture and helped enlighten their understanding of leisure activities in the area.

Activities included tours of downtown areas, a 3- mile hike on Stringer’s Ridge, attending the Carolina Renaissance Festival, and playing laser tag.

Volunteer Emory’s Alternative Fall Breaks immerse students in social issues that are prevalent in their local communities and nationwide. Students not only volunteer, but they also learn and reflect about how these issues impact the larger society and their own lives. Over the course of Fall Break, break participants contributed over 1,320 hours of service to communities. Volunteer Emory is working not only to create active and engaged Emory students but a society of active citizens creating positive social change. If you are interested in attending Volunteer Emory’s Alternative Spring Break, please apply when the applications go live on January 14, 2013. page 11

Career Center’s Healthcare Careers Networking Night was held on October 9. This annual event is designed to expose students from all majors to the various career options that exist within healthcare. Students were able to speak to and network with more than 20 professionals and alumni representing diverse areas of healthcare.

A sampling of areas that were represented: Cardio-Thoracic surgery, Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, Physical Therapy, Radiology and Social Work. Over 140 students attended the event.

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The event was intended as a prelude to both Healthcare Careers Networking Night (Oct. 9) and Green Networking Night (Nov 14), when students mingle with visiting professionals to learn about a variety of career pathways and to make contacts that can benefit them in their job or internship searches.

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Roadtrip Nation visited Emory’s campus on October 12. You may have seen the big green RV in the center of Asbury Circle. RoadtripNation is a nonprofit that helps students explore pathways they never knew existed through programs and resources focused on self-discovery. Here is what one of the Roadtrip team staff members said about their visit: “Thank you so much for having Roadtrip Nation on your campus! We had a great event and met so many of Emory's wonderful students. Everyone was very willing to participate in our campaign and we really felt welcomed by you and the students! We all agreed that Emory was our favorite campus on the tour. We meet a lot of students on tour and Emory's were extra special.

Thanks again and we'd love to visit again!” Nicole Daddona www.roadtripnation.com

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On October 2, The Career Center held its first Networking Forum, attended by 70 undergraduates from a variety of majors, many of whom were first- and second-year students. They learned several practical strategies for networking and heard from a panel of alumni (Sarah Fonder-Kristy (98C) of the Atlanta Community Food Bank; Travis Levius (09C), freelance photographer and writer; and, Jonathan Usry (11C) Strategy Analyst with Digitas) who shared their networking successes and advice. Both panel members and staff led an interactive activity that allowed students to develop personal talking points and practice their new networking skills with their peers.

Recruiting has definitely kept the Career Center busy! Besides having record numbers at the Industry Focus Nights in early fall (over 400 students), the Career Center has organized over 50 company information sessions already this semester with exciting opportunities approaching from American Express, Google, and more.

30th Annual Graduate School Fair

On October 24, The Career Center hosted Emory’s 30th annual Grad School Fair. The event featured over 115 graduate and professional school programs from a wide variety of disciplines, including law, business, medical and health, arts and sciences, education, communications, visual arts, and more! Emory students came out in force, with 400 students attending the event and networking with admissions representatives. Both representatives and students found the event productive. The Career Center would like to thank the Meeting Services and Catering staff for their role in contributing to a successful event!

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October 2 - Career Center Networking Forum

How would you use an opportunity to network with a professional sitting next to you on an airplane, while standing in a loooong line at Wal-Mart - or at Walt Disney World standing in line for the Tea Cup ride? What would you say?

These were some of the off-beat but fun scenarios Emory students practiced on October 2 with Career Center staff, alums, and their peers to get comfortable striking up conversation and learn how to jump-start a relationship through networking!

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THANKS FOR COMING OUT OUT in Healthcare Thanks to everyone who came out for a very successful networking night for healthcare students, faculty, and practitioners. Fifty queer Emory community members spent the evening connecting and learning about the numerous healthcare fields. Students and faculty from the School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Nursing School attended.

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Atlanta Pride Parade

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Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Atlanta Pride Festival! Over 75 Emory faculty, staff, students, and alumni marched in the parade through downtown Atlanta. Special thanks to Eric Gonzalez for the immensely popular Pride t-shirts! Extra shirts can now be purchased with a $15 donation to the Office of LGBT Life. Email Michael Shutt at mshutt@emory.edu for information on available sizes and instructions for donating.

