Joe Moon, Oxford dean of campus life for the past 35 years, will deliver the keynote address at the 178th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 6. Moon will retire on Aug. 1 after a long and impactful career.
Labeeba Shafique, a student at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) and member of the Alpha Psi Omicron chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honors society and Coca-Cola Academic Team has reason to celebrate: she has been selected as one of 50 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholars, granting her a $1,000 scholarship.
The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded a $3.4 million grant for Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine researchers to study the impact of the integration of community-based, perinatal patient navigation into the continuum of maternal care for Black women in a safety-net health system.
Superintendent Mike Looney began his report by thanking district employees for their hard work, particularly addressing the district's police officers for their role in making sure our schools, students and staff stay safe. Dr. Looney also reminded the community of the district's Text4Help hotline, should anyone need help over the upcoming spring break.
Last week was a mixture of happy and sad (but mostly happy), as we celebrated the city’s Chief of Operations Brad Sutton on the occasion of his retirement after nearly 32 years of service!
Rain in the forecast caused some movement in the weekend series at Case Western Reserve but that did not bother the Emory University baseball program as the Eagles downed the Spartans, 9-0, in the series opener Thursday afternoon at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Emory University women's tennis team earned a statement win on Saturday, defeating No. 10 ranked Sewanee by a 9-0 count on the WoodPEC courts in Atlanta.