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FIRST PERSON PEOPLE EDITOR’S NOTE: ER now accepts ads 2 “I’m competitive by Tri-Delta’s Abi PEOPLE: Unsung Heroines announced 3 nature,” says Kevin Freeman is Dugas, bagpiper helping to promote DISCOVERY: Uncovering an icon 6 and lab manager. healthy self- FORUM: Asking the undergrads 7 Page 3 images for young women. Page 7 SPECIAL “NEWS YOU CAN USE” INSERT Inauguration Arts experiment with evolution film viewed as link, spark

By Leslie King

Can film build a bridge? Can it be a solid representation of the atmosphere of hope, excite- ment, the spirit of unity and community? That’s what a team from Emory’s Transforming Community Project has set out to discover in Project Inauguration 2009, a documen- tary about the inauguration of President Barack Obama. As team member Heather Williams, a copyright special- ist with Emory Libraries, put it: “I see the documentary as a way to encourage a continued dialogue about race relations at Emory, and in particular, how the inauguration of the first African American president may influence those relations.” Team members split duties,

Lori Teague with some traveling to the event Jessica Moore learns choreography from David Neumann for his new work “Big Eater (heart of glass)” as part of the to film and others staying put “Emory Evolving Arts: New Works Festival.” to help with logistics.

By Sally Corbett The Feb. 5–28 festival orga- were awarded in spring 2008 director. “We immersed actors, nized by the Emory College by the CCA. Funding from choreographers, writers and a Please see FILM on page 2 Timed to the bicentennial Center for Creativity & Arts Emory’s Creativity & Arts sculptor in the latest theories of Charles Darwin’s birth and (CCA) features new dance, Strategic Initiative, led by and debates on our origins the 150th anniversary of his theater and sculpture based University Vice President and and introduced them to E.O. “Origins of the Species,” the on themes from the October Secretary Rosemary Magee, Wilson, Frans de Waal and “Emory Evolving Arts: New 2008 Evolution Revolution supported the four commis- other great science minds of our time. I’m eager to experi- Works Festival” looks at evo- Symposium presented by the sions and two grants. ence the art they will gener- lution through the lens of the Emory Computational and “The evolution project and ate, and hope it sparks broad Leading arts, bringing a larger audi- Life Science Initiative. festival are a provocative first public conversation.” ence into a provocative dia- Evolving Arts commissions experiment for the Center for logue about our lives, our plan- for non-Emory artists and fac- Creativity & Arts,” says Leslie the force et and our future. ulty grants totaling $44,250 Taylor, the CCA’s executive Please see ARTS page 4 for good

By Patti Ghezzi

Universities’ endowments drop As an emergency medicine physician at Grady Memorial By Nancy Seideman Through June 30, Emory expects further declines. Hospital, Sheryl Heron witness- maintained its relative stand- In a Jan. 22 letter to the es the desperation of the city’s Higher education endow- ing among the select group of Emory community, President poorest residents every day. In Emory ments reported an average rate American universities with Jim Wagner noted the impact 2001, she enrolled in Leader- of return of -3.0 percent for billion-dollar endowments, of the lost investment revenue ship Atlanta, joining the city’s the fiscal year ending June 30, standing at $5,472,528. Emory on the institution. “What the business, arts, government and maintains 2008, according to a survey was ranked in 16th position world is experiencing is no nonprofit leaders in a yearlong released Jan. 27 by the National — one place behind Duke and passing storm; it is an eco- study of Atlanta’s past and pres- national Association of College and one place ahead of Cornell, a nomic climate change. Volatile ent. University Business Officers slight rise from fiscal 2007 markets illustrate the serious “Leadership Atlanta helped (NACUBO). In absolute terms, when Emory came in 17th. The structural nature of the chal- me see how everything fits to- standing, Emory’s endowment declined survey includes data from 796 lenges confronting us. But we gether, how everything is inter- by 1.6 percent for this time colleges and universities in the are experiencing more than twined,” says Heron, associate adjusts period. United States and Canada. just a market-driven reces- residency program director for The results of a follow-up Emory’s endowment expe- sion…” wrote Wagner. “…We emergency medicine and assis- survey of 435 institutions show rienced a negative return of must take account of these new tant dean in Emory School of to new that endowments’ investment approximately 20 percent economic realities and adjust Medicine, noting that she returns fell an additional 23 between July and December. accordingly in order to contin- learned about the criminal jus- percent from July to November This return does not include ue to pursue the leadership to tice system, education, develop- economic 2008, when virtually all invest- Dec. 31 valuations for private which we are called as a top-tier ment and transportation — all ment markets tumbled around m a rket s , wh ic h w i l l not b e ava i l- research university.” issues that impact her patients. realities the world and the Standard able before March. Once the & Poor’s 500 index fell 43.4 Dec. 31 valuations for private percent. markets are in, the University Please see ENDOWMENT page 4 Please see LEADERSHIP on page 4 EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 2 People A note to our readers EMORY PROFILE Kevin Dugas Emory Report now accepting advertisements Bagpipes are wind in his sails Emory Report is pleased to announce the launch this semester of our advertising program. Music infuses lab manager’s life Whether you’re with a campus organization or an Two years later, Dugas, Commencement, which gives area business, advertising who earned a bachelor’s with Dugas a chance to expose his in Emory’s official news honors from St. Francis Xavier Emory peers to his music. publication is a powerful way University, arrived at Emory to He got another chance last to reach thousands of faculty manage the lab led by Patricia fall, when Dugas competed and staff, as well as alumni, Bauer, senior associate dean of at the first-ever Emory Arts emeriti and students. research. Competition. He was excited to Advertising account The Bauer Memory be chosen as one of 10 finalists executives from our sales Development Lab at — and the only piper — from partner, the Emory Wheel, Emory researches memory 150 applicants. will help you select a size development in typically Dugas is also teaching and frequency that achieves developing children and private lessons for the first your goals. Special on- adults. Families from the time in his career. “There campus rates are offered community bring their kids, are not a lot of instructors in to Emory groups, units and infants through age 11, into Atlanta,” he says. “I’m happy departments. the office, which has a homey to provide my experience.” We believe that atmosphere. Children are A student as well as a advertisements will add tested in ways that make it teacher, Dugas still studies value for you, our readers, seem like a fun game. under an instructor in Halifax. as you work, learn, live, “We stay very busy with Now in his seventh season shop and dine in the Emory parents bringing in their community. Accepting with the professional band, children,” says Dugas, who he returns to Canada one advertising is also an was looking to gain valuable opportunity for Emory Report weekend a month for intensive research experience while rehearsals. to generate revenue in making sure he is on the right He has discovered at least these challenging economic career path. one benefit to playing in the times, to support our When Dugas sought out South. The Atlanta Pipe Band communications operations local pipers, he found the large, enjoys a longer competitive to better serve you. energetic and accomplished season because of the warmer Call 404-727-6178 to Atlanta Pipe Band, which was climate. In Canada, his season speak with an advertising formed in 1970 and includes a runs from June to August. In representative today. Bryan Meltz few Emory alumni. We look forward to Kevin Dugas, pictured here at the Emory Arts Atlanta, he competes from Competition, manages the Bauer Memory Development Lab. “Our community is unique serving you. in you’re accepted anywhere in March to October. “You can’t the world,” he says. “Anywhere have outdoor competitions in Sincerely, By Patti Ghezzi Dugas grew up in a rural cold weather,” he says. community rich in musical you go, you can meet up with pipers and drummers who Dugas’ days of playing on Kim Urquhart, editor