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Food Day in the DUC

Pumpkin Contest was very successful (moved inside to Cox Hall due to extreme wind). We had close to 300 voters.

Chef Suvir Saran visited the DUC for lunch on October 30 to showcase some of his fabulous recipes at the street cart station and the vegan station.

The Halloween Party at the DUC was also a huge success with a themed menu and spooky dĂŠcor and music.

(All food was sourced from within100 miles of Emory.)

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The Emory University Sports Hall of Fame recently added three new members as former men’s swimming All-American Chris Rendall, along with tennis All-Americans Jed Weinstein and Brett Kaplan, were inducted at a ceremony held at the Emory Conference Center.

Following his transfer from North Carolina State University, Rendall competed for Emory during the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons, capturing a total of six All-America awards, two in individual events and four in relays. As a senior, his All-America efforts on the 200 freestyle and medley relay teams helped the Eagles to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He was named the University Athletic Association’s 1999 Co-Swimmer of the Year after winning seven events, establishing school records in all seven while breaking three conference marks in the process. He closed out his career as the school’s record holder in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

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As a four-year member of the tennis team (1998-2001), Kaplan earned six All-America citations and at the time was just one of two players in school history to earn that distinction in each of his four years. The recipient of the 2001 ITA South Regional Player of the Year Award, he was a four-time competitor at the NCAA Singles Championships, advancing to the semifinal round as a senior. A catalyst on four squads that captured UAA titles, he was named the conference’s MVP in 2000 and 2001. At the conclusion of his career, his 83 singles victories stood fourth on the school’s all-time list.

From 1995 through 1998, Weinstein earned All-America acclaim on four occasions and, following the conclusion of his playing days, was the third person in school annals to capture four All-America awards. Named the UAA’s MVP as a sophomore and senior, he was a first-team pick to the all-conference team at both No. 1 singles and doubles his final year and garnered first-team status at No. 2 singles on two occasions. As a senior, he played his way into the quarterfinals at the NCAA Singles Championships while advancing to semifinals in doubles. He posted a career singles won-lost ledger of 80-21 with his .792 winning percentage a school record.

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In recognition of his invaluable contributions to the tennis program, a court at the Emory Tennis facility was recently dedicated to former coach Don Schroer.

A number of his former players (as well as his family and members of the Emory community) were in attendance as Don's legacy and vision in laying the foundation for the current success of both the men's and women's teams were hailed by Athletics Director Tim Downes and former Eagle Roy Martino.

During his 31-year tenure as tennis coach, Schroer accumulated 503 victories, which made him the fifthwinningest coach ever in NCAA Division III history. His teams were ranked among the top 20 nationally for 19 consecutive years, and he qualified an individual for the Division III national championship every year from 1978 through 1999. He guided the Eagles to a runner-up berth in the 1996 NCAAs and fourth-place performances at the 1995 and 1998 national championships. During the 12 years that he coached in the University Athletic Association (1988-1999), he directed the program to 11 conference titles and was a nine-time recipient of the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. page 15

Barkley Forum The Barkley Forum is a successful, nationally ranked intercollegiate debate program, cost effective substitute for many aspects of an academic communications department, and community outreach entity that is well known outside of Emory and modeled nationally. The department has strong academic, programming, national and international community service components, which makes it an attractive recruitment tool for high-quality students for the Office of Admissions. Over 130 Emory undergraduate, graduate, and professional students participate annually.

History of the Barkley Forum Emory has a rich tradition of debate since its 1837 founding, including frequent classroom and campus debates. In 1914 Phi Gamma Literary Society combined with Ignatius Few Literary Society and began participation in organized intercollegiate debate competition. In 1950 Emory debate alumnus and former U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley gave permission for the Emory Debate Society to be renamed the Barkley Forum. Emory debate alumni are among the most engaged in the University and recently raised almost $1M in endowment funding in honor of the Forum’s 60th Anniversary.

Competitive Debate at Emory By any measure, Barkley Forum is one of the most competitively successful debate teams in the United States, having earned 34 national debate titles and holding multiple national records, including the first and only all-female national champion team. Emory has fielded 36 Debate All Americans. The average competition year involves two summer months of research (over 5,000 bibliography items) on an annual intercollegiate topic followed by a nine-month tournament season. Emory debaters and coaches spend 20 hours per week on research, advocacy briefs, argument strategy, and practice.

