Emory President James W. Wagner Announces he will Step Down in 2016

After more than a decade of leading Emory University’s steady rise in academic, research and health care eminence, Emory President James W. Wagner has announced that he will step down from the presidency at the end of August 2016. Read more.

Make Sure Your Personal Information is Up-to-Date
The HR department will soon be mailing important information about annual benefits enrollment, so now is a good time to go into Self-Service/PeopleSoft and look over your personal information. Using Self-Service, you can update your mailing address, emergency contacts, phone numbers, marital status, and more. Learn more.

HealthFitness Assumes Management of Blomeyer Health Fitness Center
HealthFitness assumed management of Emory's employee fitness center on Sept. 1. To encourage both members and non-members to come out and meet Blomeyer's new management team, HealthFitness is hosting an open house on Sept. 24. Several activities are planned. Read more.

5th Annual Winship Win the Fight 5K Set for October 3rd
Emory’s 2015 Winship 5K is scheduled for Saturday, October 3.  Runners/walkers will start to arrive at 7:00 a.m. and the 5K run/walk will begin at 8:30 a.m.  3,000 people are expected to participate and there is a new route this year.  Learn more.

Development Planning E-Learning Course

Making the decision to develop yourself is the first step on your journey to professional growth and career success. For many, this can be an exciting time. It can also be a time of uncertainty that may prompt lots of questions like -- what is a development plan? Why do I need one? What is involved? How do I start?

The Development Planning online course is designed to answer these questions as well as help build your competence, confidence and comfort around the creating a relevant, meaningful plan which is an essential road map to your success.

Compliance and Ethics Video Contest Winner
The Office of Compliance would like to congratulate Kait Tracy, Colin Kirkman, Lora McDonald, and Shirley Sabo from the Anthropology Department for submitting the winning video for the Compliance and Ethics Video Contest. Guest appearances were also made by Agnes McIntosh, Peggy Barlett, Mirian Willis, and Jenny Mascaro. Click here to watch the video!

We would also like to thank all of the Emory employees who participated in the contest. There were some really great submissions!

Fall 2015 Finance Matters Workshops are Back
When it comes to managing personal finances, we could all use a little help. Whether it’s saving more for retirement or just learning how to develop and manage your household budget, it helps to evaluate where we stand and discover tips and techniques to smartly manage our money. Take a Finance Matters Workshop and get on a path to financial success. Learn more and register.

Fall Workshop Series for Caregivers
The Emory WorkLife Resource Center announces it Fall Workshop Series for Caregivers. Three separate workshops will be offered September through November; topics include: legal decisions in caregiving, difficult conversations with loved ones, and a panel discussion on creating your care team.  All of the workshops are led by experts in the fields of aging, geriatric medicine, gerontology, geriatric pharmacy, and elder law. Learn more and register.

The Arts at Emory
With more than 300 events each year, the Arts at Emory brings the Emory and Atlanta communities together with world-renowned artists for innovative and educational performances. Spanning multiple genres, the Arts at Emory is your destination for the widest variety of performances in Atlanta. Single tickets for the 2015-2016 Arts at Emory Season are on sale now from the Arts at Emory Box Office. For a complete list of events and detailed information, visit arts.emory.edu.

Wellness Webinars
Don’t have time to attend an in-person workshop or presentation?  FSAP provides monthly webinars on a variety of nutrition and physical activity topics that you can tune into from the comfort of your own workstation.  Learn great tips and information to help you make healthy changes in your lifestyle. 

Registration is now open for the following topics:

Table for One?  (Food Planning & Meal Prep for Singles)

• Wednesday, September 16: 10:00-10:30 am
• Tuesday, September 22: 12:30-1:00 pm

Learning and Organizational Development Leadership Development Programs For 2016
Learning and OD is happy to announce that we have made changes to some of our existing leadership development programs and are implementing two new programs beginning in the Fall 2015. Learn more.

Emory University Woman's Club
The Emory University Woman's Club is beginning its year with a Fall Welcome at Lullwater House.  They plan to gather Tuesday morning, 15th September for a lovely brunch from 10:00-12:00.  Space is very limited.  Should you think you might like to join in, please express your interest at euwc1919@gmail.com. Jackie Walker will respond in a timely fashion and it is hoped that you can be accommodated.

The first scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 29th at the lower level of the Houston Mill House.  The Speaker is Jim Auchmutey, author of "Class of '65:  A Student, A Divided Town and the Long Road to Forgiveness."  The group convenes from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. that day as well.  Autographed copies of the book will be available.

The EUWC is a special organization for women interested in giving back to Emory and to the community.  A lot is given as well as a lot is received in return.  Many varied activities are offered throughout the year.  A warm invitation is extended to anyone who thinks they might enjoy this group.