Oxford College News for our Neighbors

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April 5, 2024

Dear Oxford College neighbors,

We were proud to host the Newton County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet in our Student Center on Thursday, March 14. It was a wonderful night welcoming friends from across the community and celebrating our area's top businesses and industries.

On March 27, we celebrated our newly admitted students who applied Regular Decision. Click here to read more about Emory's class of 2028. I look forward to seeing some of them and their families at our Admitted Student Preview Days, which are happening throughout the month. From everything I’ve heard, we have another great class joining our community next fall.

I hope you will consider joining us for some of the events we are hosting over the next month. If you have any questions or ideas for partnership, please reach out to Laura Gafnea, Oxford College's Director of Community Relations.

Warmly,

Badia Ahad

Dean

Oxford College of Emory University

Campus News and Events

Oxford College launches new Center for Pathways and Purpose

On Friday, March 22, Oxford College officially launched the Center for Pathways and Purpose (CPP), which brings together new and existing programs and resources across the college to help students flourish and develop their personal and professional ambitions.

Under the leadership of inaugural director Bridgette W. Gunnels, the CPP is developing new initiatives to add to key Oxford programs such as Global Learning, Community Engaged Learning, Experiential Learning, and Internships and Career and Professional Development—all working together to provide a unified framework to support student flourishing. Click here to read more about the CPP.

Michelle Bryant Johnson recognized as Oxford College Honorary Alumna

Oxford College honored alumni, faculty, staff, and community members during the annual Scholars and Leaders dinner on Thursday, March 21. We were so pleased to recognize Michelle Bryant Johnson as the 2024 Oxford College Alumni Board Honorary Alumna. This award is given to a person who did not graduate from Oxford College but who has shown exceptional dedication in his or her service to Oxford.

Amanda Phillips 92Ox 94C was awarded the William Norton Outstanding Alumna Award, Lloyd Parker 74G was recognized as the Outstanding Teaching Winner, and Rod Stubbs was recognized as the Outstanding Staff member. Congratulations to these wonderful leaders!

Oxford Organic Farm CSA and Plant Sale

Come on out to the Oxford College Organic Farm Saturday, April 13th from 9am to 1pm for the Annual Spring Plant Sale! You can find all the vegetable, herb, flower, and native plant starts you need to start your spring and summer gardens.

Signups for the Oxford College Community Supported Agriculture Program are open! As a CSA member, you receive a weekly box of organic veggies grown at the farm. Pickups are Thursdays in Atlanta and Oxford. Click here for more information and to sign up!

Email oxfarm@emory.edu with any questions.

Earth Day Spring Fest

Oxford College and the Oxford College Climate Reality Project are collaborating on an Earth Day Spring Fest Farmer's Market which will be hosted on the City Green (915 Emory Street, Oxford) from 11:00 am -- 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 27. Come enjoy local vendors, food trucks, and activities throughout the day!

Oxford College/City of Oxford Community Classroom: Capturing and Preserving Family Histories

Mark your calendars for the next City of Oxford/Oxford College Community Classroom on Monday, April 29 at 6:00 pm!

This month's Community Classroom aims to help you better understand how to preserve family history using existing tools and resources available to you from the Oxford College Library and Emory Rose Library. Attendees will be able to apply best practices for documenting and preserving family or community history, using analog and digital techniques and tools. Come join Kerry Bowden, Oxford College Coordinator for Archives and Special Collections, and Jonathan Coulis, Emory Oral History Coordinator for this informative and interactive session! All attendees will receive a flash drive which has been pre-loaded with resources along with door prizes and refreshments.

All Community Classrooms are open to the public and free of charge. The program will be held at City Hall, 110 W. Clark Street, Oxford.

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