Some days when the tradition, surrounded by share that common passion.” the balcony are numbered. In weather is mild, teachers and the fiddle, the piano, square Advertising information He’s now with the 50-plus- the spring, the lab will move to students at the Glenn School dancing and Gaelic speaking. available at www.emory. member band, which has the new psychology building. His mother is an accomplished edu/EMORY_REPORT. crane their necks to figure out competed around the South. Soon after, Dugas will leave where the beautiful music is step dancer. Dugas took to the As a solo performer, Dugas Emory for graduate school, coming from. instrument his great-uncles competes in the professional probably at a university in They’re listening to Kevin played and now competes grade. The Atlanta band Canada. He plans to continue Dugas play his heirloom 1910 internationally. competes at Grade III, yet his psychology studies in silver and ivory Henderson’s A professional class Dugas says he finds playing hopes of earning a doctorate bagpipes. When he has a competitive bagpiper, he with and instructing them and becoming a school few spare minutes, the lab travels the world as a member challenging and rewarding. psychologist. coordinator for the Bauer of the 78th Highlanders Halifax Unlike Dugas’ Canadian Regardless of where his Memory Development Lab Citadel Grade I Pipe Band. band, which is publicly funded, career takes him, he plans to steps out onto the back balcony The band made Canada proud the Atlanta Pipe Band earns keep piping. “I’m competitive to play the instrument he when it advanced to the finals money for kilts and travel by nature,” he says. “I’m not EXECUTIVE EDITOR picked up at age 10. in the world championships by performing. The band a sore loser, but I do enjoy Nancy Seideman A native of Nova Scotia, held in Glasgow in 2005. has a tradition of playing at competing.” [email protected]

EDITOR Kim Urquhart [email protected] FILM: TCP project sets scene for race dialogue DESIGNER Christi Gray Continued from the cover Roberson described meet- Jansen was struck by the tics than race relations.” [email protected] ing people from San Diego to history being made, from the The team plans a debrief- Savannah, from an 80-year-old significance of the inaugura- ing soon, followed by editing PHOTO DIRECTOR Traveling partners John grandmother to a Republican tion to Martin Luther King in February. An on-campus Bryan Meltz Roberson, an Emory College attorney, marveling at “how Jr. service day. “There were a screening of the documenta- [email protected] senior, and Corey Dortch, assis- open and willing to help people lot of MLK-Lincoln references ry is expected in April, and tant director of student ser- were. We just didn’t know what throughout the speeches,” he screenings beyond the campus STAFF WRITER vices in the Goizueta Business we’d get.” says, “and looking back at how are in the plans. Carol Clark School, started filming on the Paralleling Roberson and far we’ve come.” Roberson sees the documen- [email protected] plane as they took off from Dortch’s effort, TCP project Dortch and Roberson joined tary, funded by a TCP mini Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. team co-leader Dan Jansen took the King service project at RFK grant, as that of a bridge-build- Arriving in D.C., “we were EDITORIAL ASSISTANT off from Atlanta on Amtrak, stadium where 85,000 care er across the University and filming anything and every- Leslie King starting his interviews, too, on packages were prepared for the the community. thing we could,” Roberson said. [email protected] the train. troops in Iraq. “We hope that by making The two then took Amtrak “People of very different For young people, Dortch the documentary available to Emory Report (USPS705-780) is to New York, where they con- backgrounds had very different says, “This is our civil rights the larger Emory community, published by the Office of Communica- tinued to film the post-inaugu- responses to the importance movement, our opportunity to it will foster a continuing dia- tions and Marketing weekly September ration excitement. of an African American presi- move forward.” logue about the significance through May and bi-weekly June through Dortch said listening to dent,” he said. The biggest surprise to of the first African American August and distributed free to faculty stories of growing up in the and staff of Emory University. Periodicals Jansen, assistant study Jansen was how a lot of young- president and the still ongo- postage is paid at Atlanta, Georgia. segregated South in the 1950s abroad advisor, said many real- er people weren’t concentrating ing issues in race relations in Postmaster: Send off-campus address and ‘60s, then “fast-forward 40 ized Obama’s ascendancy was on the first African American the nation and at Emory,” con- changes to Emory Report, 1762 Clifton years,” was a powerful illustra- not an overnight miracle but president but on policy change, cludes Williams. Rd., Plaza 1000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322. tion of how much things have a hoped-for momentum in race or “getting back on track,” they Send e-mail to [email protected]. changed. relations. said. It was “more about poli- EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 People 3 Unsung Heroines advocate, mentor Appointed Christian P. Larsen has been named chair of the School of Medicine’s Department of to raise scholarship funds for technical sergeant, she taught Surgery, surgeon-in-chief of me work ethics, and provided female culinary students and Emory University Hospital and life lessons that I will take with promote education for women director of surgical services for me throughout the rest of my interested in wine making. Emory Healthcare. life.” Gee also has authored two Alumna honoree Kirsten He will be section head books for young women, “The Rambo graduated from Emory of surgery in The Emory Venus Chronicles” and “Diary of with a Ph.D. in women’s Clinic, and he will hold the a ‘Flygirl’ Wannabe.” studies. She now heads the endowed position of Joseph Fifty percent of medical Georgia Commission on Family Brown Whitehead Professor of students are women, as are 70 Violence, an agency dedicated Surgery. percent of pediatric residents to eliminating intimate partner Larsen currently is professor and half of all practicing violence. Here, “she calls of surgery, associate vice pediatricians. Still, only 15 upon her scholarly expertise president and executive director percent of women pediatricians in domestic violence law, her of the Emory Transplant Center, The 2009 Unsung Heroines are (from left) Monique Ann Borden hold positions as tenured faculty facility in developing public and he holds an endowed Dorsainvil, Patty Zeigenhorn-Erbach, Kirsten Rambo, or full professors. policy, her compassionate position as Carlos and Yung-Fong Sung, Carol Gee, Megan Ivankovich and Barbara Stoll. Luckily for Emory, faculty approach to advocacy, and her Marguerite Mason Professor. honoree Barbara Stoll has skillfulness as an educator and He is an affiliate scientist reached these rarified heights, communicator” in ending the at Yerkes National Primate By stacey jones gaps between people, bringing as chair of the Department cycle of family violence. Research Center. together on- and off-campus of Pediatrics, and seems Yung-Fong Sung was the first The Center for Women’s organizations that previously determined have other women — and so far only — woman to Sharmila Makhija has 12th annual Unsung Heroines wouldn’t — or couldn’t — work join her there. “She has made a be made a full tenured professor joined the School of Medicine Awards dinner on Feb. 19 will together. “She has formed commitment to recruit and hire in the Emory Department of and the Emory Winship honor seven Emory women. solid, lasting relationships talented women by dedicating Anesthesiology’s 50-year Cancer Institute as director of One has yet to graduate from between her organization resources to their establishment existence. Now retired after gynecologic oncology. college; another is retired after [Emory Reproductive Health and consistently serving as a 30-year career, Sung began Makhija is a Georgia Cancer a trailblazing 30-year career, Association] and the Center for their advocates,” wrote her three anesthesiology “services” Coalition Distinguished Cancer but all share a commitment Women, Student Health and nominator. while at Emory and served as a Clinician and Scholar and to the well-being and care of Counseling Services, the nursing A breast cancer survivor, mentor and role model to female currently serves on the National women — not just at Emory but school, Med Students for Choice, Patty Ziegenhorn-Erbach, this medical students and residents Institutes of Health Clinical around the world. Human Rights Action, Feminist year’s administrative honoree, during