Debate Education and Community Programs The Barkley Forum brings over 2,000 top high school students to Emory each year for various tournaments and educational programs, making it a strong draw for the Office of Admissions. The 58-year-old Barkley Forum for High Schools tournament annually brings over 1,500 secondary students from more than 30 states to campus. The 45-year-old Emory National Debate Institute (ENDI) is a summer residential training program for secondary students and teachers from 20 states.

The Barkley Forum raises external funds for community outreach debate education programs to promote engaged scholarship opportunities for Emory undergraduate and graduate students. Last year national and local outreach programs received $136,000 in grants from the Glenn Pelham Foundation for Debate Education, Open Society Institute, 21st Century Learning Fund, Atlanta Housing Authority, and other funders. $3.7M has been awarded to fund scholarships for socioeconomicallychallenged secondary school students and teachers for the ENDI and various urban education programs in Atlanta over the last 16 years. The Urban Debate League (UDL), founded in 1985 as a partnership between the Barkley Forum and the Atlanta Public Schools, led to a national education movement as programs modeling Emory's have been established in 24 major cities. Over 7,000 students are now participating in UDLs from 595 urban public secondary schools across the U.S. Over 50,000 have participated in the history of the program with approximately 90% having graduated from high school and 75% having attended college. page 16

The Atlanta UDL has grown significantly over the last three decades and has created space for the Barkley Forum to provide opportunities for civic engagement for Emory faculty, staff, and students. Community and engaged scholarship programs for 20112012 had a record-setting year in which 553 students from 43 Georgia secondary schools participated in seven tournaments, debating in nearly 13,000 rounds. Over 13,000 hours of volunteer judging time from Emory faculty, staff, and students were logged for assessment. Additionally, 25 schools serving Atlanta Housing Authority student populations received approximately 250 hours of weekly instruction from UDL volunteers and Emory academic interns at the Debate Center at Georgia State University, on site, or through Skype distance learning programs, which were logged for assessment. Over 100 particularly at-risk students were served with a 21st Century Learning Fund grant.

The Barkley Forum has received national recognition from the George W. Bush White House and the U.S. Department of Justice, which selected the Atlanta UDL as one of only two education programs recommended for national replication as research-validated anti-gang programs. In July 2010, Barack Obama welcomed winners of the National Urban Debate League Tournament to the Oval Office along with Forum staff member James Roland. In April 2012, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave a speech focusing on the power of urban debate education: “In our urban high schools, competitive debate is one of the great equalizers of educational opportunity. Urban Debate Leagues help ensure that teens in the inner-city get the same exposure to academic rigor as teens in wealthy suburban schools.�

Academic Communications, Engaged Scholarship, and Community Collaborations Emory debaters are highly-sought graduate students in the field of communications, as the Barkley Forum experience serves as a cost-effective substitute for an academic communications department. More than 75 Forum alumni hold advanced degrees in communications from top schools.

The Barkley Forum has strong academic partnerships within Emory in educational studies, psychology, political science, public health, and law. Emory undergraduates regularly participate in engaged scholarship in UDL programs, including academic assessment in reading, conflict resolution, and communications. Graduate students have completed four doctoral dissertations in the last three years based on ethnographic work in the

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Atlanta UDL. Over 30 scholarly publications and academic studies support grant-funding efforts for urban debate education. Additionally, Emory collaborations with Volunteer Emory, Alpha Phi Omega, and the Law School’s Street Law Program complement community collaborations with the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta Public Schools, Boys and Girls Club, TechBridge, Georgia Learns, Technology Association of Georgia, Turner Broadcasting, Georgia State University, and Clayton State University, among others, to staff the work.

The Barkley Forum provides teacher training for over 150 Atlanta-area teachers in Debate Across Curriculum (DAC), an engaging, interactive instructional method to deliver research, critical thinking, and oral and written communication skills to classrooms in virtually any academic discipline. Current academic work is evaluating DAC in Atlanta, Boston, and Houston as a strategy to implement the new Common Core State Standards adopted by 47 states. Further, Barkley Forum professional staff have assisted Emory faculty in using DAC as a pedagogical tool in classroom instruction in history, English, environmental science, educational studies, political science, psychology, public health, and medicine.

