Upcoming Events

TODAY at 4 p.m.: Virtual Celebration Honoring Retiring Faculty

Members of the Emory College faculty who retired or will retire during the 2020-2021 academic year will be recognized at a virtual celebration TODAY, Wednesday, April 21 at 4 p.m.

The College will continue the custom of having department chairs share a few words about their retiring faculty members’ career and accomplishments at this celebration. Following the remarks, we will ask everyone to raise a glass in honor of all of our retirees.

First Fridays at 4: Do Our Votes Count? Race and Political Inequality in American Democracy

Bernard L. Fraga, associate professor of political science, will continue the First Fridays at 4: Emory Faculty on Race series at 4 p.m., Friday, May 7. Register here. He will discuss the causes and consequences of racial/ethnic disparities in who turns out to vote. Drawing on research from his recent book “The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity, and Political Inequality in a Diversifying America,” the talk will explain the persistence of large disparities in rates of political participation between whites and non-whites in contemporary elections. The talk will also demonstrate the power of Black, Latinx, and Asian American voters to shape election outcomes when mobilized and empowered to do so, both nationwide and in Georgia specifically.

Emory College and the James Weldon Johnson Institute recently launched “First Fridays at 4: Emory Faculty Scholarship on Race,” a new program featuring the groundbreaking scholarship of Emory College faculty (many of them recent hires) on a wide variety of topics related to the study of race, difference, and social justice. The series will continue in the fall.

Course Evaluation Deadlines

Emory College faculty and Instructors are asked to finish any customization of their course evaluations in Canvas by 11:59 p.m. TODAY, Wednesday, April 21. Department staff will continue to have customization access through the end of the week until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 23. Reminder: The College’s default evaluation window runs April 26 to May 5, but can be customized to close as late as May 14. Questions? Email ec-courseevals@emory.edu.

First-Year Faculty Connections Replacing Pre-Major/PACE Advising

Beginning in Fall 2021, Emory College is reframing how faculty will connect with our new first-year students as part of the College’s enhancement of orientation. Using recommendations from the Pre-Major Faculty Advising Working Group (2019) and the success of faculty panels in 2020, we are making some modifications for Fall 2021.

What stays the same?

• All faculty will be assigned 3-4 new first-year students.
• Student names will appear in the OPUS Faculty Advising Center as “undeclared.”
• Faculty will meet with first-year students during Orientation and during the Fall semester.

What’s new?

• Faculty panels in August will be smaller.
• Faculty meetings in October will be conversations - NOT official advising meetings.
• OUE Staff will take over required pre-registration advising meetings before Spring registration.

Save the Dates for First-Year Faculty Connections

• Panel: 10 a.m.-noon, Monday, August 23
  • All on Zoom, links will be shared in August
  • Moderated by student leaders
• Department Information Sessions/Drop-In Hours: Monday, August 23, Afternoon
  • Department Liaisons will determine format.
• Follow-Up Conversations October 2021
  • First-Year Students will reach out to faculty to set up meetings.

ECS 101: The Emory Edge replacing PACE 101

Over the past few years, the College has modified the curriculum of PACE 101 to reflect the emerging Emory Edge program. Starting this fall, all first-year students will enroll in ECS 101: The Emory Edge. This is still a required 1-credit course taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Course content includes an introduction to the Liberal Arts, academic integrity and resources, co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. During class sessions and out of class experiences, students are asked to reflect, explore and create 4-year plans.

ECS 102: The Liberal Arts Edge is being redesigned. This optional course, specifically designed to sophomores, is part of the larger Emory Edge initiative and aims to help students understand the foundations, history, and meaning of a liberal arts education. 

Faculty Review Process: Office Hours with Dean Roy Available

Emory College has added some features to the Faculty Activity and Merit Evaluation (FAME) process this year, including a mechanism to tag both COVID-19 and DEI-related activities. Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Deboleena Roy is available to address any questions and will hold open office hours for all faculty for the remainder of the Spring 2021 semester. These office hours may be particularly informative for new and junior faculty.

Please consider joining one of the remaining office hours below via this link.

• Friday, April 23, 3-4 p.m. (Tenure-track faculty)
• Thursday, April 29, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Tenure-track Faculty)
• Friday, May 7, 3– 4 p.m. (Lecture-track Faculty)

Emory College faculty undergo multiple forms of review in addition to the FAME review for both lecture-track and tenure-track faculty. Other faculty review processes include annual progress reviews, and reviews during initial appointments, reappointments, tenure, and promotions. A summary of this information can be found on the Office of Faculty website.