her tenure here. She Oncology Study Section. Twenty-two-year-old Monique Women’s Health Center, SPARK, was called “an amazing force for is no doubt hoping that other Makhija is member of the Dorsainvil has spent her “spare” and Planned Parenthood of the promotion of women’s issue, women will quickly follow her HIV Prevention Trials Network, time traveling to such countries Georgia,” her nominator wrote. and a tireless advocate and footsteps at Emory. the International Society of as India, Cambodia, Finland, Ivankovich is finishing up an fundraiser,” in her nomination Gynecologic Cancer and Uganda and Canada to work as MPH in global health at the letter. A dietician by training, serves as an Ovarian Cancer an activist on behalf of women Rollins School of Public Health. she launched a wellness grant reviewer for the U.S. and girls. “She wakes each day Carol Gee had nine program for women in Illinois Department of Defense. prepared to challenge an unfair nominators vying for the that received the state’s Award Awards dinner world that continues to exclude, opportunity to sing her praises. of Excellence in 1998. Brenda Seiton has violate and destroy thousands An editor at Goizueta Business The program is still in Tickets for the Unsung been appointed assistant of women,” said her nominator. School, Gee is the staff honoree existence today, and is one of Heroines Awards dinner at vice president for research Dorsainvil, an academically this year. Her nominators many that she has launched or Miller-Ward Alumni House administration in Emory’s gifted senior in Emory College, frequently mentioned her role taken part in during her career. are still available; visit www. new conflict-of-interest is the undergraduate honoree. as a mentor. Said one: “With Outside of work, Ziegenhorn- womenscenter.emory.edu. office, established to Megan Ivankovich is being ‘tough’ love and skills honed from Erbach’s love of nutrition and oversee administration and enforcement of COI policies lauded for her facility in bridging her 20 years as an Air Force service mesh nicely in her efforts across the entire University. Read more about Seiton’s office at www.coi.emory.edu. Seiton most recently served as associate dean for administration in the medical UTS staffer dials service to higher level school. Xuemao Wang has reached Campus Life, which training, said center supervisor been selected for the newly arranged for the prospectives Bonita Russell. established position of to have a personal tour and “The impact one person associate vice provost for the lunch with Dean of Campus Life can have on positively brand- Emory University Libraries. John Ford. Later, they joined ing Emory is enormous,” said Wang, who will begin the an information session hosted Russell. “Every one of us has a position Feb. 16, comes to by admissions, even though the stake in Emory’s success regard- Emory from The Johns Hopkins office was officially closed for less of the job duties or title.” University, where he served as the holidays. Simpkins exemplified head of library systems for the Now, Emory is David Emory’s core mission by going Sheridan Libraries. Lichtenberg’s first choice and out of her way to solve a problem Wang has published his mother was so impressed for a prospective student, said research articles and book with the level of service they Rich Mendola, chief information chapters on library leadership received, she wrote to Simpkins’ officer and vice president for development, global supervisor. The positive news information technology. librarianship and global digital trickled all the way to the presi- “When people see a story like library infrastructures and has dent’s office. this, it’s far more powerful than been a speaker at professional “When I asked if I could call us just telling the communi- conferences in both the United her supervisor, she insisted she ty how they are connected to States and China. Jennah Simpkins is among the Call Center specialists Kay Hinton was just doing her job and that Emory’s vision,” he said. who answer Emory’s phone round-the-clock. no additional praise was neces- Known as the mother hen in sary,” Danenberg said. “My son By Margie Fishman from New York City, was fran- and I both thought that this was her office because she’s always tic because she couldn’t reach a very special experience and baking lasagna or checking Jennah Simpkins, a Univer- the Office of Undergraduate we so appreciate the effort Ms. on a sick colleague, Simpkins sity Technology Services Admission to check on a tour Simpkins made on our behalf.” recently celebrated her one-year Call Center employee, fields for her son. A recorded message Simpkins is one of 33 call cen- anniversary at Emory. She has some 500 calls per day for informed her that the office was ter specialists, who work round- three children living at home, Emory University and Emory closed until Jan. 5 — confirmed the-clock answering as many including an 18-year-old god- Healthcare, from relaying emer- by the switchboard and security. as 10,000 calls per day, many daughter who is applying to gency pages to retrieving the Already en route to campus in of them for Emory Healthcare. Emory this year. phone number of the math a taxi, Jill Danenberg was in Operators route calls to the Simpkins said she can identi- department. panic mode. appropriate personnel, provide fy with her callers and is willing to expend extra energy to con- Now she can add student Simpkins sprang into action. notification and emergency “Appointed” is an occasional nect them to the right people. recruiter to her resume. She began dialing campus offic- communication support, and column announcing key hires The call came in on Jan. 2, es to try to locate someone — schedule conference calls. The “I do try to extend that hand and promotions at Emory a rainy Friday morning. The anyone — who could help the average call time is only 30 sec- a little extra because I would University. mother of a prospective student, visitors. onds, but call center employees want somebody to treat me the who had traveled to campus Ten minutes later, Simpkins receive from 8 to 12 weeks of same way,” she said. EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 4 Campus TAKE NOTE LEADERSHIP: Program for partnerships Project Compass holds Town Halls Sitting at tables with people Smith says. “We’re embracing from different vantage points our place as a critical force for Two Town Hall events will creates “enormous fruitful good in our city and our re- be held this month for Project thinking,” Parker says. “Lead- gion.” Compass, the PeopleSoft Fi- ership Atlanta broadened my Leon Haley, deputy senior nancials System launching in links in the business communi- vice president of medical affairs September. The new system ty, the education world and the and vice-chair of clinical affairs will be an updated and more nonprofit community.” at Grady for Emory’s Depart- efficient means for track- Betty Willis, senior associ- ment of Emergency Medicine, ing and reporting consoli- ate vice president for govern- graduated from Leadership At- dated financial information mental and community affairs, lanta 2000 and as a result was throughout Emory. It will af- participated in Leadership tapped for the boards of the non- fect nearly every department DeKalb in 1997 and Leadership profit organizations Camp Twin at the University and Emory Atlanta in 2002. Lakes and Girls on the Run. Healthcare. “We are so blessed at Emory Now on Leadership Atlanta’s If you currently use FAS board of directors, he helps plan or CODA, or data from these to have so many resources and systems, consider attending areas of expertise,” Willis says. programs at Grady for Leader- one of the following Town “Once you see where the need is, ship Atlanta participants. Hall meetings: you can see where the opportu- While the experience expos- nity is to develop partnerships.” es Emory leaders to the commu- • Feb. 3: Winship Cancer Nathaniel Smith, director of nity beyond the campus, Lead- Center, Room 5012. 