The Glenn Pelham Foundation for Debate Education, a non-profit founded in 1987 by Emory debate alumni to support Barkley Forum outreach programs, is now providing “Debate Across The Enterprise” programing for professional business, law, and healthcare firms using assigned advocacy as a cost-efficient form of decision making. Proceeds from the initiative support Forum community work.

The Glenn Pelham Foundation has funded international debate outreach work in Korea, China, Jamaica, Columbia, and Malaysia over the last six years. Twenty-six (26) Barkley Forum staff, alumni, and students have worked with more than 400 students and teachers in debate workshops, academic classes, and tournaments internationally.

Barkley Forum Professional Staff Barkley Forum professional staff are nationally recognized debate educators.

Seven have earned national coaching titles, three hold national coaching records, and five are national leaders in the UDL education movement. Barkley Forum staff have commented on every Presidential Debate since 1976 for national media, including over 20 interviews during October 2012 for the current Presidential Debate cycle.

Five Forum staff have earned the Emory Award of Distinction.

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Campus Life Awards and Distinctions

Jeff Tate, Assistant Director of Operations for Sorority & Fraternity Housing, completed the Association for Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) Institute for Facilities Management. The certification is comprised of four different academic tracks over four years: General Administration & Management; Maintenance and Operations; Energy and Utilities; and Planning, Design & Construction.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Take Back the Night Rally & Speak Out is on November 12 at 5:30pm in the Quad.

It is a community stand against sexual assault and in support of survivors on our campus. Anyone can submit their ideas on how to end violence or their story of experiencing sexual assault, abuse in a relationship, or stalking to be read anonymously at http://tinyurl.com/emorytbtn2012.

QUEER DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE BACK The Office of LGBT Life is excited to announce the return of the queer discussion groups. Five groups are being offered this semester including: Queer Women, Wednesdays at 5pm, Center for Women, Cox Hall Queer People of Color, Tuesdays at 6pm, DUC517E Queer Men, Thursdays at 6pm, Office of LGBT Life Transforming Gender, Wednesdays at 5pm, Office of LGBT Life Queer Students of Faith, Mondays at 7pm, Glenn Classroom, Building Room 421 For more information about all of these groups, visit our website: lgbt.emory.edu/programs_events/discussion_groups/index.html SAVE THE DATE Creating Change—January 23-27, 2013 Creating Change is coming to Atlanta! The largest gathering of LGBTQ community organizers and activists will be meeting in downtown Atlanta, and we are looking for volunteers. If you are interested in learning more, submitting a workshop proposal, or in volunteering, check out the Creating Change Conference: www.creatingchange.org/or email Danielle at dmsteel@emory.edu.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Safe Space Dates Safe Space trainings are offered throughout the year. These sessions are 3.5 hours in length and are facilitated by trained facilitators. Emory University faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends may sign up for a Safe Space training. There is no cost to participate in a training or request a training for your department, unit or student organization thanks to the support from the Office of LGBT Life and the donated time of our facilitators.

UPCOMING SESSIONS FOR FALL & SPRING 2013 November 14, 1:00 pm-4:30 pm January 10, 12:00 pm-3:30 pm February 18, 1:00 pm-4:30 pm March 13, 12:00 pm-3:30 pm April 9, 9:00 am-12:30 pm You can register at: www.osls.campuslifetech.org/forms/view.php?id=112.

2012 FLU SHOT CAMPAIGN For Emory Students

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP for Emory Students

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES 1525 Clifton Road MONDAY – THURSDAY (10:00am-3:00 pm) FLU SHOT SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 (10am-1:00 pm)

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES 1525 Clifton Road NOVEMBER 14 3:00-4:00 pm - Type 1 4:00-5:00 pm -Type 2

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First-Person Perspective by Mike Huey I find myself intermittently lapsing into haiku. It all started at last year's Campus Life CLASS Awards, and for some inexplicable reason, it refuses to go away. Bruce Covey tells me that what I am writing is American haiku, and of course he is right—he is a poet, so he should know. To mix things up a bit, I thought I might write this first person perspective as a free verse narrative poem and “stretch my poetic wings.” But there is something about the American haiku’s 5-7-5 syllable pattern that appeals to me (probably because it is short!).

