We hope you have all had a restful Thanksgiving break. We're excited to see everyone back on campus, and we hope our weekly emails bring you a little bit of joy amidst the chaos of finals and holiday preparations!
Weekends @ Emory is the ultimate guide to fun activities on Emory's campus! We are the University Center Board (UCB), a student organization that is the governing and programming board of Emory Student Center. Our aim is for students to have fun and safe events to go to on weekends. If you are a student organization looking to promote an event through this email, you can send the event title, description and a graphic to esc@emory.edu
Fuel Up for Finals with EMHA 12pm-2pm| The Bridge
Cost: FREE Stop by the bridge to grab some finals fuel, de-stress with the Student Engagement Team, and learn how to engage with Emory Mental Health Alliance next semester.
Emory Climate Talks with The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley 4pm-5pm| Zoom
Cost: FREE, RSVP Emory Climate Talks, in partnership with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, will host Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as the final speaker in the 2021 Emory Climate Talks series.
Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
Sponsored by Emory Data Science Club
Destress with Donuts 5:30pm-6:30pm| Asbury Circle
Cost: FREE
Are you feeling stressed about final exams, graduate school applications, or recruitment? Or are you just craving some sugar? Come join us after Thanksgiving break and get some donuts that will help you recharge! We will be giving out FREE donuts. Come to ask our club members any questions, or just stop by and grab a donut!
Build Collages and Community 5:30pm-7:30pm | Cox Hall (ArtsLab)
Cost: FREE
Join us this Thursday to Build Collages and Community. We will be meeting in the ArtsLab in Cox hall from 5:30-7:30 this Thursday. Tea and supplies will be provided. We hope to see you there!
Sponsored by Emory Pride and Emory South Asian Womens' Collective
Sponsored by Emory Eritrean Ethiopian Student Union
Disconnect to Reconnect 6pm-8pm| EBSU
Cost: FREE
Take a break from studying for your finals and come join us in playing some of out favorite card and board games! Don't miss out on this chance to disconnect from your computers to reconnect with your community and your peers!
Carter Town Hall 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: FREE
We are so excited for Carter Town Hall! First and second years planning to attend, send questions for Ambassador Young! Use the hashtag #AskCTH and have your Q's answered!
Sponsored by Emory Campus Life
Why Advocacy Matters with Renée Dye 10am-11:30am | The Hatchery
Cost: FREE, RSVP Here Do the best and most deserving really rise to the top in a workplace? Renée Dye, PhD, is addressing these important questions and more. Professor Dye is an Associate Professor at Goizueta Business School; prior to that, she was a C-Suite Executive at Navigant and an Associate Principal at McKinsey.
Sponsored by The Hatchery, Emory University
Sponsored by Goizueta BBA Council
End of Semester BBA Clubs Showcase 11am-1pm | Coke Commons (Goizueta Business School) Cost: FREE Want to take a break from gearing up for finals this week? Join us this Friday Dec. 3rd at the BBA Clubs Showcase! BBA Clubs will present the great work they have been involved in for this past semester - feel free to DM us for any questions!
PA School Tour 2pm-5pm | Emory School of Medicine
Cost: FREE, RSVP Here The Emory Pre Physician Society is hosting a tour of the PA school. We will meet in front of the School of Medicine!
Sponsored by Emory Pre-Physician Assistant Society
Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Services
Windows to the World: Tibetan Culture 2pm-4pm | Cox Ballroom
Cost: FREE, RSVP Here Stop by between 2 and 4 pm to learn from our Tibetan monastics through demonstrations, a presentation, and a trivia game with awesome prizes! Faculty, staff, and domestic and international students are all encouraged to take part in this fun and informative event!
December First Friday Dinner 6pm-9pm | Staff's House (email gcfemory@gmail.com for location) Cost: FREE, RSVP Here Our December Friday Dinner will be a time to take a breather before finals, enjoy one another's company, and celebrate the birth and life of Jesus Christ! We will start with a potluck dinner, followed by games and Christmas caroling in the neighborhood, and end with a White Elephant gift exchange.
Sponsored by Graduate Christian Fellowship
Sponsored by Emory Arts Club
Sci-Fi Lockdown 7pm-11pm | Visual Art Studio (directions) Cost: FREE Take one more break before studying for finals and join Emory Arts Club for our final workshop of the semester! This semester's theme is SciFi, and we will be providing materials to create planet mobiles, constellation embroidery, glow-in-the-dark mason jars, etc. We will also be providing cookies to decorate with planets and stars and ornaments to turn into your mini planet.
