Clifton Community Partnership Update May 2010
Contents: Commencement Traffic Alert; "Hasta La Vista" to Class of 2010; Latest Chapter for New Bookstore; New Dean Named at Emory College; New Plan to Preserve and Manage Woodlands ; Emory Ranks Among Top Peace Corps Schools; Gecko Exhibit will Stick with Visitors; Old Turman Complex Down Soon; Artists to Showcase Works in Decatur; Leading HIV Researcher to Join Yerkes
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May 2010
Commencement Traffic Alert
On Monday, May 10, Emory University celebrates its 165th Commencement ceremony and anticipates increased traffic in the Clifton Community on this day. Neighbors and community members are advised to plan their travel on nearby streets accordingly.
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"Hasta La Vista" to Class of 2010
 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will deliver the keynote address at Emory’s 165th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 10. He will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree."Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's achievements in athletics, film and politics have made him a household name throughout America and the world. His career in public service and his commitments to inner-city youth and sustainable energy resonate with the strategic vision of Emory University. The governor's rise from modest circumstances through hard work and study offers an exemplary ethic for graduating seniors," says Emory's President James W. Wagner, who will preside over the ceremony for about 3,600 graduates.
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Latest Chapter for New Bookstore
 Emory's new campus bookstore and admissions office on Oxford Road wraps up construction at the end of May. The building is expected to be fully occupied later this summer.
Once complete, the three-story building will house a Barnes & Noble bookstore on the first and second levels, a large Starbucks coffee shop on the first level and an area in Barnes & Noble on the third level where Emory spirit merchandise will be sold. The new undergraduate admissions office will also be located on the third floor.
New Dean Named at Emory College
 Robin Forman, a mathematics scholar who has worked steadily to enhance the student experience both inside and outside the classroom as dean of undergraduates at Rice University, has been selected to serve as the next dean of the Emory College of Arts and Sciences at Emory. He will start July 1.As Rice's first dean of undergraduates, Forman helped create a shared vision for an intellectually, culturally and socially vibrant student experience. He led the creation of Rice's Center for Civic Engagement to enhance student involvement in volunteer, internship and research roles with the greater Houston community. He championed the recognition of interdisciplinary minors, which now include computational finance, global health technologies, Jewish studies, energy and water sustainability, and poverty, justice and human capabilities.
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New Plan to Preserve and Manage Woodlands
In a collaborative initiative of the University Senate Committee on the Environment (COE) and Campus Services, the umbrella plan incorporates other plans within its framework, including the Lullwater Comprehensive Management Plan, No-Net-Loss Policy for forest canopy and Land Use Classification Plan that sets aside more than 50 percent of campus as protected green space. The Forest Management Plan will serve as a visionary document for best practices in nurturing Emory's forests, which are some of the best-preserved hardwood forests in the entire Piedmont province of the Southeast.
Endorsed by the administration, the plan outlines a clear distinction between forest lands used for human activity and those to be left undisturbed. Among the plan's goals are restoring the connectivity of Emory's forests, particularly the natural corridor along South Peachtree Creek from Wesley Woods, through Harwood Forest and the Lullwater Preserve; developing a reforestation plan on campus; restoring and stabilizing stream banks; engaging in community outreach on the importance of forest ecosystems, along with central campus areas, including Baker Woodlands and Tull Ravine.
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Emory Ranks Among Top Peace Corps Schools
 Emory ranks 25th among medium-sized schools on the Peace Corps' annual national rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges. Currently, 20 undergraduate alumni serve around the globe. The University also ranks 17th with nine graduate alumni currently serving.Peace Corps officials say the program is especially attracted to Emory because many of its undergraduates and graduates fill assignments in scarce skill areas where it is traditionally difficult to find qualified applicants. These areas include environmental studies, public health, foreign languages, and teaching in English and science. The Masters International program at the Rollins School of Public Health was cited as providing exceptionally good training for future Peace Corps volunteers.
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Gecko Exhibit Will Stick with Visitors
 Most people are familiar with the giant day gecko, thanks to one insurance company's television commercials. Yet there are more than a thousand gecko species in the natural world and a live variety (including the giant day gecko) will be part of Fernbank's upcoming Geckos exhibit.
"This exhibition is full of bright colors, hands-on activities and attention-grabbing gecko personalities," said Fernbank's animal care coordinator Lynn Anders, who manages the museum's permanent collection of lizards, snakes and turtles. "Visitors will enjoy being transported to habitats all over the world as they meet all the geckos that make this exhibition so incredible."
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Old Turman Complex Down Soon
 When the new academic year begins in August, expect to see a new phase of student housing completed and a few former residential buildings gone.
Demolition will occur this summer on the facility officially known as the Pollard Turman Residential Center, but commonly known as the Turman Complex, or 'Old' Turman. Since its construction in 1983, the complex housed undergraduates for over a quarter century, and for a period of time last year, served as housing for students with H1N1.
While Turman West, one section of the complex, was demolished in 2007, the remaining structures, Turman North and South, should be gone by end of summer.
Artists to Showcase Works in Decatur
Come celebrate local artists at the 22nd annual Decatur Art Festival from May 25 through June 6 on the square in downtown Decatur.
Decatur's biggest arts event kicks off with the unveiling of the official arts festival poster and culminates with the main events on Memorial Day Weekend. Get started Friday evening, May 28, with the ArtWalk all around Decatur. Then join neighbors and friends for new dance, literary arts performances, musicians all day long on Decatur's community bandstand, a juried artists market, the fine arts exhibition, a special Kids and Teens Arts Festival and much more.
For the complete list of festival activities, visit www.decaturartsfestival.com.
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Leading HIV Researcher to Join Yerkes
 One of the nation's leading investigators in the field of HIV/AIDS will join Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center and School of Medicine as a Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar.Guido Silvestri, M.D., will serve as chief of the Division of Microbiology and Immunology at Yerkes and hold a primary appointment in Emory's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Silvestri’s appointment begins June 1.
In his new position at Emory, Silvestri will collaborate with colleagues to develop novel therapeutic approaches to HIV that modulate inflammatory immune responses, as well as vaccines for chronic disease. This research could lead to intellectual property and compounds that could bring increased economic development to the state.
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