2 p.m. partnerships and research for ership Atlanta also teaches • Feb. 10: Dobbs University equitable development in Emo- others about Emory. “So many Center, Winship Ballroom. ry’s Office of University-Com- people have no idea Emory is munity Partnerships, says the involved with Grady,” says Ha- 1:30 p.m. Bryan Meltz Sheryl Heron (left) leads a “Health Day” tour at Grady Leadership Atlanta experience ley, Grady’s chief of emergency RSVP for the Town Hall Memorial Hospital for Leadership Atlanta participants. is helping him “see, holistically, medicine. “Now they under- meetings at www.compass. the various leaders it takes to stand that Emory plays a valu- emory.edu. Continued from the cover abled them to visualize Emory’s make the city grow and pros- able role.” role in the city. per.” Acceptance to Leadership The experience has also cre- Jefferson award Emory has 31 alumni of As a member of the Class of Atlanta and Leadership DeKalb ated many tangible partner- Leadership Atlanta and about 2009, Smith observed a 20-year- is competitive, but that shouldn’t nominees sought ships between Emory and local seven graduates of a similar old father of two sentenced to 25 discourage applicants, Haley Nominations for this year’s program, Leadership DeKalb. nonprofit organizations. For ex- years for committing two armed says. The organizations seek di- Thomas Jefferson award, The alumni represent Emory’s ample, Ruth Parker, professor robberies. “So many lives af- verse leaders with strong re- which honors faculty or staff top leaders, from members of in the School of Medicine and a fected by his mistakes,” Smith cords of community service. for significant service, are be- the President’s Cabinet to dis- member of Leadership Atlanta’s says, adding that experience Participants must demonstrate ing sought. tinguished professors. Class of 2008, was recruited to brought home the human face of sound judgment and potential Presented at Commence- The goal is to inspire top pro- the board of Literacy Action. societal problems often tackled to inspire change for the long- ment, the award recognizes fessionals in diverse fields to “We’re the largest employer within the University’s walls. term benefit of the community. personal and professional use their leadership ability for in DeKalb,” Parker says of Em- “It gives me an opportunity to Information: www.leadership integrity as well as distin- serving the greater good. Par- ory. “We’re supposed to be at the position Emory on the front atlanta.org, www.leadership guished service in several ticipants say the experience en- areas including teaching, table.” lines of potential solutions,” dekalb.org. research and scholarship; non-academic accomplish- ments with students, uni- versity advancement and development; or community or educational service. ENDOWMENT: ARTS: Works grow The Office of the Pro- vost coordinates the award process. The deadline is Feb. A challenging year from evolution forum 24 and nominations can be submitted by regular mail or e-mail to: Associate Vice Continued from the cover percent decline that occurred Continued from the cover by Kenneth Weitzman and Out Provost for Academic and in the Standard and Poor’s 500 of Hand Theater. It explores our Strategic Partnerships, Ad- Index in FY08.” true nature through bonobos ministration Building, Suite “To say this has been a chal- The total net change in the A chronology of free festival and chimpanzees, and offers 305; [email protected]. lenging year for investment value of endowments is deter- events: new ideas and questions about managers everywhere would mined by adding the rate of Eve Andre Laramee’s dra- power, sex, violence, kindness be a severe understatement,” return earned by investments matic multimedia gallery and morality. “What’s Wrong URC calls for said Mary Cahill, Emory’s installation, “Halfway to with Me” (Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. vice president for investments along with gift contributions, research proposals Invisible” (Opening Reception: with “Wax Wings”) is John and chief investment officer. and subtracting withdrawals Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m., Emory Walch’s musical adaptation of The Emory University “Although this is very painful, for spending — which have Visual Arts Gallery) juxta- the science best seller by Olivia Research Committee an- we have worked hard to miti- averaged close to 5 percent in poses animal cages, Cold War- Judson of the New York Times, nounces its semi-annual call gate our losses in a period of recent years at Emory. era Geiger counters, images of “Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All for research applications global financial turmoil. ” Changes in endowment extremophile organisms known Creation: The Definitive Guide from Emory faculty for spring According to NACUBO, value, consequently, reflect not for their ability to survive, and to the Evolutionary Biology of 2009. Disciplines include while the results of the 2008 only the performance of invest- more. Laramee’s work tells the Sex.” biological and health sciences, national endowment survey ed funds in the market but also story of the biological impact The lead characters in humanities, social sciences, and its follow-up survey detail an institution’s relative success of uranium mining for atomic Matthew Maguire’s “Wax math and natural sciences a period of great challenge for in fundraising and how active- weapons and nuclear power on Wings” (Feb. 21 at 5 p.m.) are and visual or performing arts college and university endow- ly the endowment earnings are the American West, especially scientists who put aside their and creative writing. ment managers, the study also drawn down to support spend- the way 1,200 mines affected pure research when they find In addition, the Emory shows that college and univer- ing, as opposed to being rein- many Native American and common cause in confronting University Research Commit- sity endowments continue to vested. Emory in September other Pueblo cultures that suf- an epidemic. tee in partnership with the realize a 6.5 percent average publicly launched a $1.6 billion fered higher rates of cancer, “The Evolution Project” (Feb. Atlanta-Clinical Translation- 10-year rate of return, outper- fundraising campaign, which miscarriage and birth defects. 26–28 at 8 p.m.) is a profes- al Science Institute announc- forming market indices. es its call for clinical trans- is designed, in part, to secure The exhibit is on view through sional dance concert of new cho- “This year’s results remind new endowment gifts. March 6. reography exploring Darwin’s lational research proposals us of the importance of taking Like most other billion- New play readings in the ideas about change, variation that will be reviewed by the a long-term view in assess- dollar endowments, Emory’s Schwartz Center’s Theater and difference. Featured are: Biological Sciences Subcom- ing endowment performance. Lab, part of Theater Emory’s “Big Eater (heart of glass)” by mittee at the same time that Past national endowment sur- investments are allocated it reviews other applications across a broad spectrum of semi-annual Brave New Works David Neumann and “How the vey reports show that endow- Human Got its Big Head” by in this discipline. activities, including publicly Festival, are free with res- ments fell 3.5 percent in FY01 Emory’s Lori Teague. Teague’s Instructions, applications traded equities (stock mar- ervations by contacting 404- and 6.2 percent in FY02 before work looks at humans at their and criteria for all of these 727-5050 or boxoffice@emory. enjoying several years of dou- kets), fixed income (bonds and best and worst. Teague’s work awards can be found at www. edu. The guest playwrights all ble-digit average returns prior other securities), real estate examines the way species con- urc.emory.edu. Application to FY08,” noted John Walda, holdings, cash, hedge funds, hail from Brooklyn, N.Y. These nect and the effect such colli- deadline is Monday, Feb. 16. NACUBO’s president and CEO. private equities, venture capi- events are through a grant sions may have on power, speed, “Further, it is a testament to tal, natural resources (such as to Emory Playwriting Center energy and sensory abilities. the skill of campus managers timber, oil, and natural gas), Director Lisa Paulsen. For more festival informa- that colleges and universities and a variety of other instru- “The Fifth Great Ape” tion, visit www.creativity. have fared better than the 13.1 ments. (Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.) was developed emory.edu. EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 Campus 5 REPORT FROM: Emory Alumni Association Powerful e-tool forms new connections

