Emory Magazine is the flagship publication of Emory University. Although other Emory periodicals provide information about particular parts of the University (the School of Medicine, for example), it is the mission of Emory Magazine to project an overall impression of a multifaceted University to a diverse and sophisticated audience. Our goal is to reflect the intellectual, cultural, and social life of the University and to stimulate interest in and support for Emory. We hope to accomplish this by informing our readers of significant activities taking place at Emory and by inviting their continued involvement in the University. Recognizing the comprehensive nature of Emory Magazine's charge, the staff encourages input, formally or informally, from all members of the University community. An editorial advisory board, comprising representatives from all nine schools and divisions of the University, as well as alumni and student representatives, regularly provides ideas and feedback to the magazine staff. First published in 1924, Emory Magazine has in recent years been recognized as one of the premiere university periodicals in the nation. Distributed quarterly to 85,000 alumni, faculty, administrative staff, parents of undergraduates, non-alumni donors, and other friends of the University, the magazine is the principal means of conveying news and information about the people, programs, and progress of the nine academic units of the University; the activities of its students; and the achievements of its alumni. It also provides a vehicle for the regular dissemination of alumni class notes and news of the Association of Emory Alumni. Each of the various constituencies of the magazine has differing needs and expectations. Alumni, by far the largest segment of our audience, are interested not only in how the University has evolved since they graduated, but also in communicating personal and professional news to classmates and in turn learning about the achievements of friends through class notes. Faculty are interested in seeing their research and scholarship represented in the magazine. Parents are eager to learn about the University their children attend. And non-alumni donors and friends of the University are anxious to see how their support of Emory translates into new positions, programs, and infrastructure. It is our intent to produce an intelligent, inclusive, credible, and accessible periodical that tells the Emory story as compellingly as possible. Recognizing the diversity of both the University and our readers, we understand the necessity of reporting stories about each of the nine schools of the University, about alumni of these schools, and about students who have made a significant impact on the University community or the world at large. The staff of Emory Magazine shares the commitment of the Association of Emory Alumni to inviting the continuing involvement of every alumnus and alumna in the life of the University. More than one-third of each issue is set aside for alumni news and class notes. The editors review each class notes section for interesting story ideas about alumni, and the magazine regularly provides coverage of such activities as Alumni Assembly and Alumni University. Emory Magazine is produced within the Public Affairs office, a unit of the Office of Institutional Advancement, by three full-time staff- an editor and two associate editors. Photography is provided by the University Photo/Video Office. The Emory Magazine staff works to stay abreast of electronic communication technology as it emerges. As the magazine becomes available via the World Wide Web to thousands of potential new readers outside the Emory community, we intend to make it a significant entry point into the University's public site on the Internet. We also hope to see the magazine become more "interactive," generating a greater volume of discussion and response to its content. Like its printed counterpart, Emory Magazine online should be accessible, stimulating, and current. Its electronic presentation will mature as the technology evolves into a link. Hopefully these mission statemets will make a nice tidy paragraph so that it doesn't seem to be just a listing of links. Return to Public Affairs