Course Evaluations Launch April 19

The majority of Emory College course evaluations will go live and open for student submissions at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19. In most cases, students will have until the end of the day on Wednesday, May 4 to submit their evaluation, unless this window has been modified by the instructor or department staff.

For instructors, any review and customization of course evaluations ends today, Wednesday April 13. Department staff will have until Friday April 15 to complete any other customizations for their department.

Faculty are encouraged to set aside time in final class meetings for course evaluations and consider offering incentives to students to complete them. Please note that sections that receive less than a 50% response rate will not yield full reports.

All students should be able to complete evaluations (or formally opt out) via Canvas, but as a back-up they may also use the individualized link they will receive in their email from emory-college@evalkit.emory.edu. Non-responding students will also receive a reminder 48 hours prior to the closure of each course’s individual submission window.

Instructors or staff with questions can email the College’s course evaluation team at ec-courseevals@emory.edu

Inaugural Distinguished College Faculty Senate Lecture April 20

The Emory College Faculty Senate will host its first-ever Distinguished College Faculty Senate Lecture at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 20 in the Jones Room of Woodruff Library. Lauren Klein, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of English and Quantitative Methods, will deliver the inaugural address on “Why AI Needs the Humanities,” which will explore the current state of the field at the intersection of AI and the humanities, and why humanities scholars are essential for the future of AI research. This lecture will draw from Klein's longstanding involvement in the field of digital humanities and her own recent research at the intersection of the humanities and AI. A reception will follow the lecture.

End-of-Semester Grading Now Open

Grade rosters are currently open in OPUS for grade entry. Please be advised of the following grade entry deadlines for Spring 2022, especially earlier deadlines for graduating seniors. Instructions on grade entry can be found on the University Registrar’s website.

• 10 a.m., Thursday, May 5
  • 1st Graduating Senior grade entry deadline (and any Oxford students enrolled in ECAS courses)
• 10 a.m., Friday, May 6
  • 2nd Graduating Senior grade entry deadline for exams ending on May 4
• 11:59 p.m., Thursday, May 12
  • Final Grade Entry deadline, 11:59 p.m.

2022 Faculty and Staff Merit Evaluation Process Kicks Off This Month

Chairs, directors and lead staff will receive evaluation and merit documents this week. The packet will include:

• Instructions for lead staff on creating faculty annual merit and performance review cases in RPT
• Instructions for chairs on accessing Faculty Evaluation forms within Interfolio RPT
• Instructions for chairs on accessing and using the ECAS Faculty Merit Tool
• Staff Evaluation instructions

Faculty Activity Reports Due April 29

The Online Faculty Activity Report in Interfolio Faculty 180 is now available for data entry. Instructions were sent to Chairs, Directors and Lead Staff for distribution to their faculty. All Online Faculty Activity Reports in Interfolio Faculty 180 must be complete as of midnight Friday, April 29. No extension will be possible.

CV Data Entry Support Available

The Facet group has allocated some limited staffing to assist with faculty CV data entry into Faculty 180 this spring and summer. If you are interested in securing this assistance, please send your most updated CV in Word format to the Dean_of_Faculty@emory.edu account with the subject line “CV Data Entry.” Since Faculty 180 is very date-driven, please add dates to activities where possible. This service will be first requested, first-served.

Interfolio Faculty 180 Support/Training Sessions Available

The Interfolio website for Emory provides ways to obtain support (online and otherwise), including emailing facet.help@emory.edu with any questions you may have. The College’s faculty development staff can be reached through Dean_of_Faculty@emory.edu for general questions regarding the process. The ECAS IT team is also ready and able to assist faculty as needed by emailing echelp@emory.edu.

Faculty and staff may also attend any of the events listed below via Zoom.

• Facet Training – Department Chairs
  • Wednesday, April 20, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 21, 1-2 p.m.
• Open Office Hours (open to all)
  • Thursday, April 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Monday, April 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 28, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Call for Commencement Volunteers

All Emory College staff are encouraged to consider volunteering for Emory’s annual Commencement ceremony, which returns to the Quad this year at 8:30 a.m., Monday, May 9. Each year, staff members from every corner of the campus offer to help at one or more of the events. There are opportunities to volunteer beginning on Wednesday May 4, with the annual "Chair Rodeo" where the 14,000 chairs on the Quadrangle are set up, to the day of Commencement, where thousands of guests are welcomed to campus. Go here for more information or register today.

ECS 101 Facilitator Applications are Open

Apply now to be an ECS 101 facilitator for Fall 2022! ECS 101 is a 1-credit course that meets weekly throughout the fall semester and is designed to help first-year students with their transition to Emory. In Fall 2022, 50 sections (capped at 30 students) will be offered, each led by two facilitators. Facilitators will be paired with someone from different parts of the University. Please see Facilitator Qualifications.pdf and Facilitator Job Description.pdf for more information.

All Facilitators will receive up to $500 extra-duty pay at the end of the Fall 2022 term. If you have additional questions regarding this opportunity, please reach out to Tina McDowell at tmcdowe@emory.edu.

Professoring While Parenting: Support for Faculty Parents of Young Children

During the peak years of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty parents of young children reported a disproportionate loss of research time – the effects of which we have yet to fully grasp. Beyond questions of scholarly productivity, however, faculty parents – especially those who became parents during the pandemic – have reported continued struggles with the impacts of lockdown and isolation. The close support networks that parents of young children might depend on with friends and colleagues who share or have shared their experiences have been difficult to access.

The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and the Emory Caregiver Support Program in the Work-Life Resource Center are teaming up to provide a “hybrid” menu of support programs for faculty parents of young children. For a complete list of Emory-based, national, and Atlanta community resources, please visit the CFDE website.

Save the Dates!

• Emory College Faculty Retirement Celebration, Tuesday, April 26, 4-6p.m., Carlos Museum
• College Staff Consortium Staff Picnic, Tuesday, May 17, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• College Staff Service Award Ceremony, Thursday, August 18, 10 – 11 a.m.