The Emory community has gone are invited to join. doors to literally thousands of new implementation. virtual. “We are excited by the immediate Emory contacts. One of E-Connection’s aims is to This isn’t a new thing, of course. response to this new online network,” Registering for E-Connection is easy. connect the Emory community socially, The Emory Alumni Association (EAA) says Sarah Cook ’95C, senior director All that’s necessary is an e-mail address but perhaps even more importantly, as and many other alumni and campus for EAA initiatives and technology and (it is necessary to use the address on file a professional network. So many people groups have had a strong presence on one of E-Connection’s charter members. with the University, that’s one of the get new jobs or switch careers with the a variety of social networking sites — “It has some great new features. For ways alumni membership is verified) help of personal contacts. Who better Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and instance, users can immediately see all and a little bit of personal information, to be a personal contact than a fellow many others — for some time. What the fellow alumni who have worked at a also related to alumni verification. Emory alumnus? is new is a recently launched online specific company. Alumni and students More than 2,700 Emory alumni work “By reaching across class years and social network, exclusive to the Emory can quickly find one another and help at the University or Emory Healthcare, geography, alumni can form groups with community, that connects alumni from each other open doors. It is what alumni or serve as faculty. All they need to do others in their professions, get advice as all Emory’s schools, current students have been asking for, and we are excited is follow the above steps, and they’re in. they contemplate career transitions, or and even Emory faculty in ways that to see it in action.” Non-alumni staff or faculty are invited provide advice to students who want to strengthen bonds both professional and Through E-Connection, alumni to contact the EAA’s Stacey Gall (sgall@ social. can view customized job postings from emory.edu) who can register them for follow in their footsteps,” Bregman says. It’s pretty popular, too. Fortune 500 companies; browse resumes E-Connection. “In such challenging economic times, all Emory E-Connection (www.alumni. or recruit Emory talent to work or intern “E-Connection is a powerful new Emory alumni, regardless of school, can emory.edu/econnection) launched on at their company; network with alumni tool for expanding your network in your enhance a profoundly powerful network Dec. 15, 2008, and in the first two and students who share personal and industry or field and for being available by being available to share advice, weeks, more than 1,500 alumni signed professional interests; meet new friends to others — alumni and students — suggestions and connections with each up. The site now boasts more than and business contacts and reconnect who share your passions and interests,” other and with students.” 2,100 registrants. The alumni numbers with former classmates and professors; says Carolyn Bregman ’82L, the EAA’s continue to grow, and the community at learn about alumni-exclusive events director of alumni career services and Eric Rangus is director of communications large will get a boost soon, once students and much more. E-Connection opens one of the leads in the E-Connection for the Emory Alumni Association. Grants for community benefit at a high

By Sam Marie Engle but also personal responsibility,” Graves says. “In a professional sense, students The Office of University-Community will be responsible for working with Partnerships has awarded more than their ‘client’ partnership organization. $36,000 to Emory faculty, to incorporate More importantly, this course will help community-benefiting academic projects students recognize that the real and into their courses or focus their research lasting value of their education lies expertise on addressing local community not solely in helping themselves, but in issues. A total of $22,165 was awarded connecting with community members for research projects; another $14,500 who exist outside of the context on an went to support course-based community- elite university.” benefiting activities. The Community Engaged Teaching “This the largest number of mini grants, and Research Mini Grants Program has and the largest total sum of money we’ve been a source of financial support for ever awarded,” says Michael J. Rich, faculty since OUCP’s inception in 2000. director of the OUCP and associate It is a key component of the Preparing professor of political science. “It’s really exciting to see so many faculty from so Engaged Scholars theme of Emory’s many different departments and schools strategic plan, which OUCP is charged Bryan Meltz connecting their scholarship and their to lead in partnership with Campus (Left to right, seated) Brenda Baxter, David Frisvold, Connie Pierce, teaching to real world problem-solving.” Life. Sam Marie Engle, Rhonda Thompson, DeMario Cash, Karen Worthington, For Nicola Graves, assistant Mini grants provide funding for Michele Papotto, (left to right, standing) Eric Strait, Jerry Byrd, Ellen Spears, professor in the practice of management things like transportation between the Laura Donnelly, Magnia George and John Blevins. communications, the mini grants community site and campus, project local high school students to campus twice a year. The call for proposals for program offered the opportunity to teach supplies and materials, printing and in a new way. “Adding a service-learning stipends for student assistants. for hands-on learning about the health summer and fall 2009 projects will be component to Advanced Business Mini grants also help cover the costs sciences and mentoring by medical made in March. Interested faculty can Communication allows students to of refreshments, essential for projects students and pre-med undergraduates. check the OUCP Web site at www.oucp. develop not only communication skills, like the Pipeline Program, which brings The OUCP issues a call for proposals emory.edu for more information. International office prioritizes visa compliance

By kim urquhart for excellence in providing this service.” programming previously provided or residence-based theme hall facilitated by The ISSP office is the best source of co-sponsored by ISSP will find new University Housing. Emory’s continued growth in information, advice and assistance on homes in the schools and the many ISSP is working closely with the staff international student enrollment and issues related to a student or scholar’s other organizations serving Emory’s of each school who are on the frontlines of international scholar employment, immigration status. ISSP’s team of international students and scholars. working with international students and professionals completes immigration The 30-year tradition of Emory coupled with an increasingly complex scholars, to address concerns. Semetko, forms and files reports as required by International Coffee Hours will continue U.S. regulatory environment, makes who met recently with members of the International Student and Scholar law to initiate and maintain proper visa under the sponsorship of the Dobbs status for Emory’s students, faculty University Center Operations Office this group, emphasized that ISSP will Programs (ISSP) role as Emory’s official use this time to consider what would link with the departments of State and and staff. The challenge, Semetko once a month, says ISSP Director Lelia says, has been in trying to organize Crawford. And Emory Law will now host be the best configuration to address of Homeland Security more important and staff the large number of social the annual International Student Forum priority needs for international student than ever. and educational programs not directly with former President Jimmy Carter and scholar services in cultural and In the coming year, in line with related to regulatory issues, particularly through its human rights initiative. educational programming. Emory’s strategic plan, ISSP will move in an economic downturn. This spring will be the ISSP’s last to prioritize services on immigration and “I am optimistic about what we will be “Emory greatly values its international sponsored Spring Break trip — an able to accomplish in the short-term, and compliance. students and scholars who are coming activity that may be continued through in the longer-term as we come out of this “In an increasingly complex regulatory here in larger numbers each year. We the schools or organizations if enough environment, more time is needed to want to ensure their smooth transition people express interest — and a closing global economic crisis,” says Semetko. “I navigate the issues that arise for our to the U.S. and provide the best possible activity will commemorate the Student encourage our staff, faculty and students international students and scholars,” service during their stay here and Program in International Cultural to contact me and the staff of the Office says Vice Provost for International Affairs beyond,” she says. Exchange (SPICE). Going forward of International Affairs with comments Holli Semetko, “and we continually strive Many of the social and cultural ISSP will no longer participate in the and suggestions.” EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 6 Discovery JUST PUBLISHED The birth of a biography behind a Venus

Booksigning Clifton Crais and Pamela Scully will discuss and sign their new book “Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography,” published by Princeton University Press (2008), at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5 in the Carlos Museum Reception Hall. Books will be available for sale.

