Emory Ranked as One of America's Best Employers for Women
Emory University has been recognized as one of “America’s Best Employers for Women,” according to a new ranking by Forbes magazine. Emory was 41st among 300 American companies, schools and organizations included in the magazine’s second annual ranking, and fourth among Georgia-based companies. Read more.

Learning and Organizational Development Announces General Enrollment Class Offerings
Learning and Organizational Development announces general enrollment classes which will take place June – November 2019. All sessions held at 1599 Clifton Road, unless otherwise noted. View upcoming classes.

Award of Distinction Nominations Opening Soon
Emory’s annual Award of Distinction is the university’s most prestigious award for staff, recognizing those who have made outstanding contributions to the Emory community. Nominations for the award will open later this summer with a submission deadline of August 29, 2019. More details on the nomination process will be announced soon.

Webinars on Career Development: “Making a Move Within” Series
The Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and HR Recruiting are partnering to offer a summer webinar series on career development. If you are you considering a job transfer within Emory, join us for one of our upcoming webinars to learn strategies for an effective job search as well as resume writing and interviewing skills: 

• Tips for Job Search: A successful job search requires thoughtful planning and preparation prior to clicking the submit button for online applications. This 1-hour webinar will cover best practices for conducting a job search and navigating Emory’s Recruiting System (iCIMS). Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Register now.
  
  
• Resume Writing and Interview Skills: Join this 1-hour webinar to learn best practices for writing a resume that highlights your skills and accomplishments. Tips will be provided to transform your document into a powerful tool to aid in your job search. You will learn what to expect during an interview and steps to properly prepare for upcoming interviews. Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Register now.

Workshops on Topics of Back to School
The Emory WorkLife Resource Center is hosting its annual Back to School campaign during the month of July. To help parents with the various issues related to their children going back to school, Emory is offering the following free workshops:

• The College Admissions Process: A Planning Workshop for Parents of High School Students (high school students can also attend), July 25, 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Emory University – Oxford Road Building, Oxford Presentation Room. Register now.
  
  
• Workshop: Understanding K-12 School Options in Metro Atlanta, July 30, 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Emory University – Oxford Road Building, Oxford Presentation Room. Register now.
  
  
• Webinar: Making the Grade: Helping Your Child Achieve in School, August 7, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Hosted by WorkPlace Options. Register now.

FY19 Performance Management Forms Are Now Available
If you haven’t done so already, you should begin working on your year-end performance management form(s). These forms are available in Self-Service/PeopleSoft (click on the Performance Management tile, then My Current Documents). The due date shown reflects the end of the fiscal year (8/31/2019). In most cases, self-evaluations should be completed by 8/1/2019 so that your manager has enough time to review your form, schedule your meeting, and finalize the process by 8/31. If your division has already contacted you with a separate due date for your self-evaluation, please use that date in lieu of 8/1. For assistance, review our step-by-step guides:

• Step-by-Step Guide to Online Performance Management Tool for Employees
  
  
• Step-by-Step Guide to Online Performance Management Tool for Managers

Diabetes Prevention Program Information Sessions
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a one-year, small group program that teaches you how to eat healthy, increase your physical activity and manage your stress in order to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. This national program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is now available for Emory faculty and staff. Register for an upcoming information session to learn about the program.

New Emory Careers Social Media Platforms – Follow Us!
The Recruiting Department within Central HR has recently launched new social media platforms on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Our mission is to provide a platform where we can share job opportunities at Emory, interact with potential job seekers, share recruiting and interview tips, and highlight current Emory employee testimonials! Please click on the link for each of these platforms and hit the follow button! 

Join the Emory Healthy Aging Study to Help Us Fight Alzheimer’s and Other Age-Related Disorders
The Emory Healthy Aging Study is a game-changing effort to further our scientific understanding of how we age, and to learn more about the average human lifespan, diseases and neurological disorders like Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease that occur more commonly in later years. It is the largest gerontology-based educational research study targeting Atlanta ever conducted at Emory University. The Healthy Aging Study hopes to build a massive public health database by recruiting a large number of participants to take part in the study over a long period of time. We will keep involvement as simple and easy as possible. Learn how you can participate.

Green Offices at Emory Seeking Members
Calling all Emory faculty, staff, and students: do you strive to help others make sustainable choices? Well, luckily for you, Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives is seeking new members to join the Green Office advisory team. Green Offices at Emory is a voluntary program designed to improve the sustainability of Emory’s work spaces. The program focuses on energy, water efficiency and conservation, recycling and waste reduction, procurement, and creating a healthy culture of office sustainability. Members will have the opportunity to contribute ideas that align with Emory’s 2025 Sustainability Vision. Those interested in this program must be able to meet quarterly and actively think about ways to enhance sustainable initiatives at Emory. Don’t be shy, Apply: https://forms.gle/c7vshuHYuWrUFqbZ9.

Looking for Help with Projects Around the Office?
Have you looked around your office and said we need to get our files organized or we have a project that we need an extra person or two to finish, but our department budget is under tight control. The Federal Work Study (FWS) program could be your answer. The program provides undergraduate students the opportunity to gain real life work experiences in an Emory department or with one of our off campus partners. The federal government is responsible for 70% of the hourly wage and the department is responsible for only 30%. Review your budget and your laundry list of items to complete and consider hiring a work study student. To learn more about how the Federal Work Study program can work for you, please contact Delicia Lucky at dlucky@emory.edu.

Get the Employment Support You Need. Hire a Real Graduate Student
Need additional employment support? Don’t have much in your hiring budget?  Become a REAL partner, hire a REAL graduate student, and Rollins School of Public Health will pay HALF of their salary. That’s right! You pay 50% and Rollins School of Public Health pays the other 50% of the student’s salary.

The Rollins Earn and Learn (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 various 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 much more.

Attend the upcoming REAL Program Supervisor Training Session, Thursday, July 25 to learn more about the REAL program and how to become an employer partner. Register.

Emory Conference Center Hotel Discount
The Emory Conference Center Hotel is offering great savings this summer. Take advantage of 20% meeting cost savings by hosting a meeting before August 31, 2019. View additional details.

Sparkfly Perks Offers Discounts on Summer Fun
Having fun this summer? Sparkfly Perks’ has discounts on Amusement Parks, Water Parks, Sporting Events, Concerts and Movie Tickets! You can find these offers and more by visiting your dedicated Sparkfly Perks discount website at https://emory.sparkfly.com today!