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OXFORD ROAD BUILDING (ORB) LULLWATER PRESERVE 1 The ORB is home to the Offi ce of 31 This 154-acre wildlife preserve sits right Undergraduate Admission, Barnes & Noble on Emory’s Atlanta campus. The preserve’s bookstore, where students can buy textbooks landscape features the beautiful Candler and Emory apparel, and one of the largest Lake, a 210-foot suspension bridge, acres collegiate Starbucks in the U.S. of green space, and miles of walking and jogging trails. Motor vehicles are not per- BOISFEUILLET JONES CENTER mitted inside the preserve which maintains 2 B. Jones houses the Offi ce of Financial Lullwater’s peaceful environment. Aid. Emory is need-blind for admitted domes- tic students. Therefore, a student’s fi nancial HAYGOOD-HOPKINS GATE status does not drive our admission decisions. Matheson 32 Marking the main entrance to the B. Jones also houses Pre-Health Advising, Reading Room Atlanta campus, the gate, constructed in Pre-Law Advising, and the Career Center. The 1937, memorializes Emory’s history before Career Center helps students fi nd internships Georgia law prohib iting private colleges from Lullwater the university relocated to Atlanta. It’s and jobs, create resumes and cover letters, integrating by taking away their state tax ex- Preserve named after two Emory graduates, Atticus and apply to graduate schools. emption. When the state supreme court struck Greene Haygood and Isaac Stiles Hopkins, who later served as presidents of Emory down the law in 1962, a better Emory—and a 28 PSYCHOLOGY AND INTER- THE ADMINISTRATION better state—became possible. DISCIPLINARY SCIENCES University. Today, it is one of the campus’s 3 BUILDING BUILDING most iconic landmarks and a great location This building houses the Offi ce of the Provost CALLAWAY MEMORIAL The Department of Psychology houses the for photo opportunities. and other offi ces that oversee the operations 7 CENTER Emory Child Studies Center, a neuro imaging of Emory University. Callaway provides offi ce and classroom space center, and various research laboratories. for numerous majors. It houses the Writing Center, a free resource to all students, where MATHEMATICS AND both undergraduate and graduate tutors sup- 29 SCIENCE CENTER (MSC) port writers of all levels, abilities, disciplines, MSC houses the departments of computer and in any stage of the writing process. science, environmental sciences, mathemat- ics, and physics. It also contains a planetar- CANDLER LIBRARY ium, a telescope, offi ce spaces, classrooms, 8 The library is named for Asa Candler, laboratories, and a library. founder of The Co ca-Cola Company and one Welcome to Emory! of Emory’s earliest benefactors. The Matheson HEALTH SCIENCES QUAD Reading Room, located on the 3rd fl oor of the 30 Across the bridge over Eagle Row, During your self-guided tour of the Atlanta campus, you’ll visit Candler Library, is arguably one of the quietest commonly called the “biology bridge,” is the landmarks that distinguish Emory’s place among the nation’s the Health Sciences Quad. The buildings in places to study on campus. The room resem- leading univer sities. bles a set from Harry Potter, with low-hanging, this area are home to classes and labs for dim lights and long, dark wooden tables. biology, human health, and public health. Join our mailing list: This quad includes two of Emory Univer- Situated in Atlanta’s historic Druid Hills neighborhood, the cam- apply.emory.edu/join OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND sity’s schools, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff pus spans 700 acres and is considered a mid-sized university. The THE QUADRANGLE 9 SUMMER PROGRAMS (OISP) School of Nursing and Rollins School of campus boasts three undergraduate colleges, seven graduate 4 “The Quad” is the original and historical OISP offers around 120 study abroad programs Public Health, as well as research buildings, part of the Atlanta campus. Students are often and professional schools, numerous research facilities, multiple in over 40 countries. Students can spend a a library, and classrooms. seen studying, laying in hammocks, meeting for summer, semester, or a full academic year Follow us: hospitals, and Lullwater Preserve. Everyone enjoys a pedestrian- classes, or playing Frisbee. Every May, 14,000 abroad, and about 40% of Emory seniors have of students who engage friendly environment with easy proximity to Atlanta. chairs are set up for Commencement to cele- @emoryadmission an international educational experience by the with Pre-Health Advising brate the graduating class. % time they graduate. are admitted to medical Emory’s liberal arts curriculum attracts talented faculty and stu- 58 @admission.emory schools compared to the dents who push boundaries and lead with their curiosity across MICHAEL C. WOODRUFF LIBRARY national average 5 CARLOS MUSEUM blog.emoryadmission.com 10 Named after Robert W. Woodruff, a of 40%. more than 80 majors and 60 minors. The Carlos Museum is one of the Southeast’s former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, the