Clifton Crais, Ann Borden Pamela Scully, Bryan Meltz professor of history associate professor of women’s and African studies little is known about Baartman, a biography for the Hottentot tion, the authors were able to the real woman behind the cari- Venus, but it is much more dif- find new information and cor- cature. In a groundbreaking ficult to write the biography of rect some errors. For instance, new book, “Sara Baartman and the real person,” says Scully. they discovered she was much the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost “It was very labor intensive older — nearly 30, not early 20s Story and a Biography,” Emory research,” says Crais, professor — when she left South Africa faculty members and spouses of history. and headed to England. Clifton Crais and Pamela Scully The work took them into With the fall of apartheid in piece together the elusive evi- the dustiest corners of archival the 1990s, Baartman resurfaced dence and clues that can be stacks in London, Manchester, again as a deeply symbolic icon found about the life of Baartman Paris and South Africa examin- of the indigenous peoples move- before she became the iconic ing shipping logs, newspapers, ment whose life represented mil- Hottentot. tax records, court documents, lions of disenfranchised Africans, In the process they expand census data and the like. The says Scully. Demands for the Bryan Meltz the notion “of what a biography hunt to find facts and evidence return of her remains to South can be,” says Scully, associate to illuminate the life of their Africa were finally answered in professor of women’s studies subject led them to describe 2002, and Baartman was buried and African studies. their work as a “ghost story” as in her homeland. By Beverly Clark France. Even after her death in “Conventional biographies well as a biography. As a crossover academic Paris in 1816, her remains were have been based on written “There was not the cache of trade publication, the book has The Hottentot Venus, an exot- an exhibit in a Paris museum records, diaries, letters and documents you usually have to received a good deal of buzz ic “paradoxical freak of race and well in to the 20th century. Her such, which essentially limits work with when you are work- both within the academy and sexuality,” was the celebrity of well-documented legacy shaped the biography to the lives lived ing on a biography,” Crais says. beyond since its publication at her day. Sara Baartman, as the cultural views on women, sex by the privileged,” she says. “We “We had to employ a variety the end of 2008, including a rare Hottentot Venus, was displayed and race, but left in the icon’s wanted to push the boundar- of tactics, multiple ways of starred review in Publisher’s in England and France from shadow is the life of the woman ies of what you could do with approach to gather and analyze Weekly. Crais and Scully also 1810 to 1815. Imported from who became her. a biography, and document the information.” were recently consulted by the Africa and often displayed in a While much has been writ- life of someone who had been By so doing, and by taking producers of Abdel Kechiche’s cage, she drew gawkers by the ten, theorized and studied about marginalized by society.” Baartman’s life seriously as a forthcoming film about the thousands across England and the Hottentot Venus, relatively “The irony is, you can write subject of historical investiga- Hottentot Venus.

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By Lea Mclees search options for our custom- By Carol Clark “Eliminating steps in chemical “Students are more likely to ers, and it makes many of our processes can provide stream- understand the chemistry when Emory Libraries are launch- Emory-only digital offerings just The National Science lined approaches to make exist- they find the solution. They also ing discoverE, a tool that offers as searchable as journal articles Foundation recently awarded a ing drugs and to create new better understand the mistakes a wealth of new features useful and books,” Luce says. “Offering CAREER development grant to ones,” Blakey says. “We are put- that are commonly made, when to students, faculty and staff this tool to the Emory family is Simon Blakey, assistant profes- ting together a complex frame- they make one themselves.” searching the Emory Libraries’ an important part of meeting sor of organic chemistry. The work for drug discovery, to allow In addition to the NSF award, catalog and select databases. two Libraries strategic planning grant provides Blakey $550,000 for efficient experimentation Blakey’s lab recently received over five years for his work to with variations.” seed funding to investigate the discoverE allows users to: goals: enhancing user services and leading, as well as encour- improve processes for both drug The NSF CAREER awards go anti-malarial properties of a • Search Emory’s books, movies, aging, digital innovation.” discovery and production, and to investigators who are work- molecule derived from a plant music, articles and more. The installation of discoverE for his commitment to interac- ing on transformative ideas in in Madagascar. Several years is a joint project of the Emory tive teaching methods. their fields, while also striving ago, scientists isolated the mol- • Save previous results to a per- Blakey is experimenting to educate the next generation ecule from the bark of the plant, Libraries information technology sonal e-shelf. with new ways to form carbon- of scientists. which is boiled and used by tra- staff and University Technology nitrogen bonds. “Out of the 50 When he teaches sophomore ditional healers to treat malaria • Group results by author, date, Services. library, topic, etc. top-selling drugs, 47 of them chemistry, Blakey sees himself in Madagascar. “Collaborating with UTS contain carbon-nitrogen bonds, more as a guide than a lecturer. “It’s an exciting molecule, but discoverE also incorporates ensured that we had Emory’s making these bonds immense- He briefly explains a concept to the plant only makes it in small the feedback collected from the best IT and librarian minds at ly important to medicine,” he his students, gives them a prob- quantities,” says Blakey, who Emory community during eight work customizing this product says. lem, and then breaks them into wants to learn how and why it months of pre-release testing for the Emory community’s During the past year, his lab groups to solve it. protects against malaria. — and is a prime example of needs,” Luce says. has demonstrated the poten- “We are linking the way we campus collaboration, says Rick You’ll find discoverE at tial of using a rhodium catalyst do chemistry in the research lab Luce, vice provost and director of http://discovere.emory.edu ­— it’s to simultaneously form three with the classroom, by getting Emory University Libraries. also linked to from each library’s bonds: for carbon-nitrogen, car- the class to come up with the “discoverE greatly improves home page. bon-oxygen and carbon-carbon. answers themselves,” he says. EMORY REPORT FEBRUARY 2, 2009 Forum 7 FIRST PERSON Abi Freeman SOUNDBITES Bond keynotes A healthy self-image is fat talk free King Week “President Bush said he wanted to unite us. It took to address a pertinent issue that Abi Freeman is an Emory him seven years but, boy, did is often too taboo or uncomfort- College student, president of he succeed,” said Julian Bond, able to talk about openly. the Intersorority Council and a chair of the NAACP. The key- The Sorority Body Image Pro- member of Delta Delta Delta note speaker for King Week, gram started at Trinity College Sorority. Bond discussed the contribu- and is now at 12 universities tions of “untold thousands” across the nation. In addition, of those who struggled for We also role-played in order to national sororities like Delta civil rights in the U.S., and Delta Delta, have adopted it as a learn effective ways to address how their efforts led up to an way to talk about relevant issues at-risk friends. These exercises African American holding the that face sorority women. While taught us how we can change our highest office in the land. the Sorority Body Image Pro- own self-image and combat the Bond’s grandfather was gram touches on the consequenc- “thin ideal.” born a slave, set free at the es of negative body image, it does After the program, partici- end of the Civil War. “At the not focus on eating disorders. pants were given the option to age of 15, barely able to read Rather, it focuses on changing become peer leaders. This fall, and write, he walked across group attitudes to promote a cul- the Sorority Body Image Pro- Kentucky