The Most Read Wheel Stories of 2012-2013
A lot happened at Emory this year, so perhaps it’s time to take a look back at the most read stories on the Wheel’s website. There are several noticeable patterns, so see if you can spot any. 15. “An Open Letter From the AAUP,” Oct. 30, 2012, The Emory chapter of the American Association of University Professors called for an “immediate review” of the process that led to the department changes announced in the fall. 14. “Emory to Remove Chick-fil-A from Cox Hall,” March 12, 2013, As part of a facelift the food court is undergoing, Emory decided to remove…
College Faculty Grievance Claims Bylaw Violations
To read the grievance, click here. To read the Grievance Committee’s response, click here. A group of 18 faculty members filed a grievance to the College’s Grievance Committee earlier this month, claiming that the process that led to the department changes announced last semester violated faculty bylaws and governance principles. The Grievance Committee has since ruled that it does not see reason to take further action on the issue. All of those who signed the grievance are part of departments or programs affected by the cuts. The 13-page grievance, obtained by the Wheel last week and dated April 4, is…
Laney Students Vote ‘No Confidence’ in Wagner
Laney Graduate School students voted through an electronic ballot Tuesday that they do not have confidence in James W. Wagner as University president. The Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed a bill earlier this month that allowed the vote to take place. Twenty-two percent, or 433 students, of the approximately 2,000 total Laney students voted. On the question — “Do you have confidence in James Wagner as President of Emory University?” — 68 percent of voters, or 295 students, voted no, while 27 percent, or 117 students, voted yes, and five percent abstained. The results were announced on the GSC website…
Sequester to Impact Health Care
This story is the final article in a Wheel series about the effects of the sequester on Emory University. Other articles have focused on the sequester’s impact on financial aid and research funding. The sequester, a series of automatic federal spending cuts that took effect March 1, will decrease funding for Emory Healthcare, including estimated reductions of $9 million per year for Emory Hospitals and $2.9 million per year for The Emory Clinic and Specialty Associates. As a result, Emory Healthcare will continue the consolidation and standardization efforts to reduce costs that it has started in the past few years,…
FULL STORY: College Faculty Reject Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Motion
After five days of voting via electronic ballot last week, College faculty rejected a motion of “no confidence” in University President James W. Wagner. The final tally was released Friday night. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the College’s Governance Committee and an associate professor of chemistry, announced the results via email to College faculty. On the ballot’s single question — “Should the faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences adopt the motion of no-confidence in President James Wagner?” — 39.8 percent, or 133 faculty members, voted in support, and 60.2 percent, or 201 members, were opposed. Of the 530…
ATO Wins Chapter Award of Distinction
The Emory chapter of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) has received the 2013 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The NIC recognizes an undergraduate chapter of any fraternity that is “highly functioning, in compliance with NIC Standards, seeks to educate others about the benefits of a values-based fraternity experienced and works to maintain a healthy relationship with their [national or international] organization,” according to an Apr. 2 NIC press release. In addition to annually awarding an outstanding fraternity chapter, the NIC recognizes an undergraduate fraternity member, interfraternity council, fraternity community and alumnus who maintain involvement in the…
Laney Graduate Students to Vote on President Wagner
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed a bill at last week’s meeting that will allow Laney Graduate School students to vote next Tuesday on whether they have confidence in University President James W. Wagner. The ultimate results will “let the University faculty, administration and trustees know where Laney graduate students stand on the issue,” according to the bill. A single question — “Do you have confidence in James Wagner as President of Emory University?” — will appear on the ballot, and students will be able to vote “yes,” “no,” or “abstain.” The legislation, passed at a GSC meeting last Thursday,…
Simon Scheduled To Visit in September
The 2013 Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature featuring singer and songwriter Paul Simon will take place Sept. 22-24, the University announced yesterday. The event was originally scheduled for this February but was cancelled when Simon contracted the flu. This year’s Ellmann Lectures will include two lectures from Simon, a musical performance and a conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Those who had originally purchased tickets for the February event will have to re-register to get tickets for the lectures in September. The series was highly anticipated for the Emory community, as tickets sold out in a record time…
Sequester to Reduce Funds for Research by $17.5M
This article is part of an ongoing series about the sequester’s effects on Emory University. Last week, the Wheel looked at its effects on financial aid programs. Next Week: The sequester’s impact on Emory Healthcare. College junior Sanket Shah, who works in a lab on campus, was planning to ask his boss for a raise next year. But as a result of the sequester, a series of automatic federal spending cuts that took effect March 1, it’s looking less and less likely that he’s going to be able to do so. “I’ve been working there for two years,” Shah said….
CFAC Resigns Due to New Review Committee
All members of the College Financial Advisory Committee (CFAC), the group that helped College Dean Robin Forman evaluate departments in a process that culminated in the changes announced last semester, have resigned from the committee, effective immediately. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the Emory College Governance Committee (GovCom), announced CFAC’s resignation in an email to College faculty Wednesday morning. GovCom is Emory’s main governing faculty body under which CFAC falls. CFAC members declared their decision to resign in a March 6 letter to Lutz, who noted that the delay in the announcement of the resignation was due to the fact…
