Faculty and Staff Requirements for Being On Campus

If You Plan to Come On Campus:
If you plan to come to campus for ANY REASON – to make copies, to pick up mail, or if you have been approved to work/teach on campus – you MUST complete the 5-step onboarding process AND receive clearance notification by email prior to coming to campus.

If You Want a COVID-19 Test:
Faculty and staff who are asymptomatic and have completed the onboarding process have access to optional COVID-19 testing. Information about testing can be found on the Emory Forward website. 

Face Covering Adherence:
Emory currently has an operating condition status of “orange”, which means everyone who is on campus is required to wear a face covering. Please follow these guidelines should you need to remind someone of the face covering requirement.

New Staff Training Series
Learning and Organizational Development in partnership with Work Life, is launching a new Staff Training Series that consist of short, interactive Zoom sessions that will provide tips and tools to individuals in a “non-people manager” position.  These sessions are focused on topics such as providing feedback, ensuring productivity, surviving work-life during a pandemic, working remotely, and customer service. You can register for the sessions in the ELMS. Most sessions are between 45 minutes and 1 hour. Learn more.

Deadline for Registering to Vote is Today
The deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 5, 2020. You can check your voter registration status and register to vote online here.
Once you’ve registered, make a plan to vote:

• Vote with an absentee ballot (mail in or drop off): Request an absentee ballot here. Make sure to carefully follow the directions in preparing your ballot. You can use your county’s drop boxes if you don’t want to mail in your ballot. Find drop box locations here.
  
  
• Do Early Voting (in person): The advance voting period for the general election is from October 12 – October 30, 2020. Locate early voting locations in your county here.
  
  
• Vote on Election Day (in person): You can vote in person on official Election Day, November 3, 2020. Find your precinct here.

Voting Policy
Remember, Emory now allows up to 4 hours paid time, as needed, for voting on Election Day or advance/early voting. If you plan to use paid time to vote, let your supervisor know in advance.

In Person Voting Reminders
If you decide to vote in person, be prepared for a wait as it is expected voter turnout will be higher than usual.

Also remember to stay safe by wearing a mask and keeping a 6 ft. distance from others while waiting to cast your vote.

What Is Your Child Thinking?
Have you ever wondered how your child grows? How your baby learns about the world? What and how do children think and remember? How do they change as they get older and move from one developmental stage to the next? We would like to find out and you and your children can help!

You and your children are invited to participate in fun and engaging ONLINE studies that will help us to understand their social and cognitive development. If you have children at home any age between 1 month and 16 years, sign up to participate at the Emory Child Study Center. Participation involves a fun and engaging ONLINE experience that lasts less than an hour. You will interact with your child during the study and can observe the study sessions.

Studies are designed to be like games for the children to make sure they enjoy their experience. We have both weekday and weekend appointments available and as a thank you, your child will receive a gift card! Registering for our studies is easy. Just visit our website to sign up under the "How to Participate" link.

Ask the Registered Dietitian (RD)!
During this time of change and adaptation, many of us have struggled with maintaining healthy eating habits.  Join this group discussion that will focus on a different nutrition topic each week to learn some tips for nutrition success!  Occurs alternating Wednesdays at 10am via Zoom. Duration: 30 minutes.

October 7:  Making Food & Activity Cues Work for You
October 21:  Seasonal Eats
November 4: MyPlate: A Closer Look
November 18: Holiday Meal Makeovers
December 2: Four Keys to Healthy Eating When Ordering Out
December 16: Eating Healthy During the Holidays

Register HERE  *If you have already registered previously…you do not need to register again.

Daily Refresh Moves to Weekly Schedule
FSAP’s Daily Refresh series will move to a weekly format (Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.) beginning on October 7. 

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Announces Upcoming Workshops
ISSS is excited to offer intercultural communication workshops for faculty and staff. Please register through ELMS. Zoom details will be sent to registrants.

For more details, visit: https://isss.emory.edu/global_community/get_involved/virtual-events.html

Webinar: Active Works: Making the Active Choice
Do you take time to move, stretch, or breath throughout your workday? Join this webinar to learn ways to incorporate more movement into your workday by making the "Active Choice." Learn how to use Active Works in a variety of settings, including tips for yourself and your department. Get Active. It Works!

Register for an Active Works webinar here: https://apps.hr.emory.edu/register/details.jsp?event=1130

Webinar: Power of Attorney and Advanced Directives
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm

This seminar can help you learn how to communicate your wishes should an unexpected life event occur. It will help you to understand and to select the appropriate legal provisions, from the power of attorney to advance directives, so that your affairs are in order when you face incapacitating illness or death. The seminar will:

• Detail the basics of preparing a will and selecting the right power of attorney
  
  
• Provide reasons to prepare an advance directives document
  
  
• Explore the benefits of developing a financial inventory and a letter of instruction to your estate trustee so you can communicate your final wishes and any personal messages
  
  
• Prepare you to talk to your family about sensitive illness or end-of-life issues

Register Here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3342907183272524815

Presented by WorkPlace Options.  If you have questions about this webinar or Emory University WorkLife benefits, please contact Mary Ellen Eady, 404-727-4177.

Healing Through Art: Sharing Our Grief, Loss, and Hope
The past months have been a traumatic time for individuals, communities, and our world. The illness, deaths, and life changes brought about by the COVID19 pandemic alongside continued anti-Black violence and serious immigration concerns have undoubtedly taken a toll on our Emory community. The grief compounded with continued social distancing measures have made it difficult to acknowledge, name, and share these hardships. We hope to facilitate a virtual space to help us connect and share our grief. We hope this platform can remind our community members that they are not alone.

With Healing Through Art, we invite the Emory community to individually and collectively express and process our experiences of grief and loss. 

Steps to participate:

1. Create your representation of grief, loss, or change, and/or where you may be finding hope. Your choice of expression can come in various forms. You could create a photograph, a drawing, a collage, a painting, a poem, or a song. 
   
   
2. Submit your art by uploading it here: http://bit.ly/EmoryHealingThroughArt. 

Participate, find resources, and continue the conversation here: http://bit.ly/EmoryHealingThroughArt. You can also see the live gallery here: https://www.instagram.com/emory_hta/

For questions, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu. Sponsored by the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and the Oxford College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Special thanks to: Tasha Dobbin-Bennett, Rohini Guin, Hannah Kreuziger, Nikita Dsouza, Emory Art Club, and the Emory and Oxford College Counseling Centers.