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June 15, 2020
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Emory Announces Plans for Fall Semester

Emory will offer both online and in-person classes this fall, allowing the university to provide the excellence of an Emory education to all students. Read more.

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FSA Special Enrollment
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS has made some changes to Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). These changes allow you to enroll in an FSA or make changes to your existing FSA during a special enrollment period (July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020). Additionally, with the passing of the CARES Act, FSA funds can now be used for over-the-counter medications without a prescription. Learn more.


Operation: Eat Right Continues Through July 12!
Participation is through Healthy Emory Connect, Emory's health and wellness platform and mobile app.

  • Join Healthy Emory Connect.
  • Once in Healthy Emory Connect, select an Eating Healthy Journey (under the Health tab) to start.  No additional registration needed!
  • Return each day to complete a step until you complete the entire Journey!
  • Learn something new, earn points, & have a chance to win prizes!

Meet Emory's Super Dietitian…your nutrition sidekick! Watch her short video to learn how Operation: Eat Right and Eating Healthy Journeys work! Visit http://bit.ly/opeat20 for more info!  


Virtual Background Contest – And the Winners Are…
Thanks for voting for your favorite Virtual Backgrounds that were submitted to our contest.

Flo Jo the Dog, submitted by Veronica Jean Motley, took the top spot in the rankings! Click below to see who rounded out the top five!

2nd: Lullwater Bridge, submitted by Wade Moricle

3rd: Boom! Bang!, submitted by Julie Elion

4th (tie): Aquarium at Aquarius, submitted by Tracie Graham

4th (tie): Boca Grande, submitted by Lori Zeitinger


Learning and Organizational Development Announces General Enrollment Class Offerings
Learning and Organizational Development announces general enrollment classes which will take place June – August 2020. All sessions are virtual or online. Virtual courses will be offered via Zoom. The Zoom details will be provided by the class facilitator, two days before the session. Online courses can be taken at any time. View upcoming classes.


Performance Management Training
The year-end performance reviews will be due soon and this year has been particularly challenging for many due to COVID-19. New guidelines, behavior examples, and job aides have been created to make the process easier this year. New competencies were also unveiled this year for senior level leaders. Materials can be found on the PM website.

Training is available for both managers and non-managers. These classes will be conducted on Zoom. Zoom link will be emailed the morning of class. Register in ELMS. Here are the details:

Performance Management Training in Covid-19 World - Manager Training – Zoom:

Date

Time

Class Code

Thursday, June 18

9:00 -10:30AM

201850-17104

Monday, June 22

1:30 -3:00PM

201850-17106

Thursday, June 25

9:00 – 10:30AM

201850-17107

Performance Management Training in Covid-19 World - Non-Manager Training – Zoom:

Date

Time

Class Code

Tuesday, June 23

10:00 -10:30AM

201860-17105

Wednesday, June 24

10:00 -10:30AM

201860-17108


The ADA and Workplace Accommodations: The Impact of COVID-19
Emory University’s Department of Accessibility Services is sharing a PowerPoint presentation, The ADA and Workplace Accommodations: The Impact of COVID-19. The presentation addresses:

  • Current practices for employee accommodation requests
  • EEOC guidance on COVID-19
  • ADA medical documentation during COVID-19
  • Accommodations for employees with higher risk of COVID-19 due to a preexisting disability
  • Teleworking and the Home Office: Considerations relating to COVID-19
  • Accommodations for employees whose physical or mental health has been impacted by COVID-19
View PowerPoint.

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Offers Upcoming Workshops for Faculty and Staff 

Intercultural Communication Skills, Part 1: Cultural Self-Awareness
- This course is the first in a series designed to help participants develop critical intercultural skills. Before we can work successfully across cultures, we must first understand ourselves as cultural beings. Participants will explore their own identities, values, perspectives and “hot buttons.” They will then be able to apply their cultural self-awareness to more effectively and appropriately navigate across cultures.

Thursday, June 18, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200836-17046) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants.  

Communicating Well with Multilingual Students and Colleagues - Representatives from Emory Arts and Letters, Emory Law, ISSS, Laney Graduate School and Rollins School of Public Health are pleased to offer this new online professional development opportunity. This course will give participants a better understanding of cross-cultural communication and strategies for communicating clearly with international students and colleagues. A separate course is being developed to support faculty with classroom concerns, while this webinar will focus on day-to-day interactions with international students and colleagues. 

Thursday, June 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 p.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200858-17059) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Thursday, June 25, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200836-17060) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Personal Leadership: Making a World of Difference - ISSS invites all faculty and staff to attend this timely new course! Participants will have an opportunity to develop their personal leadership skills, write a vision statement, be better able to handle difficult situations in their work and personal lives, and more effectively engage across cultures and other differences. 

Thursday, July 9, 1:30 –3:00 p.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200838-17047) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Intercultural Communication Skills, Part 2: Understanding Others - This course is the second in a series designed to help participants develop critical intercultural skills. Participants will understand cultural value differences, what causes misunderstandings across cultures and how to more effectively and appropriately communicate across cultures.  

Monday, July 13, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200864-17055) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Thursday, July 16th 1:30-2:30 pm 
Register in ELMS (course: 200864-17056) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Intercultural Communication Skills, Part 3: Mindset, Skillset, Heartset - This course is the third in a series designed to help participants develop critical intercultural skills. Participants will get an understanding of the competencies required for effective and appropriate intercultural communication and how to develop their own skills.

Wednesday, July 29, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200866-17052) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants. 

Thursday, July 30, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. 
Register in ELMS (course: 200866-17053) 
Zoom details will be emailed to registrants


Need Additional Employment Support? Don’t Have Much in Your Hiring Budget? Become A REAL Partner!
The Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) Program, provides students the opportunity to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom while also providing Emory partners with highly qualified and motivated employees. Students can help you with various projects including: needs assessment, program evaluation, training and curriculum development, health communication and campaigns, program planning, development and implementation, survey design, community development, research and analysis, policy development and much more. REAL program students have competencies beyond public health.

Become a REAL partner, hire a REAL graduate student, and Rollins School of Public Health will pay HALF of their salary. That’s right! You pay 50% and Rollins School of Public Health pays the other 50% of the student’s salary. As an Emory affiliate, funding a REAL student’s salary is an expedited and simple process. Attend the upcoming virtual REAL Program Supervisor Training Session to learn more about the REAL program and how to become an employer partner. For more information, contact Lisa Parker at real@emory.edu.


Summer Is Here, and Sparkfly Perks Is Ready! 
Our members are looking for options for travel, activities to stay busy at home, and ways to work more efficiently.  Discounts are available for all your travel needs – RV Rental and Hotels, theme park tickets as they reopen, and car rental.  For those working from home or staying in, check out our Health and Wellness options, technology discounts, meal delivery, and Streaming Entertainment like Disney +! Whatever your need or want, you can find these offers and more when visiting your dedicated Sparkfly Perks discount website at: http://emory.sparkfly.com today!



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