Today's Issue

Register for events this Friday to welcome incoming Emory College Dean Barbara Krauthamer, get details on the Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, important deadline reminders for the spring semester, funding opportunities, and other relevant information in today’s issue.

Meet Incoming Emory College Dean Barbara Krauthamer this Friday

Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda announced on Tuesday the appointment of Barbara Krauthamer, an award-winning author and historian, as the next dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences. Currently dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst, she will start her appointment on July 1. Learn more about her background and emerging priorities here.

Emory College faculty and staff are all invited to two special events this Friday that will provide opportunities to meet and hear from our new dean:  

• Community Gathering (including boxed lunch) from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. hosted by President Gregory L. Fenves and Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda in the Emory Student Center Multipurpose Rooms. Register here.
• Faculty and Staff Q&A with the New Dean, 3 – 4 p.m. in Convocation Hall, Room 208. Register here. You will also be able to submit questions in advance in the registration form.

For questions or more information, contact Provost Events at provostevents@emory.edu.

Emory College Distinguished Faculty Lecture April 28

All faculty are invited to the second annual Emory College Distinguished Faculty Lecture at 1 p.m., Friday, April 28 in the Jones Room of the Woodruff Library. Professor Monika Raj, from Department of Chemistry will deliver a talk on "Chemical Tools for Biological Discovery.” The lecture will be followed by the Emory College Senate’s end of the academic year reception.

Faculty and Staff Invited to Join Emory Class Day Crossover Reception & Celebration May 4

The beloved Class Day Crossover tradition is back for its 21st year! Join the Emory Alumni Association from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, May 4 at the Emory Student Center Plaza for an exclusive pre-reception with alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the Emory community before gathering to cheer on the Class of 2023 during the Crossover procession. Afterward, welcome the graduating class into alumni-hood with a celebration on McDonough Field. Register today.

Faculty Activity Reports Due April 30

The Online Faculty Activity Report in Interfolio Faculty 180 is now available for data entry. Information on accessing and using the system can be found on the Faculty website: Faculty Activity and Merit Evaluation (FAME) (emory.edu). All Online Faculty Activity Reports in Interfolio Faculty 180 must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 30. No extension will be possible. Your department chair will let you know if there is an earlier deadline for activity report completion.

Chairs, directors, and lead staff will receive evaluation and merit documents this week. Faculty evaluations must be completed by May 19, 2023. Staff evaluations need to be completed by June 2, 2023.

Faculty Activity Reporting Support Now Available: The central Facet team is offering open office hours to answer questions related to faculty activity reporting data entry in the Faculty 180 system. As needed, the team is available for 1-1 support. There are also online resources available. For additional support, please contact facet.help@emory.edu.

2022-2023 Teaching Track Faculty Promotion Deadline

Chairs and directors should notify the Office of Faculty (dean_of_faculty@emory.edu) by Monday, May 1 about any teaching-track faculty members who plan to be reviewed for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor during 2023-24. More information is available here.

Spring 2023 Grade Deadlines

Please note the following deadlines for Spring 2023 grade submissions:

• Thursday, May 4 @ 10am – Graduating Seniors
• Friday, May 5 @ 10am – Graduating Seniors whose exams were held on 5/3
• Thursday, May 11 @ 11:59pm – All other grades

Grade entry instructions can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact oue.records@emory.edu.

Faculty Funding Opportunities

Halle Institute/CFDE Global Atlanta Innovative Teaching Grants

The Halle Institute for Global Research and the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence have the Global Atlanta Innovative Teaching (GAIT) grant program to support faculty teaching. The grants aim to create new pedagogies that help students connect domestic and international issues by using Global Atlanta as a classroom. Only one proposal will be considered for each project. The maximum grant amount is $3,000.

To qualify, participants must be full-time, regular faculty or post-doc. Individual faculty members and faculty-led teams (which may include post-doctoral scholars and graduate students) are also eligible. Applicants must have their own speedtype account or be connected to an academic unit that has a speedtype account. Applications must be submitted via email to cfde@emory.edu by Monday, May 15. For more information, please visit this link.

Call for Applications: Open Access Book Subventions

The Digital Publishing in the Humanities (DPH) program offers subventions of up to $15,000 to faculty members who have a book under contract that they would like to make “open” (available to read for free online) immediately upon publication. These subventions are paid directly to the publisher, who produces and hosts the open e-book (generally in PDF or EPUB format). Open books may also be added to digital repositories such as JSTOR, Project Muse, and HathiTrust in order to make it easier for readers to find them.

Contrary to expectations, recent data from the TOME initiative show that sales of print editions of open monographs are holding steady with the sales of comparable non-open monographs. At the same time, open monographs average a tenfold increase in readership compared to purchase-only books.

Applications for open access subventions are open to all Emory College faculty. More information and the application form are available here. Please contact Mae Velloso-Lyons with questions (m.velloso-lyons@emory.edu). Applications are due Monday, May 1.

Hightower Speaker Fund Applications for Fall 2023 Events

The College is accepting Hightower Speaker Fund applications for Fall 2023 events. Hightower applications are now being accepted and reviewed by the committee on a rolling schedule. Applications received between May 15 – August 15 will be considered at the beginning of the fall semester.

A successful Hightower Speaker Funds request is defined as follows:

• Hightower Speaker Funds are limited to honoraria only.
• Other funding sources, including departmental or program support, committed to the program or event must be outlined in the request.
• The program or event promotes interdisciplinary, college-wide discussion and dialogue on important topics in a variety of fields.
• Requestors should describe in a brief paragraph of student (undergraduate and graduate) engagement.

All requests must be submitted using the Hightower Application Form. Visit the Hightower Speaker Fund web page for additional application details.

FINAL CALL: Volunteers Needed for Commencement

Emory University's Commencement is Emory's day where staff members from across campus volunteer to help as thousands come to gather to salute the Class of 2023. Volunteers are needed Wednesday, May 3, for the annual "Chair Rodeo" where the 14,000 chairs are set up on the Quad. On Commencement Day Monday, May 8, volunteers are needed in various roles to direct and support guests. Anyone can volunteer and should talk to their supervisor about participating. Join the tradition! Register today or contact University Events for more information.

LINC Symposium and Reception

Learn more about the ILA’s LINC courses during the upcoming LINC Symposium and Reception from 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, in Callaway Memorial Center S420.

LINC courses pair faculty from different disciplines to create connections between their courses and cultivate classroom inclusivity by connecting different subjects and encouraging collaboration between faculty and students. A list of current LINC courses for Spring 2023 is available online.

Save the Dates

Staff Fest 2023 - The 45th Annual Staff Fest is back – 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday, May 12 on the Quad.

ECAS End-of-Year Staff Picnic – May 24th

Staff Service Award Ceremony on the Quad – August 17th 10 – 11:00 a.m.