Winter Recess 2019
Emory University closes most academic and administrative offices for Winter Recess, the three days between the Christmas and New Year holidays. The intent of Winter Recess is to provide a time for many faculty and staff to relax and refresh at the end of the year, in recognition of their hard work, dedication and commitment. 2019 Winter Recess days are December 26, 27 and 30, 2019. These three Winter Recess days are not holidays but are provided in addition to the scheduled University holidays of Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve Observed), 25 (Christmas Day Observed), 31 (New Year’s Eve Observed), 2019, and Jan. 1, (New Year’s Day), 2020. Read more.

New Healthy Emory Connect Program Year
A new program year has started on Healthy Emory Connect, Emory’s one-stop-shop for employee health and wellbeing. There are new fun and easy ways to earn points toward your 2020 Emory medical plan incentives! Hundreds of new videos are now available from Whil including yoga, mindfulness, resilience and other wellbeing titles. New online coaching programs, Journeys, offer a variety of topics in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, weight management and more! Log on to Healthy Emory Connect soon to start earning points toward your medical plan incentives. If you are not a member of Healthy Emory Connect, it is simple and quick to join. Learn how.

Emory Community Giving
Emory Community Giving, the employee charitable giving program of Emory University and Emory Healthcare, offers employees several exciting ways to help more than 500 worthy nonprofit groups address an array of health, human-service, community, and environmental needs. Visit the Community Giving website to learn more and give!

Emory Subsidy for Fitbit Devices to Sunset
On December 31, 2019, Emory’s subsidy for Fitbit devices will end for current employees. Starting in 2020 Emory will subsidize Fitbit devices for new hires only. Employees hired between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 will be grandfathered into this new-hire group.  Emory’s Friends and Family storefront will remain open and provides Emory employees with the opportunity to purchase up to two devices annually at a special friends and family rate. If you have not purchased a subsidized device between September 1, 2018 and now, you can still use your one-time subsidy through December 31, 2019. Learn more.

Don’t Get Caught with the Flu – Get a Flu Vaccination!
Getting an annual flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others. As an Emory employee, you have several options for getting a flu shot. Learn more.

What Is Your Baby 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 child can help!

You and your children are invited to participate in fun and engaging studies that will help us to understand their social and cognitive development. If you have a curious little tot at home in this age range, or any age between 3 months and 10 years, sign up to participate at the Emory Child Study Center. Participation involves a one-time visit to the Emory Campus and lasts less than an hour. Your child’s participation will take about 15 minutes and they will be with you the entire duration. We have both weekday and weekend appointments available and provide free parking and childcare for any siblings who wish to tag along. Your child will receive a participation gift and is sure to have a good time!

Registering for our studies is easy! Just visit our website at to sign up under the How to Participate link.

Help Students Get REAL
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 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 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! We invite you to post your spring positions in Handshake
• Learn more about Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL)

Rollins Executive MPH (EMPH) program
Are you interested in a career or advanced education in epidemiology? Join the top-ranked Rollins Executive MPH (EMPH) program on Tuesday, December 10 at 12:00 pm for an online information session. Gain tangible skills in disease surveillance, data analysis, research methods, and many others - giving you the tools to take action in your local community or around the globe. The EMPH program is designed for working professionals. Guided by our award-winning faculty, complete your master's degree via online coursework and limited on-campus meetings in as little as 6 semesters. Utilize Emory education benefits to help fund your MPH!  Register today.

Public Health Special Standing Course
Interested in learning about Public Health? Join us at the Rollins School of Public Health for a special standing course. Use your Emory Courtesy Scholarship to enroll. Learn more.

Participate in Research!
Sign up for Goizueta’s Behavioral Lab to participate in research for cash and gift cards! Goizueta’s Behavioral Lab is currently looking for Emory community members to participate in research in exchange for cash, gift cards and prizes! Come to the lab and give your opinions, complete surveys, evaluate products, and more! To sign up for this study, and/or to be alerted when new studies become available go to: emory.biz/lab

You will need to create an account in Goizueta’s Sona System only once during your time at Emory. Once you’re in the system, we’ll let you know as soon as we have studies available. Come participate and GET PAID! You can email me at behavioral.lab@emory.edu if you have any questions. We hope to see you soon!

Traveling this Holiday Season?
Save up to 60% off leading hotel brands, up to 30% off rental cars, 4% Cash Back on Cruises and more! You can find these offers and more by visiting your dedicated Sparkfly Perks discount website at https://emory.sparkfly.com today!