Baker Woods Clean-Up 11am-2pm| Carlos Museum Cost: FREE
Take a break from studying for your finals to help RHA's Community Service Committee beautify the green space behind the Carlos Museum! There will be free food and hot drinks!
Sponsored by Residence Hall Association
Sponsored by Emory University Athletics
Emory Women's Basketball vs. Rhodes 2pm-3:15pm| Woodruff PEC Cost: FREE, RSVP here
Take a study break and come cheer on the Eagles. Don't miss your chance to support the eagles, participate in halftime contests, and win free prizes at the Women's Basketball Game! Go Eagles!
+86 A Capella & Mulan Dance 2021 Fall Showcase 4pm-5:30pm| White Hall 208 Cost: FREE, RSVP here
Come and enjoy the showcase presented by the collaboration of wonderful dancers and singers! Mulan Dance will have fantastic and diverse performances, including Chinese Folk dances, C-pop, K-pop, and Hip-hop. Admission is FREE! And we will have BOBA TEA available! Doors open at 3:40 PM.
Sponsored by Mulan Dance and +84 Chinese A Capella
Sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Phi Epsilon Semi-Formal 10pm-12am| Fado Irish Pub Cost: FREE, RSVP here
Delta Phi Epsilon will host our semi-formal party on December 4th!
Gingerbread House Decorating 6pm-7pm | Cox Hall (classroom A) Cost: FREE Come on out Sunday for some gingerbread fun!! Make sure to reach out to @tac_emory if you have any questions.
Sponsored by Emory Architecture Club
Sponsored by Emory Ecology Society
Last Lullwater Walk of the Semester 11am-1pm |Lullwater Cost: FREE, RSVP here. Join EES for our last Lullwater walk of the semester! We will be meeting at the front gates of Lullwater and exploring some of the Preserve's floodplain areas.
Aural Pleasure Winter Concert 8pm-9:30pm |ESC Multi Room 4 Cost: FREE Come hear Emory’s oldest all-gender a cappella group perform some thrilling, show-stopping tunes! We will be singing brand new arrangements, as well as a few classics. We hope to see you there and spread some joy during this holiday season!
Sponsored by Aural Pleasure
Sponsored by Ahana A Cappella
Winter Concert and Chill 6:30pm-7:30pm |Cox Hall Ballroom Cost: FREE We’re getting close to the most wonderful time of the year. Come join us for AHANA’s annual winter concert where we’ll be singing all of our songs from this semester in addition to a few holiday selections. We’d love to have you there!
An Evening with No Strings Attached 8pm-9pm |White Hall 208 Cost: FREE It’s that time of the year! Please join us for an evening full of fun skits and fantastic songs at our annual Winter Concert. The concert is free admission, and we hope to see you there!
Sponsored by Emory No Strings Attached
Sponsored by Emory Dance Program
Flamenco and Informal Dance Showings Dec 2 @ 1:30pm, Dec 7 @ 6pm | Schwartz Center Cost: FREE, vaccination required Students from the Flamenco class will demonstrate this art form that reflects Spanish Gypsy culture and its forms of group support and expression, with live musical accompaniment. For our Informal Showing, students from a variety of dance classes will perform work learned or created during the semester.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Dec 3 @ 8pm, Dec 8pm-9pm | Glenn Memorial Auditorium Cost: FREE, tickets here Heralding the beginning of the Christmas season, this candlelit choral concert at Emory has been a warm and welcoming Atlanta tradition for decades. The tradition continues this year with choral music from the Emory Concert Choir and University Chorus, along with scripture readings by special guests from the Emory community.
Sponsored by Emory Concert Choir and University Chorus
Winter Wonderland Dec 7, 12:30pm-2:30pm| Asbury Circle Cost: FREE Join us for food, drinks, giveaways, and music to celebrate the winter season and the last day of classes!
Sponsored by Student Programming Council
Sponsored by Dooley After Dark, SILT, and Emory Recreation and Wellness
Finals Destress Dec 7, 5pm-8pm| McDonough Field Cost: FREE Come relax and have fun before finals! Join us on December 7th from 5:00-8:00pm on McDonough Field for a variety of activities including 3 food trucks, snow, DIY stress-relief crafts, Zumba, games, music, and more!
Dooley Noted A Cappella Winter Concert Dec 8, 7pm-8pm| White Hall 208 Cost: FREE This reading day, relax and listen to Dooley Noted A Cappella's Winter Concert. We will be performing all of the songs we arranged and learned this semester. You won't want to miss it! Can't wait to see you there!
Sponsored by Student Programming Council
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