News and Announcements

Rebekah Dale (Internationalization and Equity) recently received an additional grant from the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad in Norway program that she participated in last summer. The grant of $7,500 will allow her to return to Norway next summer with three Emerson faculty members to conduct a site visit and explore potential exchange programs and Global Pathway opportunities there.

And in personal news…

Christopher Stetson Wilson (Journalism) completed Emerson’s MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) program, and he also hit publish on his final issue as publisher of the literary journal Redivider.

Announcements

October is Campus Sustainability Month, and the Sustainability team is hosting a Clean Out Your Office event on October 18 in the Student Performance Center. Donate your unwanted office items from 8:30 to 11:00 am and then come shop for items from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Learn more about the month’s events on the Sustainable Emerson blog.

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The Rideshare Transportation Survey is coming your way the week of October 23–27!

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection mandates that organizations survey full-time staff every two years to learn about their transportation choices as part of the Commonwealth’s Rideshare Program. It is extremely important that all full-time staff participate in this survey, as the College needs to get a very high participation level in order to remain in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Rideshare regulations.

Staff who complete the survey have the option to enter a raffle drawing to win some great prizes! The survey responses are confidential and it takes 5 minutes to complete.

Contact Mary Higgins in the Office of Government & Community Relations at mary_higgins@emerson.edu or 617-824-8984 with any questions.

Open House Recap

More than 300 staff and faculty attended an open house on September 12 at the Ritz-Carlton. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to welcome each other back to campus at the start of the new academic year and to meet President Bernhardt, who offered remarks during the reception.

• President Bernhardt kicks off the start of a new academic year.

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• Attendees listen to President Bernhardt's remarks.

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• From left: Mary Higgins (Government and Community Relations) and Nancy Howell (Marketing)

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• L to R: Aliyah Browne (Web and Digital Services [WDS]), Dominic Correia (Alumni Rel.), Paul Kruczynski & Adan Breheny (WDS), Juan Vega Rios (CDC)

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• Back, left: Maurice Wilkey (WERS); front, center: Christopher Norfleet (Student Employment)

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Photos by Sami Ahmad

Photo Caption Contest

Congrats to the winner of August’s photo caption contest, Jenn Stevens (ITG). Her winning caption was “Me watching you fall down the Tufte stairs.”

We are now accepting submissions for October’s photo caption contest! Submit your caption of up to 20 words to people@emerson.edu by October 12 at 5:00 pm EST.

We welcome you to submit photos for consideration as well. Email your photos to people@emerson.edu.