Haiku evokes nature, contradictions, and the seasons; it is brief and to the point. In real life, I spend a lot of time indoors, deal in "scientific certainties," and am almost never brief and to the point. So I guess haiku is probably good for me.

I like Bruce Covey. He is a man of electronics and artificial intelligence who moves freely in the world of verse and language and poetry. His vocation and avocation are a very interesting juxtaposition to me. A multi-tiered painting. A contradiction. Not unlike haiku. Bruce is also the editor of this First Person Perspective series, so it never hurts to say nice things about him. I wouldn't want him to edit my haiku out of this piece in order to save space.

Fall is new, young, bold 19 credit hours? Why not?

Spring - Look out! Mono!

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I have been in college health for 22 years and I have seen many student health and counseling services, including three of my own. I am also a national college health surveyor, so I get to dig pretty deeply during my visits to other campuses. Without exception, the good-to-great college health services all understand the central truth about our discipline, which frankly isn't that complicated: health and academic success are inextricably linked. If students aren't healthy in body, mind, and spirit, they will not reach their full academic potential. No problem here then, because in a city like Atlanta, there are doctors and healthcare facilities on every corner. Emory even has its own academic medical center, recognized across the nation for quality of care and cutting edge research.

So why would Emory spend millions of dollars to run a separate health and counseling service open to students only? The reason is that the staff members of the Emory Student Health and Counseling Services (EUSHCS) understand that their role is to keep students healthy so that they can graduate and to equip them with health behaviors that will enable them to do good work in the world. It is an important role, and the only reason for a college health service to exist. So it is fitting that our mission statement leads with the academic connection: “The mission of Emory University Student Health and Counseling Services is to empower students to take responsibility for their health and to complement the academic mission of the university by providing unified services that are comprehensive, accessible, and result in a healthy campus culture.”

At a recent Campus Life Deans and Directors Meeting, Ajay Nair suggested that "who we are and what we do" in Campus Life is to "integrate academics with life outside the classroom." Well, if EUSHCS can live up to its mission statement, Emory Campus Life is and will continue to be the proper home for our organization.

Reach for the heavens Shine like the summer sun midday Ill, not now, not me

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First-Person Perspective by Mike Huey Marc Cordon, our Associate Director of Health Promotion, has a nice section in his Orientation presentation about our EUSHCS slogan "Be Well Excel." He tells incoming students that it is important to realize that our EUSHCS slogan is not "Be OK, Do OK" or "Keep your head barely above water, just get by." It is "Be Well Excel."

Emory students have been chosen and brought to this campus because they have the gifts that will allow them to excel. But they can't get there if they are dragged down by illness, or depression, or alcohol/drugs. Those of us employed by Campus Life are truly blessed to work every day with some of the most extraordinary young adults that this nation, and in fact this world, has to offer. They are inspiring, and yes, often challenging, but we all know that they are worth every ounce of effort that we put in to helping them succeed. When our students excel, and we have impacted their lives in a positive way, we have done important work. We should never forget that.

Sad and so alone Home, hearth, seasons change - not here Snow, blanket me again I learned a long time ago that student medical care, which is what everyone immediately thinks of when you mention college health, is important, but probably overemphasized. That is a little hard for me to admit. I am a primary care sports medicine physician, and I feel pretty good when I diagnose a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and ship the student off to our knee orthopaedists for further evaluation and surgery. Another day, another extremity saved! However, the place where lives are saved is in our counseling and psychiatric services.

At Emory, we have spent the past decade pouring more and more resources into mental health and counseling services for students. Because the margin for error in mental health is very thin.

I hope you all got a chance to see the "Send Silence Packing" exhibit on our quad on November 1, sponsored by our outstanding student group Active Minds. 1,100 backpacks stood in silent testimony to the 1,100 American college students who commit suicide every year. Each one left a huge hole in the hearts of their family and friends and a deep wound to the spirit of their college community. Each one is a gift tragically wasted. And Emory is not immune. When the Emory Board of Trustees approved the Mental Health and Counseling Fee in 2008, an additional $1.4 million per year was generated to enhance student counseling, psychiatry, health promotion, alcohol and other drug services, and sexual assault and violence prevention and education. It was a huge step forward in our efforts to build a healthy student body, mind, and spirit.