leading art museums and serves the communi- Atlanta campus’s main library is home to print Graduates from Emory are prepared to transition successfully ty through its distinguished exhibition calendar. and electronic resources, classrooms, and The museum’s collection includes objects on to graduate school or a career—ultimately, they go on to study spaces. from ancient Egypt, Nubia, Near East, Greece, tackle some of the world’s most diffi cult problems. Rome, ancient Americas, Africa, and Asia, as well as works ranging from the Renaissance to Enjoy exploring our beautiful campus! the present. HENRY L. BOWDEN HALL Offi ce of Undergraduate 6 Home to the Departments of Histo ry Admission and Philosophy, this building is named for a former chair of the Board of Trustees. apply.emory.edu Henry Bowden led the fi ght to overturn a [email protected] EOA205_Self-GuidedTour_TriFold_8.inddD 1 BACK COVER FRONT COVER 8/2/19 10:25 AM OUTSIDE THE STUART A. ROSE LIBRARY EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL for Women; Office of LGBT Life; Racial and 11 15 14 Located on the 9th and 10th floors of the Located in the middle of campus, Emory Hos- Cultural Engagement; and Social Justice % Woodruff Library, the Rose Library houses Emo- pital allows students to explore academic interests Education. 80 ry’s special collections and historic artifacts. Some outside of the classroom through volunteer, research, of Emory School of Student Health students Services highlights of the collection include original letters that and shadowing opportunities. Emory students also Nursing FIRST-YEAR participate in . former president Barak Obama wrote during college, have easy access to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 20 d RESIDENCE HALLS R Rollins School varsity, club, or ll Rollins School 30 materials from the civil rights movement, and rare first the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), i There are eight first-year residence halls M of Public Health intramural sports. n Health edition books. The mostly-glass construction of the Veterans Affairs Hospital, Winship Cancer Institute, Visual Arts o Health with a student staff to resident ratio of 1:10. Visual Arts t Emory’s varsity s Sciences Building and u P 10th floor allows visitors spectacular views of Atlanta’s and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, all First- and second-year students are required o Quad Gallery H Quad athletes compete within Gallery C skyline. located within a mile of this campus. li to live on campus and guaranteed a space in ft o 19 NCAA Division III varsity teams. Michael Department n on-campus housing. Resident Advisors and Department R o P Street of Biology a Lot d SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR COX HALL Sophomore Advisors staff each building to Health 12 PERFORMING ARTS 16 Cox Hall is a hub help foster a close-knit community and help ASBURY CIRCLE Sciences Mi Department of Sciences 24 chae Library The Schwartz Center includes a world-class, 825- for campus life and first-year students acclimate to campus life. Every Wednesday, the Emory commu- l St. Human Genetics Library 31 seat concert hall that hosts over 300 arts events student resources: Each building includes study lounges, kitch- nity gathers in Asbury Circle for Wonderful each year that are open to the public. Inside, there’s • 1st Floor: The Cox ens, and laundry rooms. Wednesdays where a variety of our 445 Kaldi’s Kaldi’s student organizations set up tables around the Coffee Haygood Dr. enough classroom and rehearsal spaces to support Hall food court is six departments and one integrated co-major in one dining option circle’s perimeter for events, games, and food. Row 20 MCDONOUGH FIELD Eagle Raoul Hall Longstreet- Means Hall the Arts at Emory program. The arts curriculum is on campus, giving 21 This space is designated for recreational composed of seven different sections: Music, Dance students more options 22 Evans Few Freshman use and campus-wide events, including Relay CANNON CHAPEL Hall 20 Freshman Hall Hall Quad and Movement Studies, Theater Studies, Art History, for their Eagle Dollars. 25 Cannon Chapel holds weekly interde- 20 Hamilton Farmers Market at for Life, the Taste of Emory, and intramural 20 Holmes Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies, and Inte- • 2nd Floor: The Cox Computing Cox Hall Bridge practices. Large campus concerts during nominational services, and contains worship, Hall 20 WHSCAB McDonough grated Visual Arts. Center provides students access Homecoming and Dooley’s Week are also meeting, and classroom space for the more Field Turman Hall Field School Of to computers, printers, and a Student Tech Lab held here. Recent performers include J. Cole, than 30 student religious groups on campus. Medicine which houses cutting-edge technology like 3D 21 Emory 18 GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL Kendrick Lamar, One Republic, the Chain- Student 13 printers. At EaglePrint, students can send files and 19 Student AMUC Commonly called the “B-school,” the BBA smokers, Matt & Kim, AJR, and Post Malone.