Faculty 180 and Merit Evaluation Process Training Now Available

This spring, all tenure-track and lecture-track faculty will once again enter their activity information encompassing the past year (May 2020 – May 2021) in Interfolio, Faculty 180. Activity information will need to be entered and completed by all regular faculty by Friday, May 7. Instructions for entering your activities can be found on the Office of Faculty website. Training sessions are also available. You may attend any of the events listed below through this link. These sessions are also included on the Faculty 180 instruction document.

• Remaining Emory College 2020-2021 Faculty Activity and Merit Evaluation Process Office Hours (open to all faculty; drop-in with your questions)
  • Friday, April 30, Noon-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 5, 11 a.m.-Noon
  • Thursday, May 6, 2-3 p.m.

• For Lead Staff: ECAS Annual Faculty Activity and Merit Evaluation Case Creation Training
  • Wednesday, April 28, 11-11:45 a.m.
  • Friday, April 30, 2-2:45 p.m.

• For Chairs and Directors: ECAS 2020-2021 Annual Faculty Activity and Merit Evaluation Form Training (how to complete evaluation forms for your department faculty directly within Interfolio RPT)
  • Training sessions
    • Monday, April 26, 3-4 p.m. or
    • Thursday, April 29, 1-2 p.m.
  • Office hours (drop-in with your questions)
    • Monday, May 17, 10-11 a.m.
    • Thursday, May 20, 2-3 p.m.

Staff Performance Evaluation Process

Reviews Due June 4

Materials will be sent to department chairs and lead staff Friday, April 23 regarding the needed forms and process. The deadline this year for staff performance reviews to be completed is June 4, 2021.

Staff Performance Evaluation Process Workshops Available in May

Emory College Human Resources will offer a supervisor training session on completing the staff performance evaluation document from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, via Zoom. Please RSVP to Jo Crawford (jo'landra.crawford@emory.edu) if you wish to attend and receive the meeting link.

College Human Resources will also offer an employee-focused (non-supervisory) session that will provide an overview of the staff performance evaluation tool/process from 9-10 a.m., Wednesday, May 5 via zoom. Please RSVP to Joel Tingle (joel.tingle@emory.edu) if you wish to attend.

Also, the University HR Performance Management site includes everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about performance management.

Proposals for ILA's Fall 2021 "Side-Car" Courses Due April 30

The Institute for the Liberal Arts invites applications from Emory College faculty members interested in developing “Side-Car Courses” as part of a team that includes a faculty member in another department or discipline and two undergraduate IDEAS fellows. A side-car course brings together two courses (and instructors) that overlap, either through methodologies or topics, to create a short, one-hour, interdisciplinary course that runs simultaneously with its two sponsoring courses.

Each faculty member in the team receives a $1,000 stipend. Contact Kim Loudermilk, klouder@emory.edu, for more information about the program. Full details and the application are available on the ILA website. Applications are due Friday, April 30. Contact Kim Loudermilk, klouder@emory.edu, for questions about the program.

Office for Undergraduate Education: Upcoming Deadlines

Grading Basis Change: Extended Deadline May 3

The College Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution allowing students to change their grading basis in one course from letter graded to S/U by the end of the Spring semester. (Note: This is a one-way switch. Students who previously elected to take a course S/U earlier in the semester can’t switch back to graded.) The deadline for students to file this petition with OUE is Monday, May 3.

With respect to grading, please submit your semester grades under the grading basis that appears for students in OPUS. OUE will work to translate grades to S/U where a valid petition has been filed but this may occur after the deadlines for faculty grade submission. We have communicated with students about the impact and limitations of S/U grading.

Spring 2021 Grades

Please make note of the following deadlines for spring 2021 grade submissions:

• For graduating seniors: Grades due at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 13 (extension to 10 a.m. on Friday, May 14 for exams that took place on May 12).
• For all other students: Grades due at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18.

Get Your Vaccine

All Georgians over the age of 16 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. All faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to get a vaccine and can follow the registration process outlined below. Please remember that scheduling appointments are subject to vaccine availability.

Registration Process for Faculty and Staff: You may now sign into your Employee Health Portal and complete your COVID-19 vaccination consent. After your vaccination consent is complete, and when appointments are available, you will receive an email from noreplywebchart@med-web.com where a link will be provided to schedule your appointment through Emory Healthcare. 

Check the Emory Forward site regularly for the latest information on vaccine availability and distribution for the Emory community.

Reminder: Schedule Your COVID-19 Screening Test

All faculty and staff who are coming to campus regularly are strongly encouraged to schedule a weekly test. Click here to schedule your on-campus screening appointment. This simple saliva test is highly accurate, with results coming by email in less than 48 hours. There are four testing locations: WoodPEC, Emory Conference Center, SAAC, and Goizueta Business School. The Emory Forward site has information about the testing program and a link at the bottom that you can also use to schedule a test.

Emory Forward

For the latest Emory University COVID-19 guidelines and information, visit the Emory Forward website.