Unseen turn ahead Spring forward, never fall back New man? Not really I had no intention to enter primary care sports medicine as a career, and yet it has been a significant part of my clinical identity for the past 30 years. I started out in family medicine in the rural mountains of Northern California. My partners and I served about 15,000 people, but our actual town had 600 people, a gas station, a Sears Catalog Store, a Friday-Saturday-Sunday combination movie theater/roller skating rink and the hospital. When you are the doctor in a small town, besides delivering babies (I have delivered 300) you are the default team page 25

First-Person Perspective by Mike Huey doctor for the local high school. When I left after four years to take a teaching position at the family practice residency in Bakersfield, California, I again served as team physician for a high school. My first student health job was at Cal State Bakersfield, where I was the only physician and so by default I was team doctor for our Division II athletic program. As you will note, a pattern was developing.

When I accepted the Director of Student Health Services at the University in Florida in 1994, the head athletic trainer asked me if I had ever been a team physician. It seemed the previous two directors had been Gator team physicians. I said “Yes,” and dove head first into the world of Division I athletics. By 1999, I was the primary care team physician for Gator Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, and Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving. Athletics paid 25 percent of my salary and took over 50 percent of my life, mostly after conventional office hours. I went to football practice every day (including spring football) and travelled with the teams. So it seemed that I was a sports medicine doc, whether I ever intended to be or not. I took my primary care sports medicine boards in 1999, the last time you were able to sit for the boards without having completed a sports medicine fellowship, which didn’t exist in the 1970s-80s when I was training. I repeated the boards in 2009 and my certification is good until 2019, at which time I will be 65 (see below).

I celebrated my ten-year anniversary as an Emory team physician in January 2012. Our Emory athletic trainers are top-notch healthcare professionals, and our Emory varsity athletes are amazing young people. It is a privilege to work with them. I proudly wear my Emory Sports Medicine gear on our sidelines, in the training room, and on any day I don’t need to wear a tie. Primary care sports medicine has been terrific to me and I think I have made worthwhile contributions to my three universities and their athletic programs. Although I never saw my career turning out like this, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Winter frost on top Weary legs, end of a long road Don't stop, sprint to dusk I turn 59 this year, so these days I look more carefully at those “retirement planning” e-mails than most of you do. I am a big Braves fan and my wife Fontaine and I are partial season ticket holders. We get to 20+ games a year, unless one of us (well, me) needs a major joint replacement or something. This year, 40-year-old Chipper Jones had one of the best seasons of his career and then hung up his spikes. While I have no intention of having a yearlong victory lap like Chipper, I would like to have a chance to go out like he did. Maybe in 201819, we could break ground on a free-standing, unified Student Health and Counseling Services, financially backed by a score of grateful donors. If that lofty goal is not realized, then at the very least I intend to sprint to the finish line and not coast. In Campus Life, we all have many important things to accomplish, and maybe a pennant or two to win along the way. So let's get back to work.

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extra! extra! news from... barkley forum Community Programs The second Atlanta Urban Debate League tournament of the season was held at Tri-Cities High School with over 400 participants from Calhoun to Columbus. Corporate supporters from Turner Broadcasting Legal Department and Robert Half International joined almost 70 Emory undergraduate and graduate volunteers and academic interns, including Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity and Volunteer Emory, as tournament judges. Dr. Nair attended one of the rounds and engaged Emory students and staff in the tournament coffee lounge.

Fifteen Atlanta UDL students joined James Roland at the University of Georgia on October 13 for the regional competition of the Ronald Regan Debates, a national secondary debate program funded by the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California to promote debate and critical thinking. Atlanta UDL students won six of the top eight awards, finishing second in the tournament, and winning over $1,500 in scholarships for debate institute training.

James Roland and Melissa Wade conducted a workshop on assigned advocacy, critical thinking and debate on October 18 for the Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship program of the Centers for Disease Control. The program trains R.N., M.D. and Ph.D. medical personnel for public health advocacy positions in state, federal, and international agencies.

Matt Hanson, head of legal department, Robert Half International, with debaters from Heritage Prep at Tri-Cities Ashlee Thomas, North Atlanta winner at Ronald Regan Debates

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