to Berea College, and ture devoted to a healthy self- gram trained a number of past Berea College took him in,” image. participants to become facilita- Bond said. His grandfather was We decided to run the pro- tors. The aim of peer training is the commencement speaker at gram on an experimental basis to make the program self-sus- his graduation in 1892. for any interested sorority wom- taining so that the sorority com- “We are poised for greater en. With 25 women divided into munity takes an active role in efforts and grander victories,” two groups, Lisa and her co-facil- creating the cultural shift in at- Bond said. itators ran two sessions. titudes over time. —Carol Clark In these sessions, we explored The program is about to be of- the myths of the “thin ideal” and fered again, on Feb. 2 and 9 or Alzheimer’s poses learned how to combat unrealis- Feb. 3 and 10, this time by stu- tic societal expectations. We dents Randi Fishman and Kelsey major social threat talked about the role of the me- Forsberg. dia in perpetuating unhealthy Alzheimer’s disease needs to This program is truly unique Abi Freeman and her sorority sisters are helping to Bryan Meltz ideals and learned the impor- be added to the list of disas- for the Intersorority Council and promote healthy self-images for young women. tance of thinking about the posi- ters to fear, along with global tive aspects of ourselves rather for the greater Emory communi- warming, said Allen Levey in By Abi Freeman to address the underlying issues than simply dwelling on our ty. We have the unique opportu- his recent Life of the Mind Lec- nity to reach more than 1,200 ture. “This is a worldwide crisis, that contribute to this problem. flaws. women on a regular basis, and and it’s going to become an When Lisa Smith, a graduate For example, one of the home- In today’s image-conscious so- work modules asked participants we hope that hosting such a pro- epidemic,” said the professor student, and Dr. Linda Craig- ciety, body image has become a to go home and examine them- gram will help change women’s and chair of neurology. key issue in the lives of young head approached the Intersoror- selves in a mirror. Participants lives in the future. The Sorority Currently, about 5 million women. As a representative ity Council with a unique oppor- were asked to come back to the Body Image Program has been a people in the U.S. are afflicted group of women at an institute of tunity to bring the Sorority Body next meeting with a compliment great success and we hope that it with Alzheimers, but that num- higher education, the Intersoror- Image Program to Emory, we de- for themselves or to name a part will continue to promote healthy ber is expected to skyrocket as ity Council feels it is important cided that this was a great way of their body that they liked most. living in the future. baby boomers age, Levey said. Alzheimer’s currently costs the U.S. $150 billion a year. “Most of that money is, unfortunately, spent after most of the mind has been lost,” he said. Levey discussed high-level Black History Month kicks off February research ongoing at Emory, from methods to detect the By Leslie King Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop, dis- 1–4 p.m. starting at the Black Voices of Inner Strength will early stages of Alzheimer’s, to cussing race in “Blazing Trails” Student Alliance House, which perform at the service sponsored zeroing in on the causes and Black History Month is a at 7 p.m. Feb. 4, 207 White will provide food. Hosts are by the Office of the Dean of the treatments. jammed-packed February of Hall. the BSA House and Downtown Chapel and Religious Life. —Carol Clark films, discussions, religious ser- On Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Atlanta. The NAACP’s 100th birthday vices, local tours and even cake. Harland Cinema, a screening Then, on Feb. 14, take “A is celebrated Feb. 12, with a Transforming Community and discussion of award-win- Walk Through ‘Sweet Auburn’” On race, class Project’s “Experiencing Race at ning film, “A Winter Tale,” is and see historic Atlanta, then cake-cutting and Founders’ Day Emory” panel discussion, “The set with producer Frances-Anne have lunch at Mary Mac’s, celebration. Faculty and stu- and motherhood Cost of Hope, No Small Change,” Solomon. Also being screened, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Contact dents will speak on the past and “Prison is no place for a is Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. in Cannon Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” Arjeme Cavens, acavens@emory. the future of activism. family reunion,” said U.S. Chapel. Feb. 10, 7 p.m., 205 White Hall; edu for more information. Black History Month con- District Court judge Vanessa Provost Earl Lewis will an international documentary On Feb. 11, Black Church cludes Feb. 28, with the Black Gilmore. “The truth is that moderate a “Black in America” on rape, “No,” Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m., Studies will present the worship Student Alliance ball and Black having a parent behind bars discussion Feb. 19, Room 103, 110 White Hall; and “Brother service at Cannon Chapel with Star Release Party from 10 p.m. is the single largest factor [in Commons of the Center for Outsider,” about the life of the Anna Julia Cooper Lecture to 2 a.m. creating] juvenile delinquents Ethics. CNN joins TCP and Bayard Rustin, who influenced series at 11 a.m. A discussion and adult criminals.” For more information on the Office for Multicultural Martin Luther King Jr., on Feb. and reception will follow. Reinforcing her words is Programs and Services as spon- 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Harland On Feb. 23, in an ecumeni- all events, contact the Office an image among the Schatten sor. Cinema, plus more films. cal Christian worship service, of Multicultural Programming Gallery exhibition “Interrupted Hughes Science Initiative Test your wits with a scav- “Where the Wind Blows,” alum- and Services, http://www.emory. Life: Incarcerated Mothers in features the School of Medicine’s enger hunt in “Unlocking the nus Gregory Ellison will be edu/MULTICULTURAL or 404- the United States,” of a baby in first black female graduate, Key to the City” on Feb. 7, from guest speaker at Cannon Chapel. 727-6754. the womb, already in shackles. Gilmore, whose talk publicly opened the exhibition, said that addressing the needs of Dialogues to explore the undergraduate experience children of incarcerated parents is key to “stopping the inter- The Office of the Provost and administrators within the Division competitive landscape of higher education, this requires that we generational cycle of crime and of Campus Life and Emory’s colleges will convene a series of continue to push the envelope and look for opportunities to improve incarceration.” dialogues with undergraduates to assess the quality of their and innovate,” says Ono. “An essential part of this aspiration must The exhibition is part of a collegiate experience. The goal is to generate a “roadmap” for future include periodic introspection, with an honest and at times self-critical month-long series of collabora- improvements to the Emory undergraduate experience, says Santa lens.” tive programs on the theme Ono, vice provost for undergraduate affairs. The first forum for Emory College students will be held Monday, of motherhood and adversity, The self-study will include a data-driven, longitudinal analysis Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. in White Hall, Room 206. The dialogue will focus presented by the Race and of the experience; information gathered from these dialogues; a primarily on academic issues. A second forum will take place on Difference Initiative and the prioritized list of areas for improvement; and a set of reflections March 4 at 5 p.m. in the Math & Science Building, Room 208, and Atlanta Consortium of Colleges on the undergraduate experience from a select group of students. will focus more on co-curricular matters. Subsequent forums will take and Universities. Information: This mirrors a similar study completed two years ago, “Year of the place at Oxford College March 5, Goizueta Business School April 1 http://rdi.emory.edu/. Faculty,” which assessed the faculty experience at Emory. and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing April 2. —Kim Urquhart “Emory University strives to be a destination university. In the —Staff reports

