From the EAA
Emory Everywhere
Celebrating Singapore: In April, 158 Emory alumni gathered at the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Washington D.C., with President James Wagner and the Board of Trustees to honor Emory's ties to Singapore and Her Excellency Chan Heng Chee, ambassador of the Republic of Singapore.
Art Appreciation: Guests at a recent Faculty within Your Reach event, "Expressions of the Soul" at Kai Lin Art in Buckhead, included Yi-Ching Lin 99C (above from left), Yu-Kai Lin 01C, Jonathan Beam 06OX 08C, and Vice President of University Development Josh Newton, who enjoyed a special performance by Emory's Quartet in Residence, the Vega String Quartet. The event also featured Emory's Distinguished Artist in Residence Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the university's own Emerson Professor of Piano William Ransom.
Continuing Ed: Siyana Kuklarova 08B (above from left), Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law Abdullahi A. An-Na'im, Jocelyn Cohen 03C enjoy conversation at the April Faculty within Your Reach program "Back to Class: Emory in New York." This first-ever full-day event drew alumni participants from a range of Emory schools, units, and graduation years. Faculty members who presented seminars included Linda Cendales 12G, Emily Kader 11PhD, Michael Alan Sacks, and Alan Abramowitz. "Back to Class" was moderated by Mike Pesca 94C.
Close Cousins: Emory's 167th Commencement ceremony gave Corpus Cordis Aureum members and cousins Albert Maslia 52B (left) and Albert Barrocas 62C 66M (right) a chance to share a smile with President James Wagner.
Isabel Garcia 99L
Greetings, alumni!
I am the incoming 2012–2013 president of your Emory Alumni Board, a 1999 graduate of the School of Law, and an attorney with Piedmont Law Group here in Atlanta. Your Emory Alumni Board is in place to represent our alumni at the university level, to develop and disseminate policy, and oversee the activities of the Emory Alumni Association (EAA). We are charged with expanding the vibrant network of alumni worldwide, fostering career and personal engagement, and enhancing communications to be more strategic and targeted.
One mission of the EAA is to connect alumni no matter where they live in the world. With chapter events in more than forty-four cities globally, there is a world of possibilities, with opportunities to volunteer on a chapter leadership level, to participate in educational enrichment and lifelong learning activities, to host or participate in Emory Cares International Day of Service on November 10, and to socialize with new and old Emory friends.
As alumni, you are also invited to give back to the university in other ways, beginning with sharing your professional expertise with a student or graduate. We also urge you to consider making Emory your philanthropic priority as we enter the final phase of this historic Campaign Emory and move toward our goal of raising $1.6 billion to enrich the university’s commitment to excellence.
I am honored to invite you to take an active role in a thriving alumni organization 114,000 members strong.
—Isabel Garcia 99L, Incoming president, Emory Alumni Board
