Performance Management Reminder: Advancing Mid-Year Reviews April 15

The performance management process is past the midpoint of the year. Please complete your mid-year forms.

• For many at Emory, the mid-year form for the FY2019 cycle was due March 2.
  
  
• If you have not completed your mid-year form, please complete it before April 15.
  
  
• On Monday, April 15 all forms will be advanced to the next form in the process: the year-end form.
  
  
• Year-end forms are due August 31.  

Need help? If you would like to learn more about the Performance Management system, we have online help available:

• Step-by-Step Guide for Managers
• Step-by-Step Guide for Employees

New Webinar: Homebuying 101
Are you ready to buy a house? Is home ownership the right path for you? Would you benefit from some guidance in these decisions? Prepare for home ownership with our new webinar, Homebuying 101. This webinar will explore the advantages and disadvantages of home ownership. You'll learn about the process of buying a home, working with a realtor, shopping for a home mortgage, and what to expect at closing. Discussion topics include: mortgage lender options, available housing programs for down payment and closing costs, and strategies to make the home ownership dream come true. Friday, April 12, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Register Here. Webinar link will be sent out the day before.

Join Emory’s Green Offices Program
Emory’s sustainability goals rely on the commitment of all of us to choose sustainable behaviors while at work and getting around campus. Learn how you can promote sustainability in your workplace by joining Emory’s Green Offices Program, a voluntary program designed to assist employees in improving the sustainability of Emory’s work spaces. The program focuses on energy and water efficiency and conservation, recycling and waste reduction, procurement, sustainable events, a safe and healthy work environment, and creating a culture of office sustainability. You can also apply for funding through Emory’s Green Office Incentive Fund. Learn more

Hire an Intern for less with Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) Program
Need to hire a graduate student for a public health or health-related project? Don’t have much in your hiring budget? What if we told you that you could hire a competent and eager RSPH student for only $6.75/hour? That’s right! Through the Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) Program, students are paid $13.50/hour and can earn up to $2,500 a semester. You pay 50% and Rollins School of Public Health pays the other 50% of the student’s salary. The REAL Program, provides students the opportunity to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom while also providing Emory partners with highly qualified and motivated employees. Students can help you with projects including needs assessment, program evaluation, training and curriculum development, health communication and campaigns, program planning, development and implementation, survey design, community development, research and analysis, policy development and more.

• Become a REAL employer today! Contact Lisa Parker for more information at REAL@emory.edu.
  
  
• Already a REAL employer? Great! Post your fall positions on Rollins Opportunities Link!
  
  
• Learn more about Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL)

Rollins School of Public Health Executive MPH Program
Your dedication to Emory is unstoppable. Expand your possibilities. Earn your MPH in our Executive program while working full-time at Emory. The Rollins School of Public Health Executive MPH is designed to work with your lifestyle without sacrificing the community and camaraderie of a residential program. Our prestigious program combines two on-campus sessions each semester with interactive on-line coursework. EMPH students have an average of 8-9 years of work experience. Join our community of experienced professionals! Use your Emory employee courtesy scholarship toward the cost of tuition. Find out more about our EMPH program.

2019 Summer Camp and Learning Programs Spotlight
Discover the many different summer camp and learning activities that are available for school-aged children in the metro-Atlanta area. The 2019 summer camp guide highlights some of the local summer camp and learning programs from Emory's 2019 Summer Camp and Learning Expo that was held in February. View Summer Camp Spotlight.

Emory Continuing Education
Emory Continuing Education announces the following upcoming courses. Emory University faculty, staff, and alumni receive 10% off tuition using promo code EAGLE12.

• Business Intelligence - This course introduces participants to the field of Business Intelligence (BI), with emphasis on descriptive analytics. The program employs applied training techniques with participants forming data analytics teams to solve business problems and identify solutions with practical applications. More experienced/advanced data professionals may opt for our advanced Big Data/Data Analytics program. Begins Saturday, April 20.
  
  
• Applied Machine Learning and Data Science with Python - Participants will gain hands-on experience in the entire spectrum of data science: data collection, preprocessing, visualization, and -- most importantly -- in the application of machine learning algorithms for solving a wide variety of data-intensive problems. Begins Saturday, April 27.
  
  
• Cybersecurity and Information Security - This program delivers broad coverage of the theory and practices of information security in an applied format. Course materials are delivered by practitioners and experts via lectures, discussions, lab sessions, and class projects. Key areas of coverage include system security analysis, threats and vulnerabilities, enterprise system monitoring, attack detection and defensive measures, malware behavior, risk and recovery management, cryptography, Internet of things (IoT), applications of artificial intelligence/machine learning and more. Begins Saturday, June 1.
  
  
• Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning - Emory Continuing Education’s AI/DL curriculum -- designed for college graduates and working professionals -- focuses on practical applications and core concepts to prepare participants for real-world business problems and AI-related careers. The course blends theoretical elements and hands-on, problem-solving techniques in order to build a solid foundation in various AI, ML, and DL methodologies. Begins Saturday, June 22.

Emory Executive Education Upcoming Courses
Emory Executive Education is the Goizueta Business School’s program for non-degree education for individuals and organizations. These are the upcoming courses for the rest of the year:

• Design Thinking for Business Innovation on March 26-27: Tap into the power of design thinking to transform your business and gain practical skills to build team engagement, drive operational efficiency, and create new sources of value.
  
  
• Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers on April 16-17: Strengthen your practical understanding of financial statements and gain an intellectual understanding of finance and accounting management.
  
  
• Managerial Leadership Program on May 6-9: Build on your success and leadership potential as a top performer within your organization by honing your abilities to affect team success.
  
  
• Strategy and Execution on May 15-16: Gain clarity on how to properly review, strategically plan, and execute on initiatives that are important to your line of work.

Save on Spring Travel with Sparkfly Perks
Sparkfly Perks has offers on travel and activities. Save on hotels, vacation rentals, cruises, amusement park tickets, car rental and more! You can find these offers by visiting your dedicated Sparkfly Perks discount website.