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Items are compiled from the University’s master calendar, Events@Emory, and from individual submissions to Emory Report. Submit events at least two weeks prior to the publication date at emory.edu/home/events or christi. 8 Events [email protected]. Listings are subject to space limitations. Film Seminars Thursday, Feb. 5 Friday, Feb. 6 ADVANCE FOUNDERS WEEK: “The History FOUNDERS WEEK: Moon Monday, Feb. 2 Monday, Feb. 2 of History at Emory.” Gary Viewing. 7 p.m Emory NOTICE Hauk, Vice President and Planetarium. Free. swolff@ FOUNDERS WEEK: “Emma.” FOUNDERS WEEK: “Change We Deputy to the President, pre- emory.edu. Rushdie’s lecture 8 p.m. 205 White Hall. Free. Can Believe In Meets Reality: senting. Noon. Cox Ballroom. on Oscar night [email protected]. The Obama Presidency Free. [email protected]. and the Limits of American Visual Arts Salman Rushdie, Emory’s Tuesday, Feb. 3 Politics.” Paul Quirk, University FOUNDERS WEEK: Distinguished Writer in Resi- of British Columbia, presenting. “Shostakovich and Thursday, Feb. 5 dence, will speak on “Adapta- FOUNDERS WEEK: “Becoming 4 p.m. Jones Room, Woodruff Shakespearean tion” on Sunday, Feb. 22, at Jane.” 8 p.m. 205 White Hall. Library. Free. [email protected] Protagonists.” Victor Opening: “Halfway to Invisible: 5 p.m., in Glenn Memorial Au- Free. [email protected]. Yampolsky, Northwestern An Exhibition by Eve Andrée EUROPEAN STUDIES SEMINAR: ditorium. Tickets went on sale University, presenting. 4:30 Laramée.” 5:30 p.m. Emory “Experience and History: Jan. 29: $5 for Emory faculty, p.m. 207 White Hall. swolff@ Visual Arts Gallery. Free. 404- On the Different Meanings students, staff and alumni; $10 Performing Arts emory.edu. 727-6315. Through March 6. of ‘Experience.’” David for the general public, available Carr, philosophy, presenting. Lecture and BookSigning: at www.emory.edu/events. Monday, Feb. 2 Now Showing “Kafka’s Flaubert and the “Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Rushdie will consider the FOUNDERS WEEK: St. Olaf Failure of Bildung.” Naomi Story and a Biography.” “Tutankhamun: The Golden process by which art in one Choir. 8 p.m. Emerson Hall, Beeman, comparative literature, Clifton Crais and Pamela Scully, King and The Great form is “translated” or “mi- Schwartz Center. $40; $30, presenting. 4:30 p.m. 323 authors, presenting. 7 p.m. Pharaohs.” Atlanta Civic grates” into another form and, discount categories, $10, Bowden Hall. Free. cfulwid@ Reception Hall, Carlos Museum. Center. Ticket prices vary. by extension, the way people students. 404-727-5050. emory.edu. Free. 404-727-4282. www.kingtut.org/. of one world are transplanted FOUNDERS WEEK: “Thoughts Through May 17. or “translated,” or remade Wednesday, Feb. 4 into another. Rushdie’s topic is Tuesday, Feb. 3 on White Supremacy: Atticus “Wonderful Things: The Harry Haygood, White Southern especially apt, say event orga- FOUNDERS WEEK: “Bones.” FOUNDERS WEEK: Burton Photographs and nizers, as the Academy Awards 7 p.m. Performing Arts Studio. Moderates and the New the Discovery of the Tomb Conservation, Climate Susan Ashmore, his- are later that evening. Free. [email protected]. South.” of Tutankhamun.” Carlos Change and the Human tory, presenting.7 p.m. Williams Prospect.” Steve Sanderson, Museum. $7 donation; free, Gymnasium, Oxford Campus. Emory students, faculty and Historian to give Friday, Feb. 6 presenting. 5 p.m. Jones Room, [email protected] Woodruff Library. Free. swolff@ staff. 404-727-4282. Tenenbaum lecture FOUNDERS WEEK: Brave New Through May 25. Works Reading, ”The Day of emory.edu. Pulitzer Prize-winning histo- Murders in the History FOUNDERS WEEK: Experiencing Special “Slave, Soldier, Citizen: rian Saul Friedlander will speak of Hamlet.” 7 p.m. Theater Race at Emory Panel The Journey of William on “The Voice of the Witness Lab, Schwartz Center. Free. Discussion: “The Cost of Wednesday, Feb. 4 Henry Scott.” Manuscript, in the History of the Shoah” as 404-727-5050. Hope: No Small Change.” Archives and Rare Book Library. Volunteer Fair. Coca Cola the 2009 Tenenbaum lecturer 6:30 p.m. Cannon Chapel. Free. 404-727-6898. “Thamyris.” 8 p.m .Emerson Commons. Dobbs Center. Free. at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at Free. [email protected]. Through Aug. 8. the Carlos Museum Reception Hall, Schwartz Center. Free. 404-727-6269. Through Feb. 5 404-727-5050. Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Feb. 4 FOUNDERS WEEK: “How Tai Chi Friedlander will offer his Chuan Helps Relieve Stress.” insight on how the perspec- Saturday, Feb. 7 FOUNDERS WEEK: “American 8 p.m. 306 WoodPEC Gym. tives of both the historian and FOUNDERS WEEK: Brave New Muslims: Challenges Free. [email protected]. the witness must be woven Works Reading, ‘‘Silverhill.” and Prospects.” Abdullahi together. 7 p.m. Theater Lab. Schwartz An-Na’im, law, presenting. “These individual voices are Center. Free. 404-727-5050. 4 p.m. Winship Ballroom. Free. the most immediate testi- [email protected]. monies about dimensions of ongoing events usually not perceived in other sources,” he says. Friedlander is professor of ROUNDUP history at UCLA. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. The Tenenbaum Family Music lovers’ Valentine in February Lecture Series is sponsored by Emory’s Tam Institute for Jew- By Jessica Moore “Contemporary Dance- ish Studies. Vintage Music” (ticketed, The array of free and ticket- Feb. 12–14, 8 p.m.) features the ed Emory concerts in February Vega String Quartet perform- Forum examines includes a host of options the ing Bach, Bartok and Einhorn presidential power week of Valentine’s Day and a as 22 Atlanta-based dancers special appearance by President bring Emory choreographer Different theories of presi- Jim Wagner. Concerts are free George Staib’s new work to dential power will be examined unless noted as ticketed below. life. A “Dinner-and-Dance” at the Randolph W. Thrower University Organist package is available for Feb. Symposium, Thursday, Feb. 12, Timothy Albrecht performs 12 by calling Café Lily, 404- in the School of Law’s “Super Bowl Sunday Bach Bowl” 371-9119. Tull Auditorium. (Feb. 1, 4 p.m.), an all-Bach Emory Annual Jazz Festival “Executive Power: New program. Organist John Scott (Feb. 12–14) features gui- Directions for the New Presi- performs works by Mendels- tarist Russell Malone in an dency?” will bring together sohn, Schumann and Messiaen improvisation class (Feb. 13, legal scholars and officials in (Feb. 17, 8 p.m.). 10 a.m.) and performance with the nation’s executive branch The St. Olaf Choir (ticketed, the Gary Motley Trio (ticketed, to discuss opposing theories, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.), a pioneer a cap- Feb. 13, 8 p.m.). Jazz vocal- institutional design and the pella choir under the direction ist Carmen Bradford performs internal separation of powers. of Anton Armstrong, performs with Emory’s Big Band (Feb. 14, Paul Clement, 43rd solicitor choral favorites by Purcell, 8 p.m.) and presents a lec- general of the United States Brahms and Poulenc, and folk ture-demonstration (Feb. 12, and current partner at King & songs, hymns and spirituals. 2:30 p.m.). Spalding, will give an opening Thamyris, a contemporary The Emory Chamber Music address. music ensemble co-directed Society presents voice facul- The symposium is free and by Emory’s Steven Everett, ty in “Valentine’s Day Love open to the public. Registra- performs “Songs of Madness” Songs” (Feb. 13, noon), and tion begins at 7:30 a.m. For (Feb. 6, 8 p.m.) with the Vega piano faculty in “Pianomania!” more information, e-mail String Quartet. Featured works (ticketed, Feb. 15, 4 p.m.) with [email protected] or visit are Davies’ “Eight Songs for a special guest President Jim www.emorylawjournal.org. Mad King,” with soprano Haleh Wagner narrating Saint-Saen’s The Thrower Symposium, Abghari and “March 1911,” a “Carnival of the Animals” for part of an endowed lecture string quartet by Everett. two pianos. St. Olaf Choir Special series, is hosted by the Emory DuoATL (Feb. 10, 8 p.m.) Lorin Maazel conducts Law Journal and Emory Law. features Emory guitar- the New York Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra Stewart (Feb. 25, 8 p.m.), and ist Brian Luckett and flutist (Feb. 21, 8 p.m.; sold-out, call (Feb. 18, 8 p.m.) in a perfor- the Atlanta Sacred Chorale Nicole Randall performing for wait list) in this Candler mance of Vaughan-Williams’ and Eric Nelson host the annu- Astor Piazzolla’s “Libertango,” Series special event presented “Fantasia on a Theme by al Emory Community Choral Luckett’s “West End Funk” by Emory College. Thomas Tallis”; the Emory Festival (Feb. 28, 8 p.m.). and Randall’s composition Also this month: Richard Wind Ensemble performs Tickets/information: www. “Mangosteen.” Prior directs the Emory under the direction of Scott arts.emory.edu, 404-727-5050.